Education and Training at IST Conference, Helsinki

1. Education and TrainingatIST Conference, Helsinki Malcolm Atkinson Director e-Science InstituteUK e-Science Envoy 23rd November 2006

2. Take Home Story • To take advantage of e-Infrastructure • Make commensurate investments • In Education • In Training • Education, Training & Outreach • Essential to support emergence of e-Infrastructure • Education, Training & Outreach • Vital to exploiting e-Infrastructure • Engage more minds in creating our future • Engage young minds in creating their future If you think the cost of education is expensive, consider the cost of ignorance Abraham Lincoln IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006

3. What is important? IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006

4. Where does investment have most impact? IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006

5. Which is Europe’s Greatest Asset? IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006

6. Choose: Educate or Waste Investment IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006

7. Grunts & body language 500,000 years Speech 50,000 years Writing 5,000 years Printing 500 years Tele-communications 50 years Broadcasting 50 years Home computers Internet & WWW Mobile phones Grid & Web2.0 Web3.0 & Ubiquitous connected devices Famous wrong predictions The UK will never need more than 3 computers There is no market for bitmap displays No one will want a computer at home 640Kbytes is enough memory for anyone Global grids – EGEE & OSG Web 2.0 Sharing & community action MySpace, MyStreet, Mobile phones More countries than UN 2.7 billion users > 40 billion SMS in UK in 2006 2008 Handset < €15 to make What & who do we teach – in times of change? € You are here In  30 years “Wellbeing” the global-scale killer app., Sir Robin Saxby Oct. 2006 IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006

8. Invests Strengthens Organisation Services & Applications Training Develop Prepares Skilled Workers Invests Enriches Society Innovation Education Create Prepares Graduates Complementary Approaches • Training • Targeted • Immediate goals • Specific skills • Building a workforce • Education • Pervasive • Long term and sustained • Generic conceptual models • Developing a culture • Both are needed Emphasis here in times of change IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006

9. Challenge Engaging best minds Reaching citizens Motivating change Creating curricula Creating teaching material Supporting teaching Educating educators Scaling up For all disciplines For all levels E & T And rapidly adapting to Advances in understanding Social change Technology change Response Collaboration & pooling Across Europe Globally – Europe led But today far short of what is needed EGEE & EGEE II Training > 30 active partners Training team & events Shared material, portal & t-Infrastructure Aiming for catalysis CT7: Training Activities ICEAGE Education Forum & policy Influence & Support Working together The Challenge & Response IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006

10. EGEE II Training • Leading international collaboration • http://www.egee.nesc.ac.uk • 32 EGEE II partners • ~20 associated projects • Training events • 67 events since April ’06 • + contributions to 3 Summer Schools • 1333 attendees • Pool of Training Material • Digital library http://egee.lib.ed.ac.uk • Self-paced learning • T-Infrastructure • Gilda https://gilda.ct.infn.it • gLite training VO Impressions – GridKa School 2005Dr. Mike Mineter / EGEE IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006

11. CT7: Training Activities • Bringing together training & education • From all EU Grid Research & Grid Infrastructure projects • Led by CoreGrid www.coregrid.net • Chaired by Rosa Badia • Co-chair David Fergusson • Training Roadmap • Coordinated list of events • Common processes based on EGEE training • CoreGrid Summer Schools • 80 participants @ CSS06 • B, CH, CL, CZ, D, ES, F, GR, HU, IT, NL, UK • 35 lectures, 25 lecturers IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006

12. ICEAGE • International Collaboration • Grid Educationhttp://www.iceage-eu.org/ • Forum 57 members • 40 attended 9 countries • Aim to influence • Services for Educators • Digital library • Self-paced learning • Educate the educators • Summer Schools • Five in 2006 – 230 students • Led ISSGC06 • Five in preparation • T-Infrastructure • Advances driven by Summer Schools IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006

13. Paths to Influence • e-IRG • Education & Training TF • Led by ICEAGE & UK • Identifying policy • Framing cooperation • Outreach • Open Grid Forum • Education & Training CG • Met GGF16 Athens onwards • Led from Europe • Pooling ideas • Sharing resources • International policy • Outreach IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006

14. OtherwiseRoI on yourother investments is in jeopardy Summary & Reminder • Research is powered be well-educated people • Invest in Education & Training • It is essential for innovation • It is essential for the European Citizens • It is essential for business & health • It is essential for our culture • Europe’s students will understand & respond • Start nowdon’t talk about it – do it and Create our Future Save us when ourdependency on ITexposes us? IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006