Cybera -Village

Mission Statement

“To spur and support innovation, for the economic benefit of Alberta, through the use of cyberinfrastructure”

•  Super-economies dwarf Canada

•  Can’t compete on size

•  Two strategies;

Global Competition

Innovation

Innovation

Collaboration

Collaboration

Collaboration

•  Education + Collaboration = Innovation

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Population Density (Population / Sq Km)

Alberta – Population Distribution

Cybera’s Areas of Activity People Data Computers

People Collaboration Tools • Virtual Organizations • CyberPorts • “Facebook”-lookalikes

Portals CSSDP GeoChronos

WestGrid CESWP

Data Databases GeoCENS

WestGrid Cloud Amazon

Computers Networks • Cybera • CANARIE • SuperNet • Peering

The Internet

U of A

Large ISP

Large ISP

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Google Facebook

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The Internet + Internet Exchanges

Cybera

U of A U of C etc,…

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ISP

Large ISP

Google Facebook

IX Switch

Microsoft

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Collaboration

Water and Environmental Hub (WEHUB)

an open web platform for water data

$1.828

Million

2010 - 2012

Mission To make all water and environmental data and information freely open and accessible via the web, freeing resources previously consumed by searching for and acquiring data, thereby enabling new water perspectives and accelerating water research, integrated management, innovation, and economic diversification.

Vision To become the open source, web platform that connects water and environmental data with the tools and people needed to advance water research, integrated management, innovation, and economic diversification.

Questions

•  Project Scope

•  Virtual Organization Operations

•  Hub Definition

•  Equipment Mix

•  Support Requirement –  Local Expertise

–  LongView 2nd or 3rd Level

–  Project Lifespan