Applications/Collaboration Framework

TEIN2 Applications/Collaborations Framework

Session 1 – 15 May 2007

13th TEIN2 Technical MeetingBandung, Indonesia

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What we should try to achieve in these sessions The EC has made it clear that there needs to evidence of the value of the

TEIN2 network infrastructure Although there have been many demonstrations in areas such as

telemedicine, there needs to be a broader base of application areas to illustrate the value of the network to more TEIN2 communities

Although we know or feel that TEIN2 is contributing to innovation and collaboration in our region, this needs to be documented

The Asia-Kyushu Advanced Medical Network has a comprehensive list of what has been achieved in telemedicine (but broader than just TEIN2)http://www.aqua.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp/

Other application areas are not well documented, we need to address this

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What has been achieved since the last TC meeting? (1)

At Manila, all TEIN2 partners participated in at least one of three remote telemedicine demos – India and the US were also involved. 12 countries and around 100 people helped make this a success

DVTS has now been depoyed in all TEIN2 member countries (but need to extend the reach within many countries to improve the value)

Preparations for demonstrators for Xi’An have received much attention (more on this tomorrow)

Kanchana and colleagues ran a multimedia workshop in Europe Shimizu-san and Okamura-san will visit Europe soon for meetings with

surgeons and network engineers to engage for Xi’An

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What has been achieved since the last TC meeting? (2)

An opportunity has arisen for potential TEIN2 participation in Microsoft Research’s ConferenceXP Pacific Rim initiative (demo tomorrow)http://research.microsoft.com/conferencexp/

Participation in the 1st Global GEOGrid workshop and gave joint presentation with ThaiGrid on TEIN2 performance for PRAGMA sites (more tomorrow in NOC session) and from Pakorn on earth observation

Participation in Internet2 South Asia workshop with theme of enhancing R&E connectivity to and within South Asia (Hina Sharma demo at Xi’An)

Engagement with radioastronomers in China, Netherlands and Australia (demo at Xi’An)

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What has been achieved since the last TC meeting? (3)

Proposal to support a new “ResearchChannel” like e-learning initiative submitted to and approved by ASEAN under the ASEAN Virtual Institute of Science and Technology (AVIST) program – refer report from Kanchana

Potential to use TEIN2 for e-social sciences initiative involving UK e-Science Centre, China and Western Australia

Discussion on using TEIN2 to transfer data from new Thai THEOS satellite between Norway, Thailand and Japan

Regular videoconferences using TEIN2 between Royal Children’s Hospital and Yogyakarta, Indonesia and well as NHP, Hanoi

E-learning initiatives – need more documentationAll in all – a lot of activity (this list is not complete)

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We need to agree a strategy to develop the portfolio The draft spreadsheet circulated was a first cut at trying to capture key

information – it may not be the best form – suggestions welcome Initial strategy on which the spreadsheet was based:

identify the main application/collaboration focus areas that TEIN2 can help to facilitate (also specific areas within the discipline)

determine what information needs to be captured identify “user communitiy groups” (eg APAN WGs, PRAGMA, etc) identify “lead” person(s) for each focus area identify a “coordinator/point person” for each country (could be >1) identify ways of capturing the data and keeping it updated

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Proposed Focus Areas Telemedicine (telesurgery training; teleconsultation/assessment) Emerging Infections (could be part of “disaster/natural hazards” scenario) Telesciences (earth monitoring, GEOSS, climate change, biosciences,

astronomy, access to remote instruments and resources) Teleteaching Preservation of Digital Heritage Collaboration Tools and Immersive Environments Measurement and Monitoring (coordinated by NOCs?) What other Focus Ares would add value? – suggestions?

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What information needs to be captured? Description of the activity (enough to be meaningful) Note if demo or regular use Dates or frequency (if in regular use) Participants (institutions, countries, number of sites in each country) Other relevant information depending on the activity

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Identify and engage with User Community Groups Possibilities:

Telemedicine – APAN Medical WGEmerging Infections – APAN Medical WG, PRAGMA BiosciencesDisaster Systems/GEOSS – APAN EM WG/ PDC/ NOAA/JAXA/otherClimate Change – APAN Earth Systems WG? Other?Biosciences - ?Remote Access to Scientic Instruments/Resources – APAN eScience

WG, APAN Middleware WG

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Identify Lead Person(s) [Champions] for each Area

These people will act as the point-persons for the activity across all TEIN2 members as far as possible. We have some volunteers/default people

Telemedicine - Shimizu-san/Okamura-san Teleteaching – Kanchana Preservation of Digital Heritage – Faridah Earth Monitoring/Disaster Systems - ? Earth Systems/Climate Change - ? Biosciences - ? Remote Access to Instruments, Resources/ e-Science - ? Collaboration Tools and Immersive Environments - ? Measurement and Monitoring – NOC?

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Identify a Coordinator(s) for each country China – Indonesia - Malaysia - Suhaimi Philippines - Thailand - Vietnam - Japan - Korea - Singapore - Australia -

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Indentify upcoming events that will use TEIN2 These can be powerful for illustrtion How do we best capture information about these?

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Capturing the data and keeping the database up to date Discussion………