egi.nordic

- A project initiatied by the NeIC Board

Gudmund Høst Arlanda February 26th, 2014

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Background

1. DK, FI, NO, SE participate in EGI.eu and EGI-InSPIRE

2. DK, FI, NO, SE, IS participate in NeIC

3. On NeIC coordinating Nordic efforts towards EGI:– A natural entity (NeIC Board 5.11.2012, confirmed

26.11.2013)– Increased efficiency (5 national e-

Infrastructure providers, 11.12.2013)– Creating new opportunities (same as above)

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egi.nordic – Proposal

1. A «project» coordinated by NeIC with aims– Single point of contact for the Nordics in egi.eu governance– Coordinating Nordic participation in EGI projects

2. Co-funding partners– National e-Infrastructure Providers– NeIC

3. External funding– Horizon 2020– National funding agencies(?)

4. Financial contracts– Collaboration agreement between co-funding partners– Service agreements with project personnel

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Project Governance

Steering Group,Co-funding partners

Project Manager

Project Team

Reference Group(-s)

Sub-projectSub-project

Sub-projectSub-project

Sub-project *Sub-project = Nordic part of WP

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Financial contracts

1. Collaboration Agreement between co-funding partners2. Service Agreements for project personnel

– Two alternatives; direct or sub-contracting

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Project Personnel – Preferred Model

Service Agreements

Employer Institution:

Project Manager

Employer Institution:

Project Personnel

Employer Institution:

Project Personnel

PartnerPartner

NeIC

Partner

NeIC – on behalf of the Partnership

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Project Personnel – subcontracting model (alternative)

PartnerPartner

NeIC

Partner

NeIC – on behalf of the Partnership

Employer institution: Project Manager

Employer Institution

Employer Institution

Employer Institution

Service Agreements

Service Agreement

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The project content – egi.nordic

1. Representation in EGI Council– Project Manager, Chair of Steering Group

2. Participation in EGI-driven projects and project proposals to H2020

Technical content of project– Coordinating processes for developing content– Selecting services or work packages for participation

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Project Manager tasks

1. Coordination of the Nordic interests2. Supervising the participation of personnel in sub-projects3. Stakeholder engagement4. Preparing and coordinating project steering group

meetings5. Communication with national participants6. Representation in EGI.eu governance7. Coordinating participation in EGI-related working groups

and task forces8. Coordinating participation in proposal preparations9. Reporting

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Project personnel

1. Participation in EGI.eu-directed projects, organised within egi.nordic as sub-projects

2. Technical integration with Nordic or national services

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Funding of egi.nordic – possible model

1. EGI.eu participation fee– Currently: 303.853 €, 180 votes, four countries– Proposed: 43.407—173.630 €, 30—70 votes, NeIC

representing five countriesNeIC funds 50%, co-funding partners share the remaining 50%

2. H2020 projects directed by EGI.eu– NeIC covers part of matching funds, sub-project partners covers

the remaining part of matching funds though in-kind or other.

3. NeIC allocation from Generic Area Budget– Large budget allocations to the NeIC Board

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Risks

1. Lack of engagement from national provider organisations2. Lack of impact due to EGI.eu governance (many partners)3. Misalignment btw national and EGI (pan-European) visions4. Little value for money5. Competing interests EGI, PRACE, EUDAT – leading NeIC into

a difficult position related to national stakeholders

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Is there a synergy?

- facilitate development and operation of high quality e-

infrastructure solutions in areas of joint Nordic interest

- support the digital European Research Area through a pan-

European research infrastructure…

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Will egi.nordic support the Nordic research community by

• Supporting collaboration on e-Infrastructure in the Nordic region?

• Providing added value to (Nordic) researchers and national funders?

• Contributing to more cost-efficient development and deployment of e-Infrastructure services (in the Nordics)?

• Supporting the national e-Infrastructure providers in terms of competence building, task sharing and joint operation of services?