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TERENA General Assembly Paris, France 24-25 October 2012 Dr. Andreas Dudler, SWITCH Chair Reykjavik Group andreas.dudler@switch.ch www.terena.org Reykjavik Group Report Beyond the GEG report – towards the European Communications Commons

Mandate › The task of the committee is to formulate a response from the European research networking community to the report of the GEANT Expert Group. This response will be finalised by 1 October 2012 and will be submitted for adoption to the TERENA General Assembly meeting on 24-25 October 2012. › The committee is created for a period of five months, from 1 June 2012 until 31 October 2012. In its first meeting, the committee elected Andreas Dudler as its Chair and agreed to call itself the Reykjavik Group. Slide 2

Main Proposal of the Reykjavik- Group › The General Assembly of TERENA should reconsider organisation and governance of R&E Networking in Europe. › The Reykjavik Group proposes that TERENA and DANTE come together with a joint proposition for an umbrella organisation with the input of NRENs …. › The first report should be prepared by the boards of TERENA and DANTE by end of December 2012. The report should define the overall process and the timeline, including consultation and decision making, with the aim of starting implementation by the end of 2013 Slide 3

Why that … › The GEG report focuses on four key sets of goals for GÉANT in Horizon 2020. These are: › 1 Support knowledge communities › 2 Expand knowledge communities › 3 Push the state of the art › 4 Reorganise for change › The Reykjavik Group acknowledges the importance of all four sets of goals but feels that National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) should give priority to recommendations concerning the fourth goal, as reorganisation is needed to properly address the other ones Slide 4

Why that … › The Reykjavik Group agrees that the current governance structures do not clearly distinguish between the functions › Community building, high-level strategy and coordination; › Connectivity and service provision › Innovation › this hinders the ability of the European R&E community to effectively cope with the common challenges. Slide 5

Common challenges for the NRENS 1. Keep the users, user have a choice, deliver value 2. Stay innovative, stay focused on the value proposition 3. Addressing the Digital Divide 4. Sustainability 5. Organisation and governance for the European R&E networking community Slide 6

Organisation and governance for the European R&E networking community › This is in line with the first two recommendations made in the ASPIRE Study report “ The Future Role of NRENs ” › „The European Research and Education (R&E) Networking Community (NRENs, DANTE, TERENA, and user stakeholders) need an efficient, strategic management body to act as a single point of contact , capable of responding quickly and with authority “ . › „Under the auspices of this body, a high -level task force should be created in which decision-makers can work together to define a single, strategic vision for pan-European R&E Networking. Failure to achieve this may lead to fragmentation of services “ . Slide 11

Organisation and governance for the European R&E networking community Make it as simple as possible › There is a need for a single umbrella organisation responsible for community building, strategy formulation and policy making . This includes responding to users needs and requirements as well as ensuring collaboration with other e-infrastructure such as PRACE, EGI etc. › This umbrella organisation must have an “ all- inclusive ” form , so that every NREN has the possibility to join. It should be capable of including other e-infrastructures › Slide 12

Organisation and governance for the European R&E networking community Need a clear responsibility for strategy an policy › The umbrella organisation shall have the responsibility for setting policies and decide and enforce the split of work between the different players in the community. › We must clearly distinguish between the governance of the umbrella organisation, the governance of individual projects, including the GÉANT project and the governance of running services, by using appropriate bodies for each Slide 13

Organisation and governance for the European R&E networking community Making the collaboration work › This umbrella organisation needs adequate funding and a strong engagement of the NRENs to fulfil its role. › This umbrella organisation must manage the relationship with the following 3 groups: › NRENs › Users › Suppliers and Industry Therefore.. Slide 14

Main Proposal of the Reykjavik- Group › The General Assembly of TERENA should reconsider organisation and governance of R&E Networking in Europe. › The Reykjavik Group proposes that TERENA and DANTE come together with a joint proposition for an umbrella organisation with the input of NRENs through advice from the Reykjavik Group or another similar body as decided by the General Assembly. › The first report should be prepared by the boards of TERENA and DANTE by end of December 2012. The report should define the overall process and the timeline, including consultation and decision making, with the aim of starting implementation by the end of 2013 Slide 15

Discussion › Questions to the Reykjavik Group › Overall feedback › Specific feedback › Discussion and decision about the proposal › Next steps Slide 16