NA4 Activity

The overall aim of the Policy and Standards activity is to provide a sustainable and coordinated development of Grid infrastructure in the Baltic States and Belarus. The activity will continue efforts started in the Baltic Grid project on coherent policy and standard development to foster further development of e-Infrastructure in the region, strengthen cooperation and human networking activities and providing interoperability and effective functioning of Baltic Grid infrastructure within European Grid infrastructure.

Baltic Grid II project must also concentrate on the development of infrastructure for applications that are important for Baltic Grid.

Stress must be also put on further development, cooperation with and integration within other Grid infrastructures and Grid projects, as the common aim is the strengthening of the European e-Infrastructure for ERA.

 
The main objectives of the work are:

• Innovate, consolidate and implement up-to date open technology, middleware and operation standards to maintain interoperability and user friendly interfaces for Grid users.
• Contribute to the development of standards and (European) policies for the use, operation and development of Grids and the infrastructure upon which Grids rely to interoperate with other European Grids. to
• Develop policy and related measures to stimulate effective cooperation of the scientists of Baltic States the rest of the world.
• Create sustainable eInfrastructure and provide effective involvement of the scientists of Baltic States and Belarus into European Research Area.