AN INTRODUCTION TO SURF WHAT COLLABORATION CAN DO FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH Walter van Dijk Member Management Team SURFnet.
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AN INTRODUCTION TO SURF
WHAT COLLABORATION CAN DO FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Walter van Dijk
Member Management Team SURFnet
• SURF unites Dutch higher education and research institutions in pursuing high quality improvements in education and research through pioneering ICT innovations.
• Collaboration within SURF aims for to the development of products and services that none of the institutions can achieve on their own.
• More than a million users: students, instructors and researchers.
Pioneering ICT innovations
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• 14 research universities
• 42 universities of applied sciences (hogescholen)
• 8 university hospitals
• National Library of the Netherlands (Koninklijke Bibliotheek)
• Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
• Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)
• TNO, Telematica Institute
• Commercial R&D institutions
• Small-scale higher education institutions
Collaboration = success factor
SURF is a partnership of and for institutions for higher education and research
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• Every four year Multi-Year Plan for strategic themes – in close collaboration with institutions
• MYP = foundation for financing
• Start in Jan 2013, new MYP published in May 2014
• Additional financing for innovation projects and programmes via Ministries of Education and Economic Affairs
Strategy & financing
MYP-themes 2011-2014
• Consolidate leadership role in networkinfrastructure
• Optimise security and privacy aspects
• Advance alternative forms of sourcing (cloud) and sustainability
• Develop national e-Infrastructure for research
• Offer infrastructure for (open) digital content
• Enhance quality and efficiency in higher education (Technology Enhanced Education)
• Offer cost-effective innovationcycle for products and services
• Reinforce role as center of expertise and knowledge
NLeSC
RES EDU ADM
General Board
Executive Board
NWO(research
fund) 40
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888
Board members institutions
OWNED BY INSTITUTIONS
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Strategy & funding
• A new strategic plan every 4 years.
• Strategic plan is base for funding by participating institutions.
• Additional government innovation grantscome from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and Ministry of Economic Affairs.
• SURF directs and coordinates the implementation of funded projects. Projects are carried out close to the source of expertise: at institutions for higher education and in enterprise.
• SURF sets up the program, invites tenders, ensures independent quality assessment and monitoring and makes project results available.
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NLeSC
RES EDU ADM
General Board
Executive Board
NWO(research
fund)
GROS ANNUAL TURNOVER(estimate)
25M€6M€ 10M€65M€33M€
Institutions: 3M€Government: various
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NLeSC
RES EDU ADM
General Board
Executive Board
NWO(research
fund)
WORKING WITH INSTITUTIONS
SURFacademy
SURFacademy
SURFacademy projects
projects projects
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• ICT has become a fact of life, including in the higher education and research sector.
• Research is becoming increasingly data-driven and requires an infrastructure for multi-institutional collaboration.
• Students and staff want to access services and information within the cloud from any location using their own devices.
SURF’s vision
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Fragmented ICT environment
• Enable seamless collaboration between systems and people.
• Allow students and researchers to collaborate simply and effectively, regardless of where they are or what technology they are using.
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Big data
• Large complex datasets used by researchers requires large-scale computing capacity and high-quality user support, combined with advanced network facilities.
• Need for highly advanced e-infrastructure.
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e-Infrastructure for research
SURF helps to keep The Netherlands in the top 5 of the Global
Competitiveness Index by
• Providing an advanced national e-Infrastructure consisting of networks, supercomputers, grids, and data.
• Transfer of knowledge to the commercial sector, in close collaboration with the Netherlands eScience Center.
Structural funding comes from the Ministry of Education, Culture and
Science and Ministry of Economic Affairs
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• Local availability of HPC infrastructure is essential for many scientific fields
• GRID and HPC infrastructure seamlessly connected to Europe
• As in the United States, HPC services are also available for the commercial sector, including SMEs
High performance computing (HPC)
• Separate components of the e-Infrastructure will be offered as an integrated service for researchers.
• Coherent offering of network services (SURFnet), SURFsara facilities, and new services provided by The Netherlands eScience Center.
Single support desk for researchers
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• Management of research data
• Research Information
• Research Support
• Open Access, Open Data
Other themes (1)research
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Other themes (2)education
• Online education
• Open educational resources
• Digital testing
• Learning analytics
• Digital learning and working environment
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Other themes (3)business administration
• Cloud computing
• Privacy and security
• Educational logistics
• Sustainability (Green IT)
• i-Architecture
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International cooperation
• Aimed at institutions Radar, Guide and Broker (trendwatching, decision support, collaboration)
• Improving SURFPeer-to-peer, and strategic alliances, e.g. JISC, Knowledge Exchange, Educause, CNI
• Establish worldwide positionGéant, TERENA, Internet2, EC projects
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SURF organization
• Operating divisions (business units), each with its own focus, are working together on ICT-themes.
• Netherlands eScience Center is cooperation between SURF and NWO.
• Since 1 january 2013 SURF also sole shareholder of Vancis BV.
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NLeSC
RES EDU BUS
General Board
Executive Board
NWO(research
fund)
MANAGEMENT CONTROL
CoB/ED+ DIR
CoB/ED
CoB/ED+ DIR
CoB/ED+ DIR
CoB/ED+ DIR
2x SURF2x NWO
Program approval
CoB=chair of the boardED = executive directorDIR = director
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guarantees collaboration and involvement of managers in
higher education and research
connects users and ICT services and creates new
functional possibilities
favourable conditions for ICT services, software, content
high-performance computing and visualisation for science
efficient management of results of collaboration projects
What SURF can do
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