Notebook 2003 The ICT-Policy Committee of the Nordic Council of Ministers NORDUnet 3 - A Nordic eScience Area Recommendations for a Nordic Programme of Advanced Internet Research & Development A selection of notes from the work in 2003 Presented at the NORDUNET 2003 – Conference in Reykjavik by Stellan Ranebo (Chair – ICT-p)

Recommendations for a Nordic Programme of Advanced Internet Research & Development  Background  The direction and focus of a Nordic programme for research and development in the Internet and Internet-applications  Why should this be done at the Nordic level and not simply within the framework of EU co-operation?  The importance of the initiative in relation to other work in the Nordic Council of Ministers for Education and Research  Organisational and financial preconditions for a programme in this sector  Recommendations and Status

The direction and focus of a Nordic programme for research and development in the Internet and Internet-applications  What type of research and for whom?  The objective of research: oIT security oDecentralised data storage and computing capacity (GRID) oTest-beds for high-capacity transfer via optical fibre networks oMobile Internet oPrioritised and guaranteed services oEfficient communication  Research co-operation with advanced IT support

Why should this be done at the Nordic level and not simply within the framework of EU co-operation?  Particular conditions for the Nordic countries  The Nordic platform for participation in the EU’s major research programmes  Nordic interests in the Adjacent Area  The future generation of citizens in the knowledge society

The importance of the initiative in relation to other work in the Nordic Council of Ministers for Education and Research  The over-arching strategy of the Ministerial Council: “A new Nordic agenda”  The White Book on making the Nordic Area an internationally leading research and business region  The Nordic Centre of Excellence Programme  The idea of a Nordic Research Fund

Organisational and financial preconditions for a programme in this sector  Organisational models To gather the available resources together in one fund and ensure their distribution from it according to clearly defined criteria; To structure the programme in detail and to charge different institutions with the task of carrying out the research described; or To identify all those who have an interest in participating in a common programme and share out the work, investments and results.  Actors and collaborating Nordic bodies:  The Nordic Research Policy Council (FPR)  Joint Committee of the Nordic Natural Science Research Councils (NOS-N)  NORDUnet A/S  The Nordic Industry Fund (NI)  The Nordic Academy for Advanced Studies (NorFa)  Financial implications