Agathoclis Stylianou TERENA General Assembly - Zagreb, May 2003 Membership Development Programme Agathoclis Stylianou TERENA GA – Zagreb, May 2003

Agathoclis Stylianou TERENA General Assembly - Zagreb, May 2003 Introduction Paper presented in May 2001 Listed 16 possible activities in 3 categories: –Support (Political and technical) –Information Sharing –Expertise and Consultancy Summary

Agathoclis Stylianou TERENA General Assembly - Zagreb, May 2003 The Digital Divide SERENATE shows it may be widening Differences vary widely Need to target support in a tailored fashion Talk to us – we can help

Agathoclis Stylianou TERENA General Assembly - Zagreb, May 2003 Information Gathering Fringe countries are often isolated for economic reasons Information flow is frequently poor “TERENA Missions” have been effective TERENA should be more proactive in arranging future missions: –Two more during 2003 (Lithuania, Latvia) Objectives: –Understanding the problem-requirements –Identifying options-opportunities –Recommending Concrete Action Plan

Agathoclis Stylianou TERENA General Assembly - Zagreb, May 2003 Support Opportunities European Union can help –“Digital Divide harms collaboration and progress ” –Investigate opportunities to Support less advanced NRENs Infrastructure development Technical & Managerial workshops –Assistance from TERENA on becoming partners in FP projects –Train them to use the system

Agathoclis Stylianou TERENA General Assembly - Zagreb, May 2003 Information Sharing Encouragement to attend TNC Reports on the TERENA website Promote working groups of common interest UNCLE approach The TERENA Tech-advice service Benchmarking and Case-making through the use of the TERENA Compendium

Agathoclis Stylianou TERENA General Assembly - Zagreb, May 2003 Consultancy & Expertise Technical and Managerial Workshops Help in case building Presentations at National conferences by TERENA Staff Working visits “Missions”

Agathoclis Stylianou TERENA General Assembly - Zagreb, May 2003 Summary Digital Divide is growing Help them to help the community Support needs to be focused and localized Sharing and collaboration is vital Intensifying TERENA / membership contact is essential TERENA will be more pro-active in encouraging the organization of missions