INFSO-SSA International Collaboration to Extend and Advance Grid Education Education and Training at IST Conference, Helsinki Malcolm Atkinson Director e-Science Institute UK e-Science Envoy 23 rd November 2006

INFSO-SSA IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006 Abraham Lincoln Take Home Story To take advantage of e-Infrastructure – Make commensurate investments  In Education  In Training Education, Training & Outreach – Essential to support emergence of e-Infrastructure Education, Training & Outreach – Vital to exploiting e-Infrastructure Engage more minds in creating our future Engage young minds in creating their future If you think the cost of education is expensive, consider the cost of ignorance

INFSO-SSA IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006 What is important?

INFSO-SSA IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006 Where does investment have most impact?

INFSO-SSA IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006 Which is Europe’s Greatest Asset?

INFSO-SSA IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006 Choose: Educate or Waste Investment

INFSO-SSA IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006 What & who do we teach – in times of change? Grunts & body language 500,000 years Speech 50,000 years Writing 5,000 years Printing 500 years Tele-communications 50 years Broadcasting 50 years Home computers Internet & WWW Mobile phones Grid & Web2.0 Web3.0 & Ubiquitous connected devices Famous wrong predictions – The UK will never need more than 3 computers – There is no market for bitmap displays – No one will want a computer at home – 640Kbytes is enough memory for anyone Global grids – EGEE & OSG Web 2.0 – Sharing & community action – MySpace, MyStreet, Mobile phones – More countries than UN – 2.7 billion users – > 40 billion SMS in UK in 2006 – 2008 Handset < €15 to make You are here € In  30 years “Wellbeing” the global-scale killer app., Sir Robin Saxby Oct. 2006

INFSO-SSA IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006 Complementary Approaches Training – Targeted – Immediate goals – Specific skills – Building a workforce Education – Pervasive – Long term and sustained – Generic conceptual models – Developing a culture Both are needed Society Graduates EducationInnovation Invests PreparesCreate Enriches Organisation Skilled Workers TrainingServices & Applications Invests PreparesDevelop Strengthens Emphasis here in times of change

INFSO-SSA IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006 The Challenge & Response Challenge – Engaging best minds – Reaching citizens – Motivating change – Creating curricula – Creating teaching material – Supporting teaching – Educating educators – Scaling up For all disciplines For all levels E & T And rapidly adapting to – Advances in understanding – Social change – Technology change Response – Collaboration & pooling – Across Europe – Globally – Europe led – But today far short of what is needed EGEE & EGEE II Training – > 30 active partners – Training team & events – Shared material, portal & t-Infrastructure – Aiming for catalysis CT7: Training Activities ICEAGE Education – Forum & policy – Influence & Support Working together

INFSO-SSA IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006 EGEE II Training Leading international collaboration – – 32 EGEE II partners – ~20 associated projects Training events – 67 events since April ’06 – + contributions to 3 Summer Schools – 1333 attendees Pool of Training Material – Digital library Self-paced learning T-Infrastructure – Gilda – gLite training VO Impressions – GridKa School 2005 Dr. Mike Mineter / EGEE

INFSO-SSA IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006 CT7: Training Activities Bringing together training & education – From all EU Grid Research & Grid Infrastructure projects – Led by CoreGrid – Chaired by Rosa Badia – Co-chair David Fergusson – Training Roadmap – Coordinated list of events – Common processes based on EGEE training – CoreGrid Summer Schools  80 CSS06  B, CH, CL, CZ, D, ES, F, GR, HU, IT, NL, UK  35 lectures, 25 lecturers

INFSO-SSA IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006 ICEAGE International Collaboration – Grid Education Forum 57 members – 40 attended 9 countries – Aim to influence Services for Educators – Digital library – Self-paced learning – Educate the educators Summer Schools – Five in 2006 – 230 students – Led ISSGC06 – Five in preparation T-Infrastructure – Advances driven by Summer Schools

INFSO-SSA IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006 Paths to Influence e-IRG – Education & Training TF – Led by ICEAGE & UK – Identifying policy – Framing cooperation – Outreach Open Grid Forum – Education & Training CG – Met GGF16 Athens onwards – Led from Europe – Pooling ideas – Sharing resources – International policy – Outreach

INFSO-SSA IST Conference, Helsinki: 23 November 2006 Summary & Reminder Research is powered be well-educated people Invest in Education & Training – It is essential for innovation – It is essential for the European Citizens – It is essential for business & health – It is essential for our culture Europe’s students will understand & respond Start now don’t talk about it – do it and Create our Future Save us when our dependency on IT exposes us? Otherwise RoI on your other investments is in jeopardy