e-IRG

e-Infrastructure Reflection Group

Mission

The e-IRG mission is to pave the way towards a general-purpose European e-Infrastructure.

The vision for the future is an open e-Infrastructure enabling flexible cooperation and optimal use of all electronically available resources.

The vision and mission of the e-IRG were drafted in the e-IRG Meeting in Lugano in 2008.

Objectives

• • To identify fundamental fabrics, services, and resources needed to enable pan-European e-Science

  • To recommend resource sharing policy guidelines to:

    • • National Grid Initiatives

      • Other regional & European e-Infrastructure projects

      • Contribute to international policy forums

      • Give input to other policy bodies e.g., ESFRI (European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures), NREN (National Research and Education Network)

  • To focus at first on eScience application user groups (as enablers of novel architectures), but also address wider application domains (e.g,. eLearning, eGovernment, eHealth, eCulture, eBusiness) within the ERIA (European Research and Innovation Area)

  • To identify, inform and promote Grid awareness among communities who can benefit from sharing resources

  • To address Governance issues of Grid deployment

  • To draw upon the experience of the NREN community (Structure, Operations, AUPs)

Structure

The e-IRG is formed by official delegations of ministries of science from various European countries (see the list of members). The e-IRG also coordinates activities with international initiatives outside of Europe. The structure is described in detail in the e-IRG Bylaws.

• • Consists of appointed Member, Accession and Associated States Representatives, and officials from the European Commission

  • The executive board consists of a chair elected by the members, and three board members representing the rotating EU Presidency (past – current – future presidencies each deliver one board member, see the overview of future presidencies below.

  • Operational support provided through the European Commission by means of the e-IRGSP3 project

Current Executive Board (during Italian EU Presidency 2014)

e-IRG regularly delegates work to Task Forces. e-IRG is also sometimes officially represented in external Task Forces and committees.

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