KAREN

Building New Zealand Capability!

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Today’s Plan

Introduction Collaboration – now and in the future Lunch Tools Capability Development Wrap up

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What do we mean by capability?

One definition:

The appropriate combination of competent people, knowledge, money, technology, physical assets, systems and structures necessary to deliver a specified level of performance in pursuit of the organisation’s objectives, now and/or in the future.

Department of Conservation (NZ). Appendix 5. Glossary. Statement of Intent 2004–2007. http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/MultipageDocumentPage.aspx?id=41244.

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KAREN Capability Development

Advanced Network Capability Building Advisory Panel advises REANNZ on capability development issues

Representatives from KAREN members and leaders from wider community (e.g. schools, libraries)

Current CRI reps from AgResearch, NIWA

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Capability Build Fund

NZ$5M over 2006-2009 Goals

1. Establish awareness

2. Enable effective use of KAREN

3. Promote the use of KAREN

4. Create a community ethos of sharing knowledge and resources

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CBF Travel Support

Participate in NZ and overseas activities, e.g. conferences, workshops, training courses, meetings

Invite international experts to NZ to participate in local activities

Inwards and outwards internships and exchanges

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Examples of travel funded by CBF Argonne National Laboratory in the US hosted a VUW PhD

student for 3 months to work on a grid computing project with world expert and NZ ex-pat Prof Ian Foster.

University of Auckland invited Australian experts to consult on the development of the NZ-BioGrid portal.

Canterbury researchers will train in simulation, reconstruction & analysis at an overseas neutrino telescope institute.

Executive Officer of NZ Council for the Humanities attended eResearch Australasia 2007 conference and met with Australian Academy of the Humanities to discuss common issues and potential collaborations.

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CBF Event Support Organise and host NZ events, subsidise

attendance Examples

HIT Lab NZ (Univ of Canterbury) ran two educational workshops on Next Generation Teleconferencing for current and new Access Grid users.

High Performance Computing workshop held at Auckland University of Technology

Wellington summer school on grid computing

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CBF Project Support

Goal: develop expertise and produce success stories.

Research or education: should focus on capability building aspects.

Not intended as a substitute for other competitive research funds.

Not intended for capital purchases and normal operational costs.

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Projects funded by CBFAuckland University of Technology

KAREN: A New Window to the Universe. Real-time Trans-Tasman e-VLBI

University of Auckland NZ BioGrid - integrated bioinformatics analysis

HortResearch Who is KAREN and how can she enhance our research collaborations?

University of Canterbury High Quality Video Conferencing for Advancing Collaboration in Access Grid Environments

University of Waikato Using High Resolution Satellite Imagery for Spatially Integrated Poverty Mapping

University of Otago Integrated genomics resources for health and disease

University of Auckland Storage Network Planning for KAREN / BeSTGRID

University of Auckland Earthquake Engineering on KAREN

Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd

New Zealand microbiology research and education network.

Landcare Research GeoSciences Network – New Zealand Establishment

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Targeted CBF Projects

Identity and Access Management Stocktake of current capability and systems Raise awareness of shared need

Advanced Video Conferencing and Collaboration [draft] Establish policy and standards working group National operations centre

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The Roadmap A national framework for activities needed to

foster KAREN uptake and develop NZ e-research Can be adapted by individual organisations for

local strategies A ‘conversation starter’ for policy and funding

agencies, e.g. MoRST, FRST Released 13 August 2007: a ‘living document’

http://www.karen.net.nz/roadmap-released/

Roadmap overview

WorkforceProfessional developmentPostgraduate supportAwards & recognition

TechnologyMiddleware

Real-time collaborationData storage and management

Data collection and analysis

Sector

Growing advanced network membershipGovernance and support structures

eResearch awarenessFunding sources & criteria

Policy agendas

Exemplarprojects

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Technological capability Roadmap identifies some key technologies

that need to be deployed within 2-3 years. In some cases, tools are available but

support services are needed to make best use of them – booking systems, technical support, training etc.

In other cases, tools will be ‘adopted and adapted’: emphasis on technology transfer and not re-inventing the wheel.

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Workforce development

Having the basic fabric, structures and strategies in place for e-Research will not in itself guarantee a full return on those investments. To move forward, these initiatives must be accompanied by investments in people-oriented strategies that more effectively engage and support researchers in changing their practices and cultures.

South Australian Department of

Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology

Credit: e-Research SA: South Australian Response to the National e-Research Strategic Framework , 6. http://www.innovation.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/4600/eRSA_Preliminary_Statement_v1.pdf .

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Workforce development Coordinated programme of professional

development activities, including A range of events at different centres and in the

workplace: conferences, workshops, roadshows, online tutorials

Visitor programme Support for postgraduates and new researchers Exemplar projects

Real research needs; knowledge can be embedded in the workplace

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What do researchers need to know?

E-research basics Exposure to exemplar projects Training for new tools and resources Online communication and facilitation Data/information management As projects get bigger and more complex:

project management, communication, team-building are also important

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Skills development: other specialists IT specialists

Identity and access management Grid services management Building e-research applications (e.g. web

services) Technicians

Installing and configuring new applications Audiovisual production techniques

Other support specialists

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The wider sector: what is required?

Increased awareness of KAREN and e-research amongst policy makers and funding agencies

Governance structures that provide leadership and coordination

Better relationships between KAREN members – and also with industry, schools and the cultural sector

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More information Advanced Network Capability Building

Advisory Panel Role and List of Membershttp://karen.net.

nz/assets/Uploads/Documents/Advisory-Panel-Role.pdf

Capability Build Fund Criteria and Goalshttp://karen.net.nz/assets/Uploads/pdfcriteriaandgoals.PDF

Advanced Network Capability Building Roadmap 2007-2009http://www.karen.net.nz/roadmap-released/