No one left behind

The Inclusive Information Society: A Global Perspective

Dai DaviesGeneral Manager

DANTE

Ministerial Conference Riga 11-13 June 2006

GÉANT2 connected networks

@ May 2006 - 48

EUMEDCONNECT Topology

RedCLARA

ALICE Topology l

2006

TEIN2 Topology

Partners:

TEIN2 Topology,

Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia

+ Fran ce, Netherlands, UK

EUMEDCONNECT SUPPORTS SWIMED Groundwater modelling

6.60E+05 6.70E+05 6.80E+05

4.04E+06

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4.07E+06

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N• Aim: estimate sustainable extraction scheme - improve management• CODESA-3D: Density-dependent 3D coupled groundwater flow and transport simulations • Data requirement

- Geology - Topography - Meteorology - Water extraction by the farmer - Aquifer properties - Soil maps - Land use

RedCLARA supports

@LIS Technet

@LIS pilot project interconnecting universities in LA and EU into a virtual learning platform

RedCLARA supports

T@lemed

@LIS pilot project bringing new health applications to remote areas of Brazil and Colombia

2 slides for TEIN2 applications,

TEIN2 supports Tele-medicine application

Other TEIN2 applications Disaster warning e.g. Philippine Institute of

Vulcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) + partners

Oceanography e.g. ASEM Oceans Initiative Climatology Distance learning e.g. University of Health

Sciences, Cambodia and UPMC Medical School, Paris

IssuesSustainability

Costs

Future Direction

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ConclusionsMajor contributions to global

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Societal and scientific benefits

Sustainability is the Challenge