Greek Research and Technology Network - GRNET (Greece)

URL: http://www.grnet.gr/

The Greek Research and Technology Network (GRNET) supports the research and development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) within Greece and internationally, through the provision of its high-capacity networking and grid computing infrastructure, the strengthening of e-Learning & e-Business practices, as well as the participation in international research and education efforts.

GRNET operates under the auspices of the Ministry of Development and is supervised by the General Secretariat for Research and Development. GRNET develops and provides advanced services of national and international internet access to the Research, Academic and Education communities of Greece, with its gigabit GRNET2 network and the Virtual NOC supportive scheme. The network connects 27 Universities, 15 Technical Universities, 33 Research Institutions and 12,673 schools to the Pan-European Research and Education Network, GEANT. GRNET is also promoting the use of Broad-Band technologies in Greece and administers the Athens Internet Exchange (AIX), through which the Greek Internet Service Providers interconnect. GRNET's networking infrastructure serves as the foundation for advanced computing applications, taking advantage of the processing/storage clusters that reside in different parts of the country and sophisticated middleware developed by our European collaborators. The resulting computing grid is the subject of the HellasGrid national project, coordinated by GRNET.

GRNET supports national and international actions which aim at the integration of e-Learning, Internet technologies and their use within the Greek business environment, with a focus on Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). In this framework, GRNET coordinates the e-Business Forum project, the project for the educational support of the GoOnline programme and the EU-funded ELISA project. GRNET participates actively in a multitude of international projects funded by the European Union, including 6DISS, EUMedConnect, EUMedGrid, ForSociety, ACTION, and others, for the advance of digital technologies in Europe and the world.

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