NATO Advanced Networking Workshop
in
PRESENT STATE AND DEVELOPMENT
OF UKRAINIAN RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC NETWORKS
2-6 April 2003
National Technical University of Ukraine "Kiev Polytechnic Institute",
Great Academic Council Hall,
building #1, 37 Peremogy ave., Kiev 03056 Ukraine
110 participants from 42 organizations including 14 participants from 9 countries of Europe (Federal Republic of Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Russia, Austria, Great Britain, Poland, Macedonia, Norway) took part in the workshop. They represented the international organizations that took care of telecommunications networks development: CEENet, RENAM, DANTE, ACONET, POL34. Among the foreign participants there were the representatives of NATO scientific committee, European Commission, European network GEANT, scientific national networks of Austria, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Moldova, UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (Moscow).
There were presented scientific and educational networks URAN, UARNet - foreign operator in cooperation with URAN (I.Prostykevich), CARNet - Kyiv-Sebastopol operator in cooperation with URAN (V.Shkarupin), UNREN - created just now.
20 universities (Oslo University, Aachen University and 18 leading universities of Ukraine) took part in the workshop. 14 regions of Ukraine were presented (Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhaporizzja, Uzhgorod, Simferopil, Lviv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Sumy, Ternopil, Vinnitsa, Ivanovo-Frankivsk, Lugansk, Sevastopil) at the workshop.
Employees of the National Academy of Ukraine, Ministry of Education and Science, State Committee of Communication and Information, UNDP (United Nations Development Program), fund "Vidrodzhennya" (7 ministries and institutions of Ukraine, enterprises of communications, including Ukrtelecom) took part in the workshop.
The aim of the seminar was - the analysis of the state of telecommunications systems in the sphere of education and science of Ukraine, working out the proposals concerning their future development, drawing of reserves and experience of West partners in the interests of integration into European and global information space, coordination of activities of ministries, institutions and organizations of Ukraine in this sphere, the analysis of functioning of separate telecommunications networks of Ukraine, perspectives of their integration for needs of economy of Ukraine.
21 reports and 7 speeches were presented to the participants. The speeches were delivered by Secretary General of CEENet J. Gajewski, T. Maray (HungaryNet, Hungary), P. Rastl (ACONET, Austria), D. Davis (GEANT, Great Britain), W. Kaffenberg (Director of NATO scientific Committee, M. Zgurovsky (Rector of NTUU KPI) and othrs.
International organizing committee:
- Jacek Gajewski, Secretary General of CEENet, - Chairman
- Mykhailo Zgurovsky, Rector of NTUU KPI, - Co-chairman
- Tamas Maray
- Yuri Misnikov
- Rolf Nordhagen
- Peter Rastl
- Sylwia Rudnik, Secretary of International Organising Committee
Seminar languages: English, Ukrainian, Russian. Simultaneous translation is provided for all sessions.
Scientific Secretaries: Prof. O. Popov, Prof. V. Timofeev
Wednesday, 2 April 2003 |
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Arrival of participants. Transfer to NTUU KPI. Accommodation at the Guest House of NTUU KPI and Alexandria Hotel |
14.00 - 18.00 |
Participants registration (Room #155) |
14.00 - 18.00 |
Mass-media representatives registration (Room #157) |
14.00 - 16.00 |
Round Table in Distance Learning (Room#258) |
16.00 - 17.00 |
Optional guided tour around NTUU KPI |
18.00 - 19.00 |
Welcome party (Cafe "Alma Mater") |
Thursday, 3 April 2003 |
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8.00 - 9.00 |
Breakfast (Cafe "Alma Mater") |
8.00 - 9.00 |
Participants registration (Room #155) |
8.00 - 9.00 |
Mass-media representatives registration (Room #157) |
9.30 - 10.00 |
OPENING SESSION |
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10.00 - 11.45 |
SESSION I.
ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH NETWORKING IN UKRAINE: PRESENT STATE |
10.00 - 10.30 |
Yu. Yakimenko. URAN: background, present state and plans for future developments" (639 k) |
10.30 - 10.45 |
I. Protsykievich. An overview of non-URAN Ukrainian academic networks |
10.45 - 11.15 |
S. Dovgij, O. Savchenko. UNREN: creation and prospects of development |
11.15 - 11.45 |
Discussion |
11.45 - 12.15 |
Coffee-break (Cafe "Alma Mater") |
12.15 - 13.30 |
SESSION II.
AUPS AND LEGAL ISSUES |
12.15 - 12.35 |
David Davis. GEANT and its AUP, treatment of commercial and semi-commercial traffic, model of countries' contribution to GEANT (163 k) |
12.35 - 12.50 |
Peter Rastl. AUPs in general and conditions of ACONET donation to UNREN (359 k) |
12.50 - 13.05 |
V. Timofeev. Organizational aspects of the scientific/educational/commercial traffic, administrative treatment of different user groups, peering with other networks (UARNET, KARNET, UNINET, etc.) (865 k) |
13.05 - 13.30 |
Discussion |
13.30 - 14.30 |
Lunch (Cafe "Alma Mater") |
14.30 - 16.00 |
SESSION III.
ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH NETWORKING IN UKRAINE: FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS |
14.30 - 15.00 |
O. Kopiyka, O. Savchenko, I.Tarasenko. Telecommunication infrastructure of Ukrtelecom as the basis of development of research and academic networks (1776k) |
15.00 - 15.15 |
V. Kravets. Connectivity to remote academic centers (265 k) |
15.15 - 15.30 |
Erich Peplov. Reaching remote academic centers |
15.30 - 15.45 |
I. Sergienko, V.Grytsenko. Access of academic institutions to computer networks (997 k) |
15.45 - 16.00 |
Discussion |
16.00 - 16.30 |
Coffee-break (Cafe "Alma Mater") |
16.30 - 17.30 |
PANEL DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FUTURE OF UKRAINIAN ACADEMIC NETWORKING. Discussion moderator: Rolf Nordhagen |
18.00 |
Reception (Cafe "Alma Mater") |
Friday, 4 April 2003 |
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8.30 - 9.30 |
Breakfast (Cafe "Alma Mater") |
9.30 - 11.00 |
SESSION IV.
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY |
9.30 - 9.55 |
Piotr Sasiedzki. Financial model for association of networks (705 k) |
9.55 - 10.05 |
Lajos Balint. Membership model of NREN's sustainability |
10.05 - 10.15 |
Viacheslav Shkarupin. Commercialization elements in possible business model of UNREN (186 k) |
10.15 - 10.30 |
M. Dombrougov. Possible model of cost sharing for GEANT connectivity - lesson from URAN financial model (637 k) |
10.30 - 11.00 |
Discussion about
possible financial models for UNREN. |
11.00 - 11.30 |
Coffee-break (Cafe "Alma Mater") |
11.30 - 13.00 |
SESSION V.
NETWORK CONTENT (DISTANCE EDUCATION, ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES, ETC.). REQUIREMENTS TO THE
NETWORKS |
11.30 - 12.00 |
M. Zgurovsky. Ukrainian Science Portal (1622 k) |
12.00 - 12.35 |
PRESENTATIONS:
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12.35 - 13.00 |
Discussion. |
13.00 - 14.00 |
Lunch (Cafe "Alma Mater") |
14.00 - 15.45 |
SESSION VI.
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION |
14.00 - 14.20 |
Walter Kaffenberger. NATO Science Program (130 k) |
14.20 - 14.30 |
Bernard Fabianek. The 6th Framework Programme for Research&Development - Support of participation of scientists and institutions from Ukraine (2225 k) |
14.30 - 14.40 |
David Davies. DANTE possibilities for Ukraine (99 k) |
14.40 - 14.50 |
Yu. Misnikov, Y. Kolinin. R&A Networking in "Innovation Springboard" |
14.50 - 15.00 |
J. Gajewski. CEENet Educational Activities (258 k) |
15.00 - 15.20 |
V. Zhuravsky. International and legal issues of information network technologies |
15.20 - 15.45 |
Discussion. |
15.45 - 16.15 |
Coffee-break (Cafe "Alma Mater") |
16.15 - 17.00 |
FINAL SESSION |
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17.15 |
Dinner (Cafe "Alma Mater") |
19.00 |
Excursion/theatre |
Saturday, 5 April 2003 |
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9.30 - 10.30 |
Breakfast (Cafe "Alma Mater") |
10.30 - 14.00 |
Excursion (Kyiv-Pecherska Lavra) |
14.00 - 15.00 |
Lunch (Cafe "Alma Mater") |
15.00 - 19.00 |
Free time |
19.00 - 20.00 |
Dinner (Cafe "Alma Mater") |
Sunday, 6 April 2003 |
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Departures (by a separate schedule) |
Recommendations
The participants of the NATO ANW, representing NATO experts, European institutions, international networking associations, ministries and governmental bodies, universities, academic and research institutions of Ukraine consider it (taking into account the signed agreement about creation of UNREN - Ukraine National Research and Education Network from October, 2002) crucial importance to issue the following:
A) Immediate recommendations:
- To resolve and work out, as soon as possible, the
technical issues to connect existing Ukrainian networks,
such as URAN, UARNET, KAR-net, etc. to GEANT node of UNREN,
to enable the use of all the benefits provided by this link.
- UNREN to present and to realize the conditions for this connection, which are acceptable to the educational and research users that allow urgent use of the GEANT connectivity.
B) Major recommendations:
- To consider as the main challenge to development of
Ukrainian academic networking, the lack of governmental
funding for connectivity, both national and international.
We note that today every educational and research environment
is entirely dependent on international network access for
its level of competence through international cooperation.
We also note that insufficient governmental funding is
detrimental to the Ukrainian educational and research effort
that has a long, prominent and distinguished history.
- We recommend further development of NREN for the purpose
of concentrated and co-ordinated effort to develop Ukrainian
educational and research network based on the world standards.
This network should closely co-operate and work with telecom
operators. However, it should be organized in such a way that
it can exercise its full independence from the telecom
operators when negotiating both for the technological
infrastructure and pricing, with respect to the scientific
and academic mission and goals.
- The fundaments of the NREN organization and structure
should be based on involvement and the experience of the
existing networks such as URAN, UARNET, KAR-net, etc.
- To induce and generate efforts towards ministries and
governmental bodies, Academy of Sciences, universities and
other research institutions to make them understand the
fundamental needs for networking access and services, not
only as a part of National Program for Informatization but
as an essential component of the overall national educational
and research endeavor. Moreover, it should work and
collaborate with the policy and the decision makers in
order to formulate the necessary legal framework for its
existence and stable and continuous growth.
- To initiate the vital activities in order to realize
these recommendations, a prompt creation of expert groups
is needed, one on technical and another one on financial
issues and legal issues. The recommendations with respect to
the development of the national research and educational
network will be examined at the International seminar in
June 2003 in Kiev.
- It is our strong belief that the fulfillment of the enumerated recommendations are the first and necessary steps in the development of an Ukrainian NREN with a sustainable organization and structure, and it will enable it to take its rightful place in the world community of academic and research networks. In addition, it will provide the NREN with consistent and unqualified national and international support.
Participants of the workshop
O.Savchenko, Yu.Yakimenko, J.Gajewski, M.Pavlykevych
J.Gajewski, V.Zhuravskyi, V.Gorbulin, M.Zgurovsky, W.Kaffenberger, S.Volkov