NeIC 2022 conference/NeIC2022 PC meeting 2021-06-02-kickoff

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Note: This is an internal working document for the NeIC 2022 Program Committee (PC). In order to avoid causing confusion and misinterpretation, it is not to be shared outside of NeIC without the consent of the PC. Note: This document is editable by anyone who has the link, so use judgement when sharing.

Location: Zoom, https://cscfi.zoom.us/j/9917669499?pwd=enpXNnVNWGdWbnc4K0xRR3lFaHJtdz09

Live minutes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hYKKkgoNdYAWewJO9akeN7w6lqCEiwJg-LCBWCv5sXY/edit?usp=sharing

Invited:

  • Sven Stafström, Swedish Research Council, SE
  • Hanne Monclair, Ministry of Education and Research, NO
  • Jonas Waller, Nordic Council of Ministers, Åland Islands
  • Kimmo Koski, CSC, FI
  • Kristina Lillemets, University of Tartu/GEANT, EE -> stand-in: Ivar Koppel
  • Ebba Þóra Hvannberg, University of Iceland, IS
  • Christine Overgaard Rasmussen, Computerome, DTU/DeiC, DK
  • Andreas Jaunsen, Secretary, NordForsk/FAIR, NO
  • Tomasz Malkiewicz, Chair, NeIC/CSC, FI
  • Ex officio member: Gudmund Høst, NeIC, NO

Present:

  • all present (Ivar Koppel standing in for Kristina Lillemets)

Excused:

Agenda

  1. Welcome, approval of agenda, introduction of the Program Committee members, 15' (Tomasz, All)
  2. Role of Program Committee, meeting practices, 5' (Tomasz)
  3. Vision for NeIC 2022 Conference, 15' (Gudmund, All)
  4. Next steps, next meetings, 5' (Tomasz)
  5. AOB (Any Other Business), 5' (Tomasz, All)


Minutes

1. Welcome, approval of agenda, introduction of the Program Committee members

Agenda approved. Round of introductions.

2. Role of Program Committee, meeting practices

  • The Program Committee (PC) consists of experts covering a broad range of fields related to e-Infrastructure and its use.
  • The PC will function as a think tank with its mandate to propose a programme concept of bold and creative ideas; including session themes, formats and keynote speakers.

3. Vision for NeIC 2022 Conference ... PC diverse and interesting group with a great potential for creating and interesting programme.

Upcoming Norwegian chair of the Nordic Council of Ministers and the 10 year anniversary of the Nordic e-Infrastrcture Collaboration (NeIC) are relevant threads for the conference and has been forwarded as input to the planning group to the chairmanship in Norway. Additionally, this may be one of the first big Nordic physical meetings after the pandemic/lockdown. An opportunity to bring e-infrastructure collaboration to the attention of policy makers and political level.

Vision: Wish to create a highly interesting and important meeting with excellent presentations and lively discussions. Open, friendly – inline with the Nordic tradition and previous NeIC conferences. Provocative / thought provoking topics/ideas welcomed. Reference report by Gustav Bjørkstrand (2003), solicited by the Nordic Council of Ministers for Research, recommendation to establish a Nordic research and innovation area (inspired by the European equivalent). It led to the establishment of Nordforsk in 2005.

Nordics play an important role in European developments. A recent example of this is the arrival of one of the largest supercomputers in the world, LUMI, for and by a Nordic dominated community that will be managed well (in Nordic tradition). Expect the Nordics to set directions for EOSC / Europe in management and collaborative contexts (an excellent role model).

It is not easy to see where the visions and ideas are generated and there is somewhat of a vacuum in the research sector following the Bjørkstrand report nearly 20 years ago. The NeIC 2022 conference could inspire activities to fill this void. Perhaps joint statements coming from the event, set directions or topics for follow-up meetings / future events.

Coming back to the vision: what does the 2030 vision mean for the research sector? If the Nordics are to be the most sustainable, integrated and competitive region in the world by 2030, what does that mean for the sector / knowledge system?

Tentative theme for the conference: Concept of knowledge systems (data, research infrastructure, e-infrastructure): For instance a supercomputer is part of the knowledge system. Research performing actors and organisations, even research funding systems is part of the bigger knowledge system. Open up these knowledge systems across the region to become more integrated and competitive? Challenges / bottlenecks; legal issues in sharing data (in knowledge systems), harmonisation of policies, siloing public budgeting – not easy to apply the funding for a wider perhaps, even though it will benefit society as a whole.

Nordic commons for health data, related area, but follows its own dynamic. Scope more collaboration on wider area with common knowledge systems? These are socio-technical challenges, perhaps techno-political challenges. The conference can help translate political and social challenges (sustainable development goals) to be discussed fruitfully.

Interest from representatives institutions / areas to the conference topics.

  • Show/highlight Nordic added value of collaboration. Should be good examples to exemplify this, infrastructures and research included, and also policies. Vision 2030 is relevant in this context.
  • Support use of ‘good examples’ when talking to politicians. Perhaps separate the 2 day event into two parts; hurdles / problems in one and good examples in another? To overcome the challenges of implementing the vision, it could be an idea to present views on how the solution-to-the-vision will look like when it is up-and-running. Would Arctic Connect be ‘Nordic enough’ as a contribution? Another possible strand: regulatory aspects – many challenges with data (e.g. sensitive data, privacy), showing data that has been licensed as examples that can be used in the present. Another possible strand: Private-public cooperation, for example State Aid Rules: public / private issues important to raise to politicians.
  • If we want to highlight the Nordic/Baltic success; networks, LUMI (six members), NeIC (these concrete examples). What are the reasons why these infrastructures were initiated and how they become a success?
  • “Perhaps we should also highlight the e-infrastructures we have, and how we can compete against the big American companies such as Google, AWS etc.” [from chat]
  • Tentative plan
  • Mon 30.5.:
    • 11 -12 Opening GH & others
    • 12 -13 Lunch
    • 13 -14 Key-note 1
    • 14 - 14:30 Coffee break
    • 14:30 - 17:30 EOSC-Nordic Policy workshop
    • 19 - Opening dinner
  • Tue 31.5.:
    • 7:30 - NeIC run
    • 9 - 12 High-level politics
      • NO presidency in Nordic Council of Ministers
      • LUMI
      • Open Science
      • 10 years of NeIC
    • 12-13 Lunch
    • 13 - 16 Science
    • 17 - Something special for the evening
  • Wed 1.6.:
    • 8:30-11 Workshops & tutorials
    • 11 - 12 Key-note 2
    • 12- 13 Lunch
    • 13 -13:30 Closing GH & others

Collocated meetings on Wed 1.6 evening, Thu 2.6.

  • EOSC-Nordic end of the project Thu 2.6.

4. Next steps, next meetings

  • Aiming next meeting for late August. Agreed on Aug 24, 10-11am CEST.
  • Please send out the meeting agenda/material earlier than day before.
  • Please make minutes public on wiki so that these can share this with collaborators and stakeholders for input/suggestions.

5. AOB (Any Other Business)


AOB

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