TF-CPR February 10, 2011Erwin BleuminkManaging director SURFnet
SURFnet, the Dutch NREN
160 institutes, 1 million end users in higher education & research
Turnover 32 million Euro, 40% subsidies
85 employees
Part of SURF
SURFspsShared Professional Services
E-Science Research Center (together with Dutch NSF)
Integration of ICT research infrastructure Networking, Grid Computing, Supercomputing, services for e-science
Collaboration in small teams
ICT enters the heart of research & education
Ownership and delivery mechanismsUsers become choosersRenting is the new owning
Groups of children can navigate the Internet to achieve educational objectives on their own
Sugata Mitra
In 2018 most learning is online
Curtis Johnson
Changing education paradigmsSir Ken Robinson
www.thersa.org
Where good ideas come fromSteven Johnson
Chance favors the connected mind
Steven Johnson
A fundamental characteristic of our age is the rising tide of data – global, diverse, valuable and complex.
High Level Expert Group on Scientific Data
By 2014, 90 percent of organizations will support corporate applications on personal devices.
Gartner
gizmido.com
map.web2summit.com
Researchers, instructors, and students work together simply and effectively
with the aid of ICT
Hybrid end-to-end networkthe basis for all collaboration, providingefficient, unlimited data transport
Trusted identityoffering secure and seamless access toelectronic materials and facilities
Pioneering collaboration environmentthat seamlessly integrates the services and tools provided by a large number of suppliers
Power of collaboration
Focus on resultsBasic servicesTemporary ICT services and
showcasesCollaborate, challenge, and shareknowledge
Challenge talented people
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To improve higher education and research by promoting, developing, and operating shared ICT facilities that are not offered by the market of its own accord. Mission
By seamlessly linking ICT services and encouraging and developing new ICT applications, we ensure that researchers, instructors, and students can work together simply and
efficiently.Vision
A hybrid end-to-end network as the basis for all collaboration, providing efficient, unlimited data transport.Results
A trusted identity offering secure and seamless access to all the electronic materials and facilities that researchers, instructors, and students need.
A pioneering collaboration environment that reaches beyond existing boundaries and that seamlessly integrates the services and tools provided by a large number of suppliers.
We share knowledge and work with institutions, market parties, and international sister organisations, provide basic services, and create showcases and temporary ICT services.Methods
Values Results-driven innovator Reliable partner
erwin.bleumink[at]surfnet.nl
@erwinbleumink
erwin.bleumink
www.surfnet.nl
+31 30 2 305 305
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