The European Cloud Initiative implementation encompasses different elements and will require a solid governance setup. A cornerstone of this governance is a Joint Undertaking, planned to start activities in 2019. HPC-GIG proposes intelligence gathering services from the European HPC stakeholders to this future ‘HPC Governance’ – HPCG. It aims to facilitate a timely start of its operations, transparently and non-intrusively leveraging the HPC community knowhow, organised with enough flexibility to align project activities with the programme schedule and needs during its ramp-up phase, and deliver timely and useful input to the HPCG.
For this purpose, the project will:
- Establish an effective and responsive communication channel with the HPC Governance
- Engage all relevant stakeholders in the HPC and data ecosystem via dynamically managed ad hoc task forces
- Develop knowledge registries and consolidate networks of expertise which may already exist
- Link national and pan-European activities in the field, involving users, implementers and funders participating in the European HPC and Big Data activities
- Organise workshops for stakeholder groups and/or participating in already-existing strategic HPC events
- Create visibility and position the project within the European HPC and data ecosystem
The project partners are Europe’s reference players in the main areas of concern:
- PRACE (Project Coordinator): provider of world-class HPC for scientific and industrial research
- ETP4HPC: industry-led think tank of European HPC technology stakeholders
- GEANT: the leading European collaboration providing advanced network, infrastructure and services for research and education
The project partners are very active stakeholders interested in reaching the ECI objectives. Moreover, their in-depth knowledge of the field and the scope of their contacts will facilitate the involvement of users, implementers and funders from the European HPC ecosystem.