News & Events

The GÉANT Association CONNECT magazine has interviewed NORDUnet CEO René Buch. HIghlights of the interview includes discussion of NORDUnet's role as a regional Research and Education Network and its role in supporting the highly collaborative Nordic NREN community, the role of NORDUnet in the global research & education community, and the strategy and plans for the next five years. The articles also touches on NREN responses to major EC initiatives such as EOSC and EuroHPC, and the crucial role of the NRENs during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

NORDUnet Zoom Service and GDPR compliance

In line with the past weeks’ huge increase in demand for and use of video conferencing and teaching via Zoom we have seen a parallel increase in the number of questions regarding privacy issues connected with the Zoom service, such as storage of personal data, access to personal data, and security matters in general.

In response to the current situation of the Corona virus R&E networks are moving to procure additional capacity on existing international links and server farms ahead of demand to ensure universities continue to have the bandwidth and services they need to meet the growing demand for video conferencing, remote learning and personal communications.

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Today the European Spallation Source Data Management and Software Centre (ESS DMSC) in Copenhagen inaugurates the ESS Data Centre Copenhagen.  The opening is celebrated at a reception at the DMSC offices and Data Centre in Copenhagen (at Bio Science Park, COBIS).