Milestone for European open science
NORDUnet celebrates the launch of the EOSC EU Node The EOSC (European Open Science Cloud) EU Node was officially launched today during the EOSC Symposium 2024 in Berlin, Germany, following the technical presentation in Brussels on October 10th. This is a major milestone for the advancement towards the implementation of a global interoperable platform to […]
Goodbye from Bergen!
It’s time to say goodbye from Bergen, Norway. The NORDUnet 2024 conference week came and went so fast. Thanks to the many, many people – speakers, sponsors, engineers, planners, logistics people, and more who helped make this a successful event, and to the even more people who joined us in Bergen or online. Closing Keynote […]
NORDUnet 2024 keynote: Tech allows us to approach quantifying education
Mohammad Khalil works at the forefront of technology-enhanced learning which is one of the fastest moving areas in society. His presentation will also touch upon potential dangers, among them the risk of academic institutions losing control. Already on the rise before COVID-19, technology-enhanced learning has seen exponential growth since the pandemic. As senior researcher at […]
NORDUnet 2024 keynote: Threats to international submarine cables
The security of fiber optic cables and similar submarine infrastructure can no longer be taken for granted. “Until quite recently, the security of fiber optic cables and similar international infrastructure received little political interest. Now, the importance of the topic is widely recognized.” Lars Gjesvik is a senior researcher in the research group for Security […]
NORDUnet 2024 keynote: AI as the next generation of automation
“My advice is that you should look at AI the same way you receive a new intern.” “Take a Teams call like the one we are having right now. Soon, AI at my side will be able to predict how your software will perform, optimizing the user experience for both of us.” Bob Friday is […]
A vision for two Arctic subsea cables
Nordic NRENs and NORDUnet: By 2030 or soon thereafter, a resilient submarine cable system across the Arctic region towards East Asia must be in place. A route through the Arctic region is the route for connecting Europe to Asia, and since the cable laying technology is ready the timing is right for taking advantage of […]
Strong momentum for Polar connectivity
NORDUnet CEO Valter Nordh has been invited to present the two Arctic sub-sea Europe-Asia cable projects under preparation to key audiences in Europe and USA. Under the headline Polar Connect, NORDUnet and the Nordic NRENs aim to exploit recent progress in cable laying technology which has opened the field for connections through the Arctic Ocean. […]
NORDUnet receives “Facilitator for Emerging NRENs 2021” award at APAN55
On 15 March 2023, in Kathmandu, Nepal, the session “NRENs’ activities during the pandemic and attained resilience” at the APAN55 meeting saw Mohammad Tawrit, CEO of Bangladesh Research and Education Network (BdREN), on behalf of the Steering Committee of the Asi@Connect Project, present Valter Nordh, CEO of NORDUnet, with the Facilitator for Emerging NRENs 2021 […]
Expansion of Asian-European collaboration (AER)
14 March 2023, Katmandu, Nepal. The Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) joins NORDUnet and nine other partners in the Asia-Pacific-Europe Ring.The inclusion of KISTI in the network collaboration was confirmed today in a signing ceremony during the opening plenary of the APAN 55 conference. The Asia-Pacific-Europe Ring (AER) is a collaboration between […]
NORDUnet cyber security team renews certification
The Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) at NORDUnet has completed the relevant procedures for re-certification under the auspices of the European cyber security organization TF-CSIRT. “We are pleased to be able to maintain a top standing when it comes to cyber security. First of all, our collaborators can know that we follow best practice […]
