http://www.egi.eu/blog/tags/sustainability/ Behind the scenes of EGI en Blog Owner Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:57:00 GMT Pebble (http://pebble.sourceforge.net) http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.egi.eu/blog/2012/05/29/applying_for_structural_funds.html <p><span style="text-align: justify; ">Do you know that there are still unused Structural Funds for 2013 that could be accessed by your organisation? Do you want to know more about whom to contact and what is needed for your application? Are you exploring longer-term funding opportunities?</span><span style="text-align: justify; ">&nbsp; </span><span style="text-align: justify; ">Keep reading to find answers to these questions.&nbsp;</span> <!--EndFragment--></p><p><a href="http://www.egi.eu/blog/2012/05/29/applying_for_structural_funds.html">Read more...</a></p> Policy EGI http://www.egi.eu/blog/2012/05/29/applying_for_structural_funds.html#comments http://www.egi.eu/blog/2012/05/29/applying_for_structural_funds.html Tue, 29 May 2012 12:11:00 GMT http://www.egi.eu/blog/2012/04/04/egi_sustainability_clearer_skies.html Over the last year, there have been numerous discussions, meetings, articles and reports trying to address the complex issue of EGI sustainability. The latest installment of this multi-facet activity, took place in a full-day workshop &ldquo;Sustaining ... Policy http://www.egi.eu/blog/2012/04/04/egi_sustainability_clearer_skies.html#comments http://www.egi.eu/blog/2012/04/04/egi_sustainability_clearer_skies.html Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:22:00 GMT http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/12/21/towards_operations_sustainability.html <p>The OMB&nbsp;December meeting was held yesterday [<a href="https://www.egi.eu/indico/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=617 " target="_blank">agenda</a>] to discuss plans for future sustainability of the operations services of the Resource infrastructure Providers (NGI&nbsp;International Services) and the EGI.eu central operational services (Global Services).</p><p><a href="http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/12/21/towards_operations_sustainability.html">Read more...</a></p> Technology and Operations http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/12/21/towards_operations_sustainability.html#comments http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/12/21/towards_operations_sustainability.html Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:35:30 GMT http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/09/27/exploring_business_models_to_sustain_egi.html <p>Key components of a business model and how it could directly apply to EGI's long-term sustainability strategy.</p><p><a href="http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/09/27/exploring_business_models_to_sustain_egi.html">Read more...</a></p> Policy http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/09/27/exploring_business_models_to_sustain_egi.html#comments http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/09/27/exploring_business_models_to_sustain_egi.html Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:00:13 GMT http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/08/30/understanding_costs_of_e_infrastructures.html <p>E-Infrastructures for scientific computing are recognised to have a strategic role in supporting innovation in Europe and improve competitiveness. Their importance for the next decade is also <a href="http://go.egi.eu/digital-agenda-action-53">reinforced by the European strategic policies through the Digital Agenda for Europe</a>. For this reason, EGI.eu joined a consortium of four organisations and submitted a project proposal called <a href="http://efiscal.eu">e-FISCAL</a> to investigate the matter. The scope of the project is to analyse costs of the e-Infrastructure, compare them with equivalent commercial leased or on-demand offerings and provide an evaluation report.</p><p><a href="http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/08/30/understanding_costs_of_e_infrastructures.html">Read more...</a></p> Policy http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/08/30/understanding_costs_of_e_infrastructures.html#comments http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/08/30/understanding_costs_of_e_infrastructures.html Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:44:00 GMT http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/04/12/no_such_thing_as_a_free_lunch_sustainability_costs.html <p>The bottom line is that coordinating and maintaining a quality infrastructure costs time and money.</p><p><a href="http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/04/12/no_such_thing_as_a_free_lunch_sustainability_costs.html">Read more...</a></p> Policy http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/04/12/no_such_thing_as_a_free_lunch_sustainability_costs.html#comments http://www.egi.eu/blog/2011/04/12/no_such_thing_as_a_free_lunch_sustainability_costs.html Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:59:07 GMT