e-Infrastructure Reflection Group (e-IRG)
International policy body
Informal
e-IRG supports the creation of a political, technological and administrative framework for an easy and cost-effective shared use of distributed electronic resources across Europe. Particular attention is directed towards grid computing, storage, and networking.
The specific goals of the collaborations are:
contribute to strategic policies for resource sharing
contribute to the registry/repository for European resources
better engagement with new national and EU funding programs
better links and synergies between Europe and other regions (e.g. USA, Japan) working in similar activities