Collaborative softwareCollaborative software or groupware is application software designed to help people working on a common task to attain their goals. One of the earliest definitions of groupware is "intentional group processes plus software to support them."E-Infrastructure Reflection GroupThe E-Infrastructure Reflection Group (e-IRG) is a European inter-governmental advisory group dealing with policies on electronic infrastructures (e-Infrastructures) for research, i.e. research networks, computing, software and data infrastructures that mainly serve students, researchers and scientists.
Data centerFacility used to house computer serversData center of CNPC in Changping DistrictA data center is a physical room, building, or facility for storing, managing, and disseminating data and information, including computer systems and associated components, housing IT infrastructure, and training artificial intelligence.Shared resourceIn computing, a shared resource, or network share, is a computer resource made available from one host to other hosts on a computer network. It is a device or piece of information on a computer that can be remotely accessed from another computer transparently as if it were a resource in the local machine. Network sharing is made possible by inter-process communication over the network.
European CommissionExecutive branch of the European UnionOverviewEstablished16 January 1958; 68 years ago (1958-01-16)Country27 member states Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain SwedenPolityEuropean UnionLeaderPresident of the Commission (Ursula von der Leyen since 1 December 2019)Appointed byNominated by the European Council and elected by the European ParliamentMain organCollege of CommissionersMinistries33Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentBudgetClimate ActionCommunicationCommunications Networks, Content and TechnologyCompetitionEconomic and Financial AffairsEducation and CultureEmployment, Social Affairs and InclusionEnergyEnvironmentEuropean Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid OperationsEurostatFinancial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets UnionHealth and Food SafetyHuman Resources and SecurityInformaticsInternal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEsInternational Cooperation and DevelopmentInterpretationJoint Research CentreJustice and ConsumersMaritime Affairs and FisheriesMigration and Home AffairsMobility and TransportNeighbourhood and Enlargement NegotiationsRegional and Urban PolicyResearch and InnovationTaxation and Customs UnionTradeTranslationResponsible toEuropean ParliamentHeadquartersBrussels, BelgiumLuxembourg City, LuxembourgWebsitecommission.europa.euThe Berlaymont building in Brussels, seat of the European CommissionThe European Commission (EC) is the executivecabinet of the European Union.
JiscJisc is a United Kingdom not-for-profit organisation that provides network and IT services and digital resources in support of further and higher education and research, as well as the public sector. Its head office is based in Bristol with offices in London, Manchester, and Oxford. Its current CEO is Heidi Fraser-Krauss, who joined in September 2021 from the University of Sheffield.
Data sharingData sharing denotes the dissemination of research datasets to enable access and use by other investigators. Policies governing this practice are increasingly instituted by funding agencies, academic institutions, and scholarly journals, reflecting the consensus that transparency and openness constitute foundational principles of the scientific method.
National Science FoundationIndependent United States government agencyThe United States National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health.
Help deskA help desk is a department or person that provides assistance and information, usually for electronic or computer problems. Large help desks have a person or team responsible for managing the incoming requests, called "issues"; they are commonly called queue managers or queue supervisors. The queue manager is responsible for the issue queues, which can be set up in various ways depending on the help desk size or structure.
InfrastructureInfrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and private physical structures such as roads, railways, bridges, airports, public transit systems, tunnels, water supply, sewers, electrical grids, and telecommunications (including Internet connectivity and broadband access).CyberinfrastructureUnited States federal government agencies use the term cyberinfrastructure to describe research environments that support advanced data acquisition, data storage, data management, data integration, data mining, data visualization and other computing and information processing services distributed over the Internet beyond the scope of a single institution.Certificate authorityIn cryptography, a certificate authority or certification authority (CA) is an entity that stores, signs, and issues digital certificates. A digital certificate certifies the ownership of a public key by the named subject of the certificate. This allows others (relying parties) to rely upon signatures or on assertions made about the private key that corresponds to the certified public key.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.