The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney welcomes a significant step on the road to reform of EU Fisheries, with the aim of making the industry more competitive and better informing consumers.

In this latest Brussels Briefing on ICT, leading ICT and digital journalist Jennifer Baker provides an extensive update on the latest policy developments on key issues, including data protection.

Alex Hardisty and Dave Roberts outline a grand vision for the future of biodiversity research that is based on a fully integrated e-infrastructure, following a huge community consultation effort with the Biodiversity Informatics Community.

A new initiative, the Research Data Alliance (RDA), puts the scientists in the driver seat in an attempt to boost data sharing across disciplines and geographical boundaries by promoting standards and interoperability.

The SIENA initiative nominated an “e-infrastructure success story” by the European Commission for its key role in promoting open standards adoption for cloud and grid computing.

Trust-IT has led the development of AppliFish, a popular new mobile app for Apple and Android raising awareness of the urgent need for consuming fish from sustainable sources. Discover the AppliFish value-add.

The European Cloud Partnership, one of the pillars of the EC's cloud computing strategy, has formed a Steering Board, bringing together public authorities and industry.

The European Commission has recently outlined its new European Strategy for Cloud Computing. We asked Helix Nebula - the Science Cloud for their views on what it means from a standards perspective. Daniele Catteddu, Cloud Security Alliance comments ....

Trust-IT is bringing expertise in communication, research data infrastructures and its globally connected communities to a new EU strategic collaborative project with the US to address key challenges and chart a path for global interoperability.

On 27 September, the Commission will adopt a Communication "Towards an Integrated Cloud Computing Strategy for the European Union". The aim is to boost European competitiveness, growth and better citizen services.

Cloudscape V, 27-28 February 2013 at the International Auditorium in Brussels, is part of a flagship workshop series inspired by the latest developments in cloud computing.

Business News - ADqex, Aqua Dexterity, is a Italian new start-up dedicated to significantly imporiving the quality and cost of drinking water. The new company builds on a synergy with the US designers & manufacturers of Apique and is located in downtown Pisa.

An article on the Italian daily "La Stampa" published on the 5th June 2012 mentions Trust-IT Services and the study the company is carrying out with IDC.

IDC, the premier global market intelligence firm, has been awarded an EC Tender Study in partnership with Trust-IT. The principal objective of the Tender Study is to contribute to the drafting of a sound strategic European agenda for clouds for eScience and eGovernment in the European Union.

The Cloudscape flagship workshop series is a premier event in the fast evolving cloud computing landscape, attracting multiple stakeholders from Europe and globally. Cloudscape 2012, 23-24 February at the European Commission premises in Brussels, continued a highly successful 4-year run, now set to become a self-sustained event.

Trust-IT has established a partnership with IDS, a leading engineering and systems technologies company, to ensure IDS greater impact in the global market by enhancing the company's strategic approach to  communication.

This week our SIENA initiative on the implementation of standards for European e-Infrastructures strengthens its synergy with the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to lead the way for complementary global solutions at the OASIS International Cloud Symposium, Slough, UK.

GRDI2020 publishes press release, 'Rising to the Big Data Challenge' for its Workshop on 18-19 October 2011 in Brussels, which brings to the table forward-thinking policy makers and world-renown experts from diverse fields to chart a course for GRDI, an entire digital environment of the future.

In a recent interview with Rolf Dieter, director-general at CERN, the particle physics lab near Geneva, The Economist helps us understand why we need fundamental research. The research focus at facilities like CERN and across Europe may not bring immediate advances but when they do come, we can be sure they will change the world.

Thursday 29 September, ETSI - Sophia Antipolis, Silvana Muscella, Technical Coordinator of the SIENA Initiative (Standards & Interoperability for eInfrastructure Implementation Initiative) delivers insights on Europe's Distributed Computing Infrastructures and standardisation for interoperability by building on existing standards and filling current gaps to drive innovation and competition in Europe.

The User Forum hosted by the EUMEDGRID-Support project on 22-23 September in Lyon is central to building bridges between Europe and Africa, which has traditionally been under-represented in distributed computing. The event, taking place during the EGI Technical Forum, offers an important showcase for the growing enthusiam of researchers in Africa keen to adopt Grid computing.

This week Trust-IT brings to everyone's desktop the 9th e-Infrastructures Concertation Meeting taking place in Lyon on  22-23 September 2011 on behalf of the GRDI2020 (Global Research Data Infrastructures) project we coordinate www.grdi2020.eu

Ever wondered how researchers across the globe work together virtually to tackle common global challenges like climate change? This week we take a close look at the technologies and computing resources used in initiatives supported by the European Commission to support research at regional, national and global levels.

Trust-IT, a prime mover in the Cloud space, is engaging with enterprise and government at the International Cloud Symposium hosted by the OASIS standards groups 10-14 October in Slough, London, UK.

PRESS RELEASE

Just over one year ago a team of scientific experts and industry leaders came together from seven different areas with the objective of delivering an interoperable cloud platform.

June newsetter of EUMEDGRID-Support is now available! Download here.

VENUS-C (Virtual Multidisciplinary EnviroNments USing Cloud Infrastructures) extends its user base through an Open Call demonstrating the value of seed funds and smart investment. 

On 15 March 2011 Robert Madelin, Director-General, DG Information Society and Media of the European Commission opened Cloudscape III with a Call to Action in support of the EC's Cloud computing strategy with emphasis on the role of our SIENA initiative: “the potential benefits of cloud computing in business, public services and scientific research are widely recognised. Efforts like the SIENA standardisation roadmap will be very useful in making these benefits materialise”.

Registration is open for Cloudscape III, 15-16 March in Brussels, a premier event exploring multiple perspectives that will shape the landscape in the years ahead. Places are limited by venue capacity, so early registration is highly recommended. Registration covers two-days of presentations and Round Tables led by international experts, developers and users, a Welcome Cocktail sponsored by Microsoft Research with demos, networking lunches and coffee breaks, along with a special set of resources for attendees.

The European project, DL.org, is delighted to announce a half-day tutorial on Digital Libraries: Foundations & Interoperability during the Extended Semantic Web Conference, 29 May-2 June 2011 in Heraklion, Crete. Tutorial attendees will come away with both a conceptual framework and real-world examples in the Digital Library space.

VENUS-C is delighted to announce the launch of the Open Call for new pilots. The Call is open to European public and private research organisations involved in Research and Technology Development (RTD) from the 27 Member States and the 13 Associated Countries.

DL.org is deligthted to announce the Workshop on Digital Libraries & Open Access. Interoperability Strategies, 4 February 2011 at the British Academy in London, bringing insights from international experts.

Jacqueline Nesti Joseph, a Haitian painter, was born in Port au Prince in 1932. To celebrate her career Trust-IT has created a new website to digitally capture her fascinating  work.

Professor Paul Watson from Newcastle University leads a webinar on cloud computing on Wednesday 3 November from 2:00-2:30 (GMT). The webinar is hosted by Digital Systems, UK.

Global data infrastructures are all about empowering scientists and open up new frontiers for cross-disciplinary research to tackle the grand global challenges.

Organised by the Digital Communications and the Digital Systems Knowledge Transfer Networks in partnership with Newcastle University, this half-day workshop takes place in Newcastle on 25 October. 

Distributed Computing, which encompasses technologies like clouds, grids and Web 2.0, is key to driving forward innovation in enterprise, government and research. With interoperable standards in place end-user communities would have at their disposal more resources, freedom of choice and reduced vendor lock-in. Interoperability would enable e-Infrastructure providers to ensure the easier deployment and management of software distributions.

Trust-IT is supporting the world's largest educational and scientific computing society - the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) at ICT2010, running 27-29 September at Brussels Expo, where 6000 attendants are about to descend over the next three days. ACM activities include the ACM Europe Exhibition Stand in Zone Zone E: Information Booths (Stand number: E06), open to visitors over the three days. The Stand highlighs the key role of ACM and ACM Europe not only in computer Science but also computer science education as the field faces new challenges in the digital age.

Edward Fox, Professor of Computer Science, Virginia Tech, U.S. highlights Autumn School Value-Add, "While there are online resources to help people keep up with the Digital Library world, i.e., to support teaching and learning about digital libraries, it is helpful to attend focused events like the DL.org Autumn School to gain a perspective on the field and to find answers to important questions."

e2010 on 4-6 August in Hyderabad, India sets the scene for an effective two-way dialogue between players from the Research and Development space on new co-operation opportunities.

Media Release on Virtual Fire App to Run on Cloud showcasing how current challenges in forest fire management are being tackled by an innovative Virtual Fire application: “WEB GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) PLATFORM FOR FOREST FIRE MANAGEMENT”.

Launched just six months ago, Microsoft's Cloud Computing platform, Window's Azure, has attracted thousands of users for its scalable computing power and storage, as well as a number of other on-line services hosted on Microsoft data centres.

Mytilene, Lesvos - Greece hosts a half-day event on Tuesday 6 July to present a pilot demo for civil protection and emergencies with special emphais on tackling wildfires. The event is marks the final stage of a joint partnership between the University of the Aegean, the University of Athens and Microsoft Research.

At the Open Repositories conference in Madrid next month, DL.org is delivering insights into Digital Library Interoperability during a talk on Policy & Quality on 6 July with a "Birds of a Feather" for an interactive debate with the Digital Repositories community on 7 July.

On 10 June 2010, Trust-IT welcomed partners of the SIENA initiative on Standards and Interoperability for eInfrastructure Implementation (2010- 2012) for the official kick-off in Pisa, Italy.

COMMPLA is a hot new company specialising in next-generation, web-based communication platforms called “Channels” delivering high-quality, value-add services with a compelling cost-to-serve reduction for inter- and intra-business communities.

The 2nd DL.org Workshop takes place on 9-10 September 2010 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK during the 14th European Conference on Digital Libraries (ECDL2010), a premier event in the Digital Library Landscape.

Registration is now open for Cloudscape III, 15-16 March 2011 in Brussels, a premier event in the Cloud computing space offering insights into multiple perspectives that will shape the landscape in the years to come. Registration covers two days of presentations and Round Tables, led by leading  experts , developers and users, a Networking Cocktail  by sponsored Microsoft Research with demos, lunches and coffee breaks, and ample networking opportunities. Places are limited by venue capacity so early registration is highly recommended.

Over two hundred people joined staff at Trust-IT and Innotec for the opening of their new offices on the 17-18 September 2009. For the occasion, an array of exquisite paintings from the Haitian painter Jacqueline Nesti Joseph and her husband Victor Nesti were on show. The artist attended the opening to discuss her paintings to all those interested.