This is the open wiki-space of: A Study on the Prospects of the Internet for Research and Education (ASPIRE).

The ASPIRE study is funded by the European Commission as part of the GN3 project

The ASPIRE project will be undertaken in two phases. In the first phase from April until August 2011 there will be consultation regarding the identification of a small number of topics related to the use of the Internet for R&E in the next 5-10 years. A small number of topics (2-4) will be selected for further study in phase two. Phase 2 of the project will take place from October 2011 and be complete by the summer of 2012.

ASPIRE will explore:

• future Internet developments over the next 5-10 years in the context of the research and education community.
• stimulating collaboration and knowledge transfer throughout the network provision and use chain: at the pan-European; national and campus levels.
• collating and defining best practice that can be widely taken-up in Europe

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Candidate Topics for ASPIRE Study

Follow these links to topic discussion pages:

• Clouds, Cloud Computing and Storage and the R&E community
• The future of NRENs
• AAI, Middleware, Data deluge and related issues
• Seamless integration of Mobile technologies for R&E
• The adoption and use of Social Media in the R&E community

Projects and Groups to Watch

There are a number of other projects, groups and individuals that are operating in this foresight space. It is imporant that ASPIRE keeps abreast of developments and recommendations being made elsewhere.

• The INFINITY Project Future Internet PPP
• GÉANT Expert Group "What role for European Research and Education networking in 2020"
• paradiso Internet for the future

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