Conveners
Less Me, More We: 6C
- Laetitia Lagneau (Belnet)
Description
In a time when research and education networks face growing complexity - technological, environmental, financial, and social - no single institution can move forward alone. The future of digital infrastructure is not meant to operate like isolated islands, but as interconnected ecosystems. This session, โLess me, more we,โ highlights how collaboration is not just a nice to have - it is a must be.
This presentation introduces a field-tested, sustainability-oriented implementation model for deploying digital infrastructure in extreme ecosystems, based on real interventions in the Pรกramo de Sumapaz and the Ciรฉnaga Grande del Magdalena. It details how agile methodologies, academic collaboration, renewable energy systems, and low-impact connectivity solutions, such as high-altitude...
This session describes how the Nordic NRENs and NORDUnet work together to provide resilient, scalable, and costโefficient media services for research and education. The presentation highlights key insights, strategic choices, and practical examples of coโoperation.
Artificial intelligence has become integral to modern research infrastructure, yet access remains profoundly unequal. While large, well-resourced institutions rapidly deploy AI capabilities, smaller universities and historically underserved institutions face systematic barriers that widen the research capacity gap. This challenge transcends borders -research and education networks worldwide...
