National Projects
INFN Grid has a central role in Grid development and deployment activities in Italy, from sharing its infrastructure and know-how, to establishing platforms for further development of Grid applications specifically targeted to industrial and commercial user communities, and to creating dissemination tools where anyone can access the Grid and experience its functionalities firsthand. Currently, the main efforts are in the following projects and Consortia (ordered by expiration date—infinity if not set, descending):
| Name | Description | Duration/Start Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| IGI | The Italian Grid Infrastructure | 2007–present | Consortium. IGI is a Joint Research Unit of the Italian Ministry for the University and Research (MUR) |
| C-OMEGA | Open Middleware Enabling Grid Applications | 2005–2007 | Consortium. The Grid for industry, commerce and public administration |
| LIBI | Laboratorio Internazionale di Bioinformatica | 2006 | Consortium. |
| LITBIO | Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Technologies in Bioinformatics | 2005–2010 | INFN Grid provides its production grid infrastructure to the project partners. |
Past projects include:
- FIRB's Grid IT (2002–2004).
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