Grid is the way forward

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PISA, Italy–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Open Grid Forum (OGF) today announced the creation of OGF-Europe, funded by the European Commission for Mobilizing and Integrating Communities on Grid Standards & Best Practices Globally. OGF-Europe will capitalize on European Commission investments in Grid technologies by driving grid adoption and innovation across Europe in research, government, and industry.

The OGF-Europe project is aligned with OGF’s global mission of pervasive grid adoption through interoperable software standards. Key deliverables include outreach seminars and workshops, adoption challenges and recommendations reports; community surveys, best practice reports and tutorials. OGF-Europe will also coordinate an “Industry Experts” council to better understand how European enterprises are dealing with issues surrounding interoperations and standardisation and to engage them in the core work of OGF.

“We thank the EU commission for their strong show of support for OGF’s mission of accelerating Grid adoption through open standards and in recognizing the power of Grid in 21st century economies,” said Craig Lee, OGF President. “We are dedicated to meeting the needs of the European market and synchronizing with global priorities across all our key stakeholder communities.”

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