IGI is the Italian NGI (National Grid Initiative) and is part of the European Grid Infrastructure named EGI. NGIs are "legal organizations, supported by governments, and providing a unique representation at the European and international levels for all the communities related to national grid infrastructures: from resources providers to scientific users" [EGI_DS Blueprint].
The Italian Grid Infrastructure (IGI) is the national coordinating body for all aspects of the Italian e-Infrastructure present in EGEE III and beyond. Its formal predecessor is the Grid.it project, which came to a close in 2006. IGI focuses on setting up and operating a common e-Infrastructure for the Italian Sciences, and includes the main public Resource Providers and Computing Centers, in addition to various Regional Initiatives and other related projects. IGI will provide a consistent and coordinated Italian strategy as a step towards the European Grid Initiative (EGI) and as an interface to the EU Grid infrastructure projects e-IRG (e-Infrastructure Reflection Group) and ESFRI (European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures), and to other international activities as the need arises. |
