The Policy-makers Workshop for e-Infrastructures in South-East Europe, organized by the European Commission SEE-GRID-2 project (South-East European GRID e-Infrastructure Development), will take place in Greece, on February 21st . More specifically, the Workshop, which will be hosted by the Greek Research and Technology Network (GRNET), will be held in Divani Caravel Hotel, in the center of Athens.

The workshop aims to bring together key policy-makers of South-East European governments supervising the development of electronic infrastructure in their countries, as well as leaders in e-Infrastructure implementation activities in these countries. The objective of the workshop is to involve these key players in a dialogue and exchange of experience regarding the current status of e-Infrastructure and help pave the way for a future common vision and strategy.

The workshop will include keynote address by high-level European Commission representatives leading the EC electronic infrastructure activities, followed by presentations of country-level activities in e-Infrastructures, and will conclude with an open discussion regarding regional vision and common strategy.