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Licensing for resources - institution in one country have a license, but does that mean that it can be used by

Interoperability issues - IpV6 and other technological mismatches

International relations - national NRENs are sovereign and regional networks provide connectivity - what engagement is there locally that could support the local environment; being a responsible local partner

People working in NRENs do not know the establishments in other countries - need to get the right information from NRENs; the sending NRENs should provide the critical accurate information (something that SIG-TNE could facilitate)

Small establishments - administrative overhead would be huge, collaboration can save time and money

Political barriers in different countries - i.e. government restrictions in China

Identity management - authorisation issues; to be authorised the user in some cases need to be physically in the country

Language/culture differences

Knowing who is out there - which institutions we need to serve? Who has the demand for a remote campus?

Institutes from abroad might not be allowed to settle in a country (i.e. Hungary)

Connection policies differ - some countries do not allow connecting institutions that are not finances by the government

Networks built for science purposes and not educational institutions (African example)

Language, culture, working, etc.

Libraries: software or books licenses

Connectivity local issues

Institutions might not use the right peering policy and use commercial connections

Communications - time zone differences, language barriers - additional time is needed to get anything sorted

Sending hardware equipment across the board

Defining relationship - whether there is any hierarchy in the relationship