Objective

Review 2023 roadmap topics and how they have been implemented.
Identify areas where roadmap items need further progress, outside of the GN5-2 plan.

Maximise discussion time, to cover the topics within the GN5-2 plan but also those not included, such as education and AI (presentations 30 min vs discussions 90 min)

Context

2023 topics taken up in GN5-2:

Maintaining the GÉANT Cloud Framework OCRE
Developing service concepts and business models for:
- Transferring research data.
- Federating sovereign research data storage.
- Creating a cloud-based Trusted Research Environment platform.
Expanding the cloud strategy to cover more areas.
Ensuring the stability maintenance of eduMEET and advancing its federation.

2023 topics not yet addressed:

AI (role of NRENs in AI, AI in education, topics)
Education support (Interoperability in HE, handling data, mobility & identity).
Research data.

Questions

Are there other areas that need to be addressed?
Which topics are collaborative and cross-cutting?
Where can we add value?
How can our experience with cloud sovereignty inform current discussions, like AI?

Other Discussion Points

Any changes in NRENs and their priorities about the Above-the-net activities since 2023 CTO workshop?
Prioritised activities (interest, capabilities)

Maybe we should assign participants some homework to think about or ask them to come prepared to share their opinions?

Preliminary Agenda

Time	Duration	Topic	Presenter, facilitator
10:00	5 min	Welcome & intro	Maria, Jakob
10:10	5-10 min	Current roadmap	Jan, Dave
10:20	5-10 min	Summary of 2023 CTO workshop discussion	Jakob
10:30	5 min	Discussion intro	Jan
10:35	10-20 min	Landscape / bigger picture (outside GÉANT & project, changes, etc)	Dave, Jan, Klaas? (incl changes in NRENs?)
10:55	20 min	Discussion II (breakout)	Facilitators
11:15	20 min	Discussion III (breakout)	Facilitators
11:35	20 min	Breakout outcome, discussion	Facilitators
11:55	5 min	Wrap-up	Jakob