The “Exchange Programme to advanced e-Infrastructure Know-How” (EPIKH) is an FP7 EU-funded project (DG Research) under the People Programme-Marie Curie International Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES), a new implementation modality aiming at strengthening research partnerships through staff exchanges and networking activities between European research organisations and organisations from countries with which the Community has an S&T agreement or are in the process of negotiating one, and countries covered by the European Neighbourhood policy.

The strategic objectives of the EPIKH project are to: 1/. reinforce the impact of e-Infrastructures in scientific research defining and delivering stimulating programme of thematic educational events, including Grid Schools and High Performance Computing courses; 2/. broaden the engagement in e-Science activities and collaborations both geographically and across disciplines.

These ambitious goals translate into the following specific actions: 1/. spreading the knowledge about the “Grid Paradigm” to all potential users: both system administrators and application developers through an extensive training programme; 2/. easing the access of the trained people to the e-Infrastructures existing in the areas of action of the project; 3/. fostering the establishment of scientific collaborations among the countries and continents involved in the project. Website/Contact

Total EC Funding: 1 188 000 EUR

African Partner(s): The Electronics Research institute (ERI), Egypt / Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa / Centre de Recherche sur l’Information Scientifique et Tecnique (CERIST), Algeria / Unité de Recherche en Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication de l’Université de Tunis (UTIC), Tunisia / Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CNRST), Morocco / University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa