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Broadband services for schools through the Greek School Network Christos Bouras Professor, University of Patras Computer Technology Institute B ro a d b a n d E d u c a tio n S e rv ic e s , 1 1 -1 2 J u n e 2 009, C re te , G re e c e

The Greek School Network • Objectives Operate, maintain and extend national school network infrastructure – Connecting schools with the Greek School Network – Hosting, development and support for telematic services – User support and education in the use of the network and services – • Educational goals Support learning through the use of digital services – Provide access to certified digital content – Facilitate cooperation among distributed teams – Facilitate the communication among the members of the educational community in – national and international level Facilitate administrative and organizational actions for education – • An environment that encourages educational innovation, promotes utilization of investments and creates the environment for the creation of digital educational content B ro a d b a n d E d u c a tio n S e rv ic e s , 1 1 -1 2 J u n e 2 009, C re te , G re e c e

Funding - implementation • Under the MoE design for issuing and utilizing ICTs in education: Distributed infrastructures development (school laboratories, networking, telematic – services) Creation of digital content and software – Education for teachers in ICT – Modernization for educational management and administration – • Funding 2007-today: national funds – 2000-2006 : EU - Operational program for Information Society – • Implemented with the cooperation of human network: Ministry of Education – 2 Research Institutions – 9 Univercities & Technical Univercities (NTUA, Athens, Aristotle, Aegean, Macedonia, – Democritus, Thessaly, Ioannina, Crete) 2 Technological Educational Institutions (Athens, Salonica) – • International best practice B ro a d b a n d E d u c a tio n S e rv ic e s , 1 1 -1 2 J u n e 2 009, C re te , G re e c e

The human network • Roles: Design and implementation for network infrastructures in educational units – and administrative bureaus Design, development, provisioning and support for telematic services – Procurement for network and service infrastructures – Management and operation for network and services – Technical support for schools and users – • Utilization of excellence centers in research and educational institutions: Produce and digest know-how in national level – Produce and promote experienced, specialized personnel – Bridging the IT competences gap – Save operational costs – B ro a d b a n d E d u c a tio n S e rv ic e s , 1 1 -1 2 J u n e 2 009, C re te , G re e c e

Some numbers and stats … • Single largest operational national network in extent and size • Connects 14.390 schools, 7.500 school LANs, 2.937 education administration bureaus, 594 libraries (494 in schools, 71 national, 29 municipal), 60 general national record bureaus • Provides personalized access to 73.413 teachers, 21.835 students • Numbers 119.819 active e-mail accounts • Provides network services complementary with GRNET • Closed educational intranet – security for students is on of the prime objectives • Provides a value added services designed for education • User training and support in offered services • Promotion and application of the open source development model – significant participation in OSS community • Provides digital social space and the means for the creation of Greek Educational Internet - based Communities • Internet penetration: 100%, Broadband penetration: 70% B ro a d b a n d E d u c a tio n S e rv ic e s , 1 1 -1 2 J u n e 2 009, C re te , G re e c e

User categories Certified users: • Schools • Students • Teachers • Administration staff • Administrative offices B ro a d b a n d E d u c a tio n S e rv ic e s , 1 1 -1 2 J u n e 2 009, C re te , G re e c e

Current network architecture • Backbone network: GRNET –the Greek Network for Research and Education: cooperation – – complementary – operational cost minimization • Distribution network: 51 owned nodes installed in – National Telecommunication Organization centers Gigabit connections via GRNET-2 – in 16 points (Athens, Salonica, Patras, Heraklion, Larisa, Ioaninna, Siros, Xanthi, Chania, Rethimnon, Serres, Korinth, Komotene, Chios, Mytilene, Kozani) B ro a d b a n d E d u c a tio n S e rv ic e s , 1 1 -1 2 J u n e 2 009, C re te , G re e c e

Network architecture B ro a d b a n d E d u c a tio n S e rv ic e s , 1 1 -1 2 J u n e 2 009, C re te , G re e c e

Future network architecture B ro a d b a n d E d u c a tio n S e rv ic e s , 1 1 -1 2 J u n e 2 009, C re te , G re e c e

Telematic services to users (1/2) • Basic services Network access – Automated teacher and studen registration – Regulated internet access – Schools portal and students portal – User support – • Communication services Electronic mail and e-mail anti virus and anti spam protection – Electronic communication lists – Discussion forums – Teleconferencing – • Content pomotion services Web pages for schools and teachers – Wizards for automated web page creation – Blogs – School electronic magazines – B ro a d b a n d E d u c a tio n S e rv ic e s , 1 1 -1 2 J u n e 2 009, C re te , G re e c e

Telematic services to users (2/2) • Advanced services Video on demand – Live casting – Synchronous and asynchronous tele-education – • Complementary services Electronic cards – Electronic magazine e-emphasis – Web folders – Digial certificates and PKI – Property registry – GIS – B ro a d b a n d E d u c a tio n S e rv ic e s , 1 1 -1 2 J u n e 2 009, C re te , G re e c e

Administration Services • Central infrastructure services NMS network management system – Monitoring tools – Domain name service – LDAP directory service – Users management service – Single Sign On (SSO) service – Identity management and Federation services – B ro a d b a n d E d u c a tio n S e rv ic e s , 1 1 -1 2 J u n e 2 009, C re te , G re e c e

New educational toolbox Will provide students and teachers with: • Authentication and secure internet access services • Asynchronous tele-education services • Creation and common document services • Synchronous and asynchronous tele-education • Content creation, communication and promotion • Collaborative learning and social networking • Integrated communication • Student portal B ro a d b a n d E d u c a tio n S e rv ic e s , 1 1 -1 2 J u n e 2 009, C re te , G re e c e

Innovative actions and services • PKI service • Single Sign On (SSO), federation and identity management (IM) • Quality of Service (QoS) • Synchronous tele-education • IPv6 activation • Remote network and system management for school labs: inventory - asset management – software distribution – Remote desktop control – System and network monitoring – B ro a d b a n d E d u c a tio n S e rv ic e s , 1 1 -1 2 J u n e 2 009, C re te , G re e c e

Open source in the GSN • Benefits: Reduced costs in acquiring and maintaining software, fro example Clam-AV – reduces operational costs by 80.000 euros/year High national added value – Contribution leads to know-how – Internationalization, translations and adaptations (horde, moodle, free – radius) Development and contribution (dialup-admin) – Reduced times for setting-up services, applications or environments – Customization of software to needs – Quality, acceptance, reliability, performance and security – Security is checked by the community – • Defects: Lack/inaccurate/out-dated documentation – Limited support – B ro a d b a n d E d u c a tio n S e rv ic e s , 1 1 -1 2 J u n e 2 009, C re te , G re e c e

Conclusions • Greek School Network: the national intranet of first and second level education • Successful implementation due to the collaboration of MoE&R, Research Institutions, Univercities, Technical Educational Institutions, GRNET and school communities • Exploits know-how from academia • Utilizes critical national resources (GRNET) • Offers a wide range of added value services • Promotes educational innovation and IT usage in education • Minimizes operational costs and pursues valuable solution • Fosters the exploitation of educational infrastructures for broad purposes with national impact • Collaborates with local communities and organizations B ro a d b a n d E d u c a tio n S e rv ic e s , 1 1 -1 2 J u n e 2 009, C re te , G re e c e

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