Academician Rasim Alguliyev participated in the GEANT General Assembly meeting

Academician Rasim Alguliyev, Vice-President of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) and Director General of the Institute of Information Technology of the Ministry of Science and Education, participated in the 37th General Assembly of the GÉANT Association held in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.

At the General Assembly meeting, updates on the activities of the GÉANT Association were presented, and discussions were held on the strategic importance of the GN5-2 project for the development of Europe’s research and education network. During the discussions, GÉANT’s strategic development priorities for 2026–2030 were defined, and the prospects for cooperation among national research and education networks were reviewed. Within the framework of the event, an exchange of views was held on enhancing cooperation with other GÉANT member countries. Academician Rasim Alguliyev took part in discussions with officials from the relevant institutions of those countries on organizing scientific activities and exploring cooperation prospects. At the event, the scientist spoke about the institute’s activities within the GÉANT Association, the contributions of the AzScienceNet network to regional cooperation, and Azerbaijan’s upcoming tasks and priorities in integrating into Europe’s research and education networks.

The Vice-President of the ANAS also attended a seminar on network technologies. At the event, representatives of GÉANT, including national research and education networks, exchanged views on strengthening network infrastructure, ongoing projects, upcoming tasks, challenges, and new opportunities.

The seminar also covered topics such as the European Commission’s increased focus on regional cyber sovereignty, the expanding role of GÉANT in Europe’s research ecosystem, GÉANT’s roadmap, ensuring that the infrastructure of national research and education networks meets the requirements of Europe’s digital sovereignty concept, and the support of open science, with proposals put forward for further development.

As part of the event, meetings were also held with representatives of national research and education networks from a number of countries. Discussions with representatives of Turkey’s ULAKBİM and Italy’s GARR networks focused on the development of network infrastructure, national cybersecurity and cyber sovereignty, opportunities for joint participation in regional projects, and prospects for cooperation in other areas of mutual interest.

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