WORKSHOP

Data Network for Academic and Research Institutions in Ukraine (UARDN)
and Connection to Western European Networks

Kyiv, 23 to 27 April 1997

NTUU-KPI, Library Conference hall
Kyiv, Ukraine

Accommodation: Hotel "Ukraina", Schevchenko Boulevard 5, Tel. 229-28-07

List of participants (ukr.) (eng.)

Chairman: Prof. Dr. Dieter Haupt, RWTH Aachen
Co-Chairman: Prof. Dr. Yuri I. Jakimenko, NTUU KPI, Kyiv
Local arrangement: Dr. Mikhail Dombrougov, Kyiv

Wednesday,
23 April

Arrival

17.00

Introduction and informal get together (Conference Hall - building of the Library of NTUU-KPI)

17.30

Supper

Thursday,
24 April

Plenary meeting with participation of Vice-Minister of Education of Ukraine Prof. V.P.Babak and the Head of and National Agency for information of President of Ukraine Prof. O.Ya.Matov.

  9.00 -   9.30

Opening of the workshop by the Chairman Prof. Dieter Haupt and the Co-Chairman Prof. Yurij Yakimenko. Short speech of Prof. Babak, Vice-Minister of Education of Ukraine.

  9.30 - 10.30

Prof. Andrey M. Gurzhiy. Presentation of the concept "Programme of creation of a national data network for the academic and research institutions in Ukraine and its connection to the INTERNET", signed on 24 June 1996 by the Ministry of Education and the State Committee for Science, Technology and Industrial Policy. Report by Ministry of Education of Ukraine and Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

10.30 - 10.45

Coffee break

10.45 - 11.30

Prof. Victor Katok, Director of Cable Lines Centre of PTT-Ministry of Ukraine. Existing and forthcoming Ukrainian PTT data cables, which could be used by UARDN. Report from PTT Ministry- by

11.30 - 13.00

The situation of campus networks at main Universities and other research institutions in Ukraine. Presentations from Universities and research institutions by their representatives:

  • TU Donetsk. Dr. Alexander Ya. Onoprienko.
  • TU Lviv "Lvivska Politechnika".  Dr. Markijan I. Pavlykevych, vice-rector.
  • TU Odessa. Dr. Vladimir V. Moroz.
  • TU Kharkiv  Prof. V.O.Kravets, vice-rector.
  • UARNet project. Dr. Oles Saban (Lviv-Kyiv).
  • NTUU-KPI. Dr. Mikhail Leshchenko, Director of Comp. Telecom. Centre

13.00 - 14.30

Lunch

14.30 - 15.45

Mr. Ullmann and Mr. Rauschenbach, (DFN - Deutsches Forschungsnetz). The German political, organisational and technical way of establishing the National Research Network (WiN)

15.45 - 16.00

Coffee break

16.00 - 18.00

Round table of Ukrainian participants. Discussion of the possible models of UARDN.

16.00 - 18.00

Visits to the computer labs, CIM Centre of NTUU-KPI and „ORT-KPI" international Centre. (For western participants).

Friday,
25 April

Plenary meeting with participation of the Minister of Education of Ukraine Prof. Mikhail Zgurovskij and the President of Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Prof. Boris Paton.

  9.00 -   9.15

Prof. Vladimir Gritsenko, Inst. of Cybernetics, Kyiv. Steps of realisation of the concept "Programme of creation of a national data network for the academic and research institutions in Ukraine and its connection to the INTERNET".

  9.15 -   9.30

Dr. Vladimir Timofeev, NTUU-KPI. UARDN - Draft of the general model.

  9.30 -   9.45

Prof. V. Kravets, TU Kharkiv. UARDN - Draft of the model for regional centres.

  9.45 - 10.00

Dr. Saban, UARNet-Lviv. UARDN - Idea of association as a form of UARDN-organisation.

10.00 - 11.30

Discussion of the organisational and financial aspects of the model of UARDN

11.30 - 12.00

Break

12.00 - 13.00
  • General statements and conclusions in short speeches by the Minister of education Prof. Mikhail Zgurovskij and the President of Ukrainian Academy of Sciences Prof. Boris Paton about the importance of national data networks for the University and research community of Ukraine.
  • Signing of the final Documents: Model of the project introduction "Establishment of the National Communication network of the educational and scientific institutions with access to Internet (UARDN)".
  • Decision of the Workshop.
  • Official Closing of the Workshop by the Chairman Prof. Dieter Haupt and the Co-Chairman Prof. Yurij Yakimenko

13.00 - 14.00

Lunch

14.00 - 15.00

Visits to the computer departments of NTUU-KPI: CIM-Centre, Library, etc.

Saturday,
26 April

Internal discussion of Western European experts

09.30 - 12.00
  • Discussion - "Pilot projects aimed on achievement of UARDN to be supported by NATO and other organisations".
  • Discussion - "Sources for financing of creation of UARDN, Possible Contributors"

Sunday,
27 April

Departure

DECISION

  1. Organisational structure of UARDN should be created in the form of independent Association of Universities and Research institutes, based on the democratic principals of membership and a state support of different Ministries and State Agencies of Ukraine.
  2. Call for attention of our western partners to support our activity with a Pilot Projects.
  3. In order to start our work in the field of creation of UARDN - to create a working group in order to prepare a plan of actions for the nearest future (June 1997).

Chairman: Prof. Dr. Dieter Haupt, RWTH Aachen
Co-chairman: Prof. Dr. Yuri I. Jakimenko, NTUU KPI, Kyiv

Kyiv, 25 April 1997

Dr. Leshenko and prof. Haupt. Workshop resumee. Report to NATO HQ (.pdf, 180 k)