Open grant narrative: A Collaborative Interactive Computing Service Model for Global Communities | 2i2c | Aug 28, 2022

"...Problem statement Cloud infrastructure is a powerful way to broaden access to workflows and infrastructure across the globe. However, it is also inaccessible to many for a variety of reasons: There is a large, diverse, and messy ecosystem of open source tools to facilitate cloud infrastructure. Most communities don’t already have skills in utilizing cloud workflows. Running infrastructure in the cloud takes dedicated time and expertise that many communities lack. Many communities do not have organized communities of practice around cloud infrastructure. These issues are true for most scientific communities, but they are exacerbated in countries that are often marginalized in the global scientific community. Our proposed work For this reason, our goal in this grant is to provide human and technical services to facilitate learning and knowledge transfer of cloud workflows for communities in Latin America and Africa...."

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