ULAKBİM
European Cooperation and Networking Projects
GEN6
GEN6 - IPv6 Based Public Services Pilot Project
GEN6 (Governments ENabled with IPv6) project is a multi-stakeholder ICT PSP initiative aiming to harmonize public IT infrastructures and e-government services with the IPv6 protocol in European Union member states. TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM led the "National IPv6 Pilot Studies" work package in Turkey and pioneered the IPv6 transition in e-government services. The applications and guidance documents developed under the project were presented as examples for transition processes in other countries. The pilot implementation in Turkey was shared with international stakeholders at the "IPv6 Roadshow" event organized in Eskişehir in 2015.
GN3plus
GN3plus - European Research and Training Network Expansion Project
GN3plus (GÉANT3+) is a project under the European Union's 7th Framework Program that aims to connect Europe's research and education communities through high-speed networks. The 24-month project, which started in April 2013, was carried out in collaboration with National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in Europe. The project, which also involved TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM from Turkey, aimed to increase the capacity and service quality of the GÉANT network, which serves more than 50 million users worldwide. Within the scope of the project, innovative services such as identity federation, cloud services and mobility solutions were developed, and services such as eduroam and eduGAIN were disseminated. GN3plus strengthened Europe's digital research infrastructure and contributed to global scientific collaborations.
GN5-1
GN5-1 - European Research and Education Network Development Project (2023-2024)
GN5-1 is an initiative supported by the European Union's Horizon Europe program and represents the fifth phase of the GÉANT project. This 24-month project, which started in January 2023 and ends in December 2024, aims to deliver faster, resilient and secure connectivity infrastructure and collaboration services to Europe's research and education communities. The project provided Terabit-level connectivity in multiples of 100 Gbps, enabling scientists and students to collaborate effectively and securely with virtual research teams. It has also made significant contributions in areas such as developing identity and trust infrastructures, expanding open science services, and strengthening network security.
GN5-2
GN5-2 - European Research and Training Network Expansion Project (2025-2027)
GN5-2 is a European Union Horizon Europe project that builds on the success of the GN5-1 project and was launched in January 2025. This 30-month project aims to deliver faster, resilient and secure connectivity infrastructure to Europe's research and education communities. GN5-2 aims to expand access to new areas of research beyond traditional users, focusing on new technologies such as quantum communication, time and frequency allocation. It also contributes to strategic priorities such as supporting open science services, developing digital identity federations and strengthening Europe's digital backbone.
EGI - INSPIRE
EGI-InSPIRE - European Distributed Computing Infrastructure Project
EGI-InSPIRE (European Grid Initiative: Integrated Sustainable Pan-European Infrastructure for Researchers in Europe) is a European Union 7th Framework Program (FP7) project that aims to create a sustainable and integrated distributed computing infrastructure across Europe. Started on May 1, 2010 and completed on December 31, 2014, the project was implemented with a budget of €25 million.
The project brought together National Grid Initiatives (NGIs) and other organizations across Europe, providing research communities with access to high-performance and distributed computing resources. EGI-InSPIRE has made significant contributions in areas such as software quality verification processes, software distribution and user-centered services.
The project, to which TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM also contributed from Turkey, strengthened Europe's e-science infrastructure and supported researchers in data-intensive applications.
