TERENA NREN Compendium 2006
Organisational Information

Updated: 20 June 2006 at 03:21
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6.19 Form of organisation
( )Separate legal entity of its own
(x)Not a legal entity of its own
( )Not a separate legal entity and also not part of a larger organisation
Name of the parent organisation (in English) The Swedish Research Council
6.20 Formal relationship between the organisation and the government:
(x)We are a government agency or part of a ministry
( )The Government appoints at least half of the members of our Governing body
( )There is an indirect relationship (for example if at least half the members
of your Governing body are appointed by research and education institutions
that in itself are (largely) government-funded)
( )No formal relationship
( )Other, please explain below
6.21 Brief description of the governing structure:
The governing body is the SUNET board, appointed by the Swedish Research Council after nomination by the Association of Swedish Higher Education. The SUNET board makes most of the important decisions and authorizes the executive officers to make day-to-day management decisions.
6.22 Description on website:
 
6.23 Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Hans Wallberg
Title of the job
General Manager Coordination and Development
Chief Executive Officer (2)
Mr. Olle Thylander
Title of the job
Secretary General
6.24Chief Technical Officer
Mr. Peter Graham
Email
Title of the job Director, KTHNOC (operational issues)
6.25Chief Technical Officer (2)
Mr. Börje Josefsson
Email
Title of the job CTO
6.26 Short description of major changes that occurred in the network during the past year or that are foreseen for the coming year:
SUNET will make a major upgrade in 2006 and start the operation of a new production network (OptoSunet)
6.27 Feedback:
We think it´s very valuable to get this kind of information on the status of networking in Europe.

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