\ud83e\uddca Are you at TNC26 in Helsinki next week?
Come join us Tuesday morning, 9:00\u201310:30, for the Birds of a Feather session \ud835\uddd7\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\uddda\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddef\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\uddda\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude04\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude06: \ud835\udde6\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf4 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddd9\ud835\ude02\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf3 \ud835\uddda\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddef\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\udde5&\ud835\uddd8 \ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf0\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude06 – let’s talk about what it would mean to run the world’s first submarine cable through the Arctic Ocean.
We’ll be looking at Polar Connect in the context of the European Global Gateways, alongside cables like Blue Raman, Medusa, and emerging EurAfrica Gateway.
Lets explore what does it take for Europe to stop being an island in the digital ocean.
Right now, over 90% of Europe\u2013Asia data traffic flows through the Suez Canal corridor. One region. One chokepoint. That’s a fragile foundation for a digital continent.
The Arctic route changes that math and the Polar Connect initiative is building the case for a sovereign, resilient, research-and-education-backed cable that takes Europe’s connectivity future seriously.
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—— Session description
Digital Global Gateway: Shaping the Future of Global R&E Connectivity
Chair: Helga Spitaler (G\u00c9ANT), Sabine JAUME-RAJAONIA (NORDUnet)
Intercontinental submarine connectivity infrastructure is entering a new strategic era. Projects such as Medusa and Blue Raman – alongside emerging opportunities such as Polar Connect and the EurAfrica Gateway – are no longer simply telecommunications investments; they sit at the intersection of geopolitics, digital sovereignty, scientific collaboration, socio-economic development and long-term resilience.
As the European Union advances initiatives under Global Gateway, fundamental questions are emerging: who shapes the future architecture of international connectivity, who benefits from it, and how can public-interest infrastructure remain open, trusted and sustainable in an increasingly competitive and fragmented global environment?
This panel brings together representatives from the European Commission, EU financing institutions, regional and national networking organisations (RRENs and NRENs) to discuss how strategic connectivity projects can deliver lasting value for research and education (R&E) communities not only across Europe, but globally.
The discussion will explore:
\ud83d\udca0 how publicly supported infrastructure differs from commercially driven models,
\ud83d\udca0 the growing influence of geopolitics and hyperscalers on global connectivity,
\ud83d\udca0 how to ensure equitable partnerships with partner regions,
\ud83d\udca0 the long-term sustainability of international connectivity investments and impact,
\ud83d\udca0 the role the R&E community can play in shaping trusted and resilient global infrastructure from the outset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Hoa-Binh Adjemian<\/strong>, Head of Unit, Private Sector Engagement, DG ENEST, European Commission <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \ud83e\uddca Are you at TNC26 in Helsinki next week? Come join us Tuesday morning, 9:00\u201310:30, for the Birds of a Feather […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5329,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polarconnect"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/polarconnect.net\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/polarconnect.net\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/polarconnect.net\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/polarconnect.net\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/polarconnect.net\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5328"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/polarconnect.net\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5330,"href":"https:\/\/polarconnect.net\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5328\/revisions\/5330"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/polarconnect.net\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/polarconnect.net\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/polarconnect.net\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/polarconnect.net\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Jean-Francois Le Bihan<\/strong>, Project Manager, Secure Connectivity & Digital Infrastructure, DG INTPA, European Commission
Manuel Tarazona Cano<\/strong>, Senior Engineer, Digital Infrastructure Division, European Investment Bank (EIB)
Bram Peeters<\/strong>, Chief Network Services Officer, G\u00c9ANT
Ieva Mura\u0161kien\u0117<\/strong>, Strategy and Policy Officer, NORDUnet & Chair of G\u00c9ANT Network Infrastructure Advisory Committee (NIAC) Madara Ogot, CEO, UbuntuNet Alliance
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