On Dec. 21, Chinese Minister of Science and Technology XU Guanhua, CAS Vice President SHI Erwei and Chief Scientific Advisor of the UK Government Sir David King revealed the nameplate for the China National Grid Operation Center at the CAS Computer Network Information Center in Beijing.
The China National Grid (CNGrid) Project is supported by the "High Performance Computer and its Kernel Software" project, which is a key component in the National High-Tech Research and Development Program (dubbed 863 Program). It will serve as a test bed for the new generation of information infrastructure by integrating high performance computing and process transaction capacity, promoting the development of national information system and related industry through technology innovation.
Based at the Supercomputing Center under the CAS Computer Network Information Center, the National Grid Operation Center will take charge of the daily operation of the CNGrid. As the portal of CNGrid, it will make connections with grid infrastructures overseas for resource sharing and coordination worldwide.
Minister Xu and Prof. Shi speak highly of the progress scored by the Supercomputing Center in national grid development over the past five years, expressing hopes that it could make even more achievements in the future.
