MAMS Testbed Federation Mini-Grant Scheme - Round 2

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Background

In order to promote growth and use of the "MAMS Testbed Federation", MAMS proposed a mini-grant scheme to DEST which provides funding assistance for HE institutions to join the testbed federation as an IdP and SP. As the attractiveness of a Federation is based on the value of available services, the emphasis was on encouraging HE institutions to join as SPs. DEST agreed to provide funding of $40K to 8-10 institutions, in two rounds.

Round 2 Invitation

After the successful first round of 5 mini-grant projects at the start of 2006, MAMS seeks to further promote the adoption of the MAMS Shibboleth®-based Testbed Federation (www.federation.org.au) within Australia. The main goal of the MAMS Testbed Federation is to increase Australian research effectiveness by providing easier access to secure data and services. MAMS invites applications for round-2 of the program, offering 5 mini-grants worth $40,000 to increase adoption of the Testbed Federation.

MAMS Mini-Grant Scheme Round 2 Invitation

Funded Proposals

Following review of applications for round-2 of the program, the following round-2 proposals were chosen as recipients of mini-grant funding:

Curtin University

James Cook University / AIMS

Monash & Deakin Universities

Murdoch University

University of Melbourne

Acceptance Tests

In order to confirm the delivery of outcomes described in the project proposals, MAMS will conduct acceptance tests during the final stage of the MAMS MiniGrant Round 2 projects (December 2006), prior to the final minigrant funding payment.

The Acceptance Tests Plan and preliminary test procedures have been developed by MAMS, and will serve as a basis for further discussion.

Project Plan Updates / Reports

-- NeilWitheridge - 12 Sep 2006
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