The newsletter covers in detail the policy workshop eScience and eBusinessin Albania that took place in Tirana on April 1.The workshop consisted of several parallel activities aiming at the provision of technical training regarding grid administration & gridification of applications, the dissemination of the SEE-GRID-2 project achievements, and the presentation of the European & regional vision on eInfrastructures and eScience.

In Chisinau on April 16 another event in connection with GRID infrastructure took place: a policy-makers event on “National eInfrastructure: Networking and Informational Services for Research & Education”. Presentations outlined the current state of grid computing in Moldova and the necessity for nationallevel programs and financial support for the development of e-infrastructure at country level, to complement the EC initiatives.

More information are avaible in the enclosed attachment.