Virtual Research Environments Deployment and Operation: Procedures

Deployment and operation of Virtual Research Environments is carried out through a number of well defined procedures including:

• VRE Creation: the procedure governing the activity leading to a new Virtual Research EnvironmentA ''system'' with the following distinguishing features: ''(i)'' it is a Web-based working environment; ''(ii)'' it is tailored to serve the needs of a Community of Practice; ''(iii)'' it is expected to provide a community of practice with the whole array of commodities needed to accomplish the community’s goal(s); ''(iv)'' it is open and flexible with respect to the overall service offering and lifetime; and ''(v)'' it promotes fine-grained controlled sharing of both intermediate and final research results by guaranteeing ownership, provenance, and attribution.;
• VRE Membership: the procedure governing VREVirtual Research Environment.'s Membership;