<s>
The	O
INFN	B-Operating_System
Grid	I-Operating_System
project	O
was	O
an	O
initiative	O
of	O
the	O
Istituto	O
Nazionale	O
di	O
Fisica	O
Nucleare	O
(	O
INFN	O
)	O
—	O
Italy	O
's	O
National	O
Institute	O
for	O
Nuclear	O
Physics	O
—	O
for	O
grid	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
deploy	O
grid	O
middleware	B-General_Concept
services	O
to	O
allow	O
INFN	O
's	O
users	O
to	O
transparently	O
and	O
securely	O
share	O
the	O
computing	O
and	O
storage	O
resources	O
together	O
with	O
applications	O
and	O
technical	O
facilities	O
for	O
scientific	O
collaborations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
Grid	O
Infrastructure	O
(	O
EGI	O
)	O
project	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
activities	O
of	O
INFN	B-Operating_System
Grid	I-Operating_System
were	O
consolidated	O
into	O
the	O
Italian	B-Operating_System
Grid	I-Operating_System
Infrastructure	I-Operating_System
(	O
IGI	O
)	O
which	O
operates	O
as	O
a	O
European	O
joint	O
research	O
unit	O
(	O
JRU	O
)	O
formally	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
Italian	O
Ministry	O
for	O
University	O
and	O
Research	O
(	O
MIUR	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
European	O
Commission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
INFN	B-Operating_System
Grid	I-Operating_System
project	O
,	O
approved	O
in	O
late	O
1999	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
deployed	O
the	O
first	O
Italian	B-Operating_System
Grid	I-Operating_System
Infrastructure	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
collaboration	O
with	O
CERN	O
,	O
other	O
European	O
countries	O
and	O
industries	O
,	O
in	O
2001	O
INFN	B-Operating_System
Grid	I-Operating_System
launched	O
the	O
largest	O
FP5	O
European	O
grid	O
project	O
,	O
DataGrid	O
,	O
for	O
an	O
infrastructure	O
supporting	O
the	O
European	O
research	O
area	O
(	O
ERA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Experiment	O
Computing	B-Architecture
Grid	I-Architecture
Integration	O
working	O
group	O
represented	O
the	O
Italian	O
contribution	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
middleware	B-General_Concept
by	O
testing	O
the	O
gLite	B-Operating_System
software	O
and	O
providing	O
user	O
documentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
INFN	B-Operating_System
Grid	I-Operating_System
contributed	O
to	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
components	O
developed	O
within	O
the	O
INFN	B-Operating_System
Grid	I-Operating_System
project	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
