The strategic objective of the project is to ensure the means for development, management, and exploitation of the national system of resources and services which are dedicated to the LCG computing grid in the framework of the Romanian Tier-2 Federation RO-LCG. The project is essential for the support of RO-LCG position in the WLCG collaboration during the critical period of the first two years of LHC data taking. Its main goals are the optimization of the existing RO-LCG infrastructure, the improvement of the quality of service, and the transition to new structures of management and organization which must be compatible with the structure of the National Grid Initiative, which will be created during this period.

The specific objectives of the project, listed below, are strongly correlated to the requirements of the Memorandum of Understanding for Collaboration in the Deployment and Exploitation of the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (MoU).

• O1: The realization of the pledged levels of hardware resources and improving the efficiency of using grid resources
• O2: The realization of the minimal Tier-2 service levels specified by the MoU
• O3: Improving the monitoring and accounting of resources and services in RO-LCG
• O4: Development and modernization of RO-LCG network infrastructure
• O5: Ensuring support for the administration, operation, and maintenance of the grid centers
• O6: Improvement of the RO-LCG management and of the communication within the consortium
• O7: Implementation of advanced technologies for improving the RO-LCG infrastructure
• O8: Ensuring the integration of RO-LCG into the structure of the National Grid Initiative
• O9: Dissemination of RO-LCG activities and of the results of the project