CANARIE: Network Enabled Platforms

This document discusses Network-Enabled Platforms (NEP) and CANARIE's new mandate to fund their development. It provides context on NEPs, outlines CANARIE's objectives and implementation process, and details the requirements and criteria for funding proposals, including that projects must lead to sustainable infrastructure and involve collaboration. Key criteria for proposals are that they address specific user needs, involve multiple institutions, and result in infrastructure that continues after funding. Operators of general research infrastructure may implement platforms and develop shared middleware.