The primary role of the GARR Network is to support academic and research activities in Italy, fostering collaboration among connected institutions and driving knowledge and innovation forward.

Additionally, the GARR Network enables researchers across various scientific fields—such as Biological Sciences, Medicine, Earth Observation, and High-Energy Physics—to leverage a high-capacity telecommunications infrastructure. This allows them to exchange vast amounts of data in real time with the global scientific, academic, and cultural community.

The Conference aims to demonstrate how a shared network infrastructure can enhance collaboration both within the research community itself and with other multidisciplinary scientific communities operating on international research networks. On one hand, the event seeks to introduce the medical research community to ongoing projects and initiatives within National Research and Education Networks (NREN). On the other hand, it provides the GARR community with insight into the needs and advancements of Telemedicine in Italy.

The key topics covered will include emerging grid technologies, video communication, applications in teleradiology, neurology, e-oncology, and medical image processing, with a strong focus on security mechanisms for handling sensitive medical data.