TermVirtual organisation
AbbreviationVO
Definition


A group of people (e.g. scientists, researchers) with common interests and requirements, who need to work collaboratively and/or share resources (e.g. data, software, expertise, CPU, storage space) regardless of geographical location. They join a VO in order to access resources to meet these needs, after agreeing to a set of rules and Policies that govern their access and security rights (to users, resources and data). The VOs of EGI are listed in the 'Operations Portal': https://operations-portal.egi.eu/vo/a/list

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