SEE-GRID aims to provide specific support actions to assist the participation of the SE European  states  to  the  pan-European  and  worldwide  Grid  initiatives  by  establishing  a  seamless  and  interoperable  pilot-Grid  infrastructure  that  will  expand  and  support  the  European  Research  Area  (ERA) in the region.  The SEE-GRID vision is to pave the way towards the provision of an independent-of-geographic- location,  round-the-clock,  common  market  of  computing  resources  to  the  distributed  research  communities in the region. The interconnection of the regional infrastructure to the pan-European  and worldwide Grid initiatives will translate into benefits for the smaller, less-resourced sites in SE  Europe to access computing power that would otherwise be unaffordable. In this perspective, the  proposed initiative will ease the digital divide and release the scientific & productive talents of the  region and will allow equal participation of the targeted countries in pan-European Grid Efforts in  the immediate future. 

• Create a human network in the area of Grids, eScience and eInfrastructures in SE Europe.
• Integrate incubating and existing National Grid infrastructures in all SEE-GRID countries.
• Capture eScience user requirements for Grid middleware and services in the region.
• Support feasibility studies and provide roadmaps and cookbooks for the rapid integration of the SEE Grid area to the ERA.
• Build upon and exploit the infrastructure provided by the Gigabit Pan-European Research & Education  Network  (GEANT)  and  the  South-East  European  Research  and  Education Networking (SEEREN) initiative in the region.
• Migrate and test Grid middleware components and APIs developed by pan-European (e.g. EGEE,  etc)  and  national  (e.g.  Hungarian  ClusterGrid,  etc)  Grid  efforts  in  the  regional infrastructure.
• Deploy (adapt if necessary) and test Grid applications developed by EGEE (Large Hadron Collider Computing Grid, Biomedical Grids) in the regional infrastructure. Demonstrate one more Grid application of regional interest (e.g. earthquake prediction, meteorology/climate).
• Integrate available pilot Resource Centers of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Serbia-Montenegro  and  Turkey  into  the  EGEE-compatible  infrastructure. Expand the operations and support center of the EGEE SE Europe Federation to cater for the operations in the above countries.
• Promote  awareness  in  the  region  regarding  Grid  developments  through  dissemination conferences, training material and demonstrations for hands-on experience, in coordination with EGEE, which will promote the project results to the private and public sector, ultimately reaching the general public.
• Ease the digital divide and bring SEE Grid communities closer to the rest of the continent.
• Promote regional and international collaboration in SEE and with neighbouring countries.
• Establish  a  dialogue  at  the  level  of  policy  developments  for  research  and  education networking and provide input to the agenda of national governments and funding bodies.