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 HIFIS aims to ensure an excellent information environment for outstanding research in all Helmholtz research fields and a seamless and performant IT-infrastructure connecting knowledge from all centres. It will build a secure and easy-to-use collaborative environment with efficiently accessible ICT services from anywhere. HIFIS will also support the development of research software with a high level of quality, visibility and sustainability.
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+        <h3 id="participating-centers">Participating centers</h3>
+        <p>The following 11 out of 19 Helmholtz centres are members of the HIFIS platform:
+        <a href="https://www.awi.de/">AWI</a>, 
+        <a href="https://www.desy.de/">DESY</a>, 
+        <a href="https://www.dlr.de/">DLR</a>, 
+        <a href="https://www.dkfz.de/">DKFZ</a>, 
+        <a href="https://www.fz-juelich.de/">FZJ</a>, 
+        <a href="https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/">GFZ</a>, 
+        <a href="https://www.helmholtz-muenchen.de/">HMGU</a>, 
+        <a href="https://www.helmholtz-berlin.de/">HZB</a>, 
+        <a href="https://www.hzdr.de/">HZDR</a>, 
+        <a href="https://www.kit.edu/">KIT</a>, 
+        <a href="https://www.ufz.de/">UFZ</a>.</p>
+        <h3 id="internal-structure">Internal structure</h3>
+        <p>To achieve its goals, HIFIS works in three Competence Clusters which are distributed throughout different Helmholtz research centers:</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li><a href="cluster_cloud">Cloud Services</a>: Federated platform for proven first class cloud services; led by <a href="https://www.helmholtz-berlin.de/">HZB</a>.</li>
+          <li><a href="cluster_backbone">Backbone Services</a>: High-performance trusted network infrastructure with unified basic services; led by <a href="https://www.desy.de/">DESY</a>.</li>
+          <li><a href="cluster_software">Software Services</a>: Platform, training and support for high-quality, sustainable software development, led by <a href="https://www.hzdr.de/">HZDR</a>.</li>
+        </ul>
+        <p>Within the scope of the declared goals and achievements of the Helmholtz Association for HIFIS, the respective centres steer the competence clusters.
+        All competence clusters are connected through the HIFIS ICT Office.</p>
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 ### Participating centers
 The following 11 out of 19 Helmholtz centres are members of the HIFIS platform:
 [AWI](https://www.awi.de/),