Research Councils

ICT ConferenceWelcome

Malcolm AtkinsonDirector

www.nesc.ac.uk

17th May 2004

House-keeping

NeSC staff will help – ask themMobile phones, Blackberries & …

Switch them off

Fire escapesBoth sides, collect by tunnel

Focus Groups – Digital Curation Requirements

Please sign up Tuesday 17:30 Wednesday 13:30

Please fill in our Questionnaire

What is e-Science?Invention and exploitation of advanced computational methods

to generate, curate and analyse research data From experiments, observations and simulations Quality management, preservation and reliable evidence

to develop and explore models and simulations

Computation and data at extreme scales Trustworthy, economic, timely and relevant results

to enable dynamic distributed virtual organisations

Facilitating collaboration with information and resource sharing Security, reliability, accountability, manageability and agility

The Primary Requirement …

Enabling People to Work Together on Challenging Projects: Science, Engineering & Medicine

E-Science’s Growing Assets

Understanding of Processes & RequirementsInternational and Multi-disciplinary Skill baseExperience composing & adapting existing technologies

and of building new components

Experience Supporting Developers and UsersExperience Establishing Virtual Organisations across Enterprise boundaries

Embedded in People & Teams, Growing – they need nurture

Where Next for e-Science?

Put people and teams firstThe creative forceThe repository of Experience, Skills and Knowledge

Focus on Major PrioritiesDeveloping well-defined Flexible Agreements

Embraced as adopted standards

High-level Software Investment Applications & Requirements led

Explore & Evolve Common & Shared Infrastructure

Recognise and respond to differencesCelebrate and support commonalities

Meeting GoalsBuild Collaborations

Sharing the cost of e-InfrastructureConsistent and dependable e-Research platformsEnabling researcher mobilityEnabling integration

Planning future research supportRecognising common requirementsUnderstanding differencesSharing experience and expertise

Sustained facilities are requiredLong-term collaborative commitment by Research Councils