title: e-Science and its implications.
abstract: After a definition of e-science and the Grid, the paper begins with an overview of the technological context of Grid developments. NASA's Information Power Grid is described as an early example of a 'prototype production Grid'. The discussion of e-science and the Grid is then set in the context of the UK e-Science Programme and is illustrated with reference to some UK e-science projects in science, engineering and medicine. The Open Standards approach to Grid middleware adopted by the community in the Global Grid Forum is described and compared with community-based standardization processes used for the Internet, MPI, Linux and the Web. Some implications of the imminent data deluge that will arise from the new generation of e-science experiments in terms of archiving and curation are then considered. The paper concludes with remarks about social and technological issues posed by Grid-enabled 'collaboratories' in both scientific and commercial contexts.
authors.affiliation: UK e-Science Core Programme, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Polaris House, Swindon SN2 1ET, UK.
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hey
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trefethen
mesh_terms: D001109:Archives; D003628:Database Management Systems; D016208:Databases, Factual; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D007391:International Cooperation; D012106:Research; D012586:Science / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States; D018557:United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration