EScience
This is an exemplary collection of information on the term eScience/e-Science that gives an idea on how and in which contexts it is used.
The Term eScience[edit]
The usage of the term eScience or e-Science mainly evolved in the context of several research funding programmes in Europe. Sometimes the akronym is interpreted "enhanced Science"[1] expressing the need and ability to handle the growing amount of data in all disciplines with new technologies (grid-computing) and the resulting additional benefits for research. Professor Malcolm Atkinson, Director of the e-Science Institute at the British National e-Science Centre and UK e-Science Envoy defines:
"The term 'e-Science' denotes the systematic development of research methods that exploit advanced computational thinking."[2]
The eScience Pilot Projects in the UK[edit]
The Research Councils UK started the so-called eScience initiative in 2000 to test grid-technology in six eScience pilot projects. Dr John Taylor, Director General of the Research Councils, described this initiative as a
"global collaboration in key areas of science, and the next generation of computing infrastructure that will enable it."[3]
The eScience Initiative in Germany[edit]
In 2004 the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) announced the start of an eScience initiative in order to fund innovative utilization of new communication technologies in research.[4] In this initiative eScience is understood as follows:
"'e-Science' (enhanced Science) is a term applied to a new form of network-based scientific work."[5]
One project within this funding priority of "Networking knowledge" is the eSciDoc project.
eScience Programmes on European Level[edit]
work in progress
eScience Programmes in the US[edit]
work in progress