National e-Science Institute and National e-Science Centre Review Welcome Prof. Malcolm Atkinson Director 11 th October 2004

Take home message (30 Sep 03) Doing well Research, innovation and production Range of projects Platform application Fundamentals projects We can always do more Challenging future Opportunity and standards deluge – dissipation risk Sense of Direction High-level support for integration Data is the key issue Funders and Universities Responsibilities e-Science requires A national institute with a long-term future Commitment to invest in the common software stack Sustained infrastructure engineering

and What Happened? Doing even better – more for less! Research, innovation and production Range of projects Platform application Fundamentals projects We can do more – but with resources Challenging future Opportunity and standards deluge – dissipation risk Sense of Direction High-level support for integration Data is the key issue Funders and Universities Responsibilities e-Science requires A national institute with a long-term future Commitment to invest in the common software stack Sustained infrastructure engineering More projects More diversity More RCs + JISC + EU More disciplines Products + use maturing Infrastructure stronger Production use GGF high-level standards emerging slowly Many more standards Still true + Security, usability, operations, computation, communications Universities investing e-Infrastructure value Needs demonstrating Centre for e-Research Our role is changing Education