The E‐Science Directors’ Forum Strategy Working Group. Malcolm Atkinson. David Britton. Peter Coveney. David De Roure. Ned Garnett. Neil Geddes. Robert Gurney. Keith Haines. Lorna Hughes. David Ingram. Paul Jeffreys. Liz Lyon. Ian Osborne. Ron Perrott. Rob Procter. Chris Rusbridge. Anne Trefethen. Paul Watson.
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Century‐of‐Information Research (CIR): A Strategy for Research and Innovation in the Century of Information
The E‐Science Directors’ Forum Strategy Working Group. Malcolm Atkinson. David Britton. Peter Coveney. David De Roure. Ned Garnett. Neil Geddes. Robert Gurney. Keith Haines. Lorna Hughes. David Ingram. Paul Jeffreys. Liz Lyon. Ian Osborne. Ron Perrott. Rob Procter. Chris Rusbridge. Anne Trefethen. Paul Watson.
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More data will be produced in the next five years than in the entire history of human kind, a digital deluge that marks the beginning of the Century of Information. Through a year‐long consultation with UK researchers, a coherent strategy has been developed, which will nurture Century‐of‐Information Research (CIR); it crystallises the ideas developed by the e‐Science Directors’ Forum Strategy Working Group. This paper is an abridged version of their latest report which can be found at:
which also records the consultation process and the affiliations of the authors. This document is derived from a paper presented at the Oxford e‐Research Conference 2008 and takes into account suggestions made in the ensuing panel discussion.
