Understanding e-Science—What Is It About?

Claudia Koschtial ()
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Claudia Koschtial: Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg

A chapter in e-Science, 2021, pp 1-9 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Our daily life has experienced significant changes in the Internet age. The emergence of e-science is regarded as a dramatic one for science. Wikis, blogs, virtual social networks, grid computing and open access are just a brief selection of related new technologies. In order to understand the changes, it is necessary to define these aspects of e-science precisely. Right now, no generally used term or common definition of e-science exists, which limits the understanding of the true potential of the concept. Based on a well-known approach to science in terms of three dimensions—human, task and technology—the author provides a framework for understanding the concept which enables a distinctive view of its development. The concept of e-science emerged in coherence with the technological development of web 2.0 and infrastructure and has reached maturity. This is impacting on the task and human dimensions as in this context, the letter “e” means more than just electronic.

Keywords: e-Science; Open access; Grid computing; Science 2.0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-66262-2_1

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