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Professor Carole Goble University of Manchester, UK Chair of Expert Group for

Review of OSI Report Developing the UK’s e-Infrastructure for Science and Innovation. Professor Carole Goble University of Manchester, UK Chair of Expert Group for Review of e-Infrastructure Steering Committee. What is e-Infrastructure?.

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Professor Carole Goble University of Manchester, UK Chair of Expert Group for

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  1. Review of OSI Report Developing the UK’s e-Infrastructure for Science and Innovation Professor Carole Goble University of Manchester, UK Chair of Expert Group for Review of e-Infrastructure Steering Committee

  2. What is e-Infrastructure? • digitally-based technology (hardware and software), • resources (data, services, digital libraries), • communications (protocols, access rights and networks), • people and organisational structures and the combination and interworking of all these.

  3. Background • Review commissioned by BIS as light touch review of OSI report • Semi-structured interviews of stakeholders by RIN • Initial TOR expanded to align with • International Review of e-Science • New developments • Many other reports 3

  4. Background All reports call for better coordination of e-infrastructure for research, innovation and the need for strategic leadership 4 4

  5. Background • Review Expert Group drafted a report identifying four key recommendations suggesting the form of coordination via the post of Director for e-infrastructure • The recommendations have been endorsed by the RCUK Executive Group

  6. Background Chair: Carole Goble, University of Manchester AHRC Shearer West, Garry Grubb BBSRC Amanda Collis, Paul Gemmill British Lib. Richard Boulderstone ESRC Jeremy Neathey, Kristine Doronenkova EPSRC Lesley Thompson JISC Malcolm Read MRC Tony Peatfield NERC Mark Thorley RIN Michael Jubb STFC Neil Geddes

  7. What we do not want … To interfere with what is working fine. Not to remove resources from leading e-infrastructure. Not to tamper with domain specific e-infrastructure. To suggest one e-infrastructure for all. Avoid reinventing wheels but there are many kinds of wheel. To be top down dictatorial or bottom up “1000 flowers bloom”. Mixed economy, middle out, targeted, informed. To allow e-infrastructure to be kicked into the long grass. 7

  8. What we do want... • More strategic deployment of existing e-infrastructure • preventing duplication and waste of investments • Better exploitation of existing strengths • deploying one domain’s expertise for a wider benefit • Recognising needs of different disciplines • general vs specific • Fuelling multi-disciplinary, internationally leading research through sharing e-infrastructure.

  9. Collective Responsibility Research Councils + JISC Industry Higher Education Institutes Research Community 9

  10. Thinking about co-ordination... Need for coordination mechanism that: • supports e-infrastructure for research and innovation • is about strategic leverage • joins up existing e-infrastructure • has added value, maximising common e-infrastructure • represents interests of various strategic partners • not biased by focusing on the interests of a particular community • has clear governance and authority • has budget to support its activities • is about leadership • connects UK internationally 10

  11. Example of coordinated e-infrastructureUK National Grid Service • Coordinated contributions by Research Councils, JISC and individual HEIs • Integrated with partner infrastructures in Europe, the USA, and the world • Ensures that UK researchers can effectively and efficiently exploit facilities and collaborations across the world. http://www.ngs.ac.uk/

  12. Example of coordinatede-infrastructureShared, Collaborative Data AnalysisThe origins and evolution of the H1N1 virus • Sequence data appeared on public databases in real time • Resultant analyses posted on a wiki • 4 research teams working across three time zones revealed origins just eight weeks after the first reported case of swine flu in Mexico. BBSRC Strategic plan 2010 - 2015

  13. Example of coordinatede-infrastructureUK BioBank • Links different sources of information on individuals for inter-disciplinary research. • Aims to enable studies to be carried out on the relationships between genes, lifestyle and health through the collection of DNA samples and information from half a million people across the UK. • Link with other national BioBanks and ESFRI BBMRI www.ukbiobank.ac.uk

  14. Key recommendations • e-Infrastructure is a National Facility • …that needs Leadership • …by a Director of e-infrastructure • …with a budget and business plan.

  15. Key recommendation 1 The UK’s Research and Innovation e-infrastructure should be treated as a strategic National Facility. Should be included in the Large Facilities roadmap with an access to the Large Facilities Capital Fund or equivalent, possibly with a ring-fence.

  16. Key recommendation 2Dedicated Leadership and Coordination • Own and drive the UK vision for research e-infrastructure. • Provide a multi-year perspective, identify best practice and coordinate stakeholder investments. • Champion relevant and fit-for-purpose cross-disciplinary standards to facilitate coordination.

  17. Key recommendation 3Director of e-infrastructure Deliver leadership of the UK’s Research and Innovation e-infrastructure Overseen by a Strategic Board software specialists, research technologists, specialists in data management. Directorship run for five years subject to approval of a business plan prepared by the Director during the first year A director, a part time deputy and support staff.

  18. Key responsibilities of Director Strategic for UK e-infrastructure leadership for development a coherent and shared strategic vision identification of strategic investment to add value to existing e-infrastructure synergies with funding agencies, service providers, industry and other strategic partners international strategic links Spreading of best practice and expertise in complementary scientific domains

  19. Areas for Action underpinned by co-ordination and leadership Leadership & Coordination Sustainability Data Interoperability Adoption Capacity 20

  20. Areas for Action • Sustainability of new and existing mission critical e-Infrastructure supported by the research funding agencies; • Interoperability between new and existing e-Infrastructure supported by the different research funding agencies; • Adoption of e-Infrastructure into mainstream use by a majority of researchers by support from the research funding agencies; • Capacity building of the skills base for creating and using e-infrastructure; • e-Infrastructure for Data to serve data intensive research – the fourth paradigm

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