Speaker
Ian OSBORNE
Description
Grid Computing Now! is a Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN)
project run as part of the UK Government's DTI Technology
Programme. The aim of the Technology Programme is to promote
the adoption of key technologies to improve UK economic
development. Grid Computing Technologies are one such
example having received a substantial amount of research
duning in the past 6 years or so. The aim of the KTN is to
capitalise on this learning and transfer knowledge about
Grid Computing Technologies to UK Public and Private sector
organisations who may benefit from its adoption. This
presentation will describe the plan and key activities of
the KTN, revealing some of its initial learnings as it
reaches the half-way point. The key areas of interest and
enthusiasm of the marketplace will be described, as will the
more strategic attempts to engage Public sector
organisations in considering the case for change. As the
Technology Programme matures, several KTNs are combining
their resources to address larger governmental challenges,
there is considerable interest in the area of Intelligent
Transport; e-Enabled infrastructure for collaboration and
the potential to provide breakthroughs in Healthcare
administration and treatment. There have been several
Collaborative R&D Projects founded in these areas and this
project is seen as a vehicle to champion their technology
contributions.
