Platforms for collaboration

Abstract

The NCRIS investment in Platforms for Collaboration provides for new and changed features in services provided to support computational science, data management and interoperation and collaboration. The focus moving forward will be on increasing the support for inexpert as well as expert users of e-Research infrastructure. In particular, this involves the development of application specific computational services, support for emerging data collections and a broadening of grid activities to more fully encompass web services and web based collaboration solutions. The presentation will cover the rationale for this perspective and the services expected to be provided by the NCRIS infrastructure as it evolves.