Prof. Wolfgang Gentzsch
                    D-Grid Coordinator


       "Impact of D-Grid on Science & Industry in Germany"

Globalization demands global infrastructures, e.g. for transportation,
communication, collaboration. Collaboration will be facilitated by grid
infrastructures, which are currently being built in hundreds of grid
projects around the world. The 5-year German D-Grid initiative aims at
developing a common grid infrastructure for "Services for Scientists", to be
tested by Community Grids (high-energy physics, astronomy, climate,
medicine, engineering, libraries). Recently, a 2nd Call invited new
communities and IT service providers to help expand the user community, and to
strengthen D-Grid towards a productive and sustainable service platform.
This lecture will highlight D-Grid, and its challenges and benefits
for the national and international science and industry community.