Advancing digital science

Using computers for science

Description

Advancing digital science involves developing and deploying innovative digital tools, data infrastructures, and computational methods to accelerate scientific discovery and problem-solving. This strategy addresses barriers such as fragmented data, limited access to resources, and inefficient collaboration by promoting open data standards, interoperable platforms, and cross-disciplinary partnerships. Its practical intent is to enhance research efficiency, reproducibility, and global knowledge sharing, thereby enabling more effective responses to complex scientific and societal challenges.

Claim

"Doing science" on computers -- digital science -- marks the most fundamental change in scientific methodology since Isaac Newtons's groundwork 350 years ago. In the near future, supercomputers will be used to digitally model how electrons, protons, and neutrons can be combined to form new substances, such as drugs, polymers and metals.