• Grids represent technologies of computational science. The computational science research community makes extensive use of grid-based applications.
• The methods and programs of computational science and the related grid technologies are utilized mainly by physics and engineering sciences and fields related to them.
• The use of computational science, and along with it also the use of grids, is spreading to fields like bio- and geosciences, medicine, finance, society, environmental sciences, and social and behavioral sciences.
• A grid is well suited for use within research groups, and it has enhanced collaboration: The majority of research work is carried out through joint collaboration projects between research institutes, so it is common to work across sectoral boundaries.
• Research groups with excelling expertise work through global networking, and grid technology is utilized in the international collaboration.
• Grid research and the related software and hardware development is also an interesting topic of research, and there are several international development forums working in this field.

References:

Grid-selvitys - Näkökulma tietojärjestelmien yhteiskäytön edistämiseen A Survey on grids – Perspectives to promote shared use of data systems (pdf, in Finnish only). Publications of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, 20/2006

Suomen eScience-ohjelma Finland’s eScience Programme (pdf, in Finnish only). Reports of the Ministry of Education, 7/2007