Abstract

We describe the e-Science strategy in Venezuela, in particular initiatives by the Centro Nacional de Cálculo Científico Universidad de Los Andes (CECALCULA), Mérida, the Universidad de Los Andes (ULA), Mérida, and the Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC), Caracas. We present the plans for the Venezuelan Academic Grid and the current status of Grid ULA supported by Internet2. We show different web-based scientific applications that are being developed in quantum chemistry, atomic physics, structural damage analysis, biomedicine and bioclimate within the framework of the E-Infrastructure shared between Europe and Latin America (EELA).