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Research infrastructures are facilities, resources and services that are used by the research
communities to conduct research and foster innovation in their fields. Where relevant, they
may be used beyond research, e.g. for education or public services. They include: major
scientific equipment (or sets of instruments); knowledge-based resources such as collections,
archives or scientific data; e-infrastructures, such as data and computing systems and
communication networks; and any other infrastructure of a unique nature essential to achieve
excellence in research and innovation. Such infrastructures may be 'single-sited', ‘virtual’ or
'distributed'.
The overall objective of the ‘Research infrastructures' programme is to optimise the use and development of the best research infrastructures existing in Europe. Furthermore, it aims to help to create new research infrastructures of pan-European interest in all fields of science and technology. The European scientific community needs these to remain at the forefront of the advancement of research, and they will help industry to strengthen its base of knowledge and technological know how.
What will be funded?
Support to existing research infrastructures:
- Integrating Activities - providing a wider and more efficient access to, and use of, the research infrastructures exiting in EU Member States, Associated Countries and at international level when appropriate (including: transnational access, joint research and networking
- ICT-based e-Infrastructures - supporting a number of interrelated topics designed to foster the emergence of a new research environment in which ‘virtual communities' share and exploit the collective power of European scientific and engineering facilities
Support to new research infrastructures:
- Design Studies - concepts for new research infrastructures with clear European dimension and interest
- Construction of new infrastructures - providing catalytic and leveraging support for the preparatory phase for the construction of new research infrastructures
Accompanying Measures
- Policy development - supporting, in the context of building up the European Research Area and including international cooperation, the coordination of national and/or regional policies and programmes in the field of research infrastructures
- Programme implementation and support to emerging needs - supporting the effective implementation of this programme by fostering cooperation among National Contact Points (NCPs) and promoting measures to identify emerging needs
European Portal on Research Infrastructures Database is an online database providing information on a large number of research infrastructures of pan-European interest in all fields of science. It is a tool for the scientific community looking for services offered by these infrastructures.
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