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The Research
Infrastructures
in FP7
Research Infrastructures
Objectives
Optimising the use and development of the
best research infrastructures in Europe;
Helping to create in all fields of Science and
Technology new research infrastructures of
pan-European interest needed by the scientific
community
to help industry to strengthen its base of
knowledge and its technological know how.
Research Infrastructures
Definition of
Research Infrastructures
“Facilities”, “resources” or “services” that are
used by the scientific community for the
development of leading-edge research at EU level
knowledge transmission, knowledge exchanges
and knowledge preservation;
This definition covers major equipments,
scientific archives and structured information,
enabling ICT-based infrastructures, and any other
entity of a unique nature used for research.
Research Infrastructures
Activities
Support for:
Existing research infrastructures,
for optimizing the access to and the utilisation
and performance of such infrastructures
New research infrastructures,
(incl. major upgrades) through the
implementation of a «strategic» approach
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a) Support to existing
research infrastructures
both on a generic (bottom-up) basis and in
close cooperation with the thematic areas:
– transnational access
– integrating activities
– research e-infrastructure
Call for proposals; selection through a peer
review system.
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b) Support to new research
infrastructures
construction of new infrastructures and
major updates of existing ones,
based on the work conducted by ESFRI
notably, and whenever appropriate on the
basis of Article 171 of the Treaty
design (and foresight) studies,
through a bottom-up approach, and by
funding exploratory awards and feasibility
studies for new infrastructures
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Need for a clear vision…
Needs for new research infrastructures in the
medium–long term should be clearly defined
as well as a corresponding roadmap.
The European Strategy Forum on
Research Infrastructures (ESFRI)
will play a major role in this context.
http://www.cordis.lu/esfri/
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Next steps
• April 2005: ESFRI „List of opportunities“
• Fall 2005: ESFRI „Roadmap“
• 2006 Commission „List of priority projects“
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The operational mechanism
to support construction in FP7
A two-stage process :
The engineering phase
- through restricted calls
targeted to a list of priority projects
- for construction plans, legal organisation,
management structure, …
Implementation phase
- following successful first phase
- engineering various financial instruments
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Clear Criteria for
new Research Infrastructures
Added value of EU financial support
Capacity to offer a service to users from the
scientific community at European level;
Relevance at international level;
Technological feasibility;
Possibilities for European partnership and
commitment of major stakeholders;
Construction and operating costs evaluated.
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Funding Schemes…
On the basis of calls for proposals:
Collaborative projects, coordination and support
actions, combined as I3 as appropriate
To support actions implemented through
Council and European Parliament decisions
on the basis of article 171 of the Treaty or
through the specific programme decisions, to
mobilise funding from different origin: national
funding, FP, SF, loans from EIB, and others
http://www.cordis.lu/infrastructures/
Research Infrastructures