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Research Infrastructures
EU strategy and opportunities for cooperation
Odessa, November 1, 2011
Anna Maria Johansson
European Commission, DG Research and Innovation
Unit B3 - Research Infrastructures
Facilities, resources, and related services used by
the scientific community
Major scientific equipment
Scientific collections, archives and
structured information
ICT-based infrastructures
Extending the frontiers of knowledge
Exchanging and transmitting knowledge
Training the next generation of top researchers
Supporting industrial innovation
Importance of a European approach for
Research Infrastructures
To open access to instruments and services not
available in one country, and improve services
To connect national research communities and
increase the overall quality of the research
To share construction and operation costs
To develop interoperability of facilities and
resources
To exchange best practice
To become an international partner
FP7 actions for Research
Infrastructures
Optimising the use and development of the best
existing research infrastructures in Europe
E-Infrastructures
Integrating Activities
Helping to create in all fields of S&T new research
infrastructures of pan-European interest needed
by the European scientific community
Design studies
Preparatory Phase of ESFRI projects
Implementation Phase of ESFRI projects
Integrating Activities
Objective
To bring together and integrate, on a European scale,
key research infrastructures in a given class, in order
to promote their coordinated use and development
Mandatory activities
Networking Activities
Trans-national Access and/or Service Activities
Joint Research Activities
Design Studies
Objectives: to contribute to conceptual design studies
for new research infrastructures , that demonstrates a
clear European dimension and interest.
Major upgrades of existing infrastructures may also be
considered, when the end result is the develpmemnt
of a new type or form of research infrastructure with a
clear value at European level
Open for all fields of S&T
Preparatory phase
Objectives: to provide catalytic and leveraging support
for the preparatory phase leading to the construction
of new RIs
Building primarily upon the work conducted by ESFRI
Bringing the project to the level of legal and financial
maturity
Involving all the necessary stakeholders to make the
project move forward, take decision, etc.
Activities: legal work, governance, strategic work,
financial work and, if necessary, technical work
Implementation phase
Objectives: to support the actual implementation of
new research infrastructures (or major upgrades of
existing ones).
The implementation phase should include all
appropriate coordination activities as well as the
relevant technical work.
Support to policy development and
programme implementation
Objectives: to enhance the effectiveness and coherence
of national and Community research policies,
international cooperation and the analysis of emerging
needs in the field of RIs
FP7 contribution to ENV Sciences RIs
(~125 M€ of EU contribution)
Biodiversity
SYNTHESIS2, EXPEER, INTERACT, INCREASE, TREES4FUTURE, ANAEE, LIFEWATCH, SIOS-PP
Atmospheric Sciences
ACTRIS, EUFAR, EUROCHAMP2, EUSAAR, IMECC, InGOS, EISCAT, ICOS, COPAL, IAGOS, ARISE
Earth Sciences
Polar research
NERA, EMSO, EPOS, EISCAT_3D_2
INTERACT, ERICON-AB, SIOS-PP
Marine Sciences
EUROFLEETS, JERICO, MESOAQUA, SeaDataNet2, UPG.BSS, EMSO, EURO-ARGO, GROOM
Climate Change
IS-ENES, INCREASE, EXPEER, ICOS, SIOS-PP
Climate change and resource efficiency
(Major societal challenges – Innovation Union 2020)
ESFRI – European Strategy Forum on
Research Infrastructures
Set up by the EU Council of Research Ministers in
2002
Brings together representatives of Ministers of the
27 Member States, 10 Associated States, and of
the European Commission
Supports a coherent and strategy-led approach to
policy making on Research Infrastructures
Mandate to develop a Roadmap (2006) and its
updates (2008, 2010)
contains 48 projects
requiring major financial investment (~20 b€) and
long term commitment for operation (~2 b€/year)
Implementation
«A combination of resources from national
budgets, Community programmes, EIB instruments
and structural funds should lead to the
development of excellent research infrastructures
throughout Europe»
Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry and
Research) Council of March 5-6, 2009
Roadmap in place
Roadmap under preparation
National
Roadmaps
for Research
Infrastructures
National funding reserved for
new/updated RIs
ERIC: European Research
Infrastructure Consortium
A new legal framework, at EU level, to
facilitate the joint establishment and
operation of Research Infrastructures of
European interest among several
countries
A legal personality recognised in all EU
Member States
Non-EU countries can be members
Current status:
First ERIC status awarded to SHARE on 17
March 2011
Other applications under progress
CLARIN, ECRIN, EuroArgo
EU perspectives
« Europe 2020 », the European
strategy for smart, sustainable and
inclusive growth (COM(2010) 2020)
Seven flagship initiatives
« Innovation Union » flagship
initiative:
Endorsed by Heads of State in early
2011
Comprehensive set of actions to
stimulate research and innovation
Seamless support from basic science to
the support of market implementation
of innovative developments
Research Infrastructures
Commitments within Innovation Union
« … opening of Member State operated
research infrastructures to the full European
user community… »
« By 2015 (…) have completed or launched the
construction of 60% of the priority European
research infrastructures currently identified by
the ESFRI (…). The Member States are invited
to review their Operational Programmes to
facilitate the use of cohesion policy money for
this purpose.»
« The European Union should step up its
cooperation on the roll-out of the global
research infrastructures… »
Horizon 2020
The European programme for Research and
Innovation for the period 2014–2020
Building on the activities of the current FP7, the
Competitiveness and Innovation programme
(CIP) and the European Institute for Technology
(EIT), with three pillars:
Excellent science base
Industrial leadership and competitive frameworks
Tackling societal challenges
Commission proposal for a budget of € 80 Billion
Horizon 2020
Timeline
Specific consultation workshops
June - July 2011
EC Multi-Annual financial Framework
Adopted 29 June 2011
Commission proposal (Horizon 2020)
end of 2011 (currently in ISC)
Legislative decisions on the Common Strategic
Framework by Council and European Parliament
during 2012-2013
Common Strategic Framework
from 2014
Research Infrastructures
Potential objectives within Horizon 2020
Main part
1. Optimise the use and development of European RIs
Support the development, implementation and operation of ESFRI projects
and other major infrastructures of European wide relevance
Facilitate the integration of and access to national research infrastructures
Support the development, deployment and operation of ICT-based eInfrastructures
Increased
2. Foster the human and innovation potential of RIs
Strengthen the technological innovation potential of RIs
Strengthen the human potential of RIs
3. Reinforce the consistency of the European Research
Infrastructure policy
emphasis
Essential
EC actions
ERA framework
• Heads of State and Government set out in Feb.
2011 the ambitious goal of completing the ERA by
2014 with the creation of a single market for
knowledge, research and innovation.
• Public consultation on the Framework launched
on Sept.13 (until 30 November 2011)
• Link to the consultation:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/consultations/era/
consultation_en.htm
For further information
Europe 2020
http://ec.europa.eu/eu2020
Innovation Union
http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union
Consultation CSFRI (« green paper »)
http://ec.europa.eu/research/csfri
FP7
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/
EC Research Infrastructures and ESFRI
http://ec.europa.eu/research/infrastructures
EC Regional Policy
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy