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Hervé Pero, DG RTD-B ERA: Research Programmes and Capacity Research Infrastructures Unit

Towards European research infrastructures?. Hervé Pero, DG RTD-B ERA: Research Programmes and Capacity Research Infrastructures Unit. Research Infrastructures (incl. e-infrastructures) are:. Facilities, resources, and related services used by the scientific community for

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Hervé Pero, DG RTD-B ERA: Research Programmes and Capacity Research Infrastructures Unit

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  1. Towards European research infrastructures? Hervé Pero, DG RTD-B ERA: Research Programmes and Capacity Research Infrastructures Unit

  2. Research Infrastructures (incl. e-infrastructures) are: • Facilities, resources, and related services usedby the scientific community for • Conducting leading-edge research • Knowledge transmission, exchange and preservation • Today Research Infrastructures include • Major scientific equipment • Scientific collections, archives, structured information • ICT-based infrastructures • Excellence of research services generally subject to periodic evaluation by international scientific committee

  3. RIs not only at the root but also the future of Europe, • The current situation is forcing Europe to quickly advance on research investments, which is twice virtuous (support to research + industry), • A new way of managing research is emerging; this is a major challenge, not scientific but mainly political...

  4. Europe suffers from fragmentation, • therefore networking and integration is the way for Europe, • More than half of the ESFRI facilities are of distributed nature, which gives opportunities for regions, small & less research intensive countries to participate in joint projects, • Networking spirit is a European strength, but cross country is a challenge to be faced...

  5. ESFRI E urope an S trate gy F orum o n Research Infrastructures RI policy at EU level has no other choice than continuing reinforcing coordination • At EU level, • At national and regional, • At “variable geometry”, • At global level… This explains the importantrole of ESFRI and others…

  6. ESFRI Launched in April 02 by Council of Research Ministers Representatives of the 27 Member and Associated States + one representative of the European Commission (EC) Links with e-IRG The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) has been set-up to help developing a true European policy

  7. 7 Projects Environmental Sciences - 2006 COPAL Report 2006 IAGOS-ERI AURORA BOREALIS 7 Projects ICOS EURO-ARGO EMSO LIFEWATCH European Roadmap for Research Infrastructures March 2009

  8. Environmental Sciences - update Report 2008 EISCAT – 3D 3 Projects SIAEOS EPOS EMSO European Roadmap for Research Infrastructures March 2009 ICOS

  9. Scientific competition is today at world level • Is Europe able to face the challenge? • Are member States willing to think European? • Concern! No ESFRI projectimplemented since Dec. 2006

  10. Importance of a shared vision of ERA - with global dimension • Five initiatives in 2008 • Researchers • Joint Programming • Research infrastructures • International S&T Cooperation • Knowledge transfer and IP management

  11. Towards an ‘eco-system’ of Research Infrastructures within ERA • Large single-sited facilities • Distributed European Facilities • Regional Partner Facilities • Network of national facilities • Linked with universities & schools • Network of industrial suppliers / users

  12. Objectives of the CommunityResearch Infrastructures actions • Optimising the use and balanced development of the best existing research infrastructures in Europe • Helping to create in all fields of S & T new research infrastructures of pan-European interest • e.g. EMSO, ARGO, PRACE • Supporting policy development • e.g. ESFRI, e-IRG, impact studies • international cooperation

  13. Integrating Activity in FP7 • Continuation of the FP6 instrument “I3” • Collaboration of existing research infrastructures • Normally all major RI’s in Europe in one field • Three types of obligatory activities • Networking Activities • Trans-national Access and/or Service Activities • Joint Research Activities EC funds ~250 M€/y 2,5% of EU needsAbout 300 RIs supported under FP

  14. FP 7 future calls • Three calls for proposals for 2010-2013 • For WP2010 max. EC contribution 10M€, • 4 years duration • A targeted approach • For each of the three calls, a list of defined topics • Each topic corresponding to one project, • Focus on strategic priorities • More topics will be published than can be funded to ensure competition

  15. Identification of topics • 78 topics in 6 fields • Environmental sciences and non nuclear energy • Life sciences • Mathematics, computer-related sciences, data • Social sciences and humanities • Physics, astronomy, nuclear-and particle physics • Analytical facilities and engineering • Corresponding to potential follow-up and opening the Research Infrastructure action for new communities • Environment related topics foreseen in each call

  16. Distribution of the topics between calls Call A (WP 2010) Published Sep. 2009 Call B (WP 2011) Jan. 2011 Call C (WP 2012) Jan. 2012 Budget:~90 M€ Budget:~ 100M€ Budget: ~ 160 M€ 21 topics Expected number of funded projects: ~ 12 36 topics Expected number of funded projects: ~ 18-20 21 topics Expected number of funded projects: ~ 10

  17. WP 2010: topics environment (1) • Topics with existing Integrating Activity projects in the RI program • RI for long-term observation of aerosols, trace gases and clouds for atmospheric research • RI for natural hazards: seismic monitoring and seismology • RI for experimental hydraulic research on interaction of water with environment elements, of structures and on sediment dynamic, and on energy conversion

  18. WP 2010: topics environment (2) • Topics for new communities for Integrating Activity projects • Long-term ecosystems research network of sites and experimental platforms, for multidisciplinary research and data collection • RI for polar research: interdusciplinary observation and monitoring stations including atmospheric, terrestrial and marine studies • RI for coastal research, including for integrated coastal zone management and planning • RI for water resource observation, water resource management, hydrological observation

  19. WP 2011: topics environment • Topics with existing Integrating Activity projects in the RI program • Multidiciplinary ocean, marine and coastal data centres • RI for carbon cycle observation • Topics for new communities for Integrating Activity projects • Integrated observatories and data centres for biodiversity research

  20. WP 2012: topics environment • Topics with existing Integrating Activity projects in the RI program • Research vessels • Research aircrafts: generic multidisciplinary RIs • Integrated marine stations supporting research on aquatic ecosystems based on mesocosm studies • Atmospheric test chambers RIs • RIs for earth systems modelling • Natural history collections

  21. Pan-European interest means provision of unique laboratoriesor services, … … European scientific character should be based on the quality of research services they offer and the contributions they make to leading research efforts … also in terms of wider impacts (including "soft factors“) Will IS-ENES help paving the way towards a pan-European research infrastructure?

  22. Evaluation criteriato be looked at… Key for getting structural funds

  23. Will IS-ENES help paving the way towards an ‘eco-system’ of Research Infrastructures? • Large single-sited facilities • Distributed European Facilities • Regional Partner Facilities • Network of national facilities • Linked with universities & schools • Network of industrial suppliers / users Let’s the ‘I3’ not forget the management of this ‘eco-system’

  24. For further information • Research Infrastructures in Europa http://ec.europa.eu/research/infrastructures • ESFRI on CORDIS http://cordis.europa.eu/esfri/ • FP7 and Capacities Specific Programme http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/capacities/ • Research Infrastructures on CORDIS (FP6) http://cordis.europa.eu/infrastructures/ All the best to IS-ENES !

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