European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI)
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https://www.esfri.eu/Description
Taking Europe to the forefront of Science Technology Innovation Science
ESFRI supports a coherent and strategy-led approach to policy-making on research infrastructures in Europe, and facilitates multilateral initiatives leading to the better use and development of research infrastructures, at EU and international level. Following a vision for sustainable policies and funding, ESFRI updates the European Roadmap for research Infrastructures systematically.
The Forum
ESFRI, the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures, is a strategic instrument to develop the scientific integration of Europe and to strengthen its international outreach. The competitive and open access to high quality Research Infrastructures supports and benchmarks the quality of the activities of European scientists, and attracts the best researchers from around the world. more...
The People
The ESFRI delegations are composed of two Delegates per Member State/Associate State, typically senior science policy officials or equivalent, representing the Minister(s) responsible for Research in each of those States. The Executive Board assists the Chair in the planning, preparation, implementation and continuous follow-up of ESFRI activities. more...
The Working Groups
Since 2006, ESFRI has presented a series of Roadmap updates supporting a coherent and strategy-led approach to the development of pan-European Research Infrastructures. This has been possible by establishing the Strategy Working Groups in five research domains and the Implementation Group, transversal to all research areas. more...
The StR-ESFRI project
The goal of the STR-ESFRI project is to reinforce the European STRategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) under the guidance of its Chair. StR-ESFRI provides additional resources, tools and expertise in performing its activities and supporting its structures.
ESFRI Objectives & Vision
The mission of ESFRI is to support a coherent and strategy-led approach to policy-making on research infrastructures in Europe, and to facilitate multilateral initiatives leading to the better use and development of research infrastructures, at EU and international level. ESFRI's delegates are nominated by the Research Ministers of the Member and Associate Countries, and include a representative of the Commission, working together to develop a joint vision and a common strategy. more...
ESFRI Background
The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures was established in 2002, with a mandate from the EU Council to support a coherent and strategy-led approach to policy-making on research infrastructures in Europe, and to facilitate multilateral initiatives leading to the better use and development of research infrastructures, at EU and international level. more...
ESFRI Structure
A brief overview of the composition and role of some of the key players in the Forum, ESFRI members, ESFRI executive Board and ESFRI executive secretariat. more...
How ESFRI works
The ESFRI is a self-regulated body, which operates openly and on a consensus basis. ESFRI Delegates are senior science-policy officials or equivalents, who represent ministers responsible for research in their country. A senior science-policy official represents the European Commission. more...
By regularly carrying out analysis of RI landscapes in several reference scientific domains, in addition to e-infrastructures ESFRI captures and describes the key RI defining the entire landscape, identifies gaps and enables stakeholders at institutional, regional, national, European and global level to position their RI initiatives within a broader context and identifies synergies and complementarities with existing RI to refine their strategic priority setting.
ESFRI organises open calls for proposals, selects proposals based on strict eligibility criteria and reviews them in a clear and transparent manner through independent, international peer review thus contributing to a balance within the ERA between the bottom-up design of RI and the subsequent strategic top-down prioritisation of a limited portfolio of pan-European RI. ESFRI reports directly to the Council where the ministers have acknowledged ESFRI`s role and value.
RESOURCES
The Forum has no budget. Each delegation shall provide the necessary resources for members of the delegation and experts appointed to ESFRI working groups to effectively implement their mandate and fulfil their tasks related to ESFRI work. The European Commission covers the cost of the Secretariat and will provide meeting accommodation at Commission premises upon request, subject to room availability. Extra resources, as might be necessary to cover the costs associated to chairmanship, working groups, task forces or for commissioning independent advice, will have to be found in advance on a case-by-case basis. This may include an EU-funded project providing additional resources, tools, expertise and support to ESFRI structures under the guidance of the Chair and the Secretariat.
