Professor John Womersley ESFRI Chair · ESFRI • The European Strategy Forum on Research...
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ProfessorJohnWomersleyESFRIChair
ESFRI• TheEuropeanStrategyForumonResearchInfrastructures(ESFRI)wasestablishedin
2002withamandatefromtheEUCouncilto:– supportacoherentandstrategy-ledapproachtopolicy-makingonresearch
infrastructuresinEurope– facilitatemultilateralinitiativesleadingtothebetteruseanddevelopmentof
researchinfrastructures
• BringtogetherrepresentativesofMinistersofthe28MemberStates,13AssociatedCountries,andoftheEuropeanCommission
• Actasanincubatorforpan-EuropeanandglobalRI
• Facilitatedecisionsonimplementationandensuresfollow-upafterassessment
• MonitorstateofInnovationUnionandprovideinputasappropriatetothedevelopmentofERAFramework(CouncilofEUin2010)
• Produceroadmaps(Council2004)andprioritise projects(Council2012)
ESFRIRoadmap
• Roadmapidentifiesnewpan-EuropeanResearchInfrastructuresormajorup-gradestoexistingones,correspondingtotheneedsofEuropeanresearchcommunitiesinthenext10to20years,inallfieldsofResearch,regardlessofpossiblelocation
• ESFRItoprovidehelpandbestpractice,butMSandACmustbethemajorsourceoffunding
• FirstRoadmappublishedin2006,updatedin2008and2010,andcontained48projectsintendedtofosterEuropeanleadershipacrossabroadrangeofscientificfields.
• Requiresmajorfinancialinvestment(~20b€)andlongtermcommitmentforoperation(~2b€/year)
• CouncilofEUin2014mandatedESFRItocompletea2016ESFRIRoadmapwithfewerandmorematureprojects
• ESFRIhasfulfilledthecommitmentmadebyMemberStatesandtheEuropeanCommissionfor60%oftheseprojectstobeimplementedbytheendof2015.
• The29ESFRILandmarksthathavereachedtheimplementationphasearepan-Europeanhubsofscientificexcellence,andwillrequirecontinuoussupporttofulfiltheirmissionandensuretheirlong-termsustainability.
• Todaywepresenttheupdated2016ESFRIRoadmap.Inadditiontothe15stillongoingprojectsidentifiedinearlieryears,six*newresearchinfrastructureshavebeenincludedthatfillinimportantgapsintheEuropeansciencelandscapetogetherwithtwonewinitiativesthatwehaveclassifiedaslandmarks
• These8wereselectedfrom20eligibleproposals
*onerefocusedandresubmittedproposal
Implementation
“Amorefocused,strategicapproachtowardidentifyinganumberofResearchInfrastructureswhichaddvaluetotheEuropeanResearchArea”
The document contains
The ESFRI Roadmap 2016 List – 21 Projects and 29 Landmarks
AnanalysisoftheroleofresearchinfrastructuresforEuropeancompetitiveness:• HelpingtostructuretheEuropeanResearchArea• BigDataandBigDataAnalysis• Advancededucationandattractivenessforinvestment• Fosteringinnovationandthesocio-economicimpactofRIs• Globaldimension
What’snew?
• Description oftheLifeCycle ofaResearch Infrastructure
• Time-limitedwindowofopportunity:Projects ontheRoadmap nowhave a10-yeartimewindowforcompleting their incubation andreaching implementation
- AfterthattimeimplementedprojectsmaybecomeLandmarks- Non-implementedprojectsleavetheRoadmap- Canbere-submittedwitharevisedprogramme andwillcompetewithothernew
projects.
• MethodologyandEvaluationProcessfornewprojects
• LessonsLearned- thesuccessfuldevelopmentofthe2016Roadmapcontainssomeusefullessonsforfutureroad-mappingactivities
What’snew?
ESFRI’s2016StrategyReportonResearchInfrastructuresiscomposedofthreeparts
Arigorousevaluationprocessfornewproposals
Assessedbothscientificmeritandprojectmaturity
Externalrefereesandhearings
Supportofatleastthreememberstatesorassociatedcountriesneeded
21ESFRIProjects15+6new
ENVENE HF PSE SCI e-RI
ECCSEL
EU-SOLARIS
MYRRHA
WindScanner
EISCAT_3D
EPOS
SIOS EU-OPENSCREEN
EMBRC
Euro-BioImaging
ERINHA
AnaEE
ISBE
MIRRI
CTA
ACTRIS
EMPHASIS
EST
E-RIHSKM3NeT2.0DANUBIUS-RI
2008
2010
2016
Need toclearly define theroles oftheparticipants
COORDINATINGCOUNTRY/ENTITY:MemberStates,AssociatedCountriesorentitieslikeEIROforumorotherorganisationswhichcoordinatetheResearchInfrastructure
PROSPECTIVEMEMBERCOUNTRIES/ENTITY:Countriesengagedinthedefinitionofalegalentityoraformalagreement.TheycouldbeMemberStates,AssociateCountries,otherCountriesorinternationalorganisations
PARTICIPANTS:ScientificPartnersfromindicatedCountries,CountrieswithObserverandCandidatestatus,andinternationalorganisations
Alessonlearned
Part2containsafulldescriptionofeachproject
Canbedownloadedfromwww.esfri.eu/roadmap-2016
Examples
29ESFRILandmarks27+2new
ENVENE H&F PSE SCI e-RI
CESSDA
ESS ERIC
SHAREERIC
PRACE
CLARINERIC
DARIAHERIC
EMSO
LifeWatch
ICOSERIC
EURO-ARGOERIC
IAGOS
BBMRIERIC
EATRISERIC
INFRAFRONTIER
ECRINERIC
INSTRUCT
ELIXIR
Eu-XFEL
ILL
FAIR
SPIRAL2
ELIEuropean Spallation
SourceERIC
E-ELT
SKA
EMFL
JHR
ESRF-EBS*
HL-LHC
2006
2016
2008
*ESRFupgradewasaprojectinthe2006roadmap
Part2containsafulldescriptionofeachlandmark
Canbedownloadedfromwww.esfri.eu/roadmap-2016
Examples
• Givesthecontext,ineachdomain,oftheoperationalnationalorinternationalresearchinfrastructuresopentoEuropeanscientistsandtechnologydevelopersthroughpeer-reviewofcompetitivescienceproposals.
• Identifiestheexistingresources,thegapsandthepotentialevolutionofeachfieldintheforeseeablefuture,EmergingprojectsandComplementaryProjects
• RespondstotheinvitationforESFRItobroadenitsviewandtoconsiderthewholeResearchInfrastructuresysteminEurope
• ProducedbythefiveESFRIStrategyWorkingGroups(SWGs)composedofwell-recognizedscientistsineachdomain
• Thee-infrastructureslandscape,transversaltoalldomains,hasbeenelaboratedbymembersofthee-InfrastructureReflectionGroup(e-IRG).
• NotethattheLandscapeAnalysisdoesnotimplyanylevelofdecisionorengagementbyESFRIinprioritizingfuturesolutions,nordoesthecontentnecessarilyreflecttheviewofESFRIMembers.ESFRIinnocaseactsasanadvocateofspecificpotentialfutureprojects.
Part3– LandscapeAnalysis
Examples
Environment HealthandFood
• ESFRIhaspresentedits2016StrategyreportonResearchInfrastructures• Identifies29ResearchInfrastructuresunderimplementationasLandmarks,together
with21pan-EuropeanResearchInfrastructureprojects• Resultofarigorousevaluationprocessthatconsideredbothscientificmeritand
projectpreparedness• ESFRIwillcloselymonitortheimplementationofESFRIprojects andwillperiodically
assessthestatusofESFRILandmarks• WeencouragetheMemberStatesandAssociatedCountriestocontinuetheirefforts
indevelopingandupdatingnationalroadmapsforResearchInfrastructuresinlinewiththeESFRIroadmappingprocessandtosecureappropriatefundinginordertoachievethetimelyimplementationandlong-termsustainabilityoftheseResearchInfrastructures
• WewillprepareforthenextESFRIRoadmapupdatein2018
Whatnext?
Thankyou!