The European Science Foundation's Member Organisation Forum on Research Infrastructures has been a platform for discussing the adequate treatment of infrastructure-related issues. Funding procedures, access rules, running costs, personnel and renewal are among the issues that benefit from being discussed on a European level. The Report gives an overview of the intentions, results and conclusions of the MO Forum over the last three years. Beginning with the rationale for the MO Forum on Research Infrastructures, the paper continues with a presentation of the activities of the Forum and their outcomes, including the legacy of the Forum for research infrastructures in Europe. Special attention is paid to the MERIL Project (Mapping of the European Research Infrastructure Landscape), conducted by the ESF in close connection to the Forum, which has contributed to a substantial updating of information on existing research infrastructures across Europe. The paper is mainly addressed to facility managers, RI operators, research and funding organisations, with the aim of enabling them better to decide how to provide modern and appropriate boundary conditions for users of research infrastructures, as well as to assess the quality of their operation.
Il Forum sulle infrastrutture di ricerca delle Member Organisations della European Science Foundation ha rappresentato un contesto di discussione e analisi focalizzato su aspetti rilevanti a livello europeo relativi alle infrastrutture di ricerca. Le procedure di finanziamento, le regole di accesso, i costi di gestione, il personale e il loro aggiornamento sono tra gli aspetti che traggono vantaggio dalla discussione a livello europeo. La relazione offre una panoramica degli obiettivi, le metodologie, i risultati e le conclusioni a cui ha lavorato il Forum negli ultimi tre anni. Particolare attenzione è stata rivolta al progetto MERIL (Mappatura del panorama delle infrastrutture di ricerca in Europa ), condotto dalla European Science Foundation in stretta collaborazione con il Forum, che ha contribuito ad un sostanziale aggiornamento delle informazioni esistenti sulle infrastrutture di ricerca in tutta Europa. Il Rapporto è principalmente indirizzato alle direzioni di facilities, operatori dinfrastrutture, enti di ricerca e agenzie di finanziamento, al fine di contribuire a migliorare i processi decisionali e le condizioni al contorno a favore degli utenti delle infrastrutture, nonché per valutare la qualità della loro gestione.
Research Infrastructures in the European Research Area - A report by the ESF Member Organisation Forum on Research Infrastructures
2013
Abstract
The European Science Foundation's Member Organisation Forum on Research Infrastructures has been a platform for discussing the adequate treatment of infrastructure-related issues. Funding procedures, access rules, running costs, personnel and renewal are among the issues that benefit from being discussed on a European level. The Report gives an overview of the intentions, results and conclusions of the MO Forum over the last three years. Beginning with the rationale for the MO Forum on Research Infrastructures, the paper continues with a presentation of the activities of the Forum and their outcomes, including the legacy of the Forum for research infrastructures in Europe. Special attention is paid to the MERIL Project (Mapping of the European Research Infrastructure Landscape), conducted by the ESF in close connection to the Forum, which has contributed to a substantial updating of information on existing research infrastructures across Europe. The paper is mainly addressed to facility managers, RI operators, research and funding organisations, with the aim of enabling them better to decide how to provide modern and appropriate boundary conditions for users of research infrastructures, as well as to assess the quality of their operation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.