3.4 Strategic advice and development of RI-related expertise

Strategic advice and development of RI-related expertise

Key Messages

ESFRI has developed into a unique knowledge hub on Research Infrastructure policy and its implementation. ESFRI’s advisory capacity is built up on the involvement of highlevel experts, from all relevant fields, across all activities and tasks of the Forum. In addition to identifying investment priorities and following RI implementation, this expertise has been extensively used by the Council of the EU and the European Commission to address specific RI-related challenges, such as strengthening the innovation potential of RIs, developing a long-term sustainability framework and consolidating Open Science policies.

Key elements of a robust RI governance, access to RI and RI produced data, as well as RI impact in broader terms, must be better understood and incorporated into ESFRI’s knowledge base. This will allow ESFRI to strengthen its activities in mentoring and sharing implementation experience with and among RIs.

To support these activities, there is a clear need to communicate more effectively about the role, contribution and impact of Research Infrastructures and of ESFRI itself. The responsibility for this falls to European, national and regional authorities, and to the RIs themselves.