RI World News
The new National Roadmap for French Research Infrastructures is out
The Ministry of Higher Education and Research has published the new ’Strategie Nationale des infrastructures de recherche, edition 2016’ report defining its strategy for French National Research Infrastructures. The Roadmap is the result of important work done by the Ministry and incorporates the vision of a French National strategy... |
Spanish Map of Unique Scientific and Technical Infrastructures
The Spanish Unique Scientific and Technical Infrastructures (ICTS, by its Spanish initials) are located throughout the country and are displayed on the “Map of Unique Scientific and Technical Infrastructures (ICTS).” The first Map of ICTS was agreed upon at the III Conference of Presidents, held on 11 January 2007. |
42nd Delegates Meeting in Luxembourg focused on e-IRG/ESFRI collaboration and new e-IRG roadmap on future e-Infrastructures development
Twice a year the e-IRG delegates meet to discuss e-Infrastructure policy developments. The 42nd Delegates Meeting was held in Luxembourg on September 17, 2015. At this meeting, the "hot topics" included the relation between e-Infrastructures and Research infrastructures. e-Infrastructures are represented by e-IRG and the Research Infrastructures by ESFRI, hence the collaboration between e-IRG and ESFRI were on the delegates meeting agenda. Another important topic was the new e-IRG Roadmap on... |
Sharing infrastructure for better science: Africa and the EU
Research infrastructures provide the tools scientists need to understand the world and, in some cases, make it a better place. But these resources - from telescopes to biobanks, and from museum archives to wave energy test sites - cost more than most countries can afford. The EU-funded PAERIP project has started the ball rolling for new partnerships to share resources between Europe and Africa. |