Periodic Reporting for period 1 - BECORI (Research Infrastructures in a changing global, environmental and societal context)
Periodo di rendicontazione: 2024-02-06 al 2024-08-05
The aim of BECORI is to organise a Conference on Research Infrastructures during the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in Brussels, at the Royal Library of Belgium (KBr), from 4 to 6 June 2024. The Conference will be a 1,5-day event combined with a half day visit of a research infrastructure (choice between the possibility to visit 3 RIs).
The conference will focus on 3 main issues: 1) RIs as key players of strategic autonomy in a changing global context; 2) the societal and environmental impact of RIs and 3) the broad ecosystems of research infrastructures.
The specific objectives of the conference are the following:
• To gather the RI policymakers, managers, users and stakeholders from EU and beyond around topics of importance for the RI communities, sharing experiences and visions, fostering common understanding among stakeholders, networking and collaborations between actors and through disciplines.
• Reflect on the challenges raised by the global geopolitical situation, how it impacts research infrastructures and how RIs are an important actor/player of the open strategic autonomy of the EU
• Looking at how to maximise the positive of impact of research infrastructure on society at large through open science practices, a better access to RIs for new communities of users (young researchers, SME’s/industry, new disciplines) and reduce the environmental impact of RIs during construction and operation.
• Presenting the Landscape of research infrastructures and exploring the relations with the broader ecosystems, like the generic e-infrastructures, other initiatives as EuroHPC, EOSC and the Data Spaces and new instruments as EDIC;
• Reflecting on the ERIC landscape, challenges and benefits of ERIC
The conference will focus on 3 main issues: 1) RIs as key players of strategic autonomy in a changing global context; 2) the societal and environmental impact of RIs and 3) the broad ecosystems of research infrastructures.
The specific objectives of the conference are the following:
• To gather the RI policymakers, managers, users and stakeholders from EU and beyond around topics of importance for the RI communities, sharing experiences and visions, fostering common understanding among stakeholders, networking and collaborations between actors and through disciplines.
• Reflect on the challenges raised by the global geopolitical situation, how it impacts research infrastructures and how RIs are an important actor/player of the open strategic autonomy of the EU
• Looking at how to maximise the positive of impact of research infrastructure on society at large through open science practices, a better access to RIs for new communities of users (young researchers, SME’s/industry, new disciplines) and reduce the environmental impact of RIs during construction and operation.
• Presenting the Landscape of research infrastructures and exploring the relations with the broader ecosystems, like the generic e-infrastructures, other initiatives as EuroHPC, EOSC and the Data Spaces and new instruments as EDIC;
• Reflecting on the ERIC landscape, challenges and benefits of ERIC
The rpoject lead to the succesful organisation of 1,5 day conference on RI's combined with the the possibility for the participant to combine with a visit of a research infrastructure: Von Karmann Institute of Fluid Dynamics (VKI); Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (DISSCO ERIC) or Flemish Institute of Biotechnology (EMPHASIS).
The project supported the organisation of the conference from:
1) the content of the conference: establishing a programme committee, defining the relevant topics taking into account the political priorities and the priorities of the Presidency, drafting a programme, identifying the speakers and moderators and the formazt of the of the different session, ensuring a good equilibrium between presentations, debate and interaction wdith the public.
The project supported the practical organisation of the conference: creation of an organisation committee, identification and reservation of a conference place, the catering, the service of provider for the audivisual capacity (presentation and remote partivipation), organising the registration, supporting the paertivpation of the invited soeakers (hotel, transport...) and creating and feeding the website of the conference
The project supported the organisation of the conference from:
1) the content of the conference: establishing a programme committee, defining the relevant topics taking into account the political priorities and the priorities of the Presidency, drafting a programme, identifying the speakers and moderators and the formazt of the of the different session, ensuring a good equilibrium between presentations, debate and interaction wdith the public.
The project supported the practical organisation of the conference: creation of an organisation committee, identification and reservation of a conference place, the catering, the service of provider for the audivisual capacity (presentation and remote partivipation), organising the registration, supporting the paertivpation of the invited soeakers (hotel, transport...) and creating and feeding the website of the conference
The conference has contributed to put forward and advance discussions related to:
1.issues related to the changing geopolitical context: impact on the relations with some countries, impact on the energy price and availability, impact on the access to critical raw-materials
2. reflecting on the role RI's can play to promote the EU strategic autonomy and the importance of skills and competences
3. taking stock of the contribution of RI's to key political issues, like the greening and digitalisation
4. the socio-economic impac tof RI's, through access as an enabler of innovation; digitalisation and AI as an enabler of cross-disciplinary collaborations
5. Reflecting on the challenges and benefits that the ERIC regulation, bringing forward ERIC as a strategic asset of the ERA and in a context of a possible revision of the EU guidelines and the EU regulation
1.issues related to the changing geopolitical context: impact on the relations with some countries, impact on the energy price and availability, impact on the access to critical raw-materials
2. reflecting on the role RI's can play to promote the EU strategic autonomy and the importance of skills and competences
3. taking stock of the contribution of RI's to key political issues, like the greening and digitalisation
4. the socio-economic impac tof RI's, through access as an enabler of innovation; digitalisation and AI as an enabler of cross-disciplinary collaborations
5. Reflecting on the challenges and benefits that the ERIC regulation, bringing forward ERIC as a strategic asset of the ERA and in a context of a possible revision of the EU guidelines and the EU regulation