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ESFRI: Sharing Research Infrastructures Bertrand Girard director CNRS Institute of Physics 1

2. ECRI2010 - Barcelona, March 23rd-24th, 2010
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
09:30-11:00
Opening Session
E-Infrastructure for Science
Coffee Break and Exhibition
12:00-13:30
The European Strategy for RI's
11:30-13:00
Management and Financial Issues
Lunch and Exhibition
15:00-16:30
Prioritization of Research Infraestructures
14:30-16:00
The Governance and Future RIs in ERA
17:00-18:30
Political Decision Making
16:30-17:30
Concluding Session
17:30-17:50
Conference Closing

3. ESFRI presentation from Carlo Rizzuto (ESFRI chair)
Managing Research Infrastructures: a few practical examples
Bertrand Girard Member of ESFRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Thematic Working Group Member of ESRF, ILL Steering Committee President of SOLEIL SC, ELI prep phase SC

4. Research Infrastructures
ESFRI key results on
Research Infrastructures
Prof. Carlo RIZZUTO
ESFRI chair

5. ESFRI : a brief introduction
European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures, established in 2002 by the Council of Ministers, brings together representatives of the Research Ministers of Member and Associated States and a representative of the European Commission.
Mission and strategy of ESFRI
Support a coherent, strategy-led approach to policy-making & to facilitate multilateral initiatives leading to a better use and development of RIs, by:
Building trust, sharing best practices, developing a common, long-term RI policy at EU level;
Involving all Governance levels: EU, Countries, Regions, to attract/pool existing & new resources.

6. Pan-EU Research Infrastructures
Modern research in all scientific fields requires new and expensive instruments, developing a continuous interplay between advancing science challenges and technical responses
Several of these instruments are too expensive for any single Country, and must be made available as “international Research Infrastructures” (RIs).
Modern RIs are both one sited and distributed, and the increasing capability of ICT allows to connect and access them and the produced knowledge in novel and effective ways

7. RIs: dynamic Knowledge and Innovation Triangles
RIs designed and operated to attract / host the best researchers in the world (trans-national access) play important roles in the advancement of knowledge and technology.
To respond to challenges, they develop cross cutting innovation and world-level quality in all aspects of their activities: scientific, educational, technical and managerial.
This liberates the creative and inventive potential of the staff, the users and the providers, from scientists to industries, and thus becomes a crucial socioeconomic driver

8. An overall picture
Presentation to ITRE – Feb 2010

9. Possible returns if well managed
International RI
New scientific
Knowledge
new science
opportunities
Improved public
research
expenditure
Improved
local infrastructure
(transport, energy,
housing,...)
Improved education
& training
Technology
and innovation
Business opportunities
Attraction of industries
Spin off companies
Higher tax income
Improvement of
Regional resources
Jobs and employment,
Local expenditure
Political visibility
and success
environmental aspects
Scientific tourism
Possible
proprietary use
Attraction
of private funding
Construction
and competitivity
of ERA
More funding
to research
(structural & industl)
funding
Industry-research
collaboration
(through open access)
Brain exchange
Instead of
brain drain
Attraction of
students to Science
High quality public
Procurement

10. GRENOBLE
HMFL
ESRF
ILL 11

11. ERA 2020 Vision
“As part of the diversified and rich landscape of top-level scientific institutions, major research infrastructures in the ERA, being jointly funded where appropriate, promote excellence in science on a globally competitive basis. With rapid development of new distributed and e-infrastructures, they offer equitable access to world class modern research facilities and technology demonstrators”

12. A Key Challenge for EU: build and operate world class RIs
No single Country can build and support all the needed open access RIs : many EU Countries have potential RIs (about 300) but often unable to upgrade and manage as needed
Open access needed to ensure quality: absorbs large fraction of yearly costs, of about billion euro
Only by pooling and integrating with new resources the EU can acquire and operate RIs at world level.
In several cases agreements and efforts at Global level are necessary (e.g. ITER, Global warming)
This challenge was recognised in 2000 when ERA was launched : this led to setting up ESFRI.

13. A summary of ESFRI Activities
ESFRI is engaged, in an “incubator role” in several activities in line with its mission to support policy-making on pan-European and Global RIs
This includes Working Groups and actions dealing with various issues that may have an impact on the realisation of RIs, e,g,:
Regional Perspectives, rebalance East/West;
Siting and Hosting Issues;
Management Aspects, and involvement of all Stakeholders
Socio-economic returns, and use of new instruments, e.g. EIB/RSFF
e-Infrastructures and data (with the e-IRG)
Scientific landscapes & forward looks

14. Thematic Working Groups
ESFRI working groups
Regional Issues
Siting Issues
Thematic Working Groups
Biological and Medical Sciences (BMS)
Energy (ENE)
Environmental Sciences (ENV)
Engineering Sciences and Physics (ESP)
Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH)

15. Mandate of the Thematic Working Groups
Monitoring of the scientific development and the need for RIs in the thematic areas, in consultation with existing relevant scientific organisations.
Following the implementation of the projects on the ESFRI Roadmap and giving expert feedback to ESFRI, e.g. on the needed coordination between different projects in the area.
Advising ESFRI on whether projects should remain on future editions of the Roadmap, and following a decision by ESFRI, to evaluate possible proposals according to the agreed procedure for the update of the Roadmap.
Advising ESFRI on potential improvement in the pan-European availability and management of existing RIs.
Coordinate interdisciplinary activities with the other TWGs.
 ESFRI roadmap update for the end of 2010

16. A strong partnership between ESFRI and the EU
The EC supports the work of ESFRI:
participating as one of the ESFRI delegate
funding the Preparatory Phase of the ESFRI roadmap projects
being in charge of the ESFRI secretariat
developing the RSFF / EIB instrument
ESFRI supported the work of the European Commission in the development of:
the ERIC regulation and procedures
The synergies with the Structural Funds
Both work jointly for developing a clear Vision 2020

17. The ESFRI Roadmap: a major instrument to drive all initiatives
In the Roadmap, ESFRI selects and indicates new/upgraded RIs, needed, with the existing ones, for full competitivity of Europe,
By 2008: selected 44 projects (out of > 200 proposals), in a continuing process. By December 2010 will include few more RIs in the fields of Health, Food and Energy,
28 out of 33 Member and Associate EU Countries have responded by developing national roadmaps, of which 13 published and 21 funded, some with additional resources.

18. Implementation of the Roadmap
End of 2009:
Ten (10) new RIs “under implementation”: agreement reached; the construction phase of these projects is ongoing or imminent:
ESRF Upgrade, European Spallation Source, FAIR, ILL 2020 Upgrade, PRACE, SPIRAL2, XFEL …
Eight (8) new RIs “moving to implementation”: stakeholders are clearly engaged:
BBMRI, CLARIN, E-ELT, ELI, ELIXIR, ICOS, LIFEWATCH, SLHC
Ten (10) additional projects into the definition of leading country, financial & technical aspects:
DARIAH, COPAL, IAGOS, INSTRUCT, EMSO, KM3NeT, EATRIS, ECRIN, Infrafrontier, EuroFEL

19. Lessons learned, emerging issues
Yes, we can build an ERA for Research Infrastructures! … This vision can be fulfilled by building trust and on trust, thus attracting EU, national and local resources in a common effort in international competitiveness
But, while funding for construction can be achieved adding different sources, ....instead open access “operation for excellence”, including open data/ICT, may be hampered by protectionist reflexes also due to limited national research funding and human resources
The EU is the only possible source of additional funds to support “operation for excellence”, and should cover 20-30% of international operation (instead of the present 0,25%).

20. From a strategy
… to its implementation
Managing Research Infrastructures: a few practical examples

21. Some remarks from a physicist
ESFRI : a tough selection based first on scientific grounds and second on strategic governmental issues
BUT : The necessary budgets are not easily available
Physics community has been a pioneer to establish Large Scale Research Infrastructures which are most often used by a much larger community (ex: analytical facillities such as synchrotron radiation, or neutron diffraction)
New communities are launching more and more Ris
 High pressure on budgets

22. Large scale infrastructure budget : evolution (CNRS part: up to 10% of CNRS budget (2.7 G€))
Infrastructures External to CNRS
ESRF, ILL, SOLEIL …
Infrastructures Internal to CNRS

23. Decision procedure in France : a multiplayer game
Minstery
of Foreign
affairs
Minstery
of research
and universities
Minstery
of Budget
CNRS
CEA
Agencies -
Research
Organizations
RIs
RI projects

24. Decision procedure in France : a multiplayer game
Minstery
of Foreign
affairs
Minstery
of research
and universities
Minstery
of Budget
CNRS
CEA
Agencies -
Research
Organizations
RIs
RI projects

25. Decision procedure in France : a multiplayer game
Minstery
of Foreign
affairs
Minstery
of research
and universities
Minstery
of Budget
CNRS
CEA
Agencies -
Research
Organizations
RIs
RI projects

26. « Juste retour » issue On investment and running expenditures
On nationalities of employees
Natural bias in favor of the host country
… accepted but discussed and questioned
On research use
Should the access be based on excellence of projects or on quotas linked to contributions ?
In general Excellence is a priority and corrective measures are taken
….but to which extend
Can one accept projects from countries which do not contribute to the budget ?

27. Running an international RI … Budget decision issues
Multiannual programs
but in general budgets are voted annually in most countries
The budget repartition is fixed by international agreements
If one country lowers its contribution, all others should do
Alternatively: delayed payments

28. Conclusion Large scale Research Infrastructures
result from the necessity to combine strengths, budgets and ideas
are often the only solution to push forward the limits of knowledge
are a fantastic scientific and human adventure, in particular as a contribution to the development of the European Research Area
Cooperation better than competition !

29. an EU-level effort is needed to ensure
In summary,
an EU-level effort is needed to ensure
“institutional excellence” complementing the European Research Council’s effort for “individual excellence”
and build, together with the EIT and the JTIs, an European “Research and Innovation AREA”