STRENGTHENING THE EFFECTIVENESS AND SUSTAINABILITY OF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES

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Zizi, D. - Lenoir, L. - Qi, K. - Zhe, L. - Hrušák, Jan - Caminade, J.P. - Chardonnet, Ch. - Barth, M. - Müller, V. - Rizzuto, C. - Iguchi, S. - Cho, M. H. - Oh, S. K. - Chang, H. - Sagdahl, L. T. - Adams, D. - Verdú, J. A. F. - Johnsson, M. - Ott, H. R. - Pfister, R. - Ewart, C. - Carim, A.
STRENGTHENING THE EFFECTIVENESS AND SUSTAINABILITY OF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES.
London: OECD iLibrary, 2017. 66 s. OECD SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRY POLICY PAPERS, Vol. 48. ISSN 2307-4957. E-ISSN 2307-4957
Institucionální podpora: RVO:61388955
Klíčová slova: OECD science * technology * industry
Obor OECD: Physical chemistry
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Research infrastructures have been a major topic for analysis and discussion since the
creation of the OECD Megascience Forum in 1992, which was renamed Global Science
Forum (GSF) in 1999 after the broadening of its mandate.
Following publications on “Large Research Infrastructures” (2011), which dealt primarily
with policies for the establishment and management of large single site facilities, and on
“International Distributed Research Infrastructures” (2014), addressing the challenges
associated with a growing type of infrastructures that are distributed geographically, this
new report is identifying policies and procedures that can strengthen the sustainability
and the effectiveness of the functioning of research infrastructures during their entire life
cycle.
As the number and complexity of research infrastructures (RIs) is increasing, managers,
funders and research performing organisations have to find solutions that can ensure the
long-term operation of their RIs, which represent very important strategic investments in
research within rapidly evolving financial and political contexts.
This report presents findings, analyses and conclusions from an OECD GSF Expert
Group regarding the challenges faced by research infrastructure funders, managers and
operators for the long-term sustainability of these facilities. The objective was not to
carry out an exhaustive analysis but rather, based upon an in-depth survey of the various
stakeholders, to provide useful information and advice to funders, managers and
policymakers who are faced with very practical challenges. This OECD report therefore
analyses key issues that were identified all along the various phases of the research
infrastructure life-cycle, presents solutions that have been found to be applicable in
certain cases, and proposes a series of policy recommendations which could be
implemented to increase the sustainability of research infrastructures. We sincerely hope
that it will be informative and useful. Naturally, we would be interested in receiving
comments from readers. The GSF staff can be reached at gsforum@oecd.org.
This report was co-written by the GSF Expert Group Co-chair Professor Hans Rudolf Ott
and the GSF secretariat with extensive input from the Expert Group members.
The Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences provided support to Co-Chair Hans Rudolf
Ott in the form of a science officer (Roger Pfister) who was generously funded through
the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0283184