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Background Information
The Innovation Union includes a commitment to complete or launch construction by 2015 of 60% of the ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures) roadmap priority Research Infrastructures of pan-European interest. This requires investments beyond the means of individual countries – pooling of regional, national and European Union funds is thus necessary.
The development of the research and innovation capacity of the Member States and regions is one of the key thematic objectives of the European Cohesion Policy. Within the European Commission's communication "Regional Policy contributing to smart growth in Europe 2020", the development of Regional Partner Facilities[1](RPF) have been highlighted as one of the three-pronged approach to help regions to realise their full research and innovation potential. In that context, Member States should link national research infrastructure roadmaps to the ESFRI roadmap and Smart Specialisation Strategies in order to have the possibility of using Structural Fund, thus reinforcing the capacity of less favoured regions to host and participate in RIs of pan-European and international interest.
Horizon 2020 will promote the development and implementation of world-class Research Infrastructures under the "Excellent Science" priority and will support in particular the development of Regional Partner Facilities aiming at a more balanced development of the European Research Area. Close synergies should therefore be developed between the Structural Funds and Horizon 2020 in all relevant programmes and priorities.
Objective of the workshop
The overall objective of this workshop is to increase the awareness of Member States on the effective use of the structural funds for Research Infrastructures as well as to promote the regional dimension of Research Infrastructures, in particular of the RPFs. The workshop aims to:
The workshop is organised by the CoPoRI project, in close cooperation with ESFRI and European Commission. It will take place on 15 May 2013 in Brussels and will be hosted by the European Commission.
Target group of the workshop:
The participants of the workshop will be representatives from Ministries (such as ESFRI and/or RI Programme Committee Delegates), representatives from the scientific communities (most notably some managers of ESFRI projects), as well as the ERA Stakeholders. Representatives from the National Managing Authorities which are dealing with the preparation of the Smart Specialisation Strategies and Operational Programmes, as well as the members of the ESFRI WG on the Regional Issues will also be invited. The European Commission will be represented both by DG R&I and DG REGIO. The number of attendees expected to be around 100 persons.
The CoPoRI project is funded by the European Community under the seventh framework programme