Consolidation of the research infrastructure landscape – individual support for evolution, long-term sustainability and emerging needs of pan-European research infrastructures

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to several of the following expected outcomes:better structured and strengthened European research infrastructure landscape;new services available to a wider user community, including participants in other parts of Horizon Europe, allowing to better tackle scientific and societal challenges;increased capacity to address EU policy priorities and/or socio-economic challenges;reinforced global competitiveness of the European Research Area;reduction of environmental (including climate-related) impacts as well as optimisation of resource and energy consumption integrated through the full life cycle of research infrastructures;increased long-term sustainability of European research infrastructures. Scope:This topic targets the consolidation of the EU research infrastructures landscape through the support, together with the countries that are members of the research infrastructures, to the strengthening, long-term sustainability, reorientation or evolution of ESFRI Landmarks or European Research Infrastructure Consortia (ERICs).The proposed action should justify the specific objectives and focus on activities that are critical for the sustainability and optimised use of the ESFRI Landmarks or ERICs, such as activities aiming at several of the following objectives:enlargement of the membership or broadening of the base of participating countries, notably widening countries and candidate countries;addressing critical aspects raised following an assessment or monitoring exercise, e.g. in the context of ESFRI activities;reinforcing international cooperation;revision of business/funding plan;development of managerial and technical skills for research infrastructure staff;structuring and strengthening of national/thematic nodes;extension of remote and/or virtual access;management of research data according to the FAIR principles;reorientation or evolution of the research infrastructure scope;development, update and or i