Baltic infrastructure collaboration – the high-level group in RI in Baltic countries.

1. Baltic infrastructure collaboration – the high-level group in RI in Baltic countries.  Jānis Kloviņš

2. Structure of the talk • Update onthe current situation in RI planning • Roadmap based comparative analysis of RI in Baltic states • ESFRI projects in Baltic states • Results of Joint Expert Group on RI • Future perspectives

3. Research infrastructures roadmaps - ESTONIA • Launched in 2010 • 20 objects selected from 50 submitted • Selection based on experts review-followed by panel decision • 9 projects proceeded with financing • 2012-2014 Roadmap update: • Re-evaluation of 20 objects • 12 new proposals • 18 objects in roadmap 14 + 4 new

4. Research infrastructures roadmaps - ESTONIA • Divided in 6 groups • Social Sciences and Humanities – 2 objects • Environmental Sciences – 2 objects • Biological and Medical Sciences – 5 objects • Materials Science – 5 objects • Natural Sciences and Engineering – 3 objects • e-infrastructures – 3 objects • Estonia joined 5 ESFRI objects, 1 in progress

5. Research infrastructures roadmaps – LITHUANIA • Launched in 2009 • 15 objects selected from 20 submitted • Selection based on international experts review • Renewing of the roadmap has been started

6. Research infrastructures roadmaps – LITHUANIA • Divided in 3 groups • Social Sciences and Humanities – 3 objects • Biomedical Sciences – 6 objects • Physical and Technological Sciences – 6 objects • Lithuania joined 1 ESFRI objects, 3 in progress

7. Research infrastructures roadmaps – LATVIA • Roadmap has not been accepted yet • 9 National Research Centers selected in frame of ERDF project • Recommendations for roadmap and ESFRI has been prepared by Latvian Council of Science

8. Research infrastructures roadmaps – LATVIA • 9 National Research Centers (NRC): • NRC of Pharmacy and Biomedicine • NRC of Public Health and Clinical Medicine; • NRC of Nanostructured and Multifunctional Materials, Structures and Technologies; • NRC of Technologies of Acquisition and Sustainable Use of Energy and Environmental Resources • NRC of Use of Agricultural Resources and Food Technologies; • NRC of Forest and Water Resources; • NRC of Information, Communication and Signal Processing Technologies • NRC of Social Economy and Public Management • NRC of the Latvian Language, Cultural Heritage and Creative Technologies; • Latvia has not joined ESFRI objects, 3 in progress

9. Biobanking andbiomedicalresearch

10. Structuralbiology

11. Translationalandclinicalresearch

12. Other objects

13. ESFRI-ERICprojects in Baltic states ESoS European Social Survey ESoS European Social Survey ESoS European Social Survey CLARINCommon Language Resources andTechnology Infrastructure CLARINCommon Language Resources andTechnology Infrastructure CLARINCommon Language Resources andTechnology Infrastructure BBMRIBiobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research BBMRIBiobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research BBMRIBiobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research ELIXIREuropean Life-Science Infrastructurefor Biological Information ELIXIREuropean Life-Science Infrastructurefor Biological Information ELIXIREuropean Life-Science Infrastructurefor Biological Information EATRISEuropean Life-Science Infrastructurefor Biological Information

14. ESFRI-ERICprojects in Baltic states ESS European Spallation Source ESS European Spallation Source ESS European Spallation Source INSTRUCT An Integrated Structural Biology Infrastructure INSTRUCT An Integrated Structural Biology Infrastructure INSTRUCT An Integrated Structural Biology Infrastructure OPENSCREENEuropean Infrastructure of Open Screening Platforms for Chemical Biology OPENSCREENEuropean Infrastructure of Open Screening Platforms for Chemical Biology PRACEPartnership for Advanced Computing in Europe PRACEPartnership for Advanced Computing in Europe PRACEPartnership for Advanced Computing in Europe CESSDACouncil of European Social Science Data Archives SHARESurvey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe DARIAHDigital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities,

15. Joint expert group on infrastructure mapping • In December 2012 the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministries of Education and Sciences of three Baltic states was signed • To coordinate the R&D infrastructure development plans, national RI roadmaps and ICT infrastructures • Create a basis for constant exchange of information on research and innovations • Group of 8 people was nominated: • To map and prepare comprehensive inventory of the research infrastructures

16. Joint expert group on infrastructure mapping • Latvia • Vadims Murašovs (Ministryof Education and Science) • Maija Bundule(LatvianCouncil of Science), • Indriķis Muižnieks (University of Latvia) • Tālis Juhna (RigaTechnicalUniversity) • Lithuania • Kristina Babelyté-Labanauské (Ministry of Education and Science) • TadasJuknevičius (Ministry of Education and Science) • ArūnasPoviliūnas (Research Council of Lithuania). • Estonia • ToivoRäim (Ministry of Education and Research), • Priit Tamm (Estonian Research Council)

17. Joint expert group on infrastructure mapping • Meeting in Tallinn – May 29, 2013 • Different possibilities how to proceed with mapping of research infrastructures in Baltic countries were discussed • start pilot collection of data on the research facilities that identify itself as Open Access Facility -the facility should provide certain services to users. • The quality level of facilities will be assured by agency providing information to mapping exercise • MERIL Data Dictionary for the Minimum Data Set used for questionnaires • Meeting in Riga – February 3, 2014 • Preliminary results of research infrastructure (RI) mapping discussed • Decision on the form of dissemination of RI mapping results - list of Baltic RI should be published on web • discussion about possible RI support schemes in Baltic States, e.g. possibility of establishing administrative and financial schemes for Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian researchers to access RI in Baltic States • discuss the progress of developing Baltic Bonus programs in all three countries

18. Joint expert group on infrastructure mapping: RESULTS • On May 20, 2014 mapping of RI is finished: results are available on web • Estonia : List and descriptive information with links is provided for 8 Estonian Core Infrastructures • Latvia: List and descriptive information with links is provided for 17 Research Infrastructures • Lithuania: Searchable list and descriptive information with links is provided for 19 Open Access Centers

19. ESTONIA

20. LATVIA

21. Lithuania

22. RI example

23. RI example

24. Further suggestionson RI mapping • Managers of RI should look through the lists, comment on them, and then become responsible for updating information when it has been published-the agency that hosts the list on web is to be responsible for updating this information. • Development of a support scheme for the use of RI in the Baltic countries is important (e.g.– to allow the use of RI for free or for the reduced fee for the researchers from the Baltic countries - this would be an additional Baltic Bonus scheme) • Necessity to develop a grant system that covers the access to RI in the Baltic countries -a proposal for the political decision on that

25. Further suggestions on RI planning and collaboration • Formation of Baltic strategic infrastructure forum is needed with the aim to create Baltic infrastructure roadmap ( therefore, it is crucial for Latvia to develop its roadmap first) • Expert group can identify RIs with common interests from all Baltic States and invite the managers of these RI to meeting in order to develop proposals for Baltic infrastructure roadmap and coordinate the development plans

26. Genetic map of Europe supports the collaboration