Transition to digital/remote research infrastructure service provision: lessons learnt, needs and best practices

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Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

Horizon Europe (2021-2027)

Programme Description

Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.

Programme Details

Identifier Code

HORIZON-INFRA-2021-DEV-01-03

Call

Transition to digital/remote research infrastructure service provision: lessons learnt, needs and best practices

Summary

The provision of digital and remote research infrastructure services has proved its effectiveness during the COVID-19 emergency/lockdown. Such an approach would also contribute to a sustainable and effective ecosystem of research infrastructures, and, more in general, to a more sustainable society.

Detailed Call Description

Proposals under this topic should adopt a broad approach, covering a wide range of different research infrastructures in many fields and address the following aspects:

  • investigate good practices, strategies and lessons learned as well as needs, risks and threats and further technological developments necessary to support the transition to digital/remote research infrastructure service provision;
  •  identify solutions, technologies and software enabling secure remote control of instrumentation and measurement as well as strategies for providing support to remote users;
  • develop guidelines to foster the transition to a digital/remote provision of research infrastructure services.

Call Total Budget

€1,50 million

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

100%

EU contribution per project: between €0,80 and  €1,50 million

Thematic Categories

  • Research, Technological Development and Innovation

Eligibility for Participation

  • Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions

Call Opening Date

22/06/2021

Call Closing Date

23/09/2021

National Contact Point(s)

Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia
P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Phone Number: +357 22205000
Email Address: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/

Contact Persons:
Dr Charalambos Papatryfonos
Scientific Officer
Contact Phone: +357 22 205 016
Contact Email: cpapatryfonos@research.org.cy

Dr Ioannis Theodorou
Scientific Officer
Contact Phone: +357 22 205 038
Contact Email: itheodorou@research.org.cy

(Publish Date: 08/09/2021-for internal use only)

EU Contact Point

European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation/strategy/european-research-infrastructures_en