enterprises (including SMEs) may not realise that they have the opportunity to benefit
due to a lack of awareness
industry may find entry barriers to this sector
There is therefore a need to stimulate innovation both from within the research infrastructures themselves and in their supplier industry
Development of a portal of calls, tenders and future needs and technology transfer opportunities in research infrastructures of pan European interest;
Networking of procurement professionals to encourage exchange of good practices across research infrastructure sectors;
Awareness campaign towards industry (including SMEs) on the potential of research infrastructures for their activities in selected R&D areas;
As a first step a repository
The Commission expects to fund a single proposal under this heading.
Scope: The scope is that of creating a Community, involving social innovators, researchers, citizens, policy makers, which will bring together on the one hand research actions and results and on the other implementation actions, new initiatives, and policy developments.