THE POTENTIAL OF RESEARCH DATA – HOW RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES PROVIDE NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND BENEFITS FOR SOCIETY HIGH-LEVEL PRESIDENCY CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES

Europe has one of the most advanced and integrated research infrastructure systems in the world.

During the last years, Europe has invested large sums in research infrastructures, i.e., state-of-the-art experimental facilities to reinforce Europe’s research and innovation system by providing research communities with unique expertise, instruments, technical resources, data, and services.

This facilitates the performance of cutting-edge basic and applied research, boosting of technological advancements and breakthrough innovations. They also bring benefits to industries and SME’s.

Research infrastructures provide knowledge-based solutions to societal challenges and aids in the delivery of the EU’s green and digital transitions.

Research infrastructures is a top priority for the current trio of French, Czech, and the Swedish presidencies of the European Council.

The objectives of the Swedish presidency conference on research infrastructures are:•Making research infrastructures more visible by directing towards the capabilities of reusable and open data for research and societal benefits sensu lato.•Identifying challenges and means to face them by increased collaboration between sectors and stakeholders.•Accelerating the creation of values from research infrastructures by further developing and strengthening the work with reusable and open data for producers and consumers.The conference is arranged in Lund, a high impact research and research infrastructure hub, bringing together 250 people from a range of sectors from different levels that benefit from research infrastructures and open data and science to discuss relevant topics.

The values foreseen after the conference are further strengthening of research infrastructures and facilitation of broader success to them, aid of future funding of these facilities, increased trust in science, and contribution to the competitiveness of European society and economy.