Support to policies and international cooperation for e-infrastructures

Specific Challenge

Fostering targeted international co-operation is essential to promote e-infrastructure interoperation at global level allowing European communities to link with third countries, contribute to standardisation activities in international fora, to align strategic developments and share best practices. To optimise e-infrastructure investments in Europe it is essential to coordinate European, national and/or regional policies and programmes for e-infrastructures in order to develop complementarities and promote cooperation between e-infrastructures and related EU policies.

Scope

Proposals will address part (a) or (b), but not both:

• (a) Research and Innovation Actions for International Co-operation on high-end e-infrastructure requirements
• (b) Coordination and Support actions for international co-operation and policy development

Proposals will address only one of the points below. At least one proposal for each point will be selected:

• 1. International Co-operation on e-infrastructure supporting major societal challenges
• 2. Policy support to e-infrastructure programme
• 3. Support to dissemination for the e-infrastructure programme4. Support to small-size foresight roadmaps for the e-infrastructure programme

Expected Impact

• (a) Research and Innovation Actions for International Co-operation on high-end e-infrastructure requirements
• (b) Coordination and Support Actions for International Co-operation and Policy Development: (i) International Co-operation on e-infrastructure supporting major societal challenges ; (ii) Policy support to e-infrastructure programme (iii) Support to dissemination for the e-infrastructure programme and (iv) Support to small-size foresight roadmaps for the e-infrastructure programme