Research infrastructures the Danish perspective

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Research infrastructures the Danish perspective
Dep. dir. general Hans Müller Pedersen Ministry
of Science, Technology and Innovation DASTI hmp_at_d
asti.dk
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Presentation

• The framework of our activities
• The Danish program for investments in research
  infrastructure
• ESFRI roadmap from a Danish point of view

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Strategy for Denmark in the Global Economy
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National Budget broad based political agreement
2007 2010 (add on)
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Presentation

• The framework of our activities
• The Danish program for investments in research
  infrastructure
• ESFRI roadmap from a Danish point of view

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• What is supported?
• Who can apply?
• Principles
• Criteria
• Process
• Final decision by the Minister
• Other activities

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The new Danish programme for research
infrastructures will support..

• Establishment of large, national research
  infrastructures
• Danish participation in international research
  infrastructures
• Design studies, feasibility studies etc.

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Who can apply?

• Universities and other research institutions (Top
  management)
• hopefully in consortia's that includes all
  relevant Danish research institutions.

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Guiding principles

• All projects will be examined with regards to
  both their scientific value and the possible
  strategic impact
• Possibility for prioritization between national
  and international projects within all fields of
  science
• Projects will only be funded if the realization
  of the project is in line with the strategic
  planning of the possible hosting institution

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Criteria

• The programme will mainly support projects of a
  minimum of 20 mio. DKK
• The state grant will cover up to 80 of the
  total investment
• The institutions must commit the necessary human
  resources and capital resources in order to
  achieve the optimum use of the research
  infrastructure need to have/nice to have.
• The programme supports the establishment or
  construction of research infrastructures only
  in special cases you can get support to cover
  operational costs.

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In the end the minister decides on the basis of..

• The results of a hearing process among major
  stakeholders regarding the needs and relevance of
  the suggested project
• The recommendation of the Expert Committee
• Advice from the Danish Research Coordination
  Committee

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Tentativ proces for udmøntningen 2007
Ekspertudvalg udvælger ansøgere, der går videre.
Herunder forprojekter
Høring af forskningsråd myndigheder og
interesseorg.
Videnskabsministeren udmønter puljen for 2007
KUF nedsætter ekspertudvalg
1.Q
2.Q
3.Q
4.Q
Opslag af præ- kvalifikations- runde
International bedømmelse og partshøring
Ekspertud-valg afleverer oplæg til KUF
KUF rådgiver ministeren
Interessefrist
Ansøgningsfrist
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Next steps

• Call for proposals has been launched last week
• Deadline for applications for design studies and
  expressions of interest for national and
  international research infrastructures on May 9
• Then we will have a much more solid knowledge of
  the Danish needs, and the Danish priorities
  regarding the ESFRI Roadmap
• On Wednesday we will host a workshop on all these
  issues

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Presentation

• The framework of our activities
• The Danish program for investments in research
  infrastructure
• ESFRI roadmap from a Danish point of view

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ESFRI - roadmap

• Key persons
• Jørgen Kjems (National delegate, Expert assisting
  the review groups, WG-member Physical Sciences
  and engineering)
• John Renner (National delegate)
• Liselotte Højgaard (WG-member Biological and
  Medical sciences)
• Niels Ploug (WG member Social sciences and
  Humanities, Expert assisting the review groups)
• Robert Feidenhansl (Expert assisting the review
  groups)
• Karen Edelvang (Expert assisting the review
  groups)

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Status

• November 2006 DASTI initiated a hearing procedure
  amongst Danish research institutions and councils
  (80 parties were addressed)
• We received 16 answers (universities and
  councils)
• Indications of
• interests in a role as a facility host
• interests in a role as facility partner (incl.
  leading partnership)
• interests in a role as user of the facility
• The feed back focuses on 8 10 of the roadmap
  initiatives

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Indications of Danish priorities
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Activities to come..

• Evaluation and qualification of results of
  hearing (national workshop 28. march) stimulate
  the process of establishing groups both with
  regard to the national programme and the
  ESFRI-roadmap.
• Danish roadmap on research infrastructures (we
  start after we have had the experience from the
  fist call in 2007)
• Facilitating and coordinating national
  initiatives (focused analysis, mappings etc.)
• Evaluation of current Danish membership of
  international research infrastructures (2008-)