On 4 and 5 June 2024, EST took part in the conference 'Research Infrastructures in a Changing Global, Environmental, and Socio-economic Context', organised by the Belgian Presidency of the European Council in collaboration with the European Roadmap for Research Infrastructures (ESFRI).
In the event, held at the Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels, three main topics were addressed: research infrastructures (RIs) as key players of strategic autonomy in a changing global context, the socio-economic and environmental impact of RIs, and their broad ecosystems. In particular, the benefits and challenges of European Research Infrastructure Consortia (ERIC) were discussed, as well as their role in building a European ecosystem of science and innovation.
An ERIC is the specific legal entity that will make the construction and operation of EST possible. For that reason, several EST representatives attended the conference on behalf of the project and made contacts with funding agencies and other RIs that are already ERICs, thus preparing the path that EST will have to take towards construction.
One of the main objectives of the EST Canarian Foundation is precisely to pave the way for the establishment of the EST ERIC. The EST team is working intensively to achieve this status.
Representatives of the EST project at the 'Research Infrastructures in a Changing Global, Environmental, and Socio-economic Context' conference. Brussels (Belgium).