Subject: CORDIS FP6: What is FP6: Activity Areas: Research infrastructures
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Research infrastructures

Main
objectives:

Promoting the development of a fabric of research
infrastructures of highest quality and performance in
Europe and their optimum use on a European scale

(June
2003 update)

Activity areas:

1. Transnational access to major research
infrastructures for research teams and individual
researchers

2.1 Integrating activities combining cooperation
networks with transnational access and research projects

2.2 Integrating activities including networking
activities only

3. Communication network development in conjunction with
thematic priority 2 (Information Society Technologies) to
establish a high-capacity and high-speed communications
network for all researchers in Europe (GÉANT) and specific
high performance Grids and test-beds (GRIDs).

4. Design studies: feasibility studies and technical
preparatory work for new infrastructures with European
dimension

5. Development of new infrastructures: optimising of
European infrastructures by providing limited support in
duly justified cases, alongside with other funding agencies

Budget:

The indicative budget allocated to the Structuring activity
Research infrastructures for the duration of FP6 is EUR 655
million.
Links to previous activities:

Work undertaken on FP5 related to this area can be found at
the following web pages:

The Horizontal Programme Improving human research
potential & the socio-economic knowledge-base at http://www.cordis.lu/improving/infrastructure/home.htm

KA "Research Networking" of the IST (Information Society
Technologies) Programme at:
http://www.cordis.lu/ist/rn/home.html

Useful Links:

A
European approach to Research Infrastructures

European
Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures

Events:

20 - 22 November 2003: International
Conference on Research Infrastructures: Centres of Exchange,
Training and Excellence for the European Research
Area

18-20 Septembre 2000: Conference on Research Infrastructures

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