Legal Basis for the Development of the Research Infrastructure System in Ukraine

Abstract

Problem setting. The research is devoted to the analysis of the development of research infrastructures of the European Union. The article analyzes the legal basis and practice of the functioning of research infrastructures in the European Research Area and Ukraine. Analysis of resent researches and publications. Today, aspects of the development of innovation systems and research infrastructures of the European Union are a topic for research of many domestic researchers. However, the issue of integration of the scientific and innovative system of Ukraine into the European Research Area remains urgent. Target of research. The purpose of the article is to analyze the legal basis for the creation and functioning of the system of research infrastructures in Ukraine. Аrticle’s main body. Research infrastructures means a research facility necessary for conducting comprehensive research and development with high financial and technology demands, approved by the Government and established to be also used by other research organizations. ‘Research Infrastructure’ means facilities, resources and related services that are used by the scientific community to conduct top-level research in their respective fields and covers major scientific equipment or sets of instruments; knowledgebased resources such as collections, archives or structures for scientific information; enabling Information and Communications Technology-based infrastructures such as Grid, computing, software and communication, or any other entity of a unique nature essential to achieve excellence in research. Such infrastructures may be ‘single-sited’ or ‘distributed’ (an organised network of resources). In 2021, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine approved the Roadmap for the integration of the scientific and innovative system of Ukraine into the European research area. The priority is to increase the effectiveness of the national innovation system, with the aim of harmonizing policy in the field of scientific, scientific and technical and innovative activities in accordance with EU standards and norms, forming a comprehensive approach to the assessment of the quality of scientific and scientific and technical activities, sustainable funding of R&D for the development of scientific, scientific-technical and innovative activities. Conclusions and prospects for the development. In recent years, the research infrastructure of the EU has undergone significant development. As for Ukraine, which is just beginning its path in this direction, an important step was the adoption of the Concept of the State Target Program for Research Infrastructures in Ukraine until 2026, as well as the approval of the Roadmap for integration of Ukraine’s research and innovation system into the European Research Area.