The problem of ensuring the long-term sustainability of research infrastructures in today’s conditions

Abstract

Problem setting. The research is devoted to the analysis of the problem of ensuring the long-term sustainability of research infrastructures, taking into account the challenges and threats that exist at the current stage. analysis of resent researches and publications. Today, aspects of the development of innovation systems and research infrastructures of the European Union and Ukraine are a topic for research of many foreign and domestic researchers. At the same time, the question of ensuring the long-term sustainability of research infrastructures in modern conditions remains relevant. Purpose of the research is to analyze the problem of ensuring the long-term sustainability of research infrastructures, taking into account the challenges and threats that exist at the present stage. Аrticle’s main body. The European framework programs made a significant contribution to the development of effective, open and effective use of national research infrastructures, and developed together with the European Strategic Forum of Research Infrastructures a consistent approach to the development of national investment policies in pan-European research infrastructures, which gave rise to the development of many European research infrastructures. Emphasis is placed on the fact that in order to maintain scientific excellence and competitiveness, it is necessary to ensure constant funding of both existing and new research infrastructure. It is concluded that it is necessary to promote synergy between funding instruments for research infrastructures (both European and national), to coordinate investments in research and innovation, improve access and translate research results for the benefit of society and the economy. Sufficient funding including adequate and sustainable funding models, required across the whole RI lifecycle to address the diversity of needs and the funding gaps, is indispensable for successful RI strategy. A joint effort combining European, national or other funding sources is vital for the healthy development of the pan-European RI ecosystem. For research infrastructures to remain relevant throughout the entire RI lifecycle, scientific excellence is the necessary condition, which becomes, together with adequate human resources, crucial when it comes to long-term persistence in the operational phase. Effective governance and sustainable long-term funding (public and private) are other key elements for ensuring long-term sustainability of research infrastructures at every stage in their lifecycle. All the long-term sustainability elements form a unique set, which should be considered and implemented as a general strategic guidance, and not only for ESFRI initiated Research infrastructures. conclusions and prospects for the development. Necessary from the development of the situation, in our opinion, it was expedient to start the preparation and implementation of the investment road map for the reconstruction of the scientific infrastructure of Ukraine. After all, the level of increasing the sustainability of research infrastructure remains an urgent issue for Europe and the world as a whole, in particular in the context of exiting the crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and the economic and political situation.