Horizon 2020 work programme 2018-2020 - Strategic Programme Overarching Document
Research infrastructures are facilities, resources and services that are used by the research
communities to conduct research and foster innovation in their fields. Where relevant, they
may be used beyond research, e.g. for education or public services. They include: major
scientific equipment (or sets of instruments); knowledge-based resources such as collections,
archives or scientific data; e-infrastructures, such as data and computing systems and
communication networks; and any other infrastructure of a unique nature essential to achieve
excellence in research and innovation. Such infrastructures may be 'single-sited', ‘virtual’ or
'distributed'.....
Research infrastructures are facilities, resources and services that are used by the research
communities to conduct research and foster innovation in their fields. Where relevant, they
may be used beyond research, e.g. for education or public services. They include: major
scientific equipment (or sets of instruments); knowledge-based resources such as collections,
archives or scientific data; e-infrastructures, such as data and computing systems and
communication networks; and any other infrastructure of a unique nature essential to achieve
excellence in research and innovation. Such infrastructures may be 'single-sited', ‘virtual’ or
'distributed'.....
