ESFRI Roadmap 2021 | Foreword | December 2021 | EU Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures

"The Strategy Report on Research Infrastructures includes the Roadmap with ESFRI Projects and ESFRI Landmarks and the ESFRI vision of the evolution of Research Infrastructures in Europe, addressing the mandates of the European Council, and identifying strategy goals. The Strategy Report is composed of three parts.

Part 1 STRATEGY REPORT presents the key features of the ESFRI Roadmap 2021 and consists of four interconnected sections. First, it describes the main features and outcomes of the ESFRI Roadmap 2021 process. Secondly, it presents what is new in the ESFRI Roadmap 2021 edition in comparison to its predecessor. The third section is the analysis of the lessons learnt from this Roadmap and from the work of ESFRI over the last three years. Last section provides a strategic outlook into the future, identifying the key challenges and strategy for the RI policy in the coming years. The list of 22 ESFRI PROJECTS and 41 ESFRI LANDMARKS is presented: each RI is identified by acronym, full name, type of RI, legal status, year of entry in the Roadmap, year of expected start of operation and estimated costs. 

Part 2 LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS is the Landscape Analysis that provides the current context of the most relevant Research Infrastructures that are available to European scientists and to technology developers typically through peer-review of competitive proposals. It provides an advanced analysis of the scientific needs and existing Research Infrastructure gaps as well as directions for strategic investments in the future that would help maintain Europe’s leadership in the global context. The Landscape Analysis adopts a more service-driven and impact-oriented approach maintaining the principle of excellence science. .... The Landscape Analysis is organised in three sections. 

Part 3 PROJECTS & LANDMARKS describes – through dedicated cards – each ESFRI Project and each ESFRI Landmark. A short description of the RI is given as well as updated information on the legal status, the timeline for construction/operation, and the estimated costs. The information on the political support to ESFRI RIs, expressed by Governments of Member States and Associated Countries – e. g. Lead country, Member country or Prospective Member country – is validated by the corresponding ESFRI Delegations...."