How to join LifeWatch ERIC [e-Science Biodiversity & Ecosystem European Research Infrastructure].

Abstract

Research Infrastructures are facilities, resources and services that are used by research communities to conduct research and foster innovation in their fields. They include: major scientific equipment (or sets of instruments), knowledge-based resources such as collections, archives and scientific data, e-Infrastructures, such as data and computing systems and communication networks, and any other tools that are essential to achieve excellence in research and innovation. The European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) is a specific legal form that facilitates the establishment and operation of Research Infrastructures with European interest. Advantages: > A legal capacity recognised in all EU countries; > Flexibility to adapt to specific requirements of each infrastructure; > A faster process than creating an international organisation; > Exemptions from VAT and excise duty