
Research Infrastructures
Research Infrastructures (RIs) are facilities that provide resources and services for the research communities to conduct research and foster innovation in their fields. They cover a range of research fields from engineering and social sciences to genomics and astronomy and can be single-sited (a single resource at a single location), distributed (a network of distributed resources) or virtual (the service is provided electronically). Research infrastructures can be also used beyond resear...
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Research Infrastructures (RI) are proven to have a powerful social and economic impact, helping to solve global challenges, but also to attract the best talents. One of the challenges in the Western Balkans (WB) is that the outgoing mobility is higher than the incoming mobility due to, among other reasons, underdeveloped research infrastructures and a lack of first-class research facilities and access to the newest technologies in the region. Research infrastructures create a scientific and technological momentum which resonate widely and most effectively develop the European Research Area (ERA)....