The ESFRI Stakeholder Forum is a platform to attract stakeholders, raise awareness across the research infrastructure (RI) ecosystem, and facilitate cooperation and mutual learning for new and improved RI services.
The main objectives of the ESFRI Stakeholder Forum are to create a structured, constructive two-way communication channel with a broad community of stakeholders, to promote better integration of the RIs in related communities and to contribute to improved services of the RIs.
The Forum aims to frame a policy-oriented discussion on strengthening coordination, resilience, and strategic alignment across the European research infrastructure landscape.
The event will address consolidation through integrated access programmes, as well as research data autonomy and resilience while exploring synergies across domains, coordination with Technology Infrastructures, e-Infrastructures, and emerging European instruments such as EDICs. The discussions will contribute to the implementation of the ERA Policy Agenda 2025 – 2027, and inform the preparation of the ESFRI Roadmap 2026 and the ESFRI Strategy Report.
The Forum will bring together a diverse range of participants, including:
ESFRI delegation members.
Officials from relevant ministries and government agencies and from European Commission services (DG RTD, DG Connect, Digital Europe and other relevant EU programmes).
Representatives from ESFRI Research Infrastructures Projects and Landmarks and European Research Infrastructure Consortia (ERICs), the ERIC Forum, EIRO Forum Participants from large organisations including universities, research and technology organisations and industrial partners.
Technology Infrastructures, e-Infrastructures, University Associations members.
Relevant European initiatives (e.g., EDICs, EOSC and other relevant data spaces).