National and international, shared-use research infrastructures
A national research infrastructure is a nationally or internationally significant research infrastructure that reinforces the quality of research and education.
- A national research infrastructure also has impact on business and industry and the wider society.
- The ownership and organisational structure of a national research infrastructure is clear, and the key skills needs of management and personnel are known.
- A national research infrastructure must have a long-term plan for maintaining and developing its services. The services and data produced by the research infrastructure must be openly available.
- A national research infrastructure must take into account the needs for change created by digitalisation and data-intensive activities as well as sustainable development goals.
- The funding base for a national research infrastructure must be sustainable and cannot rely too heavily on competitive funding from the RCF.
Many national-level research infrastructures are part of a larger, international research infrastructure. Finland is also a member of several international research infrastructures, either through state treaties or other agreements. The vast majority of research infrastructure memberships come under the administrative branch of the Finnish Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.
