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16December2020FlorianGliksohn(ELI-DC)
CASESTUDY- ELIWorkshoponImpactAssessment,EvaluationandMonitoringofResearchInfrastructures
ACCELERATEhasreceivedfundingfromtheEuropeanUnion'sHorizon2020ResearchandInnovationProgrammeundergrantagreementNo731112
ELIinBrief
• ELIistheworld’smostadvanced laserresearchinfrastructure
• Firstinternationalresearchinfrastructure builtcompletelyinCentralandEasternEurope
• FundedinsynergybetweenERDF,NationalandFrameworkfundsanddeliveredthroughacommunityeffort
• ELIERICtobeestablishedinthecomingweeks
• Gradualtransitionfromconstructionprojectstointegratedoperations until2022
ELIinBrief
1
JointInitiation
2006 2007 2011 2013 2017
ESFRI ELI-PP
ELI-NP
ELI-Beamlines
ELI-ALPS ELI
ELI-DC AISBL ELI - ERICPP Consortium MoU
JointOperation
ParallelImplementation
2010 2019
13 Countries40 Research Institutions Czech Republic
Hungary
Romania
GradualIntegration
PurposeoftheAssessment
Context:
TheestablishmentofELIERICbringsanewperspectiveonELIasasingleinternationalorganizationandnotasthreeseparateinvestmentprojects.
Generalpurpose:
• InthecontextoftheestablishmentofELIERIC,useofthe‘GeneralprotocolforRIsocietalimpactassessment’toidentifyandunderstandcoreelementsofwhatcouldbeELIERIC’sfutureimpactstrategy.
• ThereportismeanttoserveasareferencebasistothefutureELIERICGeneralAssemblytodefinestrategiesrelatedtoimpact(theELIERICStatutescallforregularassessmentsoftheimpactofELIERIC’sactivitiesinthehostingregions,inEuropeandinternationally.
ApproachandEffort
Approach:• UseoftheELIERICstatutorydocumentasreference,assumingitreflectsthe
expectationsandthereforetheperspectiveoftheFoundingMembersonthewheretheorganisationshouldfocusitsimpactinpriority.
• “Translate”intoessentialimpactareasandunderstandwhatstrategiesandactivitiesshouldbeconsideredtomaximiseimpact.
• Impactconsideredbothasachangeortheresultandasaprocess.Theimpactpathwaysarethereforeapproachedasnarrativesthatpresenthowstatutoryobjectivesrelatetoinputs,activitiesandresults.
Effort:• Circa1PMtoputthereporttogetherbyamemberoftheManagementTeam• Contributionsfromotherteammembersdifficulttoquantify
Results
ReviewoftypesofimpactsreferredtointheStatutes (competitiveness,added-valuetocommunity,platformfordevelopmentofknow-how,strengtheningofRTDIcapacity,economiceffectsonERA,synergies,attractionandretentionofqualifiedstaff,etc.)
3impactareas:• Scientificimpact consistingintheenablingofscientificexcellencefornovel
researchopportunities• Impactontheindustry,withELIbecomingaplatformforindustrialpartners• Impactonthescientificcommunity,withELIactingasaninitiator,driverand
coordinator
Definitionofimpactpathwaysforeachofthem,includingidentificationofrequirements,actionsandpolicies,andexpectedresults(intermsofindicators).
Feedback
• Emphasisontheanalysisofthecontextinwhichtheevaluationisbeingconductedisessential(inourcase,changeinthestakeholderscallsforarenewedperspectiveonimpact)
• Useofnarrativeswellsuitedforthepurposeofthisanalysisasfocusisonunderlyingmechanismsdrivingimpact(impactasaprocess)
• Narrativesallowtofocusonthemaximisationofimpact(howtooptimise),notonlyontheassessmentitself
• Nextstep:definitionofELIERICstatutorypolicies(includinginnovationpolicy),havingimpactinmind.