Symbol explanation
STAKEHOLDERS
Research infrastructures
Private sector
Public sector
Mass media
Policy makers & Funders
Researchers
VALUE LEGENDS
Knowledge, information
Data, tools, instruments
Scientific recognition & RI visibility
Economic value, innovation, efficiency gain
Networking & Qualification
Societal solutions
Science and society
Changing fundamentals of research practice
This pathway looks into how RIs change the ways science is being done and how they open up possibilities for new approaches to research both in a cognitive and methodological sense. This subsequently affects – and arguably strengthens – all existing impacts of science. Thanks to their critical mass (in terms of users or the respective research community) RIs have the opportunity to define how (empirical) science is conducted in their field, outline new formal standards, common operational frameworks (rules, processes, toolkits, procedures, codes of conduct) and improve methodologies which eventually lead to better, more reliable, valid and broadly accepted outcomes with greater effects on policy, society and the economy. This pathway is of particular relevance to distributed and data-based RIs and it may connect to P11.
Primary
Indicators
Policy
Activity
- Presence of RI in relevant standardisation committees
- Presence of RI in relevant committees that define scientific norms
- Presence of RI in relevant thematic committees
Outcome
- Uptake of new topics proposed by RI as funding sections
- Uptake of RI input in committee discussions
Impact
- Notable changes in policy decisions
- Notable changes in funding decisions
- Notable changes in relevant regulations
Secondary
Indicators
Human Resources
Policy
Society
Economy and Innovation
Activity
- Scientific collaborations with other RIs (joint projects)
- Number of publications weighted by impact
- Number of training measures, by type of users
Outcome
- Excellent collaborations (visits by world leading teams)
- Prizes won by researchers having worked at RI
- First and second level citations for publications
Impact
- Increased Prestige as Training Facility
- Scientific attractiveness
Activity
- Provision of empirical data in support of public policy
- Provision of expert advice in public policy
- Provision of databases in support of public policy
- Participation of RI in exchanges with relevant policy makers
- Participation of RI in local/ regional networks (e.g. clusters)
Outcome
- Uptake of RI input in political discussions
Activity
- Visits to (high-level) scientific events
- Hosting of (high-level) scientific events
Activity
- Number of students working in enterprise and using RI
- Co-patenting with companies
- Number of projects funded by industry
- Research results fed into shared data sets/repositories
Outcome
- Uptake of accessible data sets/instruments/tools outside RI (by firms)
- Uptake of accessible data sets/instruments/tools outside RI (in science)
Impact
- Technological impact: Number of new technologies and designs
- Corporate efficiency gains through use/application of RI data