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2. The background and methodology of creating the National Research Infrastructure Roadmap

2.1. The role and function of the National Research Infrastructure Roadmap

The primary role of the National Research Infrastructure Roadmap is to give a comprehensive picture of the current sit-
uation of major domestic research infrastructure capacities to various target groups, and to serve as a point of reference
when setting the future development directions for RIs.

The primary direct target group of the Roadmap is the domestic, European and international research community. The
National Roadmap lists Hungarian research equipment, devices, databanks and laboratories. It presents the internationally
acclaimed state-of-the-art domestic research infrastructures and outlines the research communities that are already working
together with ESFRI research infrastructures. Importantly though, the document also records research groups that are
not yet connected to any EU RI, either because they have not been given the opportunity, or their research area is not
closely connected to any RIs that exist or are under construction. The National Roadmap also provides a great opportunity
for policy-makers and other persons involved in the background support work and management tasks related to the research
infrastructures to become aware of the main advantages, strengths and trends of domestic research. In addition, the National
Roadmap may also be of interest to a wider audience and may therefore increase the visibility and acknowledgement of
domestic scientific research.

ESFRI encourages all EU member states to create their own national roadmap on research infrastructures. The elab-
oration of a roadmap, as a widely used tool in planning and development policy, enables the organisation primarily re-
sponsible for the domestic distribution of public RDI funds to

• map currently available research infrastructures in Hungary;
• present the excellence of domestic research communities;
• provide guidance to domestic research communities on professional opportunities and expectations;
• formulate recommendations for domestic R&D areas;
• ensure the professional background for strategic issues and decisions relating to research infrastructures;
• outline the structural and system elements required for the efficient and sound operation of research infrastructures;
• provide an opportunity to inform the broader audience.

2.2. The background of preparing the National Research Infrastructure Roadmap

he targets for European research infrastructures is primarily provided by the ESFRI Roadmap. The National Research In-
frastructure Roadmap is a planning document which fits with the ESFRI targets, the national RDI strategy and the Na-
tional Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3). The milestones of creating the Hungarian National Research Infrastructure
Roadmap are the following:

In December 2008 the National Research Infrastructure Survey and Roadmap (NEKIFUT; hereinafter: Register) was
launched with the aim of mapping and online publication of the most important characteristics and development needs
of the existing domestic research infrastructures. The first pieces of information on research infrastructures of utmost im-
portance for scientific, economic and social development (strategic research infrastructures or SRI) were recorded in a
dedicated Register between 2009 and 2010. Research infrastructures were assessed by panels of researchers, lecturers and

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