The project, funded by the EU's Horizon 2020 program, aims to develop a comprehensive impact assessment model for research infrastructures (RIs) to demonstrate their socio-economic returns. It involves eight partners, including four RIs, and focuses on engaging stakeholders in the co-design process to create adaptable assessment methods. The project will deliver a practical toolbox for policymakers and RI managers to facilitate a unified approach to impact assessment internationally.

1. This project has received funding from the European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 731049

2. This project has received funding from the European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 731049
• Increasing investments in research infrastructures
(RIs) call for an enhanced accountability to showcase
their socio-economic returns
• Existing impact assessment (IA) approaches include:
• Analysis of direct economic effects and economic multipliers
• Input-output models
• Cost-benefit analysis
• Approaches based on multiple indicators
• Case studies
• Insufficient understanding of long-term causal
pathways and no unified framework for IA of RI

3. This project has received funding from the European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 731049
• Coordination and support action funded by Horizon
2020 (call: INFRASUPP-02-2017)
• Implementation period: January 2018 – June 2020 (30
months)
• 8 project partners, including 4 research
infrastructures who will co-design and pilot impact
assessment methods
• Effort: 122.5 person months
• Budget: € 1,498,718

4. This project has received funding from the European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 731049
Develop a logical model that describes the socio-
economic impact of a research infrastructure (RI) and
its related financial investments and is adaptable to a
broad range of scientific domains and types of RIs

5. This project has received funding from the European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 731049
• IA model design reflects the specificities of RIs taking into
account their mission, type and phase of development
• Work is carried out in a participatory manner engaging RI
stakeholders in a co-design of the IA model
• Project outcomes provide a practical IA tool-box for policy
makers and RI managers
• Effort contributes towards a more common approach at
international level

6. This project has received funding from the European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 731049

7. This project has received funding from the European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 731049

8. This project has received funding from the European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 731049
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