The 'Tenerife Declaration on Global Dimension and Sustainability of Research Infrastructures' was presented during a conference of the Spanish EU Council Presidency, on September 28th, 2023.
Signed by 14 countries so far and the European Commission, the Tenerife Declaration is a call to action for the long-term sustainability of Research Infrastructures (RIs) in Europe, not just in their design and construction, but also in their governance and funding. The Declaration also calls for a more balanced and geographically diverse ecosystem of research infrastructures across Europe. To achieve this, concrete actions will need to be developed at national and European level to better involve smaller EU countries in the research infrastructure ecosystem.
The Declaration also mentions the need and potential to develop research careers with new skills and competences, to enable the digital transition of RIs, including harnessing the potential offered by Artificial Intelligence and Open Science.