Abstract:

In order to understand the practices and experiences of Large research infrastructure management in EU, the development of the research infrastructure roadmap 2016 and its reviewing criteria, lifecycle management of research infrastructure in EU are analyzed. The projects and landmarks in the Roadmap 2016 are introduced. In the end, three enlightenments to China are proposed. The first one is creating a specific agency to manage significant research infrastructure. The second one is monitoring and evaluating the progress of significant research infrastructure regularly. The third one is carrying out lifecycle management.

Key words: research infrastructure, roadmap, review criteria, lifecycle management, EU