Num. Contratto:
101130162
Coordinatore:
ENEA (Italia)
Responsabile ENEA:
ZOANI CLAUDIA - SSPT-AGROS (CASACCIA)
Ruolo ENEA:
COORD
Sito Web:
https://www.metrofood.eu/metrofood-epi.html
Programma Quadro:
HORIZON EUROPE
Programma UE:
Research Infrastructures (2021-2027) - Sustainable research infrastructures open and accessible to the best researchers from Europe and beyond
Area Tematica:
Metrology
Tipo Progetto:
CSA - Coordination and support action
Descrizione:
METROFOOD-RI is a distributed research infrastructure (RI) that promotes scientific excellence in food quality and safety. It provides
metrology services in food and nutrition across various highly interdisciplinary, interconnected fields along the food value chain, such
as agrifood, sustainable development, food safety, quality, traceability and authenticity, environmental safety, and human health. In May
2022, it completed its preparatory phase upon the H2020 METROFOOD-PP project (GA871083). However, a few bottlenecks were
identified in the final evaluation report; furthermore, the consortium prepared plans for the next short- and medium-term phases and the
Board of Governmental representatives proposed several suggestions. METROFOOD-EPI was established with the overarching mission
to build METROFOOD-RI as an infrastructure consolidated for its full implementation and to begin the operational phase, addressing any
critical issues. Four specific objectives have been identified: support the establishment of the legal entity that will manage the RI, specify
the technical implementation of the RI as service-oriented, consolidate its position in the landscape and secure long-term sustainability.
METROFOOD-EPI will act on four layers, covering: ERIC set-up, including membership consolidation, governance establishment,
securing funding, and distributed architecture; technical organisation and implementation of the RI for its operation, including a definition
of user requirement specifications for the e-component and set-up of the core components, data management solutions, access, and
services; consolidation of the RI’s positioning in the agrifood research & innovation landscape, including an update of the scientific
strategy and contribution to the ERA, community building, and liaising with other complementary initiatives; long-term scientific &
financial sustainability, including impact, risk management and user engagement.
Attività svolta da ENEA:
L'ENEA coordina il progetto che fa seguito ai progetti PRO-METROFOOD (GA 739568) e METROFOOD-PP (GA 871083), già coordinati da ENEA, per la realizzazione delle diverse fasi del ciclo di vita dell’infrastruttura METROFOOD-RI. Le attività del progetto si articolano su 4 livelli di azione (Al), che coprono rispettivamente:
- Al1. Azioni incentrate sulla costituzione dell'ERIC, tra cui il consolidamento dei membri, l'istituzione della governance, la garanzia di finanziamenti e l'architettura distribuita
- Al2. Azioni incentrate sull'organizzazione tecnica dell’infrastruttura per il suo funzionamento, tra cui la pre-implementazione della componente elettronica, lo sviluppo di soluzioni di gestione dei dati, l’accesso e la fornitura dei servizi
- Al3. Azioni incentrate sul consolidamento del posizionamento nel landscape, compresa la strategia scientifica e il contributo all’ERA, azioni di community building e l’integrazione con altre iniziative
- Al4. Azioni incentrate sulla sostenibilità a lungo termine, compresa la sostenibilità finanziaria, l'impatto, la gestione del rischio e lo user engagement.
Note:
Grant form: Lump Sum
DIREZIONE TTEC