Large Research Infrastructures and National Innovation System

Abstract

Large research infrastructures involve a very wide scope, whose definition is not only a scientific problem, but also a management one. By consulting various studies made in recent years, this report defines the national large research infrastructures as follows: The national large research infrastructures refer to the large facilities for scientific and technological research built with the investment made by the government and shared in their long operation by the community of science and technology in order to make important breakthroughs in science and technology, and solve the strategic, basic and forward-looking scientific and technological problems in economic and social development as well as the security of the country. These facilities constitute an integral part of the national infrastructures.