Mandate and aim

The PERIIA Network has the aim of paving the way and preparing for the initiation of the Pan-European Research Infrastructure ILO Association as a formal European association. The members of the PERIIA Network give the mandate for this preparatory work to the board in view to establish a legal statute of the future association. While working for this overall aim, the board will also follow the work programme defined at the General Assembly in March 2019. The main objectives of PERIIA are to:

• Be a key intermediary between the European supplier business/industry and big science-organisations for matters related to procurement, innovation and tech-transfer opportunities.

• Enhance the big science-organisations’ interaction with business/industry in order to create an integrated and sustainable big science-market.

• Raise awareness and improve access for business/industry (particularly SMEs) entering and acting on the big science-market.

• Provide a forum for the exchange of best practices on how to work as an ILO.

• Enhance the cohesion and functioning of ILO networks at relevant Big Science organisations.

• Act as a consultative reference body for other European/International stakeholders.