Raess Michael, Alhaddad Omran, Bischof Johanna, Dolan John, El Ghadraoui Ayoub, Elserafy Menattallah, Galeotti Marco, Lächele Ulla, Meyer Xavier, Ozkan Oguz, Rodero Ivan, Savela Hannele, Shepherdson John, Spadetto Vanessa, Tegas Valentina, Vainio Susanne, Vodopijevec Alen, Wolff-Boenisch Bonnie, Alen Amaro Claudia, Thies Annika
INFRAFRONTIER ERIC, Neuherberg, Bayern, Germany.
INSTRUCT-ERIC, Oxford, UK.
Open Res Eur. 2025 May 16;4:152. doi: 10.12688/openreseurope.18023.1. eCollection 2024.
Research infrastructures (RIs) are strategic assets facilitating innovation and knowledge advancement across all scientific disciplines. They provide researchers with advanced tools and resources that go beyond individual or institutional capacities and promote collaboration, community-building and the application of scientific standards. Remote and virtual access to RIs enables scientists to use these essential resources without the necessity of being physically present. The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions where a catalyst for the expansion and further development of remote and virtual access models, particularly in fields where physical access had been the predominant model. The eRImote project collected the experiences gained in different scientific fields through targeted surveys, stakeholder workshops, expert groups discussions, and the analysis of specific use cases, with the aim of identifying good practice and presenting recommendations. This paper provides a definition of remote and virtual access and remote training and explores their implementation across various RIs, highlighting the implications for their operational processes and the dynamics of interaction between RIs and their user communities. It presents the identified advantages, obstacles, and best-practices, alongside strategies and recommendations to navigate and mitigate challenges effectively. Key issues and recommendations are summed up separately for remote access, virtual access, and remote training, complemented by general recommendations for facilitating remote and virtual access to RIs. These relate to budgeting and funding, the balancing of RI access models, the need for regulatory frameworks for sample shipments, collaboration among RIs, impact assessment of remote and virtual access on user interactions, operational efficiency and the environment footprint of RIs, and the adaption of data sharing policies. Stakeholders were broadly invited to give their feedback on the paper's findings and conclusions, which were integrated into an improved version of this paper.
研究基础设施（RIs）是促进所有科学学科创新和知识进步的战略资产。它们为研究人员提供超越个人或机构能力的先进工具和资源，促进合作、社区建设以及科学标准的应用。对研究基础设施的远程和虚拟访问使科学家无需亲临现场就能使用这些重要资源。新冠疫情限制成为远程和虚拟访问模式扩展及进一步发展的催化剂，尤其是在实体访问曾占主导模式的领域。eRImote项目通过有针对性的调查、利益相关者研讨会、专家组讨论以及对特定用例的分析，收集了不同科学领域的经验，旨在确定良好做法并提出建议。本文给出了远程和虚拟访问以及远程培训的定义，探讨了它们在各种研究基础设施中的实施情况，强调了其对运营流程的影响以及研究基础设施与其用户社区之间的互动动态。它介绍了已确定的优势、障碍和最佳实践，以及有效应对和缓解挑战的策略与建议。针对远程访问、虚拟访问和远程培训分别总结了关键问题和建议，并辅以促进对研究基础设施进行远程和虚拟访问的一般性建议。这些建议涉及预算编制和资金、研究基础设施访问模式的平衡、样本运输监管框架的必要性、研究基础设施之间的合作、远程和虚拟访问对用户互动的影响评估、研究基础设施的运营效率和环境足迹，以及数据共享政策的调整。广泛邀请利益相关者对本文的研究结果和结论发表反馈意见，并将其纳入本文的改进版本。
