ICRI 2012 conference took place in Copenhagen under the auspices of the Danish Presidency of the European Union, in cooperation with the European Commission. At the ICRI conference, PhD. Karolj Skala presented RIDE which will also be held at the 35th MIPRO. With RIDE MIPRO becomes a distribution polygon for accomplishments of Research Infrastructure projects in Europe. RIDE proven to attract great amount of interest.

The purpose of the Conference was to make specific recommendations on how international cooperation for research infrastructures can be most effective in the future. This could include calling for a coordinated support to existing initiatives, highlighting possible needs for additional effort, and developing a vision for open science.

ICRI 2012 provided an important input to the European Strategy and to the implementation of the next EU Framework Programme – „Horizon 2020“, supporting in strengthening of a global ecosystem of research infrastructures.