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In various fields of science, policy-makers ? among them delegates to the OECD Global Science Forum ? face decisions about the planning, funding and implementation of large research infrastructures. They must take into consideration the priorities and requirements of many scientific communities, the international context, and the priorities of society in general. As an aid to the decision-making process, they are increasingly making use of strategic, long-range planning exercises, and of the resulting documents which are often called “roadmaps”.

The generic issues associated with infrastructure roadmapping were discussed by the delegates to the Global Science Forum during several bi-annual GSF meetings but, to address the topic more systematically and to produce a more concrete outcome, the GSF agreed to convene a two-day workshop that would bring together science funding agency officials, roadmap practitioners and members of the scientific community.

 

The goal of the workshop was to explore ways of maximising the utility of roadmaps, i.e., of ensuring that the process, and the findings and recommendations contained in the roadmaps, respond to the actual needs of the policymakers. Specifically, the objectives were to:

 

?○ better understand the needs of the policymakers, to identify common issues, questions, and “good practices” in the preparation of roadmaps;
?○ assist those who are currently undertaking the preparation of new roadmaps, or the updating of existing ones;
?○ share experiences and information, and strengthen contacts between the stakeholders.