International research organisations and infrastructures

Spain has a long tradition of participating in international scientific facilities and organisations, which has been fundamental in favouring the internationalisation of Spanish research, promoting the mobility and training of our researchers and technologists in these organisations and facilitating coordination of the guidelines and activities of Spanish research programmes with those of other partners. In this context, States decide to share the costs of building and operating these major research infrastructures by making long-term commitments within the framework of international agreements.

Spain participates in numerous international research organisations, whose facilities are open to Spanish scientists and technologists.

E-Science is understood as the set of scientific activities developed through the use of distributed resources that are accessible and shared on a network. Spain actively participates in the Pan-European Grid Infrastructure (EGI) and in the Spanish-Portuguese IBERGRID.

The e-science network was created in 2020 as an advisory body to the General Secretary of Research with the aim of promoting and coordinating activities related to e-science in Spain.