As part of
the on-going Baltic TRAM (Transnational
Research Access in the Macro-region) project activities an extensive review
on regional analytical research facilities, related intermediaries and current
operational networks and resources and their further development in the context
of the transnational science-business collaboration in the Baltic Sea Region
was drafted. The first part of the results of this work have been published in Review on
regional resources and further development of Analytical
Research Infrastructures – Regional maps
of science and business collaboration networks w

hich brings together knowledge of the current number, status and
nature of the regional analytical resources, the state of their intermediate
and supporting administrative organisations and the research, development and
innovation networks of the project-partner regions.

The
objective of the present report on Review
on regional resources and further development of Analytical Research
Infrastructures is to complement the country reports (Regional maps of
science and business collaboration networks) reach
conclusions and indicate possible follow up actions regarding ‘the needs and
potential for macro-regional research cooperation’.  To achieve this objective the report
summarises the country reports, recognises the most topical development needs
and challenges connected to the full utilisation of the research facilities
(including the macro-regional level) in the Baltic Sea Region, and draws
conclusions about the overall needs, potential & follow up actions for
macro-regional research in the BSR. Furthermore this report presents some
insights on how the collaboration between the Analytical Research
Infrastructures would be optimally developed for the best performance in short
and long term and what efforts and focus should be taken to fill in the
possible gaps.