Additional support for eLTER: New eLTER project "eLTER EnRich", and a new HO staff member
10 March 2024
From March 2024, eLTER receives additional financial support from the eLTER EnRich project. This 3-year, EUR 1.5M Horizon Europe project will bridge the gap between the preparatory and operational phases of the eLTER ESFRI process, which have been severely constrained by various adverse force-majeure factors (including the COVID pandemic) since the start of the eLTER PPP and PLUS projects in 2020. EnRich will take eLTER to the operational phase by streamlining RI design, taking eLTERs cyberinfrastructure to the next level, further engaging and formalising service-hosting, and seamlessly linking eLTER projects to eLTER ERIC operations.
The core objectives of eLTER EnRich are
To implement a systems engineering approach to better manage the complexity of the distributed RI’s System Architecture design
To implement the adopted eLTER RI scenario (‘skeleton RI’ - SRI) with firmly hosted core- and other services in support of main user groups, as a starting point for extensions during the eLTER RI operational phase
To take the eLTERs cyberinfrastructure to the next level and extend service capabilities in close cooperation with European ENV-RIs
To strengthen formalisation efforts for the eLTER ERIC
To achieve solid and sustainable commitments from service hosts and future ERIC Members
To seamlessly link eLTER projects to eLTER ERIC operations, build capacity in expertise and human resources, and strengthen user engagement in the RI
The EnRich project will be managed by the eLTER Head Office’s newest staff member, Dr. David López Herráez – welcome to the eLTER family, David!
