e-Infrastructures can be considered successful when their operation, after the initial development period, is supported by established income streams that create confidence -both to operator staff and to users - in the operator's ability to deliver services in the future.

What innovations have benefitted food security (improved varieties of rice, cassava, farm animals) in the past decade and what are the lessons learnt for future investment in research and the needs of research infrastructures?

A truly global perspective to cultural heritage through the requirements and challenges of facilities for paleoanthropology should be developed.     The study of Man poses unique challenges that can be addressed only using the most modern analytical techniques in different fields of science and technology, and teaming up with different areas such as botany, geology, imaging, health, biotechnology etc., each bringing their unique competences to the field.

Due to the special character of the infrastructures needed for marine research significant investments are needed. To maximize the impact of these investments, international collaboration is needed to avoid unnecessary duplication and ensure pooling of (scarce) resources.