The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture has published the reports Monitoring in Iceland; mapping and vision and Development of research infrastructure in Iceland for the future.
The reports were prepared for the Science and Technology Policy Council by a project group on research infrastructure and monitoring, which was chaired by the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture in collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources.
In the spring of 2014, the Science and Technology Policy Council commissioned the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture to establish a project group on research infrastructure and monitoring (see Action 3.3 in the Science and Technology Policy Council's Policy and Action Plan 2014-2016). The group was intended to discuss research infrastructure and map public monitoring projects and to submit proposals on a) how monitoring projects can be prioritized, b) how Iceland can meet international monitoring obligations, c) whether it is possible to increase efficiency in arrangements. monitoring and (d) how to secure funding for long-term monitoring projects.