D5.1 Impact Analysis

This Impact Analysis explains how RESILIENCE will measure and show its contribution to research, society, economy, and policy once it becomes a fully operational RESILIENCE Research Infrastructure (RESILIENCE RI). RESILIENCE is a distributed European infrastructure that supports Studies of Religion by connecting researchers, data, tools, and physical facilities. It was included in the ESFRI Roadmap 2021 because it answers an important need: better and more equal access to research resources and knowledge about religion across Europe. The mission of RESILIENCE is to improve research by offering digital and physical access to data, advanced tools, trainings, and expertise. Through these services, the RI helps researchers to collaborate, discover new knowledge, and use modern digital methods in the study of religion. This is especially important because the field is today strongly affected by digital transformation, but not all researchers have the same access to technology or materials. RESILIENCE wants to reduce this inequality and support more open, innovative, and interdisciplinary research.