Jelena Ilić-Dreven is Head of Department that is in charge of European Research Area and Research Infrastructures in Croatian Ministry. She is in charge of national Research Infrastructure Development Roadmap and its update, as well as Strategic Committee for Research Infrastructure that gives counsel to the MSEY on all issues related to RI. She is National Contact Point and Program Committee Member for Research Infrastructures in Horizon Europe and national delegate in European Research Area Forum. She is also a national representative to the SHARE ERIC, CESSDA ERIC, CERIC ERIC and EATRIS ERIC.