Dear Esther, 

Thank you for your question. The Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) is an instrument that allows to support projects in a way compatible with the current State aid rules. It is a compatibility basis under State aid rules. This instrument will be used to support the development of the technical infrastructure through which it will be possible to store and process data. EDIC will be the instrument used to link all those organisations interested in using and sharing the data.

Hope this clarifies,

Lavinia