On 3 December 2009 EU Competitiveness Council in its conclusions "welcomed the work of the e-IRG to address policy related barriers for the shared use of e-Infrastructures".
Consists of appointed EU Member, Accession and Associated States Representatives, and officials from the European Commission.
It supports the creation of a political, technological and administrative framework for an easy and cost-effective shared use of distributed electronic resources across Europe.
To make this happen e-IRG organizes 2 workshops and 4 delegates meetings every year, hosted by the country holding the presidency of the Council of the European Union.
The e-IRG closely collaborates with ESFRI forum in terms of publishing new strategic documents and organizing events like workshops.