NEMI aims to (1) make EM technology accessible to a broad range of scientists (not only EM specialists, but all researchers in the life and materials science), ensuring they all have access to the most advanced EM technologies; and (2) to accelerate innovations in EM as an enabler for novel applications in areas of societal and economic importance. As such, NEMI has the following goals:- To create a coordinated and harmonized plan for EM infrastructure deployment in the Netherlands;- To create a strong and innovative Dutch EM infrastructure by differentiated investments at regional Flagship Nodes, based on local strengths and opportunities;- To better connect EM for the life sciences with EM for the materials sciences;- To provide access, services and training to state-of-the-art EM technologies and increase the accessibility of the EM methodology to non-EM specialists;- To foster the liaison and cooperation between EM instrumentation developers, EM providers, scientists, industry, national and European funding schemes and national authorities;- To enable better use of the capacities of the Dutch EM labs;- To speak to national and international funders with one voice;- To promote findability, easy access, interoperability and reuse (FAIR principles) of EM data.EM has enabled numerous scientific discoveries and industrial innovations in a range of disciplines, most notably the life and materials science.