Dublin October 2002

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Dublin October 2002
Declan Kirrane
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About CORDIS

• CORDIS Objectives
• Offer direct access to information on EU research
  programmes and activities
• Ease participation in programmes
• Enhance research results exploitation and promote
  innovation
• Offer connections with regional and national
  information in the light of the European
  Research and Innovation Area (ERA)

www.cordis.lu
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About CORDIS

• A European RD and Innovation Portal
• Timely and free information on RD
• Fully searchable web and database services
• Interactive and user-friendly features,
  including e-mail alerts
• Multilingual information consulted by over 80
  000 registered users

www.cordis.lu/aboutcordis
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About CORDIS
Users
Information providers

• Research organisations
• SMEs and large companies
• National administrations
• Policy makers
• Intermediaries
• Support organisations, including NCPs
• Journalists

• European Commission services
• External organisations
• Member States and Associated Countries
• Regional authorities

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Supporting NCPs activities About CORDIS
Did you know that your contact details are
already on CORDIS? To assist FP6 potential
participants, CORDIS offers quick identification
and access to local support and information
organisations, including NCPs.
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Overview

• Get comprehensive information on FP6
• Improve Partners search
• Get regular updates on European research
• Interact

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Supporting Comprehensive information on FP6

• Information and guidance through FP6 project
  development step by step
• Latest news and events
• Searchable calls service
• Library of participation information
• Access to Commission helpdesks and national
  contact points
• Electronic proposal
• submission feature

www.cordis.lu/fp6
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Comprehensive information on FP6

• Information on the FP6 structure and new
  instruments
• Guidance on how to participate in and benefit
  from new programmes
• Direct access to key information (rules of
  participation, contractual issues, forms, working
  programmes)

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Comprehensive information on FP6

• Quick overview of the FP6 structure to better
  understand scope and tools
• Easy review of all information on specific
  priorities
• Dedicated platform for calls, including a search
  feature and schedule indications as well as
  reference to NCPs
• ? A key tool to support your work

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Comprehensive information on FP6

• Review first ideas
• Expressions of Interest (EoIs) were submitted to
  the European Commission (March-June 2002)
• More than 11 500 EoIs are available
• Search feature to review proposed project ideas
• Each record provides contact details, abstract,
  instrument applicable and additional information

http//eoi.cordis.lu/search_form.cfm
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Improve Partners search

• Improving international partner search
• A free 2-way communication channel
• An easy consultation of potential co-players
• Details of thousands of partnership requests
  from companies, research centers, universities in
  Europe and the world
• A selection of potential partners in Candidate
  countries

www.cordis.lu/partners-service
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Improve Partners search
CORDIS offers more to identify potential partners

• Search the Partners Service by thematic
  priorities
• Search for partners profiles recorded by other
  NCPs
• Review key players who submitted Expression of
  interests
• Review organisations involved in previous
  projects and benefiting from key experience in
  the Project database

• Use the Partners Service to promote your
  clients interests (we have a specific section
  dedicated to you)
• Update their records directly on-line
• Submit bulk profiles directly to CORDIS team
• Use the NCP intranet to contact other NCPs and
  ease your search

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Improve Partners search
Easy identification of partners in given places
or with previous experience
www.cordis.lu/map-search
Extract from funded Projects in FP5 service
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Get regular updates on European research

• Daily coverage of European research and
  innovation activities
• Information on policy measures and programme
  implementation
• Open calls for proposals and tenders
• Focus on research projects and breakthrough
• Event announcements
• In English, German, French, Italian and Spanish

www.cordis.lu/news
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Get regular updates on European research

• A window on the European research area
• Information on European Research and Innovation
  Area latest developments
• Central access to debates and documents on new
  research trends
• Dedicated services on  Science Society ,
  ST indicators and ST foresight

www.cordis.lu/rtd2002
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Get regular updates on European research

• Review latest exploitable technology
• Selection of promising technologies
• Useful links and tips to ease transfers
• Searchable results in Business, Science and
  Society
• Facility to submit new results on-line
• Available in English, French, German, Italian
  Spanish

www.cordis.lu/marketplace
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Get regular updates on European research

• Central access to policy studies
• Highlights on latest innovation-related studies
• Direct access to and downloadable facilities for
  all published studies
• Review of upcoming surveys

www.cordis.lu/innovation-policy/studies
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Get regular updates on European research

• E-mail alert services
• Easy systems to keep abreast of the latest
  information with customised search profiles
• New partner profiles
• Calls for tenders and proposals
• Latest research results and projects
• Specific news

www.cordis.lu/rapidus
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Get regular updates on European research

• CORDIS E-mail Newsletter
• Weekly digest of research and innovation
  information published on CORDIS
• Direct links to services or pages on CORDIS.
• Available by e-mail and on-line

www.cordis.lu/express
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Interact

• Interact with the network
• Thematic intranets will soon be available on
  CORDIS
• Gateway between the EC and NCPs, including
  network activities and training programmes
• Document repository as well as exchange
  platform, namely to assist you in searching
  partners

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Supporting NCPs activities Interact

• Interact with the other networks
• Easy identification of other support networks,
  including Commission Infodesks, Innovation Relay
  Centers
• CORDIS also offers access to local contacts and
  search features to identify local incubators
• Opportunities for cross posting and more
  co-operation with finance and IPR networks

www.cordis.lu/irc
www.cordis.lu/incubators
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Interact

• Interact with CORDIS
• Publish your news, event announcement, success
  stories
• Publish Partners profiles
• Provide information for our national services
• Communicate on the intranet

www.cordis.lu/wire
www.cordis.lu/national_service
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Interact

• Interact with CORDIS
• Contact CORDIS Help desk for assistance on
  searching services and databases
• Attend dedicated CORDIS training sessions
• Use our brochures for your events (order
  on-line)
• Register now for free as a CORDIS user and get
  access to more features.

www.cordis.lu/register