Communication Platform

Integration of conventional and electronic means

Authors:Authors:

Phys. Elena Stanila, IMT- Bucharest

Eng. Marian Vasile, iMediaSoft Romania

Workshop "From Networking at the national scale to integration in ERA", 26th of April 2004

Communication Platform

Integration of conventional and electronic means

Conventional means of communication

:: Periodic publication (printed), e.g. – MNT Bulletin (specialised):: Other printed materials (posters, flyers, etc):: Seminars, workshops, others meeting media

Electronic means of communication

USUAL TOOLS

:: e-mail:: e-Newsletter:: interactive web pages, including databases, discussion groups

NEW TOOLS

:: e-Room system (developed by IMS within ROMNET-ERA)

An extended version of this presentation was presented at the seminar.The extended version included preliminary results on testing on the e-room communication platform developed by iMediaSoft (IMS) the contribution of marian Vasile (IMS) was also recognised.

Example of conventional tools:

:: Bulletin: Micro and Nanotechnologies

www.imt.ro/mnt

:: Various events

ROMNET-ERA e-newsletter

Electronically distributed – contains information about conferences, workshops, seminars, training courses and initiatives. This activities are organised by members of consortium or other institutions in field of FP6 priorities (mainly in priority 1, 2, 3 and 5)

Structure: text + links Previous issues:

Info stored by subjects on the project web site

Project web-page

ROMNET-ERA web page – www.romnet.net

Collection of web pages presentig the information, activities and events developed by ROMNET-ERA project structured by categories: :: project description: abstract, objectives; :: consortium: project members; :: activities developed in ROMNET-ERA project frame: databases, electronic e-newsletter, various events;

Databases

General characteristics

:: In English; :: Password controlled the information may be modified, if necessary; :: Help means (e.g. illustrating the completion of databases)

General databases

:: Research “centres” (existing) :: Specialist (under development)

Network databases

:: Partner matching FP6 calls (existing for priority 3): :: Events; :: Participation to international projects; :: Advanced presentation of high-quality centres;

Inventory of research centres questionnaire - A databases with possibilities of:

For search and edit data access is granted by username and password after registration

• change or update your registered information • search by key words (using operators ‘or’ and ‘and’ )

ROMNET-ERA Database

For search and edit data access is granted by username and password after registration

Database dedicated to the last call (December 2003) in FP 6, NMP (nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials, new production processes and devices).

Support using databases: add data and search example

Add questionnaire, edit and search data possibilities

ROMNET ERA Database

NEW TOOLSe-Room system (developed by IMS within ROMNET-ERA)

The e--room system is not yet implemented at this stage of development (25 April 2004)

Conclusions

All conventional and electronic means of communication presented here are used for inventory of the Romanian Research Centres,Networking for FP6 priorities and dissemination of information regardingROMNET-ERA project