CORDIS Partners Service

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Partners Service: Global concept

Partner ProfileContact details,

research expertise,skills, comptences,

interest, ....

My PartnersMy Connections, people I know,Who has shown interest in my

project ideaMy Groups/Networks

NCP thematic networks and national level,

Enterprise Europe Network,any other interest group

My Partnership Requests (project ideas)

Active partnership requests -as coordinator-as participant

My References- CORDIS content- Web references

My Projects(past, ongoing, web references, etc.)

My R&D Results (reports, documents, papers, web references, etc.)

My News articles (Wire, web references, etc.)

My Documents

My Multimedia Links(Youtube, Athenaweb, Flickr, postcads, etc.)

My Profiles in Social Networks(Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.)

My recommendationsMy Profile recommendations, My Project recommendations,

My rating

My CallsOpen funding possibilities

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Partners Service: Social Networking

Functionalities

Working Spaces (Document Sharing, Library, Blog, Calendar)Recommendation (profile or project idea)Activity trackingRatingComments (My Wall)

Where to use them

Communities/groups

Your (project proposals) partnership requests

You (profile) & your connections (friends)

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Partners Service: Visualisation of concept1. Create

your profile

5. Check for

funding

4. Present project idea and search for partners/join

proposals

3. Create/join a group and

interact

6. Ask to be recommended

2. Search for people you know

7. Check/ follow your activities

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1. Profile

To build up your profile, provide:

My Contact details,

My Organisation details,

Expertise (give brief description, provide expertise fields, skills and competences, and infrastructures),

My links (projects, results, publications, multimedia…),

My Library (upload any relevant documentation)

Privacy issues (determine who can see your information (my connections only, registered users, anyone),

Export/import facilities provided

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2. Connections

Find connections,

Follow connection activities,

Rate profiles,

Recommend people (profile) or project ideas

(partnership requests)

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3. Create or join groups

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3. Create or join groupsCreate public or restricted groups,

Members can share information and

- interact via blog,

- upload documents into the library,

- arrange meetings with the calendar,

Group owners have management roles

- accept members (if the group is restricted),

- manage membership activities,

Groups can recommend projects or profiles,

Activity tracking provided,

Incoming and outgoing RSS provided,

E-mailing facilities (circulars) offered

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4. Present project idea and search for partners or join proposals

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4. Present project idea/search for partners or join proposalsPropose Projects / Offer your expertise

- describe project idea, - search for matches,- invite people to become members of the project proposal,

Partnership members can- discuss via blog,- upload documents into the library,- arrange meetings with the calendar,

Partnership owners have management roles,Activity tracking provided,RSS provided,Export facilities provided,E-mail notifications for matches offered

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…and more….

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…and more….

5. Check for funding

Check who is requesting partners or offering expertise to that specific call and join,

Choose your favourite calls

6. Ask to be recommended by people or groups

Check who recommended you or your project idea… and request more

7. Check/follow your activities

Follow up on your messages, requests, recommendations, etc

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CORDIS Partners Service Time Plan

User Requirements

Definition

Development of first release

Validation by thePartners ServiceWorking Group

Testing of second

release

Testing of first release

Today

Development of second

release

Feedback by the Partners Service Working Group

18.06.2009 04.201110.03.2009 Working Group Meetings

Official Launch

EvolutiveMaintenance

2011

01.07.2010

Launch Beta

Testing

Feedback by the Partners Service Working Group

April 2011•Service fully operational available in CORDIS• Could be used in “real life”• Migration of current CORDIS Partners• Parallel running with the current service

Mid 2011• Service fully operational• Phase out of the current service

February 2011•Testing of the second release

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Thank you for your attention.

Questions?