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Opening Remarks
Keith G Jeffery
President, euroCRIS
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PurposeThe Problem
• Europe has to compete with North America and the Far East / Pacific Rim
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PurposeThe Problem
• Europe has to compete with North America and the Far East / Pacific Rim
• The ‘ERA Vision’ has been articulated and accepted
• The problem before us is how to implement that vision
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PurposeThe Problem
• Europe has to compete with North America and the Far East / Pacific Rim
• The ‘ERA Vision’ has been articulated and accepted
• The problem before us is how to implement that vision
• For wealth creation and improvement in the quality of life
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PurposeThe Assertion
• Research and Development Information– For the political decision-maker– For the funding organisations– For the entrepreneurs– For the innovators themselves– For the media– For the general public
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PurposeThe Assertion
• Research and Development Information– For the political decision-maker– For the funding organisations– For the entrepreneurs– For the innovators themselves– For the media– For the general public
• Is the key to– Improved European performance
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StructureThe Organisations
– ESF– EARMA– ALLEA– CODATA– ERCIM
And, of course, the EC
euroCRIS has collected together some of the key organisations
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StructureAttendees
• ……which share this viewpoint• They have provided (along with
euroCRIS)
– Speakers– Other attendees– Funding and / or other assistance
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CRISCurrent Research Information Systems
The problem is to find, structure and use wisely the R&D information:relevantright timeright placeright formlegally
With acknowledgements to
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CRISHeterogeneity
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Technology to :
interoperate across different information sources
providing the end-user with a homogeneous view over heterogeneous data
which can then be used for wealth creation and/or improving the quality of life With acknowledgements to the British Museum
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Programme
• We have an exciting 2-day programme– in your folder
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Programme
• We have an exciting 2-day programme– in your folder
• There is plenty of opportunity for participation by everyone– Formal sessions– Social events
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Programme
• We have an exciting 2-day programme– in your folder
• There is plenty of opportunity for participation by everyone– Formal sessions– Social events
• A report will be produced by euroCRIS and placed on the website together with the presentations
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