CORDIS launches new interactive service to promote partnership building in research

Press Release - July 2011

CORDIS, the Community Research and Development Information Service, has just launched its new Partners Service. The interactive platform is designed to help users promote expertise and organisations, find business or research partners, create groups, join networks and find the right components for funding bids and proposals.

Developed in cooperation with a range of stakeholders, the service builds on three fundamental ideas: personalisation, collaboration and networking.

The service combines a vast array of social media tools, CORDIS resources and back-office technologies. Users also have a great deal of flexibility for building an internet-based presence which best suits their needs, featuring expertise, knowledge and abilities. There is also room to link to projects, work and publications elsewhere on the web.

Enhanced search facilities help users to find partners for projects and other cooperation, while an automated matching function keeps users aware of recent initiatives which they might like to be a part of.

The service also provides access to basic data on the latest funding opportunities, and links to related official information.

Active engagement is a key component of successful projects, and this is also reflected in the platforms design. Users have the opportunity to build and expand their networks by participating in discussions, offering support in on-line groups or creating cross-disciplinary networks.

The new CORDIS Partners Service ensures that project participants will be just a click or two away from a world of possibilities and potential partners: cordis.europa.eu/partners