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| Project No. |
Acronym - Title |
| RE4001 |
ADVISER II - Added Value Information Services on European Research Results II |
| Lead Sector |
Other Sectors |
Start |
End |
Project Duration |
| RESEARCH |
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1 Jan 1998 |
31 Dec 1999 |
24 months |
Project Objectives, Summary Description and Anticipated Results:
ADVISER II is a demonstration of an added value Internet service that provides access to research results and related material and interaction with relevant individuals, in a proactive. personalised way that complements data-centred services, e.g. CORDIS
or PROSOMA. Building on the success of ADVISER I in demonstrating the market for such a service, ADVISER II will greatly extend the ADVISER I pilot into an operational programme-support phase, providing a large-scale, service-quality tool for all EC RTD
projects, for 'one-stop' access and interactive support for exploitation of the research results (e.g. project deliverables), initially of the Telematics Applications Programme (TAP) and, later, other Framework 4 Programmes. This in turn will help to enha
nce the Research Networks Sector within the TAP. The ADVISER II project comprises
- a World Wide Web information service demonstration with specified performance targets;
- automated agents for alerting users to information that is new and specifically relevant, initially for TAP deliverables, but to be extended to cover other Programmes in due course;
- seamless integration of multimedia communications tools (e.g. conferencing and shared whiteboards), to allow on-line human support from Technology Intermediaries (eg IRC’s), with multilingual assistance;
- content preparation tools to allow suppliers to add, edit and disseminate their results.
- continuous integration of best practice information tools to assist users.
- validation trials;
- quality of service and success parameter monitoring;
- concertation and dissemination activities;
- business exploitation.
Major Validation Sites:
| Organisation |
City/Town + Postal Code |
Region |
Country |
| University of Leeds |
Leeds LS2 9JT |
UK24 |
GB |
| Technopolis |
Bari 70010 |
IT91 |
IT |
| MAC |
Limerick |
IE005 |
IE |
| VDI/VDE |
Teltow D-14513 |
DE4 |
DE |
| RUG |
Gent B9000 |
BE23 |
BE |
| WNRI |
Sogndal N-5801 |
NO |
NO |
| ISQ |
Oeiras 2781 |
PT |
PT |
| Note that the service is made available on the World Wide Web and on-line evaluation trials will be carried out at customers’ sites across all of Europe, as well as from the sites shown above, which will be responsible for local trials as well as act as service centres. |
Other Characteristics of the Project:
Users involved
All researchers, particularly in TAP, and those interested in exploiting or brokering the results: SME’s, universities, R+D departments, Science Park tenants and directors, Innovation Relay Centres, Innovation brokers, libraries. |
Technologies and/or approach used
Internet/WWW, intelligent agents and data-mining, automated interactive multimedia communications, structured information models and meta-information, scalable directory services and push technology. |
Expected benefits for the citizens
Better awareness and exploitation of RTD results leading to increased employment, strengthened competitiveness and accelerated innovation in European business, in particular empowering users through wider acceptance of new and flexible working. Environmental benefits through reduction of travel. |
Expected benefits for the users of the application
Researchers, intermediaries and end-users gain rapid and extensive access to the results of European research and supporting information through a structured and easily searchable directory and through interactive person-to-person communication and multilingual support. |
Expected benefits for the European Industries
Better access to research results and better integration of them into the innovation process, through increased collaboration. Enhanced competitiveness and innovativeness for SME’s. Reduced costs of travel. |
Contribution to EU-policies
Substantial contribution to EU Information Economy. Speed-up and improvement of cross-boundary and inter- lingual collaborative processes innovation, including participation of less-favoured areas and SME’s without full in-house research and development. |
Coordinator:
| Name of Organisation |
City/Town + Postal Code |
Region |
Country |
| University of Leeds |
Leeds LS2 9JT |
UK24 |
GB |
Contact Person from the Coordinating Contractor:
| Title, Forename, Surname |
Professor Christine Leigh |
| Address |
School of Geography, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK |
| Telephone |
+44 113 233 3336 |
| Fax |
+44 113 233 3308 |
| E-mail 1 |
C.M.Leigh@leeds.ac.uk |
| E-mail 2 |
dew@scs.leeds.ac.uk |
Other Contractors:
| Code |
Name of Organisation |
City/Town + Postal Code |
Region |
Country |
| C2 |
Technopolis CSATA Novus Ortis |
Valenzano 70010 |
IT91 |
IT |
| C3 |
MAC Ltd |
Limerick |
IE005 |
IE |
| C4 |
Clear Communication Associates |
Milton Keynes |
UK52 |
GB |
Updated: 30 July 2000 - telematics@terena.nl
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