Kick-off Meeting DG TREN, 16/10/02 WP4.2 Contact Database Andrew Winder Isis
Objectives Maintain a database of interested persons and target users: - for use in electronic news service - targeted information, where appropriate This task also includes the enquiry service Starting point - the EXTRA database: entries (25%) have addresses
Delivery and maintenance of database Use only entries with addresses Broaden with: - Network contacts (national and European/ international networks) - European Commission & Parliament addresses - Transport journalist database - Contacts from events (e.g. Barcelona) - Completion by Benchmark Group (and subcontractors for countries not represented) - Persons using the enquiry service (“opt-in” service)
Current Database 1. Contact information
Contact info Proposals Structure to remain essentially the same as in the EXTRA database Full address information will be retained for reference, but communication would normally be by only
Current Database 2. Enquirer status
Enquirer status Proposals Simplification needed: 19 categories to be reduced to 3 for “organisation type”: - Government or public authority - Company (either public or private) - Other, e.g. academic or research organisation, interest group, individuals, etc … and 3 for “function”: - Technically oriented, policy oriented, or both More precise categories can be asked in evaluation questionnaires