euroCRIS Strategy 5 February 2010 Anne Asserson UiB

Strategy Partners Seminar Website Projects External Relations New members Conferences

Partners EARMA: problems with structure ESF: Valerie Brasse IT systems CODATA: Data Science Journal ALLEA: Juri Engelbrecht, supportive JISC: Malcolm Read, supportive; UK scene – CERIF for research information GreyNet: Dominic attended seminar; working on euroCRIS/CNR workshop on CRIS and repositories, Rome, May ERCIM: together in DEG proposal APA: Wouter Spek attended seminar; euroCRIS considered for developing SCAPE and NoE proposals; EC: Carlo Morais-Peres attended seminar

Seminar 2009: Recording Research –Many attendees –Good discussions –Influenced strongly partners –Led to some project proposals 2010: proposed: ‘Evaluating research using CERIF-CRIS’ –Based on proposal DREAM (Digital Research Evaluation Automated Metrics)

Website Discussed yesterday Strategic importance to –Promote euroCRIS –Demonstrate usage of our own CERIF-CRIS technology –Platform for possible euroCRIS portal project

Projects Identified as a key way to gain impact Europe-wide Reported by Nikos –Not successful yet –Is it worth it? Proposal: –We showcase a CERIF-CRIS portal of a small number of CRIS using our own resources

External Relations CINECA (IT) –Geert and Keith made presentation in Bologna –Geert attending EUNIS meeting in March HEFCE/HESA/JISC (UK) –Agreed CERIF is standard for research information between funders, evaluators and universities –euroCRIS invited to talk at event covering Wales early Autumn 2010: CRIS and repository U of Halifax, Nova Scotia (CA) –Considering using CERIF for the bay of Fundy environmental research output system –Contact through GL conference/Greynet

External Relations EOS (Enabling Open Scholarship) (BE) –Alma Swan –Possible project proposal euro-open-scholar –euroCRIS endorsed EOS NTIS (National Technical Information Service) (US) –Don Hagen using presentation at GL for internal strategic discussions – aiming to use CERIF University College Dublin (IE) –Liam Cleere (article in newsletter, presentation Autumn 2010 member meeting

Ext Rel: Balkans Report on their research documentation system status prof.dr.Boris Cizelj Type of information No. of responses % of respondents Bibliographies of Researchers 17 59% On-going research projects 17 59% RTD organisations 16 55% RTD personnel 14 48% Participation in EU funded RTD programmes 8 28% Areas of specialisation and excellence 8 28% Scientific output 5 17% RTD funding (national, EU, international) 4 14% Patents 2 7% Business RTD 1 3%

Ext Rel: Balkans –There are great problems with fragmentation of information systems and their interoperability (even in national level), while the connection with similar systems abroad is almost non- existing; –Existing information systems (except CRIS systems which are mostly compatible with CERIF standard) are not (yet) following common international standards/formats; –Generaly, there are great problems with quality control and updating of systems, and consequently problems with the reliability of systems (except CRIS & bibliographic);  how do we react? –Propose: Special workshop in Maribor before or after Prague Autumn 2010

New Members Evidently boosts economy Also dissemination of euroCRIS principles and technology Propose: –Each board member recruits at least 1 new organisational member each year

Conferences To promote CERIF… Prize/Award for the best innovative use of CERIF in a CRIS As well as a CERIF tutorial session