Tender: using performance indicators in monitoring the implementation of ICT research
The European Commission's Directorate General for Information Society and Media has issued a call for tenders for using performance indicators in monitoring the implementation of information and communication technology (ICT) research in the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) and the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)/SMART 2008. The subject of this service contract is to: - develop a monitoring system to collect data related to performance indicators adopted in the ABM context (for 2008 onwards); - clean up the data collected in 2006, 2007, 2008; - perform a pilot assessment of the performance of ICT research through state-of-the-art scientiometric approaches and methodologies such as patent analysis, bibliometrics, co-patenting, co-publication, citation analysis, etc. This will also include some 'network analysis'-based work to analyse the effectiveness of the ICT research collaboration links.For further information, please contact: European Commission Directorate General for Information Society and Media Directorate C - Lisbon Strategy and Policies for the Information Society attn: Costas Paleologos Avenue du Bourget 1-3 B-1049 Brussels Contact: Peter Johnston Fax +32 2 296 6603 E-mail: infso-C3@ec.europa.eu To see the full details of the call, please consult the following web address: http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:187054-2008:TEXT:EN:HTML