Tender: using performance indicators in monitoring the implementation of ICT research in FP6 and FP7
The European Commission's Directorate-General for Information Society and Media has launched a call for tenders to use performance indicators in monitoring the implementation of information and communication technologies (ICT) research in the Sixth and Seventh Framework Programmes (FP6/FP7). The work aims to: - develop a monitoring system to collect data related to performance indicators adopted in the activity-based management (ABM) context (for 2008 onwards); - cleaning up the data collected in 2006, 2007, 2008; - performing a pilot assessment of the performance of ICT research through state-of-the-art scientometric 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 Information Society and Media DG Directorate C - Lisbon Strategy and Policies for the Information Society attn: Mr Peter Johnston Head of Unit BU25 2/137 B-1049 Brussels Contact: Mr Costas Paleologos Tel +32 2 296 89 72 Fax +32 2 296 66 13 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:231772-2008:TEXT:EN:HTML(opens in new window)