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InterTradeIreland - Trade and Business Development Body
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expertiseireland.com - the gateway to the island's knowledge base
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The development of the portal is funded by InterTradeIreland and managed jointly with the Conference of Heads of Irish Universities.
Capabilities
This unique all-island portal has been designed to facilitate the identification of expertise on the island and will serve as the first point of contact with the island's knowledge capital.
expertiseireland.com is driven by a powerful database which will be populated directly from the knowledge management systems of the island's leading public and private sector research organisations, including all of the universities on the island. The information supplied through the portal is high quality, reliable and updated daily.
By providing a single access point, expertiseireland.com will encourage and facilitate industry-academic linkages. It will create enhanced collaborative opportunities and help the business and academic communities, here and further afield, tap into the world class expertise and intellectual capital available on the island.
Features
expertiseireland.com provides users with:
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�a single searchable database of research and innovation expertise
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�detailed profiles of research experts, including information on publications, research projects & consultancy history
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�an automatic e-mail alert service
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�a 'Latest News' section
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�a Bulletin Board to facilitate discussion and problem solving.
Benefits
expertiseireland.com will meet the needs of industry, academia and government departments and agencies. The portal will:
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�allow rapid and effective industry access to expertise across the island
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�encourage collaboration between industry and research centres
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�supply agency advisors with knowledge and expertise relevant to their client companies
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�showcase the island's capabilities for foreign direct investors
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�link academic partners interested in collaborative research
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�make EU Research Programmes more accessible
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�raise industry awareness of specialist academic consultancy services.
Contact: Visit www.expertiseireland.com ;
alternatively, contact Marion McAneney, Science & Technology Operations Manager,
InterTradeIreland, The Old Gasworks Business Park, Kilmorey Street, Newry BT34 2DE; E-mail: [email protected]