FIDIS Communication Infrastructure EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Executive Summary

Looking at today’s research community in Europe, more and more research projects are conducted cooperatively, connecting several European organisations (universities, governmental agencies, SMEs etc.) into large research networks. Such projects tend to be complex in their underlying mechanisms. Apart from the various management issues that need to be addressed, the communication and the scientific exchange between the researchers is the most crucial factor for the success of such a research network. This factor is even more important, if the research teams are scattered across the continent. 

The focus of this deliverable is the description of the of the TYPO3-based web-portal system for the European research project FIDIS (“Future of Identity in the Information Society”). As its main focus, the FIDIS network of excellence (NoE) jointly conducts research on a number of identity related research topics and issues whilst managing the internal coordination and integration, as well as dissemination of the knowledge to the public. The web-based portal and the public website are the key facilitators of these functions. Accordingly, the primary objective is to ensure the availability of an IT-infrastructure in order to fulfil communication and coordination of the different working groups within FIDIS.