CERIF Task Group

CERIF (Common European Research Information Format) has developed since the late eighties as a recommendation to member states of the EU (European Union). The current version is CERIF2002. It is intended for use in CRISs (Current Research Information Systems). The EC (European Commission) has transferred the custodianship of CERIF to euroCRIS (www.eurocris.org)

Its purpose is to :
Provide a design template and tools for a CRIS developer
Enable exchange of R&D information between CRISs
Enable portal access to R&D information in CRISs

CERIF-compliant CRISs are of great benefit to:
the policymaker
the R&D administrator in a funding agency
the R&D manager in a university or government laboratory
an intermediary such as a management consultancy
a SME looking for patentable and wealth creating opportunities

Successful CERIF-compatible CRISs exist currently in 7 countries and many more are under development.

For further information see http://www.eurocris.org/cerif