European Commission launches the “Coronavirus Global R&I Collaboration Portal”

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The European Commission has recently launched a research and innovation (R&I) portal on the coronavirus pandemic.

The portal is a digital hub providing collaboration opportunities for researchers and research projects related to the socio-economic aspects of the coronavirus pandemic. It provides an opportunity for networking and collaboration between projects, organisations and individual researchers worldwide.

Created in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the overall aim of the portal is to provide networking and matchmaking opportunities. It connects researchers and their ideas and increases the impact of their activities, contributing not only to social science studies of the coronavirus pandemic, but also to the life and physical sciences.

The portal promotes the sharing of information: project objectives, activities, members, results and collaborative interests. It also provides visibility and networking opportunities for organisations and individuals active in the relevant research areas.

Most importantly, it helps to identify cross-border needs and match them with opportunities for global collaboration with researchers, projects and organisations engaged in social, life and physical sciences research activities, including experimental research, product development, funding, policy initiatives and fieldwork.

As an online matchmaking portal, it is designed to be a comprehensive, user-friendly tool, offering customised search and filtering tools. It also creates synergies with other online platforms on the coronavirus pandemic.

Source: https://coronavirus-global-collaboration.ec.europa.eu/