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'''CORDIS''', the '''Community Research and Development Information Service''', is an information resource dedicated to European research and development activities. CORDIS is the officialinteractive information sourceportal foravailable publicationat of all calls for proposals regarding the [[Seventh Framework Programme]] for Research and Technological Development (FP7)http://cordis.europa.eu CORDISto is provided by the [[Publications Office of thesupport European Union]] on behalf of the research Directorates-Generaland of the [[Europeaninnovation Commission]]cooperation.

==Aims==

CORDIS’s principal aims are:

#To facilitate participation in Communitythe activities of European research, activities.in particular FP7 (the [[Seventh Framework Programme]])

# publish the results of projects funded by the EU

#To improve exploitation of research results, whilst focusing on sectors essential to Europe’s competitiveness.

# promote the dissemination of knowledge in order to reinforce the innovation capacity of enterprises

#To promote the sharing of know-how in order to boost companies’ innovation capacities, in particular by publishing the results of EU-financed research conducted under successive framework programmes, and the espousal of new technologies by society.

# contribute to bridge the gap between citizens and science.

==Services and contentsactivities==

CORDIS offers access to a widebroad range of information and services on EU research, including:

*The primary repository of EU-funded research projects and their results since 1990, including the formal deliverables collected by the European Commission

*Daily news, events, funding opportunities and research showcases, provided by both the European Commission and by user contributions

*An interactive environment to find [http://cordis.europa.eu/partners/ research partners] and to support discussion forums

*Many thematic services, national contact points, a large library of documents, extensive user guidance and a range of search facilities, including custom email alerts and RSS feeds.

*Further databases and services to support EU research activities

The CORDIS website is available in six languages (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Polish), although much of the scientific content is only in English.

==Organisation and legal basis==

CORDIS is provided by the [[Publications Office of the European Union]] on behalf of the research Directorates-General of the [[European Commission]]. It is financed by the Cooperation programme of the [[Seventh Framework Programme]] for Research and Technological Development (FP7).

CORDIS was created in 1990 following a Communication of the Commission for the implementation of an RTD information service (SEC(1988)1831). It has been online since 1994.

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