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Consorzio Interuniversitario

Consorzio Interuniversitario. Improving Scientific Research in Higher Education Institutions: a process management experience in Italian Universities. CINECA for Higher Education. University Consortium No-Profit Founded in 1969 39 Members: 36 Universities 2 Research institutes

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Consorzio Interuniversitario

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  1. Consorzio Interuniversitario Improving Scientific Research in Higher Education Institutions: a process management experience in Italian Universities

  2. CINECA for Higher Education • University Consortium • No-Profit • Founded in 1969 • 39 Members: • 36 Universities • 2 Research institutes • Italian Ministry of University and Research • Employees:  360 • Owned company: Kion (.. and others) • Core Activities: • Supercomputing services for scientific research • IT services for the Italian Ministry of university and research • IT services for universities

  3. CINECA Solutions and Services for the University AdministrationDepartment Organization Research & Developement • KION • Learning & • Students Management Area • Product Development • Customer Services • Help-desk • Consulting • Education Head of Department ProductManager U‑GOV External Relations Account Management Accounting Area HR Area Planning & Controlling Area Research Area • Product Development • Customer Services • Help-desk • Consulting • Education • Product Development • Customer Services • Help-desk • Consulting • Education • Product Development • Customer Services • Help-desk • Consulting • Education • Product Development • Customer Services • Help-desk • Consulting • Education

  4. Italian Higher Education context Ministry of University and Research Students Database Courses Database Research funds Delivery Professors Database Students and learning Research Accounting HR Planning & Controlling Single University

  5. U-GOV Solution Map

  6. Development Development Development Development Development Development Development Beta Test Beta Test Beta Test Beta Test Beta Test Beta Test Beta Test Deploy Deploy Deploy Deploy Deploy Deploy Deploy U-GOV Roadmap 2006-2010 Controlling Planning Accounting Re-engeneering Beta Test Deploy Payroll (integrat.) Human Resources Research Project Management Learning Re-engeneering Beta Test Deploy Student Services (integration) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006

  7. Number of Users • Applications • HR management (since 1990) • Accounting management (since 1997) • Student management (since 1999, Kion) • Research management (since 2005) • Planning & Controlling (since 2002) • At least one CINECA’s solution • Total Italian Universities (public, private, telematic) University Users 67 (69%) 44 (45%) 68 (70%) 20 (21%) 20 (21%) 83 (86%) 97

  8. U-GOV Technological Architecture

  9. CINECA’s vision on research processes • Project management internally and externally funded (Gov, EU, Industry): administering the grant, complying with regulations, reporting to funders. • Research results repository management (publications, patents, conference speeches, ..) • Research results assessment (publication, projects, research groups) • Research assets management (research teams and groups, research units, laboratories, equipments, facilities, skills..) • Dissemination and Technology transfer • Integration with national and istitutional repositories/systems • Projects • Results • Assessment • Assets • Dissemination

  10. Research Management Processes Call for Proposal Proposal Assessment Project Management Resources, Tools, Labs Financial/Scientific Reporting Final Results (Output) Management Results Assessment Dissemination and Exploitation

  11. Research Project Management • Project Configuration • Project type • Cost prospect model • Work package model • Project informations • Total budget and annual budget • Work Packages definitions • People and resources • Timesheet submitting by researchers • Business Intelligence facilities for Indirect Costs Allocation • Reporting for funders • Internal reporting about work in progress and results

  12. Publication Repository IT issues • No duplications: automatic recognition of publication already submitted • Each publication has a unique data owner • Attachments to publications (e.g. full text) • Integration with the University’s human resource database: infos about authors • Integration with national and istitutional IT systems • Import and export using standards like MODS, BibTex, ISI, OAI, Endnote, Pubmed • Gateways for systems interoperability and data export (e.g. OAI-PMH pubblication metadata harvest, other web services)

  13. Results Repository goals • It gathers all the research results produced by an author that works for the University • publications, patents, products, conferences, seminars • It shows statistics about publications, researchers, research teams, research units, areas • It is the start point for Assessment process • It exports data to: • University Libraries • University Portal • National/institutional systems and websites

  14. Committee Referee/Peer Author Research Office Assessment Process Definition of publications and evaluators Step 1 Session configuration Definition of session rules Session opening Peer to peer Assessment activities Step 2 Assessment session Session endind Assessments publication Reporting

  15. Assessment session • Session opening • Referees can preview the assigned publications • Blind review • Automatic assessments • Session management • Referees express their opinion about pubblications • Referees report errors/issues, view progress of requests. • President and Research Office manage session work in progress and warnings (open/in progress/accepted/rejected) • Reporting • Session analysis • Final results sorted by categories, authors, groups and teams, areas.

  16. Research Assets • Research groups and teams (skills, areas, activities, ..) • Additional information about grants • Annual research planning • Scientific partnership • Labs, equipments, facilities. • Cultural and technological transfer

  17. Harmonization of Higher Education Area(Bologna Process) RS3G (Rome Student Systems and Standards Group) is group of software implementers and stakeholders in the European Higher Education domain focused to the definition and adoption of standards for the exchange of student data. Metadata for Learning Opportunity and European Learner Mobility

  18. European collaboration opportunities • EUNIS workshop on research management system (october 2009 host CINECA) • U-GOV user groups and focus groups as a starting point to European best practice sharing • CORDIS data exchange automation ? • EUROPEANA repository • EuroCRIS • Others

  19. Thank you for your attention • Questions? Nicola Bertazzoni External Relations Manager Fabrizio Luglio Research Systems and Services Division Manager

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