RIAN.ie – Putting Irish Research on the Map
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RIAN.ie – Putting Irish Research on the Map
21.10.2010

RIAN.ie - Ireland’s new Research Publications Portal was launched on October 20th 2010 by an Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills Mary Coughlan TD.

The launch is the highlight of Ireland’s contribution to ‘International Open Access Week’.  Open access is an international movement to increase the global knowledge base.  Research knows no borders and it is critical for Irish research to be easily accessible and feature prominently on the global research landscape. RIAN will significantly enhance the profile of Irish research and the innovation system by making our research findings widely available to the international research community.

RIAN.ie is a web-based portal that will harvest and display the content of the repositories of the seven universities and the DIT. It is among the first wave of national open access portals in the world, placing Ireland at the forefront of the movement. The portal will demonstrate the impact of research to potential investors and funders, who recognise the value of wider research dissemination.

Speaking at the launch the Tánaiste said, ““Growth through innovation and research is at the heart of our ‘smart economy’ strategy.  Our research output is a key building block in achieving its aims.  Ireland already has an above EU-15 average rate of scientific citations and publications and this is growing rapidly.  RIAN.ie will help grow it faster.”

“RIAN offers the world a single ‘shop-window’ to the creativity of the entire Irish university system. It is an important sectoral contribution to enhancing Ireland’s national brand as ‘The Innovation Island’”, said Dr Michael Murphy, President, UCC.

Visit: http://www.rian.ie  

Pictured at the launch of RIAN.ie were L-R: Professor Brian Norton, President DIT, Martin Curley, Director Intel Labs Europe, Mary Coughlan TD, Tánaiste & Minister for Education and Skills and Professor Tom Collins, President NUI Maynooth.

 



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