Emdesk

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EMDESK is a web-based application for the entire life cycle of European research projects within the 7th Framework Programme. EMDesk comprises proposal preparation, negotiation and administrative management of European research projects. EMDesk supports estimation and reporting of efforts, budgets and costs as well as collaboration for and submission of deliverables and reports.

• Collaboration, controlling and management along the entire FP7 project life cycle
• Instrument specific (IP, STREP, etc.) adjustment to provide adequate adaptation according to the specific characteristics
• Overview of the entire project status at a glance by displaying key figures and completed/outstanding deliverables, reports, tasks, messages and events
• Specifically designed to provide extensive support for the proposal preparation, contract negotiation and project implementation phase
• Features facilitate content preparation (proposal, DOW), resource allocation, budget/costs estimation and reporting, report and deliverable preparation, payments management
• Export to off-line data formats (PDF/Word/Excel/CPF) at any given time
• Versioning for archiving and continuous update of the proposal or technical annex throughout the lifecycle of projects
• Communication tools to manage contacts, sent messages or discuss in the project forum
• Document Manager for collaborative work on deliverables and work documents
• Variably adjusted to the different FP7 project types according to the needs of the project coordinator or the participant
• Access right management of user's access to information and editable input fields
• Instant email notifications about any major change in the project
• AJAX implemented user-friendly interface with Drag&Drop, SaveOnEdit or HelpOnDemand support
• High level of security and confidentiality for your critical data by state of the art implementation, authentication and encryption methodologies (WEB 2.0, SSL, MD5)

[edit] See also

• Community Research & Development Information Service
• FP7 - Seventh Framework Programme (2007 - 2013) - Recently Published Calls
• The Electronic Proposal Submission Service (EPSS)
• EMDESK - The Management Platform for an European funded project in Framework Programme 7 (FP7)
• Lisbon Strategy
• Seventh Framework Programme
• Sixth Framework Programme
• European Research Area (ERA)
• European Research Council (ERC)
• European Institute of Technology (EIT)