RED

RED, owned by Ismeri Europa, provides a technology intelligence service based on a database that systematizes all relevant information contained in applied research projects funded by the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7). RED is the result of an analysis of over 6,000 funded projects, classified according to a proven taxonomy across nine application areas, broken down into scientific areas and key technologies, covering the entirety of FP7’s intervention in science and technology.
The regionalized RED taxonomy is presented on the Telescope website: https://technology-telescope.com/demo.

RED was designed to assist decision-makers in defining national and regional policies and interventions, to be formulated in line with the strategies of the Horizon 2020 program and Smart Specialization; it provides essential data for the formulation of policies and interventions on a scale of individual technologies and their applications. It also provides additional spatial information on the geographical location (NUTS 1 and NUTS 2) of funded entities (companies, universities, research centers), the type of investment, and the financial resources allocated over the seven years of the program (2007–2013). This data is also useful for companies, universities, and European research centers that want to conduct benchmarking analyses or find partners and top performers in specific scientific areas or key technologies.

All this makes RED an innovative research tool, systematically updated and applicable to any other set of regional, national, and EU RTDI interventions, not available on the market. RED provides valuable information and fundamental knowledge for researchers and public officials for their activities in analyzing, planning, and evaluating research and innovation policies. In addition to macro-level analyses, RED offers micro-level data with enough detail to conduct analyses (such as scenario analysis, benchmarking, etc.) at the level of individual technologies, and within them, on key topics. Therefore, RED can be used in multiple ways, both on a macro and micro scale.