National Documentation Centre / National Hellenic Research Foundation

Overview

EKT/NHRF (National Documentation Centre) is a national infrastructure which collects, organises and preserves Greek scientific, research and cultural output (content and data) making it available for dissemination nationally and internationally. EKT provides wide-ranging information on the various research and innovation sectors, supports participation in national and European programmes, promotes innovative entrepreneurship and the exploitation of research findings, provides Technology Transfer services and produces statistics & indicators for research, development and innovation in Greece.

The National Documentation Centre of Greece (EKT) is located at the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) and operates under the supervision of the General Secretariat of Research and Technology of the Ministry of Education and Religion.

The e-infrastructure that EKT/NHRF develops, serves a national role, it provides advanced electronic services in organizations, public & private bodies and SMEs related to research & innovation and culture, fosters open access to knowledge and ensures access to users regardless of time and location (see the section of the catalogue related to “services”).

Founded in 1980, the organization serves the country’s research, education, business communities and the wider public, enabling access to knowledge and facilitating research and innovation (R&I) and the Knowledge Triangle Integration. The organization plays an active role in the national innovation ecosystem and has provided specialized services (International Partnerships, Innovation Management, Technology Transfer, Business Coaching, "Data Opening" and other) to the business community, through the Enterprise Europe Network- Hellas (Coordinator for 2008-2010 & 2013-2014 & 2017-2018) and the Hellenic Innovation Relay Centre (Coordinator for 1993-2008). The organization is a strong supporter of open access as a means for social and economic development and is at the forefront of national and international open access initiatives that support the development and implementation of relevant policies for scientific and cultural data, including repositories, peer-reviewed electronic journals and CRIS. The organization also provides the official RDI indicators to Eurostat and publishes reports on R&D performance in Greece thus guiding industrialisation policies in Greece. EKT/NHRF combines the institutional role of gathering-organizing-providing access to the research output of the country and business expertise. It brings together Research, Innovation and Business. Based on highly qualified staff and cutting-edge technology.

EKT/NHRF invistigates new ways that SMEs & the public can benefit from gaining access to the vast amount of the cultural and scientific data, content and media that it manages, like the generation of new algorithms for data verification, methodologies for testing data veracity and secondary content generation, cross sectorial data integration and other.

EKT/NHRF can be the link between SMEs, the ecosystem and the  research infrastracture that is part of, which is the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF). NHRF consists of 3 additional institutes: the Institute of Theoretical and Physical Chemistry (TPCI/NHRF) | the Institute of Biology, Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology (IBMCB/NHRF) | and the Institute of Historical Research (IHR/NHRF).

EKT/NHRF empowers access to, and the growth of, knowledge through open content and facilities, digital resources, software, collaboration tools and related user-oriented services for Research, Technology & Innovation. Furthermore EKT/NHRF is the NCP for 11 thematic areas (including ICT and Research Infrastructures) in H2020 (also, a partner in most NCP networks, e.g. Ideal-ist& RICH) and the EIT Health HUB Coordinator for Greece. EKT also participates in various EU and national funded projects. Digital technologies.