EXTR@Web Kick-off Meeting

DG TREN, 16/10/02

WP4.2 Contact Database

Andrew Winder

Isis

Objectives

Maintain a database of interested persons and target users:

- for use in electronic news service

- targeted information, where appropriate

This task also includes the e-mail enquiry service

Starting point - the EXTRA database:- 9130 entries

- 2291 (25%) have e-mail addresses

Delivery and maintenance of database

Use only entries with e-mail addresses

Broaden with:

- Network contacts (national and European/ international networks)

- European Commission & Parliament e-mail addresses

- Transport journalist database

- Contacts from events (e.g. Barcelona)

- Completion by Benchmark Group (and subcontractors for countries not represented)

- Persons using the e-mail enquiry service (“opt-in” service)

Current Database

1. Contact information

Contact info Proposals

Structure to remain essentially the same as in the EXTRA database

Full address information will be retained for reference, but communication would normally be by e-mail only

Current Database

2. Enquirer status

Enquirer status Proposals

Simplification needed: 19 categories to be reduced to 3 for “organisation type”:

- Government or public authority

- Company (either public or private)

- Other, e.g. academic or research organisation, interest group, individuals, etc

… and 3 for “function”:

- Technically oriented, policy oriented, or both

More precise categories can be asked in evaluation questionnaires