Objectives

The objective of the Luxembourg Portal for Innovation and Research is to provide single, centralised access to information concerning the research, development and innovation (RDI) field in Luxembourg.

The Portal, which uses a user-friendly structure and approach, offers simple and transparent access to RDI information (financial aids, support measures, agenda, news, etc). It also offers users several services, including:

• access to technology offers and requests from the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) through the Technology Market
• a weekly standardised or personalised newsletter
• an overview of the skills of public research organisations and innovative enterprises established in Luxembourg
• calls for project proposals published by main national and European research programmes
• a directory of scientific publications bringing together bibliographical references of works originating from the Luxembourg public research sector

The objective of the Portal is to guide the users towards actors who are able to provide them with further information, help and support.

The Portal also presents Luxembourg RDI to an international audience.

The Portal was launched online in 2003. In 2009-2010 it was completely reworked, with a brand new edition of the portal released in May 2011.

Editor and partners

This Portal belongs to the Luxembourg State. It is edited by Luxinnovation, the National Agency for Innovation and Research, on behalf of the Ministry of the Economy and Foreign Trade.

The contents of the Portal are produced in partnership with the actors of the research, development and innovation field in Luxembourg, in particular the ministries concerned, the public research actors, the professional chambers and the National Research Fund.

The Portal is hosted by the Centre des Technologies de l’Innovation de l’Etat (CTIE).

It has been produced with support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the European Union.

For any queries regarding this portal and its content, please refer to the Contact page.

A Feedback form is available for you to provide us with your feedback on this site.

eLuxembourg: a Government initiative

The objective of eLuxembourg is to implement new innovation and communication technologies for the benefit of citizens and administrative reform.

This site is an integrated part of the projects related to electronic governance. Electronic governance is one of the main drivers of modernisation of the State.

This is a global and coherent concept which aims to dematerialise the State’s exchanges with its citizens. It is implemented by the Ministry of the Civil Service and Administrative Reform, in close collaboration with different ministries.

The initiatives launched within the framework of electronic governance aim to put into place faster, simpler and more economical relationships with the users. They have the following objectives:

• Allow all citizens, enterprises, schools and administrations to participate in the information society and provide them with online access
• Harness new technologies to serve citizens and enterprises
• Promote access to knowledge through new information and communication technologies
• Make sure that the whole of this process has the ambition to enhance social integration and cohesion

Standardisation referential Renow

Renow is the official standardisation referential for the websites of the Luxembourg government. This site has been produced within that framework.

Renow aims to guide and assist web quality for public organisations wishing to set up a portal or site. It is based on experiences gained within the framework of the government’s web projects over the past few years and on the evolution of standards recognised at international level.

Renow includes numerous standardisation aspects, in particular:

• Quality standards for all of the State’s websites (functional aspects, common features – for instance “Contact”, “Feedback”, etc – ergonomic aspects, accessibility aspects, aspects concerning the architecture of information, functional design and graphic design aspects – including the implementation of a “corporate identity” – technical aspects, with the implementation of a central infrastructure)
• Project management aspects, by suggesting an adaptation (or tailoring” of the project management referential QUAPITAL-HERMES.