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Thanks for drawing our attention to the new directory, Ian. It has the potential to be even more useful than IDEA, because it covers staff at desk officer level who are responsible for specific initiatives and policy issues. However, there is quite a way to go before the potential can be fulfilled: - organisational entries for units do not show names of post holders other than head of unit; - many job titles are vague and may be shared by several people; - individual responsibilities are not described; - organisational structures are sometimes opaque (try looking for DG ENTR Directorate C); - email addresses cannot easily be created because first names are not provided. Of course, this is only a pilot website at present, so let's hope that as the directory is developed, these deficiencies will be addressed, perhaps by incorporating further details from the Commission's internal staff directory - the former 'Guide des Services'. Regards, Chris Chris Lamb Information Management Consultant 74 Kings Hall Road Beckenham BR3 1LS Tel: 020 8778 2851 Email: [log in to unmask] >From: I Thomson <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: I Thomson <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Commission Directory >Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 17:12:38 +0000 > >Dear colleagues > >You may be interested to know about a new pilot website called 'Commission >Directory' >http://europa.eu.int/comm/staffdir/index.htm > >This provides contact details for all officials working in the European >Commission, including full postal address, telephone and fax numbers. ( >Email >addresses are not given, although it is possible to create these easily >enough). > It is possible to search by name, organisational entity or keyword. > >The long established IDEA (Interinstitutional Directory) provides contact >information for SENIOR officials in all the EU institutions. However, the >new >Commission Directory does have the advantage of covering European >Commission >officials from all levels, provides full direct telephone/ fax numbers and >seems >more up-to-date than IDEA. > > > >On another subject it has been suggested that as part of the 'new approach' >to >information dissemination by Eurostat that the data on New Cronos will >become >freely available, in addition to the material now available via the >Eurostat >website. > >Best wishes > >Ian > > > >Ian Thomson >Executive Editor, KnowEurope >[http://www.knoweurope.net] >Manager, European Documentation Centre, Cardiff University >Information Consultant, Wales Euro Info Centre >President, European Information Association > >Contact details: >European Documentation Centre >The Guest Building >PO Box 430 >Cardiff University >Cardiff CF10 3XT >Tel: 029-2087-4262 >Fax: 029-2087-4717 >Email: [log in to unmask] _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with cool emoticons - download MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger