Virtual Centre of Excellence explained

For organizational design, the Virtual Centre of Excellence is a term which has come into use from various sources, including funders such as the European Union.^[1]

"A Virtual Center of Excellence is a fairly new organizational concept. Its aim is to bring the capabilities, knowledge and expertise together from diverse teams across geographical and organization boundaries to create something exemplary and distinguishable within its domain"^[2]

Examples of Virtual Centers of Excellence include:

• Building the Future Optical Network in Europe (BONE)^[3]
• Risk and opportunity management of huge-scale business community cooperation (ROBUST)^[4]
• Virtual Center of Excellence for Ethically guided and Privacy-respecting Video Analytics (VIDEOSENSE)^[5]
• Alliance for the Permanent Access to the Records of Science in Europe Network (APARSEN)^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tina Schäfer . Selected FP7 Funding Instruments – Heidelberg University . Uni-heidelberg.de . 29 March 2012 . 7 October 2013.
2. Web site: How to Build Your Virtual Center of Excellence. Simonstapleton.com. 20 September 2014.
3. Web site: BONE . Ict-bone.eu . 7 October 2013.
4. Web site: Virtual Center of Excellence on Online Communities . Robust-project.eu . 7 October 2013.
5. Web site: European Commission : CORDIS : Search : Simple. Cordis.europa.eu. 20 September 2014.
6. Web site: APA | Keeping digital resources accessible, understandable and easy to find . Aparsen.eu . 7 October 2013.