Common use of Internet development and deployment (IA1 Clause in Contracts

Internet development and deployment (IA1. 4) The main EuroFIR website will be developed jointly by DTU/DFI, EBI and IFR either as an extension of the web-based e- community software platform above, or directly linked to it as a separate website. Initially a basic site will be designed and prepared, consisting of working documents such as the existing data management recommendations. The working group will review Internet technologies to determine the storage and display formats, and search facilities available for EuroFIR resources. The review and specifications will present a detailed plan for the development of the website and its information content. A detailed investigation will report in month 18 the options for continuing operation and technical development after the end of the project, giving time to implement the arrangements. The first task for this activity will be an in-depth evaluation by IARC (a sub-contractor) of existing databases and main methodological and practical issues related to data documentation and harmonisation using the EPIC Nutrient Database Project (ENDB) as the prototype. In the absence of an already existing reference European nutrient database, the ENDB has been designed as a first attempt to harmonise nutrient databases across the ten Western European countries participating in the Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). The main objectives of EPIC were: • The development of methodological concepts to standardise the foods, nutrients and nutrient values; • The documentation and compilation of each of the 10 national databases for the 600 to 1500 foods reported by the study subjects (depending on the country); • Provide comparable values for about 30 nutrients (energy, macro-nutrients and a selection of vitamins and minerals) considered as first priority according to their availability, comparability and completeness across countries. Although the ENDB did NOT cover all participating EU member states participating in EuroFIR, this project will constitute a unique source of qualitative and quantitative information to evaluate the main methodological strengths and current limitations for standardising nutrient databases across Europe (e.g. level of completeness and comparability of foods, nutrients, nutrient values and documentation across Europe. Furthermore, it will help to better define the needs and priorities in the EuroFIR network, particularly for countries not initially involved in the EPIC project. The ENDB project will be used as a prototype from which first insights on the actual level of documentation and harmonisation of national databases across the 10 participating countries will be evaluated. In addition, the reference guidelines or tools developed (or adapted) for documenting and standardising nutrient databases, including recipe calculation, interchange guidelines and database management system, will serve as a starting point for elaborating the strategies for harmonising nutrient databases in EuroFIR. This task will be carried out in close collaboration with IA1.5 & IA1.6. The group will recommend datasets suitable for harmonisation and EuroFIR deployment from existing EuroFIR participating countries (21 countries). This activity will also collect suitable validated datasets from additional countries where there is no participant in the consortium using the Call for New Partners (especially national compilers) (see Appendix A.4; e.g. Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia and Switzerland) and existing EuroFoods (to be co-ordinated by EuroFIR via Xxxx Xxxxxxx from 2005) and CEECFOODS networks. The latter contains national compilers from Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania and Slovenia as full members, and Romania and Russia as observer status. In addition, the group will investigate the suitability of other specialised data sources for incorporation into EuroFIR, including, for example, fatty acid data compiled in the EU TRANSFAIR project; bioactive compound data critically assessed in the EU BASIS project and phytoprotectant data from the EU VENUS project. Further candidate data sources will be identified and reviewed covering other important nutrients (e.g. phytate, folates, carotenoids, heme and non-heme iron, carotenoids) and bioactive compounds with putative health benefit (e.g. polyphenols, phytosterols, phytoestrogens and lignans). In addition, possible allergen data from an ongoing FP5 project “InformALL” and also contaminants will be considered. Specification of the resources will include the EuroFIR food composition data sets for both nutrients and bioactive compounds and the processing, mechanisms or structures necessary to integrate these sets as underlying authoritative data in the EuroFIR framework. The data retrieval facilities will allow users to specify foods and components, return relevant data, and provide quality measures of the retrieved data matrix. The development plan will identify resources to support the composition data, planning their preparation and EuroFIR implementation. The resources will facilitate the retrieval and use of information on foods, food components, calculation parameters, analytical methods, source references and other food-related topics identified by the project. Resources will be designed for the full range of potential users from consumers to national compilers. This activity will be to assess all documents and deliverables of the project before they are released. It will monitor the quality and user acceptability of all resources when they are released, or upgraded, or during use. Its work will ensure the quality and timeliness of the resources and other project deliverables and provide a mechanism for identifying possible improvements and/or enhancements that the resource originator might action. It will work closely with all other activities especially SA3.1 (Training & Education), SA3.2 (Dissemination and Communication) and SA3.3 (Commercialisation & Durability). The options for creating quality measures for food-component matrix output based on the underlying data and derivations of missing values will also be investigated and appropriate procedures developed and tested. Parameters used may include proportions of analytical, calculated and imputed data, data source and method information and uncertainties for analytical values, and the derivation methods used for missing values.

Internet development and deployment (IA1. 4) The main EuroFIR website will be developed jointly by DTUDFVF/DFI, EBI and IFR either as an extension of the web-based e- community software platform above, or directly linked to it as a separate website. Initially a basic site will be designed and prepared, consisting of working documents such as the existing data management recommendations. The working group will review Internet technologies to determine the storage and display formats, and search facilities available for EuroFIR resources. The review and specifications will present a detailed plan for the development of the website and its information content. A detailed investigation will report in month 18 the options for continuing operation and technical development after the end of the project, giving time to implement the arrangements. The first task for this activity will be an in-depth evaluation by IARC (a sub-contractor) of existing databases and main methodological and practical issues related to data documentation and harmonisation using the EPIC Nutrient Database Project (ENDB) as the prototype. In the absence of an already existing reference European nutrient database, the ENDB has been designed as a first attempt to harmonise nutrient databases across the ten Western European countries participating in the Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). The main objectives of EPIC were: • The development of methodological concepts to standardise the foods, nutrients and nutrient values; • The documentation and compilation of each of the 10 national databases for the 600 to 1500 foods reported by the study subjects (depending on the country); • Provide comparable values for about 30 nutrients (energy, macro-nutrients and a selection of vitamins and minerals) considered as first priority according to their availability, comparability and completeness across countries. Although the ENDB did NOT cover all participating EU member states participating in EuroFIR, this project will constitute a unique source of qualitative and quantitative information to evaluate the main methodological strengths and current limitations for standardising nutrient databases across Europe (e.g. level of completeness and comparability of foods, nutrients, nutrient values and documentation across Europe. Furthermore, it will help to better define the needs and priorities in the EuroFIR network, particularly for countries not initially involved in the EPIC project. The ENDB project will be used as a prototype from which first insights on the actual level of documentation and harmonisation of national databases across the 10 participating countries will be evaluated. In addition, the reference guidelines or tools developed (or adapted) for documenting and standardising nutrient databases, including recipe calculation, interchange guidelines and database management system, will serve as a starting point for elaborating the strategies for harmonising nutrient databases in EuroFIR. This task will be carried out in close collaboration with IA1.5 & IA1.6. The group will recommend datasets suitable for harmonisation and EuroFIR deployment from existing EuroFIR participating countries (21 countries). This activity will also collect suitable validated datasets from additional countries where there is no participant in the consortium using the Call for New Partners (especially national compilers) (see Appendix A.4; e.g. Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia and Switzerland) and existing EuroFoods (to be co-ordinated by EuroFIR via Xxxx Xxxxxxx from 2005) and CEECFOODS networks. The latter contains national compilers from Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania and Slovenia as full members, and Romania and Russia as observer status. In addition, the group will investigate the suitability of other specialised data sources for incorporation into EuroFIR, including, for example, fatty acid data compiled in the EU TRANSFAIR project; bioactive compound data critically assessed in the EU BASIS project and phytoprotectant data from the EU VENUS project. Further candidate data sources will be identified and reviewed covering other important nutrients (e.g. phytate, folates, carotenoids, heme and non-heme iron, carotenoids) and bioactive compounds with putative health benefit (e.g. polyphenols, phytosterols, phytoestrogens and lignans). In addition, possible allergen data from an ongoing FP5 project “InformALL” and also contaminants will be considered. Specification of the resources will include the EuroFIR food composition data sets for both nutrients and bioactive compounds and the processing, mechanisms or structures necessary to integrate these sets as underlying authoritative data in the EuroFIR framework. The data retrieval facilities will allow users to specify foods and components, return relevant data, and provide quality measures of the retrieved data matrix. The development plan will identify resources to support the composition data, planning their preparation and EuroFIR implementation. The resources will facilitate the retrieval and use of information on foods, food components, calculation parameters, analytical methods, source references and other food-related topics identified by the project. Resources will be designed for the full range of potential users from consumers to national compilers. This activity will be to assess all documents and deliverables of the project before they are released. It will monitor the quality and user acceptability of all resources when they are released, or upgraded, or during use. Its work will ensure the quality and timeliness of the resources and other project deliverables and provide a mechanism for identifying possible improvements and/or enhancements that the resource originator might action. It will work closely with all other activities especially SA3.1 (Training & Education), SA3.2 (Dissemination and Communication) and SA3.3 (Commercialisation & Durability). The options for creating quality measures for food-component matrix output based on the underlying data and derivations of missing values will also be investigated and appropriate procedures developed and tested. Parameters used may include proportions of analytical, calculated and imputed data, data source and method information and uncertainties for analytical values, and the derivation methods used for missing values.

Internet development and deployment (IA1. 4) The main EuroFIR website will be developed jointly by DTU/DFIDFVF, EBI and IFR either as an extension of the web-based e- e-community software platform above, or directly linked to it as a separate website. Initially a basic site will be designed and prepared, consisting of working documents such as the existing data management recommendations. The working group will review Internet technologies to determine the storage and display formats, and search facilities available for EuroFIR resources. The review and specifications will present a detailed plan for the development of the website and its information content. A detailed investigation will report in month 18 the options for continuing operation and technical development after the end of the project, giving time to implement the arrangements. The first task for this activity will be an in-depth evaluation by IARC (a sub-contractor) of existing databases and main methodological and practical issues related to data documentation and harmonisation using the EPIC Nutrient Database Project (ENDB) as the prototype. In the absence of an already existing reference European nutrient database, the ENDB has been designed as a first attempt to harmonise nutrient databases across the ten Western European countries participating in the Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). The main objectives of EPIC were: • The development of methodological concepts to standardise the foods, nutrients and nutrient values; • The documentation and compilation of each of the 10 national databases for the 600 to 1500 foods reported by the study subjects (depending on the country); • Provide comparable values for about 30 nutrients (energy, macro-nutrients and a selection of vitamins and minerals) considered as first priority according to their availability, comparability and completeness across countries. Although the ENDB did NOT cover all participating EU member states participating in EuroFIR, this project will constitute a unique source of qualitative and quantitative information to evaluate the main methodological strengths and current limitations for standardising nutrient databases across Europe (e.g. level of completeness and comparability of foods, nutrients, nutrient values and documentation across Europe. Furthermore, it will help to better define the needs and priorities in the EuroFIR network, particularly for countries not initially involved in the EPIC project. The ENDB project will be used as a prototype from which first insights on the actual level of documentation and harmonisation of national databases across the 10 participating countries will be evaluated. In addition, the reference guidelines or tools developed (or adapted) for documenting and standardising nutrient databases, including recipe calculation, interchange guidelines and database management system, will serve as a starting point for elaborating the strategies for harmonising nutrient databases in EuroFIR. This task will be carried out in close collaboration with IA1.5 & IA1.6. The group will recommend datasets suitable for harmonisation and EuroFIR deployment from existing EuroFIR participating countries (21 countries). This activity will also collect suitable validated datasets from additional countries where there is no participant in the consortium using the Call for New Partners (especially national compilers) (see Appendix A.4; e.g. Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia and Switzerland) and existing EuroFoods (to be co-ordinated by EuroFIR via Xxxx Xxxxxxx from 2005) and CEECFOODS networks. The latter contains national compilers from Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania and Slovenia as full members, and Romania and Russia as observer status. In addition, the group will investigate the suitability of other specialised data sources for incorporation into EuroFIR, including, for example, fatty acid data compiled in the EU TRANSFAIR project; bioactive compound data critically assessed in the EU BASIS project and phytoprotectant data from the EU VENUS project. Further candidate data sources will be identified and reviewed covering other important nutrients (e.g. phytate, folates, carotenoids, heme and non-heme iron, carotenoids) and bioactive compounds with putative health benefit (e.g. polyphenols, phytosterols, phytoestrogens and lignans). In addition, possible allergen data from an ongoing FP5 project “InformALL” and also contaminants will be considered. Specification of the resources will include the EuroFIR food composition data sets for both nutrients and bioactive compounds and the processing, mechanisms or structures necessary to integrate these sets as underlying authoritative data in the EuroFIR framework. The data retrieval facilities will allow users to specify foods and components, return relevant data, and provide quality measures of the retrieved data matrix. The development plan will identify resources to support the composition data, planning their preparation and EuroFIR implementation. The resources will facilitate the retrieval and use of information on foods, food components, calculation parameters, analytical methods, source references and other food-food- related topics identified by the project. Resources will be designed for the full range of potential users from consumers to national compilers. This activity will be to assess all documents and deliverables of the project before they are released. It will monitor the quality and user acceptability of all resources when they are released, or upgraded, or during use. Its work will ensure the quality and timeliness of the resources and other project deliverables and provide a mechanism for identifying possible improvements and/or enhancements that the resource originator might action. It will work closely with all other activities especially SA3.1 (Training & Education), SA3.2 (Dissemination and Communication) and SA3.3 (Commercialisation & Durability). The options for creating quality measures for food-component matrix output based on the underlying data and derivations of missing values will also be investigated and appropriate procedures developed and tested. Parameters used may include proportions of analytical, calculated and imputed data, data source and method information and uncertainties for analytical values, and the derivation methods used for missing values.