Registrant : Organisation or self-employed individual
| Name/company name: |
Research for Science, Art and Technology (RFSAT) Ltd |
| Acronym: |
RFSAT
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| Legal status: |
Limited
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| Website address: |
http://www.rfsat.com
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Sections
| Section: |
IV - Think tanks, research and academic institutions |
| and more precisely: |
Think tanks and research institutions |
Person with legal responsibility
| Surname, Name: |
Mrs
Emmanouela Vogiatzaki
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| Position: |
R&D Project Manager |
Permanent person in charge of EU relations
| Surname, Name: |
Mrs
Emmanouela Vogiatzaki
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| Position: |
LEAR |
Contact details:
| Contact details of organisation's head office: |
311 Shoreham Street
Sheffield S2 4FA
UNITED KINGDOM
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| Telephone number: |
(+44) 7092246653 |
| Fax number: |
(+44) 7092246653 |
| Other contact information: |
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Goals / remit
| Goals / remit of the organisation: |
RFSAT is a young university spin-off organization established in the United Kingdom. It concentrates its activities on research and development through national UK in international funded European Framework research, industrial consultancy and deployment of research results in the telecommunications industry. The areas of activities include Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Audio / Video Broadcasting (DAB/DVB), cooperation systems, user interfaces for Virtual & Immersive Reality systems, hybrid indoor (wireless) and outdoor (GNSS with assisted and differential variants) positioning and localization systems, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), networked audiovisual systems and mobile applications and services, recently adding to this eHealth systems and Smart Energy Grid/Metering systems, applications and services. RFSAT has been strongly investing into European Framework 7 (FP7) activities in the thematic areas of Information and Communication Technologies, Environment, Space, Transport, Security and Health. Recently RFSAT has been promoting the use of advanced networked media technologies (NEM) for performing arts and the Theatre through the creation of the Media for Performing Arts department.
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The organisation's fields of interests are:
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Number of persons engaged in activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register
| Number of persons: |
5
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Complementary information:
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Persons accredited for access to European Parliament premises
Activities
Main EU initiatives covered the year before by activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register:
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Networked Media Technologies including Virtual, Mixed and Augmented Reality systems, Immersive Reality User Interfaces (UI), Smart Metering/Grids, Security and e-Health.
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Fields of interest for e-mail alerts on consultations and roadmaps;
| Fields declared by the organisation: |
- Audiovisual and Media
- Communication
- Culture
- Development
- Education
- Energy
- Environment
- Information Society
- Public Health
- Research and Technology
- Trans-European Networks
- Transport
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Structure
| Total number of members that are natural persons: |
5 |
| Number of member organisations: |
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| Member organisations (Number of members) : |
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| The organisation has members/is represented in the following country(countries): |
- GREECE
- POLAND
- UNITED KINGDOM
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Complementary information:
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Networking
Information on (i) organisation's membership of any associations/federations/confederations or (ii) relationships to other bodies in formal or informal networks.
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NEM
e-Mobility
IMGS-TA
EU Research Framework
ESA
SEIN Forum
Media Lab Europe
American Nano Association
etc
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Financial data
| Financial year: |
10/2011
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10/2012
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Total budget:
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96,198
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€
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of which public financing:
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91,398
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€
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- from European sources:
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- Procurement:
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€
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- Grants:
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91,398
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€
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- from national sources:
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€
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- from local/regional sources:
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€
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from other sources: |
4,800
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€
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- donations:
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€
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- contributions from members:
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4,800
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€
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Estimated costs to the organisation directly related to representing interests to EU institutions in that year:
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50000
€ - 100000
€
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Other (financial) information provided by the organisation:
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