Clarivate Analytics, a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to enable researchers to accelerate discovery, has partnered with the Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB), the government's digital library and online knowledge hub, to launch Converis and implement a national research management system. 

Converis will be hosted by the Egyptian National Science and Technology Network (ENSTINET) and it will allow Egypt to manage research funding and curate researcher profiles across research organizations in the country.

EKB was seeking an integrated solution for better management of research data. Information such as researcher profiles, proposal evaluations, project data, and publication records were not easily accessible. Hence, EKB was looking for a more efficient and streamlined administrative process to manage research information for researchers and administrators. Converis, Clarivate Analytics' flagship research information system, which supports universities, research centers, other research institutions, and funding agencies comprehensively in collecting and managing data, aims to fulfill EKB's needs, offering a holistic approach to managing the complete research lifecycle.

The partnership with EKB to launch Converis will support Egypt's Vision for 2030 to become an innovative, knowledge-based economy, facilitating scientific research excellence and bridging the old with the new.

Annette Thomas, CEO, Web of Science Group at Clarivate Analytics said:
"We are proud to partner with the Egyptian Knowledge Bank and to support Egypt's 2030 Vision. By enhancing its national research management system, the EKB will now have more resource to focus on transforming the research ecosystem in the country."

Dr. Shawky, Minister of Education and president of the Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB), said:
"The launch of Converis will further develop the Egyptian scientific research community and is a key component in the scientific research development strategy of the Egypt 2030 vision to create and develop a knowledge-based society."

Eng. Majid, Supervisor of Egyptian National Science and Technology Network (ENSTINET), said:
"Knowledge is the new capital, but it's worthless unless it's well organized, accessible, communicated, and tangibly measured, that's where the need for Research Information management emerge. Too often, people think of Research Management as a noun. They're mistaken: it is a verb, a way of getting work done with the right partner, and we have full of confidence not only in Converis as our national RIM platform but in Clarivate Analytics as our partner along the journey. The system is flexible and can be easily configured to our specific processes and requirements, and its data integrations engine provides us with a range of advantages to get more from our research management data."