. . "A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments (or any combination of these entities) with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal.Consortium is a Latin word, meaning \"partnership\", \"association\" or \"society\" and derives from consors 'partner', itself from con- 'together' and sors 'fate', meaning owner of means or comrade."@en .