The objective of this work package is to perform the global project coordination and support tasks, the project management in general, the monitoring of project development and budget spending, the coordination of the interactions among partners, and the communication with the European Commission. The activities performed in this Work Package will provide the basis for administrative, technical and financial project management and ensure the technical and economic features of the project are correctly conducted.
Tasks:
1.1. Activity Planning and Reporting to the Commission
1.2. ERA Chair Board and Institutional Coordination
This WP aims to recruit the ERA Chair holder, the research team, and the support team, including three researchers, one research manager, and one TTDO. The staff should support the work of the Chair holder, providing the blend of complementary expertise and skills needed to promote the excellence of research and the activities of fundraising, advanced training, knowledge transfer, and public dissemination.
Tasks:
2.1. Recruitment of the ERA Chair
2.2. Recruitment of ERA Chair Research Team
2.3. Recruitment of ERA Chair Support Team
To strengthen the research capacity of Técnico – Lisbon, LARSyS and INESC-ID and to promote its long-term sustainability by providing support to foster the project management, networking and fundraising capabilities of its researchers. Specifically, the WP aims to: (i) provide LARYS and INESC-ID researchers with training on the technical and practical skills needed for preparing successful applications to H2020 and to gain project management skills; (ii) build relationships with key international organisations and networks in the environmental area; (iii) consolidate and expand the network of partners through regular, bi-directional exchange of researchers and students; (iv) foster the establishment of long-term partnerships with leading research institutions; and (v) promote the preparation of applications to H2020 calls.
Tasks:
3.1. Acquiring Horizon 2020 Funding Development Expertise
3.2. Exchange of Know-how with Potential EU Partners
3.3. Secondments of Doctoral Students and Junior Researchers
3.4. Establishing Long-lasting Collaborations
This work package focuses on offering the ERA Chair and the LARSyS and INESC-ID research team the opportunity to enhance the existing research labs with new equipment for world class blockchain and distributed ledger technologies and design innovation research. This equipment will be used to develop test beds that can be used not only by LARSyS and INESC-ID members but also by European and local industry partners. These test beds will play a key role in raising the visibility of the research teams and increasing their competitiveness in the Horizon 2020 programme. This work package will address the current lack of in-house and large-scale deployments and help further to aggregate and retain the critical mass. The development of a Lisbon digital living lab infrastructure is a key action of BIG to support the further development of the research capacity of LARSyS and INESC-ID under the strategic direction of the ERA Chair holder in several key application areas. The acquisition of state-of-the-art equipment will make Técnico – Lisbon more competitive and a convenient partner due to the uniqueness of the BIGLab design studio. The foreseen focus for the BIGLab serves as a shared cross-domain platform (for the smart specialization strategy application domains) that will foster interdisciplinary approaches and the exploitation of synergies among research members and collaborators.
Hence, the living lab will serve to unlock our research potential allowing for innovative and novel creative approaches in the S3 application areas. Therefore, the equipment and the resulting cutting-edge research are key elements to position strategically LARSyS and INESC-ID to be competitive in ERA and beyond the project scope.
Tasks:
4.1. Building the BIGLab
4.2. Scaling BIGLab in Real World Test Beds
4.3. Consolidating in the Living Lab
4.4. Industrial Affiliates Program
4.5. Knowledge Transfer Planning
This work package focuses on maximising the impact of the ERA Chair, and more generally that of BIG, at the regional, national and international levels, including activities for dissemination of knowledge, networking, and raising global awareness of the research and innovation potential and achievements in the scope of the project.
Tasks:
5.1. Project Communication and Dissemination Plan
5.2. Newsletters, Website and Social Media
5.3. Participation in Workshops and Conferences
5.4. Organisation of Meetings, Workshops and Conferences