Update of the Communication and Dissemination Plan

Update of the Communication and Dissemination Plan (M24) These deliverable feeds into Task 5.1 Planning & Coordination of Communication and Dissemination Activities (Leader:Gov2u, Duration: M1-M36] Gov2u will create a Communication and Dissemination Plan (C&D Plan) that will provide the framework and structure of all project information, communication and publicity activities, defining communication goals, objectives and strategies with specified timelines, allocating responsibilities, providing a clear modus operandi, facilitating timely response to changed conditions and deviations from plans, establishing a basis for evaluation, identifying risks and taking remedial steps to solve problems. The plan will define a set of key performance indicators (KPIs), or success indicators, to enable an evaluation of the impact of communication and dissemination activities. AGE will support setting up the plan, provide some key dates for dissemination purposes, describe the activities around social media, highlight policy developments suitable to inform the project. A contact list will be created with the support of all partners in the first six months of the project. This list will contain the contact data separate for each type of target audience/external stakeholders of the project and will be updated every 6 months till the end of the project. Moreover, a list of potential conferences and journals where the project results can be published/presented will be created and continuously updated. The task will also ensure the smooth collaboration and coordination with other WPs related to the communication of their work and achievements, target group’s engagement, monitor the progress of the communication and dissemination activities of the project, report these activities and their results. Regular conference calls with project partners, e-mail correspondence, specific progress reporting are foreseen for the management of the WP5 activities. A Communication and Dissemination report together with an update of the C& D Plan will be delivered at M12 and M24. At the end of the project, a Final Communication and Dissemination Report will mirror all the communication and dissemination activities performed. It will report the evaluation of awareness raised through the communication means accordingly to the indicators established in the C&D Plan.