First Communication and Dissemination Report

Interim Communication and Dissemination Report (M12) This deliverable feeds into Task 5.2 Implementation of Communication and Dissemination Activities (Leader:Gov2u, Duration: M1-M36] This task will communicate the project's goals and achievements to the scientific and technical communities, policy makers and the general public. Gov2u will design a project logo and visual identity for the promotional material (brochures, press releases, newsletters etc.) and deliverables It will also launch and maintain a project website that has a structure suitable to include all current and progressively developed information regarding the project. The quarterly e-newsletter will be the main tool to disseminate updated information on the project work in progress. Particularly social media will be exploited to ensure that the project has a high profile via the Internet. Gov2u will be in charge of administrating online presence of the project and of creating press releases to be delivered to written press, radio, TV, websites and Internet. The contacts of relevant stakeholders collected by Gov2u with the support of project partners in an internal database, will enable sending regular news by e-mail on the project activities and events to the stakeholders. Different types of brochures will be created, printed and distributed by the members of the consortium within the workshops and conferences where they will participate. All partners will use their own communication channels in order to foster the visibility of the project and will implement dissemination activities targeting external audiences. Dissemination activities will involve the presentation of the project and its interim and final results during conferences and fairs, publication of scientific papers and distribution of policy briefs and research briefs. A special emphasis will be given to the clustering with the on-going projects and to influencing the standards concerning areas of interest of the project. AGE will help implementing the project webpage (providing content to the website), updating the social media channels the project will select as relevant (if relevant), search for external dissemination channels (e.g. joinup, Digital Agenda’s opportunities, EIP AHA opportunities), write articles for its own newsletter to be distributed to AGE members around Europe and summarize the dissemination efforts carried out