Communication and Dissemination Action Plan

The deliverable will encompass the overall Communication and Dissemination CD strategy of the project It will therefore list the project CD objectives the foreseen record of activities including events and general timeline the CD dissemination tools to be used the target audiences KPIs etc In addition the deliverable will contain the description of two key aspectsThe first aspect refers to the interactions with the relevant policy makers at the EU level As the project is developing in the context of the ZEWT Partnership and its entire consortium is made of up WATERBORNE TP members the dissemination channels used will be both those of the project itself and those of the partners in particular WATERBORNE TP The latter will ensure that the necessary information is directly conveyed in a timely manner to both the private partners and the EC services involved in the partnership Consequently particular attention will be placed in the outreach to and exchange with the relevant DGs and their related agencies DG RTD DG MOVE DG CLIMA DG ENER JRC The relevant Committees in the European Parliament ITRE TRAN will also be approached Last but not least the positioning of the consortium members in particular that of WATERBORNE TP will also allow an outreach to the EU MemberStates an example here being that of the States Representatives Group within the ZEWT PartnershipThe second one concerns the allocation of responsibilities per partner in terms of objectives CD dissemination tools and content to be developed andor used and of target audiencesWhile the small number of consortium partners means that virtually everyone will have a contribution to the CD activities the strategy will ensure that each partner will contribute according to its profile visibility and abilities in order to achieve an optimum use of resources channels and timeThe document will first of all cover the actions to be developed and implemented during the project lifetime However it will also take into consideration the main directions and means through which the dissemination process can be continued by the project partners after the end of the project which will be expanded in D56 Plan for the Exploitation of Results