Risk Assessment, Ethical monitoring and Contingency Plans

Risks to the project may include issues such as vendor lock-in on protocols which might prevent full interoperability of interconnected smart objects, and difficulties in getting standards contributions accepted in some standards bodies. The project must also take account of security and privacy issues (such as cyber attacks) and develop techniques for protection against these. D10.2 will provide an assessment of the risks to the success of the VICINITY project based initially on the risks identified in Section 3.2.3 of the proposal. A risk register will be set up and these and other risks categorised according to severity and impact on the project. Possible mitigating actions will also be identified so that the project plan can be adapted to include any necessary actions. Based on this, a Risk Management and Contingency Plan will be drafted and agreed that will be taken into account by each WP. The ToRs of an Ethics Advisory Board also will be specified and agreed which will address any legal and ethical issues for the technologies developed by the consortium. This will also address privacy issues related to data collection and handling, providing guidance to the development and realisation of the trials and to end-user participants. Finally the principles of Quality Assurance must be established within the project to ensure that deliverables are fit for purpose and meet required standards such as ISO 9000. A project Quality Plan will be established and its principles agreed.