This report has a twofold purpose as a third periodic report as well as a final management and quality management report. As periodic report, it covers activities of the SiS.net 2 NCP network from 1 Nov 2017 to 31 Dec 2018 during its amendment period, which constitues months 37-50 of the project. In this regard, the report complements the two previous periodic reports already submitted and completes the picture of the SiS.net project. As the third periodic report, it focuses on activities and achievements of the project during the period in question. However, as the last periodic report, it is also regarded as the final report of the project management, emphasising the quality management, which was an integral part of the management stucture throughout. At the end of the final period of the project, all planned deliverables have been submitted and all objectives and milestones defined for the project and the larger NCP network have been fulfilled. Apart from the changes that were outlined in the amendment request for the third period, no other changes were made to the consortium and the Description of Work.
During the reporting period, two network meetings have been organised, two trainings and three bilateral visits. A welcoming package for new NCPs was sent to all newcomers, built on a survey mapping NCPs’ needs for support. Participation in all activities is open for all nominated SwafS NCPs, and has been very balanced among project partners and the larger network. The network has actively mobilised SwafS stakeholders to increase participation and lower entry barriers for newcomers. One of the network's success factor are brokerage events, which have attracted ever increasing numbers of stakheolders and proposers from all over Europe and beyond.
The project enhances visibility of SwafS to reinforce role of NCPs as national informers and increase visibility of the objectives of the programme, the advancement of the concept of RRI and its impact on the ERA. Policy briefs were published on RRI elements. There is active outreach to EU policy and policy makers at national level. There has also been outreach to other target groups, networks, SwafS communities & stakeholders through means like events, meetings and newsletters. Opportunities for SwafS in other thematic areas was analysed in an e-book across H2020 work programmes. Therewas also some showcasing of SwafS success stories with addisional projects presented in all fields of RRI. The final output was an e-booklet with compilation of all the success stories produced in the project. The network runs an external expert group with outstanding experts for every dimension of RRI, which provides the consortium with relevant expertise to assist with advice in regards to the policy dimensions of RRI and SwafS.
The project has an active quality management plan, with a quality team that works in tandem with all involved partners in making sure that every single team in the project produces high quality outputs. The QM team carried out an evaluation of all major activities of the project in the third reporting period and this was mainly done through feedback questionnaires, addressed to the participants of the project events, such as networking meetings and trainings.
