From the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by this report the efforts of the consortium were dedicated to:
WP1:
- Build up and scale up four vibrant communities (LES) between traditional manufacturers, makers, citizens and stakeholders in four European countries (Italy, Slovakia, Spain, and the UK).
- Deliver a Local Enabling Programme (LEP) in each LES, consisting in a continuous activity of scouting, networking, matchmaking and awareness raising, and culminated in a Pilot Supporting Scheme (PSS).
- Map 678 contacts (makers, manufacturers, stakeholders, investors, policymakers).
- Deliver a total of 108 local events at the four LES, directly involving over 3,000 people.
- Attend 53 events at local and regional level organised by other institutions, indirectly involving more than 3,500 people.
- Register over 500 individuals representing traditional manufacturers, makers/hackers, policymakers and other stakeholders in the platform.
- Implement the PSS, which has received 137 applications, and supporting and mentoring 21 awarding maker – manufacturing partnerships.
WP2:
- Develop the concept framework behind the platform.
- Build up the platform infrastructure.
- Deliver a set of network driven metrics that generate user specific recommendations.
- Integrate machine learning for co-creation of community systems.
- Develop the Minimum Viable Product of the platform.
WP3:
- Define the Impact Evaluation tools for the four LES, e.g. the use of on-boarding forms for baseline data, semi-structured interviews, and feedback forms (online and offline versions).
- Conduct a total of 162 semi-structured interviews with LES Enablers (community facilitators in each LES) and LES members (users of the platform).
- Deliver 4 Impact workshops to maximise the social and environmental impact of the 21 winning ideas.
- Engage in the implementation of a Maker space at the Boğaziçi University, Istanbul.
WP4:
- Design the logo, project website, satellite sites in each LES, and promotional material for the project. The OpenMaker Newsletter has reached over 1,500 subscribers.
- Develop an active web presence, reaching over 10,170 users in the project website, and over 1,380 Twitter followers.
- Produce a total of 26 videos that focus on inspiring ideas within the OpenMaker community and maker movement.
- Organise 2 high-policy workshops at the European Parliament, and a project final conference.
- Participate in 17 events of national and European dimension.
- Reach over 432,000 non-specialist public, 42,000 people representing the industry sector and 98,000 people representing makers/hacker spaces.
- Present the OpenMaker Innovation Book, a catalogue of success stories gathered from the OpenMaker community.
- Produce a technical paper highlighting concrete and actionable policy recommendations to unlock the transformative power of the Maker movement in Europe.
WP5:
- Establish an external Advisory Board.
- Organise quarterly operational meetings and annually consortium and project board meetings.
- Prepare quarterly technical and financial reports.
