The work carried out since the beginning of the project, which started on the 1st of January 2019, during the first reporting period reflects the objectives highlighted in the Description of Action. The project goes on through the strong work and the good capabilities of five different work packages: WP1– Management and Coordination, WP 2 – Co-create stories and results, WP 3 – Communicating to Engage, WP4 – Engagement and Outreach, WP5 – Impact and Sustainability.
A first baseline of the most promising topics and FET stories has been created (80 FET projects) and validated with the support of the Advisory Board (40 FET projects). Furthermore, synergies and collaboration among FET CSAs has been established with 17 on-going CSAs. The FETFX communication activities have been based on the implementation of an innovative communication model built around a content-centric and challenge-based approach. Acting as a communications hub across various media, FETFX ensured a wider communication and outreach on the technologies of the future through different media channels, relevant for the transition from FET to the fully fledge EIC (2021-2027). FETFX engagement actions have been identified in different initiatives as: (i) innovation potential (FETFX Pills), (ii) communication potential (journalists in-the-lab), (iii) communication gaps in high-risk research (policy workshop and Recommendation Paper), (iv) engagement of the civil society (FETFX Communication Campaigns, as Innovative Enterprise Week and Future Tech Week), (v) increase FET researchers communication skills (webinars and training sessions,), and (vi) foster the emergence of the FET community around its achievements (FETFX Booklet).
Thanks to the FETFX efforts, the following results have been achieved:
≥ 219 FET projects covered with the FETFX project via its editorial production and outreach activities
≥ 1.031 registered participants at online and offline trainings and events
≥ 2 Schools of journalisms engaged
≥ 17 FET and EIC experts engaged in FETFX activities (e.g. FETFX Booklet; FETFX Advisory Board; Editorial production, etc).
≥ 25 News Releases of which ≥ 6 dedicated to the EIC related evolution
≥ 2 Journalistic articles
≥ 16 video interviews
≥ 16 FET People profiles published, ensuring a gender-balance approach
≥ 15 e-Magazine editions, direct mail out to ≥ 420 e-Magazine registered users, ≥ 210 FET funded projects, ≥ 118 FET NCPs , ≥ 8 Horizon 2020 NCP Networks and ≥ 5.000 recipients from FETFX consortium constituency
≥ 500 distributed Postcards during relevant events (Innovative Enterprise Week; ICT event) and ≥ 250 viewers of FETFX video production
≥ 1.580 reached followers on Twitter
≥ 354 reached followers on LinkedIn
≥ 179 participating projects in both editions 2019 & 2020 of the Future Tech Week, of which 144 unique participating projects
≥ 103 reached subscribers on YouTube and an overall outreach represented by 11.541 views
≥ 90.000 potential audience reached via Twitter with the Future Tech Week – 2019 & 2020 Edition
≥ 700 visits to Future Tech Week @ Research & Innovation Days sessions; 1,128 views of FETFX roundtables & recorded sessions (YouTube & Research & Innovation Days)
