Practice Abstract - Research and innovation

Improving the structural organization of the TNs towards more efficient C&D

• All TNs are communicating and disseminating allowing the project to generate some impact.

• However, the impact is not as successful as expected. Even with elaborated C&D plans, the activities are time-consuming for a low vision of end-user engagement and uptake of results.

• C&D appears as a constraint for TN partners, and the partner responsible must find some motivational strategies to involve people. Efficiency should be more stimulated and can be improved by internal communication and by sharing projects and network solutions, strategies, and tools.

• Languages and translations remain the main barrier to C&D activities. TNs are trying to translate at the maximum but it usually comes to a lack of resources in terms of budget and time.



Best practices to be adopted:

• Future calls on EU TNs should mention that dissemination of projects results should be as important as the collection, adaptation, and translation of knowledge

• Consortia must allocate more budget and personal time to C&D.

• All partners should be committed to these activities from the very beginning of the project and be aware that it’s the most important task of the project instead of a constraint.

• Internal communication and efficient partner management is key to better stimulate project partners for dissemination activities;

• Considering the language barrier for knowledge sharing and innovation uptake, national and regional C&D plans must be foreseen to directly reach the target with the project outputs.

Source Project
EURAKNOS
Ongoing | 2019-2021
Main funding source
Horizon 2020 (EU Research and Innovation Programme)
Geographical location
Belgium
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