WP1
WP1 Coordination & Intergration
WP2 Stakeholder network & Implementation
WP6 Dissemination & Knowledge exchange
Work package 1
The overall objectives of WP1 are twofold: i) to provide a strong, coherent and transparent coordination in administrative management terms; ii) coordinating and integrating the scientific contents of the project, ensuring that ESMERALDA reaches its overall goals and that the various objectives are integrated and their Deliverables produced in a timely and efficient manner.
In detail, the sub-objectives of the work package are:
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To foster smooth relationships and communication channels between the research team and the EC;
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To provide overall project coordination and management;
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To administer project resources efficiently and monitor overall performance, taking account of risk factors;
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To facilitate dynamic, adaptive and flexible revision and implementation of the project and its results;
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To foster integration of the six work packages along the four defined working strands and to facilitate transparency in communication;
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To establish appropriate governance mechanisms to achieve iterative self-evaluation, continuous learning and intellectual quality;
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To ensure the integration and consideration of the advises given by the project’s Advisory Board (AB);
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To carry out continuous assessment of policy impacts of the project; and,
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To coordinate the project scientific and financial reporting including audit certificates where needed.
On the scientific level, the main objective is to integrate the results from WPs 2-6 into a flexible mapping and assessment methodology.
