D7.2 RRING NETWORK MODEL, IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, AND RISK ASSESSMENT PLAN

To date, the majority of networks for RRI have ceased on completion of their associated project. It is very difficult to maintain a network, especially if the funding model is not fit for purpose, or if the network relies on volunteers, or perhaps if the network is only virtual. The RRING project has defined the RRING Network implementation plan covering the mechanics of establishment and running of the RRING community. The development of the RRING network is conducted together the WP2 to gain the required exposure through dissemination and communications planning. Furthermore, the deliverable D7.1 has provided an overview of existing model networks, networks and platforms in RRI. This deliverable is a reference for developing considerations for acquiring each objective. The implementation plan is based on a pro-active approach for including identified key RRI players and platforms identified in WPs 3 and 4 and, other leading institutions and practitioners towards engaging in the RRING Community including sharing of knowledge, best practice and institutional change. By the end of the project, it will be essential to ensure the RRING Community (Network and Platform) is operating effectively against defined goals, i.e. that the objective is measured and achieved. This will be measured under the Trials in T7.5 - Implementation Plan for the GE community. There will be a formal handover of the RRING Network as an independent entity at project end. The RRING network implementation plan is structured in 14 Objectives: ? Objective 1: Establish the benefits to be gained through the RRING inter-organizational network approach (value propositions) (from the Structured Democratic Dialogue - SDD workshop series), ? Objective 2: Identify the key services (from the SDD workshop series), ? Objective 3: Identify and describe the services that will be implemented in the trial phase and after the end of the project (top-down and bottom-up divisions) (from the workshop series), ? Objective 4: Establish the network model (taking into account deliverable D7.1 Part A&B and the building blocks of the BMCs), ? Objective 5: Choose the legal form with which the network is officially established. Establish place and date of the launch (taking into account deliverable D7.1 Part A&B), ? Objective 6: Establish the Governance and management bodies and the operational units of the network (organization chart, network body management, collaborative rules, local contacts point, ...) (taking into account deliverable D7.1 Part A&B and the building blocks of the BMCs), ? Objective 7: Identify network key partners (providers) and their roles. (from the BMCs), ? Objective 8: Identify network target consumers (users and key partners) (from BMCs), ? Objective 9: Establish the resources and infrastructures that need to be created (both in the trial phase and once the project ends) (example: office in Brussels, online platform, etc. from the BMCs), ? Objective 10: Establish the revenue streams (from BMCs), ? Objective 11: Identify costs (from BMCs), ? Objective 12: Implement and launch the services of the trial, ? Objective 13: Measure performance of the trial, Objective 14: Create a post-project plan. The objectives of the implementation plan are explained in the next sections of this deliverable. For each one of the objectives, we explain: 1) Aims and steps to acquire the objective, 2) Main considerations related to the network emerged in the study presented in deliverable D7.1 - SoA of RRI networks and identify the best of breed networks and platforms, 3) Outcomes coming from the discussion.