2. Project objectives and expected outputs
• Funding and supporting about 60 projects in different
phases (ideas, prototypes, go-to-market products) in
the fields of Digital Social Innovation, such as:
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Knowledge Society and Education
Social Inclusion, Human Rights and Equality
Civic Empowerment and Community Engagement
Environment and Sustainability
etc…
• Supporting transformation of the novel ideas selected
into viable added value social initiatives, leveraging
synergies among themselves as well as with other
CAPS initiatives
• Assessing the impact of the selected projects through
the standardized Social Reporting Standard
• Developing a Best-Practice for the processes of
Ideation, Selection, Funding, Supporting and
Monitoring of initiatives in Digital Social Innovation
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5. Project website – events & media
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Development of dedicated project web site: http://www.chest-project.eu/
Definition of key stakeholder groups from across the EU (basis for
contact following the launch of the calls
Development of dedicated paper and e-brochure, and poster
Promotion of the project at relevant events:
√ ICT2013 in Vilnius
√ Photonex 2013 on behalf of EPIC
√ Innovation grant workshop on behalf of the Enterprise Europe
Network (UK)
√ Rushlight Conference (2014), the UK’s leading event for clean
technologies
Publications
ü Feature in PNO’s innovationplace January newsletter (9000 registered recipients). Follow up
feature dedicated to Call 1 to be launched start of Feb 2014
ü Email sent to 2000 community reporters across the EU advertising the project and launch of
the first open call
ü Feature in a number of online journals and blogs including Greenwise one of the UK’s leading
forums aimed at the green economy
ü Many other in the coming days (Call 1 just open)
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6. Proposals for synergies
between CAPS projects
• Collective initiatives (fostered and supported by such
projects as D-CENT, CATALYST, DecarboNet , Sci
Café 2.0, etc.) could come out with project proposals
looking for funding through the CHEST competitive
calls
• Projects selected for CHEST funding could specifically
benefit from the knowledge generated in one of the
CAPS Research Projects for Grass Roots Experiments
and Pilots when they have a similar thematic scope
• CHEST could certainly take advantage of visibility in
other project platforms
• CHEST could align its approach for impact
assessment to Ia4Si’s one
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7. Thank you for your attention
www.chest-project.eu
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