The paramount objectives of WP6 are (1) promoting the newly established SINERGY Regional Centre of Excellence in smart energy management; (2) raising awareness about the SINERGY key exploitable results; (3) outreach and engagement with different types of stakeholders including the wider public.

In the first reporting period by month six, two reports were prepared, as follows:

This document outlines the envisioned Dissemination, Communication and Exploitation strategy of the SINERGY project, as well as the specific objectives of dissemination activities until the end of the project. Furthermore, it reports on continuing dissemination activities of the SINERGY project in the first six months. It is a first deliverable of WP6 which is conceived as the marketing work-package of the project, but it also aims at sustaining project activities after the end of the project.

One of the key objectives of the SINERGY project is the establishment and development of productive and fruitful long-term cooperation that continues after the project completion. In order to ensure sustainability of the project, in the WP3 framework, the Task 3.3 Joint project proposals preparation and management skills upgrade was implemented.

Deliverable 3.5 reports on activities within Task 3.3 and includes

Strategic Capacity Development Plan

This document builds upon SINERGY D1.1 “Project Work Plan” and presents a capacity development plan based on the capacity needs of Serbia (see Section 2) and IMP (see Section 3) identified through the assessment of existing resources.

Smart Energy Management Landscape and SWOT Analysis

Smart Energy Management refers to a variety of novel concepts and technologies, serving at both energy generation and consumption side, such as energy efficiency, demand management, Smart Grid, micro-grids, renewable energy sources, and other emerging solutions. It represents one of the fastest developing fields, according to the EU priorities, while, at the same time, it remains somewhat neglected in the South-eastern Europe countries.

Data Management Plan

This document entitled “Data Management Plan” (DMP) outlines the strategy for data management to be applied throughout the course of the SINERGY project, as well as the actions that will be taken after the SINERGY project ends. It is based on the “Guidelines on Data Management in Horizon 2020” document and follows the FAIR Data management principles. 

Peer-reviewed publications of the coordinating institution

The mission of SINERGY is to strengthen the existing research capacity and further unlock the innovation potential of the Institute Mihajlo Pupin - IMP (Serbia) in one of the most important research areas of today – Smart Energy Management, turning it into a regional Centre of Excellence in the domain of smart energy management technologies.

Quality Control Plan and Contingency Measures

The SINERGY Quality Control Plan (QCP) is established with the goal to ensure that the quality control and risk management requirements are planned appropriately. It defines the internal control procedures (specific for SINERGY, see Section 2), which are also in line with the quality management system adopted by the coordinating organization - the Institute Mihajlo Pupin (ISO 9001 certified).

Project Work Plan Update

SINERGY is carried out by IMP as project Coordinator with the assistance of its strategic partners, AIT and NUIG. The Project Work Plan (Deliverable 1.1, delivered at Month 3) is based on the Grant Agreement Annex 1, Part A (Section 1.3 Work plan Tables) and Part B (Section 3: Implementation). It describes the Management processes to be used in the project and serves a tool to assist the SINERGY Project Management Board (PMB) to arrange, manage implementation of, report on, and evaluate the project results.

Project Work Plan

This deliverable is a tool to assist the SINERGY Project Management Board to arrange, manage the implementation of, report on, and evaluate the project results.