In the SINERGY WP5 framework, three workshops as a combination of training courses and lectures, hands-on experience, social and networking activities were foreseen. The goal was to increase the competence level of Ph.D. students and other interested stakeholders in the domain of the SINERGY project.

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.

While the focus of the first two WP6 reports delivered in the first reporting period by month six was:

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:

SINERGY Web Portal and Communication Material

This document presents the status of development of the SINERGY Website at six months after the start of the project and serves as a quick reference guide to functionalities currently available at the following link https://project-sinergy.org. Currently, the web site has been divided into two main Sections:

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.

The SINERGY work package 5 focuses on the organisation of joint project events that enable know-how exchange and provide with a “hands-on” experience in the domain of smart energy management. Deliverable 5.4 reports about the SINERGY International Conference on Smart and Innovative eNERGY management that was organised at the Institute Mihajlo Pupin premises from 26th to 28th of September 2023. The event gathered over 40 experts from the field, while one third of them were from abroad and two third from Serbia and the Region.

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.

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.