The Green-HIT dissemination and communication plan will be prepared and delivered on M12. It will comprise the internal (within the Consortium) and the external (outside the Consortium) spheres, the identification and selection of relevant audiences, the identification and selection of adequate communication channels, the definition of the information to communicate at each stage of the Project so that dissemination efforts are leveraged. Dissemination targets, means and routes will be identified in the plan.

Through this task, we will implement the dissemination strategy and associated activities. The task involves the design and production of the Green-HIT promotional, written, and audio-visual digital materials (brochure/leaflet, newsletters and video). Through this task, the partners will also coordinate the Green-HIT presence in dissemination fora, including the network of expert organisations, in which Green-HIT consortium partners already participate in or are members of. Please see also Section B3.2 on Dissemination and Communication activities foreseen. Additionally, the scientific/research partners of the consortium will disseminate the project results to ▪ Articles subject to publication by renowned peer-reviewed journals. ▪ Participation in at least two international conferences. Finally, a Green-HIT dedicated workshop will be organised to disseminate and present the Project’s results beyond Consortium partners, to the end-user’s community and other important stakeholders, including the RIF.

The Exploitation Plan will be prepared by CyRIC as a draft preliminary version at M19, then updated according to project evaluation and a final version will be part of the post validation assessment and will be delivered at M24. The exploitation plan will include: a) updated dissemination routes, targets and metrics, b) marketing strategy, c) market sizing analysis, d) detailed cost analysis, e) financial plan and projections, f) evaluation and control metrics. The Green-HIT sustainable business strategy and operations also accommodates the continuous analysis of the Green-HIT potential impact and opportunity in the market, without neglecting the continuous monitoring and observation of competitors’ technologies and approaches. Additionally, the partners will aim to investigate the replicability and wide deployment of the Green-HIT. This Viability Analysis report will come in conjunction with the real-life pilot deployment and validation studies (WP7). In other words, the analysis determines how well the developed system meets user requirements, the goal of the project as well as comparison of the system with other competitive and statements of the advantages/disadvantages. We will focus on business models which hold commercial promises or support viable business models for the multiple stakeholders capable of benefiting from Green-HIT. The Viability analysis report will be delivered as part of the final Exploitation Plan of the project.

In the framework of this task, the overall coordination of knowledge and Innovation-related activities will be carried out. In addition, IPR protection and patentability assessment will be handled, while periodically review of IPR and patentable achievements will be conducted. With regards to IPR, the partners will set in place a consortium agreement before the contract start date, according to the RIF rules, tailored to the specific needs of the project. Regarding journal, conference or other publications, the partner that wishes to publish project related results will first need to inform the Coordinator about the content of the publication. They will both need to approve the publication prior to any dissemination.