D2.5 Final Report on Project Impact
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D2.5 Final Report on Project Impact Authors: Guntram Geser (SRFG) Hella Hollander (KNAW-DANS) Ariadne is funded by the European Commission’s 7th Framework Programme. ARIADNE – Deliverable 2.5: Final Report on Project Impact January 2017 About this document This document is the “Final Report on Project Impact”, a contractual deliverable (D2.5) of the project ARIADNE - Advanced Research Infrastructure for Archaeological Dataset Networking in Europe. The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2012-1) under grant agreement n° 313193. Version: 1.0 (final) January 2017 Main Author: Guntram Geser (SRFG) Thematic contributions Hella Hollander (KNAW-DANS), data archives theme Contributing Partners All other project partners Quality review: Franco Niccolucci and Paola Ronzino (PIN) The views and opinions expressed in this report are the sole responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission. ARIADNE – Deliverable 2.5: Final Report on Project Impact January 2017 Table of content 1 Executive summary.................................................................................................................. 7 2 Evaluation summary report ................................................................................................... 11 2.1 ARIADNE objectives .................................................................................................................. 11 2.2 Evaluation framework .............................................................................................................. 11 2.3 Three views of project achievements....................................................................................... 12 2.3.1 The ARIADNE footprint ................................................................................................................ 12 2.3.2 High-level recognition .................................................................................................................. 14 2.3.3 ARIADNE achievements perceived by researchers and institutions ............................................ 15 2.4 ARIADNE impact indicators and results .................................................................................... 17 2.4.1 Community building for innovation through e-infrastructure .................................................... 17 2.4.2 Promotion of awareness & good practices.................................................................................. 21 2.4.3 TNA study visits and other training ............................................................................................. 23 2.4.4 Online access to data resources and services .............................................................................. 25 2.4.5 Data interoperability and unified access ..................................................................................... 27 2.4.6 Progress in data documentation, linking, processing and visualisation ...................................... 30 2.4.7 E-research frameworks and demonstrators ................................................................................ 34 2.5 FP7 RI programme impact indicators and results .................................................................... 36 2.5.1 Structuring impact on the European Research Era (ERA) ............................................................ 36 2.5.2 Coordinated evolution of research e-infrastructures .................................................................. 36 2.5.3 Improved development, access/use and sustainable operation of RIs ....................................... 37 2.5.4 Cross-disciplinary fertilisation...................................................................................................... 38 2.5.5 Sharing of knowledge & technologies ......................................................................................... 39 2.5.6 Potential for industrial innovation ............................................................................................... 40 2.6 Overall results, conclusions and recommendations ................................................................ 42 3 Framework of the impact evaluation ...................................................................................... 46 3.1 General framework .................................................................................................................. 46 3.2 ARIADNE as an Integrating Activity .......................................................................................... 46 3.3 ARIADNE as an e-infrastructure initiative ................................................................................ 47 3.4 Impact evaluation task, focus and horizon ............................................................................... 50 3.5 Impact indicators ...................................................................................................................... 52 3.5.1 ARIADNE impact indicators .......................................................................................................... 53 3.5.2 Programme impact indicators ..................................................................................................... 54 3.5.3 Mapped impact indicators/results .............................................................................................. 55 4 ARIADNE impact indicators and results .................................................................................. 58 4.1 Community building for innovation ......................................................................................... 58 4.1.1 Brief description .......................................................................................................................... 58 4.1.2 Involvement of institutions and projects in Europe .................................................................... 59 4.1.3 Involvement of institutions outside Europe and international initiatives ................................... 67 4.1.4 Participation of end-users in project activities ............................................................................ 69 4.1.5 Innovation agenda & action plan and sustainability plan ............................................................ 71 4.1.6 Summary of results ...................................................................................................................... 71 3 ARIADNE – Deliverable 2.5: Final Report on Project Impact January 2017 4.2 Dissemination of information and guides to good practice ..................................................... 74 4.2.1 Brief description .......................................................................................................................... 74 4.2.2 Event organisation and participation .......................................................................................... 74 4.2.3 Project website and social media ................................................................................................ 76 4.2.4 Information material ................................................................................................................... 78 4.2.5 Guides to good practice ............................................................................................................... 78 4.2.6 Research papers and other project products .............................................................................. 80 4.2.7 Summary of results ...................................................................................................................... 81 4.3 Transnational study visits and training ..................................................................................... 83 4.3.1 Brief description .......................................................................................................................... 83 4.3.2 TNA study visits ............................................................................................................................ 83 4.3.3 Other training provided ............................................................................................................... 88 4.3.4 Summary of results ...................................................................................................................... 90 4.4 Online transnational access services ........................................................................................ 91 4.4.1 Brief description .......................................................................................................................... 91 4.4.2 TNA online services ...................................................................................................................... 92 4.4.3 ARIADNE portal ............................................................................................................................ 92 4.4.4 Portal access figures .................................................................................................................... 97 4.4.5 Additional web-based services .................................................................................................... 98 4.4.6 Summary of results ...................................................................................................................... 99 4.5 Data interoperability and unified access ...............................................................................