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WT6 Summary of project effort in person-months >4 ! # & ( ) , ' ' >3?1 ✓ ** ?>2 2 * 0 * )(+ ) *2>+ 830 ) ) 2/8 * 4&/ ) 4 + ) 3( 0.> >0 * 3D1 *<) <) ) / ) >4 * 4) <) 4 ) <) # Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 1.3.7. WT7 Tentative schedule of project reviews 8%6 % % ? . %6 > ) D > * D # Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 1. Project number The project number has been assigned by the Commission as the unique identifier for your project. It cannot be changed. The project number should appear on each page of the grant agreement preparation documents (part A and part B) to prevent errors during its handling. 2. Project acronym Use the project acronym as given in the submitted proposal. It can generally not be changed. The same acronym should appear on each page of the grant agreement preparation documents (part A and part B) to prevent errors during its handling. 3. Project title Use the title (preferably no longer than 200 characters) as indicated in the submitted proposal. Minor corrections are possible if agreed during the preparation of the grant agreement. 4. Starting date Unless a specific (fixed) starting date is duly justified and agreed upon during the preparation of the Grant Agreement, the project will start on the first day of the month following the entry into force of the Grant Agreement (NB : entry into force = signature by the Agency). Please note that if a fixed starting date is used, you will be required to provide a written justification. 5. Duration Insert the duration of the project in full months. 6. Call (part) identifier The Call (part) identifier is the reference number given in the call or part of the call you were addressing, as indicated in the publication of the call in the Official Journal of the European Union. You have to use the identifier given by the Commission in the letter inviting to prepare the grant agreement. 7. Abstract 8. Project Entry Month The month at which the participant joined the consortium, month 1 marking the start date of the project, and all other start dates being relative to this start date. 9. Work Package number Work package number: WP1, WP2, WP3, ..., WPn 10. Lead beneficiary This must be one of the beneficiaries in the grant (not a third party) - Number of the beneficiary leading the work in this work package 11. Person-months per work package The total number of person-months allocated to each work package. 12. Start month Relative start date for the work in the specific work packages, month 1 marking the start date of the project, and all other start dates being relative to this start date. 13. End month Relative end date, month 1 marking the start date of the project, and all end dates being relative to this start date. 14. Deliverable number Deliverable numbers: D1 - Dn 15. Type Please indicate the type of the deliverable using one of the following codes: R Document, report DEM Demonstrator, pilot, prototype DEC Websites, patent fillings, videos, etc. OTHER ETHICS Ethics requirement ORDP Open Research Data Pilot DATA data sets, microdata, etc. Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 16. Dissemination level Please indicate the dissemination level using one of the following codes: PU Public CO Confidential, only for members of the consortium (including the Commission Services) EU-RES Classified Information: RESTREINT UE (Commission Decision 2005/444/EC) EU-CON Classified Information: CONFIDENTIEL UE (Commission Decision 2005/444/EC) EU-SEC Classified Information: SECRET UE (Commission Decision 2005/444/EC) 17. Delivery date for Deliverable Month in which the deliverables will be available, month 1 marking the start date of the project, and all delivery dates being relative to this start date. 18. Milestone number Milestone number:MS1, MS2, ..., MSn 19. Review number Review number: RV1, RV2, ..., RVn 20. Installation Number Number progressively the installations of a same infrastructure. An installation is a part of an infrastructure that could be used independently from the rest. 21. Installation country Code of the country where the installation is located or IO if the access provider (the beneficiary or linked third party) is an international organization, an ERIC or a similar legal entity. 22. Type of access TA-uc if trans-national access with access costs declared on the basis of unit cost, TA-ac if trans-national access with access costs declared as actual costs, and TA-cb if trans-national access with access costs declared as a combination of actual costs and costs on the basis of unit cost, VA-uc if virtual access with access costs declared on the basis of unit cost, VA-ac if virtual access with access costs declared as actual costs, and VA-cb if virtual access with access costs declared as a combination of actual costs and costs on the basis of unit cost. 23. Access costs Cost of the access provided under the project. For virtual access fill only the second column. For trans-national access fill one of the two columns or both according to the way access costs are declared. Trans-national access costs on the basis of unit cost will result from the unit cost by the quantity of access to be provided. Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 History of changes Ethics requirement Pages Action performed ER1: The procedures and 79, 80 ● [Section 5.1] A new subsection “Recruiting criteria and procedures” criteria that will be used has been added to provide the requested information. to identify/recruit research participants must be clarified in the grant agreement before signature. ER2: The beneficiary 80, 81 ● [Section 5.1] A new subsection “User data to be collected” has been must explain how all of added, including the indication that all the data to gather and process the data they intend to will be relevant and limited to the purposes of the project. process is relevant and ● [Section 5.1] Subsection “Data handling, storage and processing” has limited to the purposes of been revised and extended, in order to describe technical, the research project (in organisational and security measures as requested. accordance with the ‘data minimisation ‘principle). This must be specified in the grant agreement before signature. A description of the technical and organisational measures that will be implemented to safeguard the rights and freedoms of the data subjects/research participants must be specified in the grant agreement. A description of the security measures that will be implemented to prevent unauthorised access to personal data or the equipment used for processing must be specified in the grant agreement. ER3: The informed 79–81 ● [Section 5.1] Subsections “Informed consent” and “Data handling, consent procedures that storage and processing” have been revised and extended to inform will be implemented for about the requested procedures. the participation of humans and in regard to data processing must be included in the grant agreement before signature. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 1 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 ER4: The beneficiary 81 ● [Section 5.1] It has been explicitly noted in subsection “Data handling, must explain why the storage and processing” that data will be anonymised and encrypted, research data will not be and users will be informed and have full access to their profile and anonymised/ data gathered about them, with modification possibilities. pseudonymised. This ● [Section 5.1] The measures listed in subsection “Data handling, must be specified in the storage and processing” has been revised to explain that grant agreement. “Anonymisation techniques will be used to remove the ability to identify individuals, informed by the opinion of the Working Party on Description of the the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal anonymysation/pseudony data, set up by Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament. The misation techniques that techniques will include and combine attribute suppression, record will be implemented must suppression, character masking, pseudonymisation, generalisation, be specified in the grant swapping, data perturbation, synthetic data and data aggregation, agreement. among others.” ● [Section 5.1] It is explicitly noted in subsection “Data handling, In case the research storage and processing” that user profiles will be stored with consent involves profiling, the only and used exclusively for the purposes and lifetime of the project. beneficiary must provide It is also noted that there will be no commercial exploitation of user an explanation how the profiles. Further information is given in subsection “User data to be data subjects will be collected”, including the indication that the data subjects will be informed of the existence informed of the existence of the profiling, its possible consequences of the profiling, its and how their fundamental rights will be safeguarded. possible consequences and how their fundamental rights will be safeguarded. This must be specified in the grant agreement. Evaluation Summary Pages Action performed Report shortcoming A minor shortcoming is 11 ● Added justification in Section 1.3a: “The effort allocated to each work that the limited number of package has been decided according to the number of segments person-months dedicated covered and the relative cost of the person-months: 95 PM for 3 to one work package is segments on the ways to Santiago de Compostela, 102,5 PM for the not clearly justified in selected segments on 3 different ways to Rome, 27 PM for 1 segment relation to activities on the ways to Trondheim, and 85 PM for 6 segments on the ways to defined. Csíksomlyó.” A shortcoming is that the 9 ● Added an explanation of the view of the new pilgrim guides as shared concept of shared digital exhibitions in Section 1.1, when defining objective OBJ9: exhibitions is not “Co-creation and curation of the pilgrim guides, bringing together comprehensively pieces of digital content from the knowledge base into cohesive elaborated, although sequences that present nearby places of cultural interest over shared exhibitions are successive days of a pilgrimage experience. These shared digital planned as elements of exhibitions –informed by theories of interactive and non-interactive the digital platform/app. storytelling– may be reused, repurposed and tailored to the particular preferences and needs of each pilgrim, e.g. delivering shorter or longer explanations, tailoring the selection of locations and contents, etc.” ● Added one point of action in Task 3.1, reading “Definition of a model of interactive pilgrim guides as shared digital exhibitions that may be 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 2 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 reused, repurposed and tailored to the preferences and needs of each pilgrim.” The impacts are described 32 ● Added an explanation in Section 2.1, when presenting impact IMP4, extensively for the short that “The white book of recommendations will also present the and medium-term, also long-term visions for joint policymaking in tourism and heritage for training needs of discussed with the stakeholders involved in the pilot analysis, best museum and heritage practices formulation, dissemination and outreach activities.”. The professionals. A minor description of Deliverable 2.5 (“White book of recommendations”) shortcoming is the has been updated accordingly. insufficient attention to the long-term vision. A minor shortcoming is WP2 ● Added a new action point under Task 2.1, reading “Realisation of a the lesser focus on critical study of strategies aimed at promoting rural museums and proposing specific CH heritage sites, and/or at sustaining the development of rural areas needs and innovation through cultural and natural heritage.”. agenda at EU level. ● Added a new deliverable (D2.8, titled “Policy brief” and led by UNIBO) including a report from the analysis of policies. This deliverable will support the first roundtable discussion, to be updated by M30 in Deliverable 2.5 (“White book of recommendations”). Other changes Pages Action performed Presentation of 9 ● The description of objective OBJ9 in Section 1.1 has been extended in objectives. order to clarify the notion of the proposed pilgrim guides –presented by the rurALLURE web and mobile apps– as “shared digital exhibitions”, constituted by multiple pieces of digital content that present nearby places of cultural interest over successive days of a pilgrimage experience, and that may be reused, repurposed and tailored to the particular preferences and needs of each pilgrim. Changed acronyms for – ● All occurrences of CMVC, STUBA and EAVF have been changed to Municipio de Vila do MVC, STU and AEVF, respectively. Conde, Slovenská technická univerzita v Bratislave, and Associazione Europea Vie Francigene. Updated partner 51 ● Updated FUN, UDC and STU’s lists of key personnel with new description tables in 54 information and new researchers. Section 4.1. 64 ● Updated UNIPD’s previous experiences to fix some errata, and added new references. Changes in Tasks 1.3, 2.1 WPs ● T1.3 changed its title from “Ethics supervision” to “Ethics and 2.2. compliance”, and the former Task Leader FUN was replaced for the Coordinator, UVIGO. ● A new action point has been added under Task 2.1, reading “Realisation of a critical study of strategies aimed at promoting rural museums and heritage sites, and/or at sustaining the development of rural areas through cultural and natural heritage.”. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 3 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 ● The duration of Task 2.1 has been extended to M24, to last until the preparation of D2.3 “Update on the common strategies”. ● Two new action points have been added under Task 2.2, reading “Implementation of two policy roundtable discussions with European policy makers in Brussels” and “Organisation of events with local/regional stakeholders to share views and collect inputs that are useful for the further implementation of the project activities and the drafting of the final recommendations”. Changes to deliverables WPs ● A new WP2 deliverable (D2.7, “Exploitation plan”, led by GVAM and related to exploitation released in M18) has been added to provide an early view of the plans. exploitation strategies. ● The leading beneficiary for D2.6 (“Final strategy for exploitation of results”, released in M36) has been changed from UDC to GVAM to facilitate follow-up from D2.7 and better distribute the workload in WP2. ● Dissemination level of D2.6 and D2.7 has been set to “Confidential”. Other changes to tasks WPs ● The former deliverable D1.2, “Ethics & data protection policy” has and deliverables been replaced for the new WP9 deliverables. ● A mid-term update of D1.1, “Project handbook”, has been scheduled by M18. ● A new WP2 deliverable (D2.8, “Policy brief”, led by UNIBO and released in M12) has been added as a report from the analysis of policies for the promotion of rural museums and heritage sites, and/or for the development of rural areas through cultural and natural heritage. ● D3.2 “rurALLURE platform – beta version” changed dissemination level to “Confidential”. ● The titles of all deliverables from WP4, WP5, WP6 and WP7 have been extended to specify the name of the corresponding pilgrimage routes. ● T7.10 has been extended to include details about the regional events planned in Hungarian and Romanian territory. ● D8.1 “rurALLURE website” changed type to DEC. ● A new WP8 deliverable, “Dissemination and outreach plan - Mid-term update”, has been added to facilitate fine-grained follow-up of the dissemination and outreach activities. Added requested 77, 78 ● The tables in Section 4.2 have been extended with detailed subcontracting info for information about the subcontracting plans of UDC, KIFÜ and UDC, KIFÜ and MUTKE. MUTKE. Added information about 78 ● A new table has been added to Section 4.2 with information about contributions in kind contributions in kind provided by third parties for NTNU. provided by third parties for NTNU. UNIBO’s costs and effort. 40 ● UNIBO’s effort increased from 22 to 26,5 PM in WP5 (from 30 to 34,5 overall) due to the involvement of a Ph.D. student, entailing a lower monthly cost. UNIBO has thought that one of the outcomes of 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 4 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 rurALLURE could be related to the creation of new professions (network building among rural cultural assets and entities; intermediation among stakeholders; creating links among residents, visitors and local actors, etc.), so they want to invest in a Ph.D. student, who might be later easily employed by one or more of the pilgrimage ways partners. ● In UNIBO’s table in Section 3.4, 1.000 € have been moved from “Travel” to “Other goods and services” in order to account for the costs of Open Access publications. ● UNIBO’s overall budget remains unchanged. Revised risks as a result – ● In Section 3.2, the risk of exceptional happenings that might prevent of the COVID-19 the celebration of meetings, pilot events or dissemination/outreach pandemic. activities has been rewritten to mention the COVID-19 pandemic as one possible cause. Correspondingly, the risk likelihood has been raised from Low to Medium. Updates in Section 3.4, 39, 40 ● GVAM: added information about travel and other expenses. “Resources to be ● UAM: added information about translation costs; changed “GIS/GPS committed”. equipment” for “GIS software licenses”. ● MUTKE: added information regarding the preparations for regional events in Hungary and Transylvania under “Others”; these include marketing materials and informative tables. Printed materials will be limited to the amount really needed in order to avoid waste and adhere to green policies. ● MVC: added information about travel expenses; removed wrongly-allocated budget for organisation of regional events, which will be jointly organised by UVIGO and FUN under Task 4.7 for the Euro-region Galicia-North of Portugal. ● UNIPD: added information about travel, equipment and other expenses. ● CU: added information about travel and equipment. ● FHV, UNIBO: added information about travel and other expenses. ● NTNU: added the table with information about “Other direct costs”, after an update to the budget made these costs exceed 15% (15,56%) of the direct personnel costs. NTNU’s overall budget remains unchanged. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 5 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 Table of Contents History of changes 1 1. Excellence 7 1.1 Objectives 7 1.2 Relation to the work programme 9 1.3 Concept and approach 11 a) Concept 11 Common features offered through the rurALLURE platform 12 b) Methodology 13 Performance indicators and recommendations 14 Capitalisation and replicability 14 c) Pilot summaries 14 Literary heritage on the ways to Santiago de Compostela 14 Thermal heritage and others on the ways to Rome 18 Ethnographic heritage on the ways to Trondheim 24 Natural heritage on the ways to Csíksomlyó 27 d) Linked R&I activities 30 2 Impact 31 2.1 Expected impacts 31 2.2 Measures to maximise impact 33 a) Dissemination and exploitation of results 33 Dissemination and outreach 33 Exploitation 33 b) Communication activities 34 Development of the rurALLURE brand 34 rurALLURE website 34 Inbound marketing 34 Mass media activities 34 Dissemination of project results 35 Data management 35 c) Key Performance Indicators 36 3 Implementation 37 3.1 Work plan 37 3.2 Management structure and procedures 37 3.3 Consortium as a whole 38 3.4 Resources to be committed 38 4. Members of the consortium 42 4.1 Participants 42 4.2 Third parties involved in the project (including use of third party resources) 79 5. Ethics and Security 80 5.1 Ethics 80 Participation of humans 81 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 6 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 Recruiting criteria and procedures 81 Informed consent 81 Protection of personal data 82 User data to be collected 82 Data handling, storage and processing 82 Ethical approvals and procedures for data handling 83 5.2 Security 83 1. Excellence 1.1 Objectives In Europe, hundreds of thousands of people set out each year from their homes –or from popular starting points– to make their way to major worship places such as Santiago de Compostela (Spain) and Rome (Italy), or to lesser-known ones such as Trondheim (Norway), Csíksomlyó/Șumuleu Ciuc (Romania), Częstochowa (Poland), Lindau and Trier (Germany), Lourdes and Mont Saint-Michel (Frances), Assisi (Italy), etc. Most travel over several days or weeks by foot, some by bicycle, and some even travel as medieval counterparts did, on horseback. Thos e who undertake a religious pilgrimage find themselves along with an increasing number of hikers who walk the route for travel or sport, as a retreat from modern life, and/or for cultural enlightenment. The pilgrimage routes have undoubtedly become a significant economic and political asset for Europe. On the one hand, the thousands of travellers mobilise substantial resources around them, to the point that the economic im pact of pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela alone was estimated to exceed 300 million euros in 2019. On the other hand, since many of the pilgrimage routes are transnational, they act as vehicles for cultural exchange and cross-border relationships. It is no surprise, then, that some routes have received (and are receiving) substantial support from regional, national and European institutions. The rurALLURE project addresses one weak point hidden behind this depiction of success: the pilgrimage routes may be traversed by thousands, but their impact is almost exclusively perceived in the places located directly on the paths, rarely permeating into the surrounding rural areas. Thus, entire provinces and regions of a predominantly rural nature, which are facing significant economic and demographic challenges all over Europe –as is the case of the provinces of Ourense and Lugo in the north-west of Spain (NUTS ES112 and ES113), not far from Santiago de Compostela– become passive witnesses of the flows of pilgrims, whereas they could actually add much content and value to the experiences. The opportunity for the project is reinforced by the aim to set the basis for rura l communities to develop relevant and cohesive tourist products that may help facing the economic challenges arising with the COVID 19 crisis –considering that tourism will possibly be one of the most affected areas, the EU should put strong focus in the future into domestic tourism and well as outdoor activities. The goal of rurALLURE is to overcome this situation through the allure of the cultural heritage found in the rural environment . The opportunity arises from the fact that pilgrimage is usually planned with some flexibility regarding dates, distances travelled in successive journeys, places to rest, etc. Many pilgrims are amenable to serendipitous findings, too. This makes pilgrimage largely different from other types of cultural and touristic experiences, thus opening possibilities of increasing the numbers of visitors to the least-known heritage sites by: ● Assembling meaningful cultural experiences with resources found in the rural environment. ● Mobilising transportation, accommodation and dining in one click. ● Offering the whole packs to the pilgrims through tailor-made means of promotion. The key words for rurALLURE are, therefore: meaningful, easy and interesting. To reinforce the first and third aspects, the project sets the goal of simplifying the task of thematically connecting the experiences offered in different rural locations. That way, over several journeys, e.g. one pilgrim can choose to visit samples of Romanesque architecture found in areas traversed by the Way of Saint James; alternatively, he/she could go for the natural sights, or follow the steps of a famous poet from the mountains of Lugo that wrote about the Way, etc. The intended effect is that some pilgrims decide to take a break or a detour, and spend some time in a nearby town or village. By designing, implementing and testing technological tools and promotional strategies, the project will seek to generalise that effect and, thereby, contribute to generate economic activity and also reinforcing a more 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 7 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 diversified employment, to help preserve cultural heritage at risk (professions, customs, rural architecture, art and music, etc.) and to fight the rural exodus that is leading to a worrying spiral of loss of population and services. The concept put forward by rurALLURE is that of a network of cultural institutions (museums, libraries, natural heritage sites, civil associations, …) that could benefit from the flows of people on nearby pilgrimage routes. Those institutions will work together towards the creation of multimedia contents that will be offered to the pilgrims before, during and after their travels, and towards the design of means of promotion suited to the specifics of the region. Their collaboration will be facilitated by a technological platform with specialised content management facilities, as well as mobile apps that will cohesively present the heritage of the regions traversed over several days or weeks, featuring functionalities for the following: ● To discover the most interesting resources and experiences for each individual or group. ● To facilitate transportation to the towns and villages, if needed, and back to the main route. ● To find suitable accommodation and dining possibilities in the rural environment. It is important to note that the proposal does not directly seek to further promote or develop the pilgrimage routes, and that it does not deal with religious heritage. Instead, it seeks symbiosis with the pilgrimage routes, so that, on the one hand, the ongoing investment put into the pilgrimage routes leaves a mark also in the nearby rural areas, and, on the other, the pilgrims enjoy enriched experiences thanks to the cultural heritage of the rural enviro nment (that they wouldn’t get to know otherwise). The goals of rurALLURE, linked to Work Packages (WPs, presented in Section 3), impacts (IMPs, listed in Section 2.1) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs, listed in Section 2.2c) are the following: ● [OBJ1] To establish a network of institutions to work on the promotion of cultural venues and heritage sites from the rural environments of Europe, in the vicinity of pilgrimage routes. This objective will be faced by WP2, linked with IMP1 and assessed with KPI3 and KPI4. ● [OBJ2] To develop studies from historical, cultural, sociological and economic perspectives, to understand and exploit the opportunities linked to the promotion of rural heritage as an added value to enrich the pilgrimage experiences. This objective will be faced by WP4, WP5, WP6 and WP7, linked with IMP2 and assessed with KPI3 and KPI4. ● [OBJ3] To analyse the role that urban cultural and touristic institutions can play in the network, deriving visitors to the nearby rural environment. This objective will be faced by WP2, WP4, WP5, WP6 and WP7, linked with IMP2 and assessed with KPI3 and KPI4. ● [OBJ4] To assess the strategies and recommendations derived from the aforementioned studies in four pilot studies, conducted in regions of Europe traversed by different transnational pilgrimage routes, and focusing on different facets of Cultural Heritage relevant to regional development: ○ Literary heritage on the ways to Santiago de Compostela (Spain). ○ Thermal heritage and others on the ways to Rome (Italy). ○ Ethnographic heritage on the ways to Trondheim (Norway). ○ Natural heritage on the ways to Csíksomlyó / Ș umuleu Ciuc (Romania). This objective will be faced by WP4, WP5, WP6 and WP7, linked with IMP2 and assessed with KPI3. ● [OBJ5] To create a comprehensive geolocative open database and an interactive map of European rural venues and heritage sites, in different levels of proximity to the main pilgrimage paths, and a directory of relevant stakeholders active in the promotion of culture and tourism: public authorities, tourism stakeholders, cultural and creative sectors, etc. This objective will be faced by WP3 and WP8, linked with IMP3 and IMP4 and assessed with KPI1 and KPI4. ● [OBJ6] To exchange best practices and lessons learnt in the pilots all over Europe, by publishing reports on strategies and results, and by organising events to inform regional, national and international policymakers. This objective will be faced by WP2 and WP8, linked with IMP3 and IMP4 and assessed with KPI1 and KPI4. ● [OBJ7] To define an agenda with key research and innovation challenges for the decade. This objective will be faced by WP2 linked with IMP4 and assessed with KPI4. ● [OBJ8] To develop mobile apps to offer the following functionalities to the pilgrims: ○ Discovery of cultural venues and heritage sites –found along the routes or reached by feasible detours– that may enrich their experience, considering their specific interests, preferences and needs. ○ Pilgrim guides exploiting the opportunity (neglected thus far) to cohesively present the heritage of the regions traversed over several days or weeks (rather than hours as it happens in classical museum visits), 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 8 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 using mainly audio narrations to go along with the pilgrim as he/she walks or rides, and pointing to additional multimedia contents during the resting stops. ○ Recommendation and quick reservation of transport from/to selected rural locations and suitable accommodation and dining offers. ○ Social network spaces to keep contact with new friends and acquaintances made during the pilgrimage. ○ A multi-route pilgrim’s digital passport to certify the trips. This objective will be faced by WP3, linked with IMP2 and assessed with KPI2 and KPI4. ● [OBJ9] To assemble and deploy a content management system as a backend for the aforementioned mobile apps, offering features to innovate around the new possibilities created by digital media: ○ Collaboration among institutions to create, manage and curate a Cultural Heritage knowledge base that aggregates the digital cultural assets of the cultural venues and heritage sites of rural Europe, in connection to third-party resources on the Internet (e.g. Wikipedia and Europeana). ○ Co-creation and curation of the pilgrim guides, bringing together pieces of digital content from the knowledge base into cohesive sequences that present nearby places of cultural interest over successive days of a pilgrimage experience. These shared digital exhibitions –informed by theories of interactive and non-interactive storytelling– may be reused, repurposed and tailored to the particular preferences and needs of each pilgrim, e.g. delivering shorter or longer explanations, tailoring the selection of locations and contents, etc. ○ Specific web positioning strategies, to have strong online presence during the stage when people are planning their trips. ○ Benchmarking and analysis of aggregated data to allow monitoring the effectiveness of the promotion and mobilisation mechanisms to achieve the intended effects. This objective will be faced by WP3, linked with IMP1 and IMP2 and assessed with KPI1 and KPI3. The rurALLURE Consortium brings together all the necessary expertise in cultural promotion, territorial development, heritage studies, sociology, information systems, economy and marketing, … to ensure achievement of these objectives. Notably, the technological platform will be built mostly by integrating existing software t ools, including solutions created by Consortium partners for the management of cultural heritage assets (specifically, GVAM), as well as software modules created in the H2020 project CrossCult and selected open-source software packages that have been widely adopted by large European cultural institutions, such as MOVIO for online virtual exhibitions, metaFAD for heritage cataloguing, and MIE for content management and recommendation. These tools have been used by several rurALLURE partners in various projects before. 1.2 Relation to the work programme Table 1-2 How rurALLURE addresses the objectives of the TRANSFORMATIONS-19 call Call text rurALLURE’s approach Today, when communication, The heritage found along pilgrimage routes has been extensively media and culture flows freely documented, often with transnational perspectives. However, the published beyond borders, there is guides, web pages, locative media and mobile apps provide little attention to growing need to connect the rural areas surrounding the pilgrimage paths; at the most, some sites are cultural heritage collections and mentioned in isolated, unconnected ways. rurALLURE will overcome this sites and present Europe’s situation by developing a new concept of mobile guides that –based on tangible and intangible heritage recent developments in Cultural Heritage storytelling and complemented to citizens and tourists in their with promotion measures of various types– will (i) present the heritage of wider historical and rural sites of potential interest to each pilgrim in connected and cohesive geographical contexts. ways, (ii) mobilise transportation, accommodation and dining possibilities to lure the pilgrim into visiting the corresponding towns and villages. Museums and heritage sites are rurALLURE will integrate state-of-the-art technological solutions in a also knowledge centres for platform that will enable sustained cooperation among cultural agents in heritage conservation, rural environments, seeking to increase the allure and online presence of management and cultural their towns and villages. Starting from the annotation of their sites and tourism. Sustained cooperation resources, those agents will be given simple aids to connect their cultural between museums and heritage heritage to others’, thus helping to place themselves in wider historical and 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 9 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 sites would increase European geographical contexts. The annotations and connections will be used by public interest, cultural tourism Artificial Intelligence solutions built in previous EU projects to generate and the innovation potentials of narratives and to select content that, further developed by cultural or creative these institutions for heritage agents and curated by Humanities experts, can be delivered by the new sciences and the cultural and concept of mobile guides posed by rurALLURE. The novel features offered creative sectors thus it would by these guides –specifically devised for pilgrimage experiences– can contribute to sociocultural significantly contribute to social, cultural and economic development of the inclusion, economic growth and rural areas. The project will also contribute to the idea of Universal Design job creation. for Learning (UDL) by providing tools to design flexible outreach activities, ensuring an effective learning environment for everybody. Cooperation between museums rurALLURE will help to establish a bottom-up approach towards the and heritage sites is hindered by promotion and enjoyment of the cultural heritage treasured by thousands of lack of sustained financing, rural locations all over Europe. The technological platform will provide institutional and legal obstacles, cultural, economic and political agents with accessible and cost-effective IPR and insurance issues, etc. means to promote their assets online and to gain visibility specifically among Stakeholder involvement at pilgrims that would otherwise go without noticing. In addition, the project European level is necessary for will create a European network of collaboration and exchange of knowledge identifying gaps and obstacles about good practices, opportunities and obstacles, not only among small but also best practices and fields cultural and creative agents, but also with representatives of academia, policy where research and innovation makers and institutions involved with the development, preservation and can develop new solutions for promotion of pilgrimage routes around Europe. Thus, rurALLURE will successful cooperation. bridge gaps that have hindered cooperation at large. A network will bring together As explained above, rurALLURE will create a network of communication, European museums and heritage knowledge exchange and cooperation, open to museums, libraries, sites (…) with researchers and archaeological sites, foundations, organisations related to pilgrimage routes, relevant public authorities for universities, and relevant agents and stakeholders from the local to the supporting cooperation between European level. On the small scale, the supporting technological platform European museums and heritage will make it possible for towns and villages to gain visibility among pilgrims sites. and to present their heritage in a wide context, connected to other (nearby or distant) locations. On the large scale, the analysis of aggregated data and locative media will allow monitoring the effectiveness of the promotion and mobilisation mechanisms to achieve the intended effects. The network will explore ways The rurALLURE technological platform will become a shared research for innovating in sharing facility, to which agents from the rural environment can upload multimedia collections, research facilities contents that may be displayed as part of cohesive narratives delivered by the and specialised knowledge for new concept of mobile guides for pilgrims. The narratives will allow restoration/conservation, discovering nearby places of cultural interest over the successive days of the including skills in traditional pilgrimage experiences, with possibilities to customize to the particular heritage crafts and techniques. preferences and needs of each pilgrim (e.g. delivering shorter or longer It will jointly prepare traveling explanations, tailoring the selection of locations and contents, etc.), creating exhibitions or shared digital an enriched tailor-made experience. This concept matches the notion of exhibitions during its lifetime. shared digital exhibitions expected by the call, as long as it brings together relevant cultural contents from multiple sources. Based on a focused, critical The project includes four pilot studies with diverse scopes and ideas, aiming mapping of current practice and to assess the potential of the proposed innovations throughout Europe, and obstacles, the network should seeking to develop ample understanding of the challenges and opportunities develop an understanding of the for the symbiosis between pilgrimage routes and the towns and villages they challenges and opportunities for traverse, enabled in a bottom-up way by the rurALLURE technological the enhanced cooperation of EU platform. museums and heritage sites. The network should pay The rurALLURE pilot studies will start out with the cooperation of a few particular attention to the selected organisations concerned with the corresponding pilgrimage routes, sustainability and employment and the Consortium will assess whether and how those initial sets may grow 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 10 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 dimensions of further organically thanks to the socio-economic activity generated by attracting institutional cooperation. pilgrims to the rural environment. The sustainability of the technological platform (including mobile apps + specialised content management system) will be assessed as one key aspect of the exploitation hypotheses. The network will map and share The rurALLURE platform will become a common knowledge base of European and extra-European culturally-relevant sites and organisations in the rural environment all over best practices. It will evaluate Europe, connected through metadata, narratives and multimedia contents. bottlenecks and opportunities of The experimentation conducted in the four pilot studies will help to map and enhanced cooperation. It will share best practices of transnational cooperation from North to South, and also identify the specific East to West. The gathering and analysis of the experiences will be the key to research, innovation and identify the specific research, innovation and training needs for policy training needs for policy makers makers for improving the cooperation of European cultural, creative and for improving the cooperation of economic agents related to the rural environment. The elaboration of a European museums and heritage research and innovation agenda for rural cultural heritage is among the sites, thus contributing to planned outcomes from the project, as part of a white book of shaping the research and recommendations. A manual of transfer of good practices will be published, innovation agenda for cultural too, to ease the implementation of successful initiatives all along the heritage in Horizon Europe. pilgrimage routes involved with the pilots and elsewhere in Europe. 1.3 Concept and approach a) Concept The rurALLURE project revolves around the creation of two major assets: ● A network of institutions will be created to work on the promotion of cultural venues and heritage sites from the rural environments of Europe traversed by pilgrimage routes, grounded on methodologically-sound analysis of historical, cultural, sociological and economic barriers and opportunities. The diverse backgrounds brought together into the rurALLURE Consortium –plus the key stakeholders already involved as associated partners– will be the seed for such a network, and the project activities will make it grow organically to reach all the relevant stakeholders and audiences. ● A technological platform will facilitate the activities of the network and to deliver personalised content to pilgrims, considering their specific interests, preferences and needs. The platform will be built on top of the technology already owned by Consortium partners, as well as software modules from previous EU projects and selected open-source tools (already mentioned at the end of Section 1.1), properly extended and adapted to the needs of the network and the specificities of pilgrimage experiences through the work conducted in WP3. The work towards the development of the network and the technological platform will be assessed in the context of four pilots, as explained in Section 1.1, with focus on different types of heritage and dealing with the social, demographic and cultural specificities of different pilgrimage routes. The work will be focused on specific segments of the large routes involved, in order to maximise the use of the resources invested in the project and build positive evidence through local impacts. The selected segments (with country codes) are: ● [ES, PT] On the ways to Santiago de Compostela: from Pedrafita do Cebreiro to Santiago de Compostela proper; from Las Médulas to Chantada; from Porto to Vilarinho through Vila do Conde. ● [FR, CH, IT] On the ways to Rome: selected segments of the three major routes, namely Via Francigena, Romea Germanica and Romea Strata. ● [NO] On the ways to Trondheim: segment along lake Mjøsa west shore and north through Gudbrandsdalen. ● [SK, HU, RO] On the ways to Csíksomlyó: from Bodajk to Mogyorósbánya; from Šahy to Trstená on the northern-southern diagonal of the Mária út; from Mátraverebély to Gyöngyös; from Péliföldszentkereszt to Mátraverebély; from Kőszeg to Bodajk; from Targu Mures to Ghimes Faget. Each pilot will be developed in a largely autonomous fashion in one separate work package (see Section 3), but their observations and results will be gathered together periodically in order to consolidate findings, recommendations and conclusions that can be communicated all over Europe. The effort allocated to each work package has been decided according to the number of segments covered and the relative cost of the person-month s: 95 PM for 3 segments on the ways to Santiago de Compostela, 102,5 PM for the selected segments on 3 different 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 11 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 ways to Rome, 27 PM for 1 segment on the ways to Trondheim, and 85 PM for 6 segments on the ways to Csíksomlyó. Common features offered through the rurALLURE platform The technological tools that will be brought together into the rurALLURE platform (end of Section 1.1) specialis e in multimedia guide creation, updates and analysis for culture and tourism destinations, with a high level of standardisation and versatility. The main features to be offered are described below: ● Specialised content management. There will be a simple, content-oriented editor to allow for simple and independent edits in each multimedia content unit, characterised by an audio and/or text item accompanied by a visual resource: image carousels, videos, panoramic images and 360º videos, 3D objects, interactive games, etc. The editor will allow each content unit to be complemented with the accessibility resources necessary for people with disabilities to be able to enjoy the multimedia guide: subtitles, videos in sign language, audio description for people with visual disabilities, etc. Other features will be as follows: ○ Creation of itineraries or content packages. Using any available multimedia contents, the editor will support as many content or itinerary selections as one would like to include in a guide. It will be possible to order the content in any way and activate or deactivate the content in various languages. ○ Multi-language management. The system uses the structure and images of the main language to simplify the job of the editor and avoid the duplication of resources. The editor will only have to manage the translation of audio material and the text items necessary. ○ Multi-platform management. The administrator or editor will be able to choose on which platforms they would like to show their content and itineraries, whether it is through a mobile app (iOS or Android) or a web app. It will be possible to choose different itineraries and content for different platforms. ○ Preview of the itineraries created. The manager has a preview feature to make revisions before the publication and update of each application possible. ● Mobile apps for guiding. Mobile apps will be the main mechanism for pilgrims to interact with the resources offered by the rurALLURE network. They will act as audio guides to go along with the user unobtrusively as he/she walks, locative media will display additional contents upon request when the user decides to look at the mobile device, notify about relevant offerings related to the heritage found in nearby rural location, and facilitate access to transport, accommodation, dining in the place. The following are some features to be enabled, taking a minor share of the rurALLURE budget for further development and adaptation to the particular context of the project: ○ Downloading or viewing content offline. ○ Different ways of accessing content: image recognition through augmented reality or QR codes, interactive maps, geopositioning and guiding using the user’s current location; galleries and image lists; keypad, … ○ Beacons for automatic content activation based on proximity. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 12 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 ○ Advanced features of content visualisation and interactivity: displays tailored to different types of multimedia content described above; functions for evaluating each piece of content and/or favourites; functions for sharing content through social media, other instant messaging applications or e-mail; e tc. ○ Features for smart tourism: information on tourism services, functions for users and citizens to offer their own services to tourists (e.g. transport to points of interest), accommodation and culinary recommendations, integrated sale of tourist passes, a pan-European pilgrim’s credential, etc. ○ Evaluation tools: satisfaction surveys, suggestion box, My evaluations/My favourites. b) Methodology The rurALLURE consortium will work cohesively (i) to develop strategies and recommendations following joint studies of barriers and opportunities from historical, cultural, sociological and economic perspectives, and (ii) to build the technological platform that will underpin the pilot studies. As shown in the diagram below, these case studies will take place in separate work packages (WP4 to WP7), following a largely decentralised approach that will allow the regional partners to enjoy a high level of autonomy regarding the actions conducted therein. Yet, those WPs will be wrapped by two others to ensure cohesion and validity of the work in broader settings. On the one hand, WP2 will bring together all the partners to design common strategies, exchange their respective findings and plan further steps. On the other, WP3 will provide one comprehensive set of tools to implement the actions. There may be frequent regional meetings in the framework of each pilot. However, the representatives of the cultural venues, sites and institutions joining the rurALLURE network will not be required to participate physic ally in international meetings, which are foreseen as follows: ● Consortium meetings (chaired by Project Coordinator, with representatives of all partners) will include a kick-off meeting (M1), four progress meetings (M6, M12, M24 and M30) and one final meeting (M36). ● Management Board meetings (see Section 3.2) will take place –either physically or online– twice a year, or at any time on request of at least two members. The first meeting will seek to establish the methodology for working along the project in order to ensure that all the partners share concept, view and strategy. Subsequent ones will focus on coordination among WPs and solving any deviations with regard to the work plan, making proper corrective decisions. Additionally, online Consortium meetings will be organised every month, using Skype or other video conferencing tools, to ensure that the team is in permanent contact, sharing ideas, experiences and challenges. The project foresees a strategy for the preparation of the technological platform and for the implementation of the pilots based in the SCRUM methodology , in order to overcome the difficulty of managing complex work of a cross-functional team, responding rapidly to the need of change. Whereas SCRUM is commonly linked to software development projects, there is substantial evidence that it can be successfully applied in other realms too, such as 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 13 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 heritage studies123 , museum exhibition design and tourism promotion . Even major institutions like New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) have recently posted positions for SCRUM Masters to conduct their digital product development processes. Building on the experience of the rurALLURE Consortium members with SCRUM, it will be the main approach to conduct the work within WP3 (“Technological platform”) and within the pilots (WP4 to WP7), as well as during the rendezvous activities of WP2 (“Common strategies and pilot analysis”). The methodological framework will provide for internal monitoring and evaluation, corrective measures and continuous improvement, fitting perfectly with the complexity and scale of the pilots. Communication tools such as Notion and Slack will be used to improve communication, teamwork and speed of development among the pilots’ coordinators. Performance indicators and recommendations The evaluation system proposed in order to identify best practices in content creation, promotion and tourism is constituted by an exhaustive and agreed list of performance indicators (KPIs) that will be elaborated using the analysis of international experiences and initiatives of the four pilots. For the selection of the indicators, the recommendations of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the European Tourism Indicator System (ETIS) and the Global Council of Sustainable Tourism, among others, will be taken into account. Likewise, the proposal of indicators that is finally created by Consortium partner UDC will be validated with national and international experts. For the elaboration of the table of indicators, the Consortium will start from six large areas of analysis from which a series of sub-indicators will arise: (i) relation with the tourists, (ii) infrastructures and equipment, (iii) territory enhancement, (iv) digitisation level, (v) internal management, and (vi) sustainability level. Once the total group of indicators has been selected, in-depth interviews will be carried out in order to obtain the necessary information about the cases that are the object of the study. As a result, a manual of transfer of good practices and a white book of recommendations will be published as rurALLURE deliverables. The Manual will collect information from the selected case studies included in the rurALLURE study and, in addition, will include a system of indicators that will allow other institutions to assess their own situation, as well as to learn about other experiences that facilitate the replication of best/good practices. These indicators, accompanied by their corresponding methodology, will be an unprecedented contribution. On the other hand, the White book aims to identify and propose specific recommendations and guidelines regarding how the best/good practices can be implemented by other project routes but also by other territories and contexts beyond rurALLURE. Capitalisation and replicability An exploitation strategy for all project results (pilots’ best practices and technological platform) will be developed, pursuing two key objectives: ● Mapping, characterising, and elaborating individual strategies for the market, scientific and policy uptake of al l exploitable project results after the end of the action. ● Preparing the transition from pilots financed from the EC to self-sustaining tourism successful models that can be replicated easily in a variety of locations and contexts. More specifically, the Exploitation Plan will include (i) a map of key exploitable results, (ii) joint tourism models and plans for key results with uptake potential, (iii) a report on standardisation, (iv) an analysis of exploi tation risks and key market and regulatory barriers and recommendations to overcome these barriers, (v) recommendations for policy and scientific uptake of results, and (vi) a plan for further dissemination of results after the project’s completion. An Exploitation Committee will be created in order to define and implement these tasks, with involvement from all partners and if necessary external experts. This process will be structured around exploita tion workshops to be organised back to back with project meetings. The scientific exploitation, the policy uptake and the plan for further dissemination will be defined in WP2 in close collaboration with WP8. 1 Münster, Sander & Kröber, Cindy & Schlenker, Lars & Bergert, Aline (2015) Employing SCRUM methods for a cooperative virtual reconstruction of architectural heritage. In Proc. of International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics (IFKAD). 2 Suilt, Vincent (2017) Applying agile project management to Art museums: A proposal for implementing a generalist Scrum Master. The University of San Francisco. 3 Padrón Kamm, Pablo (2019) Readaptation of the value chain to smart tourism systems. Universidad de La Laguna. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 14 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 c) Pilot summaries Literary heritage on the ways to Santiago de Compostela The Way of Saint James (aka Camiño de Santiago, UNESCO Routes of Santiago de Compostela) is the most popular pilgrimage route in Europe, crossing the Iberian Peninsula towards the tomb of the Apostle James the Greater in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, in the Spanish region of Galicia. Since it was rediscovered and boosted as a tourist product in the 1980s, the Way has proved to be a motor of economic development in the areas it crosses, but a major impact in wide areas can still be achieved while promoting a better territory knowledge and experience among pilgrims. The pilot to be conducted in WP4 aims to disseminate alternative tourist areas and experiences among pilgrims to Santiago, focusing on a particular original type of heritage (literary), luring them to explore the territory they are passing by on the steps of authors and written works. This approach dives into literature as a tool to interpret and disseminate unknown heritage through storytelling , and is connected to topics such as travel literature, pilgrimage literature, oral tradition and personal experiences. History. The Way comprises a network of paths across 1500 km in Spain, and connecting with others routes across the continent. The Apostle’s tomb was arguably discovered in Galicia in the 9th century under the reign of Alfonso II, King of Asturias, at a moment when most of the Iberian Peninsula was under Muslim domain: the discovery was key for the Christian world and turned Santiago into one of the three main places of Christian pilgrimage, along with Rome and Jerusalem. Kings and monks were the very first pilgrims to Santiago, quickly consolidating it as an international destination between the 11th and the 12th centuries, staying alive through the 14 and 15th. While the Middle Ages were the golden era for these routes, playing a key role in religious and cultural exchange, with trobadour they entered into decline in the Modern Age. In the 1980s, the Council of Europe acknowledged it as the first European Cultural Route inaugurating a new flourishing era as a powerful tool for cultural and spiritual tourism and attracting a growing number of modern-day pilgrims. Key stakeholders. In Galicia (last stage, but main promoter), the Way of Saint James is managed by the Regional Government (Culture and Tourism Department) through the private-public agency Xacobeo SA. These two key stakeholders will support the project as associated partners (their letters of support have been up loaded as annexes). Geographical coverage. The Way trespasses frontiers, with many trails coming from the East (French Way, North Way), the South of the Peninsula (Silver Way, Portuguese Ways) or even from the British Islands. rurALLURE will focus on the following three: ● The French Way runs from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on the French side of the Pyrenees to Roncesvalles (Spanish side) and then another 780km on to Santiago through the major cities of Pamplona, Logroño, Burgos and León. At Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port routes from several parts of France (including Paris) converge. ● The Winter Way is a variant located mostly in Galicia, connecting Ponferrada to Santiago de Compostela. ● The Portuguese Way connects Porto, in Portugal, with Santiago de Compostela along 3 routes: the Coastal one, through Vila do Conde and Viana do Castelo; the Central route, though Barcelos and Ponte de Lima; and the Braga’s variants. Before Porto, the route comes from Lisbon and Portugal’s southernmost Algarve region. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 15 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 Source: Wikipedia (high-quality image: https://bit.ly/2SLOo6t ) Relationship with other routes. The Way of Saint James inaugurated the programme for European Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, and in many parts of Galicia they cross with these other routes. Furthermore,it is twinned with another UNESCO World Heritage Site Route: the Kumano-Kodo (since 1998), as well as with the Shikoku Henro trail (both in Japan). The Way of St James connects in France with other important pilgrimage routes, also originated in the Middle Ages, which are the focus of WP5, WP6 and WP7. The design of the routes has also served as inspiration for other tourist and recreational routes, and it is pretty common to find alt ernative variations of the marked path (connections with hiking and biking trails). Key locations and cultural assets. Covering such a wide territory, the Routes of Santiago include a built heritage of historical importance created to meet the needs of pilgrims: cathedrals, churches, hospitals, hostels, bridges and other structures, many of them illustrating the artistic evolution from Romanesque to Baroque. The French Way is the Jacobean itinerary with the greatest tradition, with many landmarks including the cathedrals of Burgos, Leon, and Santiago de Compostela itself; Santo Domingo de Silos Abbey; the Templars’ Castle of Ponferrada, Samos Monastery, Bishop’s Palace of Astorga (a masterpiece of Gaudí) or the thatched roof house of O Cebreiro. It also boasts outstanding natural landscapes (Pyrenees mountains, oak trees in San Juan, La Rioja vineyards) as well as a rich intangible cultural heritage that survives to the present day. This valuable heritage is common to other routes to Santiago, such as the Portuguese Way, which goes through Porto (UNESCO Heritage Site since 1996) and Vila do Conde (a rurALLURE partner) and the Winter Way , which starts in Las Médulas, an impressive gold-mining area exploited by Romans, and passes through the wine areas of Valdeorras and Ribeira Sacra, the latest being Spain’s candidate for the next World Heritage title. Current status of development and promotion. The Way of Saint James is the most important tourist product in the Galicia region, and the main source of international tourism. In 2019 the pilgrim’s office in Santiago registered more than 350.000 visitors. 2021 has been declared by Santiago’s Cathedral as the next Holy or Jubilee years, and these figures are expected to grow significantly. The routes are managed throughout Spain by regional governments, and so do the neighbouring countries France and Portugal, where the Way has a strong presence. In Galicia, Xacobeo SA (a rurALLURE associate partner) manages a public network of more than 70 pilgrims’ hostels, and looks after the signposting (the well-known “yellow arrows” and the scallop shell). Municipalities are especially committed to the promotion of the route, as it is important for local economies. For example, in 2010 the Portuguese Government finally credited the Way as an official (and thus protected) pilgrimage route, leveling it with Fatima, as an answer to the long-time demands of municipalities and associat ions. Because of its economic relevance, the Way boasts a full range of accommodation facilities (besides the official 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 16 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 network of hostels) and services. Likewise, the Way appears in numerous focused advertising campaigns, and private tourism agents offer tons of tourist products and packages related to this route. Other relevant stakeholders are Friends of the Way associations, which are independent non-profit organisations involved with the promotion and conservation of these routes. They spread all around the world (a detailed list can be found here ). Rural surroundings. Both the French and the Winter Way in Galicia go mainly through rural settlements, covering areas with a very low population density and inverse population pyramids characterised by aging processes. Agriculture used to be the most common activity, although it is decreasing in favour of services (catering, tourism and social) while industry does not represent a substantial portion. Subsistence agriculture is common, as well as little cattle, combined with some mining facilities. The lack of job opportunities forces youngsters to move to other territories, a common phenomena strongly linked to the territories aging process. The presence of pilgrimage rou tes has an important impact in these territories, with little villages whose economic activity is mainly built upon the presence of pilgrims with hostels, catering services, small retailing shops, etc. In relation to the French and the Winter Way, the actions of WP4 will focus on the rural area of O Courel, which reproduces this rural scheme. Its main municipalities, Pedrafita and Folgoso do Courel, are sparsely populated, with a density less than 10 inh/km2 (same as its districts) and around 1000 inhabitants each. This figure can be compared to the 445 inh/km2 of Santiago de Compostela and the 91,3 of Galicia Region (close to Spanish share). In terms of aging, people aged 65 or more represent around 40% of these municipalities (and their districts) population, while in Santiago they represent less than the 25%, a high figure in both cases. The Uxío Novoneyra Foundation (FUN) has a privileged location halfway between the French Way (Pedrafita do Cebreiro) and the Winter Way (Quiroga), around 30 km away from each point. This is a great opportunity to reach pilgrims in their last stage of the Way or even those who choose to make only this part of the route (a popular choice). Furthermore, FUN is connected to the Way through the figure of poet Uxío Novoneyra and his works, to whom the foundation is devoted. This relevant Galician poet lived between the area of O Courel and Santiago de Compostela, in a sort of personal pilgrimage he depicted in poetry volumes such as Do Courel a Compostela (“From O Courel to Compostela”). The Way to Santiago was central is his last poems, collected in the book Ámeto mítico: Arrodeos e Desvíos do Camiño de Santiago , published by Galician Regional Government on the occasion of 1933 Holy Compostelan Year. The volume serves as a “travel guide” to the Way, guiding pilgrims through locations and revealing its poetic dimension, while acknowledging Courel’s position within the route. In relation to the Portuguese Way, the Municipality of Vila do Conde (a rurALLURE partner) is located in the northwest of Portugal and bordered to the west by the Atlantic Ocean and also by the following municipalities: Póvoa de Varzim to the north, Vila Nova de Famalicão and Trofa to the east and Maia and Matosinhos to the south. It is part of the Metropolitan Area of Oporto and the Galicia-Northern Portugal Euro-region. It also incorporat es the Greater Oporto Region (NUTIII), the Northern Region (NUTS II) and the Continent (NUTS I). Nearby heritage missed by (most) pilgrims. O Courel is Galicia’s great green reserve, an unspoiled area of huge natural beauty and candidate to UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. All Galician endogenous species (except sea ones) are represented in this mountain crossroads, with the best of Atlantic and Mediterranean characteristics. There are chestnut trees around the villages and a stronghold of olives in Quiroga. Within this area touris ts may find: ● UNESCO Global Geopark of Courel Mountains, which includes the area of Quiroga. 578 km2 with an unique geological heritage, especially the geosite and European Natural Monument Campodola-Leixazós Geological Fold. Caves and tunnels spread around the park have a dedicated interpretation center in Meiraos. ● Singular rural settlement of Parada do Courel, including the Uxío Novoneyra House-Museum, the Poet’s Forest, a group of centennial chestnut trees tagged as “singular species” and Poet María Mariño’s Old School. ● Devesa da Rogueira, one of the few Iberian examples of dehesa, a singular type of Atlantic forest. It is the ecological jewel of the mountain ranga because of its high level of biodiversity. ● Ethnographic sites: Wood Museum (Folgoso do Courel), Peninsula War Iron Foundry (1807–1814), thatched houses and ethnographic site of O Cebreiro; singular rural settlements of Visuña, Romeor and Ferramulín. ● Archaeological sites: Roman mining complex of A Toca, castros (hillforts) of Vilar and A Torre. ● Pre-Romanesque Church of Royal St Mary is Cebreiro,possibly the oldest church of the French Way. ● O Incio mineral springs and Templars’ heritage. The aforementioned resources configure the natural and cultural landscape integrating O Courel identity as a singular rural territory with a vast heritage to preserve. The natural landscape includes distinctive tectonic and 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 17 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 geomorphic phenoma, Paleozoic formations, caves, canyons and valleys; high flora and fauna diversity, ancient species (centennial trees, remnants of prehistoric fauna and flora), etc. The cultural landscape ranges from the mining industries of the Romans to nowadays ethnographic values (oral traditions, ancient land-tenement systems, stone walling techniques, …). Thus, the area of o Courel provides a complex yet cohesive picture of a remote rural area still linked to its past and with a deep memory of the land. Remarkably, O Courel has become a Literary Territory, due to the work of poet Uxío Novoneyra, who thoroughly depicted the mountains and its inhabitants. His works provide a great interpretive opportunity for this territory, charging it with an epic dimension that connects it with readers-visitors through time and space, making O Courel a sort of universal representation of rural life. FUN works actively to disseminate Novoneyra’s works as a way of understanding this territory and making it accessib le and relevant, as well as raising awareness about its main distinctive values. Regarding Vila do Conde, over the past decades the city council held a series of important works of restoration of architectural landmark buildings of the city, which resulted in the creation of new cultural facilities, includi ng the Memory Center, the Municipal Theater, the Municipal Center of Youth, Antero de Quental House, the Solar Gallery, the Center of Environment, Monitoring and Interpretation, the Living Science Center, the Center for Environment Education, the newly built Municipal Library, the restoration of the José Régio Writer´s House-Museum and Documentation Centre, and the installation of the Writer Julio/Saul Dias Gallery and Study Center. With this new group of buildings, directed to cultural activities, the municipality increases, both in capacity and in quality, the offer of cultural spaces, thereby, creating propitious conditions to the emergence of unprecedented cultural and touristic dynamics in the region. Vila do Conde presents a high potential for quality tourism with this undeniable scenic qualities, exceptional and diverse built heritage and welcoming sociological environment. The municipality is served by a network of three hotels, two with a four star rate and a Spa s ervice, seven lodging establishments and two tourism establishments in rural areas. Presently this tourist development offers 222 rooms with 478 beds. More than half of the capacity of accommodation is provided by hotels (70%) followed by lodging establishments (19%) and tourism establishments in rural areas (11%). Vila do Conde received in 2013, 24.660 guests/lodgers, a number that compared to 2009, represents a 29% increase. Current needs and opportunities in cultural and touristic promotion. The Way to Santiago is a consolidated tourist product extremely popular all over the world. Many pilgrims from around the world repeat this experience several times throughout their lifetime (even on a yearly basis) and there is a demand for “enriched” and expanded pilgrimage experiences with added value. Also, it is for many foreign visitors their first approach to Galicia, an area where they tend to return in order to explore it further. Thus, developing tourism products in O Courel and linking them to the Way answers these needs, while providing alternative routes and activities to prevent massification in highly pilgrim crowded locations (such as Pedrafita do Cebreiro) and developing opportunities in sustainable development for these territories. Strengths & opportunities Weaknesses & threats ● Abundant and relevant heritage of natural, cultural ● Isolation and poor accessibility: the lack of and ethnographic value. effective public transportation and poor road ● Recent declaration of O Courel Mountains as provision. UNESCO Geopark. ● Population aging processes. ● Certified hiking trails around the area. ● Poor infrastructure: bad Internet coverage, lack of ● Trends in green tourism and slow tourism. public services, no access to markets, etc. ● Location close to important route’s stages. ● Little tourist hospitality offer: lack of beds ● Destination’s level of “authenticity”. availability prevents tourists from visiting the area, ● FUN previous activities in the area while tourist low traffic makes investments risky ● A huge increase of pilgrims is expected by 2021, and difficult (p.e. establishment of new lodging Holy Compostellan Year, providing a privileged facilities). framework to investigate how the pilgrim flows ● Seasonality: visitors tend to concentrate in the may permeate rural areas to disclose their heritage. summer season. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 18 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 Thermal heritage and others on the ways to Rome The success in the recovery of the Way of Saint James has led associations and administrations in Italy, Fran ce, Switzerland, Germany and Austria to recover some of the medieval itineraries to Rome through their signage, the edition of maps and guides, as well as the adaptation of the accommodation infrastructure. The rurALLURE pilot to be implemented in WP5 will focus on three major routes (Via Francigena, Romea Germanica and Romea Strata), aiming to supplement their ongoing promotion with the added value provided by the vast heritage treasured by the traversed rural areas. The rurALLURE network and platform will provide common foundations for works that have commonly pursued similar goals in isolation. Indeed, Consortium partners have noticed that the main weakness of the Romea model is the fragmented and factual management of independent not-for-profit organisations, even if spatial planning remains the responsibility of public administrations. The pilot will pay specific attention to thermal heritage, which is attested in various ways, from rituals to architecture, from Antiquity to the current era. History. The pilgrimage to Rome was from early medieval times until the rise of the Protestant Reformation, a common element of European Christianity. Its popularity varied over time depending on factors such as the pilgrims’ preference for the other two great destinations —Jerusalem and Santiago de Compostela—, the political situation of the territories crossed, the attitude of the papacy and their promotion of the pilgrimage, and the position that the new reformed churches adopted before the cult of saints and relics. The major routes were joined by small routes that allowed access to them from a wide range of European areas. The description of these itineraries that has come down to us is due to chronicles of round trips to Rome made by various figures, both religious and lay. ● Via Francigena is the oldest pilgrimage route to Rome and served also as a military road and trade route, being a privilege vehicle of cultural exchange through Europe. It cannot be understood without the religious communities closely linked to it, which evolved from parishes to abbeys and monasteries and were responsible for the development of the very first hospitality facilities for pilgrims (hospitalia, xenodochia ), being the Benedictine abbey a paradigm across Europe. Across the Way, also new settlements arose, new economic processes developed and art flourished. ● Via Romea Germanica was the most important connection between Rome and the Germanic empires for many centuries. Its itinerary represents the most important historical “monument” of Germany and Northern Italy. Material and writing evidence along the route (mainly in the German imperial cities, castles, inns and churches but also in Austria and Italy) led to its study and research. ● The Romea Strata refers to the pilgrimage paths from Eastern Europe: routes from the Baltic Sea (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), from Poland, Czech Republic and Austria through Tarvisio; from the Balkans through Hungary, from Slovenia via Gorizia and from Croatia through Trieste. These pilgrims could continue their journey walking along the ancient Via Annia, they could head toward the Nonantola Abbey and then, after crossing the Apennines, they could join the Via Francigena. From here, heading south, they could reach Rome and the southern ports to get to Jerusalem. Alternatively, they could head north-east directing their steps towards Santiago de Compostela. Key stakeholders. ● Via Francigena is managed by the European Association of the Via Francigena (AEVF, a rurALLURE partner). This is a nonprofit organisation created in 2001, which currently represents 179 entities, including municipalities, provinces and regions (see full list and interactive map). ● Via Romea Germanica, defined in 2014, was officially inaugurated in December 2018 in Bolzano with the creation of the eponymous European Association: the Via Romea Germanica Association. This is the managing association for the route and pilots its candidacy as a European Cultural Route of the Council of Europe. The University of Bologna (UNIBO, a rurALLURE partner) is part of the Scientific Committee of the Association. Lists of supporting entities from Germany, Austria and Italy can be found here and here . ● The revival of the Romea Strata as a comprehensive pilgrimage routes’ network was an initiative of the Pilgrimage Office of the Diocese of Vicenza, now Fondazione Homo Viator San Teobaldo (a rurALLURE partner), in partnership with Italian Centre for Compostellan Studies. The working group involves several associations, experts on different regional territories and on the rediscovery of ancient pilgrimage routes. Geographical coverage. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 19 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 Source: Travel Emilia Romagna (high-quality image: https://bit.ly/2WqP7wc ) ● Via Francigena stretches 2.240,5 km from Canterbury (United Kingdom) to Rome and 900 km from Rome to Santa Maria di Leuca along the Via Francigena of the South. It crosses 600 municipalities and 17 regions in 4 countries (United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Italy). ● The official Via Romea Germanica comprises a linear path across 2.200 km: 1.092 km in Germany, 83 km in Austria and 1.046 through six Italian regions. This route was known as Via Romea peregrinorum, called “La melior via” (“the best way”). There are two other variants, departing from Dutch ports: the one is located in French territory and follows in the footsteps of Via Francigena; the other departs from the Western German end and links with the Via Emilia (Bologna) towards Cesena and then towards Romagna Apennines and Arezzo. ● The Romea Strata comprise routes from the Baltic Sea (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), from Poland, Czech Republic and Austria through Tarvisio; from the Balkans through Hungary, from Slovenia via Gorizia and from Croatia through Trieste. Pilgrims could continue their journey along the ancient Via Annia, they could head toward the Nonantola Abbey and then, after crossing the Apennines, they could join the Via Francigena. From there, heading south, they could reach Rome and the southern ports to get to Jerusalem. Alternatively, they could head north-east directing their steps towards Santiago de Compostela. Relationship with other routes. ● The AEVF works with local associations for the conservation of the route and has gathered them under the Trails Angels network. As a certified Cultural Route of the Council of Europe it keeps contact with other Programme routes, especially on benchmarking and best-practice exchange. It also maintains relations with relevant pilgrimage and cultural routes (Via del Volto Santo, Abbot’s Way, Via degli Dei, Materano route). AEVF also has cooperation agreements with the French Hiking Federation (FR), the Association Via Francigena France (FR), the Confraternity Pilgrims to Rome (UK) and the Confraternity St. James Way (IT). ● The aim of the Via Romea Germanica Association is to obtain the recognition of European Cultural Route of the Council of Europe and to support awareness raising about cultural and spiritual heritage, sacred and religious values. Along the way, a number of places are shared with the Via Francigena, starting from Montefiascone to reach the final destination in Rome. The same happens with the Romea Strata in its Venetian part, and other pilgrimage routes such as that of Sant'Antonio, all the routes closely cooperating. Since 2015 a joint pilgrimage has also been organised with the St. Olavs ways (the focus of WP6 in rurALLURE ). ● The Romea Strata grafted onto the Via Francigena to reach Rome, at San Miniato. As an official candidate for the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe Certification, it is also in contact with other pilgrimage routes in the network. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 20 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 Key locations and cultural assets. ● Via Francigena boasts a wealth of natural tourist attractions and a rich and diverse cultural heritage, specially in architecture: cathedrals, churches, museums, historic bridges, hospitals, hostels, vernacular buildings and rural architecture. Beautiful landscapes vary from country to country, including vineyards and fields, rural areas, forests, etc. From Rome, the route continues to the harbours of Apulia, in the south of Italy, to pro vide a travel opportunity to reach Jerusalem via Greece, the Balkans and Turkey. Some samples: ○ In the United Kingdom, the Via starts in Canterbury, goes to Shepherdswell and continues to Dover, passing through Canterbury Historic Centre and Cathedral (both UNESCO World Heritage), Canterbury’s Roman Museum, Blean Woods National Nature Reserve and Wood Art Trail, Dover cliffs, etc. ○ In France, the via crosses the regions of Hauts- de-France, Grand-Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, passing by Calais Historic centre, Arras Grand Place and its Cathedral, Cathedral of Reims, Fortifications of Vauban, Besançon Citadel (UNESCO World Heritage), … ○ In Switzerland, across the Cantons Vaud and Valais, the Via passes by Romainmôtier, one of most picturesque villages of Switzerland, Lausanne architecture and landscapes, avalanche-protection traditions and use of Saint Bernard dogs to rescue people (UNESCO Intangible Heritage), St Maurice Abbey (founded in 515, the monastery never stopped serving as a religious centre and a refuge) and its treasury. ○ In Italy, across 10 regions, pilgrims can enjoy several UNESCO World Heritage sites: Ivrea, a historic industrial city; Aosta Roman heritage; Certosa and Medieval Pavia; Luca and Siena Historical Centres; Val d’Orcia cultural landscapes; the City of Rome and the Vatican, etc. Pizza, European Diet and the Processo landscapes are UNESCO intangible heritage and cultural landscapes encountered along the Via Francigena. ● Important tangible heritage located near the paths of Romea Germanica include cathedrals, churches, shrines, monasteries, hospitals, hostels, historical centers, cultural districts, archaeological sites (WHS, National Heritage) and other cultural assets (museums, libraries, old Academies, open archives and so on). Intangible heritage is not less rich, including rituals, oral traditions, religious festivals, patronal feasts, urban pilgri mages and others. Pilgrims can appreciate the cultural landscapes (rural and urban) of Lower Saxony plains, the Turingia Forest, the Alps, along the Po Valley, Comacchio Wetlands (WHS), Ravenna's Littoral Pinewoods (WHS), the Apennine Hills and Mountains (Casentino Forests National Park), the Tuscan Hills (WHS), the Umbrian Plain, the Lakes of Central Italy, and the Agro Romano unto Rome, with the Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (WHS). Many are the reference points that show a millenary religious, artistic and cultural history in an overall buffering area of 54.600 km2 in Germany, 4.150 km2 in Austria and 52.300 km2 in Italy. ● The Romea Strata goes through numerous UNESCO World Heritage sites, as well as several candidate sites. In Italy there is Venice and its lagoon, the city of Vicenza and the Palladian villas in the Veneto Region, Padua and its Botanical Garden, Modena, the Aquileia Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica or the city of Verona. Also to mention the Dolomites Mountains, the pile-dwelling sites of Laghetto della Costa in Arquà Petrarca and Tombola in Cerea; the Medici villas and gardens in Tuscany (Villa di Cerreto Guidi in Cerreto Guidi and Villa La Magia in Quarrata); the Venetian Defense Works, such as the City-Fortress of Palmanova; and the Lombard Heritage related sites. Other candidate sites are Padova, with the Scrovegni Chapel and the 14th century fresco cycles (nominated in 2016). Concerning UNESCO MAB sites it is worth mentioning Miramare, the Po delta park, the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines and the Ledrensi and Judicaria Alps (23 km between Riva del Garda and Rovereto). Current status of development and promotion. ● The Via Francigena benefited from the rediscovery and flourishing of the Way of Saint James in the 1970s and 1980s, and so it also began to be studied and reopened to modern pilgrimages as a tool for sustainable development in the territories across the route. In 1994 it was declared Cultural Route of the Council of Europe. AEVF provides full-range services across the route. A wide accommodation offer is available, including pilgrims hostels, and private facilities. The official pilgrim’s passport which provides advantages and discounts for accommodations and services along the path. AEVF has also developed an official app and published a guidebook of the Italian segment. In 2019 the Via Francigena received about 50.000 walkers, and 19.000 official pilgrim passports and 15.000 official guide books were sold. The official app was downloaded 25.000 times, the website www.viefrancigene.org registered 1 million visits and Francigena’s Facebook profile reached 50K followers. ● The Via Romea Germanica is managed since 2018 by the European Association Via Romea Germanica in collaboration with three national associations working since 2008 and with the support of the German Landers, 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 21 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 the Tyrolean Bundesland, and the Italian Regions. Municipalities and districts collaborate in increasing numbers, stimulated by the economic and cultural opportunities they expect. For some years, tour operators have been taking an interest by building tourist packages purchased mainly by “foreign” pilgrims. In spite of its modest numbers, Romea Germanica is today a significant phenomenon in rural areas, in particular in the plains and especially in the German and Italian hilly areas. In many religious places along the way, data of a few thousand (2500/3000 in 2018) were recorded, compared to the few pilgrims who completed the entire route from Stade to Rome. ● The European Association Romea Strata (AERS, a rurALLURE associate partner), founded in 2018, counts 30 founding members from Poland, Czech Republic, Austria and Italy. The members of the association work together to make this itinerary accessible to all, to encourage sustainable cultural tourism, and to raise awareness by promoting cultural, artistic and educational activities. In Italy, the route itinerary has been entirely mapped and traced with GPS and signposting (road signs) has been completed with special arrows and bulletin boards along the way. A walking guide and 3 bike guides (in Italian and German) have been published by Touring Club. There is also a specific guide which contains cultural and food and wine insights into three areas: Osttirol, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia and Vicenza. In Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland the itinerary has been mapped and traced with GPS and the signposting is currently being deployed. These works shall be upscaled to Baltic countries, as the AERS is contacting partners to define the route to Tallinn. Rural surroundings. ● Via Francigena crosses 17 regions and 612 municipalities in 4 countries and mostly traverses rural areas and small communities. More than 70% of the AEVF members are small villages and communities of villages, especially in France and Switzerland; in Italy the route crosses small towns and provinces uniting towns and villages. The communities along the Via Francigena depend on agricultural activities and have a low population with a visible decrease of population because of the internal migration, mostly in the mountainous areas. Pilgrimage along the Via Francigena generates significant economic benefits to local communities in terms of creation of SMEs, provision of services and socio-cultural exchange. ● As for Via Romea Germanica, the route mainly develops in rural areas with low and aged population density if compared to the national share, with the exception of the 6 Italian Regions. These regions show a good level of development in the context of an agricultural economy mainly oriented at the international market, with high availability of work, especially in the German part. However, the arrival, albeit limited at the moment, of pilgrims and slow tourists represents a significant opportunity for accommodation, shopping and sustainable social wellbeing, especially in the hilly and mountainous areas with a density of 20-30 inhabitants/km2. ● Romea strata crosses in Italy 5 regions, 6 provinces and 186 municipalities. The areas crossed are characterised by multiple cultural, historical and productive traditions. In Friuli, for instance, some areas once agricultural ly depressed, have seen a great industrial development over the years. Agriculture no longer has the importance of the past, but it is a leading sector, and viticulture has had great development. Cities are mainly dedicated to the tertiary sector. The territories are rich in “cities of art”, museums and shrines. In Veneto and Emilia the population is not homogeneously distributed; depopulation of large cities has occurred since the 1980s leading to significant urban development and today the resident population continues to grow due to immigration.These two regions are among the richest in Italy. Today Veneto is the seat of important industrial and tertiary activities. Agricultural activities are still significant, but small family-run businesses prevail, specialising in the food, textile, footwear and furniture sectors. Cooperatives are also widespread. Nearby heritage missed by (most) pilgrims. The following are just a few of the sites that provide an insight into culture, traditions, history and lifestyles of territories crossed by a pilgrim along the Via Francigena: ● [FR] In Calais: Le Phare, a lighthouse from 1818 with a discovery room showcasing the history of lighthouses, beacons and maritime signals and The Museum of Lace and Fashion. ● [FR] In Omer: Saint-Omer Notre-Dame Cathedral (13th-16th century), a fine example of Gothic architecture in the northern provinces of France. ● [FR] In Besancon: Chailluz Forest, a stunning natural site from where quarries provided the chalky mottled stone from which the majority of old buildings in Besancon centre are made of, and their Thermal Baths. ● [FR] In Grand Est Region: Historic wine cellars. ● [FR] In Ornan: Museum of Gustave Courbet, a French realist painter. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 22 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 ● [CH] Switzerland’s highest vineyard in the Valais region. ● [CH] Collection de l’Art Brut Museum: Works by more than 1000 artists outside the mainstream creative community make up the collections. ● [CH] Thermal towns of Yverdon-les-Bains, Lavey-les-Bains and Saillon. ● [IT] In Piedmont: Vercelli rice fields and thermal town of Acqui Terme (EHTTA member).4 ● [IT] In Lombardy: Thermal towns of Mirandolo Terme and San Colombano. ● [IT] In Emilia-Romagna: Birthplace of Giuseppe Verdi; thermal town of Salsomaggiore (EHTTA Member); Tabiano thermal baths. ● [IT] Thermal town of Sant’Andrea Bagni; city of Parma; circle of castles in the province of Parma. ● [IT] In Tuscany: Thermal towns of Gambassi Terme and Chianciano Terme; Cooperative Terme e Valle del Lucido, Fivizzano. ● [IT] Thermal town of Montecatini Terme (EHTTA Member); Terme di Montepulciano and Terme di Sorano; thermal baths and thermal towns of Equi Terme, Carlo Terme, Cinquale, Bagni di Lucca, Monsummano Terme, San Giuliano Terme, Bagno Vignoni, Bagni San Filippo and San Casciano. ● [IT] In Latium: Thermal town of Bagni di Stigliano and thermal baths of Bagni di Tivoli. Within 50 km from the main paths of Romea Germanica, all three sections show an important wealth of highly identifiable territorial characteristics: ● [DE] Ostfalen, with a densely populated cultural landscape between Celle and Braunschweig. ● [DE] Small villages and settlements past historic sites of world history. ● [DE] Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where among the numerous victims we find the name of Anne Frank. ● [DE] Thüringen: Homeland of Germany history. ● [DE] Franconian wine country area of bishops of Würzburg. ● [AT] Innsbruck, with its churches and its 26 museums. ● [IT] Po Delta Park: included in the WHS list annexed to “Ferrara, city of the Renaissance”, featuring several ducal residences which constitute a unique cultural and natural landscape. ● [IT] The Gran Bosco della Mesola or the Pomposa Abbey (and museum, located in the ancient dormitory of the monks, a masterpiece in the Romanesque and Byzantine style with its characteristic bell tower. ● [IT] The territory of Argenta, with an articulated eco-museum. ● [IT] Veneto Regional Museum of Reclamation and coastal botanical garden. ● [IT] San Basilio cultural tourist center. ● [IT] Porto Viro park’s visitor center in the flood plain of Ca’Pisani. ● [IT] City of Loreo, the ancient “capital of the Delta”, bulwark of the southern borders of the Venetian Duchy, and a land with deep historical roots. ● [IT] City of Adria, the oldest urban settlement in the area which houses the National Etruscan Museum. The whole Romea Strata is rich in place of intense spirituality, many linked to the memories of significant saints, such as Sant’Antonio da Padova, San Zeno in Verona, San Giacomo in Pistoia, etc. Linked to Marian spirituality are Monte Berico, Barbana, Castelmonte, Madonna della Corona, etc. Places that are the driving forces of the primitive faith are also present: Aquileia with its extraordinary budding (52 dioceses are born from Aquileia) Concordia Sagittaria, Nonantola, Modena, etc. There is notable presence of the remains of two evangelists: San Marco in the Basilica of Venice and San Luca in Santa Giustina di Padova. In addition, the following places boast a cultural significance that helps to understand the historical value of the itinerary: ● Cercivento: mosaics, murals and frescoes on buildings and streets. ● Majano: Ancient Hospital of San Giovanni in San Tomaso and Pieve di Comerzo. ● Sesto al Reghena: ancient Benedictine abbey of Santa Maria in Sylvis. ● Concordia Sagittaria: Santo Stefano Cathedral with underlying archaeological excavations. ● Quarto d’Altino: Altino National Archaeological Museum. ● Monselice: the seven Roman churches of the Jubilee and the Church of San Giacomo. ● Montagnana: medieval walled city. ● Nonantola: San Silvestro Abbey and museum. 4 Acqui Terme is a member of the European Historic Thermal Towns Association (EHTTA), actively involved in the development of the tourism product Thermal Via Francigena. EHTTA Presidency has signed a letter of support for rurALLURE (uploaded in the annexes). 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 23 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 ● Fanano: church of San Giacomo and the village of Ospitale, Passo Croce Arcana. ● Pistoia: Cathedral with relic of San Giacomo and San Zeno, Ospedale del Ceppo, Pieve di Sant’Andrea, … ● Vinci: Leonardo’s birthplace with its museum. ● Fogliano Redipuglia: Military Shrine of the First World War. ● Aquileia: Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta and Baptistery, archaeological museum, Monastero area. ● Rovereto: Opera Campana dei Caduti Foundation, church of San Marco, museum. ● Schio: Museum of industrial archeology. ● Bassano del Grappa: church of San Vito, church of San Donato and museums. Current needs and opportunities in cultural and touristic promotion. ● The AEVF is interested in reinforcing the work with thermal heritage along Via Francigena and developing a network of thermal baths on the route and next to the route on the entire European stretch from Canterbury to Rome and Santa Maria di Leuca. The objectives are (i) to identify thermal heritage along the route and in vicinity of the route; (ii) to develop an innovative tourism product which would include thermal experience and walking/cycling/horse-riding or by train along the route together with relevant stakeholders; (iii) to develop a Via Francigena service card for thermal services and heritage; and (iv) to launch a visibility campaign, including press trips and social media promotion. As Via Francigena is rich with gastronomic heritage, this is another aspect relevant to explore in the WP5 pilot. ● The Scientific Committee of Via Romea Germanica has identified and listed the following thematic lines of interest for the shared exhibitions and guides to be created in the project: places as a religious destination ; urban pilgrimages of the spiritual destinations; shared religious rites and identities; sustainable religious and tourist hospitality (in the SDGs approach); relics, saints and sanctuaries of Romea Germanica; sacred music; local communities between awareness and social commitment of the territorial heritage; local sustainable development; Romea Germanica Festival. ● Romea Strata stakeholders have stated that it would be beneficial to have a unique and coherent information system on cultural attractions along with an appropriate use of storytelling to make them attractive to broad publics and proper dissemination in social media. This is especially relevant for the networking of museums and UNESCO sites can become a strong attraction for a target not yet interested in pilgrimages. There are museums in rural areas that are unknown or not connected. Schools and Universities may be involved into project’s activities to raise their awareness and interest, developing future publics. Specific thematic lines of interest for the shared exhibitions and guides to be created in the project include: ○ Commerce roads: amber, salt, iron, wool and silk roads; the Roman roads which became transit routes for goods, ideas and pilgrims; the Polish Post route from 1558. ○ The places of welcome: Ancient hospitality for pilgrims along the way; Roman, Lombard, Middle Age and contemporary period; monasteries and shrines of importance and significance along the way. ○ Notable pilgrims & travel diaries. ○ Religious dynamism in Central Europe: Slavism and Pan-Slavism; Hebraism; the protestant evangelical issue; memories of Jerusalem and of Calvaries: paths, places, relics and cities. ○ The socio-cultural fabric: shared religious rituals and patronal feasts; craft; sacred music; gastronomy. ○ The path of science and knowledge, on the steps of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo. ○ Rome, city of St. Peter and Paul, the eternal Christian religious destination between past and fu ture. ○ Local communities between awareness and social commitment of religious heritage for gratuity and accessibility in a daily sustainability approach. Strengths & opportunities Weaknesses & threats ● Strong interest and sensitivity for pilgrimage and ● Central areas are very content consistent VS poor on opportunities at the tourism level. rural areas. ● UNESCO and UNESCO MAB sites along the ● Low presence of low cost or donor routes. accommodation. ● Trends in green, wellness, and slow tourism. ● Relatively unknown routes and tourism products. ● Mapped trails and religious ways around the area. ● Relevant thermal and cultural heritage. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 24 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 ● Contribution to sustainable tourism development ● Weak promotion of the routes and poor and slow tourism niche. communication to wider public, pilgrims and ● Involvement of universities and research centers in walkers. route’s managing associations. ● In some cases, poor organisation at the local level ● Deep involvement of consolidated European for the maintenance of the itinerary (managed by Associations, with significant geographic coverage municipalities). and strong stakeholder networks. ● Need for better governance and event coordination. ● In some cases, the cost of maintenance of hiking infrastructures. Ethnographic heritage on the ways to Trondheim The pilot to be conducted within WP6 aimed to see heritage in a perspective of how people have lived their lives along the St. Olav’s ways, the pilgrims paths to Trondheim (Norway) and make accessible how cultural, religious and societal aspects contribute to rich historical heritage also in the vicinity of the pilgrimage path. The p ilot will focus specifically on Gudbrandsdalsleden, the first of many St. Olav Ways. Since it runs through Dovre and Reinheimen national parks there is potential to develop natural heritage sites along the routes, too. rurALLURE partner NTNU is located along the western route of the Gudbrandsdalsleden in Gjøvik and by Nidaros in Trondheim. Norwegian associated partners are located along the western route of the Gudbrandsdalsleden path, or right along the route in the Lillehammer area. History. In Nidaros, Trondheim, the pilgrimages to St. Olav’s shrine started right after his death at Stiklestad in 1030. It quickly became known that he was a holy man and in 1031 he was declared a saint. The first witness about this is a poem by Torarin Lovtunge from 1031-35. He was the bard of king Olav’s enemy, the Danish king Knut. He encouraged the king to pray for St. Olav’s intercessions. Within a few years the pilgrimage to St. Olav’s shrine was so strongly consolidated that it became known far out in Europa. During these first years the Church in Nidaros, Trondheim, belonged to the Archbishopric of Hamburg/Bremen. The king Oistein Magnussen, in the 1120s, built shelters for pilgrims in several places on the Dovre mountain’s plateau. The care for the pilgrims was so imp ortant that there was a detailed regulation for the stay in these pilgrim shelters in the Norwegian legislation. During the 13th century the first church was built. When the Lutheran reformation reached Norway in 1537, pilgrimages were banned. Only in the 20th century people started again to come to Trondheim as pilgrims, especially after the 1980s. Gudbrandsdalsleden was officially opened by HRH Crown prince in 1997. Today the St. Olav Ways – the pilgrim paths to Trondheim in Norway, Denmark and Sweden are signposted with the St. Olav logo and have received the status as European Cultural Route under the Council of Europe’s Cultural Route program. Key stakeholders. The National Pilgrim Centre (Nasjonalt Pilegrimssenter, NPS) is responsible for the public pilgrimage development in Norway, coordinating and prioritising tasks and resources. The public pilgrim routes in Norway are meant to function as incubators for positive and sustainable development. The pilgrimage will contribute to value creation and positive development, open and inclusive to people of different faiths, cultures and traditions. NPS is organized as a department in Nidaro’s Cathedral Restoration work, which is a government agency under the Ministry of Culture. Geographical coverage. The main route is approximately 640 kilometres long. It starts in the ancient part of Oslo and heads north along the lake Mjøsa, up the Gudbrandsdal valley, over the Dovrefjell mountains, and down the Oppdal and Gauldalen valleys to end at the Nidaros Cathedral. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 25 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 Source: https://pilegrimsleden.no/kart Relationship with other routes. Through the status as a European Cultural Route of the Council of Europe, the St. Olav Ways cooperate with other Cultural Routes in Europe. There is also cooperation with national paths and both regional and local routes. Historically, St. Olav Ways were connected to the routes to Santiago de Compostela and Rome through the Danish Hærvejen (sometimes referred to in English as “the Ox Road”), an ancient trackway in Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein (Germany). The route runs from Viborg via Flensburg to Hamburg. “ Pilgrims Crossing Borders ” (http://picrobo.blogspot.de ) was a 2015 initiative of organised pilgrimage from Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim to Rome covering a distance of 3000 km. Current status of development and promotion. The St. Olavs ways are well developed and promoted with a steady rise in the number of pilgrims on all parts. The recognition as a Cultural Route by the Council of Europe provided decisive support to relive the Medieval tradition. Pilgrims are counted in the hundreds, not yet thousands (detailed statistics on pilgrims and visits can be found at shorturl.at/uxDF3) so there is potential for more regional development of locations along the route and in accordance with the route. There is a Pilgrim’s Office in Oslo which gives advice to travelers and a Pilgrim Centre in Trondheim, under the aegis of the Nidaros Cathedral, which awards certificates to successful travelers upon the completion of their journey. Rural surroundings. The region of Innlandet is a sparsely populated, mountainous region of Norway rich in cultural and natural heritage. There are approximately 370.000 inhabitants on 52.590 km2. Much of the population is centered around the lake Mjøsa with regional centres in the towns of Hamar, Gjøvik and Lillehammer. The region has a lower birth rate than the rest of Norway and is home to most cabins/secondary homes of all Norwegian regions with a total of 89.212, and is also home to 11 national parks. The region has many famous destinations and tourism is an important part of the economy. Other important economic activities are public sector, retail, construction, hotels and restaurants, farming and food production, logging and wood-based industries, industrial parks, higher education and research, IT, gaming and VR companies and hydro power. The main challenge for the Innlandet region in workplace development is a sector structure comprising a large proportion of industries that provide either low-value or that is in decline. There are few industries in Innland that are in national growth. Key locations and cultural assets along the main paths. Gudbrandsdalsleden has countless cultural heritage stories and places to offer, many hundreds are on or close to the path, and remind of past struggles and experiences. Pilgrims can find tombs, historically important sites, beautiful churches and preserved buildings from the Middle Ages, such as a building at Sygard Grytting which housed pilgrims in the 12th century. Gudbrandsdalsleden also gives close contact with the legacy of the Viking king Olav Haraldsson, later known as Saint Olav. Water springs are widespread and are known to have healing effects. Along Gudbrandsdalsleden are the historical sites St. Hallvard Cathedral, Bønsnes, Granavollen, Hamardomen and Dale-Gudbrands Gard. The pilgrimage route crosses the national park of Dovre with a rich natural heritage. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 26 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 Nearby heritage missed by (most) pilgrims. ● Mjøsmuseet / Gjøvik glasværk. Mjøsmuseet / Mjøsas ark. Ethnographic and historical collection and exhibition thematically linked to the lake Mjøsa; Mjøsmuseet / Gjøvik gård. ● Skibladner, the world’s oldest preserved paddle steamer in timetabled service, serving as official pi lgrims’ ship. ● Lillehammer museum / Maihaugen: Large collection of historic buildings including medieval church buildings in the Norwegian tradition of stave churches. ● Lillehammer museum / Sigrid Undset’s home – Bjerkebæk: The nobel laureate author’s home. ● The national park of Reinsheimen, adjacent to Dovre national park, with glacial archaeology. ● Historical farms and industrial sites. ● Rock Art, Iron Ores and Chalk burning sites. ● Kistefos-Museet museum; Aukrustsenteret (multi-artist Kjell Aukrust’s museum); Museum for Forest Finn Culture in Norway; Norwegian Railway Museum; Norwegian Road and Mjøsmuseet museums. ● Maihaugen; Memory Park Dombås; Hjerleid. Current needs and opportunities in cultural and touristic promotion. St. Olav’s Ways run right next to many sites of cultural and natural heritage interest, many of them unknown to pilgrims and the public, but with great potential for providing enlightenment and added value to pilgrimages, offering new contexts and experiences. There is also a potential reciprocity in informing and enlightening the visitors to adjacent cities about the pilgrimage route, the role of the route in history and present times and the opportunities for pilgrimage and tourism and contemplation along the routes. Pilgrimages are a form of sustainable tourism that can be further developed and put into a larger context of cultural and natural heritage for mutual benefit. Although a pilgrimage is a contemplative experience on foot in a physical environment and perhaps without digital technology as distractions , there is opportunity for adding digital experiences both in the planning phases of a pilgrimage scenario and as a means for making cultural and natural heritage accessible, also for people not being able to go on a pilgrimage (this might be from reasons of disabilities or resources). Digital dissemination can augment the experience both for people present on the site and remotely and it can add understanding and contextual layers of meaning to aspe cts of cultural and natural heritage. Digital dissemination can also be effective in promoting the routes and adjacent heritage sites as possible destinations and tourist attractions. Strengths & opportunities Weaknesses & threats ● Strong tourist and winter sports region with large ● Fewer tourists in the summer season. areas of unspoiled nature. ● Some sites are not so accessible. ● Standing condition of Cultural Route recognised by the Council of Europe. Natural heritage on the ways to Csíksomlyó Natural heritage sites along pilgrimage routes offer ideal possibilities for inward-looking yet studying the earth of prehistoric times, its current flora and fauna and activities of preserving it. These characteristics fit well also into the concept of “slow tourism” getting away from the fast pace of everyday life. The rurALLURE pilot to be implemented in WP7 will focus on the Mária Út (also known as the Way of Holy Mary, or Via Mariae ), a spiritual way used since the Middle Ages. The “Pannonian landscape ” presents a holistic view of life and nature. At a typical site in Hungary and in Transylvania, one can just experience a peaceful feeling of contemplation. Along Mária Út, though, the pilgrims may visit numerous sites of built cultural heritage. Accordingly, the focus on natural heritage in WP7 seeks to offer pilgrims a new perspective, integrating these smaller, relatively unknown rural sites into the cultural network along the European pilgrimage routes, increasing the numbers of visitors and contributing to the general prosperity of the affected regions. The aim is to build up a unified pilgrim’s way among the different religious traditions of Central Europe, and to create a network between these places. History. Csíksomlyó became a pilgrimage site in 1567, when Hungarian king John II Sigismund Zápolya wanted to convert the Székely population of the upper Csík to Protestantism. The Székelys refused to abandon the Catholic faith and resisted. A battle took place on a nearby field, on Saturday before Pentecost 1567, from which the 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 27 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 Székelys emerged victorious. The monks saw this as a sign of the care of Virgin Mary, and since then, this event has been commemorated by a pilgrimage when the believers gather on Pentecost every year. Beside its religious importance, the pilgrimage has also become a community event demonstrating spiritual unity of Hungarian people living in and outside the historical region of Transylvania. Key stakeholders. The Way of Mary Association (Mária Út Közhasznú Egyesület, MUTKE, a rurALLURE partner) was founded in 2006 in Hungary. They have organised the ways in Hungary and have coordinated them in other countries as well, with the goal of connecting the most important Mary shrines in Central and Eastern Europe: Mariazell, Ș umuleu Ciuc, Cz ęstochowa and Međugorje; along with other smaller pilgrimage locations (Máriapócs, Máriaremete). These holy places have been attracting worldwide visitors for centuries. Among the members there are several municipalities along the routes, so the project counts on their continuous involvement. The implementation of the way in Transylvania is coordinated by the Transylvanian Way of Mary Association (an associate partner), which was founded in 2012, together with other partner-organisations, with the Caritas Alba Iulia and the Transylvanian Carpathians Association. The organisation manages a network of churches, authorities and local governments, SMEs, associations, local communities, and volunteers, as well as fundraising activities. Geographical coverage. The Mária Út covers 9 countries: Austria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Poland, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Central-European sites are connected by walking, bike and horse trails and have a strong influence of Mary homage through local and regional pilgrimages. The first main route goes West-East from the German Altötting district through the Austrian Mariazell all the way to the Romanian city of Ș umuleu Ciuc; the second stretches North-South from the Polish city of Częstochowa to the Bosnian Međugorje through three main routes, all connected into a network. The way thus draws a large cross upon the map of Central Europe. Relationship with other routes. The Hungarian organisation has formal cooperation agreements with other pilgrimage associations: the Transylvanian Association of The Way of Mary, the Slovakian Association of The Way of Mary, the Way of Saint Elizabeth, the Hungarian Association of The Camino de Santiago (The Way of St. James), the Way of Pearls and Pauline 70 Association (pilgrimage of the Pauline Order). The Transylvanian association has a good relationship with the Association of Friends of Camino de Santiago and in some areas (Cluj, Praid and Dealu) one can see the sign of both routes as a testimony of cooperation. Current status of development and promotion. The networks for the main routes of Częstochowa-Međugorje and Altötting-Șumuleu Ciuc have entirely been identified and recorded, and almost a third part of the entire route has been marked. In three of the countries, NGOs have been created to develop the routes. A network between the 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 28 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 settlements and their offered services is currently in formation. This topic is appearing in other events as well, such as the 40-day pilgrimage; the 3-5 day pilgrimages. The unorganised pilgrimages for close acquaintances have all become more popular. The maps, guidebooks, and GPS applications have all been completed for the main sights of the important route between Mariazell and Ș umuleu Ciuc. Pilgrim counts are estimated around 20.000 pilgrims per year on the whole section of the route, which results in approximately 30.000 guest nights/year. Although Ș umuleu Ciuc is the final destination of the route, the estimated number of pedestrian pilgrims on the Transylvanian section is 2.000 people per year. The majority of them are from Hungary, but the number of visitors from different European countries has a growing tendency. In relation to accommodation, pensions are available in the more developed sections, but an important part of development is to organize accomodation and disseminate it. While in Hungary one can choose from several officially listed ‘pilgrim accommodation’ places, this category still needs to be legalized and developed in the Transylvanian section of the route. The current alternatives are parishes, parochial places or family houses. As for catering, pilgrims value local products and cuisine. The Way of Mary gives the opportunity to promote the local products from the small farmers or from the small restaurants and groceries as well. Information on natural wa ter sources is yet essential. Information and resting points: Non-stop receptions function at already established touristic points but there is a need to build some orientation points tailored to the needs of pilgrims. New resting p laces have to be constructed, old ones repaired, and they should be provided with adequate infrastructure. Pilgrims information still not available in important venues (first-aid centres, pharmacies, transportation, cash points, etc). The tradition of pilgrimage and Mary homage has been on the Hungarian List of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage since 2016. Although not an official recognition, the Transylvanian Association is proud of the fact that in 2019 a Slovenian and an Austrian delegation paid them a visit, to study the Transylvanian route and use it as a role model. The association’s initiatives are welcomed by the Ministry of Tourism of Romania. The construction and continuation of The Way of Mary in Iași and Suceava county started in March 2019. Rural surroundings. The Hungarian section of the Way of Maria crosses 5 EU NUTS2 Regions of different economic and demographic characteristics; the rurALLURE pilot will cover 4 of those: Nyugat-Dunántúl (HU22), Közép-Dunántúl (HU21), Közép-Magyarország (HU12) and Észak-Magyarország” (HU31). In Romania the Way crosses the RO11 “Nord-Vest” and the RO12 “Centru” NUTS2 regions; the latter will be covered in rurALLURE too, more precisely in Harghita and Mureș counties. The areas of interest in Slovakia fall under NUTS2 SK03 “Central Slovakia”. Hungary, Slovakia and Romania are characterised by large rural areas. The pilgrimage route traverses mainly these parts of the countries. The age of population in 2018 was not far from the EU 28 median age of 43,1 years, although statistics are “distorted” by the presence of larger cities in all regions where the median age is lower than in the rural areas. According to 2017 data the per capita GDP in the HU31 Észak-Magyarország region was among the lowest, only 46% of EU28 measured in PPS (purchasing power standard). GDP in SK03 Central Slovakia is the lowest of all Slovak regions. In general all the regions of our focus have per capita GDP data below 75%. of EU28 average. The following table summarizes the per capita GDP data of all examined regions for 2017. The most rapid growth rate in wealth generation during the period of 2008-2017 was among regions that had lower GDP per inhabitant than the EU 28 average. Romania’s Centru Region is one of them with more than 4% yearly growth rate starting from a very low base in 2008. Unemployment in these regions is low on average, less than 5% of the labour force aged 15-74 Years. These data are distorted by the vicinity of cities and industrial activity in the area. Where the routes cross, the rural areas show more modest dimensions. Key locations and cultural assets along the main paths. Mariazell has been attracting pilgrims since the 12th century and it is therefore one of the most important shrines in Central Europe. Approximately 1 million pilgrims visit it annually. Ș umuleu Ciuc, in Romania, has been a popular destination for pilgrims since the 15th century. Even today hundreds of thousands of people visit it annually for this reason, the main pilgrimage event takes place at Pentecost. Cz ęstochowa is one of the most popular shrines in Poland. According to the legend, Luke the Evangelist painted the portrait of Black Madonna, which to this day attracts millions. Međugorje is located in Bosnia-Hercegovina and the appearances which began in 1981 attracted more than one million pilgrims each year. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 29 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 Nearby heritage missed by (most) pilgrims. Current descriptions of the Mária Út have a stronger emphasis on constructed cultural heritage while natural focus is often missed, especially as the route does not go in the vicinity of a well-known national park. Nevertheless, the route boasts a relevant natural heritage: caves and cave systems, waterfalls, gorges, creeks, cenic observation points, birdwatching areas, traditional pastures and livestock, etc. There are also botanical gardens, protected plants areas and (natural) herb gardens. During the first stage of the pilot, rurALLURE will examine 2 smaller parts of the route within Hungary with a natural heritage focus. Later on, the plan is to complete the route up to 500 km. In Transylvania (Romania) the plan is to develop one larger section of about 200 kms and in Slovakia the whole northern-southern section of 216 km. The unifying feature of the route is the adoration of Virgin Mary. The routes have evolved over the centuries carrying also our natural history and, similar with other pilgrim’s ways, bring pilgrims closer to nature. It shows not just the beautiful part, but also the scarring characteristics of the landscape, the garbage that cannot be seen from the car. Owing to the fact that these pilgrimages are far away from the traffic, the tourists are invited to experience small treasures or interesting, small happiness and beauties of nature. In this sense, the Way of Mary is special because it is mainly traced through nature: pilgrims do not only look for the religious experience; but also for the spirituality in people and places. The route crosses some regions with important regional-touristic facilities, promoting especially constructed heritage. Natural heritage is much less known in the international touristic market. In Romania, due to the larger country size the knowledge about the sites along the route has to be improved on national level, too. Current needs and opportunities in cultural and touristic promotion. The attractiveness of the territory is defined by the mix of several factors. They can be grouped in various ways, like destination attractions (e.g. variety of attractions, uniqueness, climate), the quality of support facilities and services (e.g. accommodation, shopping, tours, info points, safety, security) and the people-related factors (quality of supporting personal, level of knowledge of foreign languages). The profile of pilgrims has also changed considerably in recent years: ● Due to demographic changes, an increasing number of pilgrims are getting “older”, seeking increasing quality, comfort, and eventually therapy. The development of health-consciousness has reached this segment, too. ● The pilgrims tend to be better informed through the Internet and social media. ● By the time they reach the destination they have known more than 4-5, but sometimes even more than 10 touristic places have a good referential point. ● The trend of slow tourism contributes to the growth of this segment, going on foot and using simple and traditional services is more attractive than a decade ago. A shared digital exhibition showcasing the main categories of “natural heritage” will take priority. The pilot plans to create virtual countryside and forest discovery paths presenting various sections of the natural heritage along the selected routes. IT experts and natural scientists will be involved in the design, along with the Mária Út As sociation and local organisations in order to reflect the region’s development aim’s. It is envisaged to design a virtual nature trail of a gorge along the route showing its surroundings, panoramic points, special flora. On another virtual trail one will be able to examine the interior of a cave including its geological characteristics and the life of bats living there. The pilot plans to dedicate a trail also to the cultivation and processing of aromatic and medicinal plants. An interesting virtual nature trail can be dedicated to bird-watching, as well. During the first years of the project, it is planned to prepare a shorter version of this information for the pilgrims, in order to raise their curiosity and attract them to the natural heritage sites. In the dissemination phase all this information can be shared online: at web-sites of touristic points, or dedicated touristic platforms such as in Transylvania the Visit Harghita and Visit Mureș. There may be opportunities to enrich the digital trails involving the pilgrims themselves (crowdsourcing) by offering them the opportunity to share their photos and comments. Strengths & opportunities Weaknesses & threats ● All the territories are attractive destinations to the ● The natural aspects have been developed in pilgrims mainly due to their built religious heritage. depth only in some segments of the route. ● Other cultural heritage sites are also relatively well ● The individual cultural heritage institutions represented. could share more of their experience related to 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 30 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 ● The quality of support facilities is increasing, even if the pilgrims by establishing and developing a there is a big difference among the regions, especially network. between Hungary and Transylvania. ● International communication, publications in ● Relationships with “religious” tour operators and various languages need refining. travel agencies have multiplied. ● The international relations among the various ● Multiple audiences have been identified for pilgrimage ways need to become stronger. One communication and new channels have been created of the main values of this proposal is seen in to reach them. this field. ● People-related factors have improved significantly. ● Although the segment of children has already ● Mária Út Association and Asociatia Via Mariae have been targeted, there has not been a unique achieved solid involvement of local governments, key proposition to raise the interest of this age stakeholders and volunteers. group, neither that of the parents. d) Linked R&I activities In addition to the regional initiatives listed in the pilot description tables, rurALLURE will be strongly linked to the CrossCult H2020 project (www.crosscult.eu ), which ran from 2016 to 2019. The technological platform of rurALLURE will be based on innovations produced in the CrossCult H2020 project, including tools for the following tasks: ● Preparation of narratives for interactive museum guides implemented as mobile apps (Android and iOS). ● Identification of suitable audiovisual contents to deliver along with the narratives. ● Personalisation of the cultural experiences according to the interests, preferences and needs of specific individuals or groups. These and other features will be integrated in rurALLURE, after proper adaptation to the specificities of pilgrimage experiences: continuity over successive days, predominantly audio stimuli, relatively long periods of resting to deliver secondary materials, etc. CrossCult also generated guidelines for Cultural Heritage storytelling with cross-border perspectives, which will be extended to the particular context of the pilgrimage experiences. 2 Impact The rurALLURE project seeks to achieve significant social, cultural and economic impact all over Europe, by creating new means to exploit the booming phenomenon of the pilgrimage routes. All actions are oriented towards enriching the experiences currently offered, without detracting anything from the impact made by the current flows of pilgrims. Rather, by introducing cost-effective and accessible means for agents in the rural environment to gain visibility and allure through their cultural heritage, and to better know the people potentially interested in what they have to offer, the project will increase the impact and make it penetrate further outside the main walking pa ths. All in all, the project actions will: ● Serve as a model to extend promotional actions all along the pilgrimage routes selected for the pilots, beyond the segments that will be the focus of WP4 to WP7, involving as many of the potentially-concerned museums, libraries, archaeological sites, enclaves, guides, natural heritage sites as possible, as well as agents that may provide transportation, accommodation and dining in the rural environment. ● Conduct dissemination actions to bootstrap adoption of rurALLURE strategies, recommendations and tools to the other pilgrimage routes that exist all over Europe. ● Promote knowledge of rural spaces in other territories, fostering the exchange of ideas and experiences, reinforcing the visibility of the heritage resources and deepening their knowledge. ● Create working links between different international institutions, as well as between universities / museums / communities / agencies or tourist offices. ● Provide new tourism and cultural promotion options to more geographically- or socially-isolated spaces. 2.1 Expected impacts Table 2-1: Contribution of rurALLURE to the expected impacts Expected impact Contribution of rurALLURE 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 31 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 [IMP1] The coordination ● [WP1, WP2] The project will create an European network of entities that will and support action will irrigate or supply new visitors to rural museums and other heritage sites, taking create a representative advantage of the flows of pilgrims along big transnational routes. and geographically ● [WP4 to WP7] The pilots cover four of the most significant ones, from Spain balanced European and Portugal to the west to Romania to the East, from Italy to the south to network of European Norway to the north. Geographical balance was also a concern during the museums, heritage sites, selection of the Consortium partners. researchers and policy ● [WP4 to WP7] Furthermore, the pilots will investigate actions related to makers. multiple facets of cultural heritage, representative of the richness and diversity of European history and culture. The profiles of the Consortium partners merge the best talent of Europe, from University researchers in fields of Humanities and ICT, to heritage site and museum managers and policy makers, already integrated in some of the most relevant stakeholder boards. ● [WP8] The network will increase impact by inviting other researchers, heritage managers and tourism industry through a range of dissemination and outreach actions, including events, workshops, fam trips, study visits, etc. ● [WP2] By the end of the action the size and balance of the network of cultural institutions will be clearly measurable and its scalability for other sections of the route will be defined. [IMP2] The network will ● [WP2] The work plan has been designed to ensure alignment of strategies support, as a pilot from the beginning and to provide continuous evaluation and exchange of best demonstration activity, practices later on, without preventing each pilot to develop in an autonomous the joint organisation of way according to the needs and opportunities of each region. travelling exhibitions and ● [WP2] The rendezvous activities will lead to the publication of a manual of shared digital transfer of good tourist practices, a white book of recommendations and a exhibitions. It will clearly-defined strategy for exploitation of the project’s results. develop and share best ● [WP3] The rurALLURE platform will facilitate scalable and cost-effective practises. It will also design of shared digital exhibitions, in the shape of sequences of multimedia support knowledge contents connected by meaningful narratives and delivered to the pilgrims by exchange between mobile apps. Any new institutions joining the rurALLURE network will be museum curators, able to easily link their heritage and contents to existing narratives (thus conservators and gaining immediate visibility) or start tasks aimed at creating new ones. management. ● [WP4 to WP7] The cultural heritage institutions (mainly rural ones) reached by the pilots will benefit from the implementation of actions co-designed with other relevant stakeholders, informed by best practices and lessons learned. ● [WP8] The involvement of associations and foundations related to pilgrimage, key decision makers, rural cultural venues, … will safeguard the effective dissemination of the project’s results and ensure future sustainability of the rurALLURE network and its supporting technological platform. [IMP3] The CSA will ● [WP2] The findings resulting from the pilots will lead to the publication of a provide an agenda with manual of transfer of good tourist practices and a white book of key research and recommendations and a clearly-defined strategy for exploitation, that will innovation challenges for altogether cover all needs for new technologies, materials, management tools, European museums and legal solutions, IPR management, financing instruments and visitors’ and heritage sites for Horizon community involvement. Europe. The research ● [WP2 to WP7] The community of pilgrims will be involved throughout the agenda will cover needs whole process, utilizing interviewing, forum analysis and user experience for new technologies, (wayfinding) methods, determining points of interest and points of pain materials, management throughout their journeys (e.g. the rest days needed the most often, the tools, legal solutions, IPR problematic areas, where infrastructure is missing, …). In a subsequent stage, management, financing new services will be discussed to fulfill their needs (e.g. library of things for instruments and visitors’ pilgrims, cooperative rental services of the cultural institution network, and community refreshment and practical merch in the museums, depositing services, involvement. recommendation and geolocation technologies, indicative signs in the space, 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 32 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 etc.). Finally, the involvement of cultural institution representatives will be ensured through interviews, where the needs of the pilgrims and their openness to the solutions will be cross-checked also with valid legislation. [IMP4] The network will ● [WP2, WP4 to WP7, WP8] Tourism strategies and marketing skills of the also identify short, mid- cultural heritage professionals will be researched through marketing plans and and long-term education strategies, analysis of user needs, SEO and social networks communication and training needs for methods, PR methods, design of advertising materials and indoor design, European museum and brand management, guerilla marketing, etc.). heritage professionals. ● [WP2, WP4 to WP7, WP8] From the perspective of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), the manual of transfer of good tourist practices and the white book of recommendations (WP2 deliverables) will identify education and training needs for cultural and non-cultural agents in the rural environment to benefit as intended from (and enrich) the touristic experiences offered by nearby pilgrimage routes. The white book of recommendations will also present the long-term visions for joint policymaking in tourism and heritage discussed with the stakeholders involved in the pilot analysis, best practices formulation, dissemination and outreach activities. ● [WP4 to WP7, WP8] Points of investigation to be addressed in the pilots (WP4 to WP7) include language and ICT skills, aspects of integration and inclusiveness in relation to cultural heritage experiences, and strategies to increase the online presence of cultural assets, among others. Findings will be communicated beyond the pilots in WP8. 2.2 Measures to maximise impact a) Dissemination and exploitation of results Dissemination and outreach The rurALLURE strategic plan for dissemination and outreach includes activities to promote the project’s vision, aims and outcomes, as well as the wider societal and economic implications in the rural environment surrounding the pilgrimage routes. The goals are: ● To ensure that all target audiences are convinced and that the project has created measurable benefits for them. ● To demonstrate how the outcomes of rurALLURE will benefit the citizens’ lives in the short and long term. ● To influence policy makers at a local and national level, to ensure the usage of the proposed strategies and techniques after the end of the project, making a long-term impact possible. The approach will ensure that there is a clear agreement amongst partners about the specific objectives for ea ch of the target audiences, the channels/means to be used according to their special needs and specifics; the activit ies to be performed in each phase and the materials to be released depending on the project progress, the timelines for the respective activities, the key performance indicators, the roles of all participants and the procedures to be followed. The project will work towards the following target audiences: ● International and European ● Universities and research ● Local, regional and national organisations institutions authorities ● Policy makers ● Civil society representatives ● Museums and heritage sites ● Tour operators ● Private businesses ● Tourism offices ● Pilgrims, tourists ● Rural communities ● General public To serve their respective needs and expectations of these audiences, the set of communication tools considered includes visual communication guidelines, a graphical charter, social media guidelines, slideshow presentations, a website, social media accounts, newsletters, the rurALLURE platform for museums and heritage sites, the mobile apps for the pilgrims, the database of venues and heritage sites, participation in events and fairs, videos, tutorials, press releases, interviews, articles, publications, exhibition display boxes and kakemonos, posters, brochures, gadgets, T-shirts, block notes, etc. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 33 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 Exploitation rurALLURE aims to provide evidence of the benefits it seeks to enable through the four pilots experiment, conducted in largely different contexts and with different focus, though working on common strategies and supported by the same technological platform. The Exploitation Plan (Deliverable 2.6, “Final strategy for exploitation of results”) will provide a market overview and describe how the technology, contents and know-how developed may be exploited. It will determine the different technology maturity phases that need to be undertaken before reaching a commercial stage, and include market analyses (i.e, geographic distribution of the demand and its evolution over time, influence of socio-demographic factors such as age, gender, socio-economics and education), study of existing or expected legislative directives that can influence demand, capability analyses and the development of market penetration strategies. Business hypotheses will be assessed in the pilots by systematically applying A/B tests to identify readiness of technology, users’ perceptions, pricing models, sustainability parameters, etc. The Exploitation Plan will also set the applicable values for project partners’ royalties along the engaged value chain and set value limits for the licenses to be possibly granted to exploitation organisations in specific geographical markets. Since relevant results from rurALLURE will be proprietary of universities or institutions, they need to define, together with the Technology Transfer offices in their institutions and other relevant bodies, whether they are interested in exploiting their IPR via a spin-off company or association, or they prefer to license their technology to an existing company. The exploitation strategy will not focus in one direction, but try to connect sectors and see where demand is high enough to offer relevance. Accordingly, the Consortium will test other aspects of exploitation in addition to the commercial one, to end up producing evidence and documentation of which approaches work and in which conditions. The dimensions of interest include social economy, sustainable development, policy making, cultural and creative industries, rural entrepreneurship, inclusion, etc. The Consortium is highly confident that, after succeeding in the pilot experiments, the rurALLURE framework can be scaled up around Europe to generate impact. In that spirit, dissemination events will be organised nearing the end of the project, inviting cultural policy makers, at a point that all internal agreements and legal decisions will be completely fixed. The experimentation regarding which form of survival can be applied in a sustainable way for long-term collaboration will be repor ted and communicated to the EU, so that other initiatives might consider the experience on the objective of creati ng an organism which can be united and stronger in the world market, starting as a EU-funded consortium and testing a layered of enterprises, research centers and cultural institutions. b) Communication activities Development of the rurALLURE brand The Consortium will develop a professional, coherent and EU-wide recognised brand for the project. Together with a project logo, a brand story will be further elaborated during the first project months and will underpin all creative communications. A memorable tagline will be developed to accompany the logo in order to contribute to brand association. A central brand theme will serve the philosophy and expectations of relevant stakeholders’ and citizens, and outline the basic principles served by rurALLURE. Templates and guidelines for appropriate use of the rurALLURE visuals will be produced (M2) in line with this identity. A standard presentation and an information fact-sheet will be also created (M2) as part of the project brand. rurALLURE pilots will feed the dissemination and support the building of the project brand inside the countries they will function. Disseminati on out of the countries represented in the Consortium will be the core goal of WP8. rurALLURE website A dedicated website will be created from the beginning of the project duration (micro-website available on M1) and will be the centre of the project online presence, providing up-to-date information about the consortium’s work progress and outcomes. It will also contain general information about the rurALLURE vision and objectives, the proposed solutions and expected impact from its deployment. The pilot actions and achievements, as well as partners’ information will be also presented through dedicated sections, including the shared multimedia exhibitions, content galleries and promotional contents created using the rurALLURE content management system. The website content will be kept simple to be easily understandable by non-technical audiences too and will be completed with all information within the first months. It will be maintained by FUN for at least 5 years after rurALLURE’s end to ensure the appropriate publication of rurALLURE results and provide contact information to visitors that will seek more details about the project outcomes. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 34 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 Inbound marketing Inbound marketing is a digital marketing technique designed to attract potential customers by offering content of interest oriented to their needs and inquiries as consumers. It works essentially via content marketing, social media marketing and search engine optimisation (SEO): the contents are disseminated through various channels (blogs, social networks, newsletters, …) and are positioned in different search engines to amplify the recognition and authority of a brand. The rurALLURE Consortium sees this methodology as a way to reach people potentially interested in the project, to transform them into stakeholders and, subsequently, also into spontaneous promoters of the project topics and outputs. rurALLURE will use dedicated social media accounts as a means to create awareness about project events and promote wide participation. Project news and website content will be shared with related social media groups and communities. Besides, the Consortium will invest in SEO and SEM (Search Engine Marketing ) competence and continuous work, performing such tasks as optimising the snippet that appears on search results pages (i.e. the meta-information that is a preview of what the user will read after clicked on that result) and connecting partners to the project web site (back-links from authoritative institutions). In order to increase the conversion rate, it will use forms, call-to-action and landing pages with the same objective: to concentrate the users’ attention and convince them to make a request for a quote, to download some documentation, to attend a seminar, etc. Mass media activities The press, radio, TV and online media are crucial tools to promote rurALLURE to a wide range of professionals and the public. Press kits will be sent to various media outlets across Europe (i.e., newspapers, magazines, blogs and TV channels) and press releases will be issued frequently to achieve the publication of articles in popula r and/or specialised media. In addition, rurALLURE partners are committed to using every available contact they have, in order to communicate their work and achievements, and to widely promote the benefits and opportunities offered to the directly concerned local socio-cultural groups to ensure their participation. Mass media will also be fed with the content and the outcomes of the rurALLURE weeks, which are expected to produce rich results, engaging scientists, policy makers, artists and the wider public in multiple countries. Dissemination of project results rurALLURE partners will be highly active in writing journal articles, participating in and attending impactful conferences and events in the pertinent realms of Technology, Humanities, Economy, Tourism, Social Sciences, etc. For its own publications, the project will follow an open-access policy, deciding for each case either open access publishing (gold open access, meaning that the articles are immediately provided in open access mode by the scientific publisher) or self-archiving (green open access, meaning that the articles or the final peer-reviewed manuscripts will be archived by the researcher in a free repository such as Zenodo) along with the supporting research data before, after or alongside their publication). In the latter case, access to the articles may be delayed (embargo period), as some scientific publishers may wish to recoup their investment by selling subscriptions and charging pay-per-download/view fees during an exclusivity period. Data management rurALLURE will participate in the H2020 Open Research Data pilot, aiming to make the research data accessible with as few restrictions as possible. This applies to the (meta)data needed to validate results in scientific publications, and other curated and/or raw (meta)data that may be required for validation purposes or with reuse value: anonymised user profiles, algorithm logs, statistics, results of experiments, measurements, observations fro m fieldwork, surveys, interview recordings and images. The partners will not share sensitive data or breach any IPR agreements with industrial partners. Data management will adhere to the FAIR policies , ascertaining that data are Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable. All data will be assigned unique and persistent identifiers, released under permissive licenses, associated with their provenance and registered in major searchable resources (e.g. the open repository Zenodo). Humanities data repositories such as Isidore and Commons Open Repository Exchange will be considered, too. rurALLURE will guarantee compliance to industries’ accepted standards (e.g. data formats, communication protocols, workflow modelling, metadata standards, security). The Consortium has extensive experience with various metadata standards and mappings for digital CH repositories. Standardisation will be a keystone in the project to facilitate future replicability and software reuse, widening potential client base and reducing market uptake risks. Deliverable 1.3 (“Data Management Plan” ) will describe all the datasets generated or collected in the project, providing information about the standards used, about how the data will be exploited and made accessible 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 35 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 for verification and re-use, how they will be curated and preserved, etc. It will be updated during mid-term and at the end of the project, to fine-tune it to the data generated and the uses identified by the Consortium and the EC. Table 2-2. Summary of main results, targets, specific actions and timing Main outcomes Target audiences Actions When High awareness about the All targets. Website updates, social media updates, email M1 - project, its development and newsletter communication. M36 and results. Brochures and gadgets; participation in events and fairs; publications. Dissemination of Start-ups, researchers, Inventory of rural heritage sites. M8 - innovations methods private stakeholders, Publications and press releases. M36 developed throughout the museums and heritage Website updates, social media updates, email project. sites, policy makers. and newsletter. Publication of the Partners, stakeholders, Regular updates of the website of the project. M1- activities of the project. institutions. Updates of the project on the website of the Via M36 Francigena. Publication of the final Partners, stakeholders, Publication of the results on the website of the M30 - results of the project. institutions. project. M36 Wider dissemination Pilgrims. Social media campaign. M1 - among general public. M36 Dissemination among Institutions, partners Social media campaign. M1 - institutional partners. and stakeholders. M36 Publications. Institutions, partners Publications of the description of the project, M1 - and stakeholders. activities and final results. M36 Shared digital Institutions, partners, Graphic design. M20 - exhibitions. stakeholders, pilgrims. Web page development. M30 Social media campaign. Project valorisation and Institutions, partners, Development of brochures, maps, gadgets, M3 - popularisation. stakeholders, pilgrims. T-shirts, pins, block-notes. M20 Presentation of the Institutions, partners, Presentation of the project at major tourism, M20 - project. stakeholders, pilgrims. culture and pilgrims’ events in Europe. M36 Valorisation of final Institutions, partners Development of a final publication with the M32 - results. and stakeholders. results of the project. M36 c) Key Performance Indicators KPI Target [KPI1] Website traffic 20.000 page visits by year 1; 25.000 by year 2; 30.000 by year 3 [KPI2] Social media ● Facebook: 3 posts per week; 800 followers by M36. activity ● Twitter: 2 posts per week (2 per day during events); 800 followers by M36. ● Instagram: 1 photo per week; 800 followers by M36. ● LinkedIn: 1 article per month; 200 contacts by M36. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 36 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 [KPI3] Shared digital ● 60 museums and heritage sites involved. exhibitions delivered by ● 9000 users overall in the pilot experiments. the rurALLURE mobile ● 2000 pilgrims lured to engaging in cultural experiences and other services in apps the rural environment, that they wouldn’t get to know otherwise. [KPI4] Outreach to ● 20 key stakeholders attended rurALLURE events by M34. decision makers besides ● Contacts started to adopt rurALLURE solutions in 4 new pilgrimage routes the pilot experiments by M34. 3 Implementation 3.1 Work plan Gantt chart of rurALLURE work packages (deliverables represented by diamonds). 3.2 Management structure and procedures Martín López-Nores (UVIGO) will be the Project Coordinator (PC). He was leading researcher in FP7 project EXPERIMEDIA, focusing on the application of virtual and augmented reality to deliver innovative exper iences in museums, and scientific coordinator for H2020 project CrossCult, involved with the construction of a technological platform for advanced management of CH knowledge bases, provision of services for curators, researche rs and designers of apps for cultural experiences. He has been a leading researcher also in various projects funded by Spanish Ministries in areas of Digital Humanities and healthcare. He is also an international membe r of the UNESCO Chair of Supporting Technologies for Inclusive Education. His main responsibilities will be: ● Chairing the Management Board (MB), leading the set of activities to be carried out by this committee. ● Coordinating technical activities amongst work packages. ● Being the only interlocutor of the Consortium with the European Commission. ● Acting as Financial Officer within the Consortium. ● Fulfilling administrative and financial requirements to the project (i.e. managing the preparation of financial statements for the Commission). ● Leading decision making in relation to IPR management and project results exploitation. On a second level, a Management Board (MB) will be constituted by one delegate from each partner for strategic decision making, and technical responsibilities within the entities acting as WP leaders. They will be Martín López 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 37 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 Nores (UVIGO), Jaime Solano (GVAM), Silvia González Soutelo (UAM), Lía Pérez (FUN), María Andrade Suárez (UDC), Marta Miranda (MVC), Ildikó Kádárné Kelemen (KIFU), Veronika Szabó (MUTKE), Valentino Vranić (STU), Blandína Šramová (CU), Paola Zanovello (UNIPD), Aleksandra Grbic (FHV), Luca Bruschi (AEVF), Alessia Mariotti (UNIBO) and Ole E. Wattne (NTNU) –overall, 5 men and 10 women. Their duties: ● Definition of overall project strategy. ● Fulfilment of EC’s requirements: presentation of progress/financial reports, variation of contractual terms, etc. ● Decision on dissemination of knowledge and long-term exploitation plans. ● Conflict resolution within the consortium. ● Technical coordination and decision-making: assessment of the technical work, interchange of technical information amongst partners, submission of deliverables, etc. ● Daily budget and work plan monitoring. ● Risk management. The MB will meet twice a year, if possible, in conjunction with the plenary or technical meetings to balance the cost of travel and progress monitoring. Any partner will be able to call an extraordinary MB meeting, though. The reviews on the project state (progress assessment with respect to the milestones, updated deliverable s, and quality checks) will be prepared before the MB meetings. On a regular basis, the MB members will communicate via video conferences (using Skype or similar tools) and email. On a third level, the Work Package Leaders (WPLs) will set the fundamental criteria for making decisions on the project relative to progress per partner per deliverable. Main deliverables have been timed to coincide with milestone points in the project and specific meetings of the MB to enable major go/no-go decision s to be made. Their responsibilities include technical management and communication exchange amongst the partners of the respective WPs (including the realisation of deliverables and milestones) and technical reporting to the MB. The leaders of WP4 to WP7 will be Pilot Leaders, with some added responsibilities, namely technical management and communication at the pilot level, systematic assessment and plans for the exploitation of the pilot’s results beyond project lifetime, and monitoring any intellectual property issues that may arise among participants. Finally, a Task Leader (TL) has been designated for each of the tasks composing the work packages, performing the technical management of the corresponding activities: planning, monitoring and reporting to the W PL. TLs will take charge for daily decision-making, always trying to reach consensus among all task executors. In case of conflict, the solution will be voted by a representative from each of the partners executing the task, and elected by simple majority. In the case of tie and no possibility of achieving a consensus, the decision-making will be scaled up to the WPL, and up to the MB if necessary. Innovation management will be addressed as an essential part of the Dissemination and Exploitation management, focusing on achieving sustainability of project outcomes. The main objectives are (i) identifying the innovation assets generated as project outputs and designing the most suitable exploitation / sustainability mechanism, and (ii) carrying out proper knowledge generation and management during the project to improve the way rurALLURE instruments support effective collaboration. The activities and outcomes foreseen in relation to achieving impact (Section 2), and related key performance indicators will be a great source from which to extract important lessons learnt. Within the project work plan, innovation management is covered under WP8. The objective of Risk management , in turn, will be to forecast and manage risks before they become problems. It will assist the rurALLURE project in performing informed decision-making, and optimising resource allocation and use. The Continue Risk Management (CRM) method will be applied for this purpose. CRM will be carried out in WP1 throughout all activities of rurALLURE, as well as during key meetings. 3.3 Consortium as a whole Interdisciplinarity is essential to conduct research and exploit technology in the best possible way. Overall, the consortium consists of 15 partners from 6 European countries, which form a team of social & humanities scientists and historians, museum practitioners, experts in economy and territorial development, computer scientists , designers, experts in tourism and marketing, as well as private companies and government institutions . Therefore, expertise is guaranteed at all the necessary levels, including the specific types of heritage addressed in the pilot. In addition, a number of non-paid associate partners have expressed their commitment to the project through letters of intent/support (see annexes). They will support the project in different ways: granting access to venues, artefacts and content, being involved in design and experimental phases, providing feedback, being actors for the 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 38 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 pilot actions and the dissemination strategy, etc. Some major stakeholders are included here already, such as the Cultural and Tourism Galician Government (Xunta de Galicia) and Xacobeo SA Santiago’s Way Management Agency, which are the two main bodies governing development and promotion of the Way to Santiago de Compostela. The communication and dissemination actions of WP8 will seek to maximise the benefits of involving these stakeholders as a key to reach others on a pan-European scale. 3.4 Resources to be committed The following tables provide justification for the partners whose sum of costs for “travel ”, “equipment ” and “other goods and services” exceeds 15% of personnel costs, according to the budget table in the administrative forms. Table 3.4b: ‘Other direct cost’ items (travel, equipment, infrastructure, goods and services, large research infrastructure) 2/GVAM Cost (€) Justification Travel 16.000 Travelling and accommodation to participate in 5 Consortium meetings in European countries other than Spain (including flights from/to Madrid airport and accommodation for 3 nights) + 1 Consortium meeting in Spain (including car/train travel and accommodation for 3 nights) + 2 trips a year to participate in meetings with stakeholders. The average number of staff members travelling will be 3, as different experts are needed to work on exploitation aspects (WP2), platform development (WP3) and pilot support (WP4 to WP7). Equipment 0 – Other goods 30.000 20.000 € for the organisation of an event with stakeholders in culture, and services tourism and policy making in Madrid. 10.000 € for dissemination materials and professional contents on the rurALLURE platform (photographs, videos, audio, signage, posters, etc). Printed materials will be limited to the really necessary to avoid waste. Total 46.000 3/UAM Cost (€) Justification Travel 14.000 Travelling and accommodation to participate in 5 Consortium meetings in European countries other than Spain (including flights from/to Madrid airport and accommodation for 3 nights) + 1 Consortium meeting in Spain (including car/train travel and accommodation for 3 nights) + 4 trips a year to participate in conferences and/or to conduct inspections/surveys in venues linked to Via Francigena. The average number of staff members travelling will be 2,5. Equipment 0 – Others 12.000 Translations (8.000 € needed for documentation from sources in English, French, German and Italian + preparation of publications in those languages), publications (1.600 €) and GIS software licenses (2.400 €). Total 26.000 6/MVC Cost (€) Justification Travel 10.000 Travelling and accommodation to participate in 5 Consortium meetings in European countries other than Spain and Portugal (including flights from/to Porto airport and accommodation for 3 nights) + 1 Consortium meeting in Spain (including car/train travel and accommodation for 3 nights). It will be 1,5 staff members travelling in average. Equipment 0 – Others 0 – Total 10.000 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 39 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 8/MUTKE Cost (€) Justification Travel 10.100 Travelling and accommodation to participate in 5 Consortium meetings in Western Europe (including flights from/to Budapest airport and accommodation for 3 nights) + 2 regional meetings in Eastern Europe (including car travel and accommodation for 3 nights). It will be 2 people travelling in all cases. Equipment 0 – Others 4.500 Publications and preparations for regional events in Hungary and Transylvania (including marketing materials and informative tables). Printed materials will be limited to the amount really needed in order to avoid waste and adhere to green policies. Total 14.600 9/STU Cost (€) Justification Travel 14.000 Travelling and accommodation to participate in 5 Consortium meetings in Western European countries (including flights from/to Bratislava or Vienna airports and accommodation for 3 nights) + 1 Consortium meeting in Hungary (including car/train travel and accommodation for 3 nights) + 3 trips a year to participate in conferences. The average number of staff members travelling will be 2. Equipment 7.200 4 laptops for the project members. Others 500 License of Search Engine Optimisation auditing tool (SEM rush). Total 21.700 10/CU Cost (€) Justification Travel 14.000 Travelling and accommodation to participate in 5 Consortium meetings in Western European countries (including flights from/to Bratislava or Vienna airports and accommodation for 3 nights) + 1 Consortium meeting in Hungary (including car/train travel and accommodation for 3 nights) + 3 trips a year to participate in conferences. The average number of staff members travelling will be 2. Equipment 4.000 1 laptop + 1 colour A3 laser printer to support the design and production of dissemination materials within WP8 + 1 camera with flip screen and microphone to produce audiovisual contents in WP7 (Task 7.5). Others 6.000 Licenses for Adobe Creative Cloud for universities + professional translation services for documentation and dissemination tasks. Total 24.000 11/UNIPD Cost (€) Justification Travel 14.000 Travelling and accommodation to participate in 5 Consortium meetings in European countries other than Italy (including flights from/to Venice or Bologna airports and accommodation for 3 nights) + 1 Consortium meeting in Italy (including car/train travel and accommodation for 3 nights) + 6 trips a year to participate in conferences and/or to conduct inspections/surveys in the venues linked to the pilgrimage routes of WP5. It will be 2 staff members travelling in all cases. Equipment 3.500 1 laptop + 1 tablet for project members. Others 1.500 Licenses for downloading ancient maps for pilgrimages and for topological research apps. Total 19.000 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 40 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 12/FHV Cost (€) Justification Travel 10.000 Travelling and accommodation to participate in 5 Consortium meetings in European countries other than Italy (including flights from/to Venice, Verona or Bologna airports and accommodation for 3 nights) + 1 Consortium meeting in Italy (including car/train travel and accommodation for 3 nights) + 6 trips a year to participate in conferences and/or to conduct inspections/surveys in the venues linked to the pilgrimage routes of WP5. It will be 2 staff members travelling in all cases. Equipment 0 – Others 3.300 2.900 € for organisation of local meetings with stakeholders, museums and UNESCO sites. 400 € for dissemination materials (photographs, signage, posters, etc). Printed materials will be limited to the really necessary to avoid waste. Total 13.300 14/UNIBO Cost (€) Justification Travel 11.000 Travelling and accommodation to participate in 5 Consortium meetings in European countries other than Italy (including flights from Bologna airport and accommodation for 3 nights) + 1 Consortium meeting in Italy (including car/train travel and accommodation for 3 nights) + 6 trips a year to participate in conferences and/or to conduct inspections/surveys in the venues linked to the pilgrimage routes of WP5. It will be 2 staff members travelling in all cases. Equipment 0 – Others 16.000 14.000 € for organisation of an international conference of cultural tourism in the vicinity of Rome, including discussions with local and regional policymakers from the Italian regions touched by the pilgrimage routes of WP5. 2.000 € for costs of Open Access publications. Total 27.000 15/NTNU Cost (€) Justification Travel 31.000 Travelling and accommodation for representatives of the two NTNU departments (the Department of Design and Colourlab) to participate in 5 Consortium meetings in European countries other than Norway (including flights from/to Trondheim or Oslo airports and accommodation for 3 nights) + 1 Consortium meeting in Norway (including car/train travel and accommodation for 3 nights) + 2 trips a year to participate in conferences. In addition, several local trips along the pilgrimage routes of St. Olavs ways are planned to do research, gather information and/or to conduct inspections/surveys in the venues linked to WP6. The meetings held during these local trips will involve one member of NTNU and representatives of the Mjøsmuseet AS, Nasjonalt Pilegrimssenter and Stiftelsen Lillehammer Museum, Maihaugen. Equipment 0 – Others 13.329 Costs of obligatory CFS financial audit + costs of arranging workshops for local participants + costs of equipment use (TSR Minolta). Printed materials will be limited to the really necessary to avoid waste. Total 44.329 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 41 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 4. Members of the consortium 4.1 Participants Partner number 1 Partner name Universidade de Vigo (UVIGO) Brief description of the legal entity The University of Vigo is a public university located in the region of Galicia, in the north-west of Spain. Founded in the early 1990s, it has an average of 22.000 students, 1425 teachers, 50 degrees, 88 official masters and 34 doctoral programs distributed in a total of 32 centres (21 own university centres, 7 registered centres and 4 technology centres). It has gone from a research investment of 0,51 million euros in 1991 to 5,23 million in 2001 and more than 12 million in 2016. The total budget of the institution rises up to 160 million. Adequacy to rurALLURE proposal UVIGO participates in rurALLURE with a team of researchers from three departments, contributing IT, Humanities and Social Sciences expertise: ● The staff from the Department of Telematics Engineering have extensive experience in the development of personalisation and adaptation technologies based on semantic knowledge modelling and reasoning technologies. This activity has yielded a record of publications in high-impact journal s about personalised interactive user experiences in entertainment, learning, advertising, cultural heritage, tourism and healthy living. They also have experience with non-demonstrative reasoning and logics for the management of uncertainty, inconsistencies and multiple viewpoints in software requirements specifications, which will be relevant to the rurALLURE knowledge models. ● The Department of History, Art and Geography brings experts in the areas of archaeology, historiographic sciences and techniques, history (ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary) and art history, who will aid in the Humanities research posed by several pilots. The staff teach in different graduate and Master degrees, and participate in numerous research projects funded in competitive public calls (FEDER funds, Spanish and Galician Government) as well as privately-funded projects. ● The Department of Sociology, Political Science and Administration and Philosophy contributes knowledge in Social Sciences from empirical and practical approaches to theoretical and methodological reflection, with specific attention to collaboration dynamics in multicultural contexts, equality and gender issues. The staff teach in the undergraduate programme of Social Education. Previous experiences ● “CrossCult: Empowering reuse of digital cultural heritage in context-aware crosscuts of European history” (2016-2019). H2020 project (EU project 693150), aiming to spur a change in the way European citizens appraise History. UVIGO participated in CrossCult through the same two departments that will take part in rurALLURE: Telematics Engineering, and History, Art and Geography. It coordinated the development of the scientific innovations in terms of association discovery, recommender systems, context awareness and content visualisation, as well as one pilot application aimed at fostering reflection on cross-border associations between selected cultural venues, as well as the development of the humanities content for another pilot on non-typical and personalised itineraries in small museums. ● “Experiments in live social and networked media experiences” (EXPERIMEDIA) (2011-2014) –funded by the 7th EU Framework Program– was a project devoted to exploring new forms of social and networked media experiences. UVIGO developed the REENACT experiment, aimed at engaging groups of people in collective immersive experiences to learn about battles and wars that became milestones in human history. ● “Motherhood and families. Survivals, changes and ruptures in history – Between the Ancient and Contemporary societies” (2015-2017) was an ongoing project funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, devoted to the analysis of maternity issues in History over time and space, promoting reflection about transversal aspects of contemporary society. Key personnel ● Martín López Nores (male) is an associate professor in the Telecommunication Engineering School of the University of Vigo. He got the Telecommunication Engineer degree in 2003, the PhD degree in 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 42 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 Computer Science from the University of Vigo in 2006, and a Master’s degree in Telematics Engineering in 2007. As a member of the SSI group, he has co-authored more than 140 scientific papers and two academic books. He was leading researcher from UVIGO in FP7 project EXPERIMEDIA, focusing on the application of virtual and augmented reality to deliver innovative experiences in museums, and is currently associate scientific coordinator for the ICT part in H2020 project CrossCult, involved with the use of semantics for media adaptation and personalisation in cultural heritage settings. He serves as Steering Committee member for the International Workshop on Semantic Media Adaptation and Personalisation (SMAP) and as Technical Programme Committee member for many other conferences in areas of semantic reasoning, artificial intelligence and information services. He was formerly involved in research projects funded by private companies, applying formal specification techniques to specify requirements for software systems with explicit management of multiple viewpoints and partial and/or inconsistent knowledge. ● Susana Reboreda Morillo (female) has been a professor of Ancient History in the faculty of History of UVIGO since 1997. She got the PhD degree in Ancient History from the University of Santiago de Compostela in 1993, receiving the Extraordinary Ph.D. award from this University. She is an expert in ancient Greece, ancient Greek religion, Homeric times and ancient Greek women. She has participated repeatedly in international conferences on these topics, and made related stays for research and archaeological work in Ł ódź, Paris, Cambridge and Athens. She has authored and co-authored several scientific papers and academic books. She is currently the Dean of UVIGO’s Department of History, Art and Geography and a specialised researcher of the GEAAT (Group of Research in Archaeology, Ancient History and Territory) in the Faculty of History, working as humanities expert in the CrossCult H2020 project. ● Águeda Gómez Suárez (female) has been a professor of Sociology in the Faculty of Education Sciences of the University of Vigo since 1998. She got the degree in Sociology from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1994, and the Ph.D. degree in Sociology from the University of Santiago de Compostela in 2001. She is an expert in ethnicity, ethnic political mobilizations, sex/gender systems and prostitution, as is reflected in numerous books and articles published, including “The Spanish ‘putero’” (2015), “New perspectives on gender, sexuality and ethnicity” (2013) and “Indigenous sexual culture” (2010). She has taught in courses related to planning to social change, rural and urban sociology, sociology of community and community development. She has directed more than 20 research projects in these fields, applying diverse social research methodologies with specialists and open communities from Europe and Central America. Since 2016 she serves as the Director of the Equality Unit of the University of Vigo. Relevant references ● Reboreda-Morillo, S. (2014) Le premier registre documentaire de la maternité en Occident: modèle ou anti-modèle? In A. Gonzales and M.T. Schetinno, editors: L’idéalisation de l’autre. Faire un modèle d’un anti-modèle, pp. 221-239. Presses Universitaires de Franche-Comté. ● Daif, A., Dahroug, A., López Nores, M., González-Soutelo, S., Bassani, M., Antonio, A. et al. (20 19). A Mobile App to Learn About Cultural and Historical Associations in a Closed Loop with Humanities Experts. Applied Sciences, 9(1). ● López Nores, M., Kuflik, T., Wallace, M. & Naudet, Y. (2019). Preface to the UMUAI special issue on personalized delivery of cultural heritage content – Perspectives on 7 years of progress in the f ield. User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction, 29(1), 1-7. ● López Nores, M., Bravo Quezada, O. G., Bassani, M., Antoniou, A., Lykourentzou, I., Emma Jones, C. et al. (2019). Technology-powered strategies to rethink the pedagogy of History and Cultural Heritage through symmetries and narratives. Symmetry, 11(3). ● Dahroug, A., Vlachidis, A., Liapis, A., Bikakis, A., López Nores, M., Sacco, O. et al. (2019). Using dates as contextual information for personalized cultural heritage experiences. Journal of Information Science (in press, doi:10.1177/0165551519871823). Significant infrastructure and/or relevant major items of technical equipment UVIGO’s research team has five servers that may be used to provide computing or storage power f or technical work in the project: ● HP Proliant ML350 server, with Intel Xeon E5606 2.13 GHz processor (4 cores), 8 GB RAM and 3 TB RAID storage. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 43 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 ● HP Proliant DL 380 server, with Intel Xeon E5405 2.00 GHz processor (4 cores), 3 GB 200 GB RAID. ● HP Proliant DL 380 server, with Intel Xeon 3.2 GHz processors (2x2 cores), 6 GB RAM and 200 GB RAID storage. ● Mac Pro server, with Intel Xeon E5-1650 3.50 GHz processor (6 cores), 64 GB RAM, 6 TB RAID plus 256 GB solid state storage. ● Synology DS1817+ NAS server, with 16 TB RAID storage. Partner number 2 Partner name GVAM Guías Interactivas S.L. Brief description of the legal entity GVAM Interactive Guides S.L. is a Spanish company, specialized in museum guiding and enhanced visitor experience IT with a ready-to-market perspective. Founded in 2013, GVAM was the result of the division undergone by the company Dos de Mayo Dimensiones Graficas S.L. (2DM), within its mobile technologies for museums business unit, with the aim of reinventing the concept of a guided tour enabling to maximize contents and to profit the new diffusion channels such as mobile and social media. The applications developed by GVAM stemmed from the research on and design of the user interface, with integrated systems favouring the access of social groups at risk of exclusion through the use of ICTs. The GVAM guiding system VENTOUR, a platform for app building in museums and cultural spaces, was commercialized both nationally and internationally under 2DM, until July 2013, when the project became independent and acquired its own legal entity. GVAM is established in Spain and is also present in some other countries in Latin America and Europe, through partners and SMEs. Its success lies in its specialization (guided visits for the museum s ector) and in the versatility of its technology, always in continuous evolution, adapting both to the evolutio n of hardware and to the new communication needs of the users. Since 2010, GVAM developed a worldwide distribution strategy and various business models for different sectors, including Tourism, Education and Museum services. Adequacy to rurALLURE proposal ● Front-end development: The front-end will offer user-friendly, cost-efficient tools that can be used by designers of cultural experiences, cultural venues (from small to large) and external stakeholders. GVAM’s VENTOUR app builder will enable the project to develop a user interface (UI) design that will be easily adoptable by any kind of administrator or content manager with very little training. Its main UI resembles web common content management systems, using tree structures, WYSIWYG templates with Ajax JS UI design technology, etc. Contextual help is also provided following any action through messages, alerts to action, etc. VENTOUR meets WCAG directives for accessibility with a WAI-AA mark. It is currently available in English (main interface language) and Spanish VENTOUR generates both native (IOS/Android) and HTML5-based applications (mobile guides) for smartphones and tablets, covering thus a wide range of visitor access devices; it encompasses downloading and smart syncing of itineraries and accessibility resources; this feature will allow pilots to run even in venues where mobile communications (e.g. Wi-Fi, mobile data) are unavailable. Innovative features of the project, which are not currently supported by VENTOUR, will be suitably supported both in the development process and the runtime environment. The tools will be made based on the principles of accessibility, device-independence (to the best possible extent) and simplicity. The back-end will be made on the principle of interoperability. GVAM already has experience in development according to these exact principles. GVAM will also share its VENTOUR app builder technology, in order to overcome R&D activities foreseen. This approach ensures that the innovative approach of Storypeana project will be correctly supported by a running system, which is being currently used by millions of visitors in Spain, one of the most competitive countries in tourism technology in the world (World Economic Forum - Tourism Travel and Competitiveness Report 2015) and the most tourist-friendly country in the world (World Economic Forum - Tourism Travel and Competitiveness Report 2017). 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 44 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 ● Experience on market and business strategies: GVAM will provide its expertise regarding commercial exploitation of ICT solutions to define and test the project’s Business Model as well as its experience of the definition of a complete product portfolio coming from a European Project´s resul ts (i.e. CrossCult). ● Developers and designers of tools for digitalization, augmented reality, 3D models, web projects, content management Systems (CMS), customer relationship management (CRM), audiovisuals, social media campaigns (SEM and SEO), mobile apps, web accessibility and mobile geolocation systems. ● Extensive experience working with cities, museums, universities, foundations, user associations and public administration. Previous experiences The projects carried out by GVAM have been well received by the media. Set forth below is a small selection of the most outstanding in the last year and the first reference, in 2009: ● To visit, or switch on, the Prado? (2014, El País Internacional, referencia a GVAM) http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/03/19/inenglish/1395240080_628792.html (Also in Spanish: ¿Ir al Museo?, ¿Encender el museo?: http://elpais.com/cultura/2014/02/13/actualidad/1392294015_530976.html) ● Las nuevas audioguías de la Alhambra triunfan entre los visitants (2017, Ideal.es) - http://www.ideal.es/granada/201702/26/nuevas-audioguias-alhambra-triunfan-20170226132108.html ● El Real Madrid y Microsoft presentan la audioguía interactiva para visitar el Tour Bernabéu (2017, Realmadrid.com) https://www.realmadrid.com/noticias/2017/04/el-real-madrid-ymicrosoft-presentan-la-audioguia-inter activa-para-visitar-el-tour-bernabeu ● El Museo Nacional de Escultura de Valladolid, más accesible con una app para personas con discapacidad sensorial (2017, La Vanguardia) - http://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20171124/433141225178/el-museo-nacional-deescultura-de-vallad olid-mas-accesible-con-una-app-para-personas-con-discapacidadsensorial.html ● VISIT: Una innovadora iniciativa que acerca la ciencia a los colegios (2017, Atresmedia) - http://compromiso.atresmedia.com/constantes-vitales/noticias/visit-innovadora-iniciativaque-acerca-ci encia-colegios_201703215947b8910cf26e79abbb5201.html ● Cultura (accesible) para todos (2014, Cadena SER ) - http://www.cadenaser.com/cultura/articulo/cultura-accesibletodos/csrcsrpor/20140603csrcsrcul_1/Tes ● Globo.TV (2014, Brasil): http://globotv.globo.com/rede-globo/mgtv-1a-edicao/t/mgcultura/v/centros-culturais-sao-opcoes-para- estrangeiros-em-belo-horizonte/3436621/ ● Informativo TVE Madrid (2014): http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/informativo-demadrid/informativo-madrid-05-03-14/2429896/ ● En Lengua de Signos (2014, La 2). Próxima aplicación Áppside en el Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga. A partir del minuto 16:45. http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/en-lenguade-signos/lengua-signos-14-06-14/2614850/ ● Lanzan una Guía Virtual de Museos para personas con discapacidad (2009. Servimedia. Repercusión en grandes diarios nacionales) - http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/03/31/solidaridad/1238511916.html Key personnel Most of the current team comes from Dos de Mayo and Tangram Studio, two companies specialized s ince 1995 in the development of web projects, content management Systems (CMS), customer relationship management (CRM), audiovisuals, social media campaigns (SEM and SEO), mobile apps, web accessibility and mobile geolocation systems. ● Jaime Solano (male), founder and CEO of GVAM, holds a Ph. D. degree in Information Science at Universidad Complutense (Madrid), Business Administration degree at Universidad Pontificia de Comillas-ICADE (Madrid). He is currently Professor of Audiovisual Communication at Universidad Carlos III (Madrid). He has been running his own company since 1995 (2DMAYO DIMESIONES GRÁFICAS S.L), an online interactive agency focused on Internet and Locative Media. He founded GVAM in order to incorporate accessible multimedia contents and mobile technology to the culture 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 45 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 industry. He is experienced in product definition, and coordination of marketing, sales, designs and content generation teams. ● Ignacio López (male), Technical Manager at GVAM, holds a Master's degree in Computer Systems Administration and Web Development by IES Galileo. He is a web programming expert in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, Ajax, Node.js, Angular, and in the following programming languages: PHP5, XML, Less, MySQL / Oracle all under the framework Symfony 2.3, using Doctrine2, Composer, REST, OAuth, Bower and countless bundles. Ignacio is experienced in technical strategy and technical criteria definition for new product development. ● Marcos Ramírez Paricio (male), Technical Manager at GVAM, has a degree in Computer Systems Administration. He has knowledge of different programming languages: Basic, C, Pascal, Cobol, Fortran, PHP, JavaScript, Perl, Ruby, Python, Bash, Golang, cakePHP, fuelPHP, Typo3, CodeIgniter, Symfony, Laravel, Django, SVN, Git, Eclipse, NetBeans, KDEveloper. ● Marta García-Muñoz (female), Content and Social Media Manager at GVAM holds a Bachelor’s degree in Audiovisual Communication and Journalism and Audiovisual Communication Science at UC3M and a Master's Degree in Institutional and Business Communication. She is experienced in multimedia content development and management, digital training and marketing and online communication. ● Jaime Padilla (male), Project Manager at GVAM, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Audiovisual Communication Science, by UC3M. He is experienced in product design strategy definition, programming integration, layout and customization of products. ● Alfredo Peña (male), Mobility Programming Analyst at GVAM, holds a Technical Training degree in Computer Science. He is an expert in programming in .Net, Java, Angular library, HTML5 and APIs. ● David Grajales (male), 3D and Mobility layout expert at GVAM, holds a Master's degree in Graphic and Web Design by EMU, a degree in Audiovisual Communication Science by the UBU and a Master's degree in Technician of Audiovisuals and Events at IES Diego Marín Aguilera. Relevant references ● Jaime Solano, José Luis Pajares: “Museums of the future: The Role of Accessibility and Mobile Technologies” (2012). ● Belén Ruiz, Jaime Solano, Lourdes Moreno, José Luis Pajares: “Mobile and Accessible ICTs for Museography” (2008) – Knowledge Society. ● Jaime Solano, Francisco Utray, Carmen Gálvez, José Luis Pajares: “Multimedia and Accessible Museum Guides: GVAM prototype for the Dress Museum of Madrid” – International Journal of the Inclusive Museum Vol 1, Issue 2 (2008). Significant infrastructure and/or relevant major items of technical equipment VENTOUR - GVAM guiding system. VENTOUR is an effective and comprehensive CMS-based system for developing mobile guides in museums, cultural spaces and historic urban environments. It was created with the aim of providing technical solutions that enable to maximize contents and to profit the new diffusion channels such as mobile and social media. GVAM guiding system has been initially designed t o suit the personal needs of every visitor. It allows to organize multimedia contents, render synthetic audio narrations, set tours, and many other functionalities. Its main advantages are: ● Fully customizable to each brand, audience or business plan. ● Multiplatform: Mobiles, tablets, etc... ● Modular and upgradeable over time, through a permanent innovation effort. In 2013, in a new business strategy, GVAM has decided to open its technology and has begun to license it to companies in the international arena, with a particular focus on the European markets. The aim of this strategy is to become an international technological reference for the design and development of guidance systems in multiple usage scenarios. In 2016, we developed a new strategic line of business focused on the education sector, we developed a new version of VENTOUR for schools to create and publish their own itineraries and view them on apps during the visit. Interactive guides and apps. These tools are much more than an audio guide and have been created using our exclusive software VENTOUR, which allows our clients to manage content remotely without having to programme. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 46 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 GVAM Interactive Guides bring together content recommender systems, location support, virtual recreations and other resources that enhance and facilitate the visit without moving away from real ity. GVAM interactive guides are easily installed in smartphones Apps and mobile websites, thus connecting culture, entertainment and tourist services (hotels, restaurants, monuments and others) to turn our cities into smart cities. Our interactive guides use the latest hardware; for this reason, since 2017 we have developed our own MDM (Mobile Device Management) which allows for remote mobile device management. G-STATS: statistics on every user. In 2015, we created this tool inspired by Google Analytics to monitor each visit (duration, rooms visited, position, etc.). From each user’s itinerary previously stored in our statistics tool, we create ‘MY VISIT’ a visit souvenir to share with the user at the end of the journey. The data recorded is also available on Ventour. G-SALES: sales and audience management. Since 2016, several museums and institutions have used G-Sales to register and monitor their interactive guide rentals, incorporating audience data. Partner number 3 Partner name Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Brief description of the legal entity Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) is a Spanish state university offering graduate and postgraduate degrees in many different fields. Although it is a young university -founded only 50 years ago-, it has already achieved an outstanding international reputation for its high-quality teaching and research. It is generally recognized as one of the best universities in both national and international rankings (10th worldwide position in the QS Top 50 Under 50 and the first Spanish university in the QS World University Ranking 2018/2019 -159th worldwide position). UAM was awarded with “Human Resources Excellence in Research Award” and it is thus acknowledged for the commitment to fostering good working conditions and development for researchers at the institution. Lastly, UAM is part of OPERA (Office for the Promotion of European Research Activities) a consortium of the four leading Spanish public Universities in Brussels aiming at supporting European research activities and increasing the number of funded projects. Also, in collaboration with Aix-Marseille Université (Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, France), National Kapodistrian University of Athens (Athens, Greece), Université Libre de Bruxelles (Brussels, Belgium), Universitatea din București (Bucharest, Romania), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Madrid, Spain), Sapienza Università di Roma (Rome, Italy), Stockholms Universitet (Stockholm, Sweden), and Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen (Germany) are joining forces to build a European University alliance under the name “CIVIS” (European Civic University). CIVIS stands for a transnational collaboration of civic universities. Based on the solid and innovative education and scientific activity in each institution, we shall unite efforts and experiences to develop an alliance with strong links to our local social and geographical environments and an orientation toward global challenges.We are fully committed to address these from a European perspective by strengthening our shared and respective civic identities, integrating experiences and nurturing new initiatives. This alliance will bring together some 384.000 students and 55.000 staff members, fostering multilingualism and multiculturalism. Thus,we envision our European Civic University as a space for innovative and responsible teaching, research, cultural exchanges and citizen action within Europe from the Baltic to the Mediterranean Sea, while engaging with the world, its inhabitants and its insti tutions. Ensuring the correct implementation of the project: the Office of European and International Projects (OPEI) at UAM, which has wide experience in managing European projects, will help me with all the administrative tasks related to the execution of the Project. This office will also provide me information about other funding opportunities at European and international level and will invite me to promotional events, such as the annual workshop for preparing an ERC proposal. Besides, the OPEI will guarant ee the relation with the different units of the Research Management Service at UAM. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 47 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 UAM, with more than 25.000 students and 3.000 academic staff members, is organised in seven Facul ties (Sciences, Economics and Business Sciences, Law, Philosophy and Letters, Medicine, Psychology, and Teacher Training and Education) and an Engineering School for Computer Science and Telecommunications, with 65 departments, offering a wide range of programmes in different scientific and technical fields and in humanities. Doctoral degrees can be studied in all the areas mentioned ab ove. The UAM has had a strong research focus: 10 research institutes are located on campus, as well as the Madrid Science Park, with growing university-business collaboration. In 2009, it was declared International Excellence Campus, together with the Spanish Research Council (CSIC). Additional facilities include, among others: halls of residence, a sports center, language services, infant and primary schools, all within a campus, which is green and compact, caters for disabled students, and strives to be environmentally sustainable. Campus life offers a rich variety of cultural activities, lifelong learning programmes, and opportunities for cooperation and volunteer work. UAM has a strong international vocation, with agreements with more than 500 international institutions and around 2000 exchange students every year from all over the world. Easy access to the city centre by commuter train makes the university an ideal place for foreign and national students to experience life in one of Europe's most vibrant cities. The European and International Projects Office is in charge of the promotion and management of International funds. UAM has participated in 227 projects in FPs III-VII, entering as a result of such participation 38 M€. In Horizon 2020 UAM has signed 65 grants with an EU contribution of 26,5 M€. UAM participates in rurALLURE with a team of researchers from three departments: ● The staff from the Department of Prehistory and Archaeology brings experts in the areas of archaeology, museology, historiographic sciences and techniques, history (ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary) and art history, who will aid in the humanities research posed of the selected case studies. They teach in different graduate and Master degrees, and participate in numerous research projects funded in competitive public calls (FEDER funds, Spanish and Castilla La Mancha and Galician Government) as well as privately-funded projects. ● The Department of Classical Philology brings experts in the areas of latin and classical greek, but also integrating new technologies focused on Digital Humanities, looking for new tools to integrate Classical studies in the modern society, also analysing ancient texts to recognize the evolution of towns, routes, territories and people from Antiquity to nowadays. ● The Department of Geology integrates experts in geodiversity (including the expertise on the analysis of structures conditioned by geological setting of thermal waters. They are also specialized in designing activities in geosciences and in Cultural Heritage with UDL with several ongoing teaching projects and a large participation in university-wide inclusiveness initiatives. The Madrid Institute for Advanced Study (MIAS) is a new research centre that has been created jointly by the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Casa de Velázquez, as part of the development of the Universidad Autónoma UAM-CEI International Campus of Excellence. The Madrid Institute for Advanced Study has become part of the European network of Institutes for Advanced Studies (NetIas), set up by 24 institutes and which houses more than 500 researchers per full academic year. The adhe sion of MIAS to this prestigious European network, which aims to create multidisciplinary and international learning Communities, was unanimously approved at the annual conference of the NetIas Network 2019. The MIAS policy, intends to put together a community comprising individual researchers, who are free from any academic or administrative duties during their residency, and who will pursue an innovativ e project in an environment conducive to scientific debate among the different disciplines and civilisations.The Institute supports fundamental research, from a transversal perspective, across the entire range of Humanities, Social and Legal Sciences. The opportunity to integrate to this project the expertise of these and other members of the prestigious Universidad Autónoma de Madrid as well as the MIAS (the first Institute for Advanced Study in the Iberian Peninsula, as well as in the Spanish-American area), will provide a humanistic vision of the historical thermal towns, from an archaeological point of view as well as from a historical and archaeological perspective. The inclusion of this aspect will assure a holistic consideration of the cultural 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 48 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 tourism and a scientific documentation about the thermal heritage and the historical importance of these spa cities in the configuration of the European history and in the origin of tourism. Adequacy to rurALLURE proposal The main tasks of this partner, including its participation in the project management, will be focused on generating new knowledge and focus about the importance of different aspects of the cultural touris m and thermal heritage, mainly Roman heritage, lead an analysing a selection of cases of study, participating in the dissemination, communication and promotion of the cultural heritage of the historical thermal towns and sites in rural areas linked to the Pilgrim Routes included in the WP5. ● The Department of Prehistory and Archaeology brings experts in the areas of archaeology, historiographic sciences, Epigraphy, Ancient history, Museology and Cultural Heritage, will coordinate in the different aspects linked to the study of Archaeological Heritage as well as Thermal heritage, according the expertise of some of the members included in this proposal. ● The department of Geology and Geochemistry is at the forefront of designing activities in geosciences with UDL with several ongoing teaching projects and a large participation in university-wide inclusiveness initiatives. It also will contribute with another perspective in the analysis of Cultural heritage integrated into the overall geodiversity. This is particularly the case of archaeological he ritage associated with thermal waters, as these structures are conditioned by the geological setting of thermal waters. These sites can also contribute to promoting a wider awareness of geodiversity beyond the geosciences as the sites can convey a message not only to geologists, but also to the general public that could be interested in their cultural values. ● The Department of Classical Philology will collaborate in the idea to integrate past and present, analysing the ancient description of the areas linked to the Routes, checking the information included in guides, touristic information, etc., and including their expertise in digital humanities. Previous experiences ● Some members of UAM have previously participated in the “CrossCult: Empowering reuse of digital cultural heritage in context-aware crosscuts of European history” (2016-2019). H2020 project (EU project 693150), aiming to spur a change in the way European citizens appraise History. It coordinated the development of the scientific innovations in terms of association discovery, recommender systems, context awareness and content visualisation, as well as one pilot application aimed at fostering reflection on cross-border associations between selected cultural venues, as well as the development of the humanities content for another pilot on non-typical and personalised itineraries in small museums. ● “Origin, development and future of the spa industry in Spain. Historical-archaeological study project for the recovery, enhancement and revitalization of thermal heritage, as a differentiating element an d generator of tourism and economic resources” (2015-2018). Applicated project of the MINECO (Spanish Government) about Thermal Heritage in Spa industry. The proposal considered some Spanish examples to analyse the possibilities about to integrate past and present in thermal spas to reconsider the future of this industry in some historical buildings. ● Tomás y Valiente project (2018-2022) about “Healing spas in Antiquity: an analysis of Roman thermalism from an architectonic and functional point of view”, where Roman thermal sites are being studied to identify their singularities and their characteristics to show a deeper knowledge about the origin and meaning of these sites. Key personnel ● Silvia González Soutelo (female) is a Post-Doctoral research in Roman Archaeology in the Prestigious and Competitive Tomás y Valiente Contract from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) and the Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies (MIAS) -integrated in the NetIAS-, associated to the Casa de Velázquez. She got the PhD degree in History (Roman Archaeology) from the University of Santiago de Compostela in 2006, receiving the Extraordinary Ph.D, award from this University and she got the Higher Diploma in Archaeology at the Barcelona University (UB). She is an expert in Roman Thermalism and Thermal Heritage and about the exploitation of natural resources in the Roman Age, with a large number of publications about this subject, also from applied research to the thermal industry and tourism. She has participated in international and national archaeological projects on these topics, and also with different international stays academic institutions in Paris, Aix-en-Provence, Oxford, Lisbon, Rome, Lausanne or Barcelona. She collaborates also with the 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 49 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 GEAAT (Group of Research in Archaeology, Ancient History and Territory -University of Vigo-) where she was an interim lecturer, and also as a humanities expert in the CrossCult H2020 project. She is also a collaborative expert with the European Historic Thermal Towns Association (EHTTA). ● Raquel Castelo-Ruano (female) has been a professor in Archaeology at the Prehistory and Archaeology at the UAM since 1991, and she has been the Academic Department Secretary since 2010. She is also Magister of Museology (UCM), with a large experience in musealization and diffusion, taking part in national projects and exhibitions. In the last few years she has worked also in the diffusion of women in History since Antiquity, but also about the inclusion of women in the diffusion of Cultural Heritage. She is expert in Cultural heritage management as a tool for an economic, social and cultural development and she has directed more than 25 Master's Thesis, most of them focused on the field of Museology, including aspects like: Intercultural education, museology of temporary exhibitions, musealization of archaeological sites and interpretation centers, application of new technologies (Augmented Reality) to Cultural sites, the importance of social networks in the Communication of Heritage Centers, studies about the public to these sites (monitoring studies), digital museums, etc. She has also directed some Doctoral Thesis on museology / museology, one about the Transhumant pastoral heritage as a resource for sustainable development and the diverse options to be “musealised”. ● Miguel Gómez-Heras (male) is a Lecture (profesor Asociado) in Geology at the UAM. He is BSc in Gemmology (IGE, 1995) and in Geology (UCM, 2000), with a PhD degree in Geology (UCM, 2005). He has expertise in creating and performing outreach activities, specially based on universal design. His experience in outreach includes participating in the creation of “Geo Monumental Routes”, an initiative to deliver geological knowledge through built heritage. The applicant set the first Geomonumental Routes in Madrid and in Belfast (for which he received the Queen’s Annual Fund from Queen’s University Belfast in 2009). He won two outreach prizes (2012, 2014) within the “Heritage Cluster” of the International Excellence Campus “CEI Campus Moncloa” and two first prizes at the Spanish edition of “Science on Stage” (2014) in the category “Science, Engineering and Values” for outreach activities targeting people with disabilities. He founded and chairs the association “Ciencia sin Barreras / Science without Barriers'' recognized by the NGO Zero Project as one of the best Innovative Practices in 2016 on Education and ICT of the world: http://zeroproject.org/practice/spain-ciencia-sin-barreras/. He was invited to be a lecturer to the “Confronting Barriers to inclusion: opening the gate to accessible fieldwork” event held on 26 June 2015 at the Geological Society of London. He has been awarded with the Jeremy Willson Charitable Trust & Thomas Jefferson Field Research Funds from the Geological Society in 2015 to perform the project “Field-based geology teaching for people with deaf-blindness in the Basque Coast Geopark (Spain)”. He also received one of the first Public Engagement Grants from the European Geosciences Union (2016) to carry out a Stratigraphy field trip for people with visual impairment. ● Sandra Romano Martín (female) has a PhD in Classical Philology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and currently is assistant professor of Latin language and literature at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. She has also had the opportunity to research in the Universities of Siena, Athens and Oxford. She has also a second main research theme in the field of the Digital Humanities, mostly about documentary databases and digital editions of classical texts in TEI-XML. She is technical director and chief programmer of the digital research project ‘Thebarum Fabula’ (http://thebarumfabula.usc.es), a digital library of the ancient Greek and Latin texts, with critical editions and translations into modern languages. She also collaborates with the eXistSolutions team, developers of the open source and free publishing toolbox TEIPublisher, a standard in the field. In addition to her knowledge of Latin and Ancient Greek languages, she reads and speaks fluently in English, French, Italian and Modern Greek. She has collaborated in some proposals about Ancient Thermalism. Relevant references ● J.M. Crecente Maseda, S. González-Soutelo, P. Simons (2018): Thermal tourism and Spa heritage in Europe. The case of EHTTA (European Historic Thermal Towns Association). Brussels. ● A. Dahroug, Martín López-Nores, J.J. Pazos-Arias, S. González-Soutelo, S.M. Reboreda-Morillo and A. Antoniou (2017): Exploiting Relevant Dates to Promote Serendipity and Situational Curiosity in 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 50 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 Cultural Heritage Experiences. 12th International Workshop on Semantic and Social Media Adaptation and Personalization (SMAP). http://doi.org/10.1109/SMAP.2017.8022673 ● S. González-Soutelo (2019): Shall we go “ad aquas”? Putting Roman healing spas on the map, ETF. Serie I, Prehistoria y Arqueología, 12, 151-190. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5944/etfi.12.2019.25939 ● M.H. Henriques, M.L. Canales, A. García-Frank, M. Gómez-Heras (2019): Accessible Geoparks in Iberia: a Challenge to Promote Geotourism and Education for Sustainable Development. Geoheritage pp. 1-14. ● R. Castelo Ruano, C. López Ruiz, L. Prados Torreira, M. Rodríguez-Shadow y C. Corona Jamaica (2017): “Un proyecto común ‘La exposición itinerante Enfrentándose a la vida. Mujeres ibéricas y mujeres prehispánicas mesoamericanas’. Un encuentro a través de la Arqueología”. En: L. Prados Toreira y C. López Ruiz (eds), Museos Arqueológicos y Género. Educando en Igualdad. Madrid. Partner number 4 Partner name Fundación Uxío Novoneyra Brief description of the legal entity Fundación Uxío Novoneyra (after FUN) is a Spanish non-profit private foundation, declared with National interest (Nº 1037 Ministry of Culture) focused on initiatives that mix education, culture and tourism with ICT and sustainable rural development. FUN is located in the hilly rural area of O Courel, Gali cia (NUTS112); UNESCO Geopark, Candidate to UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, part of the network Natura 2000. Our headquarters is located at the House living-museum of poet Uxío Novoneyra, which in 2019 welcomed more than 5k visitors. It is an old traditional country house scheduled for Architectonic heritage (Provincial Council initiative, PGOM Council Law). Our foundational objectives open different lines of activity: ● Representing our Culture and the literary heritage abroad, getting the best practices on the field at international level to disseminate in our territory, ● Protecting and promoting the artistic and inherited legacy of the writer while offering a participative access to Culture for local and visitors. ● Providing the children and young people and especially mountains inhabitants of innovative projects at European level to turn better their lives, creating jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities. ● Developing cross-sectorial projects linking CCS, Environmental and rural development with others in order to the socioeconomic development of our territory. ● Training sociocultural agents and entities on innovative capacities. Our staff mixes a patron´s board with territorial administrations; cultural, educative and environmental entities at regional level with first figures on the fields of literature, culture and arts and a technical staff with 2-4 technicians on European projects, cultural and environmental management , rural development and tourism, during the year and volunteers with the same profile. Out the museum functions we work advising administrations and entities about innovation and internationalization on the fields of activity of foundation. One of our strategic lines of activity is the development of research and innovation on the field of cultural tourism under the point of view of UNESCO “orange tourism”, that includes the participative approach of the visitors and their transformative effect on our territory. Adequacy to rurALLURE proposal FUN is very adequate to be the partner on this project and on charge of WP4 pilot project about engaging the last part of UNESCO’s Santiago Way pilgrims to the perimetral literary and natural heritage, because it has some characters and previous experiences on this activity in the last 10 years. ● It is the unique art-literary museum with national level on the start of the last phase of the Way in order to have the best location on cultural tourist´s capturing strategies. This is the profile targeted to its pilot project activities (between pilgrims walking the Way). ● FUN is considered the most active and internationalized entity of the cultural third sector of Galicia region (NUTS ES11) and known for their innovative approaches to their objectives alone and under collaboration with universities and administrations (proof of this is the support of Regional government). They are preparing a codirection with the postgraduate course on ICC management next 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 51 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 year and they will integrate the results of the project in order to disseminate the techno-methodologies of pilgrim’s attraction. ● It is the most experienced of all literary entities to work on european projects on Spain, based on their experience on different European programmes as partner, stakeholder, collaborator and advisor (Creative Europe, Erasmus+, Horizon 2020, Urbact, Life+, Interreg...) and 4 times referred European Best Practice Previous experiences At international level we are founders of Litfest.eu , an European network gathering literary festivals based in isolated communities across Europe. It was created in 2013 with the support of the Eur opean Commission through the ERASMUS+ Programme (K2 - Strategic Partnerships) comprising the following partners: Canterbury Festival (UK), Salerno Letteratura (IT), St Clementin Bilingual Litfest (FR) and EidosFest (ES). This Erasmus network was recognized by the French Ministry of Culture as a “best practice” and funded under ECIC project last call working about social-inclusive cultural events with an enlarged partnership: original members plus the festival of Cork Winter Warmer (Ireland) and Festival da Madeira (Portugal). Litfest.eu network promotes the exchange of knowledge, experience, innovating and good practices through training on literary festivals, along with the transnational circulation of cu ltural and creative works and artists. Litfest allowed us to develop FUN’s summer international festival, devoted to literature and mixed arts, the Eidosfest (Festival dos Eidos). EFFE labelled by EFA since 2017, the festival has been selected as Best practice on inclusion of rural people on Literature by Creative Europe SILO and on rural h eritage dynamization by Europe for Citizens EUSave. Eidosfest has been awarded with Galician Cultural Publics Award in 2019 by Culturgal association, integrated with all the professional associations of our CCI sector. Eidosfest will reach in 6th edition in 2020. It has been shortlisted as candidate to Best Non-Music Festival of Iberic Festival Awards twice in 2019 and 2020 (pending result). FUN participated in the CREATIVE EUROPE small cooperation SILO (Social-Inclusive Literature Operations), European project focused on introducing literary events in not-normal spaces as rural colleges and high schools, oldies centers, rural free-time and touristic programs. Our festival was considered best practice on the project for our support of literary programs on rural territories.We are new beneficiaries to last call results with part of SILO partnership and other part of ENGAGENOW.EU to continue working together on Support the engaging of Literature of the Youth with the new project BE(P)ART: GROW WITH ARTS to be the partner specialist on rural young writers and publics, and literary tourism to young ones. FUN has led the awareness program on Education and Training about UNESCO World Heritage “LugoÉmundial ” to Lugo City Council, introducing world best practices as Naples “Heritage Godparents” and including the I International Congress of Heritage and ICT “CTRLugo ” in 2018. FUN has participated in Lugo Provincial Council Tourism Participative Strategy on 2017-18 and served as advisor in the ongoing Creative tourism Strategy of Ourense Provincial Council too. Key personnel ● Lía Pérez (female): Project coordinator. Technician on Tourism and InternationalizationDegree in Journalism & Media (University of Santiago de Compostela - USC), Master in Education (USC) and Postgraduate in Tourism Destination Marketing (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya - UOC). She has been working for more than 10 years in the Tourism Department of Ourense City Council, coordinating promotion policies and strategies. Between 2016 and 2018 she was the Comms Officer of the European Association of Historic Thermal Towns (EHTTA) and its certified European Cultural Route, and among her tasks she was responsible for the development and set up of the association’s website ( www.ehtta.eu). Concerning other international projects she has participated in most of the Erasmus+ projects where FUN has taken part, as well as in the Culture Programme project “Sources of Culture – The Cafés of Europe” (2013-2015) led by EHTTA. She is a certified SICTED Agent (Spanish Standard for Quality in Tourism). ● Branca Novo Rey (female): FUN Arts Director and Member of FUN Board. Technician on Cultural Management. PHD on Art Education (Granada University) and Degree in Political Sciences (USC). 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 52 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 Master in Digital Publishing (UOC) and Education (USC). Between 2015 and 2019 she was the Deputy Mayor of the City Council of Santiago de Compostela and Cultural Policies Councillor and since 2019 opposition councillor. ● Cibrao Cabo (male): Technician of Cultural Management. Degree in History (USC), Master in Education (USC), Postgraduate in Digitization of Cultural Heritage (UNED) and Certificated on Heritage Management (Formación al Cuadrado), Heritage, Museums and Archaeology (UNED). In 2017 he took part in cataloguing and conservation tasks in Ribadavia Ethnological Museum and between 2019 and 2020 as part of the FUN staff (FUN’s Archive management, Project Management, Museum guided visits, etc.) ● Ana Lombardero (female): Technician on Sustainable Tourism. Degree in Biology (USC), MSC on Biodiversity and Conservation Biology (Pablo de Olavide University) and MSC on Education (USC). She has a wide experience in environmental management and communication. Between 2013 and 2015 she worked for the Marcelle Zoological Park and between 2016 and 2019 she worked as a teacher (regulated and non-regulated education) in several institutions. She has also volunteered and collaborated with several environmental organizations such as the Max Planck Institute of Ornithology and the Doñana Biological Station (CSIC). Relevant references ● European projects: ○ Erasmus+ KA2 LITFEST 2014-1-FR01-KA204-002399 ○ Erasmus+ KA2 ECCE Build 2015-1-IT EPP KA3 ○ Creative Europe SILO 583794-CREA-1-2017-1-BE-CULT-COOP1 ○ Erasmus+ KA2 ECIC 2017 1 IT02 KA204 036985 ○ Erasmus+ KA2 AESOP 602671-EPP-1-2018-1-ELEPPKA2-CBY-ACPALA ○ Erasmus+ KA2 MUSESCHOOL 2018-1-TR01-KA201-059698 ● Declarations of best practices: ○ 2017 Erasmus+ KA2 LITFEST litfest.eu ○ 2018 Creative Europe SILO silops.eu ○ 2018 Creative Europe Engage! engagenow.eu ○ 2019 Europe for Citizens EUSAVE EU Citizens’ Action for Smart Historic Villages ● Previous projects: ○ 2018 Stakeholder of tech transference on H2020 CrossCult.EU (See leader UDV profile) ○ 2018 Stakeholder of Life+ Oso Courel: Actuaciones para favorecer la expansión del oso pardo a nuevos territorios en la Serra do Courel (Galicia, España)” – LIFE16 NAT/ES/000573 ● Awards ○ 2010 “Destiny’s Stone”: Association of Museum’s Friends of Galician region as “Best project” http://amigosmuseosgalicia.org/pedra-do-destino/ ○ 2017-20 2 times EFFE label by European EFA association. https://www.festivalfinder.eu/festivals/festival-dos-eidos ○ 2019 Publics by CULTURGAL http://culturagalega.gal/noticia.php?id=30467 ○ 2019-20 (Shortlisted 2 times as Best Non Music Programme by Iberic Festival Awards. Last edition queued to October 2020) ○ 2020: Referred as relevant touristic space on Regional declaration of Folgoso do Courel Local Council as “Touristic Council/ Council with touristic interest” https://www.xunta.gal/c/document_library/get_file?folderId=1417253&name=DLFE-36609.pdf Significant infrastructure and/or relevant major items of technical equipment ● Uxío Novoneyra House-Museum: Built in the XVIII century, Protected as Architectonic heritage as provincial level http://folgosodocourel.es/docs/pxom.zip . 4000m2 outdoor and 1200m2 indoor spaces. ○ Technical office on FUN house museum with 4 work spaces, laptops, professional scanners to heritage digitisation, server and HDs ○ Novoneyra Archives, declared “Pares Privados” (Archives with Spanish interest of private entities) ○ Art collection: More than 300 art works from the 20th century with representation of National first figures. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 53 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 ● Maria Mariño School Museum: A rural school from the first half of the 20th century recently refurbished by the Courel Local Council to be used by the Novoneyra foundation. It is linked to the poet María Mariño and is protected as Architectonic heritage at district level http://folgosodocourel.es/docs/pxom.zip) ● Souto da Rubial, a chestnut forest custodied by FUN and protected by the autonomic government by his cultural and natural value https://www.xunta.gal/dog/Publicados/2017/20171207/AnuncioG0422-291117-0002_gl.html. Partner number 5 Partner name Universidade da Coruña Brief description of the legal entity The University of A Coruña (www.udc.es) is among the three universities in the Spanish autonomous region of Galicia (pop. 4 mill). Founded in 1989, it represents a young institution which in th e course of its 25 years of existence has experienced a considerable increase, both in quantity and quality, with regard to research and teaching excellence. Our current student population is approx. 18.000, there are 136 research groups, and apart from its faculties the university manages 4 Research Centres and 8 University Institutes for R&D. It has presence in the cities of A Coruña and Ferrol, where its facilities are based. The Territorial Studies Group (GET) is a research group based on Faculty of Sociology of the University of A Coruña (UDC) specialized in social sciences applied to the study of the territory and space. It integrates various areas of knowledge, with a common commitment in the analysis of the historical and socio-economic conformation of the territory. Composed by twelve members (teaching and research staff with PhD) from three different departments (Sociology and Communication Sciences, Architectural Graphic Expression, and Languages), the Group activity is focused on the following research topics: ● Planning, management and intervention in urban spaces. ● New information and communication technologies applied to the social sciences. ● Sociology of the territory and local development. ● Residential migration and mobility. ● Transnational networks and spaces. ● Gender and territory. ● Social perception of the territory. ● Leisure, tourism and territory. ● Urban history. GET seeks to support the territorial and spatial studies that need to transcend the technical and infrastructural aspects. It uses a perspective that combines demography, history and sociology to ins pire strategies for social and economic development that are alternative to the economic models and advance theoretical knowledge which is useful for public policy planning. Leisure, tourism and territory are some of its lines of research. Adequacy to rurALLURE proposal The experience of the UDC research team (GET) to lead the proposed activity (WP2) is justified from the various previous scientific activities related to the theme of tourism, cultural heritage and social participation; for example, their collaboration in the project “Heritage and social participation: methodological proposal and critical review”, ParticiPat, (HAR2014-54869-R) through which the GET has achieved various accomplishments. The team’s capacity and its experience in the proposed methodology is evidenced by its participatio n in various stays (since 2019), its collaboration with other groups and the development of strategic projects in different municipalities and territories. Moreover, the GET has participated in research projects, working on topics related to rurALLURE, among which we can mention the following projects: 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 54 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 ● “Tourism Monitoring and Sustainability Plan for Santiago de Compostela”. Participant Entities: Tourism Agency of Galicia (Regional Government of Galicia); Foundation of the University of A Coruña. Start date: 07/13/2017 Duration: 12 months. ● “Tourism Entrepreneurs in the Santiago pilgrims’ path”. Motivations, Obstacles, Facilitating Factors and Impacts. Participant Entities: Tourism Agency of Galicia(Regional Government of Galicia); UDC foundation. Start date: 2017. Duration: 8 months. ● “Preparation and diagnosis for the tourism plan of Galicia”. Funding entity: Galician Tourism Business Cluster Association Start date: 06/20/2016 Duration: 2 months - 25 days. It is also important to mention the multidisciplinary study of the Camino de Santiago, around which it was built during thirteen editions, one of the most original and most successful activities of the UDC, “Aulas no Camiño (Classrooms on the Path)”. With classrooms on the roads and travelling all over Europe, this activity has promoted the knowledge of the past and present contribution of the St. James Path to the European structure and especially to the Galician one among students with a humanities background. The GET coordinates the Official Master in Planning and Management of Tourism Destinations and Products, which has the function of training students for tourism research but also to carry out professional tasks in the sector. For this reason, the Master offers two itineraries: researcher an d professional. The research itinerary is aimed at students who want to continue training in tourism and do a doctoral thesis, or research in the offices of companies or institutions dedicated to tourism. The professional itinerary is for people who want to dedicate themselves to planning and managing destinations and new tourism products of different typologies (congresses and conventions, coastal and thermalism, gastronomic and oenological, heritage, spiritual, sports, special groups, etc.). At the University, the Office for Research Results Transfer (OTRI) was created in 1991 as an interface body between the University and the Enterprises. Its fundamental objective is to promote relations between the two sectors, promoting the transfer of the university scientific and technical offer to the production sector. As a service within the OTRI, the European R&D Project Support Unit provides support to the personnel linked to the UDC, in the development of European R&D projects. It offers direct support in the preparation and management of European R&D projects and promote the participation of UDC research staff in European R&D programs through informative and training activities. Moreover, the GET counts with the support of the International Relations Office (ORI) that is in charge of taking care of the participation of the University of A Coruña in European, Ibero-American and other projects and programs of interest to the university community. Its function is to inform, coordinate and advise the university community about the different existing programs, in addition to preparing and monitoring the agreements on international relations of the University. The objective of the ORI is t o promote the participation of the members of the university community in international activities such as student exchange programs, teachers and development cooperation in the framework of inter-university programs, providing a quality service to the university community, through which any student, teacher o r administration or service staff can obtain information, support and service to fulfill their academic / professional purposes in the international arena. Previous experiences The University of A Coruña has progressively increased its participation in research projects funded by the European Commission, gaining research excellence and attracting foreign scientists to develop their work in this environment. Our participation in European Programmes such as Horizon 2020, Territorial Cooperation (Interreg), Framework Programmes, ESF, Life, COST etc. has increased modestly but steadily over the years, in spite of the intensified competition in a larger European context. Our present rate of proposal presentation to the above calls for proposals has increased tenfold in the last decade. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 55 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 Since its creation 30 years ago, UDC has participated in more than 140 international research pro jects, mainly (co)financed by the European Union. At present we are actively participating in 40 ongoing UE projects, including two European Research Council Starting Grants. Regarding the project theme and relevant tourism projects developed by GET, we must underline those financed by the EU such as “Grazing for wildfire prevention, ecosystem service provision, nature conservation and landscape management” (GRAZELIFE). Also, the project “Local based tourism and socio-ecological resilience” financed by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (Spain); and “Development of predictive models of the functional connectivity of threatened populations in areas of special conservation of the Natura 2000 network” financed by the Ministry for Ecological Transition (Spain). Key personnel ● María Andrade Suárez (female): UDC project coordinator, teacher. PhD in Sociology from the UDC (receiving the Extraordinary Ph.D. award from this University) and a Master's degree in Planning and Territorial strategies in current society (USC). Associate Professor in the Faculty of Sociology. She teaches in the degree of Sociology and Official Master in Planning and Management of destinations and new tourist products (UDC) and will codirect the new Master’s Degree on CCI management, Heritage and Tourism in 2021. Member of Directorate of FES (Spanish Federation of Sociology) tourism and leisure working group. She also directs the summer course “An evolution of tourism in the framework of global society: challenges for its planning and management”. Her lines of research mainly focus on tourism in rural areas, tourism as an agent of socio-economic development, images of tourist destinations, sociology of culture and sociocultural projects. She has participated repeatedly in international conferences on these topics. She was also involved in research projects and elaboration of tourist plans funded by private companies and other institutions. As a member of the GET (Group of Territorial Studies-UDC), she has co-authored more than 50 scientific papers. ● José Antonio Cortés Vázquez (male): Lecturer at the University of A Coruña. He gained an International PhD in Social Anthropology from the Pablo de Olavide University (Seville, 2011, University Best PhD Award), a Master’s degree in Social Anthropology from the University of Kent (2009), a Master's degree in Environmental Social Sciences (2007) and a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences (2005), both from the Pablo de Olavide University. Lecturer at the National University of Ireland Galway (2013-14) and University College London (2012-13), Marie Curie postdoctoral researcher at the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield (2014-16) and InTalent senior researcher at the University of A Coruña (2017-2020). Visiting fellowships at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland, 2017), the University of Kent (UK, 2009), the Institute of Heritage Sciences (CSIC, 2016) and the Ryan Institute (Ireland, 2015). Author of 34 publications, including 17 papers in peer-reviewed journals (11 in WOS journals and 6 in SCOPUS journals) and 4 books (one with Routledge). PI of international and national research projects (1 by British Academy, 1 by Marie Curie program, 1 by the InTalent program) and participant in several international and national projects (including 1 LIFE project and 4 projects from the Plan Nacional de I+D+i). Winner of the most prestigious national research prize in Anthropology in Spain (Marqués de Lozoya, 2011). Organizer of two international congresses and half a dozen panels in international conferences and presenter in more than 40 international congresses. ● Uxío Novo (male): Technician on research support. PhD and Degree in Political Sciences from the Santiago de Compostela University (USC). Master on European Union and Management of European Funds at UDC and Postgraduate in financial multilateral orgs at ABANCA Business School. He has been the coordinator of the Management Committee of Ferrol World Heritage Candidature. Treasurer of ACAMFE (Spanish and Portuguese association of writers’ museums and legacy foundations) and directorate member of AGPXC (Galician region Professional Association of Cultural managers) in charge of internationalization on each one. Member of Icomos, ICLCM - International Committee for Literary and Composers' Museum, Europeana and B.Creative network. ● Iria Caamaño Franco (female): UDC teacher and research. PhD international in tourism from the UDC-USC-UVigo. She teaches in the degree of tourism, sociology and in the Official master’s in planning and Management of destinations and new tourist products (UDC). She also directs the 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 56 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 summer course “An evolution of tourism in the framework of global society: challenges for its planning and management” and other seminaries related to tourism and heritage. She is a member of the Group of Territorial Studies (GET) specialized in social sciences applied to the territory and spatial studies. She was also involved in research projects and elaboration of tourist plans funded by private companies and other institutions (Galicia Government, Lugo Council, etc.). Her lines of research mainly focus on tourism, industrial tourism, cultural tourism, tourism as an agent of socio-economic development, heritage interpretation, Way of Saint James and tourism intermediation. She has participated repeatedly in international conferences on these topics and co-authored more than 25 scientific papers and chapter books. ● Estefanía López Salas (female): Assistant Professor in the Department of Architectural Design, Urbanism and Composition at the University of A Coruña (UDC). She is an Architect (2009) and she received her PhD in Architecture and Restoration from the UDC with distinction (2015), as well as a MA in Architectural Restoration (2010). Her PhD dissertation title was “The Monastery of San Julián de Samos (Lugo), A Study and Interpretation of the Monastic Space and its Evolution”. She was granted a Pre-doctoral Fellowship from the UDC (March 2011 - December 2012), and a Pre-doctoral Fellowship of the Research, Innovation and Development Galician Plan 2011-2015 - IC2 Plan, financed jointly with Social European Fund (FSE-FEDER), (December 2012 - August 2015). She has presented conference papers in national and international congresses in Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom, Poland, Croatia, USA, France and Italy. Her research work has been published in a number of journals and books on the topics of monastic architecture and landscape evolution over the cou rse of centuries, and cultural heritage with a multidisciplinary approach that combines historical sources, on-site investigation and digital technologies within the field of Digital Art and Architectural History. Currently, she leads the projects “San Julián de Samos: a Digital Approach” (http://digitalsamos.udc.es ) and “Mapping Hospitals” (https://mappinghospitals.udc.es ). Relevant references In 2017, the Regional Government of Galicia (Ministry of Economy, Employment and Industry) awarded to the GET a grant of € 90,000 for the “Consolidation and structuring of competitive research units and other promotion actions in the universities of the Galician University System” (Modality “Groups with Growth Potential”). Furthermore, the University of A Coruña was selected in the programme “Europe Networks and Managers - Europe Technology Centers 2017” (Ministry of Economy), in order to improve its positioning and financing possibilities of the EU, through a Programme of Impulse to the participation in the European Research Space. Some of the projects developed by the GET researchers are: ● Development of predictive models of the functional connectivity of threatened populations in Special Conservation Areas of the network “Natura 2000”. Call for proposal of the Fundación Biodiversidad (2018) ● Tracing alternative political ecologies against the neoliberal environmental agenda through the study of environmental movements (Ref. SG161266). Call for proposal: 2017 British Academy Small Grants (R. U.) ● NEARCH: New scenarios for a community-involved archaeology (2013-1126/001-001). Call for proposal: Culture Programme (2007-2013) (UE, C. Europea) ● Territorial emergencies: An anthropological approach to new activism collective movements of the place in the Atlantic space. (IN607D 2017/01). Call for proposal: Excellence projects of the “Grant for the Consolidation and Structuring Programme of Competitive Research Units” (Regional Government of Galicia) ● Heritage and social participation: methodological proposal and critical review (Ref. HAR2014-54869-R). Call for proposal: National programme of research, development and innovation oriented to the challenges of the society (Ministry of Economy) ● GET also participates in two National Excellence Networks promoted by the Ministry of Economy (“Network of Excellence on the mobility of societies and borders of the Iberian Worlds”, and “Network for the conceptual review and update on the interaction of tourism and territory”) and in one Regional Excellence Network (“New Approaches to Territorial Analysis”). 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 57 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 Other European projects: ● Erasmus+ KA2 2019-1-ES01-KA201-065742 Developing an Artificial Intelligence Curriculum adapted to European High School. ● Erasmus+ KA2 Erasmus+ KA2 610023-EPP-1-2019-1-DZEPPKA2-CBHE-SP Création de capacités institutionnelles d’intégration des réfugiés dans l’enseignement supérieur. ● Erasmus+ KA2 Erasmus+ KA2 610483-EPP-1-2019-1-ALEPPKA2-CBHE-JP Higher Education–Enterprise platform for fostering, modernisation and sustainable growth in the natural stone industry in Western Balkans. ● Erasmus+ KA2 Erasmus+ KA2 2019-1-UK01-KA203-061665 Child-Centred Competences for Early Childhood Education and Care. ● Horizon 2020 H2020-SC6-MIGRATION-2019 Investing in “Welcoming Spaces” in Europe: revitalizing shrinking areas by hosting non-EU migrants (WELCOMING SPACES). ● Interreg POCTEP 2018 Euroregional platform to promote competitiveness in the marine-maritime field through the promotion of technology-based companies (SHERPA DO MAR). ● Interreg POCTEP 2018 Universities without borders (UNISF). ● Horizon 2020 H2020-SCC-NBS-2stage-2016 Coproduction with Nature for role city transitioning, innovation and governance (CONNECTING). Significant infrastructure and/or relevant major items of technical equipment Researchers find solid support in a network of internal services that are at their disposal: the Vice-Rectorate for Research (global administrative management), Computational Services for Support in Research (software/hardware support), Services for Support to Research (chemical experiments), Library Center (university repository, Open Access), Press Center (dissemination), and most specifically the Research Transfer Office. The Research Transfer Office, which among other things manages the university's spin-offs, patents, and research valorization, also houses the EU research and innovation projects unit. Partner number 6 Partner name Municipio de Vila do Conde Brief description of the legal entity Vila do Conde is a local administration belonging to the district of Oporto, located on the northern coast of Portugal, bathed by the Atlantic Ocean and with the River Ave at its feet. Its origins go beyond the foundation of the Portuguese territory, dating back to the year of 953. In 1516, king D. Manuel I issued the city Charter, and Vila do Conde became a municipality siege later on, in 1871. The city status was granted in 1987. Nowadays the municipality of Vila do Conde has 21 parishes including 7 unions of parishes, coveri ng an area of about 149 km2 and with an estimated population of 79.500 inhabitants. Within the consider able built heritage stands the monumental Santa Clara Church and Monastery, the second largest Aqueduct in Portugal with 999 arches and approximately 4 km in length, the Main Church and the Pillory, recognised as National Monuments, and the also relevant S. Francisco Church and Monastery; the Former Council Chambers; Senhora da Guia Chapel and S. João Batista Fortress. Vila do Conde is also a land of artists, where some renowned Portuguese poets have chosen to live or work. José Régio and his brother Júlio Saúl Dias (also painter), Ruy Belo, Eça de Queirós, Camilo Castelo Branco, Antero de Quental, Guerra Junqueiro, Robert e Sónia Delaunay (painters) spent a part of their lives writing or creating in this quiet and charming city. Adequacy to rurALLURE proposal The municipality of Vila do Conde participates in rurALLURE with a team of researchers from the Cultural, Tourism and Communication Division: ● The staff from the Division, with fifteen technical careers and forty nine assistants, with proven expertise in the development of cultural heritage and tourism programs and projects with experts in the areas of archeology, history, art history, anthropology, museology, archive, tourism, 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 58 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 communication and education. The above-mentioned team has different levels of higher education from bachelor, postgraduate, master and doctorate degrees with skills, knowledge and the required experience in the creation of contents, implementing and controlling quite a few pilot initiatives funded by FEDER funds, which will be relevant to rurALLURE. ● The informatics department of the municipality has also the essential technical knowledge to assure assistance and support. Previous experiences ● SOCRATES PROGRAMME - Lifelong learning measure, Project “Not just Books, Library for All” (2007-2009) – In this project participated Portugal, Letónia, Noruega e Suécia, with the objective of identifying the different publics of these institutions, develop comun educational strategies and implement inclusive activities, such as language training, creative writing workshops and other seminars, a movie and publication “No Meu tempo”, amongst others. ● NORTE-04-2114-FEDER-000138 – “Valorização dos Caminhos de Santiago – Caminho Português da Costa” aiming the protection, valorisation, conservation and promotion of the artistic and cultural heritage, involving Vila do Conde and the northern municipalities of Caminha, Esposende, Maia, Matosinhos, Porto, Póvoa de Varzim, Valença, Vila do Conde, Viana do Castelo and Vila Nova de Cerveira. ● NORTE-04-2114-FEDER-04-2114 - FEDER-000130 – “Vila do Conde, Um porto para o Mundo” – aiming the protection of the ancient knowledge and techniques of wooden shipbuilding, in order to assure its identification, protection and continuity. The strategic implementation of the project includes several initiatives that intend the dynamization and the increasing of the touristic flows, as well as the community involvement, being this last one achieved through one of the projects highlights which is the largest street musical theatre of Portugal. ● NORTE-16-2018-08 – Plano Estratégico de Desenvolvimento Urbano (PI 6.5 – Reabilitação Urbana) - “Recuperação do Palacete Melo – Instalação de Pousada da Juventude” - aiming the requalification of Palacete Melo, a magnificent historical building, where it will be installed the Pousada da Juventude, an youth hostel, in continuity, à política municipal de instalar equipamentos estruturantes em edifícios de qualidade arquitetónica reconhecida, no sentido de melhorar o panorama de ofertas turísticas e culturais do concelho;. NORTE-04-2114-FEDER-04-2114 - FEDER-000373 – “Naturconde-reabilitação proteção, conservação e valorização da paisagem protegida regional do litoral de Vila do Conde e Rom” – aiming the implementation of a number of actions to preserve and protect the natural heritage as well as the creation of conditions that improve the experience of the visitor. Key personnel ● Marta Miranda (female) Head of the Municipality Division of Tourism, Culture and Communication since 2017, coordinating also the of the municipality Library of Vila do Conde; the Antero de Quental’s House, the municipal network of libraries; graduate in History, post-graduated in Documental Science, master in Heritage, amongst other relevant collaborations, standing out the preparation of the “Dicionário da Geração de 70”. ● Pedro Brochado (male), graduate and master in Archaeology, coordinates the Municipal Archaeological Department of the municipality of Vila do Conde, since 2012, and apart from other interests, has developed work within the Portuguese Pilgrimage Routes, namely, the Portuguese Way to Santiago de Compostela. He is the responsible of the municipality for the itinerary that crosses Vila do Conde´s region, in both of the Portuguese Ways to Santiago, the Central and the Coastal one, and for the management of Albergue de Santa Clara located in the city center. ● Ivone Pereira (female), graduate in Anthropology and postgraduate in Museology, her main field of research and expertise has been the ancient techniques of wooden shipbuilding in the existing shipyards in Vila do Conde. Since 2014 she is the main responsible of the Museum de Vila do Conde. In 2015 she became senior co-coordinator of “Vila do Conde- um porto para o Mundo”, a project to promote the registration of the ancient naval construction and repair techniques of wooden ships in Vila do Conde, in the National Inventory of Cultural Immaterial Heritage. ● Ana Serrão (female), graduate and master in Educational Sciences, and executive coordinator is the responsible for the Educational activities of the Municipal Museum of Vila do Conde. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 59 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 ● Rui Maia (male), graduate in Heritage Management and Art History, post-graduated in Museology, master in Portuguese Art History and currently developing his scholarship doctorate (FCT|SFHRH/BD/13008/2017) around the artistic expression in José Régio’s and Julio Saul Dias literary production. Collaborator of the OCF in the creation of the Design and Art Centers. Relevant references ● Miranda, Marta - “Vila do Conde”. Coleção Cidades e Vilas de Portugal. Vila do Conde: Editorial Presença, 1998. ISBN 972-23-2312-1. ● Brochado de Almeida, Pedro – “Sete caminhos de peregrinação no Entre-Douro-e-Minho medieval” / Carlos A. Brochado de Almeida, Mário Carlos Sousa Gonçalves, Pedro Miguel Brochado de Almeida. - Maia : ISMAI - Centro de Publicações do Instituto Universitário da Maia, D.L. 2014. - 153, [4] p.- il. ; 23 cm. - (Tempos e lugares; 5). - ISBN 978-972-9048-83-8. ● Pereira, Ivone - “ A construção do Território” In Vila do conde Tempo e Território”. Vila do Conde: Câmara Municipal de Vila Conde. 2013. ISBN 978-972-9453-96-0. ● Maia, Rui – “José Régio. [RE]visitações à Torre de Marfim: O lugar do Desenho em José Régio”. In [RE]visitações à Torre de Marfim. Vila do Conde: Câmara Municipal de Vila Conde. 2019. ISBN 978-989-99503-6-8, pp.70-93. Significant infrastructure and/or relevant major items of technical equipment The municipality has six literary heritage facilities structured around three major portuguese cultural and artistic personalities from the nineteenth and twentieth century: Antero de Quental, José Régio e Júlio/Saúl Dias. The José Régio’s House and Documental Centre; Gallery and Documental Centre Júlio/Saúl Dias and Antero’s House and Study Centre, are the musealization of the aforementioned writers who hold their archival and bibliographic assets. This undoubtedly adds value, due to the proximity between them, marking the urban landscape of the municipality of Vila do Conde, and to the geographical proximi ty to the Portuguese Camino de Santiago and other various tourist facilities, namely, the Albergue de Santiago (Labruge parish), Albergue de S. Mamede (Vila Chã parish), o Albergue de Santa Clara (Vila do Conde) assim como o Palacete Melo – Pousada da Juventude (in rehabilitation, city center). The technical infrastructure of the municipality has a cluster of three servers 3 servers with centralized storage, which support the virtualized environment with VMware of the several existing servers, capab le of allocating new servers. The installed optical fibre infrastructure which connects the several municipal buildings enables the share use of resources, and also the providing of a public free network access in the main points of touristic and cultural interessest of Vila do Conde. Partner number 7 Partner name Kormányzati Informatikai Fejlesztési Ügynökség Brief description of the legal entity KIFÜ is a Government Agency for IT Development operating under the supervision of the Hungarian Ministry for Innovation and Technology. It consists of two divisions, the former NIIF (National Information Infrastructure Development) Organisation is represented by the Infrastructure Division while the former KIFÜ activities are performed in the Project Management Division. The Project Management Division offers professional project management services in various IT related fields. NIIF and recently KIFU have been continuously developing the Hungarian academic and research network for more than 30 years and intensely participating in international research networking activ ities since the early 1990s. KIFÜ provides practically the same portfolio of e-infrastructure services/products that the majority of its foreign partner NREN organizations. In 2014 the Hungarian NREN launched its cloud services (C4E), in 2015 developed a country-wide Eduroam service installing managed WiFi solutions to primary and secondary schools. Practically, the entire research, education, and public collection community of the country enjoys a wide spectrum of KIFÜ services. Since 2016 KIFÜ has been operating the national supercomputing infrastructure. KIFÜ is planning to extend its HPC infrastructure with AI toolsets. Adequacy to rurALLURE proposal 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 60 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 KIFÜ, the Government Agency for IT Development provides networks services in Hungary to several cultural heritage institutions. Due to its Hungarian IT related project management activities it has good connections to local municipalities, too. These relationships will be beneficial for extending the rurALLURE network. Its international project management experience allows for a good integration of the Hungarian part of the rurALLURE initiative into the whole project. KIFÜ can lead the adaptation of the project software to the Hungarian needs with the content expertise of both Mária Út Associations. KIFÜ is a leader of a main digitisation project with the Hungarian National Széchényi Library, therefore it can provide valuable experience in the creation of the shared digital exhibition and other necessary IT related activities during the project. Previous experiences Besides running several national projects, NIIF/KIFÜ has participated in numerous international project activities, most of them performed by EU FP5, FP6, FP7 and Horizon2020 supported cooperations. KIFÜ took part as consortium member in the DCH-RP , Digital Cultural Heritage –Roadmap for Preservation FP7 Project. In the framework of the “Digital Well-being” governmental programme, covering the Hungarian digital ecosystem, KIFÜ has a role in various infrastructure development projects. One of them was designed to establish and operate “digital well-being points” in cultural heritage institutions. Key personnel ● János Kukk (male) graduated as a computer scientist at the University of Nyíregyháza in 2008. He has been working at KIFÜ (ex NIIF institute) since then as a software developer and network operator. His main area of expertise is web programming and database management, as well as developing automated server management and performing network device configuration. He has participated at various RTD projects, i.e. HBONE+, Sulinet+ (the Hungarian School Network Development), and GN3, on network management and software development. His main research interests include, among others: service management, distributed software development. ● Ildikó Kádárné Kelemen (female) obtained her first degree in Tourism Management at the Budapest Business School. Later she completed a Master in International Economics and an MBA postgraduate course at the Graduate School SDA Bocconi in Milan, Italy. She spent all together 10 years at MALÉV Hungarian Airlines, initially responsible for the Spanish market and special events, later on as an internal consultant in the strategy department. She worked as a senior consultant for a y ear in Madrid for Accenture on change management tasks. Before joining the KIFÜ International projects team she was a management consultant specialized in international business and she worked in project management in the energy sector. Apart from English, she speaks Spanish, Italian and German. ● Tamás Telbisz (male) got his Master’s degree in Teaching Mathematics and Geography at Eötvös Loránd University. He got his PhD degree in Earth Sciences in 2004. He co-authored 175 scientific publications including journal articles, academic books and conference papers. His research field includes geomorphology, karstology, geoinformatics and human-environment relations. He participated in several research projects, and now he is the leader of a scientific project suppo rted by the National Research, Development and Innovation Office of Hungary that investigates the relationship of national parks and local people. He is also committed to popularizing geography, thus he authored 42 articles in popular science magazines, and regularly participates in TV or radio conversations dealing with geographical issues. He is also an associate professor at the Department of Physical Geography, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. ● Réka Vas (female) graduated at the Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, having an MA in Heritage Protection. She studied at the Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in Budapest and at the Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Piliscsaba as an Erasmus and CEEPUS (Central European Exchange Program for University Studies) student. In 2009, she had the opportunity to participate i n an internship at the European Parliament. After university studies she worked as a tour-guide for 4 years. Her main focus was to present the cultural and natural values of Transylvania. She has been working as an event organizer for 10 years. In the past 5 years, she had an active role in grant management, for example organizing programs related to the Transylvanian Way of Mary Association, including the project management, as well. ● Alpár Horváth (male) obtained a BSc as a Geography teacher and an MSc in Human Geography at the Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. In 2010 he completed a PhD in Regional 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 61 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 Policy and Economy at the University of Pécs in Hungary. He worked several years as a tour-guid e. Ha was also an advisor of tourism development in Harghita-county, Romania. Relevant references ● DCH-RP project outputs ● National Széchenyi Library digitisation Significant infrastructure and/or relevant major items of technical equipment ● KIFÜ can provide some services provided to the NREN during the project, including advanced videoconferencing, VoIP, grid/ClusterGrid, HPC and storage cloud, multimedia communication and collaboration services, as well as digital libraries/archives (data infrastructure) service. Partner number 8 Partner name Mária Út Közhasznú Egyesület Brief description of the legal entity The Way of Mary Association (officially: Mária Út Közhasznú Egyesület - MUTKE) was founded in 2006 in Hungary. Since then they have organized the ways in Hungary and have coordinated them in oth er countries as well. The main goal is to connect the more important Mary shrines in Central and Eastern Europe: Mariazell with Ș umuleu Ciuc and Częstochowa with Međugorje along with a number of smaller pilgrimage locations in between, such as Máriapócs and Máriaremete. The further aim of the association is to establish and strengthen its relationship and cooperation with international movements and foreign organizations with similar goals, as well as Christian, historic preservation and hiker organizations situated along and near by the route. In order to achieve its goals, the Association considers the exploration and promotion of the Chr istian, cultural and natural values of Hungary, as well as the accomplishment of the related research work to be its further tasks. Regarding its events, the Association emphasizes the maintenance of programmes and pilgrimages, highlighting environmental protection and awareness. Apart from organising individual and organised pilgrimages and hiking trips it aims to form and keep relations. Adequacy to rurALLURE proposal The association is the key coordinator of pilgrimage activities along the way in Hungary, it has the widest information of every section. Its role is also to build relationships with stakeholders along the route, so far they have been mainly infrastructure (e.g. accommodation) providers. During rurALLURE the association will improve its network with cultural heritage institutions, in particular with natural heritage sit es. Previous experiences The Association has participated as a leading beneficiary in both Hungarian and regional projects. The executions of the projects lasted at least 1 and maximum 3 years (see the list of project experiences). Most projects covered the development of the given sections of the Way of Mary. Mary Gardens were developed in Northern Hungary and Southern Transdanubia. In 2014 within the framework of the cooperation among the local LEADER regions the 1Úton (1Way) great event (international pilgrimage day) was organized. Ever since the association has organized this event each year. During the programming period of 2014 - 2020 the Association has been working on the implementation of EFOP projects, more precisely on the development of volunteers, as well as the establishment and application of a motivational methodology. The Association has gained wide experience in the implementation of European Union and domestic projects. As a leading beneficiary, it has gained experience in the following areas: project coordi nation, contact with partners – consulting with the project management and continuous communication about the project development on own portals. Key personnel ● Veronika Szabó (female) has been employed at the Association since the end of 2017. Tasks: assisting and performing the organization of events, training and coordination, developing and maintaining international relations with already existing partners. She is also responsible for communication with volunteers and coordination; managing section information and data sets (route development, contact with service and accommodation providers). She obtained an English teacher 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 62 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 degree from the University of Debrecen. She passed the Cambridge English Proficiency language exam in England where she lived for 2.5 years. ● Gergő Péter Bodor (male) possesses several years of experience as a project manager and IT expert; has been a project leader in several IT projects, has managed the projects of the Association as a project manager (see list of projects). Tasks and experience: tasks arising during the complete implementation of the projects, continuous communication and process coordination, providing information, guidance and communication with partners and contractors, as well as administration duties: supporting and performing payment claims and settlements. Relevant references ● Regional development project for Northern-Hungary. Proposal entitled ‘The Development of attractions and services related to the Northern Hungarian section of the Way of Mary - Via Mar iae with ID number ÉMOP-2.1.1/b-12-2012-0094. During the (2014-2015) implementation of the project, Mary Gardens were developed in 8 locations along the Way of Mary. A publication presenting the Northern Hungarian section was also created, introducing specifically the settlements and attractions appearing in the proposal, highlighting this “premium” section. Beside the marketing services, a mobile guide application was also implemented regarding the highlighted section as well. ● Operational programme for Southern Transdanubia. Proposal entitled “Further development of the Southern Transdanubian section of the Way of Mary premium pilgrim route” with the development of Mary Garden leisure points, with ID number DDOP-2.1.1/A.B-12-2012-0013. During the implementation of the project (2015) Mary Gardens were developed in 10 locations along the Way of Mary. A publication presenting the Southern Transdanubian section, introducing specifically the settlements and attractions appearing in the proposal was written, as well. During the implementation pilgrim leader training, audio materials and a mobile guide were created in connection with the appointed route. A publication titled “Mária Út. A zarándok bels ő útja” (The Way of Mary. The inner way of the pilgrim) by Bishop Dr. János Székely, and the chair of the Association dr. Tamás Szabó was also published. ● Cooperation among LEADER Areas (2110698485) - 1Úton (1Way) great event (International Pilgrimage Day) on the Way of Mary – for the socialization of pilgrimage. The aim of the project was the implementation of 1Úton (1Way) great event in 2015 with the indicated LEADER HACS partners, as well as consultations and workshops belonging to it. During the implementation of the project information boards were placed (20 settlements – in LEADER HACS programme areas along the Way of Mary) ● Human Resource Development Operational Programme Proposal entitled “The establishment, development and design of the motivational forms of the volunteer network of the Way of Mary” with ID number EFOP-1.3.5-16-2016-00973 (01.04.2017-31.03.2020). Implementation date: 01.04.2017-31.03.2020. Within the framework of the project a know-how development and testing has been realised by means of which an opportunity has arisen for us to include volunteers of a w ider geographical and age spectrum, as well as to prepare them for individual volunteer activities regarding programmes based on cultural values. The result of the above is a strong socializing effect, strengthening and delivering the cohesive and cultural values of the community to the next generation. Events, training, workshops, marketing promotion tools and other equipment are organized and acquired as elements of the project. Partner number 9 Partner name Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava Brief description of the legal entity The Slovak University of Technology (STU) in Bratislava, founded in 1937, builds upon a long trad ition of technical university education in the region of today’s Slovakia that was started by establishin g the Academy of Mining and Forestry in Banská Štiavnica in 1762, which was the first in the world to teach technology in a university manner. Today, STU is the biggest technical university in Slovakia with more than 2.500 employees and almost 11.000 students. STU is devoted to research and participates in numerous international research projects. STU cooperates with more than 400 institutions around the 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 63 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 world. STU will participate in this project via its Institute of Informatics, Information Systems and Software Engineering, which is a part of the Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies. Adequacy to rurALLURE proposal STU will contribute to identifying common strategies and pilot analysis in the domain of pilgrimage routes, to establishing a technological platform in this domain, and to user experience analysis. STU will also contribute to the pilot on natural heritage on the ways to Csíksomlyó. For this, STU will employ its strong practical and scientific experience in software modeling at all levels and in particular in use case modeling, agile and lean software development, complex data analysis, and user experience analysis ba sed on state-of-the-art technology it has at disposal in its laboratories. Previous experiences ● PerConIK: Research of Methods for Acquisition, Analysis, and Personalised Conveying of Information and Knowledge (ITMS: 26240220039). A joint research and development project with an industrial partner, co-funded by the ERDF, which resulted in a set of methods and tools for (so ftware) knowledge acquisition, user (developer) modeling, and personalisation (2011–2015). ● Advanced Methods in Software Evolution: Variants, Composition, and Integration (VG 1/1221/12). STU’s research project (principal investigator: V. Vranić), funded by the Scientific Grant Agency of the Slovak Ministry of Education, whose results include a new way of supporting the comprehension of organisational patterns of software development and an initial approach and support for layered 3D UML modeling (2012–2015). ● InterVisuaR: Interrelatedness, Visualisation, and Recovery of Heterogeneous Software Knowledge (VG 1/0759/19). STU’s research project (principal investigator: V. Vranić), funded by the Scientific Grant Agency of the Slovak Ministry of Education, which is aiming at finding new ways of interrelating heterogeneous software knowledge and visualising it as a space for developers and other stakeholders to collaborate in and take advantage of the improved representation of software knowledge for its efficient behavioral recovery from existing software (2019–2023). Key personnel ● Valentino Vranić (male) is an associate professor in software engineering. He is the (acting) vice-dean for science and research at the Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies STU and the (acting) director of the Institute of Informatics, Information Systems and Software Engineering. He maintains a long-term interest in interconnecting human and realization aspects of software development from the perspective of agile and lean software development, remote collaboration, advanced software modularization, and variability modeling. He is a trained Scrum master (with James O. Coplien as a Scrum trainer) and he accomplished Alistair Cockburn’s Advanced Agile Masterclass. He is passionate about exploring analogies between software development and drama and is interested in how computer science can contribute to arts and social issues. In this context, he participates in COST Action CA18236, Multi-Disciplinary Innovation for Social Change (SHIINE), as a management committee member. ● Michal Kováč (male) holds an MSc in software engineering (University of Oxford) and PhD in genetics (Comenius University). He was a lead data scientist at the University of Basel prior to joining the Institute of Informatics, Information Systems and Software Engineering where he strives for establishing a strong data science platform. His main scientific interests are in the domain of p recision medicine, data science, statistical learning, and genomics. He co-authored more than 30 scientific peer reviewed publications with more than 1600 references in Scopus and H-index of 17 there. He is affiliated to leading international consortia that are focused on medical data analytics, including INFORM, Genomics England, and Oxford—Illumina WGS500. ● Juraj Vincúr (male) is a PhD student at the Institute of Informatics, Information Systems and Software Engineering. He explores the potential of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality in education and software development. He developed and led the development of several tool prototypes in this area. He conducted and participated in several multiple-case studies and UX case studies using ET and EEG technologies. He was also responsible for integration of these technologies with selected virtual reality and augmented reality headsets and during the integration he developed his own, open-source, high-speed binocular eye tracking system. ● Ján Lang (male) works as an assistant professor at the Institute of Informatics, Information Systems and Software Engineering. His research focuses on object-oriented analysis and design, software 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 64 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 engineering, complex event processing, educational content engineering, applying software engineering principles in education and educational content modeling. Relevant references ● V. Vranić and A. Vranić. Drama Patterns: Extracting and Reusing the Essence of Drama. In Proceedings of 24th European Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs, EuroPLoP 2019. Kloster Irsee in Bavaria, Germany. ACM, 2019. ● M. Bystrický and V. Vranić. Preserving Use Case Flows in Source Code: Approach, Context, and Challenges. Computer Science and Information Systems Journal (ComSIS), 14(2): 423–445, 2017. ● M. Kovac et al. Exome Sequencing of Osteosarcoma Reveals Mutation Signatures Reminiscent of BRCA Deficiency. Nature Communications 6.8940, 2015. (IF 11.3, 100 references in Scopus) ● R. Jolak, J. Vincur et al. Software engineering whispers: The Effect of Textual vs. Graphical Software Design Descriptions on Software Design Communication. Empirical Software Engineering, online. Springer, 2020. ● J. Vincur et al. VR City: Software Analysis in Virtual Reality Environment. In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Software Quality, Reliability and Security, QRS 2017. Prague, Czech Republic. IEEE, 2017. ● J. Lang and R. Kohút. Mind Map and Business Process Model: Specification Support by Model Transformation. In Proceedings of 2019 IEEE 15th International Scientific Conference on Informatics. Poprad, Slovakia. IEEE, 2019. Significant infrastructure and/or relevant major items of technical equipment Research Center for User Experience and Interaction (UX Lab) is a suitable infrastructure for quantitative and qualitative research of behavior of information system users. The lab for qualitative user stud ies is equipped with face emotion tracking, eye tracking, physiological sensors (EEG, temperature, skin conductance, respiration, etc.), mouse movements, keylogging, and face recognition. The laboratory for simultaneous monitoring of group user behavior has twenty workstations, each equipped with an eye-tracker. Advanced Software Development Lab is equipped with virtual/augmented reality facilities. Partner number 10 Partner name Comenius University in Bratislava Brief description of the legal entity Comenius University in Bratislava is a European university which in 2019 is celebrating its 100th anniversary. It is the only Slovak university to be regularly ranked in the international rankings of the best universities in the world. With thirteen faculties, it offers the widest selection of study programmes (over 800) at three levels, and several of these study programmes are the only ones of their kind o ffered in Slovakia. Comenius University is a research institution that runs hundreds of local and international research projects. As a result, many of the students engage in important research during their st udies and can actively participate in projects, grants, and professional internships (including abroad). Adequacy to rurALLURE proposal Department of Marketing Communication at the Faculty of Arts at the Comenius University in Bratislava is focused on research and teaching of modern forms of communication. It has a long-term expertise in marketing, modern forms of communication, especially in advertising and public relations. Department is considered as a part of Public university according to Act no. 131/2002 Coll. on Universities and on modification and amendment of other acts as amended. Previous experiences Department has long-term experience with the research projects on a national (VEGA, KEGA) and an international level (COMENIUS, UNESCO, WHO) focused on marketing communication, especially in advertising, public relations and social marketing. Key personnel ● Dr. Blandína Šramová, Assoc. prof., PhD, (female) works in the Department of Marketing Communication at the Comenius University in Bratislava. She is a member of the Slovakian psychological society at Slovak Academy of Science. She also lectures in the Czech Republic. Her field of interest is focused on marketing psychology, the psychology of advertisement, media 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 65 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 psychology and developmental psychology. She has experience in foreign research projects (Comenius, Unicef, WHO). ● Dr. Tatiana Deptová, PhD (female) works in the Department of Marketing Communication at the Comenius University in Bratislava. In the field of research, she focuses on the analysis of ad text intended for children. She also researches adherence to ethical standards in advertisements. Relevant references ● Deptová, T., 2019. Etika v reklamnej praxi/Ethics in advertising practice. In: Marketingová komunikácia a médiá 18. Bratislava: UK. ISBN 978-80-223-4798-3, pp. 37-55 [CD-ROM]. ● Šramová, B., Pavelka, J. 2019. Gender differences and wellbeing values in adolescent online shopping", International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management. ● Šramová, B. 2014. Marketing and Media Communications Targeted to Children as Consumers. In: Procedia - Social and behavioral sciences, Vol. 191 (2015), pp. 1522-1527. ● Deptová, T., Szabó, P. 2015. Propaga čné prostriedky v marke tingovej komunikácii – text/ Promotional Tools in Marketing Communication – text. Nitra: UKF. ISBN 978-80-558-0894-9, 100 p. ● Deptová, T. 2017. Komunika čné dimenzie reklamy/ Communication dimensions of advertising . In: Reklama 16. ISBN 978-80-89652-18-1. Bratislava: Book & book, pp. 52-79. Significant infrastructure and/or relevant major items of technical equipment The Department of Marketing Communication is technically equipped with interactive whiteboard, data projectors, computers, printers, television camera. Partner number 11 Partner name Università degli Studi di Padova (UNIPD) Brief description of the legal entity Dating back to 1222, the University of Padova (UNIPD) is one of the leading Universities in Italy and has a long tradition of scientific excellence. UNIPD offers its students 32 departments, 37 doctoral degree courses and 44 research and service centres across the spectrum of sciences, medicine, social scien ces and humanities, with about 2,300 professors and researchers employed. UNIPD participated in 196 European Research projects within the 7th Framework Programme and in about 40 projects from other EU funds, accounting for more than 70 million euros. It currently manages 82 Horizon 2020 actions for a total budget of more than 26 million. UNIPD has specific expertise on the management of European projec ts: it coordinated 40 FP7 projects and it has suitable structures and resources dedicated to this end; in particular, the International Research Office is a reference point for departments and research centres that intend to apply for EU funds for research projects. UNIPD participates in the CritiCult project through the Department of Cultural Heritage, conducting research in various areas of humanities and sciences (Archaeology, History of Art, Music, Architecture, Geosciences, Engineering), with a strong interdisciplinary approach. Adequacy to rurALLURE proposal The staff of the UNIPD’s Department of Cultural Heritage have proven expertise in the development of several strategies of teaching and valorisation of the cultural heritage: by teaching in different faculties of UNIPD (graduate, PhD and Master degree, Summer/Winter Schools), by organising several national and international conferences dedicated to the different research fields developed, by promoting activities for communities. The staff of the department participate in numerous research projects funded in competitive public calls (national and international funds: Ministry of Education, University and Research, Veneto region, Horizon 2020-ERC, etc.), as well as privately-funded projects (ARCUS, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo, etc.). In particular the team from the Department of Cultural Herit age has studies for many years the phenomenon of thermalism through diggings, national and international research projects, restoration and enhancement of thermal sites, setting up of the Museum of Thermalism in Montegrotto Terme, publications of books, articles, conferences, temporary exhibitions, etc. The tea m has also in-depth knowledge of the ancient itineraries in Italy and in the Roman Empire as well as in the Medieval Europe. Previous experiences ● “CrossCult: Empowering reuse of digital cultural heritage in context-aware crosscuts of European history” (2016-2019). H2020 project (EU project 693150), aiming to spur a change in the way 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 66 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 European citizens appraise History. UNIPD participated in CrossCult through the Department of Cultural Heritage, the same that will take part in rurALLURE. In particular, it strongly contributed to planning, carrying on and completing all the research activities related to the knowledge and the valorization of archaeological sites in Europe pertaining to one pilot thanks to narratives and storytellings, as well as fostering reflection on cross-border associations between venues. ● 1999-2004: Research Project “L’edilizia residenziale nell’Africa romana” (E.F. Ghedini, P. Zanovello): filing and census of Roman houses in Africa Proconsularis (funded by University of Padua). ● 2007-2012: Research Project “L’edilizia residenziale nella Cisalpina” (E.F. Ghedini, P. Zanovello): filing and census of Roman houses in Northern ancient Italy (funded by University of Padua). ● 2008-2013: Research Project “EgittoVeneto” (P. Zanovello, E. Ciampini): study and catalogue the numerous Egyptian and Egyptian-like materials (more than 2000 finds) preserved in 28 museum collections of Veneto (funded by Region Veneto and Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo). ● 2010-2015 (PRIN 2008): Research Project “Il termalismo in età romana fra conoscenza e valorizzazione” (E.F. Ghedini, P. Zanovello, M. Bassani). ● 2010-: Research Project “Aquae Patavinae” (E.F. Ghedini, P. Zanovello, M. Bassani). Key personnel ● Paola Zanovello (female) is an Associate Professor of Classical Archaeology at the Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Padua, from 2002 to the present day. She teaches “Archaeology of Roman Provinces” and “Classical Archaeology”. From 2001-2007 she was the Coordinator in Professionalising Projects financed by the Veneto regional government with European Social Funds. From 2011 to 2013 she was the Coordinator of the international Summer & Winter School about “Tourism and Culture” (Italy-Albania), of the International Summer School about hydraulic systems in the Roman provinces and the “EgittoVeneto” project (in collaboration with University Ca’ Foscari of Venice). Since 2012 she has been the Regional delegate for the Italian Society for Tourist S ciences. She is also the author/co-author of more than 70 publications (monographs, papers in scientific journals, conference proceedings). Her main research fields include: architecture and the land; aqua and aquae; communication, enhancement of cultural heritage and touristic promotion. ● Maddalena Bassani (female) obtained the National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor. In rurALLURE she will undertake the role of the Humanities expert (part of the scientific committee - SCIC). Previous position in Univ. of Padua: PhD in Classical Archaeology since 2004; Post Graduate School in Classical Archaeology since 2000; Degree in Humanities in 1997. Author-coauthor of about 70 publications (monographs, papers in scientific journals and conference proceedings). She has collaborated with several projects funded by University of Padua and she has worked with the University IUAV of Venice and the Superintendence for Archaeology of Veneto. She has participated in several national and international conferences and as editorial board of book series. Her main research fields: Roman houses, Roman religion, thermalism in ancient age, topography and production studies. ● Jacopo Turchetto (male) is Research Fellow in Ancient Topography at the University of Padova (Department of Cultural Heritage), where he teaches Ancient Topography and is responsible for the Ancient Topography and GIS laboratory. His research deals with the reconstruction of Roman and post-classical road networks and landscape organisation in north-eastern Italy and central Anatolia (Cappadocia), and merges traditional archaeo-topographical and GIS-based approaches (Network analysis, Least Cost analysis, Postdictive analysis, Visibility analysis, Genetic Algorithm analysis). He has recently published a monograph on the Graeco-Roman routes of central and southern Cappadocia (Turkey), and a volume on the Roman road system of the northern sector of the province of Belluno. Relevant references ● Zanovello P. (2011), Contatti e rapporti commerciali tra le aree adriatica ed egiziana in età cla ssica, in “Venezia e l'Egitto”, Catalogo della Mostra (Venezia, Palazzo Ducale 1.10.11/22.01.12), a cura di E.M. Dal Pozzolo, R. Dorigo, M.P. Pedani, Milano, pp. 20-24. ● Zanovello P., Ciampini E.M. (a cura di) (2012), Frammenti d’Egitto. Progetti di catalogazione, provenienza, studio e valorizzazione delle antichità egizie ed egittizzanti, Atti del Convegno (Padova, 15- 16 novembre 2010), Padova. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 67 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 ● Bassani M., Fusco U., Bolder-Boss M. (eds. 2019), Rethinking the Concept of 'Healing Settlements', Cults, Constructions and Contexts close to springs in the Ancient World, Archaeopress Archaeology, Oxford. ● Turchetto J. (2018), Per Cappadociae partem... iter feci. Graeco-Roman Routes between Taurus and Halys, “Agri Centuriati. An International Journal of Landscape Archaeology", Suppl. 2., Pisa-Roma. Significant infrastructure and/or relevant major items of technical equipment UNIPD’s institutional data repository (https://paduaresearch.cab.unipd.it ) will be available to store all the research data and publications generated in the project. Partner number 12 Partner name Fondazione Homo Viator San Teobaldo Brief description of the legal entity The Foundation (FHV-ST) was born in 2019 and has absorbed the pilgrimage office of the diocese of Vicenza which has 25 years of activity. through the FHV-ST the Diocese is one of the most important promoters of pilgrimage routes in Italy. FHV-ST is promoting ancient pilgrimage routes crossing Friul i Venezia Giulia, Trentino Alto Adige, Veneto, Emilia Romagna and Tuscany. The Foundation aims to increase the Christian practice of pilgrimage, promoting adequate reflection on its ecclesial, spiritual, biblical, cultural, social and ethical meaning. In particular, the Foundation, also in collaboration with other entities, associations, institutions and businesses: ● promotes the coordination of the initiatives of the Dioceses of Vicenza and other entities in the sectors of pilgrimages and religious tourism and culture; ● takes care of the training of pastoral workers in the sector through specialized schools and courses; ● takes care of the organization of studies and research, debates, conferences and courses, as well as the drafting and publication of informative material, on issues related to pilgrimages and tourist-religiou s itineraries; ● promotes pilgrimages and tourist-religious itineraries using agreements with travel agencies / tour operators; ● provides informative, pastoral and spiritual support to organizations wishing to promote pilgrimages and tourist-religious itineraries; ● promotes fundraising activity for needy realities in various countries of the world; ● rediscover the ancient pilgrimage routes making them practicable again today. ● takes care of particular religious and biblical places of worship through the presence of volunteers; ● collaborates and cooperates with Italian groups, associations, museums, cultural bodies and universities. Adequacy to rurALLURE proposal The Foundation is the key coordinator of development of Romea Strata project and its pilgrimage activities along the way in Italy. Its role is also to build relationships with stakeholders along the route (municipalities, accommodations, religious sites and services for pilgrims). Director of the Foundation is also the director of the European Association of RomeaStrata so the Foundation is the coordinator also for activity of the whole transnational way. During rurALLURE the Foundation will improve its network w ith cultural-historical heritage institutions, in particular with museums and UNESCO sites. Previous experiences European Projects: ● “Romea Stra”- Cross-border itinerary of faith and culture - Romea Strata . Interreg V-A Italia Austria 2014 - 2020: The project aims to preserve and enhance the cross-border territory characterized by the historical way of faith of the Romea Strata, developing a strategy for promoting the Italian-Austrian common historical, religious and cultural heritage, through the involvement of local communities and the enhancement of naturalistic excellences, artisanal and food and wine. ● “Train to EUPILGRIMAGE” Erasmus+ 2019 : Develop a standardised international scheme for pilgrim guides realized in two Intellectual Outputs: a curriculum and web based training tools including an e-learning platform. ● Collaboration in “WalkArtFVG” Rediscovery of the ancient pilgrimage routes between Carinthia and Friuli Venezia Giulia: the art of walking - Interreg V-A Italia Austria 2016: objective of this 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 68 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 project is to safeguard and enhance the value of the natural and cultural heritage by creating a network to connect these routes in order to provide a new type of sustainable cross-border tourism offer accessible to everyone, even to disabled tourists; this involves the creation of integrated actions, services and information, cross-border package tours, the setting up of reception rooms and to improve accessibility to tourist destinations and places of cultural interest situated along the routes. ● Collaboration in “Look Up” the rediscovery of the cross-border artistic and religious heritage in the mountains - Interreg V-A Italia Austria 2018: The main objective of the project is to promote and enhance the places of faith and spirituality present in the territory as spaces in which rediscover the history, traditions and religiousness. It also capitalized and implemented the “Romea Strata” project, defining an intervention strategy format that can be replicated also in other areas. The project plans to carry out a cross-border socio-economic analysis, involving the local communities for the conservation of historical-religious, natural and cultural heritage. The idea is to create a link between territories making them a tourist attraction. Key personnel ● Raimondo Sinibaldi (male), director, has been the Director and the legal representative of the Pilgrimage Office of the Diocese of Vicenza for ten years and the President and the legal representative of the Homo Viator Foundation, wanted by the Diocese of Vicenza. For thirty years he has accompanied groups of pilgrims in Biblical Lands and in significant places of pilgrimage, such as Rome, Santiago de Compostela, Częstochowa, Lourdes, etc. In particular, as far as the Holy Land (Israel-Palestine) is concerned, he has the official guide certification issued by the competent ecclesiastical authorities, having completed studies in the Theological Faculty of Vicenza and at the Jesuit Community in Jerusalem. He contributed to the ideation and promotion of the Romea Strata project. ● Luisa Dal Prà (female), Romea Strata coordinator, has a Bachelor’s Degree in “Forest and Environmental Sciences and Technologies”. She worked at the “Regional Forest Service” in Veneto Region managing the administration of projects, as Director of extinguishing forest fire department and teaching courses in the environmental sector. Since 2015 she works at the Pilgrimage office ( now Homo Viator Foundation) managing the Romea Strata project. She traced the route, georeferenced it and collaborated in the realization of European projects for the Office. ● Michela Bellotto (female), Administration and Finance, has a Diploma in Accountant analyst and she attended different training courses for personal updating in this field. She has almost thirty years of experience in the administrative and accounting field at the Diocese of Vicenza. She worked on: accounting and personnel administration of marine colonies, holiday homes, religious hospitality houses and activities related to pilgrimages. She worked in the European project “Romea Stra” (Interreg Italia-Austria 2014-2020) to follow the administrative and documentary part: preparation of documents and quotes; assignments and contracts; reports relating to the project. ● Aleksandra Grbic (female), European projects referent, has a Master’s Degree in Sociology and social research. After graduation, she also attended two advanced training courses in “Innovation in social enterprises”(2015) and in “Project Management”(2019). In her last experience she worked for 4 years in a social cooperative as Accessible travel and tourism manager where her main tasks were: implementation of new accessible tourism services; organisation of holidays option for users with disabilities; management of fundraising activity; participation in EU-funded projects; care and management of the PR and communication activities; start up and management of a new accomodation facility. Since October 2019 she has worked for Homo Viator San Teobaldo Foundation as a referent for EU projects related to Romea Strata and its implementation. ● Naike Monique Borgo (female), Communication and Press office, has a Bachelor’s Degree in Legal sciences (2005) and a Master’s degree in Communication strategies (2016). Since May 2015, she has been part of the editorial staff of the social communications office of the diocese of Vicenza and since September 2019 she became deputy director of the same office. Her tasks are: social media manager; content manager for the website; press office of the diocese; making videos and video interviews; editor and presenter for Radio Oreb programs; creation of training courses for journalists. Since 2016 she has collaborated with the pilgrimage office (now Homo Viator Foundation) as communication manager of Romea Strata project. Her tasks are: social media manager; content manager for the website; editing of articles in magazines, newspapers, weekly magazines for the promotion of the 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 69 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 Romea Strata project; collaboration in the production of the volume “Luminous notebook of the pilgrim” coming out (April 2, 2020); realization of various promotional events; collaboration, drafting and organization of 20 episodes for TV2000’s “Villages of Italy”, 3 episodes for “On the Via di Damasco”, 1 episode for “A Sua immagine”. ● Claudia De Zen (female), AERS coordinator (European Association Romea Strata), has a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s degree in Diplomatic Studies and International Relations. After graduation, she attended a training course in Brand Management at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. In 2016 she moved to Cambridge, where she worked as Customer Service Executive for Booking.com. Her main task was to assist English, American and Italian accommodation facilities and guests with modifications, cancellations, special requests, and complaints. Since December 2017, she has worked for Homo Viator San Teobaldo Foundation as Project Assistant to found and coordinate European Association Romea Strata . Her main tasks are: organization and promotion of conferences and events , development of projects with international partners, participation in international meetings and events, production of promotional materials (like brochures), documents preparation (statutes, regulations, and minutes), organization of business trips, translations. Relevant references ● Guide: “La Romea Strata. Vie di pellegrinaggio dal Nord-est Italia verso Roma”, 2019, Touring club Italiano https://www.amazon.it/Romea-Strata-pellegrinaggio-nord-est-Italia/dp/8836571492 ● bike guide: “La via Romea Strata in bicicletta 1. Da Tarvisio a Padova - Montagnana”, Ediciclo editore https://www.ediciclo.it/libri/dettaglio/la-via-romea-strata-in-bicicletta-1/ ● bike guide: “La via Romea Strata in bicicletta 2. Dal PAsso Resia a Vicenza - Montagnana”, 2019, Ediciclo editore https://www.ediciclo.it/libri/dettaglio/la-via-romea-strata-in-bicicletta-2/ ● bike guide: “La via Romea Strata in bicicletta 3. Da Montagnana a Fucecchio-San Miniato”, 2020, Ediciclo Editore https://www.ediciclo.it/libri/dettaglio/la-via-romea-strata-in-bicicletta-3/ ● Specific guide “La Romea Strata. Le vie di pellegrinaggio dell’Osttirol, del Friuli Venezia Giulia e del Vicentino”, 21018, Touring Club Italiano https://www.amazon.it/Strata-pellegrinaggio-dellOsttirol-Venezia-Vicentino/dp/8836574815 Significant infrastructure and/or relevant major items of technical equipment Legal Head office: Piazza Duomo 10, 36100 Vicenza - Italy Operational office: Contrà Vescovado 3, 36100 Vicenza – Italy. The operational office is also the headquarter of the European Association Romea Strata. The Foundation has sufficient technical support: computers, printers, projector, camera. Partner number 13 Partner name European Association of the Via Francigena ways (AEVF) Brief description of the legal entity The European Association of the Via Francigena ways (AEVF) was created on 7 April 2001 and was certified by the Council of Europe as a carrier network of the Via Francigena Cultural Route in 2007. AEVF is a bottom-up association which unites 179 local authorities and 60 non-profit organizations in England, France, Switzerland and Italy as well as more than 300 private stakeholders in the hospitality and tourism sectors. The Association has a bottom-up approach that fosters the relationships between the actors involved in the enhancement of the route, connecting all institutions from the local to th e European level. The Association actively works on protection and enhancement of the whole European stretch and promotion of the European values of intercultural dialogue, understanding and highlighting of common to Europe heritage. It aims to guarantee a homogeneous approach to the management of the Via Francigena on a local, regional, interregional and European level. Since 2017 the AEVF has been equipped wit h a limited liability operative structure (Ltd): Francigena Service S.r.l, with the aim to flank the in stitutional activity with activities and services of an entrepreneurial nature in regard to the suppliers of the Via Francigena and those who operate within the territories crossed by or in the network of the Via Francigena ways. The AEVF, appointed by seven regions of the Italian section of the route, conducted a preparatory study for the candidacy of the Via Francigena for the UNESCO World Heritage List. The work continued in 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 70 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 2019 with the involvement of Switzerland, France and England. Currently the Via Francigena route is placed in the Italian National Tentative List for UNESCO World Heritage Candidacy. Website www.viefrancigene.org is a reference point for all information on the AEVF. In 2019 the site had approximately 1.000.000 visitors and over 3.500.000 page visits. AEVF has following communication channels: ● AEVF Facebook page: @AssociazioneEuropeadelleVieFrancigene counts over 50K followers by 2019 ● Instagram page: #viefrancigene_aevf has more than 5.700 followers by date. ● Official Via Francigena application: this application, released at the end of 2017, was realised with the support of the Swiss and Italian regions. ● Official Guide along the Italian section from Grand St Bernard Pass to Rome; a guide from Canterbury to Grand St Bernard Pass (crossing England, France and Switzerland) is to be released in march 2020. ● “Via Francigena and the European Cultural Routes” magazine, which is published twice per year in 3,000 copies in 3 languages (English, French, Italian). Adequacy to rurALLURE proposal The AEVF is a carrier network of the pilgrimage and tourism route of Via Francigena. The Via Francigena crosses England, France, Switzerland and Italy and passes mostly through rural areas. The untapped heritage of these areas has a great tourism and economic potential which is still to be valorised. The AEVF aims to promote the heritage of the route and valorise, safeguard and develop on regional, national and European level. The Association has been granted a label of a carrier network of the European Cultural Route of the Council of Europe. It has been working in direct collaboration with regional authorities and Europe an institutions. The work of AEVF has been recognised for its high quality in developing sustainable tourism, promoting cultural heritage and slow tourism. The Via Francigena crosses 600 municipalities and 17 regions in 4 countries with a potential invo lvement of hundreds of museums and cultural heritage sites along the way, which still need to develop t ools and policies to be discovered by pilgrims walking along the route. The AEVF has a great experience in communication and dissemination of cultural heritage and tourism assets along the route. Its main communication channel is the website www.viefrancigene.org which has more than 1.000.000 visits and over 3.500.000 page visits annually. The website is widely used for promotion and communication of the activities and actions of the Association. The AEVF has a success in social media outlets, such as: ● AEVF Facebook page: @AssociazioneEuropeadelleVieFrancigene: over 50K followers with an average organic reach of 10,000 per article. The page unites Via Francigena enthusiasts and amateur s of hiking, walking and generally cultural routes. ● Instagram page: viefrancigene_aevf: over 5K followers. The page provides images and videos of the Via Francigena and allows an “emotional” discovery of the route. ● The official YouTube channel of the AEVF will publish all videos, which will be produced during the project. The AEVF publishes “Via Francigena and the European Cultural Routes” magazine, the AEVF editorial tool open to cultural routes. The European distribution and international presentations allow the mag azine to be available throughout the Via Francigena. The magazine is published in 3,000 copies in 3 languages (English, French, Italian) twice per year. It can be downloaded from the website free of charge. Previous experiences European projects: ● “FORREsT: new skills FOR expeRiEntial Tourism”: the European Association of the Via Francigena Ways has been awarded the Erasmus PLUS tender. The project foresees 62 days of mobility of 70 Italian graduates from Tourism, Marketing and Corporate Information Systems sectors to travel to France, the United Kingdom and Spain (25 students to France, 20 students to the United Kingdom and 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 71 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 25 – to Spain), to enrich their professional training through international work experiences. The project started in September 2019 and has a duration of 24 months. (AEVF grant 133.377,86 €) ● ‘Italy, Greece and Turkey on Foot’ - the AEVF is a partner organization of this European project led by Culture Routes Society, a non-governmental organization from Turkey with a cooperation with an NGO from Greece - Trace Your Eco. Its main objective is to create a new cultural route – Vi a Eurasia, an itinerary from Turkey to Italy. The project also focuses on development of strong partnerships and intercultural dialogue among the partners and local municipalities along the proposed cultural route starting in Puglia, crossing Albania, Northern Macedonia and Greece, to Turkey. International cooperation and collaboration with international organizations are key principles of the present activity. The project started in 2019 and has a duration of 12 months. (AEVF grant 11.000 €) ● Routes4U: “Via Francigena in the Alpine macro-region”. The European Association of the Via Francigena Ways contributes to the Alpine macro-region development via the Routes4U project. The project submitted by the AEVF is focused on the diffusion of the governance system and of the best practices of the Via Francigena. It aims to facilitate the replicability and capacity building in the entire Alpine macro-region and to ensure the valorization of the environment and sustainability. The project started in June 2019 and has a duration of 6 months. (AEVF grant 10.000 €). ● “Europe to Turkey on Foot” (Preparation of a European Cultural Route between Europe and Turkey)», a project co-financed by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey, as part of the "Civil Society Dialogue between EU and Turkey – IV Regional Policy and Coordination of Structural Instruments" programme. General objectives of the project were to transfer good practices of the development of the Via Francigena and transnational cultural routes; to facilitate dialogue between civil society organisations in Turkey and Europe; to integrate European and Turkish approaches to develop the Via Francigena from Italy to Turkey; to inform and assist Turkish municipalities and the Turkish Minist ry of Culture and Tourism. The project started in 2016 and had a duration of 12 months. (AEVF grant 30.000 €). ● “EuroVelo 5 – Via Romea Francigena: an innovative transnational cycling tourism product”, co-financed by the European Union, as part of the COSME programme “Supporting Competitive and Sustainable Growth in the Tourism Sector-COS-TOUR-2015-3-04” competition; theme: Diversifying the EU tourism offer and products – promoting transnational thematic tourism products. General objectives: diversification of the tourism offer of Europe through the development of the transnational cycle route, EuroVelo 5 – Via Romea Francigena (EV5-VRF), as an innovative product for athletic tourism and healthy living, which promotes common cultural European heritage along the Via Romea Francigena. The project started in 2016 and had a duration of 18 months. (AEVF grant 16.000 €). Projects in collaboration with regional authorities: ● 2017: Project for the development of the Via Francigena in Puglia. “Monti Dauni: integrated development of attractions of a cultural, religious, landscape and eno-gastronomic nature”. This project was entrusted to the regional tourism agency (ARET) Pugliapromozione. Main objectives of the projects were: mapping the route, identification of the minimum accessibility standards on foot and by bike, supporting local entities involved in the creation of the local route governance, comparison of national and international policies on route management. (AEVF grant: 120.000 €). ● 2017-18: Interregional project “South Cultural Routes for the development of the Via Francigena in Puglia”. Project entrusted to the regional tourism agency (ARET) Pugliapromozione. Objectives of the project: development of a masterplan for the management of Francigena routes in Puglia, establishment of a light infrastructure, conduct of georeferencing and mapping. (AEVF grant 280.000 €). ● 2017-18: Tuscany Region assignment for the “Preliminary Analysis for the Candidacy of the Italian Via Francigena as the UNESCO World Heritage Site” (AEVF grant 40.000 €). ● 2017: Lombardy Region assignment “Development of the Via Francigena Candidacy as the UNESCO World Heritage Site” (AEVF grant: 50.000 €). ● 2018: Tuscany Region assignment for the execution of a series of conferences regarding the Francigena and Routes, entitled “Toscana in Cammino”. (AEVF grant 104.000 €). ● 2018: Basilicata Region assignment for the development of the Via Francigena in Basilicata: mapping, roadbook, involvement of the local communities (AEVF grant 57.000 €). 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 72 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 ● 2019: Latium Region assignment for the development of the Via Francigena in Latium: mapping, roadbook, involvement of the local communities (AEVF grant 38.000 €). ● 2019: Campania Region assignment for the development of the Via Francigena in Campania: mapping, roadbook, involvement of the local communities (AEVF grant 39.500 €). Key personnel ● Luca Bruschi (male), AEVF director. B.A. Cultural Heritage,University of Parma IT; M.A. Tourism, University of Piacenza IT. Since 2004 he has been working on the topic of development of the Via Francigena and the European cultural routes. From 2011 to 2013 he worked as a project manager in the Joint Programme of the Council of Europe and the European Commission on European Cultural Routes in Luxembourg. Since 2013 he has been working as a director of the AEVF, coordinating the association’s team, managing projects and promoting the Via Francigena on the international level . He is a freelance journalist in the field of tourism and a walk enthusiast, who walked the Via Francigena, the Camino de Santiago and many European cultural routes. Among his publications there are numerous articles in Italian internet media and a book “Via Francigena - una Strada Europea”, written in partnership with Ricardo Bandinelli. ● Sami Tawfik (male), Project coordinator and Commercial Area M.A. and B.A in international relations and diplomacy, School of International and Diplomatic Sciences of Gorizia (IT). Having previous work experience in the Embassy of Congo and at FAO, UN specialized agency, he has been working as a project manager in the AEVF since 2012. Sami Tawfik oversees project management and coordination of the association, he is also in charge of relations with private partners, fundraising and management of European projects. ● Elena Dubinina (female), European projects and International relations. BA Linguistics and pedagogics from Northern Arctic University Arkhangelsk, Russia; MA World Heritage Studies, UNESCO Chair, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg; MA Management and Public Administration, Sciences Po, University of Strasbourg. She has extensive experience in working in the international organisation in the domain of culture, heritage and tourism. She has been managing projects in the World Tourism Organisation UNWTO; Council of Europe and the European Institute of Cultural Routes. She currently works in the AEVF as a manager of European projects and international public relations. ● Luca Faravelli (male), Project manager and Graphic designer B.A. in Architecture, University of Parma, Italy; M.A. in Cultural Heritage Management, Politecnico di Milano. Luca has been working in the AEVF as a project manager and a graphic designer, he coordinates a working group of th e Via Francigena candidacy to the UNESCO World Heritage List and is working as a project manager. He oversees the graphic development of the Via Francigena. ● Chiara Rossi (female), Communication and Press office. B.A. in International Relations, Rome, Italy; B.A. in German language and literature Università degli Studi di Pavia , Pavia IT; MA in Literature and Publishing for kids, Università degli Studi Roma IT; Social Media Marketing from Ninja Academy, Salerno, Italy. Having previously worked in the field of international communication in such private companies as XMetrics Milan, Trip4real Barcelona, tinerAria, Milan and Mundo Azul Berlin, Chiara has been in charge of communication management of the AEVF since 2020. ● Micol Sozzi (female), Administration and Finance. B.A. in Cultural Heritage at the University of Parma IT. Working in the AEVF since March 2014, MIcol has been in charge of secretariat and administration; administrative management of projects and reporting; commercial activities (es. AEVF pilgrim's passports and official guides); organization of Executive Boards and General Assemblies; staff management; relations with banks and accountants (support in drawing up financial statements); schedule of institutional appointments. Relevant references ● “Via Francigena and the European Cultural Routes” magazine, published in 3 languages twice per year since 2005 ● Interactive map of the Via Francigena from Canterbury to Santa Maria di Leuca https://www.viefrancigene.org/it/llmap/wrap/?layer=statictrack,accomodation,poi.224&close=operatio ns&open=treepanel ● Visit Via Francigena network of private stakeholders and partners along the Via Francigena https://www.viefrancigene.org/en/resource/blog/Webmaster/accoglienza-pellegrina-e-turistica/ 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 73 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 ● Guide, The Via Francigena. 1000 kilometers on foot from Grand San Bernard to Rome - R. Ferraris, with contributions by L. Callegari and S. Frignani - Terre di Mezzo Publisher, 2017 ● Guide, Via Francigena from Canterbury to Grand St Bernard Pass , Julien Moulin, Favre Publisher, 2020. Significant infrastructure and/or relevant major items of technical equipment ● Legal Head office: Casa Cremonini, Piazza Duomo 16, 43036 Fidenza (PR) – Italy, +39 0524 517380 ● Operational office: Palazzo Farnese, Piazza Cittadella 29, 29121 Piacenza – Italy ● Operational office in France: Mairie de Champlitte 33 bis rue de la République - 70600 Champlitte ● 9 Computers, a projector, a scanner, a printer, 2 mobile computers Partner number 14 Partner name Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna (UNIBO) Brief description of the legal entity The Alma Mater Studiorum, the oldest university in the Western world, paves the way for innovation through an increasingly rich programme catalogue, cutting-edge research and a constant and increasingly broad international perspective. The University of Bologna (UNIBO) is organised in a multi-campus structure divided into 32 departments and 5 operating sites (Bologna, Cesena, Forlì, Ravenna and Rimini). UNIBO has gained considerable experience in International and European research projects, successfully participating in FP7: with 274 projects funded in 2007-2013; (58 of them as coordinator) and 87,8 M€ of funding. In Horizon 2020, UNIBO is so far involved in 210 funded projects (54 as coordinator) with more than 84 M€ of funding. At National level UNIBO ranks second for competitive research funding from the Italian Government. In the Social Science and Humanities area, UNIBO is among the top 5 universities with higher EU requested contributions in Societal Challenge 6 (Interim Evaluation of Horizon 2020 - SWD(2017) 221 final). Indeed, 12 projects have been funded under H2020 Societal Challenge 6 (4 of them coordinated by UNIBO) for a total funding of 3,8 M€, in the fields of political and civil participation of youth, social Innovation and public services innovation, European heritage and identity, and international relations. Starting from February 2014 the new Centre for Advanced Studies in Tourism (CAST) of the University of Bologna has been established in Rimini Campus, thanks to the cooperation of four Departments ( DiSA, DSE, QuVi, STAT). The Centre aim is to foster advanced scientific research and professional training in the tourism field under a multidisciplinary perspective. It is known for high quality teaching and research programmes fostered by a young and dynamic team of academics (over 30 people) working in every field of tourism. The Centre is a member of the UNESCO/Unitwin Network “Culture, Tourism, Development”, part of the Network for Cultural Routes Studies of the Council of Europe and is establishing international bilateral agreements with universities, ONG and research centres in the field of tourism around the World. The Centre is the publisher of AlmaTourism, Journal of Tourism, Culture and Territorial Development. The first open access, English language scientific journal on tourism based in Italy. The centre participates in the Via@ Tourism project, a multi-language, interdisciplinary, international journal. Adequacy to rurALLURE proposal UNIBO/CAST is the only Italian University belonging to the NCRS network based on a bilateral agreement with the European Institute for Cultural Routes. Its members have actively participated in the Scientific Committees of some CR’s of the CoE and have been appointed as evaluators for the rou te’s performances. The expertise of CAST in cultural tourism as a field of studies will ensure the quality of deliverables and outputs in terms of policy recommendation and capacity building design for professio nals and policy makers. Previous experiences ● RECOLOR (2019–2021) - Develop models for managing natural/cultural heritage, enhancing potential for sustainable tourism. The project focuses on artworks’ landscape by developing itineraries to visit the still-existing landscapes in order to encourage a season adjustment and diversification of tourist routes and respond to the priorities of EUSAIR strategy, 2014–2020 Interreg V-A Italy - Croatia CBC Programme, Kick off in March 2019. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 74 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 ● EXCOVER (2019–2021)- VALORISING SMALL AND UNKNOWN TOWNS AND SITES OF THE ADRIATIC AREA thanks to a community-led participation; a wide participation of residents in using their under-utilized skills, goods, rooms, cars, kitchens etc. Responds to the priorities of EUSAIR strategy, 2014–2020 Interreg V-A Italy - Croatia CBC Programme, Kick off in March 2019. ● SOCLIMPACT (2018–2020) - Downscaling climate impacts and decarbonisation pathways in EU islands, and enhancing socioeconomic and non-market evaluation of Climate Change for Europe, for 2050 and beyond, H2020/RIA - SC5-06- 2016-2017, Kick off in October 2017. ● InnoXenia (2018–2019) – Innovation in Tourism in the Adriatic Ionian Region, ADRION, P.A. 1. S.O. 1.1, Kick off in November 2017. ● HERITAG (2016–2019) - Higher Education interdisciplinary Reform In Tourism management and Applied Geoinformation curricula – Erasmus + Capacity building. ● HECTOR (2014 – 2016) – Heritage and Cultural Tourism Open Resources for innovative training schemes related to the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, Erasmus + KA2 Strategic partnership. ● Tempus IV CHTMBAL (2012–2014) – Network for Postgraduate Masters in Cultural Heritage and Tourism Management in the Balkan Countries. ● Per Viam – Pilgrims’ Routes in Action. The CAST has been involved as partner for the action: “Network of Knowledge” in cooperation with Politecnico di Torino-SITI, Fondazione Campus Lucca, University of Barcelona, Cambridge University-Study Centre on Landscape, Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne, Università del Salento, Università di Pavia, Società Geografica Italiana. Project concluded in March 2013. Key personnel ● Alessia Mariotti (female) is Associate professor in Economic Geography; she has served as the Director of the CAST from 2014 to 2018. Her main research interests are cultural heritage, culture and local identity from a regional development perspective, clustering dynamics of local tourism development. As well as territorial partnership strategies and territorial promotion policies for sustainable tourism development, management plans and monitoring indicators for World Heritage sites, cultural routes and cultural itineraries. ● Patrizia Battilani (female) is the Director of the Centre for Advanced Studies in Tourism (Rimini Campus) since July 2018. From 2002 she has been professor in Economic history at the University of Bologna and in July 2013 was visiting professor at the University of Sydney. She works on Innovation in cultural tourism and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Journal of Tourism History ( Taylor and Francis publisher). From 2012 She has been Director of the Degree Programme in Tourism Economics of the University of Bologna. She publishes extensively on business history issues. ● Antonello Scorcu (male) is Full professor in Economic Policy at the University of Bologna. He is the program director of the degree in Economics, Markets and Institutions. He has been the Rimini Campus coordinator and the director of the School for Advanced Studies in Tourism (then CAST). He has written several articles in English and Italian on Economy of Culture and Tourism Economics. Relevant references ● Battilani, P.; Bernini, C.; Mariotti, A., How to cope with dissonant heritage: a way towards sustainable tourism development, JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM, 2018, 26, 8 ● Mariotti, Alessia; Dallari, Fiorella, Editoriale Special issue Via Francigena: the Long Way of Peace among the European Landscapes, «ALMATOURISM», 2017, 8, pp. 1 – 5 ● Mariotti, Alessia; Bernini, Cristina; Battilani, Patrizia, UNWTO Affiliate members report Volume Twelve, Global Report on Cultural Routes and Itineraries. Transnational urban memory for local development: the ATRIUM Route., Madrid, UNWTO, 2015, pp. 2 . ● Patrizia Battilani; Antonella Cerabona; Sabina Sgobba, Il ruolo dei residenti nella valorizzazione del patrimonio culturale. I siti Unesco di Matera e Alberobello a confronto, «RIVISTA DI SCIENZE DEL TURISMO», 2014, 1, pp. 15 - 42 ● Di Lascio F.M.L.; Giannerini S.; Scorcu A.E.; Candela G., Cultural tourism and temporary art exhibitions in Italy: a panel data analysis, «STATISTICAL METHODS & APPLICATIONS», 2011, 20, pp. 519 - 542 Significant infrastructure and/or relevant major items of technical equipment 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 75 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 CAST has developed a consistent digital archive integrating templates and research tools as well as the related original databases collected during the research campaigns. This archive will be made accessible for the project premises. The facilities of CAST within Rimini Campus include laboratories, classroom s, technical, research and administrative structures and offices. The centralized staff of UNIBO (only for the coordination of European projects and Interreg) will be commanded in the implementing unit seat for the time strictly necessary to support the management of the project with experienced staff, thus opera ting in the CAST premises. Partner number 15 Partner name NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology Brief description of the legal entity The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is the primary Norwegian university in engineering and technology. NTNU is, however, a full range university. Around 400 PhD-degrees are awarded yearly, within the fields of technology, science, arts and humanities, social sciences and medicine. From 1st January 2016, NTNU merged with three university colleges and became Norway’s largest university with about 42 000 students and more than 100 laboratories. The annual budget of NTNU is around € 950 million, 25% of which is externally funded. Total R &D expenditures amounts to approx. € 200 million. NTNU is an active participant in the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon2020, with more than 125 projects. NTNU has a worldwide broad network of contacts within academia and industry. Adequacy to rurALLURE proposal NTNU participates in rurALLURE with a team of researchers from two departments: ● The Department of Design , Faculty of Architecture and Design (https://www.ntnu.edu/ad ) have study programs in industrial design, graphic design,interaction design and web development from bachelor to doctoral levels, and research in the areas of interaction design, design for sustainability, systems and service design, applied aesthetics in design, design education and design history. We will provide knowledge and expertise in human-centered design and development of information systems and interactive user experiences. The staff is competent and have proven experience and expertise in methods for participatory design with diverse stakeholders, ethnographic methods for user engagement, design methodology and design thinking for concept development, prototyping and testing and specialist competence in information design, information architecture, service design, the design of wayfinding systems and web development for the internet of things for a range of applications and scenarios. ● The Norwegian Colour and Visual Computing Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering ( https://www.ntnu.edu/colourlab ) , founded in the spring of 2001, under the name The Norwegian Colour Research Laboratory. The vision was to study colour as a light signal, to be captured and reproduced, without isolating it from its traditional context. It was at the time serving the rising needs for colour management solutions in the graphic arts industry. In the spring of 2012 the laboratory changed its name, leading into a br oadening of the research field of the group. The laboratory has since its foundation risen to become an internationally leading research- and educational institution in the area of colour imaging science, image- and video processing. The research group consists of 43 members in total, which includes permanent, temporary, and associated members, as well as 19 PhD students. Today, Colourlab is one of the recognised research groups in the world in the field of colour imaging, colour deficiencies, visual appearance, and its applications to cultural heritage. Previous experiences The Department of Design has participated in these EU-funded projects: ● CapSEM Project https://capsem.wordpress.com The CapSEM Project aims to create a multi-regional network for knowledge exchange and capacity building in Sustainability and Environmental Management, between program countries (Norway, Netherlands and Portugal), partner countries (India, Nepal and Uganda) and partner country regions of Asia and Africa through both physical and electronic methods. ● Circ€uit, The Circular European Economy Innovative Training Network (2016-2020), Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska Curie Action 2016, Innovative Training Network, https://www.itncircuit.eu/ 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 76 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 ● TRANS-URBAN-EU-CHINA, Transition towards urban sustainability through socially integrative cities in the EU and in China (2018-2020), Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, http://transurbaneuchina.eu/ ● DiXiT Marie Skłodowska-Curie ITN, A international network of high-profile institutions from the public and the private sector, with a focus on knowledge modeling and digitalization of Literary Studies, Public History, Art, and Archeology. ● SIMRA (Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas), Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under grant agreement No 677622. Focus on understanding and enhancing social innovation in marginalised rural areas by advancing the state-of-the-art in social innovation and connected governance mechanisms in agriculture and forestry sectors and in rural development in general. http://www.simra-h2020.eu/ Colourlab has coordinated (C) and participated (P) in several research projects and actions at nati onal and international level with applicable outcomes to Cultural Heritage Conservation, Protection and Use, such as: ● Multispectral Color Imaging, funded by the Research Council of Norway (RCN). Duration: 2003 – 2007. ● Colour Research for European Advanced Technology Employment – CREATE (P). Call: FP6-2006-MOBILITY-4. Grant No: 45963. Duration: 2007-2010. ● Colour Printing 7.0: Next Generation Multi-Channel Printing – CP7.0 (C). Call: FP7-PEOPLE-2011-ITN. Grant No: 290154. Duration: 2011-2015. ● Norwegian MC representation in COST Action COSCH – Colour and Space in Cultural Heritage. Duration: 2012-2016. ● Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees ‘Color in Informatics and MEdia Technology’ – CIMET (P), and ‘COlour in Science and Industry’ – COSI (P), since 2008. ● HyPerCept – Color and Media Quality in higher dimensions (C), funded by the Research Council of Norway (RCN). Duration: 2013 – 2017. The current involvement of Colourlab in Research and Development projects related to Cultural Heritage and Tourism is listed below: ● Cultural Heritage Analysis for New Generations – CHANGE (C). Call: H2020-MSCA-ITN-2018. Grant No. 813789. Total budget: approx. 4M€. Duration: 2019-2023. ● Measuring and Understanding Visual Appearance – MUVApp (C), funded by the RCN through the FRINATEK TOPPFORSK programme. Duration: 2016-2021. ● Digitourism (P). Call: Interreg Europe 2018. Total budget: 1.65M€ Duration: 2018-2023. Besides, NTNU is a cooperating partner of DARIAH (Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities) and IPERION HS (Integrating Platforms for the European Research Infrastructure ON Heritage Science). Colourlab’s complete list of projects can be found at https://www.ntnu.edu/colourlab#/view/projects Key personnel ● Ole E. Wattne (male) is an assistant professor in the department of design with a master’s degree in information design from the University of Reading and is currently doing a PhD on design for wayfinding. Wattne has headed the study program in graphic design and teaches design for both bachelor and master students. His core expertise is in concept development, human centered design methods, information design, interaction design and information architecture and design for wayfinding. ● Mari Bjerck (female) is an associate professor in the Department of design with a PhD in Organization and Management from Copenhagen Business School. She is a social anthropologist with a masters degree from the University of Oslo, and has worked in several research projects connected to publ ic, private and inter-sectoral innovation. Her core expertise is in human centred design and innovation, ethnographic research, service design, vulnerable populations, social innovation and socio-material consumption. ● Gioele Barabucci (male) is an associate Professor in the Department of design with a PhD in Computer science. Previously, he has been the managing director of the Cologne Center for eHumanities (CCeH) . His main research topics are the design of knowledge (how to represent and store information) and the evolution of information (understanding and forecasting how data and its structure will change over 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 77 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 time). He is currently working on the formalization of the concept of "document evolution": how information in documents change through time due to human edits, changes of format, translations, and so on. In the past he has worked on many large-scale Digital Humanities projects (Capitularia, Averroes, the Cologne Sanskrit Dictionary) as well as on the Akoma Ntoso standard for legal documents and many other academic and open source projects. ● Peter Nussbaum (male) completed his PhD degree in imaging science in 2011 from the University of Oslo, Norway. In 2002, he obtained his MSc in imaging science from the Colour & Imaging Institute, University of Derby, GB. Currently, he is an associate professor at the Colour and Visual Computi ng Laboratory, NTNU, Norway. He teaches courses and modules of digital image reproduction, colour management, colour vision, colour deficiency and colour science. He supervises numerous Bachelor, Masters and PhD students (5). His professional memberships include IS&T, TAGA, IARIGAI and IC. Relevant references ● Røste, R.; Røhnebæk, M.; Bjerck, M. (2020) Innovation at inter-sectoral crossroads: analysing distance and proximity among public, private and non-profit actors. PUBSIC - Innovation in Public Services and Public Policy Conference; 2020.01.19-2020.01.31. ● Bjerck, M.; Arnesen T. (2018) Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT) involvement in integrating refugees in MRA. General assembly SIMRA 2018.06.12-2018.06.14. ● Bjerck, M. (2017) Mediating user experiences. Using ethnography to influence design. In K. Fletcher & I.G. Klepp (eds.) Opening up the Wardrobe. A methods book. Oslo: Novus forlag. ● Bjerck, M. (2016) Developing work uniforms for women. The role of ethnographic research. Journal of business anthropology 2016; Volume 5 (1), s. 137-153. ● Gioele Barabucci: Tracking the evolution of translated documents: revisions, languages and contaminations. International Journal of Digital Humanities 1, 235–250 (2019). ● Gioele Barabucci, Mark Eschweiler, Andreas Speer: TI-One: Active research data management in a modern philosophy department. 14th International IEEE eScience Conference; Amsterdam, the Netherlands, October 29 - November 1. IEEE, 2018 ● Gioele Barabucci, Jacopo Zingoni: PROSO: Prosopographic records. Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Collaborative Annotations in Shared Environment: Metadata, vocabulary and techniques in the Digital Humanities; Florence, Italy, September 10, 2013. ACM. Significant infrastructure and/or relevant major items of technical equipment Colourlab has well equipped laboratory facilities of >200m2 , as well as top-level hardware and software for monitoring and assessing cultural heritage assets, such as various spectral acquisition systems, colorcheckers and reference materials for spectral measurements, high-end computational facilities, and visualization booths for performing psychophysical experiments. ● Department of design: Portable equipment for eye tracking to study user behavior, user testing facilities, physical workshops and maker space, computer labs and software for prototyping and graphic production. ● Microsoft HoloLenses for AR-experience. 4.2 Third parties involved in the project (including use of third party resources) Universidade da Coruña (UDC) Does the participant plan to subcontract certain tasks (please note that core tasks of the Yes project should not be sub-contracted) UDC plans to subcontract an external consultancy company in order to provide support regarding R&D tasks of best practices identification, transference and capitalisation under WP2. The total amount to be subcontracted is 35.000 € and the support service will cover a period of 3 years. After the preparation of the Common strategy (in close collaboration with the internal staff of the UDC), the company will provide support to UDC in monitoring the pilots’ implementation during the first two years of the project ; furthermore, during the last year of, the company will work on the pilots’ analysis and identific ation of the best practices. The top ten best practices will be the subject of an exploitation plan and transference strategies implementation carried out by the UDC in collaboration with the company. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 78 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 The subcontracting will be carried out according to the public procurement rules of UDC, which ar e fully compliant with EU legislation. The subcontracted company must have proven expertise in: ● the development of monitoring and evaluation systems to ensure continuous and transversal monitoring for the main stages of the pilots and to properly identify best/good practices; ● the transference and capitalisation of EU project results, to support correctly the transfer of best/good practices between EU countries and to support the exploitation of project results through assessment and mitigation of exploitation risks. Does the participant envisage that part of its work is performed by linked third parties No – Does the participant envisage the use of contributions in kind provided by third parties No (Articles 11 and 12 of the General Model Grant Agreement) – Does the participant envisage that part of the work is performed by International Partners No (Article 14a of the General Model Grant Agreement)? – Kormányzati Informatikai Fejlesztési Ügynökség (KIFÜ) Does the participant plan to subcontract certain tasks (please note that core tasks of the Yes project should not be sub-contracted) KIFÜ has calculated a total of 12.000 € to subcontract the logistics of the 2 dissemination events organized in Task 7.10 in Romanian territory (6.000 € each). Logistics include arranging the physical setup of the places, room rentals, meals, horse carriages, pilgrim inns, costs of invited speakers and guests, e tc. Does the participant envisage that part of its work is performed by linked third parties No – Does the participant envisage the use of contributions in kind provided by third parties No (Articles 11 and 12 of the General Model Grant Agreement) – Does the participant envisage that part of the work is performed by International Partners No (Article 14a of the General Model Grant Agreement)? – Mária Út Közhasznú Egyesület (MUTKE) Does the participant plan to subcontract certain tasks (please note that core tasks of the Yes project should not be sub-contracted) MUTKE has calculated 32.000 € to subcontract the logistics of the 4 dissemination events organized in Task 7.10 in Hungary, plus the final event of WP7 (also under Task 7.10). The estimated cost for Event 1 is 7.800 €; for Event 2, 8.000 €; for Event 3, 5.700 €; for Event 4, 10.500 €; and for the final event, 18.000 €. Logistics include arranging the physical setup of the places, room rentals, meals, horse carriages, pilgrim inns, costs of invited speakers and guests, etc. Does the participant envisage that part of its work is performed by linked third parties No – Does the participant envisage the use of contributions in kind provided by third parties No (Articles 11 and 12 of the General Model Grant Agreement) – Does the participant envisage that part of the work is performed by International Partners No (Article 14a of the General Model Grant Agreement)? – Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet (NTNU) Does the participant plan to subcontract certain tasks (please note that core tasks of the No project should not be sub-contracted) – Does the participant envisage that part of its work is performed by linked third parties No – 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 79 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 Does the participant envisage the use of contributions in kind provided by third parties Yes (Articles 11 and 12 of the General Model Grant Agreement) NTNU has calculated 84.244 € for the following in-kind contributions: ● 4 Person-Months of in-kind contribution by third party Mjøsmuseet AS to provide content of ethnographic heritage and coordinate subject matters in relation to the Western part of lake Mjøsa and facilitate coordination with Digitalt Museum and already existing digital exhibitions. ● 4 Person-Months of in-kind contribution by third party Lillehammer Museum AS to provide content of ethnographic heritage and coordinate subject matters in relation to the Northern part of lake Mjøsa and Gudbrandsdalen and facilitate coordination with Digitalt Museum and already existing digital exhibitions. ● 2 Person-Months of in-kind contribution by third party National Pilgrim Center to help with identifying interesting sites, content and ethnographic heritage along the St. Olavs ways routes and to help coordinate WP6 with possible already exisiting digital content and other initiatives. Does the participant envisage that part of the work is performed by International Partners No (Article 14a of the General Model Grant Agreement)? – 5. Ethics and Security 5.1 Ethics rurALLURE pilots, tools and processes will fully comply with ethical principles (i.e. respecting human dignity, fair distribution of research benefits, protection of the values, rights and interests of the participants) and apply the EU and national laws. Through questionnaires, use of social media and geolocation, private data relating directly or indirectly to visitors will be gathered and processed. The project will ensure compliance with the new EU Regulation 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, which repeals Directive 95/46/EC. To this end, the project partners will formulate and adopt procedures and guidelines, supervised in first instance by an Ethics and Data Privacy Committee (EDPC) as part of the management effort allocated to WP1. The EDPC body will advise the Consortium on ethics, privacy and data protection issues, ensuring that rurALLURE is compliant with data protection requirements, that the technical partners design and develop solutions that consider privacy and that the studies/pilots take the appropriate measures to ensure privacy of individuals. The national bodies on data protection will be contacted and their recommendations will be followed. rurALLURE will be concerned with two ethics issues, namely the involvement of humans in the pilot studies, and the handling of personal data and tracking of such participants. These correspond to Section 2 (Humans) and Section 4 (Personal data) of the “Ethics issues table” of part A of the proposal. The research will “involve human participants”, which will all be “volunteers for social or human science research”. The research will involve “personal data collection and processing”, involving only “tracking and observation of participants”. Statements and procedures are described respectively for each of these two concerns in following subsections. From its inception, rurALLURE acknowledges diversity of interpretations as the most valuable asset in Cultural Heritage studies, fully respecting the Fundamental Rights of the European Union (2000/C 364/01, article 11). Therefore, emphasis will be put on filtering out only disrespectful comments, foul language, incitation to hatred or discrimination, or irrelevant/off-topic comments. Likewise, the partners will be instructed not to enforce any subjective opinion and to prevent stigmatisation of individuals and groups. Participation of humans Recruiting criteria and procedures rurALLURE involves human participants without however involving sensitive data (e.g. health, sexual lifestyle, ethnicity, political opinion, religious or philosophical conviction). Participants to the pilots will be recruited among adult users of mobile devices (i.e. familiar with mobile technology) able to give informed consent. There will be two types of participants: ● Invited volunteers (e.g. undergraduate/postgraduate students, staff members from collaborating venues), for whom invitations will be delivered in advance orally, in writing or by email. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 80 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 ● Uninvited volunteers (e.g. pilgrims, visitors and passers-by), who will be kindly addressed by rurALLURE staff and collaborators or through advertisements (on-site, roadside, in press, through venues’ social media, etc.). Participants to the interviews and focus groups to be conducted in WP2 will be recruited among representatives of all relevant stakeholders contacted also in the pilot WPs (WP4 to WP7) and in dissemination and outreach (WP8). In-depth interviews will be conducted with consenting volunteers chosen randomly from among the above mentioned. Nobody will be forced to participate in the pilots, interviews, focus groups, surveys or whichever other procedures in any way. Likewise, persons who decide not to participate will under no circumstances be excluded from the cultural or touristic experiences offered. Informed consent The proposed research does involve human participants without however involving sensitive data (like e.g. health, sexual lifestyle, ethnicity, political opinion, religious or philosophical conviction). All participants in the case studies will be able to give informed consent. They will be fully informed about the project purposes, which data will be collected and how the data will be used. The participants’ consent will be explicitly required prior to the collection of any personal data. Persons under 18 and vulnerable individuals will be excluded from personal dat a collection. No other exclusion will be made and there will not be any discrimination in the sampling process. To this end, experimenters will be trained with suitable scenarios to cope with a variety of cases, to learn how to approach possible subjects, how to avoid bias in their selection as well as during the collection of data. When asking for informed consent, an interactive approach will be implemented to prevent shortcomings derived from participants not recalling what they agreed upon when just ticking out checkboxes or signing informed consent forms: ● Online, through in-app or web tools, the participants will be asked to read through and agree to the digital version of the informed consent. They will first go through successive chunks (short sentences about the core points, accompanied by explanatory illustrations), which they will have to agree and tick. Finally, the consent form will be presented to them as a whole. After signing this they will be able to access the project applications. ● On site, the experimenters will give a short presentation of the experimental goals and procedures, followed by some time for questions and answers to make sure that they do understand the essential points and their rights in terms of data protection. The consent forms will inform participants about the following: ● A statement that the study involves research subjects and an explanation of the purposes of the research. ● The expected duration of the participation. ● A statement that participation is voluntary and that anyone has the right to refuse to participate and to withdraw their participation, samples or data at any time –without any consequences. ● Information about who is organising and funding the research. ● A description of any reasonably foreseeable risk, discomfort or disadvantages. ● A description of any benefits to the subject or to others, which may reasonably be expected from the research avoiding inappropriate expectations. In this line, whenever paid crowdsourcing is used, fair payment will be guaranteed and payment information will be transparent following the community Guidelines for Academic Requesters. ● A statement describing the procedures adopted for ensuring data protection/confidentiality/privacy including duration of storage of personal data. ● A reference to who to contact for answers to pertinent questions about the research and research subjects’ rights, and who to contact in the event of a research-related injury to the subject. ● A statement offering the subject the opportunity to ask questions and to withdraw at any time from the research without consequences. ● An explanation of what will happen with the data or samples at the end of the research period and if the data/samples are retained or sent/sold to a third party for further research. ● Information about what will happen to the results of the research. 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 81 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 The informed consent forms and information sheets will be available within the first months of the project and before fieldwork starts. Consent forms and information sheets will be uploaded as deliverables of WP9, “Ethics requirements”. Their preparation will be based on EU and national directives and law. Protection of personal data User data to be collected Some of the features of the rurALLURE platform will depend on the management of user profiles. The data subjects will be informed of the existence of the profiling, its possible consequences and how their fundamental rights will be safeguarded. The data gathered and processed will be relevant and limited to the purposes of t he project, in accordance with the “data minimisation” principle. The main facets of the user profiles will be (i) demographic data (e.g. country and city of origin and age), (ii) replies to quizzes, tests and questionnaires designed within the project, (iii) user opinions, interests and preferences typed on the rurALLURE apps, and (iv) geoloc ation data. Social network data (e.g. likes, retweets, posts) may be used too, though limited to the interactions wi th contents posted on the rurALLURE accounts or annotated with project mentions or hashtags. No data mining processes will be implemented or executed. In all cases where personal data will be collected, participating users will be informed of at least the following, to ensure fair and transparent processing: ● the identity and the contact details of the controller and of the data protection officer; ● the purposes of the processing for which the personal data are intended as well as the legal basis for the processing; ● the period for which the personal data will be stored, or if that is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period; ● the existence of the right to request access to and rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing as well as the right to data portability; ● the existence of the right to withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal; ● the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. Data handling, storage and processing The rurALLURE platform and apps will be designed with privacy in mind. Data will be anonymised and encrypted, and users will be informed and have full access to their profile and data gathered about them, with modification possibilities. Malevolent use of rurALLURE’s services will be prevented through the duration of the project as well as in future uses of the rurALLURE services. In addition, the work will fully comply with the EU Regulation 679/2016 for the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector, as well as the retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly-available electronic communications services or of public communications networks. No access to data will be allowed to any third parties and there will not be any data transfer to third countries. The partner s working in WP3 have made the necessary provisions to run all data handling, storage, processing and back-up using equipment of their own. Due care will be taken to enhance the security of the rurALLURE user tools and apps, so as to guarantee the integrity and privacy of the programs and, more importantly, the data they host (if any). To this end, compliance with GDPR will be a must, and a number of technical measures will be put into effect as listed below: ● Anonymisation techniques will be used to remove the ability to identify individuals, informed by the opinion of the Working Party on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data, set up by Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament. The techniques will include and combine attribute suppression, record suppression, character masking, pseudonymisation, generalisation, swapping, data perturbation, synthetic data and data aggregation, among others. ● User profiles will be stored with consent only and used exclusively for the purposes and lifetime of the project. There will be no commercial exploitation of user profiles. ● Remote administrative access to a machine, when required, as well as traffic involving personal data (including passwords) will be performed only over encrypted connections. Data processing access to servers will take place only from specific IP/MAC addresses and only from specific users. All access will be recorded and processing actions will be logged, including at least username, timestamp, action performed and data extracted. Different persons will be assigned to data processor and system manager roles to minimise the risk for data breach. Apart from the log files kept, each time an extract operation of personal data is performed (i.e. an 101004887 rurALLURE – Part B – 82 Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 operation which results in a bulk of data for offline processing), system managers and pilot leaders will be automatically notified by email. All servers will be installed in limited access rooms and their network will be behind a firewall. Passwords will be monitored for their strength. ● Encryption will be performed using high-grade cryptographic algorithms and excluding algorithms or implementations known to be vulnerable (e.g. SHA1, SSLv2). ● The software installations will be minimal, to limit the presence of vulnerabilities in the system. ● Frequent checks will be performed to detect whether security updates have been issued for the running software. Security updates will be installed as soon as possible. ● Firewalls will be installed, allowing access only to ports and services needed for the fulfilment of the tasks. ● Null passwords, as well as default username/password combinations, will not be used or allowed. ● Backups will be made to guarantee that users will be able to obtain a copy of their data, even after crashes. ● The duration of storage of the gathered data will be limited to the lifespan of the project. The data will be irreversibly deleted after the end of the project. In the case of data breach, users as well as corresponding Data Privacy Authorities will be notified immediately. Ethical approvals and procedures for data handling Respecting the Fundamental Rights of the European Union (2000/C 364/01, Article 8, Protection of personal data), copies of ethical approvals for the collection of personal data by University Data Protection Officer or National Data Protection authorities from all countries where fieldwork will be conducted, will be handed over to the European Commission before the work starts. 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(+ < + (( . $( ( = ;"+ (+ ! >&! $ 6+ $ - * ! ! (((! ? $ ! - ( + ! ((6 !! (( $! ; &! ! ! $. + !! + ( ! +( + ! + &! ! + ! ?7( ?!! ( ($ ! " &! ?7( ? ! 7( + ! ( < ! (6+ + " % ( 6! $ ( $ ! @ $ ( $$ + ( 6 $ ( !$ $ ; "$ ! $ $ / .@! * ! = ! @ ( ! + $ ? ( 0 7? $ ! +( ?$ ! ! ! 1 . @ ( ! + $ ? ( 3 2 @"4 $ (+ 6$ !! 7 @ $ + (6 $* + 6 $$ 6 +( ( 2$! ; 7? $ ! +( ?$ ! 6 7? $ ! +( ?$ ! 6 6 + $ 6 ' $ ! 1$ + $ ($( " ' $ * ! ! $( Page 1 of 1 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 H2020 Templates: Annex 2a (Additional information on the estimated budget) ANNEX 2a ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE ESTIMATED BUDGET ¾ Instructions and footnotes in blue will not appear in the text generated by the IT system (since they are internal instructions only). ¾ For options [in square brackets]: the applicable option will be chosen by the IT system. Options not chosen will automatically not appear. ¾ For fields in [grey in square brackets] (even if they are part of an option as specified in the previous item): IT system will enter the appropriate data. Transitory period: Until SyGMa fully supports Annex 2a, you must prepare it manually (using this template by choosing and deleting the options/entering the appropriate data). For the ‘unit cost tables’: either fill them out manually or use currently existing tables from Annex 1 or the proposal. The document can then be uploaded in SyGMa and attached to the grant agreement. Unit cost for SME owners/natural beneficiaries without salary 1. Costs for a [SME owner][beneficiary that is a natural person] not receiving a salary Units: hours worked on the action Amount per unit (‘hourly rate’): calculated according to the following formula: {the monthly living allowance for researchers in MSCA-IF actions / 143 hours} multiplied by {country-specific correction coefficient of the country where the beneficiary is established} The monthly living allowance and the country-specific correction coefficients are set out in the Work Programme (section 3 MSCA) in force at the time of the call: - for calls before Work Programme 2018-2020: - for the monthly living allowance: EUR 4 650 - for the country-specific correction coefficients: see Work Programme 2014-2015 and Work Programme 2016-2017 (available on the Participant Portal Reference Documents page) - for calls under Work Programme 2018-2020: - for the monthly living allowance: EUR 4 880 - for the country-specific correction coefficients: see Work Programme 2018-2020 (available on the Participant Portal Reference Documents page) [additional OPTION for beneficiaries/linked third parties that have opted to use the unit cost (in the proposal/with an amendment): For the following beneficiaries/linked third parties, the amounts per unit (hourly rate) are fixed as follows: - beneficiary/linked third party [short name]: EUR [insert amount] - beneficiary/linked third party [short name]: EUR [insert amount] [same for other beneficiaries/linked third parties, if necessary] ] Estimated number of units: see Annex 2 1 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 H2020 Templates: Annex 2a (Additional information on the estimated budget) Energy efficiency measures unit cost 2. Costs for energy efficiency measures in buildings Unit: m2 of eligible ‘conditioned’ (i.e. built or refurbished) floor area Amount per unit*: see (for each beneficiary/linked third party and BEST table) the ‘unit cost table’ attached * Amount calculated as follows: {EUR 0.1 x estimated total kWh saved per m² per year x 10} Estimated number of units: see (for each beneficiary/linked third party and BEST table) the ‘unit cost table’ attached Unit cost table (energy efficiency measures unit cost)1 Short name beneficiary/linked BEST No Amount per unit Estimated No of Total unit cost third party units (cost per unit x estimated no of units) 1 Data from the ‘building energy specification table (BEST)’ that is part of the proposal and Annex 1. 2 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 H2020 Templates: Annex 2a (Additional information on the estimated budget) Research infrastructure unit cost 3. Access costs for providing trans-national access to research infrastructure Units2: see (for each access provider and installation) the ‘unit cost table’ attached Amount per unit*: see (for each access provider and installation) the ‘unit cost table’ attached * Amount calculated as follows: average annual total access cost to the installation (over past two years3) ______average annual total quantity of access to the installation (over past two years4) Estimated number of units: see (for each access provider and installation) the ‘unit cost table’ attached Unit cost table (access to research infrastructure unit cost)5 Short name Short Installation Unit of Amount per Estimated No Total unit access name access unit of units cost (cost per provider infrastru unit x estimated No Short name cture no of units) Clinical studies unit cost 4. Costs for clinical studies Units: patients/subjects that participate in the clinical study Amount per unit*: see (for each sequence (if any), clinical study and beneficiary/linked third party) the ‘unit cost table’ attached * Amount calculated, for the cost components of each task, as follows: For personnel costs: For personnel costs of doctors: ‘average hourly cost for doctors’, i.e.: {certified or auditable total personnel costs for doctors for year N-1 ______{1720 * number of full-time-equivalent for doctors for year N-1} multiplied by estimated number of hours to be worked by doctors for the task (per participant)} For personnel costs of other medical personnel: ‘average hourly cost for other medical personnel’, i.e.: {certified or auditable total personnel costs for other medical personnel for year N-1 ______{1720 * number of full-time-equivalent for other medical personnel for year N-1} 2 Unit of access (e.g. beam hours, weeks of access, sample analysis) fixed by the access provider in proposal. 3 In exceptional and duly justified cases, the Commission/Agency may agree to a different reference period. 4 In exceptional and duly justified cases, the Commission/Agency may agree to a different reference period. 5 Data from the ‘table on estimated costs/quantity of access to be provided’ that is part of the proposal and Annex 1. 3 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 H2020 Templates: Annex 2a (Additional information on the estimated budget) multiplied by estimated number of hours to be worked by other medical personnel for the task (per participant)} For personnel costs of technical personnel: ‘average hourly cost for technical personnel’, i.e.: {certified or auditable total personnel costs for technical personnel for year N-1 ______{1720 * number of full-time-equivalent for technical personnel for year N-1} multiplied by estimated number of hours to be worked by technical personnel for the task (per participant)} ‘total personnel costs’ means actual salaries + actual social security contributions + actual taxes and other costs included in the remuneration, provided they arise from national law or the employment contract/equivalent appointing act For consumables: For each cost item: ‘average price of the consumable’, i.e.: {{certified or auditable total costs of purchase of the consumable in year N-1 ______total number of items purchased in year N-1} multiplied by estimated number of items to be used for the task (per participant)} ‘total costs of purchase of the consumable’ means total value of the supply contracts (including related duties, taxes and charges such as non-deductible VAT) concluded by the beneficiary for the consumable delivered in year N-1, provided the contracts were awarded according to the principle of best value- for-money and without any conflict of interests For medical equipment: For each cost item: ‘average cost of depreciation and directly related services per unit of use’, i.e.: {{ certified or auditable total depreciation costs in year N-1 + certified or auditable total costs of purchase of services in year N-1 for the category of equipment concerned} ______total capacity in year N-1 multiplied by estimated number of units of use of the equipment for the task (per participant)} ‘total depreciation costs’ means total depreciation allowances as recorded in the beneficiary’s accounts of year N-1 for the category of equipment concerned, provided the equipment was purchased according to the principle of best value for money and without any conflict of interests + total costs of renting or leasing contracts (including related duties, taxes and charges such as non-deductible VAT) in year N-1 for the category of equipment concerned, provided they do not exceed the depreciation costs of similar equipment and do not include finance fees For services: For each cost item: ‘average cost of the service per study participant’, i.e.: {certified or auditable total costs of purchase of the service in year N-1 ______total number of patients or subjects included in the clinical studies for which the service was delivered in year N-1} ‘total costs of purchase of the service’ means total value of the contracts concluded by the beneficiary (including related duties, taxes and charges such as non-deductible VAT) for the specific service delivered in year N-1 for the conduct of clinical studies, provided the contracts were awarded according to the principle of best value for money and without any conflict of interests For indirect costs: {{{cost component ‘personnel costs’ + cost component ‘consumables’ + cost component ‘medical equipment’} minus {costs of in-kind contributions provided by third parties which are not used on the beneficiary’s premises + costs of providing financial support to third parties (if any)}} multiplied by 25%} 4 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 H2020 Templates: Annex 2a (Additional information on the estimated budget) The estimation of the resources to be used must be done on the basis of the study protocol and must be the same for all beneficiaries/linked third parties/third parties involved. The year N-1 to be used is the last closed financial year at the time of submission of the grant application. Estimated number of units: see (for each clinical study and beneficiary/linked third party) the ‘unit cost table’ attached Unit cost table: clinical studies unit cost6 Costs year Costs year Costs year Costs year Costs N-1 N-1 N-1 N-1 year N-1 Task, Direct cost Resource per Beneficiary Linked Beneficiary Linked Third categories patient 1 third party 2 third party party [short 1a [short 2a giving in- name] [short name] [short kind name] name] contributi ons 1 [short name] Sequence No. 1 Task No. 1 Blood sample (a) Personnel costs: - Doctors n/a - Other Medical Phlebotomy 8,33 EUR 11,59 EUR 10,30 EUR 11,00 EUR 9,49 EUR Personnel (nurse), 10 minutes - Technical Personnel Sample 9,51 EUR 15,68 EUR 14,60 EUR 15,23 EUR 10,78 Processing (lab EUR technician), 15 minutes (b) Costs of Syringe XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR consumables: Cannula XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR Blood container XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR (c) Costs of medical Use of -80° deep XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR equipment: freezer, 60 days Use of centrifuge, XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR 15 minutes (d) Costs of services Cleaning of XXX XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR (e) Indirect costs (25% flat-rate) XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR Task No. 2 … Amount per unit (unit cost sequence 1): XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR Sequence No. 2 Task No. 1 6 Same table as in proposal and Annex 1. 5 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 H2020 Templates: Annex 2a (Additional information on the estimated budget) XXX (a) Personnel costs: - Doctors XXX XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR - Other Medical XXX XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR Personnel - Technical Personnel XXX XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR (b) Costs of XXX XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR consumables: XXX XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XXX XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR (c) Costs of medical XXX XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR equipment: XXX XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR (d) Costs of services XXX XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR (e) Indirect costs (25% flat-rate) XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR Task No. 2 … Amount per unit (unit cost sequence 2): XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR … Amount per unit (unit cost entire study): XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR XX EUR ] 6 Grant Agreement number: 101004887 — rurALLURE — H2020-SC6-TRANSFORMATIONS-2018-2019-2020 / H2020- SC6-TRANSFORMATIONS-2020 Associated with document Ref. 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Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 landscape FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR [BENEFICIARY [name]/ LINKED THIRD PARTY [name]] FOR REPORTING PERIOD [reporting period] Additional 1 Receipts EU contribution Eligible costs (per budget category) information B. Direct costs [C. Direct Reimburse Maximum EU Requested EU Information for A. Direct personnel costs of costs of fin. D. Other direct costs 2 [F. Costs of … ] Total costs Receipts E. Indirect costs ment rate % 3 contribution indirect costs : subcontracting support] contribution A.1 Employees (or A.4 SME owners [C.1 Financial D.1 Travel [D.4 Costs of D.5 Costs of [F.1 Costs of …] [F.2 Costs of …] Receipts of the Costs of in-kind equivalent) without salary support] large research internally action, to be contributions not infrastructure] invoiced goods reported in the used on premises A.2 Natural persons under A.5 Beneficiaries that [C.2 Prizes] D.2 Equipment and services last reporting direct contract are natural persons period, according without salary to Article 5.3.3 A.3 Seconded persons D.3 Other goods and services [A.6 Personnel for providing access to research infrastructure] 5 Flat-rate 4 Form of costs Actual Unit Unit Actual Actual Actual Actual Unit Unit [Unit][Lump sum] 25% i=0,25 x (a+b+ k = Total a+b+c+d+[e] +f + a Total b No hours Total c d[e] f [g] Total h c+f+[g] + h+ No units Total [j2] l m n o p 6 6 [j1] [g] +h+ i + [j 1 ] +[j2] -p) [j1] +[j2] [short name beneficiary/linked third party] The beneficiary/linked third party hereby confirms that: The information provided is complete, reliable and true. The costs declared are eligible (see Article 6). The costs can be substantiated by adequate records and supporting documentation that will be produced upon request or in the context of checks, reviews, audits and investigations (see Articles 17, 18 and 22). For the last reporting period: that all the receipts have been declared (see Article 5.3.3). LPlease declare all eligible costs, even if they exceed the amounts indicated in the estimated budget (see Annex 2). Only amounts that were declared in your individual financial statements can be taken into account lateron, in order to replace other costs that are found to be ineligible. 1 See Article 6 for the eligibility conditions 2 The indirect costs claimed must be free of any amounts covered by an operating grant (received under any EU or Euratom funding programme; see Article 6.2.E). If you have received an operating grant during this reporting period, you cannot claim indirect costs unless you can demonstrate that the operating grant does not cover any costs of the action. 3 This is the theoretical amount of EU contribution that the system calculates automatically (by multiplying the reimbursement rate by the total costs declared). The amount you request (in the column 'requested EU contribution') may be less, 4 See Article 5 for the forms of costs 5 Flat rate : 25% of eligible direct costs, from which are excluded: direct costs of subcontracting, costs of in-kind contributions not used on premises, direct costs of financial support, and unit costs declared under budget category F if they include indirect costs (see Article 6.2.E) 6 Only specific unit costs that do not include indirect costs Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 ANNEX 5 MODEL FOR THE CERTIFICATE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ¾ For options [in italics in square brackets]: choose the applicable option. Options not chosen should be deleted. ¾ For fields in [grey in square brackets]: enter the appropriate data TABLE OF CONTENTS TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR AN INDEPENDENT REPORT OF FACTUAL FINDINGS ON COSTS DECLARED UNDER A GRANT AGREEMENT FINANCED UNDER THE HORIZON 2020 RESEARCH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME INDEPENDENT REPORT OF FACTUAL FINDINGS ON COSTS DECLARED UNDER A GRANT AGREEMENT FINANCED UNDER THE HORIZON 2020 RESEARCH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME 1 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Terms of Reference for an Independent Report of Factual Findings on costs declared under a Grant Agreement financed under the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework Programme This document sets out the ‘Terms of Reference (ToR)’ under which [OPTION 1: [insert name of the beneficiary] (‘the Beneficiary’)] [OPTION 2: [insert name of the linked third party] (‘the Linked Third Party’), third party linked to the Beneficiary [insert name of the beneficiary] (‘the Beneficiary’)] agrees to engage [insert legal name of the auditor] (‘the Auditor’) to produce an independent report of factual findings (‘the Report’) concerning the Financial Statement(s)1 drawn up by the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] for the Horizon 2020 grant agreement [insert number of the grant agreement, title of the action, acronym and duration from/to] (‘the Agreement’), and to issue a Certificate on the Financial Statements’ (‘CFS’) referred to in Article 20.4 of the Agreement based on the compulsory reporting template stipulated by the Commission. The Agreement has been concluded under the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework Programme (H2020) between the Beneficiary and [OPTION 1: the European Union, represented by the European Commission (‘the Commission’)][ OPTION 2: the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom,) represented by the European Commission (‘the Commission’)][OPTION 3: the [Research Executive Agency (REA)] [European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA)] [Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA)] [Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)] (‘the Agency’), under the powers delegated by the European Commission (‘the Commission’).] The [Commission] [Agency] is mentioned as a signatory of the Agreement with the Beneficiary only. The [European Union][Euratom][Agency] is not a party to this engagement. 1.1 Subject of the engagement The coordinator must submit to the [Commission][Agency] the final report within 60 days following the end of the last reporting period which should include, amongst other documents, a CFS for each beneficiary and for each linked third party that requests a total contribution of EUR 325 000 or more, as reimbursement of actual costs and unit costs calculated on the basis of its usual cost accounting practices (see Article 20.4 of the Agreement). The CFS must cover all reporting periods of the beneficiary or linked third party indicated above. The Beneficiary must submit to the coordinator the CFS for itself and for its linked third party(ies), if the CFS must be included in the final report according to Article 20.4 of the Agreement. The CFS is composed of two separate documents: - The Terms of Reference (‘the ToR’) to be signed by the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] and the Auditor; 1 By which costs under the Agreement are declared (see template ‘Model Financial Statements’ in Annex 4 to the Grant Agreement). 2 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 - The Auditor’s Independent Report of Factual Findings (‘the Report’) to be issued on the Auditor’s letterhead, dated, stamped and signed by the Auditor (or the competent public officer) which includes the agreed-upon procedures (‘the Procedures’) to be performed by the Auditor, and the standard factual findings (‘the Findings’) to be confirmed by the Auditor. If the CFS must be included in the final report according to Article 20.4 of the Agreement, the request for payment of the balance relating to the Agreement cannot be made without the CFS. However, the payment for reimbursement of costs covered by the CFS does not preclude the Commission [ Agency,] the European Anti-Fraud Office and the European Court of Auditors from carrying out checks, reviews, audits and investigations in accordance with Article 22 of the Agreement. 1.2 Responsibilities The [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party]: • must draw up the Financial Statement(s) for the action financed by the Agreement in compliance with the obligations under the Agreement. The Financial Statement(s) must be drawn up according to the [Beneficiary’s] [Linked Third Party’s] accounting and book- keeping system and the underlying accounts and records; • must send the Financial Statement(s) to the Auditor; • is responsible and liable for the accuracy of the Financial Statement(s); • is responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information provided to enable the Auditor to carry out the Procedures. It must provide the Auditor with a written representation letter supporting these statements. The written representation letter must state the period covered by the statements and must be dated; • accepts that the Auditor cannot carry out the Procedures unless it is given full access to the [Beneficiary’s] [Linked Third Party’s] staff and accounting as well as any other relevant records and documentation. The Auditor: • [Option 1 by default: is qualified to carry out statutory audits of accounting documents in accordance with Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC or similar national regulations]. • [Option 2 if the Beneficiary or Linked Third Party has an independent Public Officer: is a competent and independent Public Officer for which the relevant national authorities have established the legal capacity to audit the Beneficiary]. • [Option 3 if the Beneficiary or Linked Third Party is an international organisation: is an [internal] [external] auditor in accordance with the internal financial regulations and procedures of the international organisation]. The Auditor: • must be independent from the Beneficiary [and the Linked Third Party], in particular, it must not have been involved in preparing the [Beneficiary’s] [Linked Third Party’s] Financial Statement(s); • must plan work so that the Procedures may be carried out and the Findings may be assessed; • must adhere to the Procedures laid down and the compulsory report format; • must carry out the engagement in accordance with this ToR; • must document matters which are important to support the Report; • must base its Report on the evidence gathered; • must submit the Report to the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party]. 3 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 The Commission sets out the Procedures to be carried out by the Auditor. The Auditor is not responsible for their suitability or pertinence. As this engagement is not an assurance engagement, the Auditor does not provide an audit opinion or a statement of assurance. 1.3 Applicable Standards The Auditor must comply with these Terms of Reference and with2: - the International Standard on Related Services (‘ISRS’) 4400 Engagements to perform Agreed-upon Procedures regarding Financial Information as issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB); - the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants issued by the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA). Although ISRS 4400 states that independence is not a requirement for engagements to carry out agreed-upon procedures, the [Commission][Agency] requires that the Auditor also complies with the Code’s independence requirements. The Auditor’s Report must state that there is no conflict of interests in establishing this Report between the Auditor and the Beneficiary [and the Linked Third Party], and must specify - if the service is invoiced - the total fee paid to the Auditor for providing the Report. 1.4 Reporting The Report must be written in the language of the Agreement (see Article 20.7). Under Article 22 of the Agreement, the Commission[, the Agency], the European Anti-Fraud Office and the Court of Auditors have the right to audit any work that is carried out under the action and for which costs are declared from [the European Union] [Euratom] budget. This includes work related to this engagement. The Auditor must provide access to all working papers (e.g. recalculation of hourly rates, verification of the time declared for the action) related to this assignment if the Commission [, the Agency], the European Anti-Fraud Office or the European Court of Auditors requests them. 1.5 Timing The Report must be provided by [dd Month yyyy]. 1.6 Other terms [The [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] and the Auditor can use this section to agree other specific terms, such as the Auditor’s fees, liability, applicable law, etc. Those specific terms must not contradict the terms specified above.] [legal name of the Auditor] [legal name of the [Beneficiary][Linked Third Party]] [name & function of authorised representative] [name & function of authorised representative] [dd Month yyyy] [dd Month yyyy] Signature of the Auditor Signature of the [Beneficiary][Linked Third Party] 2 Supreme Audit Institutions applying INTOSAI-standards may carry out the Procedures according to the corresponding International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions and code of ethics issued by INTOSAI instead of the International Standard on Related Services (‘ISRS’) 4400 and the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants issued by the IAASB and the IESBA. 4 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Independent Report of Factual Findings on costs declared under Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework Programme (To be printed on the Auditor’s letterhead) To [ name of contact person(s)], [Position] [ [Beneficiary’s] [Linked Third Party’s] name ] [ Address] [ dd Month yyyy] Dear [Name of contact person(s)], As agreed under the terms of reference dated [dd Month yyyy] with [OPTION 1: [insert name of the beneficiary] (‘the Beneficiary’)] [OPTION 2: [insert name of the linked third party] (‘the Linked Third Party’), third party linked to the Beneficiary [insert name of the beneficiary] (‘the Beneficiary’)], we [name of the auditor ] (‘the Auditor’), established at [full address/city/state/province/country], represented by [name and function of an authorised representative], have carried out the procedures agreed with you regarding the costs declared in the Financial Statement(s)3 of the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] concerning the grant agreement [insert grant agreement reference: number, title of the action and acronym] (‘the Agreement’), with a total cost declared of [total amount] EUR, and a total of actual costs and unit costs calculated in accordance with the [Beneficiary’s] [Linked Third Party’s] usual cost accounting practices’ declared of [sum of total actual costs and total direct personnel costs declared as unit costs calculated in accordance with the [Beneficiary’s] [Linked Third Party’s] usual cost accounting practices] EUR and hereby provide our Independent Report of Factual Findings (‘the Report’) using the compulsory report format agreed with you. The Report Our engagement was carried out in accordance with the terms of reference (‘the ToR’) appended to this Report. The Report includes the agreed-upon procedures (‘the Procedures’) carried out and the standard factual findings (‘the Findings’) examined. 3 By which the Beneficiary declares costs under the Agreement (see template ‘Model Financial Statement’ in Annex 4 to the Agreement). 5 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 The Procedures were carried out solely to assist the [Commission] [Agency] in evaluating whether the [Beneficiary’s] [Linked Third Party’s] costs in the accompanying Financial Statement(s) were declared in accordance with the Agreement. The [Commission] [Agency] draws its own conclusions from the Report and any additional information it may require. The scope of the Procedures was defined by the Commission. Therefore, the Auditor is not responsible for their suitability or pertinence. Since the Procedures carried out constitute neither an audit nor a review made in accordance with International Standards on Auditing or International Standards on Review Engagements, the Auditor does not give a statement of assurance on the Financial Statements. Had the Auditor carried out additional procedures or an audit of the [Beneficiary’s] [Linked Third Party’s] Financial Statements in accordance with International Standards on Auditing or International Standards on Review Engagements, other matters might have come to its attention and would have been included in the Report. Not applicable Findings We examined the Financial Statement(s) stated above and considered the following Findings not applicable: Explanation (to be removed from the Report): If a Finding was not applicable, it must be marked as ‘N.A.’ (‘Not applicable’) in the corresponding row on the right-hand column of the table and means that the Finding did not have to be corroborated by the Auditor and the related Procedure(s) did not have to be carried out. The reasons of the non-application of a certain Finding must be obvious i.e. i) if no cost was declared under a certain category then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable; ii) if the condition set to apply certain Procedure(s) are not met the related Finding(s) and those Procedure(s) are not applicable. For instance, for ‘beneficiaries with accounts established in a currency other than euro’ the Procedure and Finding related to ‘beneficiaries with accounts established in euro’ are not applicable. Similarly, if no additional remuneration is paid, the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) for additional remuneration are not applicable. List here all Findings considered not applicable for the present engagement and explain the reasons of the non-applicability. …. Exceptions Apart from the exceptions listed below, the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] provided the Auditor all the documentation and accounting information needed by the Auditor to carry out the requested Procedures and evaluate the Findings. Explanation (to be removed from the Report): - If the Auditor was not able to successfully complete a procedure requested, it must be marked as ‘E’ (‘Exception’) in the corresponding row on the right-hand column of the table. The reason such as the inability to reconcile key information or the unavailability of data that prevents the Auditor from carrying out the Procedure must be indicated below. - If the Auditor cannot corroborate a standard finding after having carried out the corresponding procedure, it must also be marked as ‘E’ (‘Exception’) and, where possible, the reasons why the Finding was not fulfilled and its possible impact must be explained here below. List here any exceptions and add any information on the cause and possible consequences of each exception, if known. If the exception is quantifiable, include the corresponding amount. …. 6 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Example (to be removed from the Report): 1. The Beneficiary was unable to substantiate the Finding number 1 on … because …. 2. Finding number 30 was not fulfilled because the methodology used by the Beneficiary to calculate unit costs was different from the one approved by the Commission. The differences were as follows: … 3. After carrying out the agreed procedures to confirm the Finding number 31, the Auditor found a difference of ______EUR. The difference can be explained by … Further Remarks In addition to reporting on the results of the specific procedures carried out, the Auditor would like to make the following general remarks: Example (to be removed from the Report): 1. Regarding Finding number 8 the conditions for additional remuneration were considered as fulfilled because … 2. In order to be able to confirm the Finding number 15 we carried out the following additional procedures: …. Use of this Report This Report may be used only for the purpose described in the above objective. It was prepared solely for the confidential use of the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] and the [Commission] [Agency], and only to be submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] in connection with the requirements set out in Article 20.4 of the Agreement. The Report may not be used by the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] or by the [Commission] [Agency] for any other purpose, nor may it be distributed to any other parties. The [Commission] [Agency] may only disclose the Report to authorised parties, in particular to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Court of Auditors. This Report relates only to the Financial Statement(s) submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] by the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] for the Agreement. Therefore, it does not extend to any other of the [Beneficiary’s] [Linked Third Party’s] Financial Statement(s). There was no conflict of interest4 between the Auditor and the Beneficiary [and Linked Third Party] in establishing this Report. The total fee paid to the Auditor for providing the Report was EUR ______(including EUR______of deductible VAT). We look forward to discussing our Report with you and would be pleased to provide any further information or assistance. [legal name of the Auditor] [name and function of an authorised representative] [dd Month yyyy] Signature of the Auditor 4 A conflict of interest arises when the Auditor's objectivity to establish the certificate is compromised in fact or in appearance when the Auditor for instance: - was involved in the preparation of the Financial Statements; - stands to benefit directly should the certificate be accepted; - has a close relationship with any person representing the beneficiary; - is a director, trustee or partner of the beneficiary; or - is in any other situation that compromises his or her independence or ability to establish the certificate impartially. 7 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Agreed-upon procedures to be performed and standard factual findings to be confirmed by the Auditor The European Commission reserves the right to i) provide the auditor with additional guidance regarding the procedures to be followed or the facts to be ascertained and the way in which to present them (this may include sample coverage and findings) or to ii) change the procedures, by notifying the Beneficiary in writing. The procedures carried out by the auditor to confirm the standard factual finding are listed in the table below. If this certificate relates to a Linked Third Party, any reference here below to ‘the Beneficiary’ is to be considered as a reference to ‘the Linked Third Party’. The ‘result’ column has three different options: ‘C’, ‘E’ and ‘N.A.’: ¾ ‘C’ stands for ‘confirmed’ and means that the auditor can confirm the ‘standard factual finding’ and, therefore, there is no exception to be reported. ¾ ‘E’ stands for ‘exception’ and means that the Auditor carried out the procedures but cannot confirm the ‘standard factual finding’, or that the Auditor was not able to carry out a specific procedure (e.g. because it was impossible to reconcile key information or data were unavailable), ¾ ‘N.A.’ stands for ‘not applicable’ and means that the Finding did not have to be examined by the Auditor and the related Procedure(s) did not have to be carried out. The reasons of the non-application of a certain Finding must be obvious i.e. i) if no cost was declared under a certain category then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable; ii) if the condition set to apply certain Procedure(s) are not met then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable. For instance, for ‘beneficiaries with accounts established in a currency other than the euro’ the Procedure related to ‘beneficiaries with accounts established in euro’ is not applicable. Similarly, if no additional remuneration is paid, the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) for additional remuneration are not applicable. Result Ref Procedures Standard factual finding (C / E / N.A.) ACTUAL PERSONNEL COSTS AND UNIT COSTS CALCULATED BY THE BENEFICIARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS USUAL A COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE The Auditor draws a sample of persons whose costs were declared in the Financial Statement(s) to carry out the procedures indicated in the consecutive points of this section A. (The sample should be selected randomly so that it is representative. Full coverage is required if there are fewer than 10 people (including employees, natural persons working under a direct contract and personnel seconded by a third party), otherwise the sample should have a minimum of 10 people, or 10% of the total, whichever number is the highest) The Auditor sampled ______people out of the total of ______people. 8 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Result Ref Procedures Standard factual finding (C / E / N.A.) A.1 PERSONNEL COSTS 1) The employees were i) directly For the persons included in the sample and working under an employment contract or equivalent hired by the Beneficiary in act (general procedures for individual actual personnel costs and personnel costs declared as unit accordance with its national costs) legislation, ii) under the Beneficiary’s sole technical To confirm standard factual findings 1-5 listed in the next column, the Auditor reviewed supervision and responsibility following information/documents provided by the Beneficiary: and iii) remunerated in o a list of the persons included in the sample indicating the period(s) during which they accordance with the worked for the action, their position (classification or category) and type of contract; Beneficiary’s usual practices. o the payslips of the employees included in the sample; 2) Personnel costs were recorded in o reconciliation of the personnel costs declared in the Financial Statement(s) with the the Beneficiary's accounting system (project accounting and general ledger) and payroll system; accounts/payroll system. o information concerning the employment status and employment conditions of personnel included in the sample, in particular their employment contracts or equivalent; 3) Costs were adequately supported o the Beneficiary’s usual policy regarding payroll matters (e.g. salary policy, overtime and reconciled with the accounts policy, variable pay); and payroll records. o applicable national law on taxes, labour and social security and o any other document that supports the personnel costs declared. 4) Personnel costs did not contain The Auditor also verified the eligibility of all components of the retribution (see Article 6 GA) any ineligible elements. and recalculated the personnel costs for employees included in the sample. 5) There were no discrepancies between the personnel costs charged to the action and the costs recalculated by the Auditor. Further procedures if ‘additional remuneration’ is paid 6) The Beneficiary paying To confirm standard factual findings 6-9 listed in the next column, the Auditor: “additional remuneration” was a non-profit legal entity. o reviewed relevant documents provided by the Beneficiary (legal form, legal/statutory 9 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Result Ref Procedures Standard factual finding (C / E / N.A.) obligations, the Beneficiary’s usual policy on additional remuneration, criteria used for 7) The amount of additional its calculation, the Beneficiary's usual remuneration practice for projects funded under remuneration paid corresponded national funding schemes…); to the Beneficiary’s usual o recalculated the amount of additional remuneration eligible for the action based on the remuneration practices and was supporting documents received (full-time or part-time work, exclusive or non-exclusive consistently paid whenever the dedication to the action, usual remuneration paid for projects funded by national same kind of work or expertise schemes) to arrive at the applicable FTE/year and pro-rata rate (see data collected in the was required. course of carrying out the procedures under A.2 ‘Productive hours’ and A.4 ‘Time recording system’). 8) The criteria used to calculate the additional remuneration were ‘ADDITIONAL REMUNERATION’ MEANS ANY PART OF THE REMUNERATION WHICH EXCEEDS WHAT THE objective and generally applied PERSON WOULD BE PAID FOR TIME WORKED IN PROJECTS FUNDED BY NATIONAL SCHEMES. by the Beneficiary regardless of IF ANY PART OF THE REMUNERATION PAID TO THE EMPLOYEE QUALIFIES AS "ADDITIONAL the source of funding used. REMUNERATION" AND IS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 6.2.A.1, THIS CAN BE CHARGED AS ELIGIBLE COST TO THE ACTION UP TO THE FOLLOWING AMOUNT: 9) The amount of additional remuneration included in the (A) IF THE PERSON WORKS FULL TIME AND EXCLUSIVELY ON THE ACTION DURING THE FULL personnel costs charged to the YEAR: UP TO EUR 8 000/YEAR; action was capped at EUR 8,000 (B) IF THE PERSON WORKS EXCLUSIVELY ON THE ACTION BUT NOT FULL-TIME OR NOT FOR THE per FTE/year (up to the FULL YEAR: UP TO THE CORRESPONDING PRO-RATA AMOUNT OF EUR 8 000, OR equivalent pro-rata amount if the person did not work on the (C) IF THE PERSON DOES NOT WORK EXCLUSIVELY ON THE ACTION: UP TO A PRO-RATA AMOUNT action full-time during the year CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE TO ARTICLE 6.2.A.1. or did not work exclusively on the action). 10) The personnel costs included in Additional procedures in case “unit costs calculated by the Beneficiary in accordance with its the Financial Statement were usual cost accounting practices” is applied: calculated in accordance with Apart from carrying out the procedures indicated above to confirm standard factual findings 1-5 the Beneficiary's usual cost and, if applicable, also 6-9, the Auditor carried out following procedures to confirm standard accounting practice. This methodology was consistently 10 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Result Ref Procedures Standard factual finding (C / E / N.A.) factual findings 10-13 listed in the next column: used in all H2020 actions. o obtained a description of the Beneficiary's usual cost accounting practice to calculate unit 11) The employees were charged costs;. under the correct category. o reviewed whether the Beneficiary's usual cost accounting practice was applied for the 12) Total personnel costs used in Financial Statements subject of the present CFS; calculating the unit costs were o verified the employees included in the sample were charged under the correct category consistent with the expenses (in accordance with the criteria used by the Beneficiary to establish personnel categories) recorded in the statutory by reviewing the contract/HR-record or analytical accounting records; accounts. o verified that there is no difference between the total amount of personnel costs used in 13) Any estimated or budgeted calculating the cost per unit and the total amount of personnel costs recorded in the element used by the statutory accounts; Beneficiary in its unit-cost calculation were relevant for o verified whether actual personnel costs were adjusted on the basis of budgeted or calculating personnel costs and estimated elements and, if so, verified whether those elements used are actually relevant corresponded to objective and for the calculation, objective and supported by documents. verifiable information. 14) The natural persons worked For natural persons included in the sample and working with the Beneficiary under a direct under conditions similar to contract other than an employment contract, such as consultants (no subcontractors). those of an employee, in To confirm standard factual findings 14-17 listed in the next column the Auditor reviewed particular regarding the way following information/documents provided by the Beneficiary: the work is organised, the tasks o the contracts, especially the cost, contract duration, work description, place of work, that are performed and the ownership of the results and reporting obligations to the Beneficiary; premises where they are performed. o the employment conditions of staff in the same category to compare costs and; 15) The results of work carried out o any other document that supports the costs declared and its registration (e.g. invoices, belong to the Beneficiary, or, if accounting records, etc.). not, the Beneficiary has obtained all necessary rights to fulfil its obligations as if those 11 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Result Ref Procedures Standard factual finding (C / E / N.A.) results were generated by itself. 16) Their costs were not significantly different from those for staff who performed similar tasks under an employment contract with the Beneficiary. 17) The costs were supported by audit evidence and registered in the accounts. For personnel seconded by a third party and included in the sample (not subcontractors) 18) Seconded personnel reported to the Beneficiary and worked on To confirm standard factual findings 18-21 listed in the next column, the Auditor reviewed the Beneficiary’s premises following information/documents provided by the Beneficiary: (unless otherwise agreed with o their secondment contract(s) notably regarding costs, duration, work description, place of the Beneficiary). work and ownership of the results; 19) The results of work carried out o if there is reimbursement by the Beneficiary to the third party for the resource made belong to the Beneficiary, or, if available (in-kind contribution against payment): any documentation that supports the not, the Beneficiary has costs declared (e.g. contract, invoice, bank payment, and proof of registration in its obtained all necessary rights to accounting/payroll, etc.) and reconciliation of the Financial Statement(s) with the fulfil its obligations as if those accounting system (project accounting and general ledger) as well as any proof that the results were generated by amount invoiced by the third party did not include any profit; itself.. o if there is no reimbursement by the Beneficiary to the third party for the resource made If personnel is seconded against available (in-kind contribution free of charge): a proof of the actual cost borne by the payment: Third Party for the resource made available free of charge to the Beneficiary such as a statement of costs incurred by the Third Party and proof of the registration in the Third 20) The costs declared were Party's accounting/payroll; supported with documentation and recorded in the 12 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Result Ref Procedures Standard factual finding (C / E / N.A.) o any other document that supports the costs declared (e.g. invoices, etc.). Beneficiary’s accounts. The third party did not include any profit. If personnel is seconded free of charge: 21) The costs declared did not exceed the third party's cost as recorded in the accounts of the third party and were supported with documentation. A.2 PRODUCTIVE HOURS 22) The Beneficiary applied method [choose one option and To confirm standard factual findings 22-27 listed in the next column, the Auditor reviewed delete the others] relevant documents, especially national legislation, labour agreements and contracts and time [A: 1720 hours] records of the persons included in the sample, to verify that: [B: the ‘total number of hours o the annual productive hours applied were calculated in accordance with one of the worked’] methods described below, [C: ‘standard annual o the full-time equivalent (FTEs) ratios for employees not working full-time were correctly productive hours’ used calculated. correspond to usual accounting If the Beneficiary applied method B, the auditor verified that the correctness in which the total practices] number of hours worked was calculated and that the contracts specified the annual workable 23) Productive hours were hours. calculated annually. If the Beneficiary applied method C, the auditor verified that the ‘annual productive hours’ 24) For employees not working full-time the full-time applied when calculating the hourly rate were equivalent to at least 90 % of the ‘standard annual workable hours’. The Auditor can only do this if the calculation of the standard annual workable equivalent (FTE) ratio was correctly applied. 13 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Result Ref Procedures Standard factual finding (C / E / N.A.) hours can be supported by records, such as national legislation, labour agreements, and contracts. If the Beneficiary applied method B. BENEFICIARY'S PRODUCTIVE HOURS' FOR PERSONS WORKING FULL TIME SHALL BE ONE OF THE 25) The calculation of the number FOLLOWING METHODS: of ‘annual workable hours’, A. 1720 ANNUAL PRODUCTIVE HOURS (PRO-RATA FOR PERSONS NOT WORKING FULL-TIME) overtime and absences was verifiable based on the B. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED BY THE PERSON FOR THE BENEFICIARY IN THE YEAR documents provided by the (THIS METHOD IS ALSO REFERRED TO AS ‘TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED’ IN THE NEXT Beneficiary. COLUMN). THE CALCULATION OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED WAS DONE AS FOLLOWS: ANNUAL WORKABLE HOURS OF THE PERSON ACCORDING TO THE EMPLOYMENT 25.1) The Beneficiary calculates CONTRACT, APPLICABLE LABOUR AGREEMENT OR NATIONAL LAW PLUS OVERTIME WORKED the hourly rates per full MINUS ABSENCES (SUCH AS SICK LEAVE OR SPECIAL LEAVE). financial year following procedure A.3 (method B C. THE STANDARD NUMBER OF ANNUAL HOURS GENERALLY APPLIED BY THE BENEFICIARY FOR ITS is not allowed for PERSONNEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS USUAL COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICES (THIS METHOD IS beneficiaries calculating ALSO REFERRED TO AS ‘STANDARD ANNUAL PRODUCTIVE HOURS’ IN THE NEXT COLUMN). THIS hourly rates per month). NUMBER MUST BE AT LEAST 90% OF THE STANDARD ANNUAL WORKABLE HOURS. If the Beneficiary applied method C. ‘ANNUAL WORKABLE HOURS’ MEANS THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE PERSONNEL MUST BE 26) The calculation of the number WORKING, AT THE EMPLOYER’S DISPOSAL AND CARRYING OUT HIS/HER ACTIVITY OR DUTIES UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, APPLICABLE COLLECTIVE LABOUR AGREEMENT OR NATIONAL of ‘standard annual workable hours’ was verifiable based on WORKING TIME LEGISLATION. the documents provided by the Beneficiary. 14 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Result Ref Procedures Standard factual finding (C / E / N.A.) 27) The ‘annual productive hours’ used for calculating the hourly rate were consistent with the usual cost accounting practices of the Beneficiary and were equivalent to at least 90 % of the ‘annual workable hours’. A.3 HOURLY PERSONNEL RATES 28) The Beneficiary applied [choose one option and delete I) For unit costs calculated in accordance to the Beneficiary's usual cost accounting practice (unit the other]: costs): [Option I: “Unit costs (hourly If the Beneficiary has a "Certificate on Methodology to calculate unit costs " (CoMUC) approved rates) were calculated in by the Commission, the Beneficiary provides the Auditor with a description of the approved accordance with the methodology and the Commission’s letter of acceptance. The Auditor verified that the Beneficiary’s usual cost Beneficiary has indeed used the methodology approved. If so, no further verification is necessary. accounting practices”] If the Beneficiary does not have a "Certificate on Methodology" (CoMUC) approved by the [Option II: Individual hourly Commission, or if the methodology approved was not applied, then the Auditor: rates were applied] o reviewed the documentation provided by the Beneficiary, including manuals and internal For option I concerning unit costs guidelines that explain how to calculate hourly rates; and if the Beneficiary applies the o recalculated the unit costs (hourly rates) of staff included in the sample following the methodology approved by the results of the procedures carried out in A.1 and A.2. Commission (CoMUC): 29) The Beneficiary used the II) For individual hourly rates: Commission-approved metho- The Auditor: dology to calculate hourly rates. It corresponded to the o reviewed the documentation provided by the Beneficiary, including manuals and internal organisation's usual cost guidelines that explain how to calculate hourly rates; accounting practices and was applied consistently for all 15 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Result Ref Procedures Standard factual finding (C / E / N.A.) o recalculated the hourly rates of staff included in the sample (recalculation of all hourly activities irrespective of the rates if the Beneficiary uses annual rates, recalculation of three months selected randomly source of funding. for every year and person if the Beneficiary uses monthly rates) following the results of the procedures carried out in A.1 and A.2; o (only in case of monthly rates) confirmed that the time spent on parental leave is not deducted, and that, if parts of the basic remuneration are generated over a period longer For option I concerning unit costs than a month, the Beneficiary has included only the share which is generated in the and if the Beneficiary applies a month. methodology not approved by the Commission: “UNIT COSTS CALCULATED BY THE BENEFICIARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS USUAL COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICES”: 30) The unit costs re-calculated by IT IS CALCULATED BY DIVIDING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PERSONNEL COSTS OF THE CATEGORY TO the Auditor were the same as WHICH THE EMPLOYEE BELONGS VERIFIED IN LINE WITH PROCEDURE A.1 BY THE NUMBER OF FTE the rates applied by the AND THE ANNUAL TOTAL PRODUCTIVE HOURS OF THE SAME CATEGORY CALCULATED BY THE Beneficiary. BENEFICIARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURE A.2. For option II concerning individual HOURLY RATE FOR INDIVIDUAL ACTUAL PERSONAL COSTS: hourly rates: IT IS CALCULATED FOLLOWING ONE OF THE TWO OPTIONS BELOW: 31) The individual rates re- calculated by the Auditor were A) [OPTION BY DEFAULT] BY DIVIDING THE ACTUAL ANNUAL AMOUNT OF PERSONNEL COSTS OF AN the same as the rates applied by EMPLOYEE VERIFIED IN LINE WITH PROCEDURE A.1 BY THE NUMBER OF ANNUAL PRODUCTIVE HOURS the Beneficiary. VERIFIED IN LINE WITH PROCEDURE A.2 (FULL FINANCIAL YEAR HOURLY RATE); 31.1) The Beneficiary used only B) BY DIVIDING THE ACTUAL MONTHLY AMOUNT OF PERSONNEL COSTS OF AN EMPLOYEE VERIFIED IN one option (per full financial LINE WITH PROCEDURE A.1 BY 1/12 OF THE NUMBER OF ANNUAL PRODUCTIVE HOURS VERIFIED IN year or per month) throughout LINE WITH PROCEDURE A.2.(MONTHLY HOURLY RATE). each financial year examined. 31.2) The hourly rates do not include additional remuneration. 16 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Result Ref Procedures Standard factual finding (C / E / N.A.) A.4 TIME RECORDING SYSTEM 32) All persons recorded their time To verify that the time recording system ensures the fulfilment of all minimum requirements and dedicated to the action on a that the hours declared for the action were correct, accurate and properly authorised and daily/ weekly/ monthly basis supported by documentation, the Auditor made the following checks for the persons included in using a paper/computer- the sample that declare time as worked for the action on the basis of time records: based system. (delete the answers that are not o description of the time recording system provided by the Beneficiary (registration, applicable) authorisation, processing in the HR-system); o its actual implementation; 33) Their time-records were authorised at least monthly by o time records were signed at least monthly by the employees (on paper or electronically) the project manager or other and authorised by the project manager or another manager; superior. o the hours declared were worked within the project period; o there were no hours declared as worked for the action if HR-records showed absence due 34) Hours declared were worked to holidays or sickness (further cross-checks with travels are carried out in B.1 below) ; within the project period and were consistent with the o the hours charged to the action matched those in the time recording system. presences/absences recorded in HR-records. ONLY THE HOURS WORKED ON THE ACTION CAN BE CHARGED. ALL WORKING TIME TO BE CHARGED 35) There were no discrepancies SHOULD BE RECORDED THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT, ADEQUATELY SUPPORTED BY between the number of hours EVIDENCE OF THEIR REALITY AND RELIABILITY (SEE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS BELOW FOR PERSONS charged to the action and the WORKING EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ACTION WITHOUT TIME RECORDS). number of hours recorded. If the persons are working exclusively for the action and without time records 36) The exclusive dedication is supported by a declaration For the persons selected that worked exclusively for the action without time records, the Auditor signed by the Beneficiary and verified evidence available demonstrating that they were in reality exclusively dedicated to the by any other evidence action and that the Beneficiary signed a declaration confirming that they have worked exclusively gathered. for the action. 17 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Result Ref Procedures Standard factual finding (C / E / N.A.) B COSTS OF SUBCONTRACTING B.1 The Auditor obtained the detail/breakdown of subcontracting costs and sampled ______37) The use of claimed cost items selected randomly (full coverage is required if there are fewer than 10 items, subcontracting costs was otherwise the sample should have a minimum of 10 item, or 10% of the total, whichever number foreseen in Annex 1 and costs is highest). were declared in the Financial Statements under the To confirm standard factual findings 37-41 listed in the next column, the Auditor reviewed the subcontracting category. following for the items included in the sample: 38) There were documents of o the use of subcontractors was foreseen in Annex 1; requests to different providers, o subcontracting costs were declared in the subcontracting category of the Financial different offers and assessment Statement; of the offers before selection of o supporting documents on the selection and award procedure were followed; the provider in line with internal procedures and o the Beneficiary ensured best value for money (key elements to appreciate the respect of procurement rules. this principle are the award of the subcontract to the bid offering best price-quality ratio, Subcontracts were awarded in under conditions of transparency and equal treatment. In case an existing framework accordance with the principle contract was used the Beneficiary ensured it was established on the basis of the principle of best value for money. of best value for money under conditions of transparency and equal treatment). (When different offers were not In particular, collected the Auditor explains i. if the Beneficiary acted as a contracting authority within the meaning of Directive the reasons provided by the 2004/18/EC (or 2014/24/EU) or of Directive 2004/17/EC (or 2014/25/EU), the Auditor Beneficiary under the caption verified that the applicable national law on public procurement was followed and that the “Exceptions” of the Report. subcontracting complied with the Terms and Conditions of the Agreement. The Commission will analyse this information to evaluate ii. if the Beneficiary did not fall under the above-mentioned category the Auditor verified whether these costs might be that the Beneficiary followed their usual procurement rules and respected the Terms and accepted as eligible) Conditions of the Agreement.. 39) The subcontracts were not awarded to other Beneficiaries 18 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Result Ref Procedures Standard factual finding (C / E / N.A.) For the items included in the sample the Auditor also verified that: of the consortium. o the subcontracts were not awarded to other Beneficiaries in the consortium; o there were signed agreements between the Beneficiary and the subcontractor; 40) All subcontracts were supported by signed o there was evidence that the services were provided by subcontractor; agreements between the Beneficiary and the subcontractor. 41) There was evidence that the services were provided by the subcontractors. C COSTS OF PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THIRD PARTIES C.1 The Auditor obtained the detail/breakdown of the costs of providing financial support to third parties and sampled ______cost items selected randomly (full coverage is required if there are fewer than 10 items, otherwise the sample should have a minimum of 10 item, or 10% of the total, whichever number is highest). 42) All minimum conditions were The Auditor verified that the following minimum conditions were met: met a) the maximum amount of financial support for each third party did not exceed EUR 60 000, unless explicitly mentioned in Annex 1; b) the financial support to third parties was agreed in Annex 1 of the Agreement and the other provisions on financial support to third parties included in Annex 1 were respected. 19 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 D OTHER ACTUAL DIRECT COSTS D.1 COSTS OF TRAVEL AND RELATED SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES 43) Costs were incurred, approved and reimbursed in line with the The Auditor sampled ______cost items selected randomly (full coverage is required if there Beneficiary's usual policy for are fewer than 10 items, otherwise the sample should have a minimum of 10 item, or 10% of the travels. total, whichever number is the highest). The Auditor inspected the sample and verified that: 44) There was a link between the trip o travel and subsistence costs were consistent with the Beneficiary's usual policy for travel. and the action. In this context, the Beneficiary provided evidence of its normal policy for travel costs 45) The supporting documents were (e.g. use of first class tickets, reimbursement by the Beneficiary on the basis of actual consistent with each other regarding costs, a lump sum or per diem) to enable the Auditor to compare the travel costs charged subject of the trip, dates, duration with this policy; and reconciled with time records o travel costs are correctly identified and allocated to the action (e.g. trips are directly and accounting. linked to the action) by reviewing relevant supporting documents such as minutes of meetings, workshops or conferences, their registration in the correct project account, their 46) No ineligible costs or excessive or consistency with time records or with the dates/duration of the workshop/conference; reckless expenditure was declared. o no ineligible costs or excessive or reckless expenditure was declared (see Article 6.5 MGA). D.2 DEPRECIATION COSTS FOR EQUIPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE OR OTHER 47) Procurement rules, principles and ASSETS guides were followed. The Auditor sampled ______cost items selected randomly (full coverage is required if there are fewer than 10 items, otherwise the sample should have a minimum of 10 item, or 10% of the total, whichever number is the highest). 48) There was a link between the grant agreement and the asset charged to For “equipment, infrastructure or other assets” [from now on called “asset(s)”] selected in the the action. sample the Auditor verified that: 49) The asset charged to the action was o the assets were acquired in conformity with the Beneficiary's internal guidelines and traceable to the accounting records procedures; and the underlying documents. 20 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 50) The depreciation method used to o they were correctly allocated to the action (with supporting documents such as delivery charge the asset to the action was in note invoice or any other proof demonstrating the link to the action) line with the applicable rules of the o they were entered in the accounting system; Beneficiary's country and the o the extent to which the assets were used for the action (as a percentage) was supported by Beneficiary's usual accounting reliable documentation (e.g. usage overview table); policy. 51) The amount charged corresponded The Auditor recalculated the depreciation costs and verified that they were in line with the to the actual usage for the action. applicable rules in the Beneficiary’s country and with the Beneficiary’s usual accounting policy (e.g. depreciation calculated on the acquisition value). 52) No ineligible costs or excessive or The Auditor verified that no ineligible costs such as deductible VAT, exchange rate losses, reckless expenditure were declared. excessive or reckless expenditure were declared (see Article 6.5 GA). D.3 COSTS OF OTHER GOODS AND SERVICES 53) Contracts for works or services did not cover tasks described in Annex The Auditor sampled ______cost items selected randomly (full coverage is required if there 1. are fewer than 10 items, otherwise the sample should have a minimum of 10 item, or 10% of the total, whichever number is highest). 54) Costs were allocated to the correct For the purchase of goods, works or services included in the sample the Auditor verified that: action and the goods were not placed in the inventory of durable o the contracts did not cover tasks described in Annex 1; equipment. o they were correctly identified, allocated to the proper action, entered in the accounting system (traceable to underlying documents such as purchase orders, invoices and 55) The costs were charged in line with accounting); the Beneficiary’s accounting policy and were adequately supported. o the goods were not placed in the inventory of durable equipment; o the costs charged to the action were accounted in line with the Beneficiary’s usual 56) No ineligible costs or excessive or accounting practices; reckless expenditure were declared. o no ineligible costs or excessive or reckless expenditure were declared (see Article 6 GA). For internal invoices/charges only the cost element was charged, In addition, the Auditor verified that these goods and services were acquired in conformity with without any mark-ups. 21 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 the Beneficiary's internal guidelines and procedures, in particular: o if Beneficiary acted as a contracting authority within the meaning of Directive 57) Procurement rules, principles and 2004/18/EC (or 2014/24/EU) or of Directive 2004/17/EC (or 2014/25/EU), the Auditor guides were followed. There were verified that the applicable national law on public procurement was followed and that the documents of requests to different procurement contract complied with the Terms and Conditions of the Agreement. providers, different offers and assessment of the offers before o if the Beneficiary did not fall into the category above, the Auditor verified that the selection of the provider in line with Beneficiary followed their usual procurement rules and respected the Terms and internal procedures and Conditions of the Agreement. procurement rules. The purchases For the items included in the sample the Auditor also verified that: were made in accordance with the principle of best value for money. o the Beneficiary ensured best value for money (key elements to appreciate the respect of this principle are the award of the contract to the bid offering best price-quality ratio, (When different offers were not under conditions of transparency and equal treatment. In case an existing framework collected the Auditor explains the contract was used the Auditor also verified that the Beneficiary ensured it was established reasons provided by the Beneficiary on the basis of the principle of best value for money under conditions of transparency and under the caption “Exceptions” of equal treatment); the Report. The Commission will analyse this information to evaluate SUCH GOODS AND SERVICES INCLUDE, FOR INSTANCE, CONSUMABLES AND SUPPLIES, DISSEMINATION whether these costs might be (INCLUDING OPEN ACCESS), PROTECTION OF RESULTS, SPECIFIC EVALUATION OF THE ACTION IF IT IS accepted as eligible) REQUIRED BY THE AGREEMENT, CERTIFICATES ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IF THEY ARE REQUIRED BY THE AGREEMENT AND CERTIFICATES ON THE METHODOLOGY, TRANSLATIONS, REPRODUCTION. D.4 AGGREGATED CAPITALISED AND OPERATING COSTS OF RESEARCH 58) The costs declared as direct costs INFRASTRUCTURE for Large Research Infrastructures The Auditor ensured the existence of a positive ex-ante assessment (issued by the EC Services) of (in the appropriate line of the the cost accounting methodology of the Beneficiary allowing it to apply the guidelines on direct Financial Statement) comply with costing for large research infrastructures in Horizon 2020. the methodology described in the positive ex-ante assessment report. 22 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 In the cases that a positive ex-ante assessment has been issued (see the standard factual findings 59) Any difference between the 58-59 on the next column), methodology applied and the one The Auditor ensured that the beneficiary has applied consistently the methodology that is positively assessed was extensively explained and approved in the positive ex ante assessment; described and adjusted accordingly. In the cases that a positive ex-ante assessment has NOT been issued (see the standard factual findings 60 on the next column), The Auditor verified that no costs of Large Research Infrastructure have been charged as direct costs in any costs category; 60) The direct costs declared were free from any indirect costs items related In the cases that a draft ex-ante assessment report has been issued with recommendation for further changes (see the standard factual findings 60 on the next column), to the Large Research Infrastructure. • The Auditor followed the same procedure as above (when a positive ex-ante assessment has NOT yet been issued) and paid particular attention (testing reinforced) to the cost items for which the draft ex-ante assessment either rejected the inclusion as direct costs for Large Research Infrastructures or issued recommendations. D.5 Costs of internally invoiced goods and services 61) The costs of internally invoiced goods and services included in the The Auditor sampled cost items selected randomly (full coverage is required if there are fewer Financial Statement were calculated than 10 items, otherwise the sample should have a minimum of 10 item, or 10% of the total, in accordance with the Beneficiary's whichever number is highest). usual cost accounting practice. 62) The cost accounting practices used To confirm standard factual findings 61-65 listed in the next column, the Auditor: to calculate the costs of internally o obtained a description of the Beneficiary's usual cost accounting practice to calculate invoiced goods and services were costs of internally invoiced goods and services (unit costs); applied by the Beneficiary in a consistent manner based on o reviewed whether the Beneficiary's usual cost accounting practice was applied for the objective criteria regardless of the Financial Statements subject of the present CFS; source of funding. o ensured that the methodology to calculate unit costs is being used in a consistent manner, 63) The unit cost is calculated using the based on objective criteria, regardless of the source of funding; actual costs for the good or service o verified that any ineligible items or any costs claimed under other budget categories, in recorded in the Beneficiary’s particular indirect costs, have not been taken into account when calculating the costs of accounts, excluding any ineligible cost or costs included in other 23 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 internally invoiced goods and services (see Article 6 GA); budget categories. o verified whether actual costs of internally invoiced goods and services were adjusted on the basis of budgeted or estimated elements and, if so, verified whether those elements used are actually relevant for the calculation, and correspond to objective and verifiable information. 64) The unit cost excludes any costs of items which are not directly linked o verified that any costs of items which are not directly linked to the production of the to the production of the invoiced invoiced goods or service (e.g. supporting services like cleaning, general accountancy, goods or service. administrative support, etc. not directly used for production of the good or service) have not been taken into account when calculating the costs of internally invoiced goods and 65) The costs items used for calculating services. the actual costs of internally invoiced goods and services were o verified that any costs of items used for calculating the costs internally invoiced goods relevant, reasonable and correspond and services are supported by audit evidence and registered in the accounts. to objective and verifiable information. E USE OF EXCHANGE RATES E.1 a) For Beneficiaries with accounts established in a currency other than euros The Auditor sampled ______cost items selected randomly and verified that the exchange rates used for converting other currencies into euros were in accordance with the following rules established in the Agreement ( full coverage is required if there are fewer than 10 items, otherwise the sample should have a minimum of 10 item, or 10% of the total, whichever number is highest): 66) The exchange rates used to convert other currencies into Euros were in accordance with the rules COSTS RECORDED IN THE ACCOUNTS IN A CURRENCY OTHER THAN EURO SHALL BE CONVERTED INTO EURO AT THE AVERAGE OF THE DAILY EXCHANGE RATES PUBLISHED IN THE C SERIES OF OFFICIAL established of the Grant Agreement JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION and there was no difference in the (https://www.ecb.int/stats/exchange/eurofxref/html/index.en.html ), DETERMINED OVER THE final figures. CORRESPONDING REPORTING PERIOD. IF NO DAILY EURO EXCHANGE RATE IS PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION FOR THE CURRENCY IN QUESTION, CONVERSION SHALL BE MADE AT THE AVERAGE OF THE MONTHLY ACCOUNTING RATES ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSION AND PUBLISHED ON ITS WEBSITE (http://ec.europa.eu/budget/contracts_grants/info_contracts/inforeuro/inforeuro_en.cfm ), 24 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 DETERMINED OVER THE CORRESPONDING REPORTING PERIOD. b) For Beneficiaries with accounts established in euros The Auditor sampled ______cost items selected randomly and verified that the exchange rates used for converting other currencies into euros were in accordance with the following rules established in the Agreement ( full coverage is required if there are fewer than 10 items, 67) The Beneficiary applied its usual otherwise the sample should have a minimum of 10 item, or 10% of the total, whichever number is accounting practices. highest): COSTS INCURRED IN ANOTHER CURRENCY SHALL BE CONVERTED INTO EURO BY APPLYING THE BENEFICIARY’S USUAL ACCOUNTING PRACTICES. [legal name of the audit firm] [name and function of an authorised representative] [dd Month yyyy] 25 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 ANNEX 6 MODEL FOR THE CERTIFICATE ON THE METHODOLOGY ¾ For options [in italics in square brackets]: choose the applicable option. Options not chosen should be deleted. ¾ For fields in [grey in square brackets]: enter the appropriate data. TABLE OF CONTENTS TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR AN AUDIT ENGAGEMENT FOR A METHODOLOGY CERTIFICATE IN CONNECTION WITH ONE OR MORE GRANT AGREEMENTS FINANCED UNDER THE HORIZON 2020 RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME INDEPENDENT REPORT OF FACTUAL FINDINGS ON THE METHODOLOGY CONCERNING GRANT AGREEMENTS FINANCED UNDER THE HORIZON 2020 RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME 1 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Terms of reference for an audit engagement for a methodology certificate in connection with one or more grant agreements financed under the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework Programme This document sets out the ‘Terms of Reference (ToR)’ under which [OPTION 1: [insert name of the beneficiary] (‘the Beneficiary’)] [OPTION 2: [insert name of the linked third party] (‘the Linked Third Party’), third party linked to the Beneficiary [insert name of the beneficiary] (‘the Beneficiary’)] agrees to engage [insert legal name of the auditor] (‘the Auditor’) to produce an independent report of factual findings (‘the Report’) concerning the [Beneficiary’s] [Linked Third Party’s] usual accounting practices for calculating and claiming direct personnel costs declared as unit costs (‘the Methodology’) in connection with grant agreements financed under the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework Programme. The procedures to be carried out for the assessment of the methodology will be based on the grant agreement(s) detailed below: [title and number of the grant agreement(s)] (‘the Agreement(s)’) The Agreement(s) has(have) been concluded between the Beneficiary and [OPTION 1: the European Union, represented by the European Commission (‘the Commission’)][ OPTION 2: the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom,) represented by the European Commission (‘the Commission’)][OPTION 3: the [Research Executive Agency (REA)] [European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA)] [Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA)] [Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)] (‘the Agency’), under the powers delegated by the European Commission (‘the Commission’).]. The [Commission] [Agency] is mentioned as a signatory of the Agreement with the Beneficiary only. The [European Union] [Euratom] [Agency] is not a party to this engagement. 1.1 Subject of the engagement According to Article 18.1.2 of the Agreement, beneficiaries [and linked third parties] that declare direct personnel costs as unit costs calculated in accordance with their usual cost accounting practices may submit to the [Commission] [Agency], for approval, a certificate on the methodology (‘CoMUC’) stating that there are adequate records and documentation to prove that their cost accounting practices used comply with the conditions set out in Point A of Article 6.2. The subject of this engagement is the CoMUC which is composed of two separate documents: - the Terms of Reference (‘the ToR’) to be signed by the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] and the Auditor; - the Auditor’s Independent Report of Factual Findings (‘the Report’) issued on the Auditor’s letterhead, dated, stamped and signed by the Auditor which includes; the standard statements (‘the Statements’) evaluated and signed by the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party], the agreed- upon procedures (‘the Procedures’) performed by the Auditor and the standard factual findings 2 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 (‘the Findings’) assessed by the Auditor. The Statements, Procedures and Findings are summarised in the table that forms part of the Report. The information provided through the Statements, the Procedures and the Findings will enable the Commission to draw conclusions regarding the existence of the [Beneficiary’s] [Linked Third Party’s] usual cost accounting practice and its suitability to ensure that direct personnel costs claimed on that basis comply with the provisions of the Agreement. The Commission draws its own conclusions from the Report and any additional information it may require. 1.2 Responsibilities The parties to this agreement are the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] and the Auditor. The [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party]: • is responsible for preparing financial statements for the Agreement(s) (‘the Financial Statements’) in compliance with those Agreements; • is responsible for providing the Financial Statement(s) to the Auditor and enabling the Auditor to reconcile them with the [Beneficiary’s] [Linked Third Party’s] accounting and bookkeeping system and the underlying accounts and records. The Financial Statement(s) will be used as a basis for the procedures which the Auditor will carry out under this ToR; • is responsible for its Methodology and liable for the accuracy of the Financial Statement(s); • is responsible for endorsing or refuting the Statements indicated under the heading ‘Statements to be made by the Beneficiary/ Linked Third Party’ in the first column of the table that forms part of the Report; • must provide the Auditor with a signed and dated representation letter; • accepts that the ability of the Auditor to carry out the Procedures effectively depends upon the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] providing full and free access to the [Beneficiary’s] [Linked Third Party’s] staff and to its accounting and other relevant records. The Auditor: • [Option 1 by default: is qualified to carry out statutory audits of accounting documents in accordance with Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC or similar national regulations]. • [Option 2 if the Beneficiary or Linked Third Party has an independent Public Officer: is a competent and independent Public Officer for which the relevant national authorities have established the legal capacity to audit the Beneficiary]. • [Option 3 if the Beneficiary or Linked Third Party is an international organisation: is an [internal] [external] auditor in accordance with the internal financial regulations and procedures of the international organisation]. The Auditor: • must be independent from the Beneficiary [and the Linked Third Party], in particular, it must not have been involved in preparing the Beneficiary’s [and Linked Third Party’s] Financial Statement(s); • must plan work so that the Procedures may be carried out and the Findings may be assessed; • must adhere to the Procedures laid down and the compulsory report format; • must carry out the engagement in accordance with these ToR; • must document matters which are important to support the Report; • must base its Report on the evidence gathered; • must submit the Report to the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party]. 3 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 The Commission sets out the Procedures to be carried out and the Findings to be endorsed by the Auditor. The Auditor is not responsible for their suitability or pertinence. As this engagement is not an assurance engagement the Auditor does not provide an audit opinion or a statement of assurance. 1.3 Applicable Standards The Auditor must comply with these Terms of Reference and with1: - the International Standard on Related Services (‘ISRS’) 4400 Engagements to perform Agreed-upon Procedures regarding Financial Information as issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB); - the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants issued by the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA). Although ISRS 4400 states that independence is not a requirement for engagements to carry out agreed-upon procedures, the Commission requires that the Auditor also complies with the Code’s independence requirements. The Auditor’s Report must state that there was no conflict of interests in establishing this Report between the Auditor and the Beneficiary [and the Linked Third Party] that could have a bearing on the Report, and must specify – if the service is invoiced - the total fee paid to the Auditor for providing the Report. 1.4 Reporting The Report must be written in the language of the Agreement (see Article 20.7 of the Agreement). Under Article 22 of the Agreement, the Commission, [the Agency], the European Anti-Fraud Office and the Court of Auditors have the right to audit any work that is carried out under the action and for which costs are declared from [the European Union] [Euratom] budget. This includes work related to this engagement. The Auditor must provide access to all working papers related to this assignment if the Commission[, the Agency], the European Anti-Fraud Office or the European Court of Auditors requests them. 1.5 Timing The Report must be provided by [dd Month yyyy]. 1.6 Other Terms [The [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] and the Auditor can use this section to agree other specific terms, such as the Auditor’s fees, liability, applicable law, etc. Those specific terms must not contradict the terms specified above.] [legal name of the Auditor] [legal name of the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party]] [name & title of authorised representative] [name & title of authorised representative] [dd Month yyyy] [dd Month yyyy] Signature of the Auditor Signature of the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] 1 Supreme Audit Institutions applying INTOSAI-standards may carry out the Procedures according to the corresponding International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions and code of ethics issued by INTOSAI instead of the International Standard on Related Services (‘ISRS’) 4400 and the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants issued by the IAASB and the IESBA. 4 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Independent report of factual findings on the methodology concerning grant agreements financed under the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework Programme (To be printed on letterhead paper of the auditor) To [ name of contact person(s)], [Position] [[Beneficiary’s] [Linked Third Party’s] name] [ Address] [ dd Month yyyy] Dear [Name of contact person(s)], As agreed under the terms of reference dated [dd Month yyyy] with [OPTION 1: [insert name of the beneficiary] (‘the Beneficiary’)] [OPTION 2: [insert name of the linked third party] (‘the Linked Third Party’), third party linked to the Beneficiary [insert name of the beneficiary] (‘the Beneficiary’)], we [ name of the auditor] (‘the Auditor’), established at [full address/city/state/province/country], represented by [name and function of an authorised representative], have carried out the agreed-upon procedures (‘the Procedures’) and provide hereby our Independent Report of Factual Findings (‘the Report’), concerning the [Beneficiary’s] [Linked Third Party’s] usual accounting practices for calculating and declaring direct personnel costs declared as unit costs (‘the Methodology’). You requested certain procedures to be carried out in connection with the grant(s) [title and number of the grant agreement(s)] (‘the Agreement(s)’). The Report Our engagement was carried out in accordance with the terms of reference (‘the ToR’) appended to this Report. The Report includes: the standard statements (‘the Statements’) made by the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party], the agreed-upon procedures (‘the Procedures’) carried out and the standard factual findings (‘the Findings’) confirmed by us. The engagement involved carrying out the Procedures and assessing the Findings and the documentation requested appended to this Report, the results of which the Commission uses to draw conclusions regarding the acceptability of the Methodology applied by the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party]. 5 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 The Report covers the methodology used from [dd Month yyyy]. In the event that the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] changes this methodology, the Report will not be applicable to any Financial Statement1 submitted thereafter. The scope of the Procedures and the definition of the standard statements and findings were determined solely by the Commission. Therefore, the Auditor is not responsible for their suitability or pertinence. Since the Procedures carried out constitute neither an audit nor a review made in accordance with International Standards on Auditing or International Standards on Review Engagements, we do not give a statement of assurance on the costs declared on the basis of the [Beneficiary’s] [Linked Third Party’s] Methodology. Had we carried out additional procedures or had we performed an audit or review in accordance with these standards, other matters might have come to its attention and would have been included in the Report. Exceptions Apart from the exceptions listed below, the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] agreed with the standard Statements and provided the Auditor all the documentation and accounting information needed by the Auditor to carry out the requested Procedures and corroborate the standard Findings. List here any exception and add any information on the cause and possible consequences of each exception, if known. If the exception is quantifiable, also indicate the corresponding amount. ….. Explanation of possible exceptions in the form of examples (to be removed from the Report): i. the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] did not agree with the standard Statement number … because…; ii. the Auditor could not carry out the procedure … established because …. (e.g. due to the inability to reconcile key information or the unavailability or inconsistency of data); iii. the Auditor could not confirm or corroborate the standard Finding number … because …. Remarks We would like to add the following remarks relevant for the proper understanding of the Methodology applied by the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] or the results reported: Example (to be removed from the Report): Regarding the methodology applied to calculate hourly rates … Regarding standard Finding 15 it has to be noted that … The [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] explained the deviation from the benchmark statement XXIV concerning time recording for personnel with no exclusive dedication to the action in the following manner: … Annexes Please provide the following documents to the auditor and annex them to the report when submitting this CoMUC to the Commission: 1 Financial Statement in this context refers solely to Annex 4 of the Agreement by which the Beneficiary declares costs under the Agreement. 6 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] Associated with document Ref. Ares(2020)5825534 - 23/10/2020 H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 1. Brief description of the methodology for calculating personnel costs, productive hours and hourly rates; 2. Brief description of the time recording system in place; 3. An example of the time records used by the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party]; 4. Description of any budgeted or estimated elements applied, together with an explanation as to why they are relevant for calculating the personnel costs and how they are based on objective and verifiable information; 5. A summary sheet with the hourly rate for direct personnel declared by the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] and recalculated by the Auditor for each staff member included in the sample (the names do not need to be reported); 6. A comparative table summarising for each person selected in the sample a) the time claimed by the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] in the Financial Statement(s) and b) the time according to the time record verified by the Auditor; 7. A copy of the letter of representation provided to the Auditor. Use of this Report This Report has been drawn up solely for the purpose given under Point 1.1 Reasons for the engagement. The Report: - is confidential and is intended to be submitted to the Commission by the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] in connection with Article 18.1.2 of the Agreement; - may not be used by the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party] or by the Commission for any other purpose, nor distributed to any other parties; - may be disclosed by the Commission only to authorised parties, in particular the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Court of Auditors. - relates only to the usual cost accounting practices specified above and does not constitute a report on the Financial Statements of the [Beneficiary] [Linked Third Party]. No conflict of interest2 exists between the Auditor and the Beneficiary [and the Linked Third Party] that could have a bearing on the Report. The total fee paid to the Auditor for producing the Report was EUR ______(including EUR ______of deductible VAT). We look forward to discussing our Report with you and would be pleased to provide any further information or assistance which may be required. Yours sincerely [legal name of the Auditor] [name and title of the authorised representative] [dd Month yyyy] Signature of the Auditor 2 A conflict of interest arises when the Auditor's objectivity to establish the certificate is compromised in fact or in appearance when the Auditor for instance: - was involved in the preparation of the Financial Statements; - stands to benefit directly should the certificate be accepted; - has a close relationship with any person representing the beneficiary; - is a director, trustee or partner of the beneficiary; or - is in any other situation that compromises his or her independence or ability to establish the certificate impartially. 7 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Statements to be made by the Beneficiary/Linked Third Party (‘the Statements’) and Procedures to be carried out by the Auditor (‘the Procedures’) and standard factual findings (‘the Findings’) to be confirmed by the Auditor The Commission reserves the right to provide the auditor with guidance regarding the Statements to be made, the Procedures to be carried out or the Findings to be ascertained and the way in which to present them. The Commission reserves the right to vary the Statements, Procedures or Findings by written notification to the Beneficiary/Linked Third Party to adapt the procedures to changes in the grant agreement(s) or to any other circumstances. If this methodology certificate relates to the Linked Third Party’s usual accounting practices for calculating and claiming direct personnel costs declared as unit costs any reference here below to ‘the Beneficiary’ is to be considered as a reference to ‘the Linked Third Party’. Please explain any discrepancies in the body of the Report. Statements to be made by Beneficiary Procedures to be carried out and Findings to be confirmed by the Auditor A. Use of the Methodology Procedure: I. The cost accounting practice described below has been in use since [dd 9 The Auditor checked these dates against the documentation the Beneficiary Month yyyy]. has provided. II. The next planned alteration to the methodology used by the Beneficiary Factual finding: will be from [dd Month yyyy]. 1. The dates provided by the Beneficiary were consistent with the documentation. B. Description of the Methodology Procedure: III. The methodology to calculate unit costs is being used in a consistent 9 The Auditor reviewed the description, the relevant manuals and/or internal manner and is reflected in the relevant procedures. guidance documents describing the methodology. [Please describe the methodology your entity uses to calculate personnel costs, Factual finding: productive hours and hourly rates, present your description to the Auditor and annex it to this certificate] 2. The brief description was consistent with the relevant manuals, internal guidance and/or other documentary evidence the Auditor has reviewed. [If the statement of section “B. Description of the methodology” cannot be 3. The methodology was generally applied by the Beneficiary as part of its endorsed by the Beneficiary or there is no written methodology to calculate unit usual costs accounting practices. costs it should be listed here below and reported as exception by the Auditor in the main Report of Factual Findings: Ͳ …] 8 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Please explain any discrepancies in the body of the Report. Statements to be made by Beneficiary Procedures to be carried out and Findings to be confirmed by the Auditor C. Personnel costs Procedure: General The Auditor draws a sample of employees to carry out the procedures indicated in IV. The unit costs (hourly rates) are limited to salaries including during this section C and the following sections D to F. parental leave, social security contributions, taxes and other costs included [The Auditor has drawn a random sample of 10 employees assigned to Horizon 2020 in the remuneration required under national law and the employment action(s). If fewer than 10 employees are assigned to the Horizon 2020 action(s), the contract or equivalent appointing act; Auditor has selected all employees assigned to the Horizon 2020 action(s) V. Employees are hired directly by the Beneficiary in accordance with complemented by other employees irrespective of their assignments until he has national law, and work under its sole supervision and responsibility; reached 10 employees.]. For this sample: VI. The Beneficiary remunerates its employees in accordance with its usual 9 the Auditor reviewed all documents relating to personnel costs such as practices. This means that personnel costs are charged in line with the employment contracts, payslips, payroll policy (e.g. salary policy, overtime Beneficiary’s usual payroll policy (e.g. salary policy, overtime policy, policy, variable pay policy), accounting and payroll records, applicable variable pay) and no special conditions exist for employees assigned to national tax , labour and social security law and any other documents tasks relating to the European Union or Euratom, unless explicitly provided corroborating the personnel costs claimed; for in the grant agreement(s); 9 in particular, the Auditor reviewed the employment contracts of the VII. The Beneficiary allocates its employees to the relevant group/category/cost employees in the sample to verify that: centre for the purpose of the unit cost calculation in line with the usual cost accounting practice; i. they were employed directly by the Beneficiary in accordance with applicable national legislation; VIII. Personnel costs are based on the payroll system and accounting system. ii. they were working under the sole technical supervision and IX. Any exceptional adjustments of actual personnel costs resulted from responsibility of the latter; relevant budgeted or estimated elements and were based on objective and verifiable information. [Please describe the ‘budgeted or estimated iii. they were remunerated in accordance with the Beneficiary’s usual elements’ and their relevance to personnel costs, and explain how they practices; were reasonable and based on objective and verifiable information, present iv. they were allocated to the correct group/category/cost centre for the your explanation to the Auditor and annex it to this certificate]. purposes of calculating the unit cost in line with the Beneficiary’s X. Personnel costs claimed do not contain any of the following ineligible usual cost accounting practices; costs: costs related to return on capital; debt and debt service charges; 9 the Auditor verified that any ineligible items or any costs claimed under provisions for future losses or debts; interest owed; doubtful debts; other costs categories or costs covered by other types of grant or by other currency exchange losses; bank costs charged by the Beneficiary’s bank for grants financed from the European Union budget have not been taken into transfers from the Commission/Agency; excessive or reckless expenditure; account when calculating the personnel costs; deductible VAT or costs incurred during suspension of the implementation 9 the Auditor numerically reconciled the total amount of personnel costs used of the action. to calculate the unit cost with the total amount of personnel costs recorded XI. Personnel costs were not declared under another EU or Euratom grant in the statutory accounts and the payroll system. 9 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Please explain any discrepancies in the body of the Report. Statements to be made by Beneficiary Procedures to be carried out and Findings to be confirmed by the Auditor (including grants awarded by a Member State and financed by the EU 9 to the extent that actual personnel costs were adjusted on the basis of budget and grants awarded by bodies other than the Commission/Agency budgeted or estimated elements, the Auditor carefully examined those for the purpose of implementing the EU or Euratom budget in the same elements and checked the information source to confirm that they period, unless the Beneficiary can demonstrate that the operating grant correspond to objective and verifiable information; does not cover any costs of the action). 9 if additional remuneration has been claimed, the Auditor verified that the Beneficiary was a non-profit legal entity, that the amount was capped at If additional remuneration as referred to in the grant agreement(s) is paid EUR 8 000 per full-time equivalent and that it was reduced proportionately XII. The Beneficiary is a non-profit legal entity; for employees not assigned exclusively to the action(s). XIII. The additional remuneration is part of the beneficiary’s usual remuneration 9 the Auditor recalculated the personnel costs for the employees in the practices and paid consistently whenever the relevant work or expertise is sample. required; Factual finding: XIV. The criteria used to calculate the additional remuneration are objective and 4. All the components of the remuneration that have been claimed as personnel generally applied regardless of the source of funding; costs are supported by underlying documentation. XV. The additional remuneration included in the personnel costs used to calculate the hourly rates for the grant agreement(s) is capped at 5. The employees in the sample were employed directly by the Beneficiary in EUR 8 000 per full-time equivalent (reduced proportionately if the accordance with applicable national law and were working under its sole employee is not assigned exclusively to the action). supervision and responsibility. 6. Their employment contracts were in line with the Beneficiary’s usual policy; 7. Personnel costs were duly documented and consisted solely of salaries, social security contributions (pension contributions, health insurance, unemployment fund contributions, etc.), taxes and other statutory costs [If certain statement(s) of section “C. Personnel costs” cannot be endorsed by the included in the remuneration (holiday pay, thirteenth month’s pay, etc.); Beneficiary they should be listed here below and reported as exception by the 8. The totals used to calculate the personnel unit costs are consistent with those Auditor in the main Report of Factual Findings: registered in the payroll and accounting records; Ͳ …] 9. To the extent that actual personnel costs were adjusted on the basis of budgeted or estimated elements, those elements were relevant for calculating the personnel costs and correspond to objective and verifiable information. The budgeted or estimated elements used are: — (indicate the elements and their values). 10. Personnel costs contained no ineligible elements; 11. Specific conditions for eligibility were fulfilled when additional 10 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Please explain any discrepancies in the body of the Report. Statements to be made by Beneficiary Procedures to be carried out and Findings to be confirmed by the Auditor remuneration was paid: a) the Beneficiary is registered in the grant agreements as a non-profit legal entity; b) it was paid according to objective criteria generally applied regardless of the source of funding used and c) remuneration was capped at EUR 8 000 per full-time equivalent (or up to up to the equivalent pro-rata amount if the person did not work on the action full-time during the year or did not work exclusively on the action). D. Productive hours Procedure (same sample basis as for Section C: Personnel costs): XVI. The number of productive hours per full-time employee applied is [delete 9 The Auditor verified that the number of productive hours applied is in as appropriate]: accordance with method A, B or C. A. 1720 productive hours per year for a person working full-time 9 The Auditor checked that the number of productive hours per full-time (corresponding pro-rata for persons not working full time). employee is correct. B. the total number of hours worked in the year by a person for the 9 If method B is applied the Auditor verified i) the manner in which the total Beneficiary number of hours worked was done and ii) that the contract specified the C. the standard number of annual hours generally applied by the annual workable hours by inspecting all the relevant documents, national beneficiary for its personnel in accordance with its usual cost legislation, labour agreements and contracts. accounting practices. This number must be at least 90% of the 9 If method C is applied the Auditor reviewed the manner in which the standard annual workable hours. standard number of working hours per year has been calculated by If method B is applied inspecting all the relevant documents, national legislation, labour agreements and contracts and verified that the number of productive hours XVII. The calculation of the total number of hours worked was done as per year used for these calculations was at least 90 % of the standard number follows: annual workable hours of the person according to the of working hours per year. employment contract, applicable labour agreement or national law plus Factual finding: overtime worked minus absences (such as sick leave and special leave). General XVIII. ‘Annual workable hours’ are hours during which the personnel must be 12. The Beneficiary applied a number of productive hours consistent with working, at the employer’s disposal and carrying out his/her activity or method A, B or C detailed in the left-hand column. duties under the employment contract, applicable collective labour agreement or national working time legislation. 13. The number of productive hours per year per full-time employee was accurate. XIX. The contract (applicable collective labour agreement or national working time legislation) do specify the working time enabling to If method B is applied calculate the annual workable hours. 14. The number of ‘annual workable hours’, overtime and absences was 11 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Please explain any discrepancies in the body of the Report. Statements to be made by Beneficiary Procedures to be carried out and Findings to be confirmed by the Auditor If method C is applied verifiable based on the documents provided by the Beneficiary and the calculation of the total number of hours worked was accurate. XX. The standard number of productive hours per year is that of a full-time 15. The contract specified the working time enabling to calculate the annual equivalent. workable hours. XXI. The number of productive hours per year on which the hourly rate is based i) corresponds to the Beneficiary’s usual accounting practices; ii) is at least If method C is applied 90 % of the standard number of workable (working) hours per year. 16. The calculation of the number of productive hours per year corresponded to XXII. Standard workable (working) hours are hours during which personnel are at the usual costs accounting practice of the Beneficiary. the Beneficiary’s disposal preforming the duties described in the relevant 17. The calculation of the standard number of workable (working) hours per employment contract, collective labour agreement or national labour year was corroborated by the documents presented by the Beneficiary. legislation. The number of standard annual workable (working) hours that 18. The number of productive hours per year used for the calculation of the the Beneficiary claims is supported by labour contracts, national legislation hourly rate was at least 90 % of the number of workable (working) hours per and other documentary evidence. year. [If certain statement(s) of section “D. Productive hours” cannot be endorsed by the Beneficiary they should be listed here below and reported as exception by the Auditor: Ͳ …] E. Hourly rates Procedure The hourly rates are correct because: 9 The Auditor has obtained a list of all personnel rates calculated by the Beneficiary in accordance with the methodology used. XXIII. Hourly rates are correctly calculated since they result from dividing annual 9 The Auditor has obtained a list of all the relevant employees, based on personnel costs by the productive hours of a given year and group (e.g. which the personnel rate(s) are calculated. staff category or department or cost centre depending on the methodology applied) and they are in line with the statements made in section C. and D. For 10 employees selected at random (same sample basis as Section C: Personnel above. costs): 9 The Auditor recalculated the hourly rates. 9 The Auditor verified that the methodology applied corresponds to the usual accounting practices of the organisation and is applied consistently for all [If the statement of section ‘E. Hourly rates’ cannot be endorsed by the Beneficiary activities of the organisation on the basis of objective criteria irrespective of they should be listed here below and reported as exception by the Auditor: the source of funding. Ͳ …] Factual finding: 12 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Please explain any discrepancies in the body of the Report. Statements to be made by Beneficiary Procedures to be carried out and Findings to be confirmed by the Auditor 19. No differences arose from the recalculation of the hourly rate for the employees included in the sample. F. Time recording Procedure XXIV. Time recording is in place for all persons with no exclusive dedication to 9 The Auditor reviewed the brief description, all relevant manuals and/or one Horizon 2020 action. At least all hours worked in connection with the internal guidance describing the methodology used to record time. grant agreement(s) are registered on a daily/weekly/monthly basis [delete as appropriate] using a paper/computer-based system [delete as The Auditor reviewed the time records of the random sample of 10 employees appropriate]; referred to under Section C: Personnel costs, and verified in particular: XXV. For persons exclusively assigned to one Horizon 2020 activity the Beneficiary has either signed a declaration to that effect or has put 9 that time records were available for all persons with not exclusive arrangements in place to record their working time; assignment to the action; XXVI. Records of time worked have been signed by the person concerned (on 9 that time records were available for persons working exclusively for a paper or electronically) and approved by the action manager or line Horizon 2020 action, or, alternatively, that a declaration signed by the manager at least monthly; Beneficiary was available for them certifying that they were working XXVII. Measures are in place to prevent staff from: exclusively for a Horizon 2020 action; i. recording the same hours twice, 9 that time records were signed and approved in due time and that all minimum requirements were fulfilled; ii. recording working hours during absence periods (e.g. holidays, sick leave), 9 that the persons worked for the action in the periods claimed; iii. recording more than the number of productive hours per year used to 9 that no more hours were claimed than the productive hours used to calculate calculate the hourly rates, and the hourly personnel rates; iv. recording hours worked outside the action period. 9 that internal controls were in place to prevent that time is recorded twice, during absences for holidays or sick leave; that more hours are claimed per XXVIII. No working time was recorded outside the action period; person per year for Horizon 2020 actions than the number of productive XXIX. No more hours were claimed than the productive hours used to calculate hours per year used to calculate the hourly rates; that working time is the hourly personnel rates. recorded outside the action period; 9 the Auditor cross-checked the information with human-resources records to verify consistency and to ensure that the internal controls have been effective. In addition, the Auditor has verified that no more hours were [Please provide a brief description of the time recording system in place together charged to Horizon 2020 actions per person per year than the number of with the measures applied to ensure its reliability to the Auditor and annex it to the productive hours per year used to calculate the hourly rates, and verified that 13 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Please explain any discrepancies in the body of the Report. Statements to be made by Beneficiary Procedures to be carried out and Findings to be confirmed by the Auditor present certificate1]. no time worked outside the action period was charged to the action. Factual finding: 20. The brief description, manuals and/or internal guidance on time recording [If certain statement(s) of section “F. Time recording” cannot be endorsed by the provided by the Beneficiary were consistent with management Beneficiary they should be listed here below and reported as exception by the reports/records and other documents reviewed and were generally applied Auditor: by the Beneficiary to produce the financial statements. Ͳ …] 21. For the random sample time was recorded or, in the case of employees working exclusively for the action, either a signed declaration or time records were available; 22. For the random sample the time records were signed by the employee and the action manager/line manager, at least monthly. 23. Working time claimed for the action occurred in the periods claimed; 24. No more hours were claimed than the number productive hours used to calculate the hourly personnel rates; 25. There is proof that the Beneficiary has checked that working time has not been claimed twice, that it is consistent with absence records and the number of productive hours per year, and that no working time has been claimed outside the action period. 26. Working time claimed is consistent with that on record at the human- resources department. 1 The description of the time recording system must state among others information on the content of the time records, its coverage (full or action time-recording, for all personnel or only for personnel involved in H2020 actions), its degree of detail (whether there is a reference to the particular tasks accomplished), its form, periodicity of the time registration and authorisation (paper or a computer-based system; on a daily, weekly or monthly basis; signed and countersigned by whom), controls applied to prevent double-charging of time or ensure consistency with HR-records such as absences and travels as well as it information flow up to its use for the preparation of the Financial Statements. 14 Grant Agreement number: [insert number] [insert acronym] [insert call identifier] H2020 Model Grant Agreements: H2020 General MGA — Multi: v5.0 – dd.mm.2017 Please explain any discrepancies in the body of the Report. 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