Work program of vecco:net
1. Organization, communication and administration:
Network office, public relations, communication with participants as well as meetings and plenary sessions of participants, coordination of network strategy, coordination with advisory board; contractual arrangements, finances.
3. Joint roadmap for research, development and implementation of alternative technologies:
Establishment of the technical working groups (T.WG); technology analyses; elaboration of the roadmap topics with technology assessment, feasibility studies, etc.; schedule and draft financial plan for implementation.
2. Market analysis, methodology and strategy:
Identification of market requirements with the involvement of market leaders and customers; standardized methods for technology assessment; medium-term strategy and organization. Establishment of a panel of experts: Important stakeholders in the substitution process are, on the one hand, customers, authorities and politicians. To ensure that their requirements are adequately taken into account in technology development, an international expert panel is to be established which has the expertise to assess the emerging alternative technologies in a neutral and expert manner and whose expertise is recognized by these stakeholders.
4. Implementation of the roadmap:
As the main task of phase 1 of the network, concrete R&D projects will be initiated and planned; in addition, depending on the progress of the work in the T.AGs, funding applications for these projects are already being prepared. The concrete implementation of R&D projects is planned primarily from phase 2 of the network establishment.