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 Topic

Speakers/facilitators

Content

Welcome and introduction

Irina Matthews (EaPConnect project manager)

Setting the scene:

Context

Aims and planned outputs 

Drivers for change – national level

EaP NRENs (4)

What national policies, strategies impact (and in what way) NREN’s position, role, activities, relationship with policy-makers (what works and stumbling blocks)

Drivers for change  - beyond national agenda

Cathrin Stover (TBC) (presentation + facilitated discussion

Impact on NRENs: (developing awareness) their role, challenges, opportunities

Drivers for change – R&E communities – Open Science

(presentation + facilitated discussion)

  All - discussion

Engagement with Open Science by NRENs – what does it entail?

Engagement with Open Science by R&E institutions – what does it mean for NRENs?

 How can NRENs support their R&E communities?

How can GEANT help NRENs to provide such support?

How can EaPConnect help the EaP NRENs to provide such support and develop relevant competencies?

Time

 Topic

Speakers/facilitators

Content

“You are not alone” – sharing experience (NRENs of different business models)

NREN - TBC which one (strong less dependence on centralised government support/funding)

NREN - TBC which one

self-supporting (less dependence on centralised government support/funding)

“Our business model is…”

“To sustain our business model we do…”

 Short presentation + Q&A

 “Our business model is…”

“To sustain our business model we do…”

 Short presentation + Q&A

Coffee break

Developing own research engagement strategy

Chris Atherton

Demo of approach + interactive session

“Diamond” exercise (zoom in/zoom out approach to make sense of complex environments and to set priorities)

Introducing 9-blocks business model

Leonie Schaefer (TBC)

Introducing 9-blocks business model – as a possible template for structuring financial sustainability plan

Closing plenary

Irina

What next?

Social event

all

social event together with the  SIG-Marcomm event ettendees.