Quality Assurance Procedure

Virtual Meeting with QA experts

T1.4 Quality assurance task

• Main goal: assure the high quality level of deliverables and key project events

• Internal QA is performed by Slovenian Ministry of Education, Science and Sport (MIZS)

• External QA is performed by 3 already nominated experts (DoW): dr. Christian Hartmann (AT), dr. Lena Tsipouri (GR) and dr. Jadranka Švarc (HR)

Concept Note

• Each task on WPs starts with a concept note– For deliverables / reports– For events

• Produced when the task/activity starts and need to be sent to WP leader, QA task leader MIZS and Coordinator - office@danube-inco.net

Quality Assurance Procedure

5 steps for each deliverable:• Submission of deliverable to QA procedure• Assessment of deliverable and producing peer

review report• Revision of deliverable• Verification of changes• Finalization, publishing and submission of

deliverable to EC

Submission to QA

• WP leader is responsible for submition of deliverable 1 month before the end of predefined month in DoW

• Communication to QA task leader MIZS and project Coordinator office@danube-inco.net in CC

Assessment and peer review report

• INTERNAL QA: QA leader (MIZS) assesses the deliverable and produce peer review report

• EXTERNAL QA: Some identified deliverables are assessed by external experts responsible for QA. Experts produce peer review report

• QA experts are sending peer review report to MIZS (davor.kozmus@gov.si) and ZSI (office@danube-inco.net) within 14 days

• Peer review report is sent by MIZS to authors and WP leader

Revision

• Authors revise the deliverable in 10 days • WP leader is sending deliverable to MIZS and ZSI for QA.

Verification• QA leader (MIZS) and external experts (where

applicable) verify implementation of corrections and changes of the deliverable in 5 days

• If accepted it is recommended that revised deliverable is published

Next activities due for QA• Contracting of external experts, virtual meeting• D7.5 Communication Plan, due in month 3, ZSI• D1.3 Quality Assurance Plan, due in month 3, MIZS• Concept note D5.4, Outline of process for labelling of projects,

due in month 3, UNS• Concept note D3.7 Database on stakeholders tackling selected

societal challenges, due in month 6, CEI• Concept note D5.8 Concept for Danube Technology Transfer

Centers, due in month 6, SIG• Concept note D2.9 Mapping of relevant stakeholders, due in

month 8, RCISD• … -> and other tasks as well!

Thank you for your attention!

Elke Dall Davor KozmusCentre for Social Innovation Ministry for Education,

Science and Sportsdall@zsi.at davor.kozmus@gov.si