WORKPLAN

01

Project Management, Quality & Ethics

Leader | UTAD
The main objectives of this WP are: 

  • To communicate with the European Commission;  
  • To ensure effective management & quality control of project activities  
  • To ensure data management, technical relevance and reliability of the results;  
  • To ensure an effective and useful flow of information among internal and external stakeholders. 
02

Living labs establishment, governance and long-term operation

Leader | UTAD
The main objectives of this WP are: 

  • To define and set-up the common Living Lab model and the specific features of each regional Living Lab; 
  • To empower the Living Lab communities with the knowledge and skills to engage, develop and assess co-creation processes across the Living Lab cycle; 
  • To support, monitor and assess regional Living Lab operation; 
  • To oversee the accreditation of regional Living Labs and promote long-term action for their sustainability. 
03

Monitoring frameworks, baseline setup and research

Leader | UPORTO
The main objectives of this WP are: 

  • To define soil health indicators related to each soil threat; 
  • To establish a baseline for each experimental sites and lighthouses; 
  • To design and set up experiments to evaluate changes and the rate of improvement in soil health. 
04

Regional Living Labs Implementation

Leader | UNITO
The main objectives of this WP are: 

  • To monitor the results achieved in the Living Labs; 
  • To provide tools for adopting soil-friendly practices tailored to each region and crop; 
  • To ensure effective knowledge transfer and practical solutions for sustainable soil management. 
05

Business models, Exploitation, Scaling up and Transferability of 
solutions 

Leader | UJAEN
The main objectives of this WP are: 

  • To ensures the long-term feasibility of Living Labs solutions through alignment with a market strategy; 
  • To promote multi-actor engagement in circular business models; 
  • To characterize  the needs and context of stakeholders within value chains and identifying opportunities for new products and services. 
06

Communication, Dissemination & Engagement

Leader | INOVA+
The main objectives of this WP are: 

  • To plan, implement and monitor efficient Dissemination, Communication and outreach activities to maximize impact and visibility of the project to all target audiences; 
  • To engage and cooperate with similar and sibling projects, ongoing initiatives and missions to foster sustainability of project results 
  • To build a community of practice (CoP); 
  • To implement training activities towards increased soil literacy, proactive awareness and co-ownership. 
07

Ethics requirements

Leader | UTAD
The main objective of this WP are: 

  • To ensure compliance with the ‘ethics requirements’ set in the project.