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Fig. 1.2: FP R&D Projects with the different elements providing value to the project.
Documentation and Dissemination of results builds on a series of measures. The basic approach to
documentation of the project outcome is publication of results in open literature. This includes, for
example project own public annual workshop proceedings, scientific journals, various national and
international workshop and conference proceedings, institutional reports and doctoral thesis. The
final reporting is done through a comprehensive EUR report, making reference to the different publications
and institutional reports. In addition, a special issue in Applied Geochemistry will be used
for documentation and dissemination of scientific highlights. The open Annual Project Workshops
are also important for dissemination because of the broad participation, including participants from
outside the project.
With respect to scientific-technical achievements, project internal reporting is only used for very
brief overview documentation. In this very brief internal documentation, reference is made to where
the outcome is published, outside the project. The reasons for this approach are that (i) the outcome
becomes available to a broader community within publication structures with long life-times and
that are easy to trace, (ii) partners avoid duplication by generation of project internal reports with a
short life-time and thus save human resources otherwise inefficiently spent, (iii) immature information
is not published as project reports with no added value except for as transient documentation
for the originator, and (iv) despite the very large project and the broad spectrum of activities, a good
overview is kept over the status of the project and the outcome.
Training and education provide for the future of the field, including maintaining the experience and
knowledge base in view of contingencies for future challenges. Training and education is implemented
through,
(i) specific training courses,
(ii) joint research activities between different organization and individuals, and
(iii) mobility measures, especially for young scientists.
Joint research activities with mobility measures for young researchers are also conducted through
NoE ACTINET. This type of training on the job by joint activities with other institutions/organizations,
including scientific and/or analytical visits proves to be very efficient.
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