At the end of the project duration, projects are required to explain how they met the main I3 Instrument objectives and expectations in the form of mandatory deliverables. This session will outline the key mandatory deliverables that I3 Instrument project consortia must prepare throughout the project lifecycle, and at the end of implementation.  It will also explain what the expectations from the projects are in terms of mandatory deliverables and how they should prepare them.

Mandatory deliverables for all projects: 

Annual report on engagement with the managing of ERDF programmes and the authorities responsible for S3 in the regions represented in the consortiumData management planFull dissemination and exploitation planYearly report for cumulative payments (for projects requesting more than EUR 5 million in EU contribution).

Cap2b mandatory deliverables:

Action plan (for the improvement of the regional innovation ecosystem)Report on internal reforms implemented during the project (to be included in the final report)Dissemination plan to outline the projects results and maximise the impactExploitation plan, to explain how the results will be valorised and maintained after the end of the project. This will include an outlook on value chains (or niches/Value Chains segments) identified for possible future investments will be implemented e.g. under the strand 1 or strand 2a. 

Mandatory deliverables for investment projects (INV1&2a):

Business and investment planReport on the implementation of the business investments belonging to the portfolioAssessment of the innovation readiness at the end of the project (technology, market or investment readiness)List of remaining bottlenecks

The presentation will explain the purpose and expected content of each deliverable, helping both current beneficiaries, and future applicants prepare effectively. A Q&A session will follow.