Mission

WP2 aims to develop the common co-creative methodology and tools to gather information from the target group, users, cultural institutions and academics necessary for the continuation of the project and specifically:

1. Design the procedure and structure of the co-design methodology.
2. Test the co-design methodology in locally-based activities.
3. Collect and analyze the data resulting from the exchange activities
4. Provide empirical content to WP3, WP4, WP5

This WP is crucial for the other WPs as it will serve to outline the profiles of the different users and participants in the activities, as well as to organize them chronologically avoiding overlaps and enhancing the interaction and exchange of results among the venues, and among WPs 3, 4, 5 (recipients of the results and the data obtained). This WP will decide the structure, time schedule, interactions, and dependencies of the co-design methodology, tested in four locations, each one of them devoted to a historical experience:

• Poland, in VDA, Krakow, on displacements after the end of the Second World War
• Greece, organized by GFR in collaboration with ASKI, at the Trikeri Island Concentration Camp, on political persecution and women internment during the Greek Civil War
• Spain, in MUME de l’Exili, La Jonquera, on civilian exile and lack of refuge in France during the Spanish Civil War
• Italy, in MONTE, Marzabotto, on violence against civilians during the Second World War and the Italian Civil War

The main goal of WP3 is twofold. On one hand it has to develop a set of tools to enable the sharing of cultural heritage and the co-creation of new cultural materials with and for refugees. On the other hand, this WP will also develop the Memory Center, an accessible multimodal platform that will gather the new materials created by SO-CLOSE in different locations to connect them with similar initiatives and reach broader and different targets (academic, arts, public authorities, and the whole society).

The specific objectives are:

• To design at least three different digital tools to be implemented in the four different pilot locations (Greece, Poland, Italy, Spain).
• To develop and test a first prototype for each of the tools and test it in lab conditions with a reduced sample of users.
• To design and develop a first prototype of the accessible multilanguage multimodal platform (Memory Center).
• To ensure the integrability of: (i) the locally created materials into the Memory Center and (ii) the Memory Center with other existing platforms (e.g. Europeana).

The main goal of WP4 is to implement and validate the digital tools resulting from the work in previous work packages in four distinct locations.

The specific objectives are:

• To implement and test the digital toolboxes in several locations
• To document the process of local adaptation, local content co-creation and testing
• To generate co-created content that fills the digital tool “shells” designed in WP3
• To address the on-site problems that might occur and include them in a troubleshooting section of the how-to manual.
• To evaluate the quality of the tools and of the process

The main aims of this Work Package are:

• to develop an exploitation plan and sustainability strategy for the SO-CLOSE methodology and showcases, whilst addressing approaches to innovation management and handling of IPR emerging from the project, based on principles outlined in the consortium agreement.
• to actively promote the results and benefits of the SO-CLOSE project to the widest possible audience, including European and worldwide stakeholders.
• to actively promote resilience across the different identified project stakeholders

The main goal of WP6 is to ensure a timely execution of the project and the accomplishment of the project objectives. Its specific objectives are:

• To set up a governance structure and the required procedures to ensure a proper coordination and communication with internal and external stakeholders and an effective management of the project, including gender management.
• To set up and implement a control and monitoring system to ensure that all Work packages and related tasks meet the objectives in a timely matter.
• To ensure an effective communication with the European Commission and fulfill all the reporting requirements in terms of time and quality.
• To set up and implement a Data Management Plan for the data and results obtained in the project
• To set up a framework to identify and deal with potential legal and ethical issues and ensure compliance with reference agreements.