Europe’s Regional Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Age

Risultati finali

D41 relates to T41 which followsTask 41 Host capacity building colloquium on educational cooperation in gender equity and digital inclusion Led by P5GSMA with support from P7KhNUIA P8IHEID P9IE LAS P10UVEG P11UHC P12METU P13UH and P18UNUIISTT41 will bring together gender equity stakeholders in academic and civil society sectors other gender equity education projects gender equity in education policy supporters gender equity associations and business and industry associations and will host a public colloquium which aims to attract 45 to 60 attendees The colloquium will enable the Consortium members and the IAC and AAC to generate discussions around educational cooperation and collaboration between academia civil society and industry at an early stage of the project M4 The colloquium will be colocated with the first annual meeting of the EQUALSEU Consortium and the Generation Equality Forum or a similar highlevel event which focuses on engaging civil society in gender equity The colloquium will provide an opportunity for academia civil society and industry to explore the ways in which research and academic cooperation in gender equity can support evidencebased decisionmaking in social innovation and entrepreneurship policies and programs The colloquium will additionally create a basis for developing the joint professional development courses in T42The IAC and AAC will be invited to participate in the colloquium and to speak about their experiences collaborating in gender equity research and evidencebased decisionmaking It will additionally focus on providing recommendations for on the ways in which the Consortium can develop the international summer school and professional development boot camps T42 and mobility programme T43 and provide ongoing support for the 24 future European leaders in gender equity and digital inclusion P5GSMA will work with P1OsloMet and members of GHRG to create synergies and complementarities between the colloquium and the colocated events An announcement of the colloquium including its conceptual framework and an early distribution of topics and themes will be published three months in advance on the EQUALSEU website and on Consortium members institutional websites It will be shared with relevant networks in Europe and with other ongoing gender equity focused projects Registration for the colloquium will be open three months before the event through a dedicated section on the websiteThe task leader will prepare a model letter of invitation Personalised invitations will be sent via email and snowballing forwarding of the invitation by the original addressee to others in their professional network will be encouraged in order to maximize outreach Social media channels will be actively used to inform the public on the developments in the colloquium planning and agenda P5GSMA will lead the colloquium and will begin the colloquium by presenting their existing capacity building courses and experiences leading the EQUALS Global Hub P9IE LAS will then moderate a panel and discussion forum on gender equity in capacity building for gender equity in academic cooperation The forum will provide an opportunity to solicit feedback and advice from the events participants on pertinent issues for the ongoing development of WP4 The colloquium will then breakout into three workshops led by P11UHC P12METU and P13UH The workshop leaders will facilitate several short group exercises that will elaborate on the broader themes of the colloquium Each workshop will also include exercises that address evidencebased decisionmaking in one of the key topics covered by the joint courses T42 womens digital rights transformational leadership and STEM skills

D5.4 Policy Brief on Gender Equity Tools for Digital Inclusion and results of endorsement process

D5.4 relates to T5.4 which follows:Task 5.5 High-level dissemination, exploitation, and endorsement. (Led by P1/OsloMet with support from all)This task will support the dissemination, exploitation and endorsement of the project at high-level UN and EU events. P1/OsloMet will cooperate with the external stakeholder groups to organize panels on gender equity in social innovation and entrepreneurship at high-level events, including, for example,-UN World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva;-UN Generation Equality Forum in Paris;-UN AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva;-UN-EU Girls in ICT Day;-EU European Development Days in BrusselsIn addition, T5.5 will support the development of the Gender Equity Tools for Digital Inclusion, thus advancing the EQUALS-EU’ legacy in terms of gender equity opportunities in the countries covered by the EQUALS-EU Consortium members. Endorsement of the Tools supports their recognition and integration with national stakeholders’ policies and programmes.Upon finalising the Tools (T3.2), one Consortium member from each country covered by the project, except P19/KAIST, will develop a short Exploitation plan (M33) that details the strategy for endorsing the Tools. The plan will detail the endorsement process, the main decision-makers and policy targets, key messages, potential impact for each country, and critical opportunities for implementing the Tools in policy and practice. In the final month of the project, each Consortium member will host a special session introducing the Tools to decision-makers in their respective countries. The sessions will focus on detailing the ambitions of the endorsement process, reflecting on EQUALS-EU’s co-innovation approach, and outlining the scope of the expected implementation of the Tools. P1/OsloMet will endorse the Tools with Innovation Norway, a government agency dedicated to innovation and development of Norwegian enterprises and industry. P7/KhNUIA will endorse the Tools in Ukraine with the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The remaining Consortium members will identify relevant audiences for their countries. This will result in 16 summary reports, with details on how the Tools have been endorsed and what commitments have been made (D5.6). The endorsement of the Tools will be a major impact of the EQUALS-EU project, and will also demonstrate the potential opportunities and hurdles of integrating gender equity in social innovation and entrepreneurship.

D1.4 Policy Brief on Gender Inclusive Social Innovation Ecosystems and Report on 22 case studies

D1.4 relates to T1.4 which follows:Task 1.4 Report on Gender Equity in Social Innovation Ecosystems and cases studies of the involved countries. (Led by P2/SU with contribution by all)T1.4 will conduct a series of case studies of gender equity in social innovation ecosystems for the 22 countries based on the findings from the analyses from T1.2 and T1.3. The case studies will report on and compare each country’s state of play for gender equity in social innovation and entrepreneurship. Once the case studies are drafted, each Consortium member will organise a focus group with 5 to 10 participants, from industry, academia, civil society and government to discuss and reflect on the findings from their country’s case study. P6/AllDig will organize individual interviews with at least one expert from each of the five countries they will cover. The Consortium members will recruit participants based on the stakeholder mapping in Task 1.2 and from their existing national networks. One month after the focus groups and based on their results, a final report on Gender Equity in Social Innovation Ecosystems will be delivered. The 22 case studies will be appended to the report, which will provide input to WP2, WP3, and WP4.

D1.3 Compendium of innovations

D13 relates to T13 which followsTask 13 Assess gender equity and digital inclusion innovations Led by P2SU with contribution by P1OSLOMET P7KhNUIA P8IHEID P9IE LAS P10UVEG P11UHC 12METU 13UH P18UNUIIST and P19KAISTT13 will encompass a systematic evaluation of each countries gender equity and digital inclusion innovations It will use the results of the questionnaire T11 to explore and evaluate gender and intersectional inclusive innovations in policy ICT products and services and ICT design and development processes For example policy innovations for gender equity may include legislative financial or persuasive policies designed to encourage women and girls to study STEM ICT product and service innovations may include software applications that directly target women and girls or that have market to all genders but with clear gender inclusive features or functions ICT design and development processes may include for example gender inclusive hackathons boot camps contests or prizes or industrial procedures that target or have explicit supports for ensuring women and girls are substantively involved in ICT design and developmentT13 will highlight innovations in Internet access and womens empowerment ICT affordability digital skills and education content and services for women online safety and processes for social innovation and entrepreneurship The analyses will help identify innovation gaps in each country and showcase new opportunities for promoting government commitments transferring inclusive ICT products and services and exchanging knowledge on inclusive and universal ICT design and development processes T13 will further enable stakeholders from each of the countries covered by WP1 to assess their progress towards gender equity and develop novel policy measures for achieving the SDGs including SDG 14 5b and 9c

D5.1 Communication and Dissemination Plan

D5.1 relates to T5.1 which follows:Task 5.1 Communication and dissemination plan and compendium of results. (Led by P6/AllDig, with contributions from all).The plan will specify the key communication and dissemination objectives, main messages, preferred communication channels and tools, and key target audiences based on their needs, absorption-of-information capacity, opportunities to facilitate and catalyse social change, and potential to further disseminate the project results. Strategies for the communication and dissemination of each project deliverable, given the project schedule, will be tailor-made for these audiences. The plan will be updated every six months to reflect new knowledge, dissemination targets and developments of the technical infrastructure for the project (Website and social media T5.4). A collection of all communication and dissemination activities and results, including relevant analytics, will be produced at the end of the project and included as Annex to the Communications and Dissemination Plan.

D5.2 Internal communication infrastructure, website, social media and promo templates

D52 relates to T52 T53 and T54 which followTask 52 Project identity communicationdissemination templates and guides Led by P6AllDig with contributions from allThe task will design the project logo and visual identity to ensure uniformity and external recognition of the projects outputs for European and nonEuropean audiences from the start It will produce common branding templates and user guidelines for the Consortium members to adopt in their local and national communications including relevant publications videosinfographics event materials and social media campaigns It also sets the publishing formats and style for the Gender Equity Tools for Digital Inclusion in Task 55 to achieve maximum usability and interactivityTask 53 Internal communication infrastructure Led by P6AllDig with support from 1OsloMetThe task will develop the tools and procedures needed for the Consortium to collect organize share and store securely all relevant project documents drafts and final versions deliverables reference documents and project meeting agendas and minutes A shared calendaring application will allow the Consortium members and external stakeholders to track planned events sponsored by or colocated with the project Open source software solutions like NextCloud and Basecamp will be proposed and then decided upon by the Consortium Feedback protocols to identifiably or anonymously report issues concerns or compliance violations to the Consortium will be developed and shared with the Consortium members and external stakeholders The Consortium members acknowledge the vulnerability of whistleblowers and they are dedicated to protecting them from reprisal and retaliationTask 54 Website and social media for influencing gender equity Led by P6AllDig with support from P5GSMA and allThe task will develop a usable and accessible website and social media profiles following the visual identity developed in T51 and aimed at engaging external stakeholders and the general public including the countries covered by the Consortium members as well as the countries covered by external stakeholder groups This will create higher levels of visibility and search engine optimization for the projects communication and dissemination These digital tools will be one of the key strategies for promoting EQUALSEU ideas and results to the general public It will make use of the existing websites and social media profiles of the Consortium members and external stakeholder groups to multiply and further diffuse the projects brand and key deliverables as well as deliver news and promote dialogue and feedback on the project The use of social media will leverage already established communications channels from high profile projects including the EQUALS Global Hub Hypatia the DigitalRespect4Her campaign and Girls in ICT Days which will add to the growing digital communities for gender equity in social innovation and entrepreneurship KPIs will be used to measure the efficient and effective use of all relevant social media channels in line with the projects progress in WP1 to 4 These KPIs will also monitor the traffic flows between Consortium members websites and the EQUALSEU website as well as the social media channels linked to the project The KPIs will offer suggestions for improving the utilization of the website and social media channels and improving the tactics timings and core messages of the projects digital communications as well as identifying opportunities and obstacles for raising awareness and generating trust among different audiences The website will additionally serve as the public repository for the training T31 and learning materials T42 produced by the project

D4.3 Evaluation of summer school

D4.3 relates to T4.3 which follows:Task 4.3 Host international summer school and leadership boot camps (Led by P1/OsloMet with support from P7/KhNUIA, P8/IHEID, and P10/UVEG).T4.3 will focus on hosting an international summer school and professional development boot camp in M31 to elevate 24 future leaders and role models in gender equity and digital inclusion. The summer school will support their on-going professional development and will be offered on the campuses of P7/KhNUIA in Kharkiv, Ukraine; P8/IHEID in Geneva, Switzerland; and P10/UVEG in Valencia, Spain. The summer school will consist of three, one-week, professional development boot camps based on the courses developed in T4.2. While each boot camp will build off each other, they will also be discreet, self-contained units that will capitalize on the region’s specific competencies, community partnerships, and resources. Each boot camp will be available for open enrolment so local students will have the opportunity to participate. Enrolment in the boot camps will be promoted as part of the broader EQUALS-EU communication and dissemination plan (T5.1). This will enable local students in Kharkiv, Geneva, and Valencia to enrol in one of the boot camps without necessarily having to attend all three. The summer school will begin in Kharkiv at P7/KhNUIA, it will continue in Geneva at P8/IHEID, and conclude in Valencia at P10/UVEG. The summer school will culminate with a pitch-off (T3.1) in Valencia coordinated by The Forge, where the 24 scholarship recipients will present their start-ups for the GEIG. The exchange of students will help facilitate knowledge exchange and technology transfer among the 24 countries covered by WP2 and 3. Graduates of the three week summer school and professional development boot camps will receive a certificate signed by leaders from P1/OsloMet, P5/GSMA, P7/KhNUIA, P8/IHEID, and P10/UVEG. They will additionally be encouraged to participate in their national competitions for EUCYS as well as in international competitions such as the prestigious Hult Prize. At the end of each boot camp, P5/GSMA will conduct an evaluation of the educational quality and learning outcomes of the summer school and provide recommendations to the GHRG for using the courses (T4.2) to build capacity in non-European countries in the Global North and South.

D1.1 Methodology and results

D11 relates to T11 which followsTask 11 Create and implement a stateoftheart appraisal of social innovation ecosystems and genderinclusive innovations Led by P2SU with contributions by allT11 focuses on creating a methodology and conducting a smalln survey of gender equity stakeholders in 22 countries The methodology builds on a multitude of policy briefs and reports implementation toolkits and roadmaps databases prior case studies benchmarking reports and methods for participatory evaluation selfevaluation and auditing These inputs are drawn from 17 former and current FP7 and H2020 projects T11 also benefits from the direct involvement of the Global Hub Reference Group GHRG in particular the Web Foundations Digital Gender Gap Audit Scorecard Toolkit The Web Foundation has a network of 20 womens rights organizations in the Global South where they have already conducted audits The Scorecard includes 14 indicators across five themes and has been implemented in 19 countries in the Global South T11 will create a new culturally appropriate set of indicators for Europe based in part on the Scorecard and other validated methodologies such as the Gendered Innovations Engineering Checklist and the EFFORTI Evaluation Framework The new EQUALSEU indicators will cover the analyses in T12 and T13 in order to effectively evaluate the stakeholders and the gender and intersectional inclusivity of social innovation ecosystems and to assess the field of gender equity and digital inclusion innovations Based on the indicators T11 will develop a draft questionnaire in collaboration with the Methodology Board MB and the GHRG including the Web Foundation The draft questionnaire will be validated by the MB and GHRG during the kickoff meeting M4 The indicators and questionnaire will provide the GHRG with an opportunity to adapt the methodology for use in nonEuropean countries The Web Foundations research grant making program aims to implement the methodology in the Global South through their membersThe questionnaire will then be translated by M6 into the relevant languages of the 15 EU MS and AC covered by the Consortium members plus the additional five covered by P6AllDig and the two nonEuropean countries covered by P18UNUIIST and P19KAIST The Consortium members will then send the questionnaire to potential respondents with a target of 25 but at least ten responses per country and the results will support the analyses in T12 and 13

D3.2 Professional network business plan

D3.2 relates to T3.3 which followsTask 3.3 Create and spin-off professional network for women and girls in social innovation and entrepreneurship (Led P4/GUDC-EU, with support from all)T3.3 will establish a professional network for women and girls focused on gender equity in social innovation and entrepreneurship in Europe. Leveraging best practices from the EQUALS Global Hub and seven other European networks, the spin-off network will differentiate itself through its focus on relevant work streams for Europe including social innovation and entrepreneurship, STEM and power skills, and women’s leadership in the ICT sector. Discussions about the spin-off network will start at the outset of the project with support from the consortium partners to ensure the sustainability and effective regional development of the professional network in Europe. P4/GUDC-EU will lead an initial discussion of the legal and organizational structure of the network at the kick-off meeting where the Consortium members and external stakeholders will provide input on the most appropriate format and structure of the network, resources for supporting the network beyond the life of the project, and opportunities for growing the network nationally and regionally. P4/GUDC-EU will use the Value Creation Model Canvas (T3.2) to develop an initial business plan and value creation model including potential thematic focal areas for the network. Then, P4/GUDC-EU will organize a half-day co-design workshop with the summer school participants to identify key elements for the network including potential strategic changes to the networks aims and ambitions, in response to their emerging needs. At the third annual consortium meeting, they will present the network model to the Consortium members as part of a half-day workshop. One month later, P4/GUDC-EU will finalize the business and value creation models for the professional network. The plan will be reviewed by members of the IAC, AAC, YPRG, prior to completion. Once the network is established, the teams from the 20 European start-ups (T3.1), members of the IAC, AAC, YPRG and the participants from the hackathons and innovation camps will, based on their interests, be invited to join the network and its regional thematic centres. The network will ensure the on-going sustainability, growth, and visibility of the project outcomes. In addition, those teams that complete the Pitch-Off event at the conclusion of the Summer School (T4.3) will be provided with a membership subscription to the online start-up investment platform Global Invest Her, to connect them with angel investors that focus on women-led start-ups.

D2.3 Roadmap for Gender Equity Tools and Two Gender Equity Tools

D2.3 relates to T2.4 and T3.2 which follow:Task 2.4 Synthesize results and create roadmap for gender equity in social innovation and entrepreneurship (Led by P3/MP).Task 2.4 will synthesize the results of the evaluation and based on those results create a roadmap for the Gender Equity Tools for Digital Inclusion (T3.2). The event hosts will be responsible for obtaining consent from each participant to document and communicate the events results to the WP Leader, P3/MP. This includes a short description of each team’s specific problem and their proposed solution, each team’s presentation slides, the jury’s evaluations of each team, contact information for the participants, and the names of the winning team’s members. From these results, T2.4 will synthesize, discuss and elaborate on,1.the sustainability and social impact strategies documented by the event winners including relevance for and connection to the UN SDGs2.the key concepts and value drivers and general approaches for commercialization and scaling that the teams from each country presented in the description and presentation of their solutionsT2.4 will provide a useful basis for the GHRG to translate the outputs of WP2 and contextualize them for broader promotion and advocacy in non-European countries in the Global North and Global South. The results and roadmap will be used to inform the development of the two Gender Equity Tools for Digital Inclusion in WP3.Task 3.2 Co-innovate two Gender Equity Tools for Digital Inclusion (Led P4/GUDC-EU, with support from P9/IE LAS, P14/BLITAB, P15/HS, P16/KMOP, P17/INTERSECTION, and P18/UNU-IIST)The results from T2.4 and outputs from three current and former FP7 and H2020 projects will be used to co-innovate two Gender Equity Tools for Digital Inclusion including a Sustainable Social Impact Model and a Value Creation Model Canvas. These Tools will differ from existing models, frameworks and other toolkits by focusing specifically on the key themes of EQUALS-EU – gender equity, intersectionality, inclusive design, and social innovation and entrepreneurship.The Sustainable Social Impact Model will provide a framework for creating gender inclusive social innovation ecosystems by promoting value creation, social impact, and sustainable commercial growth in innovation through a gender equity lens. The Model will be linked to EU and MS policies and programmes for promoting gender equity in socially responsible and sustainable research, innovation and entrepreneurship, including Horizon Europe. Since the digital inclusion of women and girls forms the basis of the activities in WP2, the Model will be frame gender equity in social innovation and entrepreneurship as a key component of social policy and sustainable development. In contrast, the Value Creation Model Canvas remediating entrepreneurial practices that devalue and exclude women and girls. It will be based on the traditional business model canvas, and, as such, it will provide a template for creating new or developing existing business plans in a way that integrates gender equity as a key element of commercialization and value creation. As a result, the Canvas will enable innovators and entrepreneurs to create new businesses that use gender equity as driver of social responsibility as well as commercial sustainability. Since the Canvas is anchored in gender equity, it will additionally provide a tool for creating and implementing gender equality plans that will further institutionalize the substantive participation of women in business leadership and decision-making. This will have the corollary effect of eliminating gender bias in ICT product and service design, and promoting the digital inclusion of women and girls. A description and initial draft of both Gender Equity Tools will be distributed and reviewed by the IAC, AAC, GHRG, and YPRG and their feedback will be used to revise and improve the Model and Canvas. The Tools will then be fed into WP

D4.2 Repository of course materials

D4.2 relates to T4.2 which follows:Task 4.2 Co-design three joint professional development courses (Led by P5/GSMA; with support from P1/OsloMet, P7/KhNUIA, P8/IHEID, P9/IE LAS, P10/UVEG, P11/UHC, P12/METU, P13/UH, and P18/UNU-IIST)In T4.2, the EQUALS-EU Consortium members, in cooperation with the YPRG, will distil the outputs of T4.1 and key deliverables from WP1 to 3 to create three professional development courses that promote human-centred skillsets including power skills and ICT-related STEM skills. Topics for the courses may include-Eliminating exclusion and advancing women’s digital rights-Transformational leadership and gender equity role modelling-Interdisciplinary research and innovation methods for applied computing and information technologyT4.2 will create a standard format for course descriptions, learning outcomes, pedagogical methods, and forms of assessment and a repository of digital learning materials. Each course will be the equivalent of one bachelor’s level module of five to ten credits under the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS). The three courses will provide the basis for implementing the international summer school and professional development boot camps (T4.3). T4.2 will create new course material and draw existing material from cutting-edge gender equity and digital inclusion innovations (WP1 and 2) and eight previous and on-going FP7 and H2020 projects as well as the Scientix webinars. Each course will be self-contained but will be made up of five discrete components that, after the project, could be offered as one-day workshops or events. The courses will also build on each other so they could also be offered as a full three-week program. All course descriptions and materials will be openly accessible online for other higher education, industry, or civil society organizations to use. The Consortium members and external stakeholders will work with the EQUALS-EU network (WP3) to identify ways to continue offering the courses after the project ends as well as explore opportunities for developing joint degree programs. P5/GSMA and the GHRG will use the courses to inform their capacity building and knowledge exchange efforts in non-European countries in the Global North and Global South.Pedagogically, the courses will focus on active and problem-based learning where course instructors guide students using triggers such as scenarios, data libraries, photographs archives, articles or videos or simulations to perform specific behaviours. This contrasts with more traditional approaches to teaching and education, which focus on reinforcing behaviours through repetition and reward. T4.2 will also create a mobility program, which will be administered P1/OsloMet and implemented in T4.3. The mobility programme will include a scholarship for one person from each of the 24 start-ups (WP3) to attend the international summer school (T4.3). The scholarship will cover expenses for travel and accommodations and a waiver for any tuition costs or fees for attending the summer school. An open call for scholarship applications will be issued to the 24 start-ups (T3.1) in M19 and 24 awardees will be selected and publicly nominated in M22. Nominations will be based in part on gender and geographic balance. Nominees accepting the scholarship will be required to attend the full three-week summer school and participate in the pitch-off (T4.3).

D2.2 Compilation of presentations and results

D2.2 relates to T2.2 and T2.3 which follow:Task 2.2 Host 12, one-day, innovation camps for sustainable gender equity practices (Led by P3/MP, with support from P4/GUDC-EU, P7/KhNUIA, P8/IHEID, P9/IE LAS, P10/UVEG, P15/HS, and P17/INTERSECTION)Task 2.2 will use D2.1 to coordinate, manage and host 10 innovation camps in 10 different EU MS and AC and two innovation camps in non-European countries. Each event will be dedicated to eliminating barriers to sustainable gender equity in the ICT sector and creating new policy or process solutions for the digital inclusion of women and girls and will additionally focus on the following thematic priorities of their host institution:1.Universal design of ICT hosted by P4/GUDC-EU in Norway2.Gender in science and security hosted by P7/KhNUIA in Ukraine3.Feminism and women’s leadership in international law and policy hosted by P8/IHEID in Switzerland4.Gender inclusive social entrepreneurship hosted by P9/IE LAS in Latvia5.Women as entrepreneurs and leaders in science communication hosted by Galician-Enterprise University Foundation (FEUGA) in cooperation with P10/UVEG6.Women in defence and security hosted by P15/HS in Turkey 7.Responsible, research and innovation (RRI) hosted by P17/INTERSECTION in Serbia8.Gender sensitive science communication hosted by the Montenegrin Science Promotion Foundation in cooperation with P17/INTERSECTION in Montenegro9.Inclusive education for sustainable development hosted by the Centre for Technology Transfer and Innovations (INNOFEIT) at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies (FEEIT) at Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje in cooperation with P17/INTERSECTION in North Macedonia 10.Women as role models and active citizens hosted by University of Rijeka Foundation in cooperation with P17/INTERSECTION in CroatiaP4/GUDC-EU will co-locate the innovation camp in Norway in cooperation with P1/OsloMet’s technology, art, and design summer school, which regularly brings together over 100 students and professionals. P3/MP and P18/UNU-IIST with support from the ITU and the GHRG will hold two additional innovation camps in non-European countries, one in the Global North and one in the Global South. Task 2.3 Host 12, 24-hour, hackathons for ICT solutions for digital inclusion (Led by P3/MP, with support from P2/SU, P5/GSMA, P6/AllDig, P11/UHC, P13/UH, P14/BLITAB, P16/KMOP, and P17/INTERSECTION)Task 2.3 will use D2.1 to coordinate, manage and host 10 hackathons in EU MS and AC and two additional hackathons in non-European countries. Unlike the innovation camps, the hackathons are dedicated to designing and developing new ICT products and services, not just new policy and process solutions. The hackathons provide an opportunity for new and emerging ICT developers to create technical solutions for gender inequity. This is achieved through agile development, rapid prototyping, validating, testing, and demonstrating the new ICT products and services. A repository will be made available for each team to develop their solutions and the teams will be encouraged to make the source code, technical drawings, schematics, and other material repository openly accessible under a creative commons attribution license (CC BY). Each of the 11 hackathons will be dedicated to a specific technical challenge related to gender inequity and an additional focus based on the priorities of the host institution:1.Digitalization in international development hosted by P2/SU in Sweden2.Gender inclusion in governance and decision-making hosted by P3/MP in France3.Financial inclusion for women hosted by P5/GSMA in the United Kingdom4.STEM education and lifelong learning hosted by P6/AllDig in Belgium5.ICT in women’s health hosted by P11/UHC in Germany6.Public health and health promotion hosted by P13/UH in Israel7.ICT accessibility for women with disabilities hosted by P14/BLITAB and in cooperation with the Zero Project in A

D2.1 Repository of event planning materials

D21 relates to T21 which followsTask 21 Design the format structure materials methods team composition and agendas for the events Led by P3MP with support from allTask 21 will design 12 innovation camps and 12 hackathons including all activities related to planning coordinating managing hosting and evaluating the events This specifically includes1Defining local communitybased target audiences including participants mentors inspirational speakers facilitators trainers and subjectmatter expert based on input from WP1 and support from the MB and the four external stakeholder groups IAC AAC YPRG and GHRG2Establishing locally driven objectives challenges for gender equity and value drivers for target audiences3Identifying key resources including event venue size and location partnerships support staff and volunteers4Planning the logistics including invitations for participants and other event stakeholders food and entertainment promotion and evaluation5Producing a menu of activities and related materials list that focus on building trust in teams creative thinking critical problem solving and STEM skills6Promoting the event through existing and auxiliary networks and social media7Establishing a concrete procedure for individual and team participation which includes requirements for gender balance and diversity and criteria for the jury to use to evaluate and award a winner8Developing and hosting an online event management and coordination training course for event hostsGood practices from industry and pedagogy will be used to design the specific innovation and ICT development activities Each event will be customized and have a unique structure and a specific challenge based on the strategic priorities of the host institution This includes customized agendas and promotional material that utilize the EQUALSEU branding D54The innovation camps and hackathons support the formation of strong dynamic and diverse teams that have the capacity to recognize the complex interrelated systems that produce gender inequity and to effectively scope and develop ideas for eliminating barriers and solving key challenges in gender equity Participants will be incentivized to participate by providing one winning team from each of the 24 events with the opportunity to further develop their solutions as part of WP3 and 4For the selection of the teams P3MP and the MB will clearly specify the demographic preferences of the participants and the requirements for individuals or teams to participate in the events Each event will require gender balance in the participants and speakers and will involve approximately 20 participants with a minimum of ten participants per event Teams will be limited to three to seven people and individuals participating in the event will have the opportunity to form their own team or join an existing team Prior to start of the event each team will sign a contract that equally distributes ownership of the teams work and includes an agreement to license the presentations under a creative commons attribution license CC BY The teams will be encouraged to amend the contracts after the conclusion of the event based on changes in team membership and interest in supporting the ongoing development of the work Expert and peer mentors will be used throughout the events to provide support and advise the teams on their work At the end of each event the teams will present their solutions to a panel of at least three jury members who will evaluate each team according to a predefined set of criteria The team with the best evaluation will receive the opportunity to further develop their work into a startup WP3 and one member of each team will receive travel support to attend the international summer school WP4 Event hosts speakers and teams will be provided with specific branding guidelines for each event and will be encouraged to

D3.1 Repository of training materials

D3.1 relates to T3.1 which follows:Task 3.1 Provide business development mentorship and training work placements for 24 women-led start-ups (Led P4/GUDC-EU, with support from P9/IE LAS, P14/BLITAB, P15/HS, P16/KMOP, P17/INTERSECTION, and P18/UNU-IIST).This task will develop a six-month incubator and work placement program for the 24 winning teams from WP2. The program will provide business development mentorship and training so that the teams can form new start-ups led by women. Each month, the 24 start-ups will have individual one-hour online mentorship and counselling meetings with experts at P4/GUDC-EU and other Consortium members and external stakeholder groups who will provide general advice and guidance on the business development, product and service design, strategic priorities, and potential for value creation and commercialization. The mentorship meetings will use VibrantCreator , an online application that gamifies business development, to track each team’s performance and the development of their innovations and ICT solutions. The six-month program will also include six two-hour online business development training workshops, which will build off course modules from SheTrades Invest, the COMBINATE CAPITAL and Hypatia. These workshops will focus on business leadership and strategic management as opposed to diversity training, which is a proven ineffective approach for promoting gender equality. Each month, P4/GUDC-EU will coordinate a live online workshop focused on relevant topics in social innovation and entrepreneurship including, for example1.Product and service design led by P4/GUDC-EU and P18/UNU-IIST2.Monetization, commercialization and investment led by the Gender Equitable Investment Group (GEIG) in cooperation with P4/GUDC-EU3.Strategic leadership and change management (including GEP) led by P17/INTERSECTION and P9/IE LAS4.The psychology of pitching and charismatic speaking led by the Forge in cooperation with P4/GUDC-EU5.Intellectual property rights (IPR) and contract negotiation led by P14/BLITAB6.Privacy and data protection led by P15/HSEach workshop will be recorded and uploaded to an online repository and periodic updates on the development of the start-ups will be communicated by P4/GUDC-EU to the GEIG. The mentorship and training program will culminate with a one-day pitch-off for the 24 start-ups, which will be held in tandem with the international summer school (WP4). The pitch-off will be coordinated by the Forge and hosted by P10/UVEG (T4.3). Prior to the pitch-off, the Forge will prepare a set of guidelines for the teams to use in creating their pitches, and they will offer written feedback to the teams. At least three investors from the GEIG will be invited to attend the pitch-off where they will have the opportunity to provide investment advice and guidance to leaders of the 24 start-ups. The pitch-off will also provide an opportunity for the investors, at their discretion, to invest in the start-ups or connect them to potential future investment opportunities.

D5.3 Social media directory and records

"D5.3 relates to T5.3 which follow:Task 5.4 Website and social media for influencing gender equity. (Led by P6/AllDig, with support from P5/GSMA and all)The task will develop a usable and accessible website and social media profiles, following the visual identity developed in T5.1 and aimed at engaging external stakeholders and the general public including the countries covered by the Consortium members as well as the countries covered by external stakeholder groups. This will create higher levels of visibility and search engine optimization for the project’s communication and dissemination. These digital tools will be one of the key strategies for promoting EQUALS-EU ideas and results to the general public. It will make use of the existing websites and social media profiles of the Consortium members and external stakeholder groups to multiply and further diffuse the project’s brand and key deliverables as well as deliver news and promote dialogue and feedback on the project. The use of social media will leverage already established communications channels from high profile projects including the EQUALS Global Hub, Hypatia, the #DigitalRespect4Her campaign, and Girls in ICT Days, which will add to the growing digital communities for gender equity in social innovation and entrepreneurship. KPIs will be used to measure the efficient and effective use of all relevant social media channels in line with the project’s progress in WP1 to 4. These KPIs will also monitor the traffic flows between Consortium members’ websites and the EQUALS-EU website as well as the social media channels linked to the project. The KPIs will offer suggestions for improving the utilization of the website and social media channels and improving the tactics, timings, and core messages of the project’s digital communications as well as identifying opportunities and obstacles for raising awareness and generating trust among different audiences. The website will additionally serve as the public repository for the training (T3.1) and learning materials (T4.2) produced by the project."

D1.2 Visual map of stakeholders

D1.2 relates to T1.2 which follows:Task 1.2 Map social innovation and entrepreneurship eco-systems and stakeholders. (Led by P2/SU, with contribution by P1/OSLOMET, P7/KhNUIA, P8/IHEID, P9/IE LAS, P10/UVEG, P11/UHC, 12/METU, 13/UH, P18/UNU-IIST, and P19/KAIST).T1.2 will use the results of the questionnaire (T1.1) to map the variety of stakeholder organisations and principal actors in the social innovation eco-systems covered by WP1. It will additionally assess the existing connections and relationships within each ecosystem’s network and analyse the range of stakeholders relevant for gender equity and the strength of their political power and influence. T1.2 will then create a social graph based on the relationships among relevant stakeholders and their representative groups. The quality, strength and salience of those relationships will be mapped using NodeXL18, which provides a template to explore social network graphs (i.e., network participants and their relationship with other participants on social media). This analysis will help to identify the gender and intersectional inclusivity of social innovation ecosystems by analysing three key features:1.stakeholders with high levels of interest and need in relation to gender equity in social innovation and entrepreneurship,2.stakeholders with high levels of power, and3.stakeholders with high levels of influence on gender equity in social innovation and entrepreneurship.The analysis will be implemented with support from the AAC and GHRG, allowing for the contextually driven and socio-cultural dynamics of gender equity to emerge in the analysis.

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