MNO-MINDS WP1

The main objective of this WP is to ensure the proper management and the achievement of the aims of the project. The WP ensure the quality of the project results and that objectives and milestones are reached respecting the scheduled deadlines and in accordance with the budget. Moreover, the WP coordinates the dissemination, communication, and exploitation activities. 

T1.1 "Project management and coordination"

1. WPs work coordination. 
2. Administrative and financial management. 
3. Organization of following meetings: 

• Kick-off meeting in month M2;
• Project Management Board Meetings: these meetings will enable to check the work advancement and to discuss any critical point of the project. They will be held all virtually in months M4, M6, M10, M12, M14, M16, M20, M22, except the 1st PMB that will take place back-to-back to the KoM in month M2; 
• Organization of the SPRINT for the consolidation of the short-list of promising non-MNO data sources, the introduction of the methodology and the ad-hoc survey. It will be held in Vienna, at month M8, and it will be open for participation to Eurostat and selected non-participating ESS NSIs;
• Intermediate meetings between the consortium members and Eurostat: this meeting will enable the project partners to discuss the project state of the art and the future work. Moreover, during this meeting the preliminary achievements will be presented to Eurostat and discussed. It will be held in VIENNA at month M8 (back to back with the SPRINT for the short-list of the non-MNO data sources, the introduction to the methodology and the ad-hoc survey) and in ROME at month M18; 
• Final Meeting. The project results will be presented to Eurostat in Rome in month M24. This meeting will be the occasion to share proposal on future needs and proposals. 

Istat (leader), STAT, DESTATIS, INE, INSEE, CBS, SSB, INS, SCB, INE-PT

T1.2 "Quality Assessment"

This task regards the quality improvement of preliminary results and the quality assessment of final achievements through the consultation of the granting authority, Eurostat, and other interested parties, mainly the TF-MNO and other bodies, e.g. the Quality Working Group. The task deals with: 

• Definition of quality control and criteria in agreement with all the project partners;
• Monitor and ensure the quality of the outcomes of the project based on the defined criteria; 
• Advise all WPs on methodological and technical aspects.

 Istat (leader), STAT, DESTATIS, INE, INSEE, CBS, SSB, INS, SCB, INE-PT 

T1.3 "Dissemination" 

This task deals with all the activities related to the communication with Eurostat, the TF-MNO, other NSIs and the dissemination of project’s results. More specifically: 

• Set-up of a collaborative platform between project participants; 
• Set-up of project web page; 
• Dissemination of results and achievements via the CROS Portal;
• Regular communication of main results to Eurostat
• Presentation of intermediate results and final achievements at international meetings, e.g. Q2024, CESS2024, NTTS2025, ISI2025, UROS2025, Net-Mob2025;
• Organization of a 3-days training course to be held in Bucharest in M20, in order to A promote the developments proposed in the project among the ESS; 
• Organization of 1-day workshops as side events back-to-back with major conferences, e.g. NTTS2025, ISI2025, in order to informing the ESS and to offering to introduce the participants to our results with hands-on sessions; 
• Organization of the final conference, in order to share the project achievements and collect feedback on future needs. It will be held in ROME in M22; 
• Regular communication of main activities and main results to the Task Force on the use of MNO data for official statistics (TF-MNO) to receive advice on the work and choices that are being made; 
• Participation to TF-MNO plenary meeting to strengthen the communication with TF-MNO and other NSIs working on MNO data; 
• Set-up of a mail-list and a dedicated email address to collect feedback and comments (in the case the TF-MNO will not be renewed). 

Istat (leader), STAT, DESTATIS, INE, INSEE, CBS, SSB, INS, SCB, INE-PT