Northern Periphery Programme 2007 2013 Final Content Report

Northern Periphery Programme 2007 -2013 Final Content Report Lead Partner Seminar 20 th January 2011, Friars Carse Hotel, Dumfries, Scotland

Overview Final Reporting Package Final Financial Report • Statement of Expenditure • Certificate of Expenditure • Final Project Claim Final Administrative Report • General information • Project activities • Results • Indicators • Project financial information • Project management and partnership dynamics • NPP horizontal principles • Project communication • Changes • Additional information Final Content Report • Introduction • Project story • List of project outcomes • Product/service factsheet(s) • List of producers/providers • Testimonials • Visualisation • Contact Details

Final Content Report § Final Purpose: to collect information for wide Final Administrative Financial Reportin order publication on a web based platform to be able outcomes • Statement of to visualise project • General information Expenditure • Project activities § Target group: end users/beneficiaries • Certificate of • Results § Expenditure Content: • Indicators • Final Claim • Project financial § Project stories information § Product/service factsheets: • Project management § § § § Product/service name and partnership dynamics Key words • NPP horizontal Purpose principles Target group(s) • Project communication Attributes • Changes References • Additional information Contact Details Visualisation Final Content Report • Introduction • Project story • List of project outcomes • Product/service factsheet(s) • List of producers/providers • Testimonials • Visualisation • Contact Details

Final Content Report - Rationale § Rationale: to collect information in order to be able to visualise project outcomes for wide publication § § The Programme needs to demonstrate tangible outcomes (accountability, sharing solutions and making case for future NPP) So far not much concrete information available final report is the last opportunity Template will facilitate information gathering about concrete project outcomes Information will be collected once at project closure § § § Information remains static Reduced need for further information requests , although LP responsible for providing information for up to 5 years However, it seems that ongoing projects also wish to be included

How will the information be used? § Web platform § § § To display project outcomes in an attractive online format for anyone to view and share Target group: end users/beneficiaries, project idea holders, projects Static information: project stories and project outcomes Dynamic information: possibilities to interact and build networks through social media Possible other uses of the information § § Thematic publications Final Implementation Report NPP 2007 -2013

Professional standard § § Rationale: information should allow for versatile use Style requirements: § § Criteria for audiovisual materials § § Plain English, written for the target group Coherent, concise, inverted pyramid Archive friendly Product: picture(s). Optional: graph(s), animation/video Service: graph(s) explaining process/model. Optional: picture(s), animation/video You can use existing materials if they meet the criteria If necessary, hire professionals or look for in-house resources

Discussion Points § Can collecting this information benefit your project and project partner organisations? 1. 2. 3. § Is the collected information relevant for your project’s end users/beneficiaries? Do you feel that any questions are missing? Could you use the collected information for other purposes? Do you have any concerns about: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. the amount of time necessary to complete the forms/factsheets? being concrete about products/services? style requirements to the text? criteria for audiovisual materials? hiring communication professionals?

Overview Final Reporting Package Final Financial Report • Statement of Expenditure • Certificate of Expenditure • Final Project Claim Final Administrative Report • General information • Project activities • Results • Indicators • Project financial information • Project management and partnership dynamics • NPP horizontal principles • Project communication • Changes • Additional information Final Content Report • Introduction • Project story • List of project outcomes • Product/service factsheet(s) • List of producers/providers • Testimonials • Visualisation • Contact Details

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