COBALT Communication, Dissemination and Stakeholders Engagement Plan
Creators: name: Christofides, Thanasis
name: Kefaloukos, Ioannis
name: Markakis, Evangelos
name: Chatterjee, Anjan
name: Kripiec, Pawel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: The COBALT project aims to build a multi-disciplinary ICT cybersecurity certification framework and a Common Certification Model (CCM) and Language (CCL) for different verticals, focusing on Industrial AI and Quantum Computing (via the analysis and certification of Quantum Processing Oracles), leveraging the enablers of Digital Twinning (DT), decentralized processing and trusted data exchange. The project is thus expected to produce a number of important outcomes, at a high TRL, that have initially been identified as Key Exploitable Results (KERs). These include Digital Twin as a Service, Common Certification Model and Language, Quantum Oracles APIs, Interledger for Cross-border certification, Risk Evaluation Framework, AI Shield and the COBALT Unified Certification Framework. Consequently, it is of great significance to maximize the impact of those results in the short and medium term. COBALT, in order to effectively maximize impact, will leverage a Communication, Dissemination and Stakeholder Engagement Plan as presented in the corresponding sections of this document. For the purposes of the project the Stakeholders Engagement Plan is broken down into an Exploitation and a Standardization and Empowering European Cybersecurity Certification Plan. The relevant project activities will be fulfilled in WP6 Tasks 6.1, 6.2 (Exploitation), 6.3 (Dissemination and Communication) and 6.4 (Standardization and Empowering European Cybersecurity Certification). The present document consists of three main sections, the Dissemination, Communications and Awareness Campaigns Plan, the Exploitation Plan and the Standardization and Empowering European Cybersecurity Plan, which are further analysed as follows: • The Dissemination, Communications and Awareness Campaigns Plan section lays down the dissemination phases during the project and the dissemination means such as scientific publications and conference, industrial exhibitions and trade fairs, workshops, webinars and trainings as well as joint activities with other relevant projects. Furthermore, it includes the dissemination goals in terms of KPIs, the dissemination audiences as well as the relevant activities already performed. Regarding communication, the section presents the relevant channels to be used such as the website, social media, e-newsletters and email campaigns, online publishing, blogs, fora, multimedia and promotional material. In addition, it outlines the KPIs to be utilised to measure the effectiveness of the communication activities along with the tools to track them. Finally, communication related activities already completed such as the implementation of the website, the social media profiles, promotional material along with a number of social media posts, are presented. • The Exploitation Plan section brings forward the relevant means, corresponding methodologies and targets/KPIs, towards making the most out of COBALT results, in terms of commercialization (products and services) and IP rights and relevant protection. It entails the phases of the plan, the Key Exploitable Results recognised so far which form the basis upon which commercialization and IP management will be built, the potential customer segments along with the different instruments and relevant methodologies towards commercialization and IP management. These instruments and methodologies include Market Analysis (Market Structure/Segmentation and Target groups, Competitive analysis, SWOT, PEST, Cost Benefit and Cost Effectiveness analysis), Business Model development, Marketing Strategy, the Business Plan and the IP Management Plan. • The Standardization and Empowering European Cybersecurity Plan section encompasses the current standardization landscape in the areas of cybersecurity, AI and Quantum Computing, that form the foundation for COBALT’s standardization activities. Furthermore, it presents the different standardization bodies in which COBALT will be represented while it also lays down a thorough roadmap for the standardization related activities of the project. Finally, it outlines a validation methodology regarding the certification framework robustness and practicality in real-world scenarios. The document concludes with a section on the partners’ roles in the various communication, dissemination, exploitation and standardization activities.