D2.3 First version of the training platform and modules sustainability plan
Creators: name: Cherel, Eric
name: Kavvadia, Theodora
name: Haklay, Muki
name: Giraldo Sevilla, Andrea
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Projects
OpenPlato
sustainability
technical sustainability
financial sustainability
content sustainability
training courses

description: This report, Deliverable 2.3 of the PATTERN project, outlines the initial sustainability plan for the project's training platform and modules. The PATTERN project aims to pilot open and responsible activities and trainings towards the enhancement of researchers' networks, focusing on Open and Responsible Research and Innovation (ORRI). This sustainability plan is focused on ensuring the long-term impact and accessibility of the training resources developed by the project beyond its funding period. 

The core of the project's sustainability lies in its training platform and the comprehensive modules it hosts, designed to equip researchers with essential ORRI skills and knowledge. The plan addresses various dimensions of sustainability, including technical, content, community, and institutional aspects.

Technically, the plan emphasizes the importance of using open-source technologies, ensuring interoperability, and planning for the platform's maintenance and potential evolution. Content sustainability focuses on strategies for updating and curating the training materials, incorporating feedback, and potentially expanding the content based on emerging needs in the ORRI landscape.

Community engagement is key to PATTERN’s consortium sustainability strategy, with plans to foster an active user base, encourage contributions to the training materials, and build a network of trainers and ORRI advocates. Institutionally, consortium partners explored avenues for integrating the platform and modules into existing university curricula and training programs, as well as seeking recognition and support from relevant organizations.

The report acknowledges potential challenges such as securing long-term funding, maintaining technological relevance, ensuring content remains current and accurate, and navigating the diverse institutional landscapes across Europe. To mitigate these risks, the plan proposes strategies including diversifying funding sources, adopting flexible and modular approaches to both the platform and content, and building strong partnerships with key stakeholders.

In conclusion, the D2.3 report presents a robust foundational plan for sustaining the PATTERN project's training platform and modules. It also demonstrates the combined effort of the partners in the project to reflect on and consider the long-term sustainability of PATTERN results. By addressing technical, content, community, and institutional factors, and outlining clear mitigation strategies for potential challenges, PATTERN aims to ensure that its valuable ORRI training resources remain accessible and impactful for the European research community in the long term. This plan serves as a living document that will be further developed and refined throughout the project's lifecycle, culminating in D2.4 “Final version of the training platform and modules sustainability plan”, due in M42.

**This version of the document is still under approval of the EC.