nir-vana innovation network

<p>The main objective of the Open Call is to extend the impact of the WeNet project by involving additional institutions, by increasing the diversity in terms of communities of users and data collected, by collecting further data to feed the WeNet Research Infrastructure (RI), by exposing a larger number of individuals and communities to the WeNet vision and tool, by fostering the creation of a community of innovators around the WeNet platform, by collecting feedback from early adopters on the usability, usefulness, and ethical implications of the WeNet platform and RI.</p><p>The WeNet Open Call is organised around three tracks. Each track targets a different set of objectives, has a different budget and different project duration.</p><p><strong>Track A – APP: Develop a new use case, a new app and run an experiment (collect data)</strong></p><p>Develop a new app/use case (i.e. a use case not already developed and tested within the WeNet project). Use the WeNet platform for app development: the proposed app must use the WeNet platform APIs to provide its functionality to end users. Bring a community of users (indicatively, for Track A, we do expect at least 50 new users to be brought by the applicant). Run a pilot experiment with said community of users. Collect experimental data, anonymize it and make it available for inclusion in the WeNet research infrastructure under a CC+ licence. Max duration: 6 months.</p><p><strong>Track B – DATA: Re-use an existing WeNet app and run an experiment (collect data)</strong></p><p>Reuse an existing WeNet app1 and bring a community of users (indicatively at least 200 for quantitative studies and 20-50 for qualitative studies). Feed anonymized data into the research infrastructure under a CC+ licence in order to allow other community members (students/researchers) to learn more about diversity and for the WeNet team to improve its algorithms. Max duration: 4 months.</p><p><strong>Track C – OPEN TRACK: This is a free track, where proposals that do not fit Track A or B, but are relevant for the Open Call scope, can be submitted</strong></p><p>The expected results should be relevant to the scope and goals of the WeNet project. No further requirements are foreseen for this track. Max duration: 6 months.</p>