WG1
WG 1 Leader:
Prof. Paulo Rocha: Portuguese Institute of Sport and Youth, Portugal
paulo.rocha@ipdj.pt
Overall Management, Capacity Building, Dissemination and Exploitation
Objective
To create and operationalise management, communication, Action capacity, dissemination and exploitation and long term sustainability plans and to ensure the timely and high quality achievement of the Action aim, objectives and tasks. WG 1 is focused on management, it integrates the DE-PASS Management Committee and the Core Group Board. The WG1 Leader will have specific focus on European and international networking and alliances and preparing concise growth, harmonisation and sustainability plans.
Deliverables
- D1.1. Launch of COST Action web portal - Determinants of Physical ActivitieS in Settings (DE-PASS).
- D1.2. COST Action reports (internal 6-monthly Working Group Reports and general progress reports (PR) - PR1 at Month12, PR2 at M24 and Final report at M48).
- D1.3. To define & promote a European research, harmonisation & implementation strategy which is both evidenced based and aspirational (Report).
- D1.4. DE-PASS Summary of key findings, impact analysis, recommendations and conclusions (Manuscript).
WG Descriptor
WG1 Overall Management, Capacity Building, Dissemination and Exploitation – Objective: To create and operationalise management, communication, Action capacity, dissemination and exploitation and long term sustainability plans and to ensure the timely and high quality achievement of the Action aim, objectives and tasks. Plans for all aspects of the Action management and WG2-4 implementation will be finalised by month 4. A Core Group (Co-Chairs, WG Leaders, activity coordinators) reporting to the Management Committee and responsible for the daily progress of the Action will be established.
The Action is transnational and functions in an inter-disciplinary fashion. A primary and long-term objective is to build research capacity and collaboration across all COST Countries and specifically target ITCs and ECIs. The Action will provide leadership roles to ECIs, building capacity for the future. It will systematically extend to Near Neighbour Countries (NNCs) and International Partner Countries (IPCs).
Training Schools and STSMs will be focused on
- Knowledge exchange;
- Consensus methodologies;
- Measurement of determinants;
- Database linkage, integration, harmonisation;
- Analysis and end user friendly knowledge integration into policy and intervention design.
