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ZIG/ZAG: UNB - European Commission [EC] "Blockchains for Social Good [BSG]"
	 Challenge - DRAFT MINUTES W 14 NOV 2018 FOR MTG 3 T 13 NOV 2018

Date:		Tue 13 Nov 2018		Time:17:30 - 18:30

Venue:		Balgowlah RSL		Contact: Stephen GOULD
		30 Ethel Street		SAN Projects Co-ordinator
		BALGOWLAH 2092	{61}(4)1600-9468

			INVITEES & ATTENDEES

Peter AXTENS	[PMA] Chr	Y	Janece WILLS	[JPW]		E
Gloria OMODEI	[GMO]		Y	Carline DUFFY	[CJD]		E
Jan NEILSEN	[JNN]		Y	Nick RIDDELL 	[NHR]		E
Tim CHENKO	[TMC]		E	Stephen GOULD	[SGG] Sec	Y
Kathy REID 	[KCR]		Y	Any On-line Contacts

			     AGENDA

	A  17:30-17:45 - Review Questions H2020 Rules of Contest [RoC] 1-4
	B  17:45-18:00 - Review Questions H2020 Rules of Contest [RoC] 5,6, 7 & 9
	C  18:00-18:25 - Review Questions H2020 Rules of Contest [RoC] 8
	D  18:25-18:30 - Any other business
	W  Action Items
	Z  Next Meeting	Tue 27 Nov 2018		17:30 - 18:30

A  17:30-17:45 - REVIEW QUESTIONS H2020 RULES OF CONTEST [ROC] SECTIONS 1-4

JNN had submit a series of questions which the meeting reviewed and considered 
that most were suitable to submit to the EC-BSG

1 	THEME: 'BLOCKCHAINS FOR SOCIAL GOOD'

What does it mean by:

"1.2c	Demonstrate the viability of solutions enabling a more even 
	distribution and sharing of information and resources which 
	respects privacy while providing levels of transparency;"

JNN Does this mean we have to have a live installations or will a model suffice ?

PMA said we will write to EC-BSG for clarification on this issue

2	PRIZE AMOUNTS

"Since the prize amounts are only to be foreseen in the 2020 budget, 
they are subject to the availability of the appropriations provided 
for in the draft budget for 2020 after the adoption of the budget by 
the budgetary authority or, if the budget is not adopted, as provided 
for in the system of provisional twelfths.

JNN How will we know if the Prize Money will ever be available ?

PMA said we will write to EC-BSG for clarification on this issue on the 
understanding that "the system of provisional twelfths" is a monthly 
accounting process

3	DEADLINES & ADMISSIBILITY

"Joint applications by a group of participants are admitted. 

In this case, the participants must appoint a 'lead participant' to 
represent them towards the Commission. 

The participants will be jointly responsible and must all fulfil and
respect the conditions set out in these Rules of Contest.

Applications must be submitted by the (lead) participant via the 
Participant Portal Submission Service."

JNN How will we decide who to appoint as a 'lead participant' if there are 
multiple submission applications

PMA said this issue of suitable projects and project participants will be 
reviewed over the Christmas/New Year break and agreed in 2019

4	ELIGIBILITY

According to General Annex C to the Main Work Programme there needs to 
be at least 3 legal entities in a different EU Member State or Horizon 2020 
associated country as per extracted information


"A  Research & innovation actions (RIA) 

At least three legal entities. Each of the three must be established 
in a different EU Member State or Horizon 2020 associated country.

All three legal entities must be independent of each other. 

B  Innovation actions (IA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three must be established 
in a different EU Member State or Horizon 2020 associated country.

All three legal entities must be independent of each other. 

C  Coordination & support actions (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in an EU Member State or 
Horizon 2020 associated country.  

D  ERA-NET Co-fund actions

At least three legal entities. 

Each of the three must be established in a different EU Member State
or Horizon 2020 associated country. 

All three legal entities must be independent of each other.

Participants in ERA-NET Co-fund actions must be legal entities owning 
or managing public research and innovation programmes.[4] 

E  Pre- commercial procurement (PCP) & Public procurement of 
   Innovative solutions (PPI) actions 

At least three legal entities. 

Each of the three must be established in a different EU Member State  
or Horizon 2020 associated country. 

All three legal entities must be independent of each other. 

Furthermore, there must be a minimum of two legal entities which are
'public procurers'[5] from two different EU Member States or Horizon 
2020 associated countries. 

Both legal entities must be independent of each other. 

F  European Joint Programme (EJP) Co-fund actions 

At least five legal entities. 

Each of the five must be established in a different EU Member State
or Horizon 2020 associated country. 

All five legal entities must be independent of each other.[6]

Participants in EJP Co-und actions must be legal entities owning or
managing national research and innovation programmes [7]

G  Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA) 

At least one legal entity established in an EU Member State or
Horizon 2020 associated country. 

Prizes See conditions for participation in the Rules of Contest. "

JNN How will our submission deal with these Eligibility issues as Australia is not
listed as an associated country [AC] eligible for funding in the Horizon 2020 - 
Work Programme 2016-2017 or Horizon 2020 - Work Programme 2018-2020 
although South Africa,  Zambia and Wallis Island are listed ?

PMA said we will write to EC-BSG for clarification on Challenge Prize Money
and the Funding issue

It appears that organisations who have received funding can enter their
project into the Challenge contest

However we need to confirm that if you have not applied for funding or are
self funded that you can still enter the Challenge contest

B  17:45-17:30 - REVIEW QUESTIONS H2020 RULES OF CONTEST [ROC] SECTIONS 5,6, 7 & 9

5	AWARD CRITERIA

2	Decentralisation and governance: improvements in transparency 
	and accountability (while respecting privacy and/or anonymity) 
	in comparison to existing centralised solutions, based on 
	multidisciplinary considerations spanning technological (i.e. 
	computing, programming, etc.), social (i.e. sociology, 
	psychology, art, etc.) and economic (i.e. innovation, new
	economic models, etc.) sciences.

JNN Are we intending to promote new economic models similar to the 
proposal to UNDP Zambia project ?

The meeting agreed that their should be included as part of the submission

6	DOCUMENTS

"Participants may be asked at a later stage for further documents 
(for legal entity validation, bank account validation, ethics review, 
declaration of honour on exclusion grounds, etc)".

JNN What does "declaration of honour on exclusion grounds " mean ?

PMA said we will write to EC-BSG for clarification on this issue

7	PROCEDURE

T"Both the pre-selection panel and the jury will have a 
Multidisciplinary composition, including technological, social and 
economic competences."

If there is more than one submission will we be submitting each application 
using the RUBAC Volunteer Cryptocurrency Model ?

The meeting agreed that their should be included as part of all submissions

C  18:00-18:25 - REVIEW QUESTIONS H2020 RULES OF CONTEST [ROC] SECTION 8

This section was about 13 other conditions of the Contest

8.2	Publicity - Promoting the prize - Visibility of EU funding

JNN Are we applying for EU funding ?

PMA said we should write to see if we can be eligible although it seems 
unlikely for a number of reasons including

1	Australia is not listed as one of the Countries eligible for funding

2	We currently do not have 3 legal entities each established in a 
	different EU Member State

3	Is England still recognised as a EU Member State after the BREXIT 
	referendum

SGG said that during his recent trip to Europe there may be a number
of contacts in some of the EU countries visited that may be prepared 
to get involved with projects

Do we have to apply to use the EC Logo eg 3 Deadlines and Admissibility ?

PMA said we should write to apply to use the EC Logo and will use it on 
just 3 web-pages until we receive an answer

8.12	Cancellation of the contest

JNN Should we apply for funds in case the Contest is cancelled ?

PMA said 8.12 Cancellation of the Contest states:

		8.12	Cancellation of the Contest

The Commission may cancel the contest or decide not to award the 
prize(s) - without any obligation to compensate participants -, if:

	(a) no applications are received

	(b) the jury does not find any winners

	(c) the winners are not eligible or must be excluded
	or
	(d) the objective of the contest has already been achieved.

PMA emphasised that it important for participants to understand that if the contest 
can be cancelled at any time we record all the stages of any project to protect 
Intellectual Property Rights as any Complaints have to be lodged before the 
European General Court

PMA said lets see if we can confirm that we can apply for funds first

Perhaps these questions should be submitted to the EC

The meeting agreed that this should be carried out before Christmas

D   18:25-18:30 - ANY OTHER BUSINESS

There were no other business issues

ACTION ITEMS			ACTION			WHO	FOR	WHEN		

1	Report re Funding grants for projects		SGG	All	by M 2018/11/22

2	Ltr re use of Logo on web-site			SGG	All	by F 2018/11/23

3	Ltrs to EU-BSG re Rules of Contest		PMA	All	by W 2018/11/24

NEXT MEETING

Date:	Tue 27 Nov 2018		Time:	17:30 - 18:30

Venue:	Balgowlah RSL	 	E: 
	30 Ethel St		F:{61}(2)
	SEAFORTH	2092	P:{61}(2)9949-5477

Stephen GOULD
Projects Co-ordinator
SUSTAINABILITY ACTION NETWORK
 
E: ehn.1a3posgg@gmail.com
M: {61}(4)1600-9468 


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