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ZIG/ZAG: UNB - European Commission [EC] "Blockchains for Social Good [BSG]" Challenge 

Tue 02 Nov 2018					Y/R:EC-BSG H2020 
						Rules of Contest - On-line
Peter M AXTENS LLB (Retired)
Chair
"Blockchains for Social Good" Research Committee
SUSTAINABILITY ACTION NETWORK

Hi Peter

Thank you again for providing the "Rule of Contest" On-line as it renders it far easier 
to submit the following questions about H2020 Programme "Rules of Contest [RoC]"

1	Theme

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;"

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

2. PRIZE AMOUNT(S) [1 - Budgetary Procedure]

"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.

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

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."

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

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. "

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 ?
	
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.

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

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)".

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

7	PROCEDURE

"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 ?

8	OTHER CONDITIONS

8.2 Publicity - Promoting the prize - Visibility of EU funding

Are we applying for EU funding ?

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

8.12	Cancellation of the contest

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

Perhaps these questions should be submitted to the EC

Regards



Jan NEILSEN
Member
EC-BSG Research Committee 

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