General Information
Proposal Number: 16107
Principal Investigator: THEOTOKAS IOANNIS
Sub-action: Sub-action 2. Funding Projects in Leading-Edge Sectors – RRFQ: Basic Research Financing(Horizontal support for all Sciences)
Acronym:iCASPort
Proposal Title:Innovative Concession Agreements for Sustainable Ports
Thematic Area:ThA5. Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities, Management & Economics of Innovation
4 Development of innovative applications and sustainable business models
Host Institution: UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS
Department: Department οf Maritime Studies
Beneficiary–CollaboratingOrganization(s):Ionian University, Panteion University οf Social and Political Sciences
Keywords: Ports,Port industry,Port Concession Agreements,Innovation,Information Governance,PortExternalities,Sustainable Port Development
Approved budget: 156,000.00 €
Starting Date: 10/10/2023
Duration (in months): 24
Description Work Packages (WPs)& Deliverables
| WP Number: 1 | WP Title: Project Management | |
| Starting Month: 1 | Ending Month: 24 | Person Months (PMs): 4 |
| Objectives: WP1 covers the management of the project. WP 1 will supervise the completion of all deliverables in time and within budget | ||
| Deliverables: D1.1. Periodic Progress Management Report: Summarize the progress of work along with findings and recommendations [m. 6 & 12 & 18], D1.2. Final Progress Management Report: Summarize the work done along with findings and recommendations [m. 24], D1.3. Quality Plan: Quality Assurance Manual and Contingency Plan: Risk Assessment Manual [m. 6] | ||
| WP Number: 2 | WP Title: Requirement Analysis – National and European Concession Agreements in Ports | |
| Starting Month: 1 | Ending Month: 12 | Person Months (PMs): 14 |
| Objectives: WP2 is aimed at undertaking port concession agreements analysis and a review of related literature references, which will serve as a benchmark to understand the current dimensions, parameters and clauses of CAs that are under consideration. Such a benchmark will allow us to utilize these dimensions, parameters and clauses as a baseline and build upon them in the process of designing a more holistic CA requirement specification. | ||
| Deliverables: D2.1. Review of Port CAs: Review different segments / terminals and finalize research objectives and outcomes. [m. 6]; D2.2. Review of Related Literature and Case Studies with respect to iCAsPORT objectives. [m. 8]; D2.3. Participation of the Research Team in an International Conference [m. 10]; D2.4. Project Requirements Specification and Project Success Criteria [m. 12]. | ||
| WP Number: 3 | WP Title: Dynamic Model Framework of Concession Agreements for Sustainable Operation and Development in Ports | |
| Starting Month: 8 | Ending Month: 18 | Person Months (PMs): 14 |
| Objectives: WP3 is aimed at undertaking an empirical research consolidation in order to compare and combine results and other output from multiple previously conducted research activities, in line with the project requirements specification and stakeholder consultation in order to identify indicators for sustainability as well as, port variables (incl. externalities), port policies, government issues and other aspects, in order to create a dynamic model of CAs for sustainable ports | ||
| Deliverables: D3.1. Port Regulation Framework Report [m. 10]; D3.2. Socio Economic Parameters and Variables and CAs [m. 12]; D3.3. Environmental Parameters and Variables and CAs [m. 12]; D3.4. Creation of a Dynamic ModelFramework of CAs for Port’s Sustainable Development [m. 16]; D3.5. Information Governance Framework[m. 16]; D3.6. Submission for Publication in an International Scientific Journal [m. 18] | ||
| WP Number: 4 | WP Title: Pilot Case Study | |
| Starting Month: 19 | Ending Month: 24 | Person Months (PMs): 14 |
| Objectives: WP4 is aimed at preparation and application of the dynamic model Framework of Concession Agreement to a port or port terminal in Greece as a pilot case study | ||
| Deliverables: D4.1. Case Study Methodology Framework [m. 20]; D4.2. Case Study Data Collection [m. 21]; D4.3. Participation in an International Conference [m. 21]; D4.4. Case Study Data Analysis Report [m. 22]; D4.5. Case Study Evaluation [m. 22]; D4.6. Submission for Publication in an International Scientific Journal [m. 24] | ||
| WP Number: 5 | WP Title: Dissemination and Communication Management | |
| Starting Month: 1 | Ending Month: 24 | Person Months (PMs): 14 |
| Objectives: WP5 is aimed at arranging an extensive but highly focused dissemination program for the project outputs; it will also provide plans for long term sustainability of the project outputs. Specific objectives include: 1. Provide a project website and a public observatory which will keep track of developments in the field; 2. Set up a project Forum comprising of stakeholders representing users, industry, and the public sector; 3. Organize a dissemination program to obtain feedback on project plans and intermediate results and to maximize the potential impact of the project outputs; 4. Organize annual evaluation of project outputs and provide Policy, and Research Recommendations; 5. Provide concrete exploitation plan demonstrating the long term sustainability of the project outputs. | ||
| Deliverables: D5.1. Website and Observatory: Provide a distinctive project website, which will be the public face of the project. The website will also have a private area, which will serve as the support for project management and document repository. Provide and set up functional specifications for project Observatory [m. 6 & 8]; D5.2. Communication Plan: Provide a description of all dissemination actions planned in the project, including conferences etc., and identifying the persons who are responsible for providing the messages to the users [m. 10]; D5.3.Project Forum and Dissemination Program: Provide annual reports on the membership and activities of the project Forum and dissemination [m. 12 & 24]; D5.4. Exploitation Plan: Provide exploitation strategy and plan specifying the intended use of project results by project beneficiaries and strategies for the long term sustainability of project outputs [m. 22]; D5.5.Project Conference: Provide support to the organization of the project conference [m. 24] | ||