D4.6 - Exploitation of results action plan - initial version

The D4.6 - RURALITIES Exploitation of Results Action Plan (Initial Version) presents the first structured framework for ensuring that the project’s outcomes—knowledge, methodologies, living labs, training and expertise centres, toolkits, and policy inputs—are safeguarded, sustained, and scaled beyond the project lifetime. This framework, called the Project Heritage Action Programme (PHAP), sets out how the consortium will preserve and exploit the project’s “heritage” of innovations, ensuring longterm impact at societal and policy levels. The document builds on Deliverable D1.3 – KIPER Guidelines and Briefs (submitted at M18), which established the foundation for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and knowledge management. In D4.6, we operationalize those principles by: • Mapping exploitable results (ERs) across societal, policy, and innovation domains. • Defining pathways of exploitation, with emphasis on societal uptake (Living Labs, role models, training centres) and policy influence (regional/national/EU frameworks). • Establishing an implementation calendar (M36–M60), with key milestones for validating, scaling, and sustaining assets. • Outlining the Financial and Business Case Handbook, focusing on qualitative business models and strategic sustainability pathways. • Providing a first version of the IPR Matrix, consolidating background (BG), foreground (FG), and Exploitable Results (ERs) identified up to M36. The initial PHAP sets the stage for the final version at M60 (Deliverable D4.13 - RURALITIES Exploitation of Results Action Plan – final version), where the consortium will refine exploitation routes, update the IPR Matrix, and consolidate sustainability measures.