Question 1

Executive Board

Accepted Answer

Consists of: 
All WP leaders - BBU, WWU, BFH, UNA, UTW
Project Coordinator - Jörg Osterrieder  
Project Co-coordinator - Branka Hadji Misheva 
Project Manager - Frédérik Sinan Bernard 
Diversity Coordinator - Codruta Mare 
The Executive Board is responsible for:
Overall management of the training and research program
Monitoring of Individual Research Project progress
Implementation of training activities with associated partners
Ensuring integration of the training and research agenda with the career development plan of the doctoral candidates
Monitoring best practices on dissemination of Individual Research Project results
Reporting to the Supervisory Board on common issues and proposing an agenda for their meeting

Question 2

Supervisory Board

Accepted Answer

Consists of:
One representative of each partner - UTW, BBU, UNA, CAR, ASE, WWU, KUT, ROY, ARC, EIT, FRA, DEL, SWE, RAI, ECB
All supervisors - two supervisors from each partner
All WP leaders - BBU, WWU, BFH, UNA, UTW
Two annually rotating doctoral candidates
Diversity coordinator - Codruta Mare
Project Manager - Frédérik Sinan Bernard
Co-chaired by the project coordinator and the EU representative - Jörg Osterrieder and Gergana Simeonova-Arida
Is responsible for:
Approving and supervising the financial, marketing, and communication strategies
Monitoring and evaluating the progress of training and research milestones
Serving as an internal audit team for the EB when it decides on budget allocation, organisational structure, and consortium strategy

Question 3

External Advisory Board

Accepted Answer

Consists of:
Five prominent academics
Five senior executives with dual responsibilities
Is responsible for:
Issue recommendations and brainstorm ideas for training and research programs
Propose corrective measures

Question 4

Doctoral Candidates Committee

Accepted Answer

Consists of:
Two members and one doctoral candidate representative from each beneficiary - UTW, BBU, UNA, CAR, ASE, WWU, KUT
It’s chair is chosen annually by the DCC members
Is responsible for:
Supervising training and facilities issues
Ensuring DIGITAL's policies are consistent with their implementation
Engaging in discussions and voicing ideas and concerns to their representative on the SB
Ensuring engagement of the DIGITAL network by promoting social events for doctoral candidates and all consortium members

Question 5

Research and Training Committee

Accepted Answer

Consists of:
Two members from the academic sector:
		- Ioana Coita (chair; University of Oradea)
		- Audrius Kabasinskas (Kaunas Institute of Technology)
Two members from the non-academic sector:
		- Aidas Malakauskas (co-chair, Swedbank)
		- Renato Rocha Souza (Raiffeisen Bank International)
A representative from an associated partner:
		- Gennaro Di Brino (Cardo AI)
Is responsible for:
Setting the strategy on organising courses and training activities
Creating an individual training plan for doctoral candidates that takes into account their career development
Assisting the consortium with supervision-related issues and conflicts

Question 6

Communication and Dissemination Board

Accepted Answer

Consists of:
Chair: Branka Hadji Misheva (Bern University of Applied Sciences)
Members:
		- Codruta Mare (Babes-Bolyai University)
		- Monica Achim (Babes-Bolyai University)
		- Rubin Haxhiymeri (Cardo AI)
		- Aidas Malakauskas (Swedbank)
		- Ioana Coita (University of Twente)
		- Christina Kolb (University of Twente)
		- Joerg Osterrieder (University of Twente)
Is responsible for:
Ensuring that multiple and appropriate audiences are targeted throughout various communication campaigns
Monitoring the implementation of communication and dissemination strategies
Monitoring engagement from different audiences in order to maximise the impact of DIGITAL results
A media communication officer will be appointed

Question 7

Project Coordinator Team

Accepted Answer

Consists of:
Project Coordinator – Chair - Jörg Osterrieder  
Financial Manager
Technical Manager
Communication Coordinator
Is responsible to:
Establish the network, manage the relationships with the external advisory board and coordinate the overall work of the project and its implementation (PC)
Maintain internal communications within the consortium, the supporting external partied and for reporting to the EC (PC)
Monitor the content and progress of each work package as well as coordinate the cooperation among work packages, assure the effectiveness of the project (PC)
Ensure that milestones are respected, and deliverables are submitted in time with high quality (PC + TM)
Check with each partner ahead of the planned milestones and deliverables whether they are going to be completed in time and with the required quality (TM)
Monitor how the financial resources allocated to each partner are employed (PC)
Work in coordination with the administrative offices of UTW to ensure financial compliance and transparency (FM)
Check with the technical manager in advance whether each partner respects the milestones and deliverables and in which proportion; and will assign the corresponding budget (FM)

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