Description of Participant role:
OEKOSYS acts as the responsible administrative and research co-coordinator and maintains so project performance and reporting (WP8-manager). Additionally OEKOSYS acts as the technical prime mover for DSS (Decision Support System) -methodological development, customization and integration of tools as IT-application as well as for socio economic research issues (WP3-manager). In addition to that OEKOSYS participates in data acquisition, compilation and data base management of the project parts focused on socio economic issues in Reference Area 5 (A/HU). Taking care of WP1 as WP1-manager OEKOSYS is strongly involved in the set up of regional analysis (SWOT planning) of Reference Areas. In completion to that OEKOSYS contributes substantially to WP7 supporting and promoting dissemination activities by frequent communication to external parties.

Deliverables by OEKOSYS are:
Deliverable 1.1: User guide and tutorial, structured demonstration of experience of general relevance as guideline on good practice for rural development planning
Deliverable 3.1: Indicator system/assessment procedures as prototype of indicator assessment model calibrated to requirements of regional sustainable development
Deliverable 3.2: Prototype of system dynamics model for integrated rural development towards territorial competitiveness calibrated for a reference area
Deliverable 3.3: Prototype of Emergy dynamic model with reference application of very sensitive cases of sustainability
Deliverable 3.4: Set of prototypes of communication interface tools for the three model types of del. 3.1 to 3.3;
Deliverable 8.1: Support in deliverable preparation technology audit and IPR issues.
Deliverable 8.2: Description of IPR and licensing/exploitation policy
Deliverable 8.3 and 8.4: Progress Report and Cost Statements to EC