This document is D1.3 “Quality Assurance & Risk Management Plan” of NEANIAS project and its purpose is to present the overall strategy, the tools and the procedures regarding Quality Assurance and Risk Management for NEANIAS.

In particular, the aim of this deliverable is to describe the mechanisms that will be employed throughout the project in order to ensure the quality level of project deliverables and outcomes.

Regarding quality assurance it defines specific policies and moreover it defines separate policies for a number of activities referring to project deliverables, milestones, research publications, meetings’ organization, events’ participation, press releases, dissemination and other outreach material, training, KPIs training etc. To be effective, on one hand it assigns nominated reviewers for contractual outcomes, such as deliverables, while on the other, it adopts minimum overhead approaches, such as open flow of information and “silent approval” policy, in areas where less critical issues may reside.

Regarding risk management, it defines the methodology to be followed, which allows risk management to be supported by non-experts, minimizing the learning curve and the risk for neglecting issues. It also defines the instruments and timeline for executing the methodology, in order to provide sufficient risk assurance for the project assets.

In the updated version of the document the list of risk is adapted to the risks that threaten the project and the sustainability of its services for the last period of the project and beyond.