All publications of the ETIP must be of high quality and supported by the ETIP SNET governing bodies and European stakeholders active in this field. The Contractor  shall ensure this through adequate processes for quality management, validation and stakeholder involvement. 

 Tracking and mapping progress in energy systems research and innovation. The Contractor  shall monitor this progress, and summarise and structure it with reference to the latest implementation plan and roadmap by ETIP SNET as well as to the SET- Plan Action 4 Implementation Plan. This shall cover research and innovation in the field of smart energy systems in the EU and explicitly include the EU Member States and other SET plan countries. 

For BRIDGE, the specific objectives are: 

 The professional organisation of the BRIDGE working groups and task forces as listed in Section 1.4.1.3, and mainly the organisation of meetings and web meetings. 

 Publications, i.e., updates of the BRIDGE brochure and thematic reports with cross- project conclusions and recommendations from the different working groups. 

 Knowledge management, with the aim to keep results from working groups, task forces and projects (e.g., key reports, methodologies, software tools, data sets or intellectual property) retrievable and searchable on the BRIDGE website; ensure that participants stay involved in BRIDGE and contribute their experience after the end of their projects. 

Policy support, knowledge management and dissemination of ongoing work and results through adequate means of communication are objectives for both ETIP SNET and BRIDGE, although with different coverage: 

 ETIP SNET and BRIDGE – policy support to the EC (DG ENER) by gathering, structuring and presenting information on innovation in the smart energy system domain. 

 ETIP SNET and BRIDGE – set-up, maintenance, updates and promotion of an integrated knowledge management and sharing platform on smart grids and energy systems. 

 ETIP SNET – dissemination of the achievements and ongoing work. The dissemination shall be targeted to, at least, the following target groups: 

o stakeholders of technology and innovation in the energy system domain in Europe, such as businesses, research organisations, academia, energy communities, consumer organisations, and their national and European associations; 

o EU and Member State policy makers involved in regulatory policy, technology and innovation in the energy system domain; 

o international and intergovernmental initiatives and organisations involved in regulatory policy, technology and innovation in the energy system domain (e.g., the International Energy Agency); 

o civil society. 

