Depending on the topic and number of interventions from selected speakers, each webinar should be divided into several parts in order to maximise the user comfort and to facilitate the transformation into thematic pills (i.e. shorter video items) for subsequent use as online tutorials. 

The key functional requirements are as follows (depending on the decision to propose live or partially recorded webinars): 

 Possibility to record webinar with participants present at different venues; 

 Interaction with the audience via a messaging tool; 

 Option to pre-record the webinar or publish it "live" in real time; 

 Possibility for at least 1.000 persons to connect simultaneously to live webinars; 

 Possibility to insert subtitles; 

 Possibility to change the language used for the subtitles; 

 Scrolling bar with indication of overview of contents to allow the users to move between various parts of the webinar according to their interest; 

 Possibility to record and edit the webinars under formats compatibles with most used websites and social media (e.g. mp4); 

 Feedback collection tool for participants to indicate their satisfaction with the webinar and express their needs and preferences regarding future parts of the series. 

 Compliance with EU data protection legislation. 

The Contractor shall propose the topics to be covered by the webinars. If the discussion during the webinar includes references to other documents or online study material, direct links should be included in this text. 

Each webinar should be composed of the following elements which overall should not exceed 90 minutes: 

 Introductory opening by the moderator promoting the series and its purpose, outlining the content of the webinar and explaining how it fits into the webinar series; 

 Speeches / presentations on the given topic; 

 Moderated Q&A discussion with the speakers, with regard to the questions posed by the audience either live or acquired via other channels in case of pre-recorded webinars; 

 Concluding remarks and invitation to the following item of the series. 

The Contractor will be in charge of organising all aspects necessary for successful delivery of the webinars, but is requested to seek approval from the European Commission on all important aspects, such as 

 The selected topics of the webinars 

 Selection of the moderator for the series; 

 Content and script of each webinar; 

 Selection of speakers; 

 Promotion of the series to the general public and media. 

