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Project
Builder
Project Builder ™ provides a rapid mechanism for
parallel development of research scope, research team, and funding team from
around the world. The Builder capacity enables ETN to develop new information
in complicated areas by efficiently pooling the technical and financial
resources from many small contributors. Projects go through three
phases:
- Scoping. During the scoping
phase, project proposals are posted to the web site. We determine which
projects to post based on our sense of where the most critical research gaps
lie. During the scoping phase, we collect comments on the proposed scope of
work, and solicit interested parties to carry out or to fund portions of the
work. Input we receive during this stage enables us to refine what research
will be done, and to assess the technical and financial capability to carry the
project forward. Depending on the project area, we may issue a couple of
interim scope of work versions on the site before it is finalized.
- Contract Finalization. Once the
scope of work has been finalized and we have received sufficient interest from
researchers and funders to carry forward, we will finalize the agreements to
complete the work. This will involve choice of analytical teams and
finalization agreement with funders. At this stage, funders will transfer their
committed fees to a third party escrow agent to ensure there are no problems
paying the analysts once work has been completed.
- Work Completion. Technical
analysis will begin, and the timeline for completion, as well as periodic
progress reports, will be posted on the ETN website. Some of this information
may be available only to funders. Once the analysis has been completed, it will
be published on the ETN site, and often by the partnering organizations as
well.
The following Projects are currently available for review
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