Deliverable 2.3 reports on task 2.2. The aim of the task is “designing and developing the criteria, the process and the tools that will be used to evaluate and measure the project activities, hypothesis, results and impact. This task will further elaborate and detail scope, plans and schedules for the pilots”. The evaluation framework to assess the project’s impacts has been elaborated and improved since the beginning of project activities. The evaluation framework has been drafted by DEN and co-designed and validated by project partners to guarantee its applicability. In particular, the evaluation framework has been informed by ex- ante scenario research conducted within WP2 activities and reported in D2.1 under the chapter 4 “Current practices and trends within the publishing industry”. Moreover, the evaluation framework has been further modified according to the specific needs which emerged from the conducted pilot.

D2.3 describes the theoretical framework on which the impact assessment relies, the methods and tools that will be used to assess project activities and the stakeholders involved in the process. Furthermore, the plan and activities for the large-scale pilots are reported as well to provide detailed information on ongoing activities and next steps.