Article 3 Definitions

An institution, either public or private, which serves a public mission, located on the territory of a Non-Participating Country, which has been accepted by DARIAH ERIC to participate in the work of one or more VCCs, as defined in Article 5 hereof.

A unit, which is responsible for the coordination of the activities of DARIAH ERIC. It supports and integrates all levels of DARIAH ERIC (General Assembly, Scientific Board, Board of Directors, Senior Management Team, National Coordinator Committee and the Joint Research Committee). In its role as coordinator, the DCO oversees the interactions with all DARIAH ERIC partners and boards and takes on a variety of vertical tasks (e.g. controlling administrative procedures) and horizontal tasks (e.g. central services, overall financing, legal and tax requirements, transfer of skills and knowledge).

An institution appointed by each Member and Observer to coordinate national DARIAH activities.

A person appointed by each Member or each Observer, who is responsible for the preparation of the national DARIAH roadmap and national in-kind contributions.

An institution, either public or private, which serves a public mission, which has been accepted by DARIAH ERIC to participate in the work of one or more VCCs.

A Virtual Competency Centre is a virtual team, made up of people from Partner Institutions, to undertake the operational activities of DARIAH ERIC.

A Partner Institution which leads the activities of one VCC and which is appointed by the Board of Directors.

The person recommended by the VCC Chair and appointed by the Board of Directors as responsible for the coordination of the VCC activities.