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  * Stage 7. Pilot implementation of elaborated software and applying fixes based on results. Q7
  * Stage 8. Final project report. Q7-Q8
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++**//Time-sequence of the stages and substages~://**
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++|**Stages**|**Substages**|**Inst.**|**Scientists**|**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**Q5**|**Q6**|**Q7**|**Q8**
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++Stage 1. Analysis of existing methods and tools.
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++)))|Substage 1.1 Studying of existing statistical and econometrical methods and algorithms applying for gender analysis.|NIER & IMCS|(T.Colesnicova, E.Lucasenco, M.Ciobanu, A.Colesnicov, E.Naval, L.Malahov)|X| | | | | | |
++|Substage 1.2 Studying of international experience in the domain of gender-related research on the microeconomic level.|NIER & IMCS|(T.Colesnicova, E.Lucasenco, M.Ciobanu, A.Colesnicov, E.Naval, L.Malahov)|X| | | | | | |
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++Stage 2. Marketing.
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++)))|Substage 2.1. Collection information about organizations interested in gender problems.|NIER| (E.Naval, M.Ciobanu)| |X|X|X| | | |
++|Substage 2.2. Collection information about potential users.|NIER| (E.Naval, M.Ciobanu)| |X|X|X| | | |
++|Substage 2.3. Analysis of the potential market for results of the project.|NIER & IMCS| (E.Naval, M.Ciobanu)| | | | |X|X| |
++|Substage 2.4. Information system promotion for potential users.|NIER & IMCS| (E.Naval, M.Ciobanu)| | | | |X|X| |
++|(% rowspan="5" %)Stage 3. Elaboration of the methodology for the innovative software.|Substage 3.1. Describe of using methods in gender audit (formulas, instruments, etc.).|NIER|(T.Colesnicova, E.Lucasenco)| |X|X|X|X| | |
++|Substage 3.2. Composing the list of INPUT parameters and indicators (required mandatory, non-mandatory).|NIER|(T.Colesnicova, E.Lucasenco)| |X|X|X|X| | |
++|Substage 3.3. Description of INPUT data verification process and algorithms.|NIER|(T.Colesnicova, E.Lucasenco)| |X|X|X|X| | |
++|Substage 3.4. Extended outline of software of OUTPUT results.|NIER|(T.Colesnicova, E.Lucasenco)| |X|X|X|X| | |
++|Substage 3.5. Elaboration of methodology for innovative software gender analysis summarized index (GASI).|NIER & IMCS|(((
++(T.Colesnicova, E.Lucasenco, M.Ciobanu,
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++E.Naval)
++)))| | |X|X|X| | |
++|(% rowspan="4" %)(((
++Stage 4. The technical outline of the innovative software.
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++)))|Substage 4.1 Determination of the implementation platform and the basic principles.|IMCS|(A.Colesnicov, L.Malahov)| |X|X| | | | |
++|Substage 4.2 Designing of the interface organization principles.|IMCS|(A.Colesnicov, L.Malahov)| |X|X| | | | |
++|Substage 4.3 Database structure definition.|IMCS|(A.Colesnicov, L.Malahov)| |X|X| | | | |
++|Substage 4.4 Designing the functional of software per modules.|IMCS|(A.Colesnicov, L.Malahov)| |X|X| | | | |
++|(% rowspan="6" %)(((
++Stage 5. Elaboration of software.
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++)))|Substage 5.1 The basic functionality of software (portal website creation, interface, etc.).|IMCS|(T.Colesnicova, A.Colesnicov, L.Malahov)| | | |X| | | |
++|Substage 5.2 Database creation (structure, table, etc.).|IMCS|(T.Colesnicova, A.Colesnicov, L.Malahov)| | | |X| | | |
++|Substage 5.3 Functional of data import module.|IMCS|(T.Colesnicova, A.Colesnicov, L.Malahov)| | | |X|X| | |
++|Substage 5.4 Functional of data verification module.|IMCS|(T.Colesnicova, A.Colesnicov, L.Malahov)| | | |X|X| | |
++|Substage 5.5 Functional of data processing module.|IMCS|(T.Colesnicova, A.Colesnicov, L.Malahov)| | | |X|X| | |
++|Substage 5.6 Functional of results representation module.|IMCS|(T.Colesnicova, A.Colesnicov, L.Malahov)| | | |X|X| | |
++|(% rowspan="4" %)(((
++Stage 6. Debugging, testing and integration of elaborated software.
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++)))|Substage 6.1 Debugging of discrete modules of software.|IMCS|(T.Colesnicova, A.Colesnicov, L.Malahov)| | | | | |X| |
++|Substage 6.2 Modules integration.|IMCS|(T.Colesnicova, A.Colesnicov, L.Malahov)| | | | | |X| |
++|Substage 6.3 Testing modularly and overall with tests result re port.|NIER & IMCS|(T.Colesnicova, E.Lucasenco, M.Ciobanu, A.Colesnicov, E.Naval, L.Malahov)| | | | | |X| |
++|Substage 6.4 Corrections conform tests result report.|IMCS|(T.Colesnicova, A.Colesnicov, L.Malahov)| | | | | |X| |
++|(% rowspan="4" %)(((
++Stage 7. Pilot implementation of elaborated software and applying fixes based on results.
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++)))|Substage 7.1 Identification of enterprises which will participate in pilot implementation.|NIER & IMCS|(T.Colesnicova, E.Lucasenco, M.Ciobanu, A.Colesnicov, E.Naval, L.Malahov)| | | | | | |X|
++|Substage 7.2 Fulfilment the gender analysis on selected enterprise using the elaborated software.|NIER & IMCS|(T.Colesnicova, E.Lucasenco, M.Ciobanu, A.Colesnicov, E.Naval, L.Malahov)| | | | | | |X|
++|Substage 7.3 Prepare the report about the pilot implementation with a list of existing errors and potential fixes.|NIER & IMCS|(T.Colesnicova, E.Lucasenco, M.Ciobanu, A.Colesnicov, E.Naval, L.Malahov)| | | | | | |X|
++|Substage 7.4 Modifications and fixes of elaborated software according to the report.|NIER & IMCS|(T.Colesnicova, A.Colesnicov, L.Malahov)| | | | | | |X|
++|Stage 8. Final project report.|Substage 8.1. Preparing the report according to the requirements. The short presentation of our theoretical results and software using PowerPoint slides will be created.|NIER & IMCS|(T.Colesnicova, E.Lucasenco, M.Ciobanu, A.Colesnicov, E.Naval, L.Malahov)| | | | | | | |X
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++**2.8     Technical Methodology**
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  **How will the science be done?**
++//Describe the scientific and technical approach, methods and methodologies  to be in each phase of the project   Underline any novelty or uniqueness of the methodological approach for solving the problem.  Describe how any preliminary work performed validates the proposed approach.//
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  **Stage 1**. Analysis of existing methods and tools. Q1
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  Substage 1.1 Studying of existing statistical and econometrical methods and algorithms applying for gender analysis.
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  Substage 1.2 Studying of international experience in the domain of gender-related research on the microeconomic level.
  **Stage 2**. Marketing. Q1-Q7
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  Substage 2.1. Collection the information about organizations interested in gender problems.
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  Substage 2.2. Collection the information about potential users.
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  Substage 2.3. Analysis of the potential market for results of the project.
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  Substage 2.4. New software promotion for potential users.
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  **Stage 3**. Elaboration of the methodology for the innovative software. Q2-Q3
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  Substage 3.1. Description of using methods in software (formulas, instruments, etc.).
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++On this substage we will outline the different instruments (methods and indexes) which will be introduce in innovative software for gender audit of enterprises. Three main methods of this information system will be the following:
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++* The method //for estimation of horizontal and vertical gender segregation on the enterprises// will be the Duncan index of dissimilarity (ID). Usually, the gender segregation indexes (include and Duncan index of dissimilarity) applied on the macroeconomic level, but in our case we will apply this instrument on the micro-economic level. ID is the most common standard method used to assess the extent of segregation by the type of professions and posts. Typically, ID is calculated as half from the amount of differences (with positive sign) between the proportion of men and women of certain professions or engaged in a particular type of posts. Generally, the formula of calculating the Duncan index of dissimilarity can be presented as (Formula 1):
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++[[image:file:///C:\Users\INT04~~1.INT\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image002.gif]]           (1)
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++where,//  F;// //M// – total number of employed on the enterprises, respectively of women and men;
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++[[image:file:///C:\Users\INT04~~1.INT\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image004.gif]];[[image:file:///C:\Users\INT04~~1.INT\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image006.gif]] – the number of women and respectively, men in the //i//-th profession or post;
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++// //[[image:file:///C:\Users\INT04~~1.INT\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image008.gif]] , where //n //is equal to the number of professions or posts on enterprises;
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++[[image:file:///C:\Users\INT04~~1.INT\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image010.gif]]//, //where, 0% is absence of segregation on the enterprise, and 100% reflects absolutely segregated employment structure.
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++The most popular interpretation of the ID is the idea that it reflects the proportion of employed men (women) who would have to change the post or profession, in supposition that members of the opposite gender remain at their places, to ensure equal distribution of men and women between posts and professions.
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++* The multifactorial econometric analysis, i.e., multiple linear regression by the type of extended Mincerian earnings equation for gender groups will be used for the estimation of the //influence of the human capital and other socio-economic factors on payment of men and women on enterprises.//
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++The Mincerian earnings equation is traditionally used for the estimation of human capital influence on wages. Generally, the extended Mincer’s equation can be presented as (Formula 2):
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++[[image:file:///C:\Users\INT04~~1.INT\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image012.gif]]                (2)
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++where,  //Ln W// is the endogenous variable, which show natural logarithm of wages of the worker; //b,,i,,// are parameters of regression, which show the average influence of individual fluctuation by exogenous variable x,,i,, on the logarithm of wages, //i// =1, …, //n//; //x,,i,,// are the exogenous variables influencing fluctuation of wages, //i //=1, …, //n//; //ε //is casual or stochastic component.
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++* The econometric method of Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition will be used for the //estimation of gender discrimination in earnings on enterprises and determination of its dimension.// This method is a direct continuation of the previous method because it uses the results received from the previous method.
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++The standard Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition consists of several procedures. In the beginning, in the case of the econometric models the linear multifactorial regress is estimated by a type of extended Mincerian earnings equation for gender groups with the calculation of equation’s factors by the method of the least squares. Also, the average values of factors, which enter into the Mincer’s equation, participate in calculations. After that, the distinctions in wages of men and women are divided on two parts: the explained difference, explainable from the point of view of observable factors, and the unexplained part of the difference. Following the foreign researchers, the estimation of difference in wages can be made by the various methods. Consider as expedient to use the following method (Formula 3):
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++[[image:file:///C:\Users\INT04~~1.INT\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image014.gif]]       (3)
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++where, [[image:file:///C:\Users\INT04~~1.INT\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image016.gif]] are the average values of monthly wages accordingly for men and women;
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++[[image:file:///C:\Users\INT04~~1.INT\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image018.gif]] are the regression’s coefficients of explained factors, which are calculated in the extended Mincerian earnings equation for the enterprise accordingly for men and women;
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++[[image:file:///C:\Users\INT04~~1.INT\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image020.gif]]are the average values of personal characteristics of workers and workplaces accordingly for men and women.
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++The right part of the equation consists of two components: the first component represents a difference in the payment, explained by the various factors, and the second component defines the part of the difference, which cannot be explained by these factors. This method shows the unexplained difference if workers would have the average indicators equal those at women.
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  Substage 3.2. Composing the list of INPUT parameters and indicators (required mandatory, non-mandatory).
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  Substage 3.3. Description of INPUT data verification process and algorithms.
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  Substage 3.4. Extended outline of software of OUTPUT results.
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  Substage 3.5. Elaboration of methodology for Gender Analysis Summarized Index (GASI).
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  **Stage 4**. The technical outline of the innovative software. Q3
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  Substage 4.1 Determination of the implementation platform and the basic principles.
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  Substage 4.2 Designing of the interface organization principles.
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  Substage 4.3 Database structure definition.
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  Substage 4.4 Designing the functional of software per modules.
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++On this stage we will compose the technical extended outline for the innovative software. The structure of extended outline will include the following information:
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++__The main purpose of the elaborated software__: Innovative software for gender analysis is a tool of measuring the indicators which are characterizing the gender inequality in the labor market at the microeconomic level (in the context of separate enterprises).
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++__Users and system usage scenarios:__
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++* Enterprises, companies interested in realization the gender analysis at the own enterprise. In this case, the company by himself carries out a gender audit using the elaborated software and further optionally can be ordered in the portal services of auditors-specialists who will make the recommendations for the company based on the results of software and may conduct additional studies (questionnaires, interviews, etc.).
++* International, national, non-governmental organizations realizing a gender analysis on enterprises. In this case, the representative of such organization (auditor) uses the software as a way of obtaining the necessary indicators, which it operates in the future in the framework of its work for the analysis and preparing the recommendations for the investigated companies.
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++//Note: It is also possible other variant, in which international, governmental or non-governmental organizations order online realization the gender analysis for the concrete set of enterprises (including the preparation of recommendations), for example, within the grant framework or state program.//
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++__System’s data: __The data manipulated by the software in the process of gender analysis of a company’s information for a selected period of time (for example a year) about the employees, received from the accounting systems with the obligatory indication of gender (sex), such as: wages, experience, age, post, education, marital status, number of children and so on.
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++//Note: The information about employees is anonymous (without name, surname) to protect the personal data of the employee in accordance with legal requirements.//
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++//Note: The data stored in the system database, the structure of the database should be universal, allowing in the future adding the new categories of indicators.//
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++__System’s architecture:__
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++* The software will be used as the basis for the site one of the CMS (Content Management System), for example: Joomla, XWiki, etc.
++* The data to be processed will stored in the same database that is used to operate the site, but in a separate database (most likely MySQL). Although possible the variant, if it is supported by CMS, storage together in a single database.
++* Software procedures for calculating the resulting indicators and possible data verification, separately, will be connected .dll or library, written in one of the high-level programming languages (C ++, Pascal, Java)
++* The rest of the functionality and interface of the software will be created using the tools provided and available by the selected CMS.
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  **Stage 5**. Elaboration of software. Q4-Q5
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++On this stage we will elaborate the innovative software. The elaboration of software will include the following substages:
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  Substage 5.1 Basic functionality of the software (portal website creation, interface, etc.).
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++//The system’s functional~://
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++__The external interface and basic functions:__ information system is a web-portal (site). This should be ensured:
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++• Home (starting) page
++• Possibility to register the company / user
++• Possibility of payment on the site
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++__The descriptive information module:__
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++• Indicate (possibly at registration) the general information about the company - name, country, type of activity, number of employees, estimated annual turnover and other information.
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++• Indicate (before the audit process) information about the audit - date of audit, responsible, type of audit (Option 1 - only the result of the calculation with explanatory comments, Option 2 - make recommendations and conduct further research on the basis of the results of calculations), comments, etc.
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++//Note: The costs of portal’s services depend from the type of audit.//
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  Substage 5.2 Database creation (structure, table, etc.).
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  Substage 5.3 Functional of data import module.
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++__Data import module:__
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++• XML-specification data
++• Import data procedure from xml into the database system
++• Templates transformation from external sources in xml: Excel, Csv, etc.
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++//Note: Such of work-process organization provides the universal character of the import module, allowing to add the templates of conversion from any external sources and systems (1C, SAP, etc.)//
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  Substage 5.4 Functional of data verification module.
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++__Data verification module:__
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++• Data verification directly on the stage of import xml into the database - some of verifications must be execute even at this stage, checking the conformity of fields, data types, etc.
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++• Data verification with the possibility of data modification - after the import, will start the separate procedure for logical data checking, which verifies: filling all the mandatory indicators, the logical correctness of the filling, etc. The user can modify (or removing) some of invalid entries. Also, it’s possible to repeat of import (when, instead of modification in the system, the user has decided to modify the initial date and to do data import again).
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++• Verification as a part of the basic data processing in the calculations - realizing to prevent cases of unreliability of certain indicators of econometric model.
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  Substage 5.5 Functional of data processing module.
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++__The main module of data processing: __It consists from the common functions and so-called sub-modules, each of which is a software implementation of the formulas corresponding econometric model used in the calculation (for example, the sub-module "Duncan index", sub-module "Mincer equation", sub-module "Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition", etc.).
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++//Note: such a discrete work-process (where instead of a single program data processing used submodules) will allow in the future without major changes of the system to add new methods (new econometric models).//
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  Substage 5.6 Functional of results representation module.
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++__The visualization results module:__
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++* After data processing, the results of gender analysis presented to the user in the form of a report with a set of indicators (figures) with explanations. For example, if the result (0.35) of some index in the range of 0 to 1, it indicates the presence of gender inequality by this index but in low degree.
++* Also, the Gender Analysis Summarized Index (GASI) is calculated which takes into account the values of all the results. Such index will be useful for quickly comparing the results of the enterprises, ranking, etc.
++* If the system’s user wants to order an additional services, for him must be offered (with the possibility of payment on site) use the services of gender experts-auditors, who on the basis of the results (possibly with additional research) make recommendations with a description of the specific actions for the company to improve such indicators.
++* In accordance with this, the module must be capable to do the appendix to the report with the calculated indicators of additional information provided in the form of files containing the recommendations, the results of surveys, interviews, etc.
++* The visualization results module should also allow comparing the results of the enterprise in case when the enterprise realized the several audits, which will present the gender equality on the enterprises in dynamics.// //
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  **Stage 6**. Debugging, testing and integration of elaborated software. Q6
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  Substage 6.1 Debugging of discrete modules of software.
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  Substage 6.2 Modules integration.
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  Substage 6.3 Testing modularly and overall with tests result report.
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  Substage 6.4 Corrections conform tests result report.
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  **Stage 7**. Pilot implementation of elaborated software and applying fixes based on results. Q7
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  Substage 7.1 Identification of enterprises which will participate in pilot implementation.
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  Substage 7.2 Fulfilment the gender analysis of selected enterprise using the elaborated software.
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  Substage 7.3 Prepare the report about the pilot implementation with a list of existing errors and potential fixes.
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  Substage 7.4 Modifications and fixes of elaborated software according to the report.
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  **Stage 8**. Final project report. Q7-Q8
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  Substage 8.1. Preparing the report according to the requirements. The final project report will be created. We will create a short presentation of our theoretical results and software using PowerPoint slides.
--==== 2.9 Sustainability Planning ====
++**2.9       Sustainability Planning**
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++//This section is a new requirement.  Here, your team should present specific market research objectives to be addressed during the lifetime of your project.  Please describe your proposed market-related activities with the same rigor that you describe your scientific activities in the sections above.  Specific stages and milestones should be included in your Work Schedule page. Personnel who will be engaged in market research should be identified along with other project team members on the Scientists page.  All expenses related to your sustainability planning should be listed in the Budget page.//
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  **Which “Market will we study?**
++//Briefly describe your vision of how your scientific team could ensure its ability to continue its scientific or technical activities after the conclusion of the project.  Describe the specific “market” of interest.  As well, please highlight information that you do not yet know, that you will need to gather in order to achieve this vision.//
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  The potential users of our results are the international and national organizations interested in research of gender equality problems. On the national level the potential users may be the governmental and non-governmental organizations and private enterprises. Our investigations, as well the investigations in gender equality regulation which are carried out in Europe, U.S.A. and Canada may bring revolutionary changes in solving many gender problems on the labour market. We will continue our investigation in the scope of extend of analyzing methods with close cooperation with the teams from: Romania (National Scientific Research Institute for Labour and Social Protection, University “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” from Iasi), Hungary (Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Szent Istvan University - Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences) and others.
  In order to find funding possibilities we will cooperate with the teams mentioned above and apply for a grant at the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020. We will also use possibilities of bilateral cooperation, including local funding competitions (Moldova).
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  **What is our specific market research objective?**
++//Given your vision and the information gaps described above, formulate one or two specific market research objectives that you can address during the lifetime of your project: //
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++1. //You may wish to pose a hypothesis about the market, e.g. “we believe that companies of X type would be interested in producing our crystal to sell to their customers.” Your research objective would then be to gather sufficient information to test that hypothesis.//
++1. //Or, you may wish to ask a general question, e.g. “who funds research in area Z?”  In this case, you should establish clear boundaries to reflect what you believe to be achievable, e.g. “we will research organizations of types X and Y, in countries A, B, and C, that fund research in area Z, and identify their current priorities and application procedures.”  In this case, your research objective would be to understand whether your scientific direction matches the funding priorities of any of the targeted organizations and whether your team is qualified to apply for grants.//
++1. //Or, you may set a very specific objective, e.g. developing a business plan with one particular type of partner.//
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++//Regardless of the form, please be as precise as possible in formulating your questions, hypothesis, or objective(s).  Do NOT write simply «contact potential partners» or «conduct Internet search».//
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  The results obtained from the elaborated software will make possible to enlarge the market of the potential users, including different international and national organizations from gender domain. During the project implementation our team intends:
  * to gather sufficient information about organizations interested in efficient solutions to practical problems of high computational complexity, which can be successfully solvable using informational system of gender audit of enterprises;
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  We have included a professional manager with experience in IT product promotion and software development in our team. His experience will be used in all business and marketing aspects of our project.
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  **What are we going to do?**
++//Explain what concrete steps your team will take to achieve the market research objective(s) described above.  We require that your team set milestones that will mark your progress towards achieving your objective(s).  Please specify when during project implementation these discrete steps will occur. The more specific your proposal, the better.  //
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  First of all we are going to elaborate the software complex integrate in the web-portal, for the problems in the domain of gender equality regulation on the labour market included in this project. Furthermore, we intend to implement the elaborated program on some enterprises of different size and kind of activity. We are also going to present our results at different meetings, symposiums and conferences, visit laboratories and scientific centers, establish a close cooperation between our team and other teams in Europe, U.S.A. and Canada.
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  **What will result?**
++//Describe what form the final results will take.  Identify the next steps if your assumptions are proved correct, and suggest possible paths if they are proved incorrect.//
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++//In addition to any marketing of your project-specific results,// //you should plan and budget to provide three additional pieces of marketing information.  You will be required to prepare a short text, PowerPoint slide and Webpage that describe the capabilities of your scientific team.  These will be used by STCU and funding parties to reach additional markets.  Further information about the specific form of these three 'deliverables' will be provided on the STCU website. //
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  The final results of marketing researches will take the form of the report, containing:
  * Marketing information about gender analysis of enterprises and elaborated innovative software, placed on the project website;

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