TRIPLE Deliverable: D5.3 Report on the Trust-Building System

We present here the work done in Task T5.3, dedicated to the development of the Trust Building System (TBS) and its integration in the GoTriple platform. The TBS is one of the “social engines'' and one of the innovative services of the GoTriple platform. Its purpose is to help Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) researchers connect to reliable partners within and outside the SSH community. It furthers the main objective of GoTriple which is to dramatically improve the impact of SSH thanks to an enhanced visibility and accessibility of its research. The TBS offers unique features that can help SSH researchers enhance potential synergies in multistakeholder environments where horizontal cooperation is required. As such, it increases GoTriple’s appeal notably thanks to the focus on trust that distinguishes this service from other social networks. This document starts by describing the characteristics of the TBS, its added value, and its positioning in the context of the TRIPLE project. Next, it reports on the work done in T5.3 with the implementation of functionalities elicited by the end-user co-design research in Task T3.3. The document then explores the technical strategy to overcome integration challenges along with the software architecture and the chosen front-end integration points. Finally, it outlines the diverse activities that will need to be carried out in the next period of the TRIPLE project with the identification of exploitation models and sustainability strategies.The deliverable awaits official approval by the Project Officer. --- The TRIPLE project (https://project.gotriple.eu/), which is financed under the Horizon 2020 framework (https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/863420), under Grant Agreement No. 863420, with approx. 5.6 million Euros for a duration of 42 months (2019-2023). --- At the heart of the project is the development of the GoTriple platform (https://www.gotriple.eu/), an innovative multilingual and multicultural discovery solution