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Proposal: proposal of new item by the contributor (EWC users with account). EWC will provide templates that EWC contributors can reuse to propose a new item
- LEGAL BANNER REQUIRED HERE
- Base: Contributors open a ticket with all information required for a new item.
  - Each item provided shall have the following metadata visible:
    - Title and Description: Providing an overview of the software's purpose, features, and functionality.
    - Documentation: link to the item documentation and use.
    - Version Number: indicating the current release of the software, allowing users to track updates, bug fixes, and new features.
    - License: specifying the terms and conditions under which the item is distributed and used.
    - Support level: It indicates the level of assistance and maintenance provided by the EWC contributor.
    - Responsible person/organization contacts: EWC contributions contacts to get support or ask questions.
    - Tags for filters and categories: tags provide different dimensions to browse and filter the content. They can contain (non-exclusively) dimensions such as field (weather / climate / etc.), application (nowcasting / fire monitoring / NWP / etc), type (deployable / documentation / etc).
- Testing: E&E support users in the definition of tests to verify the functionality, reliability, and usability of a new type of item. (OPTIONAL)
- Automatic deployment integration: E&E support users on the integration with automated deployment tools so that other users in the community can benefit and automatically deploy items in their EWC tenancies. (OPTIONAL)
Initial evaluation by EWC administrator
- Review: E&E reviews the proposal and make sure all metadata are included.
Marketplace Listing: After reviewing successfully, E&E will merge the proposal and integrate it in the marketplace items. → In this way it will appear in the dashboard.
Community Engagement:

- Announce to user the availability of the new item. (blog and rocketchat)

- Engage with the EWC community to promote the new items and foster collaboration and partnerships. Plan for any special events, trainings, EWC demo sessions, recordings, to showcase the features and benefits of the new item for the EWC community.

- Monitor the adoption of the new offered item, using analytics and user feedback and decide for improvement and optimization, iterating over time to decide if the item needs to be removed.