Master Mëstè stems from the concept of the Cecilia Gilardi Foundation, which, since 2010, has been supporting deserving young individuals in their educational journey, facilitating their entry into the workforce through scholarships and internships in the fields of university studies, sports, arts, and artisan trades. In its first thirteen years of operation, the Foundation has granted 320 scholarships and backed 45 special projects, amounting to over 1.2 million euros.

Following the success of the initial two editions, which saw almost all scholarship recipients employed by the companies where they completed their internships, the selection process is reopening for young individuals up to 35 years old who aspire to gain skills and expertise in the world of artisanal work within outstanding companies in the northwest of Italy.

Applications for the Master Mëstè scholarship program, aimed at 19 recipients, are open from February 27 to May 5, 2024. The selection process will be conducted by a committee composed of members of the Scientific Committee of the Cecilia Gilardi Foundation and representatives from partner organizations. The initiative entails a study program consisting of 70 hours of classroom training (taught by university professors, professionals, and experts in labor and artisanal work, financial management, sector-specific regulations, marketing, and digital channel utilization). Additionally, it includes a paid six-month internship, from late September 2024 to March 2025, at companies and workshops in Piedmont, Valle d’Aosta, and Liguria.

Master Mëstè is a project that addresses the current challenges faced by young people and artisanal businesses. Recent data from the Turin Chamber of Commerce indicates a decrease of 416 units in youth enterprises in 2023, while artisanal businesses show a modest growth of +0.16%, a situation that has remained essentially unchanged for three years.

Attractiveness, research, and territory: three words that encapsulate the deeper meaning of the meeting held in Bologna on Wednesday, February 28.

In Emilia Romagna, a virtuous path has been initiated, aiming to establish a regional Social Research and Innovation Hub, as outlined in the Regional Program for Productive Activities 2023-2025. This hub is envisioned as a space for co-creating policies and initiatives that allow social innovation to become a model for research and innovation policies oriented towards social impact.

An hub for co-creating policies and initiatives in the region

Torino Social Impact participated as a guest, bringing its experience in creating an ecosystem that promotes social impact.

It was a valuable opportunity to engage with the Emilia Romagna Region, represented by Morena Diazzi (General Directorate for Knowledge, Research, Employment, and Enterprises, Emilia-Romagna Region), and ART-ER, a Consortium Company of Emilia-Romagna established to foster the region’s sustainable growth and promote the internationalization of the research system through participation in European and international networks. ART-ER also supports the development of collaborative projects, encourages knowledge exchange, and values regional competencies and experiences.

Social economy ecosystems: Torino Social Impact’s experience

On this occasion, Torino Social Impact shared its experience, recounting its genesis in the Turin area and identifying the vision, objectives, and strategy developed at the territorial level. Attention then shifted to identifying the purpose that gives rise to social economy ecosystems, as well as the crucial role played by research.

The day concluded with a workshop where the research and social innovation system was analyzed in relation to the three scenarios of the present, future, and transition, working on the participants’ visions.

It was an important opportunity to share the experience of Torino Social Impact with a broad representation of organizations from the region, and we hope to have contributed to the establishment and success of the new Hub emerging in Emilia Romagna.

Build a shared idea of a social impact economy with third-sector organizations and businesses: this is the goal of “Reggio Emilia towards a Social Impact Economy,” a workshop promoted by the Municipality of Reggio Emilia, Fondazione E35, and Laboratorio Aperto.

It was a great opportunity to participate in the day to share the experience of Torino Social Impact alongside the Municipality of Turin and a special guest: Juan Antonio Pedreño, president of Social Economy Europe, CEPES (Spanish Confederation of Social Economy), UCOMUR (Worker Cooperatives of the Region of Murcia), and UCOERM (Educational Cooperatives of the Region of Murcia).

The workshop stems from a belief: in a context where social and sustainability challenges are increasingly urgent, creating alliances between the business world, cooperatives, the third sector, and institutions becomes more strategic and necessary to define an economy that is more inclusive and competitive. An economy capable, therefore, of not leaving anyone behind.

On this occasion, the Municipality of Reggio Emilia, Fondazione E35, and Laboratorio Aperto organized a day full of appointments, showing how the city and its organizations are committed to supporting and strengthening the development of innovation and social impact through ambitious and virtuous regeneration projects.

Between Past and Future: Visiting the Reggiane Innovation Park

The first part of the visit took place at the Reggiane Innovation Park: once hosting the historic Officine Meccaniche Reggiane, it is now a redeveloped place where innovation, work, creativity, and relationships come together through collaboration between the academic and business worlds.

Suspended between past and future, it is a technological hub that brings together universities and research centers, businesses, and public administration. Here, businesses grow, and new ones emerge within a complex that prioritizes industrial research and technology transfer. Visiting its spaces, you encounter Hangar 19, the first renovated building that now houses the Technopole, with four laboratories for advanced research and technology transfer to serve businesses, as well as an incubator for innovative startups.

La Polveriera, a Place of Inclusion and Beauty

The visit then continued to La Polveriera, described as “a space within everyone’s reach“, and indeed, its motto does not deny it: inside two lateral structures and a large central square, beauty is at home and gives life every day to an active social culture laboratory, a catalyst for inclusion.

Its spaces are inhabited by different realities: the Oscar Romero Consortium, the first social consortium born in the province of Reggio Emilia, along with other social cooperatives, businesses, associations, and local entities. These entities share the belief that only through beauty can reciprocity, change, and mutual aid be generated.

In the spaces of La Polveriera, there is a workshop that produces design objects through the encounter between creatives, entrepreneurs, and vulnerable individuals; offices; a laboratory that deals with the social reintegration of women victims of trafficking; a day center; a residential center for people with disabilities; job placement agencies dealing with the work placement of vulnerable individuals; a bar-restaurant, and much more.

TSI’s Ecosystem in the Frame of the Chiostri di San Pietro

The Chiostri di San Pietro are the final stop of the experience in Reggio Emilia. In recent years, the monumental complex of the Chiostri has undergone restoration, co-financed by the ERDF, to create the Laboratorio Aperto, which works daily on experimenting with models of collaborative economy and social and technological innovation. It is in this evocative setting that the meeting “Ecosystems for Entrepreneurship and Social Impact Economy” took place, where, on this occasion, Juan Antonio Pedreño, Torino Social Impact, and the Municipality of Turin contributed to an overview of national – starting from Turin – and European experiences of territories and businesses working to support the social transition of the economy.

Today, Torino Social Impact operates in a network with an increasing number of territories and entities at the national and European levels, contributing to a constant dialogue on the creation of local ecosystems for the impact economy. If it is true that Tuesday, February 27, represented the first meeting opportunity for Torino Social Impact in Reggio Emilia, we are confident that this is only the first piece of a longer and mutual exchange and contamination path. We thank the Municipality of Reggio Emilia, Fondazione E35, and Laboratorio Aperto for this meeting opportunity, with the hope of meeting again soon.

As part of the European Clean Cities Campaign, this year dedicated to the theme “Città2030 – Italian cities and the challenge of change“, Legambiente Piemonte e Valle d’Aosta organizes two moments of discussion and reflection on air quality and on a new urban and extraurban mobility in Piedmont.

Friday 1 March, h 17:00 – Centro Studi Sereno Regis, via Garibaldi 13, Turin

Presentation of the data of the national report Mal’Aria di Città 2024 with focus on Piedmontese data; comparison between the administrations of Turin and Bologna on the theme of the City 30.

Participants:

• Alice De Marco – President Legambiente Piemonte e Valle D’Aosta
• Mirko Laurenti – Scientific Office, Legambiente Nazionale
• Aldo Leonardi – Responsible for Emissions and Environmental Risks, Piedmont Region
• Chiara Foglietta – Councillor for the Environment of Turin
• Valentina Orioli – Councillor for the Environment of Bologna
• Simone Nuglio – Contact Campaign CleanCities and Office Mobility Legambiente
• Elisa Gallo – National Councillor FIAB – Federazione Italiana Ambiente e Bicicletta

Saturday 2 March, h 10:30 – Foyer delle Famiglie, via Milliavacca 5, Asti

Presentation of the data of the national report Pendolaria 2024 with focus on the Piedmontese data; comparison on the themes of commuting, extraurban mobility, suspended Piedmontese railways and poverty mobility.

Participants:

• Alice De Marco – President Legambiente Piemonte e Valle D’Aosta
• Maurizio Rasero – President of Asti Province
• Giancarlo Dapavo – President Circolo Gaia Legambiente Asti
• Enrico Fedeli – Legambiente Scientific Office Consultant
• Simone Nuglio – Legambiente Mobility Office
• Giovanni Currado – Director of the Agenzia Piemontese per la Mobilità
• Fulvio Bellora – Comis Piemonte
• Selene Saccato – UDS Cuneo
• Angelo Porta – Administrator Legambiente Piemonte e Valle D’Aosta

“Dream Jobs: Living Sports, Dreaming a Profession” is an educational proposal that celebrates the creative thinking and passion of most young people for sports, enabling students to acquire knowledge and skills useful for successful integration into the workforce or to facilitate their academic journey.

With around twenty schools from 14 regions, 885 students, and 30 teachers involved in the 2022 edition, the largest national network of Italian schools has been created, working to make sports a “magical” tool capable of fostering the growth and learning of students and providing job opportunities in very diverse areas: green technologies and efficient energy solutions, sustainability for sports facilities, advanced materials and smart textiles, neuroscience, bioengineering, big data, artificial intelligence, nutrition, wellness, marketing and digital communication, and last but not least, scientific and technological progress for an increasingly inclusive sport.

A network of facilitators from the partner Asse4 guides students in this fun sports-cultural competition, putting them in charge of co-designing video lessons, real educational paths for the development of transversal skills and orientation (PCTO). The video lessons created by the students are uploaded to the Sporters partner app to make them visible to a wider audience.

At the Sport Innovation Growth Camp, the top 8 teams participate based on criteria such as originality, relevance, creativity, quality, involvement of external figures, student protagonism, and ability to work in groups.

The Camp provides an opportunity to delve into innovation and entrepreneurship topics in the sports world based on defined lines of work. Collaboration with ASAG at the Catholic University of Milan and with the Polytechnic University of Turin ensures technical-scientific support and guidance, also aimed at building the curriculum based on the skills acquired throughout the entire professional orientation process.

Additionally, the event includes a congress moment for the dissemination of results and discussion with institutional and corporate entities.

Friday 22 March from 2.30 p.m. The event on how innovation and new technologies are changing cities and the way we live is back. Mobility, consumption, lifestyle. Four international entrepreneurs and new business opportunities. The event, held by Stratosferica, is the result of continually updated research that the organisation has been conducting for several years with the aim of identifying urban trends destined to influence the evolution of cities. Free participation with mandatory booking.

4 KEYNOTE SPEECHES WITH INTERNATIONAL GUESTS

1. Urbanising AI with Hubert Beroche, founder of Urban AI (Paris)
2. Infinite Architecture with Hedwig Heinsman, co-founder of Aectual and the design studio DUS (Amsterdam)
3. Floating Urban Farming with Peter Van Wingerden, Floating Farm (Rotterdam)
4. New City States with Ralph Horat, Next Gen Village (Zurich)

1 PANEL WITH EXPERTS, INNOVATORS AND STARTUP ACCELERATORS

Innovators in the age of urban tech: a lucid and animated discussion to understand what contributions technology can make in addressing the most pressing urban challenges.

Meet our speakers:

• Massimiliano Magrini / Founder & Managing Partner di United Ventures
• Massimo Carnelos / Capo Ufficio Innovazione Tecnologica e Startup, Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale
• Diyala D’Aveni / Head of Vento, the Italian chapter of Exor Ventures
• Eugenia Forte / Plug and Play and Takeoff Director
• Virginia Pigato / Investment Analyst di Techstars Italy

Moderatori e talk host: Giacomo Biraghi e Barbara Gasperini

1:1 MEETINGS TO CREATE PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIONS

Also this year, local companies will be able to meet international guests by participating in the private business matching events included in the programme.

To book business matching, please write to the address daniele@stratosferica.org

NETWORKING APERITIF

The event is realised with the support of

Fondazione CRT, OGR Torino, Camera di Commercio di Torino and Unione Industriali Torino.

The Giacomo Brodolini Foundation, together with partners Rethink Ireland, the City of Turin, and the City of Cork, is pleased to announce the launch of the Open Call within the SEFIT project – Social Ecosystem for Fair and Inclusive Transition. The project brings together local authorities, social innovators, and citizens to promote a transformative ecological and digital change that is equitable within the cities of Turin and Cork.

The Open Call aims to select social innovation projects taking place in Turin and Cork that address specific challenges posed by the Twin Transition in each local context.

The City of Turin has been selected among the 100 European Cities for the Mission “100 Climate-Neutral Cities by 2030 – by and for Citizens,” which will be supported by the European Union in their transformation towards climate neutrality and digitization. This initiative aims to significantly accelerate the achievement of the European Green Deal‘s goal to become a “net zero” continent by 2050. Within this framework, through the SEFIT project, economic support is intended to be offered to innovative projects addressing the following challenges:

• Financial and Consumer Education conceived as a response to the growing poverty caused by rising energy costs and a lack of awareness regarding energy conservation. This initiative aims to address these challenges by promoting processes of participation and social innovation.
• Green Jobs aimed at increasing resilience to climate change through the training and employment of disadvantaged individuals in the green economy sector.
• Sustainable Mobility aimed at encouraging a change in behavior in the use of public city transportation.
• Youth Forums, whose creation aims to encourage active involvement of young people in a direct dialogue with local and national public administrations on the topic of climate change.

The goal of the Call is to promote a fair and inclusive green and/or digital transition, supporting social innovation solutions that address and mitigate the current and future impacts of climate change in the city of Turin, encouraging the active participation of people living in socio-economic disadvantage.

Grants, ranging from €27,000 to €38,000, are intended for legally constituted SMEs and Third Sector Organizations. Selected beneficiaries can benefit from the following services:

• Capacity-building program accompanied by mentors and experts who can guide organizations in strategic planning, impact maximization, communication, storytelling, and fundraising.
• Networking

Applications for the call can be submitted through our application form from Friday, February 23, to Tuesday, April 16, at 2:00 PM (CET). To apply and check the eligibility of the application, please consult the guidelines.

For additional information, write to sefit@fondazionebrodolini.eu or visit the Open Incet website.

View the Open Incet profile on Torino Social Impact.

Meeting with Juan Antonio Pedreño, Torino Social Impact, and the Municipality of Turin

As part of the journey “Reggio Emilia towards a social impact economy,” the Municipality of Reggio Emilia, together with Fondazione E35 and the Open Labs of the Chiostri di San Pietro, organizes a series of events open to social economy ecosystem actors to engage with regional, national, and European entities on the topic.

During this meeting on February 27, we will learn about the experience developed by Torino Social Impact and the Municipality of Turin concerning ecosystems for entrepreneurship and socially impactful investments.

Juan Antonio Pedreño, an expert in social economy and cooperation, will speak. Currently serving as the president of Social Economy Europe, CEPES (Spanish Confederation of Social Economy), UCOMUR (Worker Cooperatives of the Region of Murcia), and UCOERM (Educational Cooperatives of the Region of Murcia).

The aim of this meeting is to facilitate an exchange of experiences and knowledge to delve into relevant aspects for the territory and its challenges.

Torino Social Impact now operates in collaboration with an increasing number of territories and entities at the national and European levels, contributing to an ongoing discussion on the establishment of local ecosystems for the impact economy. In Italy, active dialogues are taking place with various entities: in addition to Milan, Genoa, Trento, there are now engagements with Bologna and Reggio Emilia, as well as some areas in the central and southern regions.

Program:

Parco Innovazione, Reggio Emilia

11:00 – Welcome and reception – Tecnopolo Reggio Emilia (Piazzale Europa, 1)
11:10 – Visit to Parco Innovazione The Reggiane Innovation Park is a European hub for services, born from the regeneration of the historic “Officine Meccaniche Reggiane,” built in 1904. Once an emblematic workplace of modernity and a driving force behind Italy’s industrial growth in the 20th century, it is now a technological-scientific-humanistic hub that brings together university and research centers, businesses, and public administration in a uniquely fascinating location.

La Polveriera, Reggio Emilia

12:00 – Transfer and visit to La Polveriera spaces.
La Polveriera is a regenerated space for meeting and aggregation hosting various services and activities for the neighborhood and the city. It was created with the support of the Oscar Romero Consortium and some social cooperatives, along with businesses, associations, and local entities. The buildings house various services: a day center, a residential center, and a socio-occupational center for people with disabilities, offices, job placement agencies dealing with the employment of vulnerable individuals, services for asylum seekers and migrants, workshops, and a bar-restaurant. The Oscar Romero Consortium is the first social consortium in Reggio Emilia, supporting the growth and development of associated cooperatives (currently 12) and engaging with local social fabric actors, acting as a connector and cultural reference for an open citizenship. It operates as a tool for human promotion and a fairer economy.
12:45 – Lunch at La Polveriera.

Chiostri di San Pietro (Via Emilia San Pietro 44c)

The Chiostri di San Pietro are the most extraordinary monumental complex in Reggio Emilia, one of the most suggestive of the Italian Renaissance. It is an ancient monastery used in various ways over the centuries, recently restored and returned to the community as a culturally relevant international center. Through the restoration of the Chiostri, co-financed by the ERDF, an Open Laboratory for the experimentation of collaborative economy and social and technological innovation has been created. More information here.

14:30 – Welcome and reception for local stakeholders
14:40 – Welcome and introduction to the afternoon
15:00 – Daniele Marchi, Councilor for Budget and Welfare, Municipality of Reggio Emilia
15:00 – Juan Antonio Pedreño, President of Social Economy Europe
15:40 – Networking café
16:10 – Torino Social Impact and the Municipality of Turin
17:10 – Closing of the afternoon: summary of emerging themes, upcoming meetings, and greetings

Confirm your presence by February 23 by emailing: sara.magnani@comune.re.it and silvia.gabrielli@e-35.it

A new call from the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation is dedicated to individuals under 30 as activators of participation and civic engagement on issues, needs, and opportunities identified by them directly.

WHAT IT IS

The Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation believes in young people as a development resource for society as a whole. Therefore, it is launching the new call: SparkZ. Youth Activators. Consistent with the European Union’s youth strategy for 2019-2027, aimed at encouraging youth participation in democratic life, supporting social and civic engagement, and ensuring active participation, the Foundation supports paths that allow those under 30 to act as informed, aware, and active citizens. The call is addressed to young people so that they can:

• Identify urgent and/or important needs and issues
• Take the lead in conceiving and proposing solutions to the identified relevant needs
• Implement methodologies, techniques, and tools that facilitate the participation of citizens and local communities

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE

• Informal groups consisting of at least 5 young people aged between 18 and 30 living in Piedmont, Liguria, Valle d’Aosta.
• Non-profit entities formally constituted, with at least 75% of young people between the ages of 18 and 30 in the governing body and operating in Piedmont and/or Liguria and/or Valle d’Aosta. The entity must be eligible for contributions from the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation, as indicated in the Implementing Guidelines of the Foundation’s Institutional Activities Regulation.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Proposals can be submitted:

• Aimed at promoting active participation of the population, involving both the direct beneficiaries of the initiatives and the proposing group/organization actively
• Involving any area of intervention, as long as developed with participatory methodologies
• With different levels of definition: ideas, initiatives, projects
• To be implemented in the territories of Piedmont, Liguria, and Valle d’Aosta

TIMELINES

Applications must be submitted by 2:00 PM on March 29, 2024. This call is the first part of a multi-phase process that includes, throughout 2024, the incubation of selected proposals through listening for the emergence of needs, training, and technical support to support the development of proposals and strengthen the group. Selected initiatives can be implemented in 2025 (Phase 2: implementation). For more information on timelines, refer to the call text at this link.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

To participate, it is necessary to fill out the FORM with your proposal.

INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS

For the full text of the call, click here. For further details on the themes addressed by the Participation Mission, click here. For questions before submitting applications, write to: sparkz@compagniadisanpaolo.it. Starting in February, the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation will kick off the SparkZ Roadshow! A real tour between Piedmont, Liguria, and Valle d’Aosta in collaboration with various local realities where interested young people can explore all the opportunities provided by the SparkZ Call. To participate, check the schedule available at this link.

On February 28th, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, at CNR – Area della Ricerca in Bologna, we would like to express our gratitude to ART-ER (Emilia-Romagna Consortium Company created to promote the sustainable growth of the region through the development of innovation and knowledge, attractiveness, and internationalization of the territory) for inviting us to share the story of Torino Social Impact within the framework of a co-design path for the establishment of a regional-level Research and Social Innovation HUB.

The path focuses on the construction of a research and social innovation hub as a place to co-build policies and initiatives that enable social innovation to become a model for research and innovation policies oriented towards social impact.

The goal of the meeting will be to define the objectives and purposes of the Research and Social Innovation HUB.

The testimony of Torino Social Impact serves as a stimulus for discussion and laboratory activities to be carried out subsequently with the stakeholders of the territory: why the birth of the TSI ecosystem, what has been the path, and what role it plays for the territory.

This intervention, following the one the previous day in Reggio Emilia, fits into the series of testimonials that the TSI ecosystem is called upon to bring at the national level to encourage the replication of a model recognized externally as effective and impact-generating.

Torino Social Impact now operates in a network with an increasing number of territories and entities at the national and European levels and contributes to a constant discussion on the creation of local ecosystems for the impact economy. In Italy, the dialogue is active with various realities: in addition to Milan, Genoa, Trento, now Bologna and Reggio Emilia, but also some areas in the center-south.

Discover the meeting’s program

Since 2014 Redrim, a cooperative founded in Borgaro Torinese, has been committed in supporting companies and organizations in better understanding and measuring their social and environmental impact. Their goal is to lead the way towards a new model of impact-driven economy, blending the concepts of hybridization and contamination

Today, we explore more about this initiative with Simona Orlandi, partner and board member of Redrim.

Interview by Francesco Antonioli.

Watch previous episodes here.

This year, I3P, the Incubator of the Polytechnic University of Turin, will celebrate its 25th anniversary since its foundation: a significant milestone marked by the success of hundreds of startups supported over the years. To celebrate, I3P presents a new series of events titled “Sparks“: a collection of encounters with brilliant minds and prominent personalities not only from the world of technology but also from various fields, individuals who have left a lasting impact in their respective domains and beyond.

At the heart of Sparks are stories about the genesis of successful ideas, the origins of innovation, the obstacles faced, and how challenges were overcome to realize visions and establish themselves in the contemporary landscape. The aim is to inspire young talents and ignite the flame of creativity.

Sparks will debut on Tuesday, March 12, with guest Luca Foresti, a nationally renowned manager and investor. For over 14 years, Luca served as the CEO of the Santagostino Medical Center, leading its strategy, branding, technology, innovation, finance, and human resources. His mission was to provide accessible, affordable, and quality healthcare services to millions, leveraging the latest ICT solutions and a customer-centric approach. His passion for entrepreneurship and social impact continues to drive him to seek and support other CEOs and explore new investment opportunities in education, sustainability, and digital transformation.

The event also provides an opportunity to delve into how a scientific background—Luca Foresti studied Physics and Financial Mathematics—can offer valuable tools and allow the application of rigorous and innovative methods to solve real-world problems, optimizing processes and outcomes, especially in the entrepreneurial field.

How to Participate:

The event will take place on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, starting at 6:00 PM, in-person at the Agorà Room of the I3P incubator, located within the Polytechnic University of Turin Campus, accessible from the main gate at corso Castelfidardo 30/A and the pedestrian entrance at via Pier Carlo Boggio 59.

Participation in the event is free, but registration on Eventbrite is required.

Agenda:

• 6:00 PM | Welcome
• 6:10 PM | Introductory Greetings – Paola Mogliotti, Director of I3P
• 6:15 PM | Opening of the event – Adriano Marconetto, Entrepreneur In Residence of I3P
• 6:20 PM | Conversation with Luca Foresti, Manager & Investor
• 7:00 PM | Interactive Session with the Audience
• 7:30 PM | Conclusion of the event and networking aperitif

On Monday, February 26, at 4:00 PM, SAA – School of Management, Fondazione Piemonte Innova, Torino Chamber of Commerce, and Strategy in Action Italia will delve into the close connection between a solid corporate structure and the creation of a strategic and sustainability plan.

The Corporate Crisis and Insolvency Code impact all businesses, including small ones, as it places the prevention of crisis and the adequacy of corporate structures at the center of the corporate system, with a focus on business sustainability. Having a strategic plan connected to ESG policies allows for greater credibility, especially in dealings with financial institutions.

Accreditation and training credits will be granted by both sponsoring professional orders: Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts, and Labor Consultants. The event will take place at SAA – School of Management, Via Ventimiglia 115, Turin. Participation is free upon registration at the following link.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 21, 2024, from 09:30 to 10:30, the webinar “Good morning “Polo_GDPR for SMEs and Non-Profits: opportunities for innovation” will take place, aiming to help better understand the opportunities and advantages of adapting one’s organization to GDPR.

Indeed, GDPR should not be seen only as an obligation but as an opportunity for SMEs and non-profit organizations to innovate their processes and enhance customer trust.

WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER IN THIS WEBINAR:

• Why GDPR is important for your organization
• How to adapt to GDPR simply and securely
• How GDPR can help you create innovative and secure products/services
• How Fondazione Piemonte Innova can support you to be GDPR READY

WHO IT’S FOR:
Entrepreneurs and managers of SMEs, privacy managers, consultants

WHY PARTICIPATE:

• You will learn how GDPR can help improve business processes
• You will receive practical advice and brief training to comply with GDPR
• You can ask questions to our experts

Speakers:
Cristina Colucci, Head of Compliance Area, DPO, and Certified Privacy Consultant
Federica Lombardi, Privacy Consultant

The webinar is organized by the ICT Innovation Hub, in collaboration with certified GDPR & Privacy experts from Fondazione Piemonte Innova.

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The CSR Italy Tour restarts, the itinerant event of the CSR and social innovation fair that aims to enhance the concrete experiences of businesses and territories, promote a culture of sustainability, and stimulate virtuous emulation. On February 27th, it stops as usual in Turin, with a contribution from Torino Social Impact on social impact territorial ecosystems.

The fair is a cultural event that, for 12 years, has promoted opportunities for discussion and updates among businesses and between businesses and other social actors.

Throughout the year, the CSR Fair organizes events in different territories, online meetings, hackathons, awards, and initiatives to support organizations on their path toward increasingly responsible development.

Impact management: from contradictions to controversy

Turin, February 27, 2024
University of Turin, Corso Unione Sovietica 220 – Jona Hall

10:00 AM | OPENING REMARKS
Francesca Culasso, Director of the Department of Management
University of Turin
Paola Casagrande, Regional Director for Policy Coordination, Piedmont Region
Rossella Sobrero, Promoter Group of the CSR Fair

10:15 AM | BEYOND IMPACT MEASUREMENT
Giulio Pasi, Policy Officer Social and Sustainable Investments, European Commission

10:30 AM | TERRITORIAL ECOSYSTEMS FOR SOCIAL IMPACT
Raffaella Scalisi, Senior Advisor, Torino Social Impact

10:45 AM | COLLABORATING FOR SOCIAL WELL-BEING
Moderator:
Francesca Ricciardi, Full Professor of Business Organization, University of Turin

Speakers:
Luca Pereno, Social Impact Manager, Leroy Merlin Italy
Alberto Zambolin, Vice President, Il Quinto Ampliamento

11:15 AM | SHARING COMMITMENT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Moderator:
Rossella Sobrero, Promoter Group of the CSR Fair

Speakers:
Marco Piccolo, CEO, Reynaldi
Sergio Vazzoler, Environmental Communication Expert and Amapola Partner

11:45 AM | INNOVATING SERVICES FOR CITIZENS
Moderator:
Enrico Sorano, Professor of Business Economics, University of Turin

Speakers:
Sandro Baraggioli, President, Confservizi Piemonte – Valle d’Aosta
Chiara Foglietta, Councilor for Ecological and Digital Transition
City of Turin

12:15 PM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
12:30 PM | CONCLUSIONS

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“Accorciamo le distanze” is an initiative of Qubì Cultural Association that aims to promote integration for Turin’s international students, who will have the possibility to tell us about their countries through food and traditions. These are convivial evenings with the specific purpose of networking in the city through cross-cultural interchange.

The next appointment is on February, 22nd at 7:30 pm with Senegal, with the collaboration of the “Turin Senegalese Association” and some international students of the University and Polytechnic of Turin, who will cook, share their stories and perform typical dances.

A portion of the proceeds will go to the Senegalese people that will participate to the organization of the event.

We look forward to seeing you Thursday 22 February at 19:30 at Qubì, Via Parma 75/C, Turin

Reservations are required via email and whatsapp:
info@qubitorino.it
3500543432

A disused space in the city reopens, brought back to life by the art and commitment of the innovative startup and Benefit Society Artàporter at one of its Con/Temporary Spaces, Macario in via Santa Teresa 10/D, which from February 15 to March 7 hosts the artistic dialogue between Federico Masini and Aldo Dolcetti (curated by Valeria Ceregini) titled “Human Transfigurations.” This is the historic Macario theater where the Piedmontese actor used to perform, and its fate has remained uncertain for some time.

Art as the transfiguration of reality is revealed in this exhibition through the photographic works of Masini and the paper works of Dolcetti, both turning their gaze towards the rediscovery of the human figure in its most natural and real context. Federico Masini‘s settings of female bodies in natural contexts rediscover the naturalness and spontaneity of the human body regardless of gender.

The rebirth of spaces not conventionally linked to art but that can be revived precisely thanks to it is also interesting, which is the mission of Artàporter.

Contemporary/Space Macario is indeed one of the two spaces directly managed by Artàporter for the promotion of emerging artists throughout Italy. Direct management allows the creation of a medium-term cultural calendar, circulating beauty and creativity.

The opening of the dual solo exhibition by Federico Masini and Aldo Dolcetti will take place on Thursday, February 15, from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM. The exhibition will be open from February 15 to March 7, every day from 3:00 PM to 7:30 PM, with free admission.

From where does one start to transform an idea into a successful business? What steps need to be taken to establish an innovative startup? How does one form a team to tackle the challenges of a technology-based business project? These and many other questions will be answered by the experts from the Politecnico di Torino’s Incubator in the second edition of the I3P Startup Academy, the free training program for aspiring innovative entrepreneurs, taking place between March and May 2024.

Online applications to participate in the Academy are open from February 13 and will close on Wednesday, March 6, with evaluation in the order of submission until the 35 available spots are filled.

Similar to the previous edition held in 2023 with excellent public participation, the I3P Startup Academy 2024 training course is funded and implemented as part of the activities of the NODES ecosystem – Nord Ovest Digitale E Sostenibile (Northwest Digital and Sustainable), and its Spoke 1, dedicated to Aerospace and Sustainable Mobility, of which the I3P incubator is a partner.

Starting the Business

The goal of the course is to support aspiring entrepreneurs in their early phase, helping them give concrete shape to an innovative idea, find other members to compose a team with complementary skills, and initiate the customer discovery process, with insights into the techniques of validating entrepreneurial projects and examining the potential market.

The course will consist of five lessons and will follow an interactive mode: each lesson will be based on short sessions of theoretical preparation, business games, and open discussions with I3P tutors, external mentors, and already active startups, especially in the aerospace and sustainable mobility sectors supported by the Spoke 1 of the NODES ecosystem. The initiative aims to create a dynamic and engaging atmosphere that encourages interaction among participants, learning the basic concepts of the lean startup approach, and the possibility of meeting new potential co-founders for innovative businesses of the future.

Target Audience

The I3P Startup Academy 2024 program is aimed at individuals under the age of 35, residing in Piedmont and already holding a degree. Both teams with an initial idea for a new innovative business and individuals without a specific project, but willing to get involved by joining existing teams or creating new ones, can participate.

One of the main objectives of the program is to connect people with diverse skills to integrate existing working groups or create new ones. To succeed in this, participants should genuinely want to engage in dialogue and discussion—both with tutors and mentors and among themselves—and be willing to share their ideas and skills with other aspiring entrepreneurs.

Furthermore, the Academy initiative aims to offer equal opportunities for meeting, training, and consulting to all those interested in embarking on a startup creation path, with particular attention to female entrepreneurship and support for teams composed of women founders to promote their presence in the innovation world, still predominantly male. Aspiring female entrepreneurs, the I3P incubator is eager to meet you and support your innovative ideas toward success!

Program Schedule

The I3P Startup Academy lessons will take place on Saturday mornings, from 09:00 to 13:00, on five dates over the next three months: March 9, March 23, April 6, April 20, and May 4, 2024.

The five sessions will be held in person, mainly at the I3P headquarters, but some dates will be hosted at OGR Tech, the innovation and technology hub of OGR Torino, a partner of the incubator in creating and supporting the innovative ecosystem in the area. Participation in the initiative is free. During the application phase, interested individuals will be asked for their commitment to follow the entire program consistently and dedicatedly, culminating in building an entrepreneurial project to present at the final meeting, to make the most of the course and take advantage of the opportunities it offers.

Between each lesson, participants will also be required to perform activities aimed at testing their business idea. This means that during the weeks of the Academy, aspiring entrepreneurs will be asked to invest their time to apply the concepts, notions, and ideas acquired during the course sessions to their projects.

To apply to participate in the new edition of the I3P Startup Academy and take the first step toward creating an innovative startup, interested individuals must fill out the online form by Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at the latest. However, it is advisable to do so as soon as possible because the available spots are limited to 35, and applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information about the initiative and program details, you can write to the dedicated email address academy@i3p.it.

Designed for those who aim to design local development systems, it seeks to educate a professional figure that combines technical, design, technological, sociological, anthropological, legal, economic, and managerial skills. This figure is envisioned to guide, co-design, and co-manage scalable products, services, organizational processes, and business models that serve the community with significant social impact.

The Executive Master’s program “Social and Technological Innovation for Cooperation and the Third Sector,” promoted by the Polytechnic University of Turin’s School of Master and Continuing Education, is coordinated by Professor Francesca Montagna from the Department of Management and Production Engineering (DIGEP). The initiative has been supported by the CRT Foundation and was conceived and programmed in collaboration with the Terzjus Foundation, Legacoop Piemonte, Confcooperative, and the Third Sector Forum.

Find out more about the Master’s degree here

Synesthesia supports the eighteenth edition of the “House of Artificial Intelligence” (A&T – Automation & Testing), the fair dedicated to the industrial world that will take place from February 14th to 16th at the Oval Lingotto Fiere in Turin.

It’s a meeting dedicated to exploring the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence in the manufacturing and supply chain sectors. The event will bring together large companies, SMEs, and startups involved in the project coordinated by the National Competence Center CIM4.0.

In conjunction with the entry into force of the decree from the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Safety (MASE) regarding Renewable Energy Communities and widespread self-consumption in Italy, Social Impact Agenda for Italy (SIA) initiates a research and in-depth analysis process to identify models and financing tools for CERs (Comunità Energetiche Rinnovabili) that ensure positive social impacts on the territories.

On February 20th, at 3:00 PM, the first webinar will be held, titled “CER AND IMPACT INVESTING. How to finance Renewable Energy Communities for a just transition?“. Starting from this session, SIA aims to engage in a collaborative discussion to guide technological offerings, market dynamics, and governance considerations towards business models suitable for making CERs activators of social impact, promoting sustainable and inclusive development in territories, with a particular focus on financing models and tools.

With contributions from experts, analysts, funders, and direct experiences in the territories, the webinar represents an initial moment of reflection and public discussion on the topic of impact finance for CERs, within the framework of green and just transition policies and processes that are underway.

The impact investing approach, with its characteristics of intentionality, additionality, and measurability of generated social impacts, seems to be able to drive CER experiences towards a greater awareness of underlying business models and related impacts, well beyond the horizon of environmental sustainability and energy efficiency.

Program and registrations:

You can register at the following link.

Speakers: Leonardo Becchetti, University of Rome Tor Vergata; Paola Bellotti, Coopfond; Giusi Biaggi, Consorzio nazionale CGM, Annalisa Corrado, Kyoto Club; Giovanni di Corato, Amundi Asset Manager; Giuseppe Dasti, Intesa Sanpaolo, Filippo Montesi, Secretary-General of SIA.

Upcoming stages:

Following the February 20th meeting, there will be a central stage in the SIA journey dedicated to CERs and impact investing, presenting the results of the ongoing research “Renewable Energy Communities | Impact investing models for the just transition.”

Social Impact Agenda for Italy (SIA) brings together investors, social enterprises, market builders, and philanthropic institutions to create a new economy that combines economic sustainability and positive social and environmental impact. SIA represents the Italian Advisory Board of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG).

For more information, visit the Social Impact Agenda website.

Torino Social Impact makes its mark at the European Social Economy Conference within the framework of the Belgian Presidency of the EU Council. TSI has also participated in the conferences during the Spanish presidency in San Sebastián and the Swedish presidency in Göteborg, confirming itself as one of the most dynamic social impact ecosystems globally.

On February 12 and 13, 2024, the European Social Economy Meeting is taking place in Liège. This event provides a unique opportunity for the social economy to bring together operators, scientists, policymakers, and other stakeholders to discuss innovative, resilient, and stimulating economic models for a more social and sustainable Europe.

The Torino Social Impact ecosystem has been invited to provide a testimony during the roundtable on “Integration of the social economy: a political strategy for the future.” Raffaella Scalisi, Senior Advisor, will speak on February 13.

Placing people at the center of the business approach, the social economy offers a model of economic development based on cooperation and local rootedness.

The strength of the social economy comes from its democratic governance, involving the participation of all actors – workers, users, beneficiaries, and other stakeholders – in the management of the enterprise/organization, and its close relationship with the territory, in line with the evolving needs of the population.

The program of the Liège meeting is very diverse:

• Three plenary sessions dedicated to each of the transitions.
• Six workshops presenting a variety of good practices and referring to on-the-ground realities in Europe and worldwide (on the three transitions, as well as storytelling, scaling-up projects, and social innovation).
• Four roundtables analyzing how political objectives can be put into practice (one dedicated to urban environments with the example of Brussels, the others on state aid, the integration of the social economy, and finally, the accessibility of funding and investments).

Explore Social Economy European Meeting.

For a social enterprise, understanding its identity is essential to improve and strengthen its presence in the market: telling its own story, having clear values, and knowing how to relate and communicate effectively.

With the European project Buy Social Future of Social Economy!, we reached out to businesses and social cooperatives in the area to provide them, through three training sessions, with the tools and skills necessary to strengthen their competitiveness and presence in the B2B market.

During the third and final meeting, which took place on Thursday, February 8, Beeozanam provided the backdrop once again. For this occasion, the trainers Daniele Consoletti, Alberto Marzetta, and Alberto Baccari accompanied us, experts in contract law, communication, and marketing, respectively.

We revisited the topics covered in the previous sessions, providing additional insights through both frontal discussions and practical activities. With lawyer Daniele Consoletti, we discussed how to draw up a contract, confidentiality agreements, and non-compete agreements. Alberto Marzetta then guided participants through individual consultations on how to best communicate their organization: emphasizing that communication must be authentic and tailored, he showed how to create effective storytelling, build a communication plan, identify target audiences, and determine which tools and channels to use.

Finally, we delved into marketing with Alberto Baccari, head of innovation. With his support, participants got hands-on experience through a team-building activity that saw them working side by side, simulating the work of a company in defining a value proposition.

The training sessions are part of the broader Buy Social! project that promotes social procurement in the private sector – the purchase of products and services from social enterprises that prioritize impact, thus enhancing business relationships with traditional companies.

The Pink Coworking celebrated its first year of activity on February 1, 2024, with a party that involved numerous supporters. This event marked the culmination of a journey that has seen the spirit and mission of our shared workspace grow.

The Pink Coworking was born out of a tangible need: to provide a welcoming and collaborative environment for many freelance professionals, particularly women, seeking mutual support and a platform to (re)acknowledge, assert, and defend their rights. In a historical moment where social issues such as women’s rights, welfare, domestic violence, and the gender pay gap are widely discussed, the Pink Coworking aims to be a place for reflection and action to address these issues.

During the first year of operation, we worked tirelessly to promote a culture of solidarity, successfully channeling positive energy that inspired an open and inclusive community. Every active member of our community is an important piece of an ever-evolving mosaic, contributing to the care and growth of the Pink Coworking.

With much gratitude, we also rely on the support of Circoscrizione 1 of the City of Turin, which hosts us and with whom we co-design, and numerous individuals and organizations actively committed to what aims to be a social change, countering the precarious and low-wage work that particularly affects women.

A mutualistic and generative tool of Pink Coworking is the Time and Skills Bank, supported by the Active Civic Participation Lines of the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation.

While thanking everyone who contributed to the success of the Pink Coworking, we also want to highlight the specific initiatives activated within our spaces, such as the Freelance Desk in collaboration with ACTA – Freelance Association, active since February 8, with a free monthly appointment on the rights and characteristics of having a VAT number. Additionally, there are Financial Education courses for Freelancers and more in collaboration with Kermasofia starting from February 17; Business Model You with Marta Giavarini, which will be presented on February 28; and Canva for the third sector with Chiara Zoia for sustainable, participatory communication, using the advanced AI features of the tool.

We are planning various activities so that the Acca Association, with its actions, increasingly enriches the sense of “doing together” for positive impact through the activation and networking skills of people in the shared care of a common good. Being part of Torino Social Impact is an important milestone in this regard.

Discover Pink Coworking

Contact us info@associazioneacca.eu

Catering can serve as an extraordinary vehicle to promote the values of sustainability and the circular economy.  This is part of what the Qubì team aims to achieve by offering cultural initiatives related to gastronomy and home catering services.

This cultural association – who has been operating in the heart of the Aurora – Borgo Rossini neighborhood for several years – provides an experience beyond culinary pleasure. A journey through future-oriented values, where local relationships become a vehicle to share and disseminate principles that might otherwise seem distant.

In a discovery dialogue with Margherita Frari, Head of the Qubì Cultural Association, we delve into this reality that has been upholding social and recycling philosophy for years.

Interview by Francesco Antonioli.

Watch previous episodes here.

Are you a micro, small, or medium-sized enterprise or a social enterprise?

IMPACT2026, the social procurement program linked to the Olympic and Paralympic Games Milano Cortina 2026, helps you access opportunities arising from the organization of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Milano Cortina 2026.

Through collaboration between Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, Yunus Sports Hub, and Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini, IMPACT2026 aims to create sustainable job opportunities, promote the professional integration of vulnerable groups, and develop the local economic fabric of the various involved territories.

APPLY NOW

To learn more, register and participate in the webinar on February 14 from 4 pm to 5 pm. The info session will explain the participation procedures in the program and the expected economic opportunities.

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What are the benefits of IMPACT 2026?

Stimulate the growth and economic sustainability of businesses and territories.
Make the Games more inclusive and sustainable.

In the intricate fabric of relationships that bind businesses to their territories and the actors that compose them, a company is not merely an economic entity but also a social and cultural entity.

DEI’s initiatives are fully integrated into the strategic process for building new balances between economic growth, sustainability, well-being of individuals, and social cohesion.

The increasingly diverse profiles of company populations and potential recruitment pools have turned companies into true laboratories for coexistence — embracing genders, generations, individuals with different ethnic, cultural, religious backgrounds—and for social impact innovation.

The combination of constraints and opportunities (PNRR, ESG, Agenda 2030, etc.) urges companies to leverage the numerous advantages of a conscious approach to “diversity, equity, and inclusion” in human resource management, in the competitive repositioning of the company, and in strengthening synergies with stakeholders.

HR specialists must skillfully and consciously play their roles as strategic actors, purpose players, and generators of an additional and measurable impact, becoming “internal pioneers” of innovative policies and practices that are simultaneously consistent with the organizational culture and the company’s core values and ethics.

For Whom

The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion path is aimed at: HR Director & Manager, HR business partner, HR Specialist, Sustainability Manager, Diversity, Welfare, Wellbeing Manager, Consultants and all those interested in the dimension of sustainability and impact on society of business choices.

Formula and distinctiveness of the route

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion for Impact is structured into 6 modules: an initial Induction module and 5 thematic modules in which to delve deeper into the dimensions of DEI in the relationship with organizational cultures and brands, the challenges of current socio-demographic scenarios, the reference, the strategic potential on a management and impact measurement level.

Core topics

• Module 0 | Induction
• Module 1 | Masculine and feminine for a company that generates value
• Module 2 | Generational equity for more sustainable work
• Module 3 | The Diversity Dividend: the challenge of including immigrants and refugees
• Module 4 | Promote the work of people with disabilities for a more inclusive company for all
• Module 5 | Impactful DEI policies: objectives, indicators and metrics

Key Takeaways

• Develop: an awareness and level of competence adequate to meet the challenge of DEI;
• Acquire: knowledge and familiarity with contents, experiences, methodologies, regulations, best practices, macrotrends and social developments that impact the company
• Apply:  DEI principles for the promotion of an inclusive corporate culture and a work environment where each person feels valued, so as to increase the level of satisfaction and engagement;
• Define: the internal and external objectives of the organization, the indicators and metrics with which to develop your own impact strategy from a DEI perspective;
• Encourage: the maturation of elements of shared and functional awareness for capacity building in managerial action, through the sharing of the practice-based experience of the participants professionally and in the company;
• Contribute to: create inclusive practices and environments to attract talent and promote social change.

With ChatGPT, interest in generative AI has exploded among the public and in the media. But how does it work, what are its uses, and what impact does it have? To learn more, on Tuesday, February 6, from 5 pm to 7 pm, the seminar “Generative AI: how it works and what impacts it will have” will take place. A contribution to provide an independent and comprehensive view of the most significant innovation we are currently experiencing.

The event, organized by CSI Piemonte, Associazione SENIOR CSI, Forum Democrazia Etica Digitale, and ISMEL, will start from concrete cases of AI-based applications and will focus on the main questions arising from the current experience.

The event will take place in person at the CSI Next headquarters, upon registration at the following link. It is also possible to follow the seminar via streaming (without registration) and access the link that will be published at the same address on the day of the event.

Program:

• 5:00 PM: Registration and welcome coffee
• 5:15 PM: Introduction and coordination by Pietro Bizzotto. Greetings from Pietro Pacini, General Director of CSI Piemonte
• 5:30 PM: “Working with ChatGPT: how to build an effective prompt,” by Pietro Terna from the Academy of Sciences of Turin
• 6:00 PM: “Camilla, the new digital assistant for PA: ideation, realization, and technological choices,” by Claudio Parodi and Maurizio Dipierro from AI and Robotic Process Automation CSI Piemonte
• 6:30 PM: Discussion and debate with participants
• 7:00 PM: Conclusion

Elevating the informative heritage and skills of the chamber system by adopting Open Innovation as a reference model to support the digital transformation of the Public Administration and businesses. These are the foundations of the project promoted by Unioncamere and InfoCamere, which, in collaboration with The Doers, the Open Innovation consultancy firm of Digital Magics, the leading incubator in Italy for early-stage investments in digital startups, has initiated a system-wide “Open Innovation” path that now leads to the launch of the Call “Data-Driven Innovation: Chambers of Commerce and Startups together for a Digital Italy“, targeting innovative startups and SMEs in Italy.

At the heart of the project, which undergoes its first phase of experimentation in five Chambers of Commerce (Florence, Messina, Milan, Padua, Turin), is the definition of two strategic themes for the chamber system (known as “Challenges“), aimed at the selection and implementation of experiments to be carried out in each Chamber. In a second phase of the initiative, these challenges can evolve into operational projects.

Between July and October, preliminary activities were conducted, identifying the needs of the involved stakeholders (Chambers of Commerce and businesses), defining the two thematic areas for the “Challenges” among the candidates, and setting up the necessary tools for the call, starting with the online platform for collecting applications.

The Call is open to all startups capable of providing technologies for the digitization and automation of processes, with the goal of streamlining and making internal chamber procedures more agile and productive, as well as those with external implications (Internal process automation) and/or high-innovation solutions that can contribute to improving the management of information assets by increasing the accuracy, timeliness, coherence, and completeness of the data managed by the Chamber System (Intelligent Data Analysis & Management).

In this context, the first case seeks NLP (Natural Language Processing) technologies: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Conversational Design, Chatbots & Virtual Assistants, Virtual Testing, RPA (Robotic Process Automation). For the second type of solutions, technologies in Big Data Analysis are sought: Data Governance, Data Cleansing, Data Quality Assurance, Predictive Analysis, Sentiment Analysis.

After the call closes on February 19, 2024, an “Innovation Day” will be held in Rome on March 22, during which the selected startups will have the opportunity to present their projects to the representatives of the chamber system stakeholders, as well as industry experts. Each startup will have 5 minutes to present their product/service and 5 minutes to respond to questions from the audience.

Following the call, a Co-design program will allow the winners to work together with the Chambers of Commerce, Unioncamere, and InfoCamere to identify services and/or products consistent with the expectations of all stakeholders. Cooperative work will lead to the concrete finalization of the design of products and/or services of the startups/SMEs that stood out during the Innovation Day. The starting point will be the already existing services and/or products selected, followed by the adaptation of the same, through the Co-design phase, to the objectives of the stakeholders.

Participation details for the call and all relevant information about the initiative can be viewed and downloaded on the online platform.

The fifth edition of the Social Impact Assessment Certification (CUAP) will begin on February 5th. This university course is organized by the Department of Management at the University of Turin in collaboration with the Polytechnic University of Turin (members of the Committee for Social Entrepreneurship), the Piccatti Milanese Foundation, the Cottino Foundation, the training institutions of the Central Cooperatives (Il Nodo Consortium for Confcooperative Piemonte Nord and Inforcoop Ecipaa Piemonte for Legacoop Piemonte), and the Compagnia di San Paolo.

In this fifth edition, the online format of the course has generated strong interest not only from those working in the Third Sector but also from the for-profit sector at the national level.

The opening day on Monday, February 5th, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, as well as the two concluding days, will also provide an opportunity to reconnect with students from past editions for discussions and updates.

For more information: socialimpact.management@unito.it

Giardino Forbito kicks off 2024 with the monthly shopping, strictly in the garden.

A moment of gathering and exchange that brings together 40 exhibitors to narrate February through small productions and seasonal harvests.

Fruits and vegetables, bread, honey, cheese, chocolate, wine, beer, biscuits, preserves, but also natural cosmetics and handicrafts.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, from 10 am to 7 pm.