The SME Instrument is part of the Horizon 2020 programme and finances innovative ideas with great market potential. The instrument is divided in three phases, with the aim of transforming disruptive ideas into concrete, innovative solutions with a European and global impact. Last 17th December was the cut-off date for the presentation of proposals for...
The European Commission launched on 23rd March the “2015 European Social Innovation Competition“, in Gdansk (Polonia). The three top ideas will receive a prize of €50 000 each. The EU requires new ways that challenges current models of growth that are no longer deemed fit for a society where scarcity is the new reality and where...
On the 25th of March Resolvo participated in the Final event organised in Florence in order to present final results of iSLe, an R&D project, co-financed by Tuscany Region under the programme POR CReO FESR 2007/2013 – Bando Unico R&S 2012. The project has developed a platform for liquid edubooks that can be molded...
The Centre for London presented its report This is for Everyone: Connecting Young People and the Tech City Cluster (Sam Sims, Brell Wilson, Jess Tyrrell). The aim of the report is to identify constraints, good practices and recommendations in order to connect local talents looking for employment opportunities with Tech City digital businesses. During the...
Tuscany Regional Government set up the Technical Committee for the evaluation of the 118 projects submitted before the deadline of the 23rd of January 2015 for the call of Fundamental and Industrial Research, and Technology Development. For further info: – Tuscany Regional Government official website
Published from the Tuscan Government priorities and endowment for FSE and ROP ERDF 2014-2020 investments. Some numbers below! ROP ERDF 2014-2020: 792 million euro – Investment priorities: AXIS 1 – strengthening research, technological development and innovation: 253 million euro. AXIS 2 – improve access to information technology and communication: 80 million euro. AXIS 3 – enhancing SMEs’ competitiveness:...
Friday, March 20th at 9.30 in the Sala dei Gigli di Palagio di Parte Guelfa the final event of SEMPLICE project was held. SEMPLICE– – SEMantic instruments for PubLIc administrators and CitizEns has the aim of providing an infrastructure for local authorities which is on the one hand an instrument of transparency for the citizen, on the other hand...
Monday, March 16 at 14.30 in the Aula Magna of the School of Agriculture, Piazzale delle Cascine, 18 the FINAL EVENT of SMARTurban project was held. SMARTUrban – Monitoring system and territorial urban research- has the aim of providing an innovative system for the design of urban spaces. Objective of the project is to create a software optimising quality of life and sustainability...
The Tuscan Regional Operational Programme on ERDF 2014-2020 will be presented on Tuesday the 24th of March 2015, Palazzo degli Affari in Firenze (Piazza Adua, n.1, nearby Santa Maria Novella railway station). During the day several workshops will be held and there will be the opportunity to meet the Regione Toscana officers, responsible for the...
The first call will be open from the 6th of April to the 18th of May. In the concept note to be submitted partners are requested to explain what measurable change they intend to achieve, why it matters to the North-West of Europe and which is the link to the NWE programme. The co-funding rate...
