ASSOCIAZIONE DI PROMOZIONE SOCIALE

FUTURO DIGITALE

Full legal name Associazione di Promozione Sociale Futuro Digitale

Full legal name (English) Association of Social Promotion “Futuro Digitale”

Acronym APSFD

Address

Other offices

Corso Margherita, 298 - 87010 Terranova da Sibari (CS), Calabria, Italy. Campania: Via Paolo Borsellino, 4 – 80057 – Sant’Antonio Abate (NA), Italy. Lazio: Via Clivo Monte del Gallo, 48 – 00165 – Roma, Italy. Calabria: c/o Centro Studi Didattico Ambientale “Sibarys”- Centro di Formazione Regione Calabria, Settore 1 E 2, Zona Industriale – C/O Pal. Design Optical – 87064 Corigliano Calabro,

City Terranova da Sibari

Country Italy

Region Calabria

Email info@futurodigitale.org

Web site www.futurodigitale.org

N° Reg. 452/3/615/1 of 27/02/2013

Tax Code 94024300785

Type of Organization Private, non profit organisation

Is the partner org. a public body? NO

Is the partner org. a non-profit? YES

Any accreditation YES

EVS number 2014-1-IT03-KA110-004277

Registro delle Associazioni di

Promozione Sociale della Regione

Campania-Italy

Decreto n° 120 dell’08/04/2015

PIC number:

949176429

Presentation in brief of the Organization:

Futuro Digitale Association works to promote youth empowerment through concrete possibilities of development connected to e-learning, traineeship and personalised patterns of working periods. For instance, together with the Department of Business and Law of Cosenza University, the Association has structured a formative liaison which allows students to work and learn at the same moment in order to be introduced to the job market. What is more, Futuro Digitale officially obtained the role as job agency by the Ministry of Labour – this is implemented through non-formal education strategies which enable youth to further reflect on employability skills and entrepreneurship. Futuro Digitale hosts volunteers and trainees within the Erasmus for young Entrepreneurs programme, Erasmus traineeship and he has recently received the accreditation as sending and coordinating organization for the EVS (European Voluntary Service). Furthermore, Futuro Digitale supports youth in obtaining micro-credit loans through specific tutoring aimed at supporting all the bureaucratic passages. The tutoring is based on on-going support and relation with the micro-credit applicant. Another important field of action is the promotion of the EU Citizenship and solidarity among youngsters and Istitutions. The Association supports local authorities, public and private non-profit organizations and citizens, with particular reference to young people and disadvantaged groups, in accessing European funds and other opportunities offered by the European Union. About 100 youngsters in 2 years have done European mobility experiences with the Association. Futuro Digitale fosters the dissemination of information about the initiatives and opportunities promoted by the European Union in different fields, through both internet and social networks, and organizing specific public events. With regards to ICT, Futuro Digitale works with e-learning to promote certifications for digital competences. The ICT-media team is led by the president Antonio Gallo, who is restyling the association website at the moment. Antonio Gallo is an ICT engineer and he dedicates himself to ICT education and activities to contrast digital divide. Futuro Digitale has already realized three websites and two platforms, organized two training courses, one for disabled children, about the use of new technologies. Finally, Futuro Digitale has been official partner of the event European CODE Week 2014, the European week for the promotion of coding, by organizing an event for students on the following topics: the platform "Scratch" that allows you to create animations, comics and games; WordPress to create websites; interaction with social networks. EUROPEAN PROJECTS ALREADY CARRIED OUT:

EU Programme Year Project Identification or

Contract Number

Applicant/Beneficiary Name

Title of Project

EVS 2015 2015-1-PL01-KA105-

014122

FUNDACJA

POKOLENIA

"Choose Your

Path"!

EVS 2015 2015-1-ES02-KA105-

005699

ASOCIACIÓN ASDE

SCOUTS DE

ARAGÓN

“Youth for

Biodiversity”

EVS 2015 Asociatia

EDUCATIO "Youth Culture"

ERASMUS+ KA3 2015

ERASMUS+ KA3 2014 2014-2-EL02-KA347-

001879

E.G.T.C

Amphictyony EuroMediterrane

an Youth Forum

(EMYF)

ERASMUS+ KA2 2014 2014-1-DE04-

KA200-000889

Jugendbildung

Hamburg gGmbH

“Overcome

homelessness of

young people”

YOUTH IN

ACTION 2013 AT-2013-694788

NO LABEL PROJECT

non-profit org

“Digital Tools

Driving the

Change”

YOUTH IN

ACTION 2013 NO-11-E22-201 Intermezzo-Ungdom

“Sustainable

World”

YOUTH IN

ACTION 2013

RO-43-E107-2013-

R3

Group of the

European Youth for

Change - GEYC

“SMARTER”

YOUTH IN

ACTION 2013 TR-11-E633-2013-R3

Association of

Health Care

Professionals

(USADER)

“Different

Countries,

Different

Religions”

YOUTH IN

ACTION 2013

RO-11-E153-2013-

R2

Asociatia Destiny

Mangalia

(Romania)

“Key to success”

YOUTH IN

ACTION 5.1 2014 TR-51-E78-2013-R3

Mercan

International

Volunteers

Association-

MUGDER

“A Bridge of

Communication

Between Young

People

and Decision-

Maker”

ERASMUS+ KA1

TC 2014

2014-1-PL01-

KA105-001967 Stowarzyszenie

POLITES “Leadership TC“

ERASMUS+ KA1 2014 2014-2-FR02-KA105-

000937 Association

Tambour Battant

“Make the move

to Erasmus +, all

together for a

better inclusion“

ERASMUS+ KA1 2014 2014-2-PL01-KA105-

003008

Foundation of

European Initiatives

in Silesia

“Future Economy

In Society –

Explore the Social

Economy“

ERASMUS+ KA1

TC 2014 KA1-MT-01-14-R1 Taaluma AISBL

“VIVID Training

course on

creativity and

social

entrepreneurship”

ERASMUS+ KA1 2014 2014-2-RO01-

KA105-3007

Asociatia Tineret

pentru Dezvoltare

Durabila

“Rural rules“

ERASMUS+ KA1 2014 2014-2-RO01-

KA105-002488

Asociatia Tineret

pentru Dezvoltare

Durabila

“E.U. and Me“

ERASMUS+ KA1 2014 2014-1-UK01-

KA105-000461 Praxis Europe “Ideas into Action”

ERASMUS+ KA1 2014 2014-2-MT01-

KA105-000342 Stelmar Sports

Federation

“Bridging Youth

Through Sport”

ERASMUS+ KA1 2014 2014-1-CY02-

KA105-000-119

Innovation in

Culture Education

and Youth

“ProjectDEOR”

ERASMUS+ KA1 2014 2014-1-CY02-

KA105-000141

CULEDAR

Culture Education

Art

"Formal

Education Meets

Non Formal

Learning - a story

of success"

ERASMUS+ KA1 2014 2014-2-EL02-KA105-

001013

Interactive Media

Knowledge Transfer

- InterMedi@KT

"InterPriSE"

ERASMUS+ KA1

TC 2014

2014-2-BG01-

KA105-001445

Support for self-help

Fundation

”Face the

Conflict”

ERASMUS+ KA1

TC 2014

2014-1-HR01-

KA105-000222

Association Urban

youth “Online Europe”

ERASMUS+ KA1

TC 2014

2014-3-PL01-KA105-

013550 Stowarzyszenie

POLITES

“Project

Management

TC”

ERASMUS+ KA1

TC 2014

2014-3-IT03-KA105-

004385 Associazione

Mosaico

"EU no Borders"

ERASMUS+ KA1

TC 2014

2014-3-IT03-KA105-

004437 InProgress Calabria

“Butterfly Effect:

tools for an

effective

D.E.O.R “

ERASMUS+ KA1

TC 2014

2014-3-TR01-KA105-

013869 Yenimahalle Youth

Center Volunteers

“Effective time

creating and

management

techniques”

ERASMUS+ KA1

TC 2014

2014-3-TR01-KA105-

01410 Global Youth Group

“Democratic

Citizenship and

Human Rights

Education”

ERASMUS+ KA1

TC 2014

2014-3-CY02-

KA105-000353

KEY – Innovation in

Culture, Education

and Youth

“Youth for

Inclusion “

ERASMUS+ KA1

TC 2014

2014-3-TR01-

KA105-014428 Diyarbakir Youth

Group

“Create Equal

Opportunities in

the Cultural

Diversity! Training

Course “

ERASMUS+ KA1 2015 2014 - 3 - PT02 -

KA105 - 001887 Autonomia

Descoberta

“The way to get

started is to quit

talking and begin

doing.”

ERASMUS+ KA1 2015 Maison des Jeunes

et de la Culture de

Saint-Jean

“Inclusive Art

Youth Exchange”

ERASMUS+ KA1 2015 2014-3-PT02-KA105-

001906

Foundation of

European Initiatives

in Silesia

“START-UP”

ERASMUS+ KA1 2015 2015-1-PL01-KA105-

014050 Gildia Miłośników

Nauki

'In the circle of

tradition”

ERASMUS+ KA1

TC 2015

The Global

Experience” NGO,

GERMANY

“Social Media

Bridges”

ERASMUS+ KA1

TC 2015

2015-1-CY02-

KA105-000458

A Network for your

„NET-worth‟!

Citizens in Power

Legal Representative

Title, Family Name Ing. Antonio

First Name Gallo

Position President

Email info@futurodigitale.org

Telephone +39 334 9961240

Address Via Purgatorio, 87010 Terranova da Sibari - Italy

Contact person

Title, Family Name Dr. Vincenzo

First Name Apa

Position Project Coordinator

Email vincenzoapa@libero.it

Telephone +39 334 9961240

Address Via G. di Tarsia, 20, 87010 Terranova da Sibari - Italy

Please briefly present the partner organisation

Futuro Digitale, hereafter FD (registered in the Transparency Register held at the European Commission at No. 481940312180-28; promotes SOLVIT, by the European Commission), established in February 2013, is a non-profit organization, founded on the ideals of the Project Policoro of the Italian Episcopal Conference. FD operates according to the principles of Policoro Project, with the aim of creating growth opportunities in social, cultural and technological "network", inspired by the union between local development and social inclusion in an European context, with the understanding that the full social integration of people, in particular young people, is prerequisite for the development of the territory. FD has as its purpose the promotion of youth entrepreneurship (in fact, promotes, thanks to the protocol signed with the Point of Contact Local MateraHub Cultural and Creative Industries in Matera, the European Programme “Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs”); it is involved in the design and delivery of services for young people, particularly young people in difficulty, with the support of technology, in order to reduce the digital divide; it works in the fields of education, training, labor market and youth policies at the European level, for creating concrete actions that can be useful to link education with job opportunities. It has also been very active in sending young people to the Erasmus+ Programme (former "Youth in Action"). In adherence to the ONU Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of the United Nations on 24 February 2009, the Association, for the purposes of its mission, aims also to sensitize the institutions and civil society on the levels of accessibility for people with disabilities to formal education and informal and on their level of satisfaction in relation to the services offered, in order to facilitate their social inclusion. In particular, deals with computing and disability, with the aim of promoting the participation of people with disabilities in all areas of life, through the use of ICT (Information and Communication Technology). FD promotes, in general, the valorisation of the issues of social inclusion of people with social disadvantage, facilitates the participation of "different" in everyday life through socio-cultural and recreational services as well. Works with some third sector and institutional; has participated in several national and international projects. In particular:

participated in the management of the Project Volunteer "Art in the hands: Embroidery & mending. Facilitate the transition of knowledge between older and younger "made by the Mondi Vicini's Fund of Scalea. In this project, FD has organized and managed some volunteer activities and helped to monitoring the entire project, providing the know-how in the field of project managment;

managed the ICT Course for disabled children as part of the planned activities of the project "Insieme verso il futuro" led by the Cooperative “Il Girasole”;

has worked with the organization BABA Bhagwan DASS EDUCATION SOCIETY-GM SCHOOL of Mothuka-INDIA, participating, for the months of April and May 2014, in a series of video

conferences on the exchange of good practices on International Voluntary Service, aimed at sharing of methodologies and techniques for the management of EVS projects and in particular on the methodologies of the coordination and monitoring;

collaborated with HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY EUROPEAN UNION OFFICE of Turkey, in the months of February and May 2014, an exchange of good practices on International Voluntary Service, aimed at sharing of methodologies and techniques for the management of EVS projects and in particular on the methodologies of coordination and monitoring;

is partner of Erasmus KA2 entitled "OVERHOPE (Hope, anticipation, expectancy = Overcome homelessness of young people)" funded in Germany (2014-1-DE04-KA200-000889) and dealing with the problem of youth homelessness .

FD has got a wide network of partners, that is the mean by which it can ensure a big number of contacts and experiences for young people participating in the activities. FD has signed, in the first 16 months of operation, 78 Memoranda of Understanding, both nationally and internationally, with organizations, companies, foundations, universities and public bodies. For istance, the protocol with SOFF (Service Orientation and Training Requirements) of the Province of Cosenza, with the Foundation “Paolo di Tarso” and Eurokom - EUROPE DIRECT Calabria Region. FD is also member of many platforms at national and international level: ERIFO, Euro-Net, EILD, Aleteia, Citizens for Europe, European Centre for Civil Resources. Adheres: the Capacity Building Programme for Lifelong Learning Consortium (an International group led by CSCS Italy) and the Europemobility Open Network Member. http://www.futurodigitale.org/network/ http://www.futurodigitale.org/partner-2/

FD collaborates with The Academy of Italy with whom it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding. Through close collaboration with the Academy, is proposed as a priority objective to recover, preserve and disseminate local traditions and traditional music, for promoting cultural heritage among youth, through innovative and artistic activities. FD has collaborated with the Academy for two projects:

1. SHORT FILM PROJECT "CANDIES" directed by the Director Raffaella VACCARO under the patronage of the Province of Cosenza Department of Culture and Youth Policy

2. SHORT FILM PROJECT RIPPED "women's hearts", an outstanding social awareness short film That Reveals the "endless" violence against women multifaceted Throughout the generations. The Ripped "women's hearts" helping to end the violence against women is a not for profit film production, using a strong voice media to campaign for change. This short film contributes to a closer understanding of what is about violence against women as well as celebrating The Importance of women in cinematography. It is Also a cultural joint venture between Italy and England, directed by Salvatore Asta and produced by Academy of Italy (Rome) in partnership with the Italian Cultural Centre of Bristol. It is Entirely made in Bristol and interpreted by three professional Inglese actresses who joined the social project, Sandy Slade, Jasmine Atkins-Smart and Catherine Barrett.

FD also works with Time Heritage Ltd. Aphrodite Kamara & Co for providing services and consultancy in the field of Cultural Heritage Management an enhancement, particularly through interdisciplinary actions. Together, we develop activities that includes specialized seminars on CH-related issues (archeology, archeometry, museum studies, Cultural Heritage Management, history etc), conservation of works of art, digitization of collections and archives, content development for digital enhancement of museums and sites , research projects, writing, translating and publishing books related to Cultural Heritage as well as organizing conferences on similar topics.

FD has signed Memoranda of Understanding and collaborates with Juventus Club Doc (sports club Juventus) and the MULTI SPORTS Murialdo of Rossano to promote the sports of basketball, soccer, volleyball. Were organized soccer tournaments to 11, 5 football, women's volleyball and men's basketball.

In addition, the Association is Move Agent 2014 of:

Move Week, European Week campaign which promotes sport and physical activity to encourage wider participation in sport and physical activity

Futuro Digitale: -is Member of the Sub-Network "Tourism and the Mediterranean" Unimed - (Union of the University of the Mediterranean). Objectives of the sub network are: to collect information directly from the actors in the sector, in the euro Mediterranean, and contribute to the creation of a database specifically dedicated; conduct studies, analysis and research on issues related, with particular reference to the development of sustainable tourism; facilitate and stimulate dialogue and mutual exchange of information, in order to create new collaborations, partnerships and develop joint projects; organize international events (workshops, seminars, conferences, performances) to help improve the flow of knowledge and exchange of experiences among researchers and scholars; activities to disseminate and promote the actions of the members of the network, through the use of email newsletters targeted, online news site, links; research resources for the realization of projects born from the networking of experiences and ideas. -promotes the project MEDITERRANEAN DIET (UNESCO's Intangible Heritage of Humanity) Cultural Foundation Paul of Tarsus, with which the FD has signed a Memorandum of Understanding. This is the first project of ethics in the world Italian food that is circulated through the Internet (and not only) Healthy Food Italian certificate that he had the support of the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano. The Cultural Foundation "Paul of Tarsus" was also identified as a frontrunner for the realization WORLD EXPO MEDITERRANEAN DIET which will take place in 2016 and which aims to make the central market of the high Mediterranean Diet foods that make up the Southern Italy . The EXPO MEDITERRANEAN DIET tip the economy and presents a revolutionary program that develops still reserved in full respect of thought and research of the American scientist Ancel Keys, who has been identified as a country of the Mediterranean diet, in particular, the 5 Terre SOUTH Italy. We can consider the project an aggregator of positive energy. The Association has been accredited by: a) The Department of Business and Law, University of Calabria, as the venue for the conduct of internship and training for students and graduates. The goal is to create moments of alternation between study and work in the educational processes and facilitate career choices through direct knowledge of the world of work; b) Fincalabra SpA-Calabria region, as Regional Operator for the management of technical investigations of requests for access to microcredit loans to start new businesses youth. c) Ministry of Labour, which has obtained the authorization and registration in the Register of Information Technology Staffing Agencies for the supply of vacancies and applications, performing the function of "Intermediary" (code L124S012728) ie mediation activities between demand and supply of labor, including in relation to the labor of disabled and disadvantaged groups of workers. d) FD is the promoter and founder of the Coordination of Southern Italy for the Promotion of Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation and Development, together with the Association “Diversamente Irpinia” and with the support of the Foundation “Paolo di Tarso”, (www.futurodigitale.org / coordination-south Italy /).

Futuro Digitale is accredited for EVS in sending and coordinator (Accreditation Number: 2014-1-IT03-KA110-004277) http://www.futurodigitale.org/servizio-volontario-europeo/ For corporate communication, as well as national and international platforms which are supported by the Association uses social networks: Facebook and LinkedIn. The Facebook Group "Associazione Futuro Digitale" has about 12.000 members and the Fan Page has about 7.000 followers. The main areas of intervention are: • YOUTH EMPOWERMENT • EU CITIZENSHIP AND EUROPEAN PROGRAMMES • DIGITAL DIVIDE • LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION • INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION • TRAINING AND EDUCATION • VOLUNTEERING (EVS - European Voluntary Service) • TOURISM • SPORT

What are the activities and experience of the organisation in the areas relevant for this

application?

Futuro Digitale Association works to promote youth empowerment through concrete possibilities of development connected to e-learning, traineeship and personalised patterns of working periods. For instance, together with the Department of Business and Law of Cosenza University, the Association has structured a formative liaison which allows students to work and learn at the same moment in order to be introduced to the job market. What is more, FD officially obtained the role as job agency by the Ministry of Labour – this is implemented through non-formal education strategies which enable youth to further reflect on employability skills and entrepreneurship. FD hosts volunteers and trainees within the Erasmus for young Entrepreneurs programme, Erasmus traineeship and he has recently received the accreditation as sending and coordinating organization for the EVS (European Voluntary Service). Furthermore, FD supports youth in obtaining micro-credit loans through specific tutoring aimed at supporting all the bureaucratic passages. The tutoring is based on on-going support and relation with the micro-credit applicant. Another important field of action is the promotion of the EU Citizenship and solidarity among youngsters and Istitutions. The Association supports local authorities, public and private non-profit organizations and citizens, with particular reference to young people and disadvantaged groups, in accessing European funds and other opportunities offered by the European Union. About 100 youngsters in 2 years have done European mobility experiences with the Association. FD fosters the dissemination of information about the initiatives and opportunities promoted by the European Union in different fields, through both internet and social networks, and organizing specific public events. With regards to ICT, FD works with e-learning to promote certifications for digital competences. The ICT-media team is led by the president Antonio Gallo, who is restyling the association website at the moment. Antonio Gallo is an ICT engineer and he dedicates himself to ICT education and activities to contrast digital divide. FD has already realized three websites and two platforms, organized two training courses, one for disabled children, about the use of new technologies. Finally, FD has been

official partner of the event European CODE Week 2014, the European week for the promotion of coding, by organizing an event for students on the following topics: the platform "Scratch" that allows you to create animations, comics and games; WordPress to create websites; interaction with social network.

What are the skills and expertise of key staff/persons involved in this application?

The staff of Futuro Digitale is composed by experts in new technologies, entrepreneurship and EU projects. The Project Coordinator , Dr. Vincenzo Apa, has numerous skills and experiences. Member of the European Register of Euro-projects Designers and Managers, graduated in Economics and qualified as a chartered accountant and auditors with experience in the field of business consulting. He has gained a privileged experience in the field of local development and territorial cohesion, with accreditation as Agent of Local Development at the FORMEZ , and the project Policoro Italian bishops' conference as a member of the national coordination of Microcredit xi Diocesan youth. He holds the Europass Training with two qualifications ( Manager of Local Development and International Marketing Expert and Training Services Achieved Within the European Training Course in Alternation " The Work in European Enterprises Trough Training) . Joined in the albo regional teachers Calabria and Basilicata and Eupolis - accredited Superior Institute for Research , Statistics and Training . Coordinator of two training courses funded by the Region of Calabria for aspiring young entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs already started. in 2012 obtained the degree in business administration from the University of Cosenza with specialization in the field of foundations and non-profit organizations in the international context. Dr. Paolo Montemurro , graduated in International and Diplomatic Sciences , with research carried out in the Netherlands at Universiteit Leiden , before collaborating with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Directorate General for Economic Co-operation and Development) and the Ministry of Economic Development projects of international and regional cooperation . Since 2008 he is responsible for Project Planning as a consultant for public and private entities , specializing in European initiatives in the areas of : Lifelong Learning (focus undertakings), Environment ( Sustainable Development and Eco -Tourism) ; Economic Cooperation ( Migrant Banking), Entrepreneurship and Internationalisation ; ICT and R & D for companies and smart communities. Project manager MOBILITAS , Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs, and is involved in entrepreneurship education for schools, young people and disadvantaged groups. Dr. Marco De Cave has graduated as a master student in Peace&Development in Sweden. He worked before at local level in social services, like Eurodesk, implementing different types of projects (a youth-owned library, the ‘Bank of Time’ and different artistic products, like books and events). He has worked in Brussels within a European NGO with Europe for Citizens projects, EIDHR and Youth in Action planning. He is working as junior project manager for different NGOs at the moment. Dr. Francesco Zaralli has attended the master course in European project management accreditated by M&MOCS (International research centre of Mathematics and mechanics of complex systems from joint universities of L'Aquila and La Sapienza). He has been the service coordinator for the Eurodesk territorial antenna of the municipality of Cori, to foster the youth mobility among the local youths; at the same time he managed several youth mobility projects. He has made a set of services available, adding consultancy to European funds, the proposal design and the proposal management for free among other things. He set up an innovative model of accessible consulting which allowed him to

have a small network of several Latium towns, working mainly on local development projects and start up fundraising (offering this service for free until the business plan is finished). In the meanwhile he has managed 2 cultural events (marketing, fundraising, management and dissemination) for the municipality of Cori and he has attended a course for management of cultural enterprises, accredited by Zètema and Downing Street srl. Currently he is the junior project manager for several Italian NGOs. Dr. Antonio Rossi: participates in the program Mae - Crui , with internship at the Italian Consulate General in Sao Paulo, Brazil; Master in Management and Corporate Social Responsibility at LUMSA . He participated in the international youth exchange Italy -Brazil , promoted by the Italian Ministry of Youth. Selected by the Vodafone Foundation for the Program "World of Difference", through which he worked as fundraiser for the non-profit organization Europe Consulting Onlus, operating for tackling social problems (mainly homelessness). Take part in the Leonardo da Vinci Project "Skills for Life Skills for Europe II" in Brussels, where he worked on European projects especially in the field of immigration and youth mobility. He has held numerous volunteer experiences in Italy and abroad. He is mentor for Project of Civil Service. He speaks English and Portuguese fluently and has a working knowledge of French and Spanish. Dr Antonio Rodriguez Hita for more than five years working in Italy (Università della Calabria TTO) as Technology Transfer and IP Manager. He has 5 years experienced developing the following skills: 1-TECHNOLOGY SCOUTING: Identifying new technologies/products specific to the needs of the company/market; 2 - PATENT SEARCH: Using professional patent search tools for Preliminary Patentability analysis, Prior art patent search, Freedom to operate analyses, Citation Analysis, Infringement Analysis and Graphic analysis (Top assignees, geographical distribution of patents based on country priority, technology trends, acceleration for top originating countries, etc); 3- LIASE WITH EXTERNAL PATENT ATTORNEY FOR IP PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT; 4 - MARKETING OF TECHNOLOGY; 5 - NEGOTIATING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS: Licensing Agreements, Confidential; Disclosure Agreement, Material Transfer Agreement; 6 - TRAINING RESEARCHERS IN IP&TT CULTURE; 7 - REPRESENT THE UNIVERSITY IN BUSINESS NETWORKS. I also he been an International fellow at the NIH (National Institute of Health) Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) which is one of the world's most foremost medical research center, so I know the innovation ecosystem in USA.

Other experts of Futuro Digitale:

D.ssa Aphrodite Kamara is a historian by training. She accomplished her graduate studies at the National and Capodistrian University of Athens and her post-graduate studies at the Depertment of Middle Eastern Studies of the University of Manchester and at the Department of Litterae Humaniores at the University of Oxford. She is an experienced researcher and trainer. She has been teaching American undergraduate students at the not-for-profit cultural educational organization “Arcadia Centre for Hellenic, Balkan and Mediterranean Studies” and Research in Athens, Greece, as well as seminars on Cultural heritage and modern technologies at the Institute of Continuing Education of the National Centre for Public Administration and Local Government. Between 1999 and 2005 she worked as a research historian at the Foundation of the Hellenic World. Among the projects she worked on and which are relevant for this proposal are: 1999-2005: Database-building and writing of articles for the electronic Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, part I, Asia Minor; 2003-2004: Participation at European-funded projects on the usage of modern technology for the enhancement of cultural heritage and the dissemination of cultural information (AVATON, “Ellinourgimata”); 2004-2006: Project co-leader on

behalf of FHW for the MED.IN.A project (MEDiterannean by INternet Access) focusing on the enhancement of cultural tourism in the Mediterranean region (www.medinaportal.net) and co-ordinated by IMED-Euromed; In 2003 she co-founded Time Heritage, of which she is the head consultant and legal representative. She has been supervising and organizing most of the company's activities. Among the projects relevant for this proposal are: 2014: Content development for the projects “Digital enhancement of Pylia” and “Digital Delphi”; 2013: Supervising the research project “DIAPLASIS: Management plans for Sites of Historical Importance” funded by the General Secretariat of Research and Technology of Greece; 2011: Historical Editing of the Electronic Encyclopedia of Boeotia on behalf of the Foundation of the Hellenic World; 2008: Project for the enhancement of the archival material and museum exhibits of the Museum of Ecclesiastical Art of the Holy Monastery of Phaneromeni in Lefkada through a workshop, a one-day conference, a documentary film and a guidebook; 2007-8: General editor as external collaborator of the electronic Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, parts II and III (Black Sea and Constantinople). [ www.ehw.gr ]; 2003-2009: Several seminars on history, archeometry, cultural heritage management and museum studies, as they appear on the internet site of Time Heritage. Prof. Mr. Attilio Costa is an electric/acoustic/classic guitar player based in Rome, where he lives and works as a music teacher and session musician. In the last two decades he has been working with many italian artists such as Teresa De Sio and Lucio Dalla, performing live in their shows and recording in studio, in Italy and abroad. During the years, he has developed a unique style he can call his own, a mix of fingerpicking and other strumming and rhythm techniques that makes his sound a very particular combination of genres. Prof. Mrs. Daniela Piraino, teacher of music literacy, music theory, choral practice and piano music at primary and high school; Operator in Music Therapy; Director of the choir Harmonia , Terranova da Sibari (Cs)- Italy from 2004 to 2009; Holder of extracurricular projects of choral practice at the primary school; Owner and contact person for the Comprehensive School "G. Pastures "of Villapiana (Cs) of the National Project ANSAS-MIUR Musica2020 from november2010 in April 2011; Holder phonebook cultural Mikrokosmos, the online newspaper www.dirittodicronaca.it from July 2010 to August 2013; Author and presenter of radio broadcast for children "Ambarabà", the frequency of Radio Esse, from October 6, 2014 to the present. Member of the vocal quartet Sing4Life, together with Chiara Manna, Cesare Sisca and LUca Bruno. Collaborator, as the author, the ConCorde Duo (violin and guitar), composed of Francesco Clemente and Antonio Ruffo. President and founding member of the Association of cultural and social promotion "Harmonia" of Terranova da Sibari (Cs). Promoter of classical music, jazz, cultural events ; musical comedies. Concert activities as a soloist or in chamber of various repertoires, from classicism to the twentieth century. Master piano accompanist for the choir InCanto Iubilo, conducted by Maestro Cesare Sisca.