House of Emerging Technologies “Infiniti Mondi – Napoli Innovation City”: Call for Open Innovation Solutions – LOVE STUDIO

The Call for Open Innovation Solutions, launched within the framework of the House of Emerging Technologies “Infiniti Mondi – Napoli Innovation City” programme, aims to select a company (SME/Startup/Spin-off) with solutions that address the Open Innovation challenge launched by the company LSpartners (hereinafter LOVE STUDIO), a consulting agency specialised in marketing and strategic communication, with strong expertise in the fashion and lifestyle sector.

LOVE STUDIO is one of the 5 companies selected within the “Call for Open Innovation Challenges”, launched by CTE Napoli, interested in proposing open innovation challenges.

The company selected under this call will have the opportunity to actively participate in the programme, described below, aimed at facilitating the match between the challenge launched by LOVE STUDIO and potential solutions that meet its innovation needs, in line with its business development plans.

THE CALL

This Call aims to select 1 SME/startup/spin-off capable of proposing an innovative solution, based on the use of Emerging Technologies, in response to the Challenge launched by the company LOVE STUDIO.

The goal is to select companies interested in developing, importing, testing, and validating, in collaboration with LOVE STUDIO, innovative systems, products, processes, and technologies that can meet the innovation needs of the latter.

The challenge proposed by LOVE STUDIO focuses on the creation of an innovative portal that goes beyond the traditional concept of e-commerce, introducing a system based on artificial intelligence to improve user purchasing experiences. This portal will not only allow users to make purchases online, but also guide them through automated style advice thanks to an AI-based virtual assistant.

To enrich the user experience, the challenge requires the integration of gamification dynamics. This could include mechanisms such as the creation of style challenges, earning loyalty points for each interaction, and providing look suggestions tailored to specific events or occasions. The aim is to transform the purchasing process into an interactive experience that builds loyalty and increases engagement.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This Call is aimed at SMEs, startups, and spin-offs from any sector, national or international, that intend to respond to the Challenge launched by LOVE STUDIO and start a collaboration with the company through the support of the CTE Napoli team.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

The company selected within the frame of this Call will gain access to the Open Innovation programme.

PARTICIPATION MODALITIES AND DEADLINE

SMEs/startups/spin-offs interested in applying to the Programme must submit a specific application, by no later than 10/03/2025, to the following PEC address: ctenapoli.spici@pec.it with a digital signature of the legal representative of the company, or with an autograph signature of the legal representative of the company and an attached copy of a valid identity document.

THE OPEN INNOVATION PROGRAMME

The Open Innovation Programme of CTE Napoli is designed to facilitate the meeting between the innovation demand expressed by SMEs and Large Enterprises from any sector and the offer of innovative solutions by SMEs/startups/spin-offs from the Cultural and Creative Industries sector, capable of meeting such needs.

Practically, the plan involves selecting 5 innovation challenges launched by SMEs and Large Enterprises to solve issues related to their products, services, or production/organizational processes. (Phase Concluded)

Following the identification of needs of the 5 selected companies, the action will commence scouting for startups, spin-offs, and SMEs in the Cultural and Creative Industries sector to find solutions to the needs expressed by the companies.

The final phase consists of a matchmaking action that involves a collaborative process between Companies that launched the challenges and the selected SMEs/startups/spin-offs, aimed at refining/adapting the solutions identified to the specific needs of the proposing companies.

The Programme finally includes organizing an Innovation Day for presenting the results.

THE CTE NAPOLI

The House of Emerging Technologies “Infiniti Mondi – Napoli Innovation City” is a project of the Municipality of Naples, funded by the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, which aims to provide companies with an innovation centre specialising in Metaverse, Web 3.0, Gaming/Gamification, Digital Storytelling, Quantum Computing, and 5G, to develop and test products, processes, services, startups, and new business models in the Cultural and Creative Industries sector.

For the CTE project, the Municipality of Naples leads a partnership that includes the Universities of Naples Federico II and L’Orientale, the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples, the Cefriel Digital Innovation Center of the Polytechnic of Milan, the research and innovation centres MedITech 4.0, CNR – Institute of Cultural Heritage Sciences and CeRICT Scarl, and innovative companies such as Tim, Spicy, and One More Pictures.

All the information related to this programme is available on the website of the Municipality of Naples (www.comune.napoli.it), of CTE Napoli (www.casatecnologienapoli.it), as well as on the SPICI website (www.spici.eu). For further information and clarifications, you can send an email to the following address: startup@spici.eu .