EUROPEAN DIGITAL INNOVATION HUB HERITAGE SMART LAB - DEMO DAY FOR THE PA - 28 May 2024, Naples

Tuesday, 28th May 2024, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, the event “Opportunities and Tools for the Digital Transition of Public Administration in the Cultural and Creative Field”, a DemoDay for Public Administration carried out within the activities of the European Digital Innovation Hub - Heritage Smart Lab will be held at the Giorgio Bernardi Room of the DaDom Museum of the Anton Dohrn Zoological Station in Naples.

The event aims to present to public operators:

• The services of the EDIH - Heritage Smart Lab for Public Administration;

• Opportunities, initiatives, and tools for the digital transition in the sector of cultural and creative heritage, in line with the smart specialization strategy of the territories;

• A selection of innovative solutions and applications available on the market.

Attending will be: Gaetano Manfredi, Mayor of Naples; Valeria Fascione, Councillor for Research, Innovation and Startups, Campania Region; Raffaele Vitulli, Coordinator EDIH-HSL, Basilicata Creativa; Ivo Allegro, CEO Iniziativa Cube Srl; Angelo Giuliana, Director MedITech Competence Centre; Vincenzo Lipardi, President of SPICI Srl.

During the event, there will be an Emerging Technologies Showcase in the field of Cultural Heritage, creativity, and culture. The best companies, selected by EDIH, will present their products and solutions in the field of digital transformation applied to cultural heritage and Cultural and Creative Industries.

There will also be a focus, with the valuable participation of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), on aerospace Earth Observation tools and technologies. The EUSPA, with its experience in managing programs like Copernicus, will offer a fundamental contribution in outlining the most effective strategies for employing these innovative technologies to Monitor and Preserve Cultural Heritage.

The company SPICI Srl, the company Iniziativa Cube Srl, and the Competence Center Meditech 4.0 operate as the Campania Spoke of the European Digital Innovation Hub – Heritage SmartLab, the European Innovation Pole for digital and green transition in the sectors of Cultural Heritage, Culture, Creativity, tourism enhancement, and other related sectors.

EDIH-Heritage Smart Lab is an Hub funded by the European Commission and the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, coordinated by the Cluster Basilicata Creativa, based on a partnership composed of: Sviluppo Basilicata, Digital Innovation Hub Basilicata, Lucano Aerospace Cluster, Lucano Automotive-Smart Factory Cluster, Basilicata Energy Cluster, Meditech Competence Center, SPICI srl, Iniziativa Cube Srl.

Registration is required to attend at the following link.

For information you can send an email to: hsl_edih@spici.eu

Below is the agenda:

9:00 – Welcome and coffee Coordinated by Ettore De Lorenzo, Journalist RAI

9:30 – Welcome Address Massimo Cavaliere, Director of the Anton Dohrn Zoological Station

9:40- Institutional Speeches Valeria Fascione, Councillor for Research, Innovation and Startups, Campania Region Chiara Marciani, Councillor for Youth Policies and Labour

10:00 - Presentation of the European Digital Innovation Hub - Heritage Smart Lab and services for the Public Administration of the Campania Spoke Raffaele Vitulli, Coordinator EDIH-HSL, Basilicata Creativa Mariangela Contursi, General Director Spici srl, EDIH smart lab partner Ivo Allegro, President Iniziativa Cube srl

10:30 - Space and cultural and creative industries: Initiatives and tools for digital innovation Luigi Carrino, President DAC Campania Aerospace District Valeria Catalano, EUSPA, European Union Agency for the Space Programme

11:00 – Round Table “Culture as a growth engine for the cities of Campania” Sergio Locoratolo, Coordinator of Cultural Policies of the City of Naples Enzo Battarra, Councillor for Culture of the City of Caserta Josi Gerardo Della Ragione, Mayor of Bacoli Michele Carbone, President of the Municipal Council of San Giorgio a Cremano

11:45 - Round Table “Innovation and cultural institutions of Campania” Emanuela Spedaliere, Director of the San Carlo Theatre Foundation Giuseppe Gaeta, Director of the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples Fabio Pagano, Director of the Phlegraean Fields Archaeological Park

12:30 - Showcase of Emerging Technologies in the cultural and creative field Introduced by Angelo Giuliana, Director of MediTech Competence Centre The best companies selected by EDIH will present their products and solutions in the field of digital transformation applied to cultural heritage and Cultural and Creative Industries

13:30 Light Lunch

14:30 - 16:00 - Networking & Matchmaking A session of matching between companies and Public Administration will follow. Companies will have a dedicated space and the opportunity to showcase any demonstrators.

15:00 - Introduction and Visit DaDoM - Museo Darwin Dohrn Ferdinando Boero - President, Fondazione Dohrn

To consult the agenda poster, click here.

To consult the catalog of presented solutions, click here.