. RAISE
Robotics and AI for Socio-economic Empowerment
Ecosystem
Ecosystem
The RAISE project was financed by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR) with Investment 1.5 (M4C2) of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) which envisaged the creation and strengthening of innovation ecosystems on areas of technological specialization consistent with the industrial and research vocations of the reference territory, promoting and strengthening collaboration between the research system, the production system and territorial institutions.
25 partners from Academia and Research, institutions and companies join RAISE wich is coordinated by the University of Genoa (UNIGE), the National Research Council (CNR) and the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT).
Goals
RAISE aims to develop and market technological solutions based on robotic systems and artificial intelligence, responding to the real production and social needs of the Ligurian territory. The project aims to enhance and give value to research and development of these technologies in various areas of interest, including healthcare, environmental sustainability, smart ports and accessible and inclusive smart cities. RAISE focuses on the needs of people and the territory, encouraging the transfer of innovative technologies from research to the market, providing resources, knowledge and support to generate sustainable, inclusive and resilient innovation. Furthermore, the project aims to create a highly attractive ecosystem for companies, investors and researchers, both nationally and internationally.
- The Hub is the entity responsible for the start-up, implementation, management and coordination of the Innovation Ecosystem and represents the single point of contact with the MUR: receives the tranches of concessions granted, verifies and transmits the reporting of the activities carried out by the Spokes and their affiliates.
- The Spokes maintain an institutional role in communication and funding, particularly in impact areas. They are the primary source of information to convey specific themes based on the different actors involved in the project. Each project is generated within each Spoke where researchers, startups, SMEs, public administrations, institutions are actively involved. The Spokes are the living part of the project and represent the place where the primary objective is achieved: technological transfer to the market, moving from the laboratories to the real world of supply and demand on the market. In particular, among these, Spoke 5 acts as an intermediary between research and industry, the technologies deriving from the RAISE scientific Spokes (1-4) and companies. In addition to incubation, acceleration and training programs, Spoke 5 coordinates, develops and measures communication strategies, tactics and actions to support the HUB and the entire ecosystem.
What are Spokes?
RAISE is organized according to the Hub & Spoke governance system and it is divided into 5 areas of intervention on individual themes, dedicated to the development of innovative technologies in strategic areas for the territory (city – health – environment – port).
Each spoke has a coordinator and a specific committee has been designated by the hub to represent the research organizations involved.
Partners
Each spoke brings together researchers from different research centers (23 affiliated public and private entities) under conjoint coordination for the implementation of the strategic plan of the ecosystem.
News
New courses available on the RAISE Platform: an opportunity to enhance digital skills
The educational offering of the P4 | Basic AI & Robotics Skills at University Level project has expanded with the addition of five ne...
A new online tool to support technology transfer: the RAISE Net platform
From November 2024, the RAISE Net platform is active, a new service that represents a single point of access to technology transfer servi...
The encounter between the public and the robots at the RAISE Village
From October 24th to November 3rd, all the people who visited the RAISE Village, during the Science Festival, at Palazzo Ducale, had the ...
Early warning systems for marine monitoring: the results of Spoke 3 at IEEE MetroSea 2024
Chiara Gambardella from CNR IAS, along with Elisa Costa and Francesca Garaventa, presented preliminary results from Project “Techno...
Launch of P2 - BASIC AI & ROBOTICS APPLICATIONS4SMEs: a training program by Spoke 5
On November 21, 2024, at 11:00 am, the launch event for the training program P2 – BASIC AI & ROBOTICS Applications4SMEs will take p...
RAISE introduced to the world: successes and future prospects at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona
On Wednesday, november 6, RAISE – Robotics and AI for Socio-economic Empowerment – was officially introduced at the Smart City Expo W...
The prototype data sharing platform of Spoke 5 presented at GenOA Open Access Week 2024
At the GenOA Open Access Week 2024, held from November 4 to 8, 2024, with events both in person in Genoa and online, the prototype of an ...
SMARTcup Liguria 2024: al BIC di Genova la finale della dodicesima edizione
Il 30 ottobre presso l’Incubatore BIC di Genova, si è tenuta la giornata conclusiva della dodicesima edizione di SMARTcup Liguria,...
One Health Strategies in environmental monitoring: cellular biosensors as advanced surveillance systems
On November 1, at the RAISE Village, Maria Giovanna Parisi, Associate Professor at the University of Palermo, presented a talk titled ...
Humanoid and quadruped robots for more welcoming and safe ports
On november 2nd, on the stage of the talk area at the RAISE Village, Zoe Betta and Lucrezia Grassi from the RICE Laboratory of the Univer...
Playing and learning while having fun, about the senses, emotions and care for the environment, in the EDU area of the RAISE Village
From october 26 to October 31, the RAISE Village involved visitors of all ages with workshops and interactive activities in the EDU area....
Conference at RAISE Village: the National Biodiversity Future Center for biodiversity conservation
On november 2nd, RAISE Village hosted a conference of great significance for the future of biodiversity, involving the National Biodivers...
Calls and Tenders
The RAISE project, financed by the MUR with Investment 1.5 (M4C2), promotes a scheme based on cascade grands to support small and medium-sized enterprises, start-ups and other entities interested in the Hub’s themes and the topics covered by the Spokes. The cascading calls, activated by the Spokes, are issued for the recruitment of researchers and technologists, for funding external entities for research activities consistent with the program, as well as for the purchase of supplies, goods and services.