In 2023, women still represent a small percentage of corporate technical roles and technology start-up founders. The Femme Forward initiative aims to break down this gender gap. In the following few lines, we will explain the Future Start-up Founders training course: a unique opportunity for women aspiring to be part of the tech entrepreneurial world.

Tackling the gender gap in the technology sector

Astonishingly, only 8% of European companies’ technical roles in cloud computing are held by women [Src. McKinsey]. Furthermore, the number of women founders of tech start-ups in Europe remains shockingly low, below 15% [Src. Startup Genome]. This situation highlights the urgency of breaking gender barriers within the technology sector.

The Femme Forward opportunity

Femme Forward’s Future Start-up Founders course offers women the opportunity to receive free training in technology entrepreneurship: a 60-hour programme over 8 weeks with content delivered online in live and asynchronous mode.

What you will learn

You will have the opportunity to effectively conceive and present your business idea, from the field validation of assumptions to elaborating a solid business model, from refining product development strategies to marketing tactics and the necessary technical fundamentals. 

A comprehensive training experience

The training will not be limited to theoretical lectures. Through interactive workshops, live and asynchronous lectures, tutorials, customised mentoring sessions and participation in talks and networking events, you will acquire both technical and soft skills. This holistic approach will comprehensively prepare you for the challenges of the entrepreneurial world.

Femme Forward is supported by the EU

The Future Start-up Founders course takes place within Femme Forward, an EU-funded project under the Erasmus+ programme and has a consortium of 15 partners, including TOP-IX, from industry, technology and education in 8 European states. 

How to participate?

The training will start on 6 November and will welcome 30 participants. No specific entry skills or prerequisites are required other than curiosity, dedication and the ambition to build one’s future as a technology worker and entrepreneur. If you are interested in this transformative opportunity, you can get more information and apply for selection by filling out this simple form where you can leave your details to be contacted by our team. Training will be delivered mainly in Italian.

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Today the European Big Data Value Forum (EBDVF) officially kicks off. This is the flagship event organized by the Big Data Value Association (BDVA) and the European Commission (DG CNECT) which brings together industry professionals, business developers, researchers and policy makers from all over Europe and other regions of the world to promote political action, industrial and research activities in the fields of data and artificial intelligence.

The theme of EBDVF 2021 is “Digital Transformation Powered by Data and Artificial Intelligence”.

In this prestigious and strong context  and proud of BDVA membership, TOP-IX will organize a workshop on Friday 3 December entitled: “Big Data-driven Impact and Value through Entrepreneurship” with the aim of starting a pragmatic discussion on the gap between industry demand and the necessary technical / entrepreneurial skills, particularly in the field of data. Specifically, it will be an opportunity to validate a new format, exploiting and merging the numerous past experiences that include high-level training, the involvement of startups and innovation projects for companies.

After an initial introduction by the TOP-IX team, a virtual round table will follow with prestigious guests of international standing:

• Edward Curry – Professor at Insight Center
• Minna Isomursu – Professor at University of Oulu
• Ana Moreno – Professor at Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM)

Moderated by Leonardo Camiciotti – Executive Director of the Consortium.

To complete the workshop, a video contribution by Alberto Onetti – Mind The Bridge Foundation / Insubria University – and an interactive session with the online public to expand the work and discussion table.

All information here: https://european-big-data-value-forum.eu/

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Intersection Conference is back: two days of workshops and talks to learn about the best  methodologies and processes behind the most-used current products.

The event is dedicated to UX designers and developers and will take place October 1 – 2, 2019 in Milan.

Many national and international renowned professionals will be on stage. Among the guests of the event, the line-up can boast Invision, Frog Design, caffeina, Google e Sketchin.

Intersection Conference is organized by IBuildings and supported by several companies including TOP-IX as Media Partner.

Find more on intersection-conference.eu (early price by June 16, 2019)

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Today we opened the registration to participate in CorDATA, the training and awareness program about Data4Good and Civic Technologies for operators and organizations in the International Cooperation sector.

The initiative – designed and organized by TOP-IX (leader), Fondazione ISI, Moxoff and HeartInData, with the support of Fondazione Cariplo and Compagnia di SanPaolo – will consist of 5 training days to understand how to extract value from your data, how to use open data sources and how to structure an effective Data-Driven strategy, followed by two laboratory days, in which participants will be able to apply the skills acquired under the guidance of expert tutors.

All program and logistics information is available on the website: https://cordata.top-ix.org/

Thanks to the support of Fondazione Cariplo and Compagnia di San Paolo (and particularly to the initiative “Innovazione per lo sviluppo“), participation in CorDATA is FREE upon submission by June 30, 2019. Given the limited places available, the selection will be made by the Organizers until the maximum number is reached.

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OpenMaker, the project funded by the European Community that boasts TOP-IX among the official partners, selected the winners of the call for proposal closed last October 2017.

Starting from the 137 received applications, 20 projects have now been selected to receive a contribution of € 20,000 each. The contribution is aimed at helping the teams in kicking off their ideas, reinventing traditional manufacturing production and projecting us into a sustainable future.

An additional special prize was also assigned by the coordinators, that completes the panel of winners.

Here the official announcement.

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Developers, designers and business, marketing and communication experts are invited to participate in the sixth Turin Startup Weekend which will take place from March 4th to March 6th  2016.

The event, hosted in I3P – Innovative Companies Incubator of the Politecnico di Torino, located in via Pier Carlo Boggio 59 – will be dedicated to the retail topic. The three days will be totally dedicated to develop business ideas and to win the prize for the best innovative project. In addition there will be a special prize for ideas aimed at innovating the food retail market.
Cean will be the main sponsor of the event and will provide participants with its expertise in the sector. TOP-IX Consortium confirms its support to the Turin Startup Weekend, as Silver Sponsor.
The program. The event beginning is scheduled for 5:30pm on Friday, March 4th: everyone has an idea might present it in a 1 minute pitch, the most voted ideas will be developed during the weekend. Finally, Sunday afternoon, the participating teams will present their projects in 5 minutes. The jury will evaluate the projects and will decide the three winners. Here you can find the complete program and all the informations about the event.

Until February 4th, you can apply on Eventbrite taking advantage of the early bird tickets.

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The end of April marks two important deadlines for the Consortium activities.

On April 30th the deadline to submit proposals in response to the call for Social Renaissance brand identity will expire.
A team of experts will evaluate the proposals and select the winner. The chosen idea will be implemented to develop the new visual identity for the social impact accelerator in Turin.
Here more information.

On the other hand May 3rd is the last opportunity to enrol in BIG DIVE training course: 5 intensive weeks intensive to learn how to handle large volumes of data organised by TOP-IX in collaboration with Axant, ISI Foundation and Todo.
Here the link to the BIG DIVE website.

The two initiatives have a different target but represent an important step forward on two activity lines by the Consortium: the Social Innovation and the theme of the BIG DATA.

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Our partner I-com extended the deadline for entering Data Venture Challenge.

The submission of entries is open until February 13th, 2015.

Based on the submissions and judging, the I-COM Data Venture Challenge Board & Jury will select the Official Selection finalists from around the world.

See more at: http://www.i-com.org/data-venture-challenge

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