Fondazione CRT, OGR Torino, and Microsoft, in collaboration with TOP-IX, ISI Foundation, Ashoka, Impact Hub, and The Data Appeal Company (which will directly contribute to Data Club this year), present the second edition of Impact Deal, a European data-driven acceleration program for businesses with social and environmental impact.

The call for applications is open from March 16 to April 26.

In 2022, thanks to specific training, mentorship from domain experts, national and international visibility opportunities, and access to exclusive datasets, selected companies were able to develop innovative solutions focused on generating measurable positive impact. The contribution of Data Club – a group of companies and organizations, public and private entities – is fundamental in this regard, which in addition to TIM, Banca Sella, Fondazione Snam, and the City of Turin, will add The Data Appeal Company, BioEnerys, and Wind Tre for the 2023 edition.

During the six months of the program, Impact Deal works to accelerate projects focused on the application of data science, the growth of entrepreneurial activities with social and environmental purposes in alignment with the sustainable development goals defined by the United Nations (SDGs). By facilitating the meeting between corporations, traditional investors, impact companies, mentors, and experts in data science, the program encourages initiatives that combine economic, social, and environmental sustainability, allowing the development of specialized professional figures through a transfer of skills focused on access and use of data for long-term impact.

The first edition of the program received 40 applications from impact enterprises from 8 countries operating in different sectors: Smart Environment, Smart Cities, IoT, Logistic/Supply Chain, Digital Consciousness, Human Resources Services, Open Innovation, AI, Cultural Heritage, Food, Health, Medical Care, Agriculture, Augmented Mobility, Vehicles, and Energy solutions. 12 companies participated in the first phase, of which 7 were Italian and 5 were foreign (from the UK, Denmark, Portugal, and Switzerland). Among them, Alba Robot, The Newsroom, Pinbike, Virtuosis, Wiseair, Open Impact, and Aroundrs were selected for phase 2 of the program, obtaining numerous visibility opportunities and achieving excellent results both during the course and in the following months.

The ‘magnificent’ seven, after Impact Deal

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TOP-IX Consortium is now part of IDSA – International Data Spaces Association. This is another milestone in the path that has brought us to enter BDVA and to be Day-1 member of Gaia-X. The goal is to take an increasingly active role in the construction of the new European strategy as far as Cloud, Data and digital sovereignty.

IDSA aims at the definition of a common standard to build DATA SPACES, meaning common data spaces at sectoral level, in order to create ecosystems capable of facilitating the sharing and the exploitation of data by those subjects who until now have not been able to leverage the real potentiality of data.

As usual, TOP-IX contribution is aimed at enhancing the solid expertise and experience in the field of network architecture. “As an internet exchange we have enabled connections for 20 years – says Leonardo Camiciotti, Executive Director at TOP-IX –, now we aim also at empowering skills and infrastructure in order to support and boost a new generation of data and services collaboration”.

TOP-IX, thanks to its neutral and geographically distributed backbone, can be a natural candidate for the design and implementation of testing federated architectures aimed at sharing of data and computational resources.

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OGR Torino, Fondazione CRT and Microsoft present Impact Deal; an acceleration program for European enterprises with a social and environmental mission.

The new data-collaboration ecosystem will offer to the selected companies training, mentorship, resources, and datasets (open and proprietary) coming from a group of private and public entities (The Data Club).

With Impact Deal, OGR Torino, Fondazione CRT and Microsoft are launching a system of concrete actions to enhance data and data skills, based on the awareness that today any public or private, profit or non-profit initiative needs to set its own measurable objectives towards an effective long-term impact.

The project, developed in partnership with TOP-IX, The Data Science for Social Good Center (c/o OGR Torino), Impact Hub, Ashoka and The Data Appeal Company will be held in the OGR Tech inside the OGR Torino’s hub for innovation and applied research.

The approach will be open, neutral and multilateral, and will allow business players, traditional investors, mentors, experts in Data Science to meet each other, in the perspective of economic, social and environmental sustainability and aiming at developing specialized professionals.

The starting point of the initiative will be the call for impact enterprises – open from February 3 to April 3, 2022 – where a maximum of 12 European companies will be selected to access the acceleration program, divided into two phases.

The first phase, lasting about two months, will focus on a journey to provide specific skills in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and impact entrepreneurship.

In the second phase, lasting about 3 months, 3 to 5 startups will be selected and the aim will be on accelerating the business through the development of real projects and solutions enabled by data thanks to the mentorship and strategic collaborations.

The final step will be a Demo Day where the “accelerated” companies will show their progresses to an audience of potential investors with a particular vocation for impact investing.

For more informations you can visit the Impact Deal website.

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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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Wild Mazzini, data art gallery in via Mazzini 33, hosts the exhibition “DATAGLITCHES – My favorite mistakes” by Giovanni Magni. The project aims at visualizing “pure” mistakes, generated working on Big Data.

The exhibition is sponsored by TOP-IX Consortium, that works with Big Data since 2012, when it launched its course on data science and machine learning, called Big Dive.
The ninth edition of BIG DIVE will start on September and it will be structured in four stand-alone module.

When error becomes beauty

Sixteen brand new data art pieces exploring the boundaries between representation and transfiguration of data, offering the viewer shapes and images that induce to lose themselves in order to find meaning.

 

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To comply with the anti-Covid-19 rules, a video made by TOP-IX, with an interview with Giovanni Magni, will replace the vernissage of Dataglitches. Opening every Thursday and by appointment.

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On June 3, the new training program promoted by Innovazione Sviluppo was presented and kicked off: it is an impressive opportunity designed for the world of international cooperation by the Compagnia di Sanpaolo and the Cariplo Foundation.

(Did you miss the launch webinar? See it again here)

Even this year we are happy to be part of the operational team and we are pleased to present the second edition of CorDATA, the initiative created together with the Fondazione ISI, Moxoff and Heartindata to mind the gap between international cooperation organizations, Data Science and Civic Technologies.

All the information here (ITA ONLY): cordata.top-ix.org

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You can now apply for BIG DIVE 2020, the brand new edition of the intensive training program in the field of Data Science, Data Visualization and Data Engineering organized by TOP-IX in collaboration with  Axant, Fondazione ISI and TODO.

In 2020 BIG DIVE has changed its classic format: the 4 consecutive weeks become 4 stand-alone modules dedicated to the foundations of Data Science with Python, Machine and Deep Learning, Data Visualization and finally Data Engineering. Each module will be available individually or as part of a complete and unique training program aimed at providing the technical skills and methodological approaches to generate the maximum impact in data-driven projects.

The new structure was designed starting from the numerous feedback received over the years and aims to meet the needs by business customers (such as companies and organizations that intend to train their employees) and at the same time to open up to the heterogeneous audience with different backgrounds and entry levels.

The training program is structured as follows:

Module 1 – From Zero to Data Science with Python // 14-18 September

Module 2 – Machine and Deep Learning intensive // 12-16 October

Module 3 – Communicating and Visualizing Data // 16-20 November

Module 4 – Deep Dive into Data Engineering // 30 November -4 December

Among the many changes, the strengths of BIG DIVE remain unchanged: the value of teachers and guest lecturers with proven experience in the field, the hands-on approach and the highly collaborative and practical training mood.

Registration will close one week before the beginning of each module and the Early Bird Price will expire on May 31st. There are also discounts for students and promotional packages for people who simultaneously purchase more than one module.

Finally, we are planning a final Hackathon-style event where the students of the 2020 edition, past Alumni and Data Scientists will be able to prove themselves with the challenges and the data provided by the selected Data Sponsors (companies, startups, non-profit organizations).

Practical informations. The course will take place at TOP-IX Consortium, via Maria Vittoria 38, in Turin. For information and to apply as a participant you can visit the site. The reference email is info.bigdive@top-ix.org

Please note the courses’ dates has been updated on April 8th, see the comprehensive webinar.

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The month of September, for TOP-IX, starts with data, divided between sport and the third sector.

On September 18 we will be in Chiavari for the executive course “Football Data Analyst Training” powered by WyScout, in partnership with WyLab, which hosts the event, and TOP-IX, and with the collaboration of the University of Pisa / CNR. This is a non-technical course, aimed at concretely illustrating the potential of a data-driven approach in the football sector
After the “kick-off” centered on new professions in the world of football, TOP-IX will offer two food for thought: “From Data Hype to the new opportunities made possible by the use of Data and Algorithms” and “The tools, the environment and the workflow of Data Scientists”.

But already on 9 September, starts the course of CorDATA, a free training course conceived with the aim of developing awareness of the potential offered by the adoption of Civic Technologies and a Data-Driven approach in international cooperation organizations. The training course is organized by TOP-IX, ISI Foundation, Moxoff and HeartInData, and supported by Fondazione Cariplo and Compagnia di San Paolo, as part of the Innovation for Development project.
The course is structured in 7 non-consecutive days, of which 5 are training sessions, with interventions by national and international guests, and 2 laboratory sessions, led by tutors who are experts in the field. The class is formed: 35 students are participating, equally distributed between women and men, mainly coming from the sectors of International Cooperation and the Third Sector.

Still on the subject of data and the third sector, on September 19, TOP-IX will be in Trento, on the occasion of the sixth conference of the CUCS network (University Coordination for Development Cooperation), where he will be among the speakers of the afternoon session “Civic Technologies among Theory and Practice“.

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BIG DIVE 8 closed on 12 July with the presentation of the final projects of “divers”, during the final event held in the mezzanine hall of OGR Tech.
Before showing in a video the 2019 edition of the training course in BIG DATA and DATA SCIENCE (organized by TOP-IX, in collaboration with Axant, Fondazione ISI and Todo) we give you some numbers of BIG DIVE 8 / “Data from Space to Earth“: 16 “divers” from 7 different countries participated. Thirteen males, three females, with an age range ranging from 24 to 51 years. 22 techers were attended during the 105 hours of lessons; a week of work to carry out the Final Projects:

• “Atomic clocks and Space Weather” – data by: INRiM;
• “Polar: ice detection” – data by: ESA, TUD;
• “Earth Observation and Agriculture” – data by: ALTEC Space, ARPEA;
• “Earth Observation and Urbanization” – data by: ESA, SENTINEL HUB.

The story of what happened in the four weeks of BIG DIVE in four minutes and four seconds:

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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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