Event: "Sardinia. Innovation Laboratory", how to activate, support and finance innovation for the territories growth
CIPNES, in collaboration with dpixel and TechGarage Association, and with the patronage of "Fondazione di Sardegna" e "Sardegna Ricerche", has promoted a public debate among operators, authorities, academics, students, journalists and experts, with the aim of starting a consideration about the Sardinian innovation dynamics and about the opening of a space for projects discussion, ideas and best practices with the protagonists of the local and national scene. During the day were awarded the two best ideas of the Business Plan Competition: "CIPNES Barcamper Challenge".
Great attention and great public response for the event promoted by CIPNES-Gallura "Sardinia. Innovation Laboratory" which took place on March 7 in Olbia at the Geovillage Resort conference room.
The seminar, moderated by the journalist of Sole24Ore Luca Tremolada, saw alternating during 5 round tables authorities, academics, the school world representatives, journalists, and experts in various fields of innovation.
"Our goal is to stimulate reflection about the culture , the way of doing business and on the innovation issues" - said the President of CIPNES Mario Gattu and the General Director Aldo Carta - "Innovation is the key to the territories growth and development, and for this reason CIPNES, in carrying out its institutional mission, wants to play a leading role in these dynamics, not only by raising awareness of the local production system, but especially through the implementation of concrete actions that will be the heart of the emerging Insula Sardinia Enterprise platform".
Among the audience there were many young students representing their high schools to whom, for the realization of the MIUR Olbi@inlab project (leader of the Professional Institute Amsicora), CIPNES has allocated about 800 square meters in the emerging territorial marketing platform INSULA.
During the event the young entrepreneurs told about their experiences in already established startups and the potential entrepreneurs of the new startups selected during the Business Plan Competition "Cipnes Barcamper Challenge", the tour that involved the entire national territory in search of innovative business projects in the nautical, food-tech and agro-food fields:
the nine finalists presented their business idea and then submitted themselves to the critical analysis of a jury of opponents composed of venture capitalists, banks, stakeholders and institutions who, in conclusion, chose the two winners of the special prize "Sardegna Ricerche".
The winners of the 15.000 euros prime were the HolaBoat startup, the web boat &breakfast platform and the Captain, a portal where you can buy courses for all the boat licences types.ù
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Events Sole24Ore group 27 March 2017