
Fondazione Torino Wireless (Fondazione Torino Wireless - TOWL)
Overview
About us
Torino Wireless is a non-profit organisation that acts as a bridge among companies, research institutes and innovation policy makers. It manages the Regional ICT Innovation Cluster (Polo ICT) and the Italian Technology Cluster for Smart Communities (SmartCommunitiesTech), providing innovation-related services to companies, universities and research centers, public stakeholders and other relevant actors, with a special focus on complex projects related to digitalisation and Smart City.
Cluster composition
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320Cluster Members
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229SME's
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15Large Companies
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22Research Organisations, Universities, Technology Centers
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54Other Ecosystem Actors
Management team
Sectorial and industrial focus
Sectoral Industries
Technology fields
S3 EU priority areas
Cross-sectoral industries
Key members
Services
Support services provided
Further information
- Scenario analysis (market and industry) and business opportunity identification focused on vertical high technology fields
- Cluster management and interaction with technology based companies during the mid-long term
- Call for proposals’ support activities for companies that want to participate in European, Italian or regional calls
- Networking and partnership building related to innovation actions, programmes, funds, etc.
- Complex project management related to Smart City, according to the European and Italian (national and regional) policies
Support programmes
EU Programmes
Name & description
Project name
- BRIDGE (COSME ESCP-4i): “Building Relations to go International for Data-Driven Growing Enterprises (start-ups and SMEs)” will strengthen cluster partners' internationalization approach and provide more professional internationalisation support services to companies by developing a joint international strategy aimed at helping European Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain start-ups and SMEs in their internationalisation process beyond Europe.
- INTonomous (COSME ESCP-4i): INTernationalisation for Autonomous Driving actors, aims at supporting SMEs and start-ups active in autonomous driving to go international on 3 identified strategic markets (1. Canada, 2. USA, 3. United Arab Emirates).
- ToNite (Urban Innovative Actions): aims to improve the liveability of the areas in the city of Turin along the Dora river in the evening hours, through the redevelopment of public spaces and technical and financial support for the activation of proximity services. The Municipality of Torino is the project leader.
- CIRCULAR 4.0 (ALPINE SPACE): aims to strengthen digitalisation processes by SMEs to foster innovation processes and accelerate the transition to the Circular Economy (CE) in Alpine Space. The project will produce an Action plan to contribute to the transition toward CE with SMEs digitalization creating added value for stakeholders in the Alpine Space and supporting Policies and EUSALP Macro Strategy.
- SmartCTClusters (COSME- Cluster excellence): aims to establish the bases of a collaborative network that includes some of the most relevant ecosystems of the Smart City model: Mobility, Energy, Environment and ICT, training and allowing the knowledge sharing between European Clusters and SMEs.
- ALPS (COSME-EEN): it established an Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) "Consortium" for North-West of Italy, covering three regions (Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta), enhancing, renovating and creating EU easy access added value services dedicated to companies (specially SMEs).
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MobiGoIn-Action - Mobility Goes International in Action (COSME 2016): Torino Wireless is the coordinator of this COSME project, focused on the internationalisation of European SMEs and Startups. MobiGoIn-Action will test and carry out a first implementation of MobiGoIn Internationalisation Strategy (developed by the MobiGoIn project), it will build a Cooperation Partnership with international stakeholders in two identified World Regions (1. North-America and 2. China-Singapore) and initiate business collaborations for European SMEs in two target markets (Automotive and Smart Cities) in the field of technological innovation for Smart Mobility. FINISHED
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SENTINEL - Cluster Network for Hospitality Sustainable Development and Internationalization (COSME 2016): a cluster network that will develop a long-term partnership to help their SMEs in exploring, identifying, selecting and acquiring market intelligence on new and emerging markets outside Europe where the hospitality sector has a huge growth. SENTINEL will also support SMEs in acquiring capacities to start an internationalisation process to enter the selected markets integrating them in a global cross-sectoral value chain for the hospitality sector. FINISHED
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ReVAL - Reseau Velo Alpes Latines (Alcotra 2014-2020): it developed the bicycle touring tourism in the surrounding areas of the cities of Cuneo (IT) and Chambery (FR) and worked to enhance routes and paths to encourage a more sustainable mobility for the residents. FINISHED
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DiMa-Hub (I4MS Call - 2016): it develop a feasibility study and a business plan for the Regional Digital Innovation Hub from Piedmont, specialised on advanced laser-based applications (including additive manufacturing). FINISHED
- MobiGoIn - Mobility Goes International (COSME 2014): Torino Wireless coordinated this COSME project, focused on the Smart Mobility industry. MobiGoIn built a European Strategic Cluster Partnership (ESCP-4i) on Mobility, promoting cross-sectorial collaboration among European SMEs and defining a common and operative strategy for an internationalization process. FINISHED
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SUMPs-Up - European Programme for Accelerating the Take-up of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (H2020 MG-5.4-2015) will provide a comprehensive programme for accelerating the take-up of SUMPs in Europe. FINISHED
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OCOVA AlpMedNet (ALCOTRA – INTERREG IV): it created a network between 3 Alps-Mediterranean regions: Hautes-Alpes, Piedmont (represented by Torino Wireless) and Liguria, by organising dissemination events on innovation applied to different sectors (transport and infomobility, tourism, e-government and environmental monitoring). FINISHED
- FI-WARE (FI-PPP Call 1 – FP7): it provides an open, public and royalty-free architecture and a set of open specifications to allow developers, service providers, enterprises and other organizations to develop open and innovative products that satisfy their needs. TOWL’s role is to strengthen connections between FI-WARE and Torino Smart City. FINISHED
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