CTE Next: the home of emerging technologies in Turin
About this good practice
The project, launched on March 1, 2021 and lasting four years, will promote startup acceleration and technology transfer to SMEs thanks to the close collaboration with Turin Universities and other strategic partners - selected among the relevant and competent partners of Torino City Lab.
With the "House of Emerging Technologies" CTE NEXT aims to transform Turin into a center of widespread technology transfer on emerging technologies in sectors identified as strategic for the territory of Turin: smart mobility, industry 4.0 and innovative urban services. The development of all implementations of 5G connectivity such as IoT, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain will also be central.
CTE Next will be integrated with Torino City Lab and will be a further and fundamental step in the vision of a Turin that can really return to see in business and manufacturing its main levers of development.
The City has identified four strategic vertical sectors for development and innovation on which the lines of action of CTE Next and its services to support businesses will be directed:
- smart road
- urban air mobility
- industry 4.0
- innovative urban services
Resources needed
13 million euros, including 7.5 million euros through ministerial funding requested by the Municipality, and another 6 million euros provided by partners involved in the initiative.
Evidence of success
During its operation, CTE Next will support about 400 companies (including SMEs, startups, aspiring entrepreneurs) with qualification and guidance activities towards innovation paths. Among these, at least 100 companies, selected through dedicated calls and programs, will have direct access to acceleration and technology transfer services offered. These activities will have an impact in terms of private investment by SMEs and Start-Up of about 1 million euros during the project.
Potential for learning or transfer
The pandemic crisis has brought out the need to accelerate the processes of digitalization of services and enterprises.The CTE also aims to involve at least 120 companies in training courses through collaboration with universities and research centers. It will promote startup acceleration and technology transfer to SMEs thanks to the close collaboration with Turin Universities and other strategic partners - selected among the relevant and competent partners of Torino City Lab.
The focus is on bringing technologies closer to citizens, students, and startuppers, to make them familiar and useful, bringing public and private together to improve through technology the lives of citizens and create important jobs. CTE Next will be integrated with Torino City Lab and will be a further and fundamental step in the vision of a City that can really return to see enterprise and manufacturing as its main levers of development.