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Lazio Cultural Heritage Technology District

Prof. Paola Velardi

Dipartimento di Informatica / DigiLab

The CENTER OF EXCELLENCE project

Fostering innovation through Education and Research

Outline

• Diglab • Cultural Heritage Technology District (DCT):

Motivations and objectives• DCT Lazio: structure and projects• DCT: Center of Exellence• Timeline• How does this relate to TISP policy

recommendations

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DigiLab – Sapienza Università di Roma

DigiLab is an Interdepartmental Center for research and services at the University of Roma Sapienza.

120 researchers and 8 Sapienza Departments

participate in DigiLab


COMPETENCES: Ancient world studies; Art history and performing arts; Classic and modern studies; Communication and Social Research; Computer, Control and Management engineering; Computer Science; Document studies, linguistics and geography; European, American and intercultural studies; History, cultures, religions; Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications; Philosophy; Statistical Sciences.

CULTURAL HERITAGE DISTRICTS: MOTIVATIONS AND OBJECTIVES


Districts and Cultural Heritage:the EU framework

“Commission considers it necessary to develop knowledge networks between research institutes, universities and public and private monitoring units, in close cooperation with regional and national authorities”

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions

Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2010:0352:FIN:EN:PDF


Previous experiences (2013): Creative Wallonia in Belgium and CREATE in Tuscany, Italy.Aim: aim to demonstrate the transformative power of creative industries for the rejuvenation of traditional industrial regions.

DTCThe Lazio Cultural Heritage Technology District

It is estimated that Italy

possesses 80% of the

artistic and cultural

heritage of the world.

A vast portion of this

heritage is in Lazio.


Objectives of DCT: Define strategy, prioritize, grow

• Define shared strategies for Research Institutes and Companies, selecting a small number of large projects

• Exploit economies of scale to achieve excellence in strategic areas of research and attract private investors

• Promote collaboration and the concentration of resources for strategic projects

• Create and exploit research infrastructures and facilities


A stable bridge in the “death valley” (at least in Italy)


ResearchProduct

commercialization

Innovation process

Universities Companies

Joint programs

DTC

Crossing the chasm between Labs and Market

DCT: MODEL AND STRUCTURE


DTC – A model


Universities and research

institutes

Cultural organizations

High Tech Companies

High Tech Cultural and

Creative programs

DT

CPublic bodies

policy

Stakeholders

needs satisfaction

Investors

Organising events and supporting projects that include a full range of stakeholders: software providers,start-ups, web and application developers, but also publishers, content and service providers, aggregators, operators in the supply chain, standard setting bodies (from both IT and publishing), etc.

The role of public bodies

The local, national and European public system• provides financial support • includes the district strategies into wider

development programs • promotes dialogue with other local and global

systems


DCT: structure

• Three (cooperating) sectors:– Industrial District–Technological District–Cultural District


SHARING is key to success

• Previous district experiences, even when industry, academia and public bodies are included, is “homophyly” (academia preferably talks with academia, industry with industry..)

• Here the target is to “support the sharing of codified knowledge and contextual (tacit) knowledge, creating an «industrial atmosphere» (Marshall 1919)

• Design an infrastructure in which sharing & cooperation is the inspiring principle, since the very beginning


DTC Lazio. 2014-2015 projects

R&D projects for the exploitation of cultural heritage and territories


Center of Excellence to connect research, high education and professional training

Communication, Media,

Exploitation

Risk capital investments

RESEARCH EDUCATION MARKET

DCT CENTER OF EXELLENCE


Center of ExcellenceConnect Education and Research for sustainable Innovation

Proposal Coordinator: Sapienza Università di Roma

Consortium: Public Universities in Regione Lazio, Research Institutes

Governance of funded actions: Consortium + Business Associations + Regional and National Public Bodies

External networks: International research networks, Investors

Mission: Better connection between research skills in Universities and innovation strategy in enterprises


Center of ExcellenceConnect Education and Research for sustainable Innovation

Key ideas:• Lab approach: learning by doing.

Industry involved in education programs, students involved in joint public/private innovation activities

• Cooperation between different Universities to concentrate qualified resources and aim for excellence

• Qualified intership programs to attract the best students• Activate additional funding and achieve the Consortium

self-sustainability within 3 years


Encouraging the creation and flourishing of virtual and real meeting spaces and places; indeed personal exchanges and knowledge transfer are the most important building blocks for stable business relationships and best practices. Encouraging and giving prominence (also in funding) to practical collaborative initiatives such as joint projects, labs and incubators that can foster R&D&I.

Facilitating the integration of educational content

High education model


Area 1

Area 2

Area 3

Area 4

Area 5

Area 6

Specialized programs

Cross-area programs

Learning in Universities laboratories

Training in enterprises

Placement

Commercial Exploitation

Applied research model


Area 1

Area 2

Area 3

Area 4

Area 5

Area 6

Specialized research

Cross-area research

Excellence research in Universities laboratories

Joint private - public

development programs

Cultural Heritage

Exploitation

Improved competitiveness

6 Labs (areas) for education and research

1. Digital technologies for the conservation, communication and improved accessibility of cultural assets

2. Cultural Heritage Virtualization 3. Audio and video Technologies 4. Materials and restoration5. Diagnostics for Cultural Heritage6. Technologies and design for exhibitions

3 Main Research Programs

1. Infrastructures for preservation and exploitation of Digital Cultural Heritage

2. Showcase: exploitation of cultural heritage in a specific area (e.g. Palatine Hill in Roma) gathering technologies from the 6 labs

3. Materials, restoration and diagnostics programs

Scientific committee

Enterprise representatives and stakeholders board

Communicationinternationalization

EducationResearch

Funding

Administration Board

Centre of Excellence Governance

DCT: Timeline

2008

District Established

Agreement between Regione Lazio, Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry of University and Research, Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities


2009

5 calls for proposals

2009-2013

Development of• Internet platform• A “Welcome center” for

cultural tourism• 6 integrated pilot

projects for cultural heritage

2013

Agreement framework between Regione Lazio, Ministry of University and Research, Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities.

Funding the development of the District

2014-2015 (TBC)

New calls for proposals• Research and

development programs

• Center of excellence integrating high education, professional training and research

• Communication and networking

ADDRESSING TISP POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS• Fostering cooperation between ICT and cultural sectors

(publishing being one)• Encouraging the creation and flourishing of virtual and real

meeting spaces and places • Supporting projects that include a full range of stakeholders • Giving prominence (also in funding) to practical collaborative

initiatives such as joint projects, labs and incubators that can foster R&D&I.

• More attractive e-products, generating quality metadata, on-line discovery

• Encouraging the development of teaching formats facilitating the integration of educational content

• Access to finance (hopefully..)


THANKS FOR ATTENTION!


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