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The Italian office of the United Nations for development launches with the Expo an international call for ideas. Second edition for Impact Hub Fellowship and Speed Up MI
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‘ Unido is the organization of the United Nations Industrial Development. Its mission is very concrete, something that makes it one of the operating arms of the UN the most interesting in terms of planning: should assist countries in developing or economies in transition in the implementation of a fabric Sustainable Industrial . For that is constantly looking for new projects and to implement the territories. That’s why the Italian branch launches at the Expo in Milan a Award for Technological Innovation of which has exposed details premiere Wired .
Made in collaboration with CNR and the sponsorship of the event in Milan, is a call for ideas very wide, open to small and medium enterprises, startups, consortia of companies, spin -off public and private Worldwide and directed to the identification of projects divided into two categories. On the one hand those already at the prototype stage , then in an advanced stage of design, the other ideas still in its infancy. In both cases there must be initiatives that marry the themes of the exhibition and at the same time the interests of UNIDO. So technologies and innovations related to the food production chain , from collection to storage to packaging.
There is time until June 30 to present their application in the manner specified on the official website. After skimming internal, relative to the basic requirements, a jury will decide a group of winners – “ a small number, according to the rate of innovation of the proposals ” reveal sources within the organization – which will be awarded the August 26 in the context of the Expo during an event sponsored by the Foreign Ministry.
On the plate a full path of service to define a business plan, the introduction to the important partner of the UN , which is based in Vienna, also for the purpose of seeking funding and presentation to the companies of the countries potentially interested. The commitment of UNIDO for Expo closes with the award but obviously develops with a online platform through which favor, before delegations arrive in Italy, the programming of moments of exchange between companies and institutions of Developing country and Italian excellence as well as a series of Event , panel discussions and insights along the six months of the international exhibition.
Meanwhile, after the success of last year awarded the platform for accessible tourism Ulife, Axa Italy launches with Impact Hub Milan ‘s Impact Hub Fellowship on e-Health , the second edition of the program of incubation startup and business ideas. The theme is obviously the application of new technologies for the treatment , Health and being . In this case, the prize is a year of mentoring and tutoring .
In the first phase will be selected three initiatives will be incubated for three months the Impact Hub Milan to develop a business plan with a seed money of 2,250 Euros each. From this trio will come out the winner, in addition to a cash prize of 20 thousand euro , the path will continue for another nine months for a total value of 100 thousand euro included a week in Paris in 2016 with the team of experts Axa Strategic Ventures, the bottom of Venture Capital 200 million euro signed Axa.
“ Social innovation has always been the heart of Impact Hub – said Fabio Marco Nannini , CEO of Impact Hub Milan – and e-Health is becoming one of the megatrend of the global future that support world of social innovation. For us it is a pleasure to collaborate again with Axa Italy who, like us, believe in the future and in the enormous potential of the network. We will do everything to find and select the most competent team and accelerate innovative ideas with us, you can bring in a few months to compete with the market “. There is time until April 19 , the mode on the site of Impact Hub Milan.
A few day earlier, however ( expires April 16 ) to participate in the new call Speed Up MI incubator promoted by Bocconi University, the City and the Chamber of Commerce of Milan. The meeting was opened March 9: maximum thirty the subjects that will be selected and will begin their journey June 1. In the training package, tutoring by Bocconi faculty and Formaper, meetings with investors, workstations as well as advice and representation of partners on legal issues, cloud, communication and innovation. There is no entry in the capital of the startup.
You have to send a pitch three-minute video , a business plan (on the site is available 12 hours a video course to learn how to draw a business plan), cv participants including dev’essercene least one graduate. To this may be followed by an interview. The contest is open to micro, small or medium recorded by less than twenty months.
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