The Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Management advanced training course is now part of the educational offerings of Spoke 4 The advanced training course in Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Management is inspired by the main research lines activated by Spoke 4 of the NODES project. It focuses on the major challenges of the new organization of work, the dual digital and ecological transition, and the orientation towards environmental and economic sustainability in production processes. Organized by the University of Valle d'Aosta, the course aims to provide managerial training content. It is a cross-disciplinary course that seeks to strengthen the basic knowledge of managers with current topics inspired by the needs of businesses to promote business, innovation, and technological change. The course has a tree structure, consisting of packages of modules and individual modules. It is possible to enroll in a single module, a package of modules (belonging to a specific area), or the entire program. Activities will begin in October 2023 and conclude in September 2024.

The Spoke 4 of the NODES ecosystem presents the opportunities of "cascade calls" for the Southern regions Yesterday, an event was held in Matera at the University Campus of the University of Basilicata to present opportunities for businesses in the Southern regions within the "Digital and Sustainable Mountain - Spoke 4" of the "NODES - Nord Ovest Digitale e Sostenibile" project. After greetings from Antonella Guida, Coordinator of the PhD Course "Cities and Landscapes: Architecture, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, History and Resources," and an introduction by Mauro Fiorentino, the project's technical-scientific committee representative for Unibas, the Director General of HUB NODES, Chiara Ferroni, explained the organization and functioning of the ecosystem. Marco Alderighi, project manager of Spoke 4, described the three Flagship projects "SMART WEST," "SUMMER," and "INTERFACE." Subsequently, partners and scientific coordinators of Spoke 4 intervened: Antonio Conte (University of Basilicata) and Ruggero Ermini (University of Basilicata), followed by Francesco Laio (Polytechnic University of Turin), who illustrated the calls, and Lavinia Tagliabue (University of Turin), who presented the training activities. Luca Farfan (Unioncamere Piemonte) also explained the functionalities of the platform for participating in calls.  webtelemaco.infocamere.it

Spoke 4 of the NODES ecosystem presents the opportunities of the "cascade calls" for the mountain territory Yesterday, an event was held at the headquarters of the University of Valle d'Aosta in Saint Christophe, presenting the funding calls for the "NODES - Nord Ovest Digitale e Sostenibile" project and the application process, with a focus on Spoke 4 - Digital and Sustainable Mountain. After the greetings from Mariagrazia Monaci, Rector of the University of Valle d'Aosta, Chiara Ferroni, the General Director of HUB NODES, explained the organization and functioning of the project. Subsequently, the scientific coordinators of Spoke 4, including Marco Alderighi (project manager Spoke 4, University of Valle d'Aosta), Francesco Laio (Spoke 4 manager, Polytechnic University of Turin), and Laura Scomparin (Spoke 4 manager - University of Turin), along with Davide Poggi (innovation booster - Polytechnic University of Turin) and Alessandra Quarta (competence booster - University of Turin) provided insights. Roberto Strocco (project and territorial development manager, Unioncamere Piemonte) explained the functionalities of the platform for participating in the calls at webtelemaco.infocamere.it.

Stakeholders Committee The first meeting of the Stakeholders Committee of Spoke 4 took place on Friday, February 17th, from 11:00 to 13:00. The Stakeholders Committee includes the scientific leaders of Spoke and the projects activated by it, researchers, and research centers involved, representatives of local administrations in Valle d'Aosta, major business representative organizations in the regions involved in the NODES ecosystem, and some references from the civil society of the regions where Spoke 4 operates. This meeting provided an opportunity to present the activities of Spoke 4 and the three Flagship Projects (SUMMER, SMART WEST, and INTERFACE) to all stakeholders. It aimed to gather reflections, suggestions, and indications from stakeholders to align all parties for the subsequent phases of Spoke 4's activities. Further meetings of the Stakeholders Committee are planned.