The entrepreneurship training course for NODES staff involved in PoCs will begin on July, 30 with an introductory lesson.   Link to the lesson.   The lesson will take place from 4:00 to 5:00 pm of July, 30 The course consists of two online meetings - synchronous - of 1 hour each and 24 video lessons - freely accessible by the students - lasting approximately 30 minutes. This course was designed to respond to the need for teacher training arising from the fact that teachers who have won an Academic POC from the NODES project are required to follow an entrepreneurship training course. A final audit is scheduled to take place at the end of September. More info and subscriptions here.    

NODES - Spoke 4 consolidates relations with the Aosta Valley area, introducing the design visions resulting from the educational workshop "Designing the Alps of tomorrow: new production scenarios"   The day of 11 July 2024 developed through the meeting of around forty students from the Polytechnic of Turin with local stakeholders from real municipalities in the valley. This design experience - the outcome of the six-monthly workshop which saw the students try their hand at designing pilot projects in some of the municipalities covered by the Nodes, Spoke 4, RM1 research - was articulated through a series of meetings in the area, including the the last one, which took place on 11 July 2024 at Skyway, in Courmayeur, which saw the participation of numerous stakeholders from the Aosta Valley area. Specifically, the educational exercise proposed to the forty students involved within the educational workshop "Designing the Alps of tomorrow: new production scenarios" (Polytechnic University of Turin - teachers Roberto Dini, Valentina Serra, Valerio Lo Verso, Francesca Thiebat ) was focused on the development of a series of pilot projects, with the aim of proposing possible processes for the recovery and reactivation of abandoned properties: the Linguistic high school of Courmayeur, the former railway station with the adjoining Morgex warehouse, the former barracks of Saint Marcel and the former mining complex of Ollomont.   The day - promoted by the Courmayeur Mont Blanc Foundation and the Polytechnic of Turin, and held at Skyway in Courmayeur - was a moment of reflection on these possible transformative scenarios, bringing together the local actors directly interested around the projects: mayors and municipal councilors, facilitators social, but also the local Order of Architects. The issues addressed on this occasion can be traced back to different dimensions and scales of the project: on a technological-energy level, wondering what sustainable materials and construction systems could be, in terms of both the impact of emissions and their presence or absence within the local production chains; but also in terms of the social and economic impact that these projects can have within territorial systems with variable networks. The day took place around two complementary moments: in the Pavillon's La Verticale conference room in the morning, during which the maquettes and graphic designs were set up in front of which the discussion took place, culminating in the award ceremony of the three projects deemed most interesting by the local jury (made up of Roberto Ruffier, Sandro Sapia, Michele Saulle). In the afternoon we moved to the highest Punta Helbronner, to admire the surrounding snowy landscape from a privileged point of view. The didactic dimension is therefore intertwined with both the research and dissemination dimensions, allowing students to plan through an experience that brings them as close as possible to reality, and to the territory to receive input and visions resulting from lenses different from those to which they are most accustomed.   Below are experts, local stakeholders, teachers involved in the process and present on the final day: Politecnico di Torino – Roberto Dini, Valentina Serra, Valerio Lo Verso, Francesca Thiebat, Silvia Lanteri, Alessandro Depaoli; Fondazione Courmayeur Mont Blanc - Roberto Ruffier, Elise Champvillair GAL Valle d’Aosta - Marta Anello; Comune di Saint-Marcel - Andrea Bionaz, Alessandro Grange; Comune di Ollomont - David Vevey; Comune di Morgex - Barzagli Federico; Comune di La Thuile - Mathieu Ferraris; Ordine degli Architetti della Valle d’Aosta - Sandro Sapia; Michele Saulle; Piero Brunod.  

Enrollments for the Master's Degree in Small and Medium Enterprise Management, inspired by Spoke 4 of the NODES project, Digital and Sustainable Mountain, coordinated by the University of Valle d'Aosta, are open until September 12, 2024. "A professionalizing course that allows you to acquire or update your managerial skills" explain Marco Alderighi, Spoke 4 project manager, and Consuelo Nava, scientific head of the SME Master. "The master is aimed at managers from all sectors, with particular attention to SMEs in mountain areas," they continue. "Thanks to the PNRR funding, the master is competitive compared to what the market offers, with a registration fee of only €2,500 for 280 hours of training, which will be held on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings to accommodate the needs of those who work”.   Discover the program at a glance Are you a manager, executive, or professional? The Master's Degree in SME Management offers you up-to-date knowledge to enhance your business and master technological change. Enroll now!   Enhance your professional skills. The master is designed to be compatible with work commitments: it takes place on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings, and remote participation is possible.   Digital and ecological transformation. The master provides managerial tools to tackle sustainability challenges and seize new opportunities. For example, you will learn how to obtain European funds and improve online visibility.   Focus on small and medium enterprises in mountain areas: The NODES project master provides a solid foundation for understanding how to manage and make the enterprise profitable innovatively.   Take advantage of the opportunities offered by the PNRR! Thanks to EU funding, our Master's Degree in SME Management is accessible with a registration fee of €2,500, highly competitive compared to what is offered on the market.   Discover the program    

On Monday, July 15th, at the Circolo del Design in Turin, SAD - Smoke Automatic Detection was presented. This project is funded through the Cascade Calls by the NODES innovation ecosystem under the European Union's NextGenerationEU (PNRR) program. It is the first in Europe to enable the timely detection of fire outbreaks in mountainous areas.   The monitoring is made possible through the installation of cameras equipped with Artificial Intelligence (AI) software on existing telecommunications infrastructure. The software works in real time to detect smoke plumes and fire outbreaks, and alerts promptly, thereby reducing the risk of fire spread.   The project's pilot phase began in Piedmont in July, in the Alta Valle di Susa, covering the municipalities of Bardonecchia, Oulx, and Sauze d’Oulx, with a total area of about 80 square kilometers. In this initial phase, 12 cameras have been installed on 5 telecommunications towers in a high fire-risk area: over the last 7 years alone, 4000 hectares of forest have been lost to fire.