Creating an Innovation Ecosystem

for the Digital Transformation

Giorgio Ventre, Scientific Director, Apple Developer Academy

Challenges in Digital

Transformation

• Pervasiveness of Digital

Technologies

• Transdisciplinary Approach

• Impressive Speed in Innovation

• Limited Barriers to New Players

• Fast Obsolescence of Competences

Changing Education

for a Changing World

• Educate Talents

• Transfer Ideas & Inventions

• Grow Startups and Spinoffs

• Upskill & Reskill Workforce

… but Changing the Paradigms

A BIG CHALLENGE FOR NAPOLI

Make a 4000 yearold city an International Hub for Digital Transformation

San Giovanni: an international hub

for Digital Innovation

Created with the Campania Regional

Goverment with EU funds support

More than a partnership

• If you want to have an impact, you need to work with localgovernment

• Understand the ecosystem needs

• Focus on critical goals and areas

• Co-design policy and instruments

• Major focus on Digital Technologies and BioTech• Create talents

• Support Technological Transfer

• Incentivate Start Up creation

• Foster interaction with Industry

• Create an Open Market for Innovation

Co-Innovation Hubs @ San Giovanni

The place for Open Collaboration

• In our approach to Open Innovation we

propose the creation of Co-Innovation Hubs

• In the Hub we dedicate spaces to host

researchers and students from UniNa and

personnel from the company

• The goal is to work together on innovation

challenges from the company in a more open

and inspiring environment, involving young

talents graduating from the University

MORE THAN 120 COMPANIESWORKING WITH US FOR OUR TALENTS

+ INCUBATORS E ACCELERATORS LOOKING

FOR OUR STARTUPS

• Fertility Training Center • AeroTech and Visual TechCampus

… and we are still growing

San Giovanni and more…

ALMAVIVA DIGITAL TECH

MOBILE APPLICATION STUDIO, ACCENTURE

Cyber Fusion Center, Accenture

Innovation Center, IBM

Cybersecurity and AI Center, NTTData

https://www.developeracademy.unina.it/

Placement as a cooperative effort

Companies looking for talents

Working on Social Innovation

• 50 Alumni selected through an application of interest and a

personal project to be consolidated

• Keep the kit and the co-working space for the duration of the

internship

• Interact with Academy life and participate in selected ‘training’

activities

Objectives

• A talent pool/incubator/tech-transfer-hub

• Stay close to them before they set sail for new shores!

• The Social Impact Track

• The Enterprise Track

• The Academy Track

3 categories of Projects

Solar Mamas

Ubuntu

Niguarda Spazio Vita

Thank You

giorgio@unina.it