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START4.0 at the Bucharest Cybersecurity Conference 2026: Strengthening the European cybersecurity network
START4.0 participated in the Bucharest Cybersecurity Conference 2026 (BCC2026), held in Bucharest from October 20 to 22. The conference was organized by Romania’s National Cybersecurity Directorate (DNSC), with the support of ENISA and the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC). Backed by the ECCC and the Italian National Coordination Centre (NCC-IT)—which operates under the National Cybersecurity...
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START4.0 joins the CIIRCLE Hackathon jury: innovation and new ideas for the Blue Economy
Due giornate dedicate all’innovazione e alla contaminazione tra competenze, che hanno coinvolto 47 partecipanti organizzati in 11 team, chiamati a sviluppare idee e soluzioni concrete per affrontare alcune delle principali trasformazioni tecnologiche e ambientali del comparto marittimo. I partecipanti provenivano da numerosi Paesi, confermando anche la dimensione internazionale dell’iniziativa. Anche START4.0 ha preso parte all’Hackathon...
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START4.0 in Rome: Competence Center Italia is born and attention turns to the post-PNRR phase
Turning innovation from an isolated initiative into a structural process for Italian companies. This was one of the key messages that emerged on 28 September in Rome, at the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, during the meeting bringing together Italy’s eight Competence Centers. The event was particularly significant for START4.0, which, together with...
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SMARTcup Liguria 2026: Start 4.0 is a partner and establishes the "Safe Industrial Innovation" Award.
SMARTcup Liguria, the Liguria Region’s business plan competition managed by Filse S.p.A., is back. Each year, it selects and supports the region’s best innovative business ideas. In the 2026 edition, START4.0 is a partner of the competition, hosting a SMARTcup Academy event on September 15th and establishing a dedicated award: the Start 4.0 Award –...
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SMARTcup Liguria 2026: START4.0 is a partner and establishes the "Safe Industrial Innovation" Award
Torna SMARTcup Liguria, la buSMARTcup Liguria, the Liguria Region’s business plan competition managed by Filse S.p.A., is back. Each year, it selects and supports the region’s best innovative business ideas. In the 2026 edition,START4.0 is a partner of the competition, hosting a SMARTcup Academy event on September 15th and establishing a dedicated award: the Start...
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START4.0 at the UN Global Mechanism on ICT Security
START4.0 took part in the “Global Mechanism on Developments in the Field of Information and Communications Technologies in the Context of International Security and Advancing Responsible State Behaviour in the Use of ICTs”, held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 20 to 24 July 2026. The Competence Center’s participation, with the involvement...
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START 4.0 at Subsea Italy 2026: CTO Georgia Cesarone Among the Protagonists of the "Mediterranean Nexus" in Genoa
09 Luglio 2026
Via Pionieri e Aviatori d'Italia, 44, 16154 Genova GE
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START4.0 2025 Financial Results: Sixth Consecutive Year in Profit
The START4.0 2025 financial results have been approved by the Board of Directors, confirming a positive outcome for the sixth consecutive year. This result reflects the sound management of the National Competence Center and its increasingly central role in the digital transformation of businesses and public administrations. The key figures of the 2025 financial results...
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Quantum emulation arrives in Italy: Genoa hosts the launch of the first Italian Quantum Emulation Center
17 Luglio 2026
C Lab · Costa Crociere — Piazza Piccapietra 48, Genova
Co-financed
Laser scanning and Scan-to-BIM/Mesh workflow: the START4.0 service in the ARTOUR catalogue for the advanced digitisation of tourism and cultural heritage
Co-financed
Cyber & AI Compliance Assessment for Digital Solutions: the START4.0 service in the ARTOUR catalogue for safer and compliant companies
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START 4.0 supports the Municipality of Parma in the “Transformative Breakthroughs” project to innovate services for people with disabilities
Co-financed
Tourism innovation: ARTOUR vouchers launched for Artificial Intelligence and robotics adoption
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