UNIDO Investment and Technology Promotion Office in Italy (ITPO Italy) assists SMEs in developing countries and economies in transition by offering ad-hoc support services, fostering industrial cooperation and business partnerships with Italian companies, associations and institutions.
Since 2018, UNIDO ITPO Italy and Friuli Venezia Region are nurturing their consolidated collaboration strategy with the project, named: “Innovation Bridge Trieste – Dubai 2020”. This initiative envisages a wide spectrum of activities aimed at linking the Region with Expo Dubai 2020 “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”. More specifically, the project is expected to create a network of regional, national and international innovators from industries and both private and public research institutes in order to identify innovative ideas for an inclusive and sustainable economic development.
Our Office is profoundly convinced that promoting collaboration opportunities and technology and know-how transfer at the entrepreneurial level can play a key role not only to improve productivity, but also to spread innovation globally. As a result, acting in this sense means taking a decisive step forward towards the achievement of the 17 global objectives of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda, UNIDO ITPO Italy’s vital beacon.
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The COVID-19 pandemic will have far-reaching and long-term effects on populations and economies worldwide. Besides its immediate impact on health, the socioeconomic consequences of the pandemic are likely to be felt by economic actors over the world, and the populations of developing countries and economies in transition are expected to be among those most vulnerable to suffer from COVID-19-related challenges.
The Global Call was aimed at identifying “Innovative Ideas and Technologies vs. COVID-19 and beyond”, namely scalable solutions to cope with the direct and indirect impact of COVID-19 in developing countries and economies in transition, and their respective needs in the transition to post-crisis socioeconomic realities in the aftermath of the pandemic.
The Global Call offered an opportunity at international level to identify and promote innovative solutions contributing to tackle COVID-19 effects in developing countries and make their economies more resilient, in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The initiative, inspired by ITPO Italy, was promoted by UNIDO – United Nations Industrial Development Organization – through its network of ITPOs, Investment and Technology Promotion Offices around the world.
Winner "Food and Agriculture" category
Nigeria
ColdHubs is a “plug and play” modular, solar-powered walk-in cold rooms installed in farm clusters,
horticultural produce aggregation centers, and outdoor food markets. The Hubs are used by smallholder
farmers, retailers, and wholesalers to store and preserve fresh fruits, vegetables, and other perishable foods
24/7, extending their shelf life from 2 days to 21 days.
Winner Health Emergency category
Italy
ECO4CO – is an Earth Cognitive System for Covid-19 based on satellite and geo-information technology. The
main goal of this system is to provide rapid spatial insights and evidences about geo-localized events that
may impact on COVID-19 outbreak. The related services are based on the synergies between social and
human information business intelligence that automatically tasks Earth Observation Satellite acquisitions
using both SAR and OPTICAL payloads.
Winner Energy and Environment category
Singapore
EcoWorth Tech provides a breakthrough solution for the removal and recuperation of organic contaminants
from wastewater. It uses an innovative and sustainable technology called ‘Carbon Fibre Aerogel’ to transform
wastewater into water than can be reused or released into the environment safely, providing several
environmental benefits and waste-to-worth opportunities
Winner Health Emergency category
China
Indoor real-time dynamic air and object surface disinfection - is a low-cost electrochemical disinfection
technology which uses oxygen and water in the air as raw materials with no requirement for any
consumables. This new disinfection method can be continuously used in crowded and mobile places, which
can effectively block the diffusion of the virus.
Winner from category: Resilient Industries and Infrastructure category
Austria
Plasticpreneur develops and provides easy access, cost-efficient, small-scale plastic recycling machines
alongside social entrepreneurship skills, empowering grassroots organizations to turn plastic waste into new
products. This combination enables the creation and launch of innovative and essential products, such as
face shields, while building environmental awareness and setting up new social businesses around the world.
https://www.unido.it/global-call-itpos/videos/plasticpreneur.mp4
Diana Battaggia
Head
+39 066796521
Email: itpo.rome@unido.org
Skype: unido-itpo-italy
Dino Fortunato
Chief Technical Officer
+39 066796521
Email: d.fortunato@unido.org
Skype: unido-itpo-italy
