Fondazione CRT and OGR Torino, together with Microsoft, present the second edition of Impact Deal, the pioneering European programme for the data-driven acceleration of enterprises that have a social or environmental impact.

OGR Torino are promoting this initiative as part of the NODES Project - Funded by the European Union - NextGenerationEU - and Spoke 2 activities, in which OGR are partners.

Fondazione CRT and OGR Torino, together with Microsoft, present the second edition of the European data-driven acceleration programme dedicated to enterprises that have a social or environmental impact. The programme will take place at OGR Torino’s OGR Tech network and hub for innovation and applied research.

In 2022, thanks to specific training, mentorship by domain experts, opportunities to achieve national and international visibility and access to exclusive datasets, the entrants selected  could develop innovative solutions aimed at generating positive and measurable impact.

Key in this respect is the contribution provided by the Data Club – a group of companies and organisations, public and private entities comprising TIM, Banca Sella, Fondazione Snam and the Council of Turin – which, for the 2023 edition, will be joined by The Data Appeal Company, and by BioEnerys and Wind Tre.

During the six-month programme, Impact Deal will accelerate projects involving data science applications and the growth of entrepreneurial activities pursuing social and environmental objectives in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

By bringing together the corporate world, mainstream investors, high-impact enterprises, mentors and data science experts, the programme will promote initiatives that combine economic, social and environmental sustainability, enabling the formation of specialists by conveying skills about the access and usage of data, with a view to long-term impact.

Thanks to the project conceived and developed in collaboration with TOP-IX, ISI Foundation, Ashoka, Impact Hub and The Data Appeal Company (from now a full member of the Data Club), in its first edition the programme received 40 applications from high-impact enterprises coming from 8 countries and addressing various sectors: Smart Environment, Smart Cities, IoT, Logistic/Supply Chain, Digital Awareness, Human Resources Services, Open Innovation, AI, Cultural Heritage, Food, Health, Medical Care, Agriculture, Augmented Mobility, Vehicles and Energy solutions.
Twelve enterprises took part in the first phase, of which seven from Italy and the other five from the United Kingdom, Denmark, Portugal and Switzerland. Among them, Alba Robot, The Newsroom, Pinbike, Virtuosis, Wiseair, Open Impact and Aroundrs were selected for phase 2 of the programme,  achieving many visibility opportunities and excellent results both during the programme and in the ensuing months.