SIDERWEB AND DIGITAL MAGICS LAUNCH “ACCIAIO 4.0†– STARTUP CONTEST: THE CALL FOR INNOVATION DEDICATED TO THE STEEL INDUSTRY
The Italian startups, which operate in the areas of “Impresa 4.0†and “Formazione 4.0â€, may submit their project to http://openinnovation.digitalmagics.com/it/challenge/acciaio4-0 by July 6
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12 finalists will be selected to participate on September 21 at the Pitch day in Brescia at the Brixia Forum within the innovA event, the innovation convention for the steel industry. The startup that will be considered the most innovative will receive a recognition of EUR 5,000
Milan, June 5 2018 – siderweb – The steel community, the only national online newspaper entirely dedicated to economic/steel information, which organises Made in Steel (the main Conference & Exhibition in Southern Europe dedicated to the entire supply chain of steel) and Digital Magics, the most important incubator of digital startups “Made in Italy” which operates throughout Italy, launch “ACCIAIO 4.0 – Startup Contest”.
The objective of the Call for Innovation is to create a real innovation within the steel supply chain which is one of the most important national markets and the tenth in the world (production of 24 million tons, about 600 thousand more than in 2017 an increase of +2.9% Source: Worldsteel), by helping companies to improve their internal processes and their proposals on the market.
The Call is aimed at all the Italian startups which operate in the areas of “Impresa 4.0†and “Formazione 4.0â€, developing innovative business models for the steel supply chain and its value chain: from finding the raw material to processing; from storage and transport to the marketing of the finished product, including all areas related to energy management, safety, customer relations and training and HR (to facilitate the inclusion of new resources and increase the knowledge of the operators in the market).
siderweb and Digital Magics want to identify innovative products and services in certain technological areas including: advanced manufacturing, blockchain, cybersecurity, augmented reality, Big Data, robotics, artificial intelligence, safety and IoT.
From today until July 6 it will be possible to submit projects to the website http://openinnovation.digitalmagics.com/it/challenge/acciaio4-0. Among all the business ideas submitted, the 12 best startups will be selected to participate on Friday September 21 at the final day of Pitch within the innovA event – the future of steel is no longer what it once was (Brixia Forum in Brescia, from September 20 to September 22 2018).
The jury of “ACCIAIO 4.0 – Startup Contest”, formed by siderweb, Digital Magics and the major players in the steel industry, will choose the best startup that will receive a recognition of EUR 5,000. The steel companies present in the jury will also evaluate the possibility of starting commercial partnerships and technological support with a view to Open Innovation.
“We started from the observation that ‘the future of steel is no longer what it once was’ and that the excellence and know-how of our supply chain must be reinforced with massive doses of innovation, with a ‘contaminating shock’. Our goal – explained Emanuele Morandi, President of siderweb and CEO of Made in Steel – is to bring the companies of the steel system intothe ‘innovation frontier’: we will experience the novelties produced by big data, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, advanced sensors, IoT, blockchain and more, applied to the steel sector”.
“This ‘Open Innovation’ initiative with siderweb is a really important system operation – said Layla Pavone, Managing Director and Chief Innovation Marketing and Communication Officer of Digital Magics – to innovate processes, products and services of the most important Italian companies in the market steel, thanks to the technology, talent and passion of digital startups”.
This press release is online in the section Investors/Press Releases at www.digitalmagics.com
siderweb – The steel community is the only national online newspaper entirely dedicated to economic and steel information. Founded in 2001, siderweb meets the information, service and consulting needs of manufacturers, distributors and users of steel. It is an independent container of news, information, analysis, data, opinions. The point of reference and of daily comparison for the operators in the sector. It publishes analysis, insights and studies and organises conferences, seminars and outlooks throughout the year. siderweb is finally the creator and organiser of Made in Steel, the most important event in Southern Europe dedicated to the steel supply chain. The next edition will be held in May 2019 at fieramilano Rho.
Digital Magics, listed on AIM Italia (symbol: DM), is a business incubator of digital projects that provides consulting services and acceleration services to startups and enterprises, to facilitate the development of new technological businesses. Thanks to the partnership with Talent Garden and Tamburi Investment Partners, Digital Magics has created the most important national platform for innovation for DIGITAL MADE IN ITALY, by providing support to innovative startups to create successful projects, from conception to IPO, while offering services for the digital transformation and “Open Innovation†to excellent enterprises. The incubation and acceleration services offered by Digital Magics are active in the TAG co-working campuses present throughout Italy. Complementary services include investment activities, which have produced over the years a portfolio of 70 investments in startups, scaleups and digital spinoffs with high growth rates. Accelerated companies are flanked by Digital Magics’ team, a partner of enormous business and digital experience, and benefit not only from the large network of private and institutional investors that support them through “club deals”, but also from the many partner companies that support them on an industrial scale.
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For further information:
siderweb – Press Office
Elisa Bonomelli – Mail: bonomelli@siderweb.com
Tel. 030 254 00 06 – Mob. 392 1733 747
Digital Magics – Press Office
Giorgio Bocchieri – Mail: giorgio.bocchieri@digitalmagics.com
Tel. 02 52505202 – Mob. 334 6853078
IR Top – Investor Relations
Floriana Vitale – Mail: f.vitale@irtop.com
Tel. 02 45473884
Bank Akros – Nomad
Mail: ecm@bancaakros.it
Tel. 02 434441
