Venice, the oldest city of the future
The problems of (not only) Venice
Venice is facing vital sustainable development challenges, such as drowning, over-tourism, depopulation, and other extraordinary cities share similar environmental and social problems. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an urgent call to action for people and countries but also for companies that have to implement new production models. The latter require to develop and test new business ideas and technology solutions.
VeniSIA is a corporate accelerator and its ambition is to collect all global efforts to achieve the SDGs, mainly related to climate change and other environmental problems, with the ultimate aim to turn Venice into the oldest city of the future.
The solution powered by VeniSIA
VeniSIA copes with Venice sustainable development challenges through an acceleration process where:
- 1.established companies identify their main sustainable development challenges;
- 2.sustainability researchers and start-uppers develop consistent solutions;
- 3.master’s students get internships within the corporate labs;
- 4.additional donors join VeniSIA.
Companies
Start-ups
Students
Donors
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Companies
Companies are called to identify their main sustainable development challenges. VeniSIA will therefore support:
- 1.international and national sustainability solutions Providers of a sustainability innovation solution for sustainable cities, underwater life and clean energy, using labs as well as showrooms;
- 2.national sustainability solutions Seekers of a sustainability innovation project to re-startup the company through the activation of a corporate lab in Venice, coherently with sustainable production and clean energy.
Start-ups
Start-ups are called to develop consistent business ideas and technology solutions. VeniSIA will therefore support the national and international most qualified researchers and start-uppers to be identified and engaged by worldchanging corporations or visionary SMEs in their corporate labs in Venice.
Students
Students will get internships within the corporate labs. VeniSIA will therefore support companies to select the (not only) best master’s students from Ca’ Foscari University for an internship and to integrate them in the corporate labs/start-ups in order to support the sustainability innovation projects.
Donors
Donors are willing to offer financial support to VeniSIA’s social or technology mission without a direct ROI. VeniSIA will therefore involve worldwide donors willing to cooperate for a real change around the world, starting from Venice. Passionate donors explore additional support, like housing and services, and interact with VeniSIA and its promising start-ups along the journey.
Co-Innovation
VeniSIA Co-Innovation Program on Climate Change & Circular Economy scouts business ideas and technology solutions for Corporate Partners and develops innovative POCs to meet the Partners’ sustainability challenges.
Open Innovation
VeniSIA Open Innovation Program for SMEs assesses the sustainability challenges of local companies and selects the best business ideas and technology solutions from all over the world to solve them.