. RAISE
Robotics and AI for Socio-economic Empowerment
Ecosystem
Facts and Figures
The RAISE project, financed by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR) with Investment 1.5 (M4C2) of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), has transformed Italy’s landscape of robotics and artificial intelligence by integrating research, education and innovation into a dynamic and international ecosystem. Through groundbreaking projects in healthcare, environmental protection, smart ports and urban mobility, RAISE has shown how multidisciplinary expertise can generate cutting-edge solutions with tangible impact across the country.
Ecosystem
Ecosystem
The RAISE project was financed by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR) with Investment 1.5 (M4C2) of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) which envisaged the creation and strengthening of innovation ecosystems on areas of technological specialization consistent with the industrial and research vocations of the reference territory, promoting and strengthening collaboration between the research system, the production system and territorial institutions.
27 partners from Academia and Research, institutions and companies join RAISE wich is coordinated by the University of Genoa (UNIGE), the National Research Council (CNR) and the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT).
Goals
RAISE aims to develop and market technological solutions based on robotic systems and artificial intelligence, responding to the real production and social needs of the Ligurian territory. The project aims to enhance and give value to research and development of these technologies in various areas of interest, including healthcare, environmental sustainability, smart ports and accessible and inclusive smart cities. RAISE focuses on the needs of people and the territory, encouraging the transfer of innovative technologies from research to the market, providing resources, knowledge and support to generate sustainable, inclusive and resilient innovation. Furthermore, the project aims to create a highly attractive ecosystem for companies, investors and researchers, both nationally and internationally.
- The Hub is the entity responsible for the start-up, implementation, management and coordination of the Innovation Ecosystem and represents the single point of contact with the MUR: receives the tranches of concessions granted, verifies and transmits the reporting of the activities carried out by the Spokes and their affiliates.
- The Spokes maintain an institutional role in communication and funding, particularly in impact areas. They are the primary source of information to convey specific themes based on the different actors involved in the project. Each project is generated within each Spoke where researchers, startups, SMEs, public administrations, institutions are actively involved. The Spokes are the living part of the project and represent the place where the primary objective is achieved: technological transfer to the market, moving from the laboratories to the real world of supply and demand on the market. In particular, among these, Spoke 5 acts as an intermediary between research and industry, the technologies deriving from the RAISE scientific Spokes (1-4) and companies. In addition to incubation, acceleration and training programs, Spoke 5 coordinates, develops and measures communication strategies, tactics and actions to support the HUB and the entire ecosystem.
What are Spokes?
RAISE is organized according to the Hub & Spoke governance system and it is divided into 5 areas of intervention on individual themes, dedicated to the development of innovative technologies in strategic areas for the territory (city – health – environment – port).
Each spoke has a coordinator and a specific committee has been designated by the hub to represent the research organizations involved.
Partners
Each spoke brings together researchers from different research centers (23 affiliated public and private entities) under conjoint coordination for the implementation of the strategic plan of the ecosystem.
News
RAISE and learning Ecosystems: the contribution of the Observatory and Training
On Thursday, December 4, an event dedicated to the role of artificial intelligence and robotics in innovation ecosystems, education, and ...
Royal Inclusion: when the home becomes a museum and the museum returns to being a home, in the smart and inclusive city
In occasione della Giornata internazionale delle persone con disabilità, il 3 dicembre, presso Palazzo Reale a Genova è stata presentat...
RAISE explores urban emotions
Within the framework of the RAISE – Emotional Maps project, developed under RAISE Spoke 1 and coordinated by the National Research ...
Automated distribution of biostimulants in vineyards: ecorobotics and agronomic research within Spoke 3
In the summer of 2025, a vineyard field trial was carried out as part of the PNRR RAISE project, with the aim of integrating autonomous r...
The port as a soundscape
On 13 December 2025, Palazzo Ducale in Genoa hosted In the Port / Listening Session, an event that brought together scientific research, ...
RAISE to innovate logistics, energy and mobility
On 3 December 2025, RAISE Spoke 4 took part in the conference “Logistics, Energy and Electric Mobility for Sustainable Development: Int...
Tactile Art, an inclusive multisensory experience by ETT within Spoke 1
ETT has developed the “Tactile Art” project as part of Spoke 1 of RAISE, an initiative that innovates the way art is experienced. Des...
A wide range of training opportunities for digital citizenship thanks to the Spoke 5 Training Program
The RAISE Digital Citizenship Training Courses are free, online, and interactive courses that award 1 ECTS credit and 1 RAISE Open Badge ...
Eco-Robotics and science in motion at Palazzo Ducale
Spoke 3 and Spoke 4 of RAISE brought new energy to Palazzo Ducale with a morning dedicated to innovation and marine exploration. On Frida...
AI and Robotics: transforming perspectives
On Thursday, December 4, the Nautilus Hall of the Genoa Aquarium hosted the RAISE meeting Learning Ecosystems: the Contribution of the Ob...
Technology and creativity came together at MAXXI with RAISE Beyond
As part of the Roma Fotografia festival, co-designed with Municipio I Roma Centro, RAISE brought to MAXXI – the National Museum of ...
Research and inclusion at ICEEL 2025
The International Conference on Education and E-Learning (ICEEL 2025) took place on 21, 22 and 23 November 2025 at Otsuma Women’s Unive...
Calls and Tenders
The RAISE project, financed by the MUR with Investment 1.5 (M4C2), promotes a scheme based on cascade grands to support small and medium-sized enterprises, start-ups and other entities interested in the Hub’s themes and the topics covered by the Spokes. The cascading calls, activated by the Spokes, are issued for the recruitment of researchers and technologists, for funding external entities for research activities consistent with the program, as well as for the purchase of supplies, goods and services.