Spoke 5 Eng

Starting from May 2024, the University of Genoa has been offering P5 – AI FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, one of the training paths included in the RAISE’s Training Program coordinated by Spoke 5 of RAISE.

This training program, primarily designed for public administration employees, features pre-recorded lessons on RAISE’s Aulaweb platform and in-person training sessions. It consists of 3 courses, each with different objectives and target audiences:
– Plan 1 | Basic course open to all public administration employees;
– Plan 2 | Advanced e-leadership course for administrative officers and managers;
– Plan 3 | Advanced e-procurement course for technical staff and administrative officers, with a particular focus on personnel involved in e-procurement and those responsible for the digital transition.

Plan 1 is structured with interactive pre-recorded lessons totaling 10 hours, supplemented with in-person workshops for further study in the Ligurian region.
This course introduces participants to artificial intelligence and robotics in public administration, outlining key principles, practical applications, and organizational, ethical, and legal implications.

The course has received excellent feedback from public employees, attracting 561 participants from various Italian regions and different types of public administrations.

The broad participation – spanning not only Liguria but also Piedmont, Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Abruzzo, Calabria, Sardinia and Sicily – highlights the nationwide relevance of the initiative.

Furthermore, the partecipants represent wide and diverse range of institutions, both central and local, which can be categorized as follows:
– Ministries (Defense, Justice, Research, Agriculture, Interior, etc.);
– Central state agencies and administrations (Revenue Agency, Land Agency, State Attorney’s Office, Court of Auditors, INPS, INAIL, etc.);
– Academic and educational institutions (Universities, CNR, ENEA, Ministry of Education, high schools, etc.);
– Territorial entities (Regions, Provinces, Municipalities, Metropolitan Cities);
– Healthcare facilities (Hospitals, ASL, ALISA);
– Law enforcement and armed forces (Police, Carabinieri, Navy, etc.);
– Cultural institutions (Carlo Felice Theatre Foundation);
– Sports associations (Volleyball League);
– Entities related to Digital Public Administration (Liguria Digitale, Formez PA, etc.);
– Professional orders (Lawyers);
– Additional regional and sectoral entities (Arpal Piedmont, ALFA, Chamber of Commerce, etc.);
– Other entities of various origins (non-public administration).

For 2025, the project coordinator, Prof. Luca Gandullia, and the course manager, Dr. Simona Tirasso, have expressed great satisfaction, emphasizing the critical need, cutting across all professional roles, to train in these subjects in order to perform their jobs more effectively. Acquiring skills in managing emerging technologies that will inevitably become part of daily work is now essential.

The only strategy to tackle this transformation is to invest in continuous and specialized training, delivered by professionals who can guide staff in using innovation and counteracting the obsolescence of skills, which is an increasingly pressing challenge. The success of this project underscores the importance of continuing to offer training programs in this field, which can no longer be considered the domain of IT but must become accessible to all.

For more information on course enrollment, which remains open for all public employees wishing to join in 2025, you can consult the relevant website.

The University of Genoa has published the ranking for participation in the P3 | OFFICINAE RAISE program for the academic year 2024/2025, coordinated by Spoke 5 of RAISE and aimed at students with a strong interest in entrepreneurship, innovation, and robotics.

Candidates were selected based on criteria related to their academic background, relevant experiences, and innovative proposals submitted.

40 candidates have been admitted with RAISE funding, while additional spots are available for participants without RAISE funding, who will still have access to the courses and Bootcamps at their own expense.

For more information on the ranking P3 | OFFICINAE RAISE, please visit this link.

The P7 – Advanced AI & Robotics Applications4SMEs course is now available for free. This course is part of the RAISE Training Program, coordinated by RAISE Spoke 5.

The course is designed for professionals and managers of SMEs in the ICT sector, who need entrepreneurial and managerial skills to drive business growth. It is also aimed at SMEs that use or plan to adopt artificial intelligence and robotics technologies, with the goal of rethinking and optimizing their operational processes.

For more details on the course structure: course details

You can also directly access the following modules:
Module 1 – Business strategy and innovation
Module 2 – Introduction of advanced AI and robotics tools and process redesign

At the end of each module, participants will take a knowledge assessment test. Upon passing, they will receive a RAISE Open Badge, recognizing their newly acquired skills.
Additionally, in-person meetings will be organized to foster dialogue between the research community and innovative businesses.

For more information, please contact formazione.raise@unige.it.