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Urban technologies for inclusive engagement

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Spoke 1 is focused on the design and development of technologies, devices and services enabling inclusive use of the services offered in the urban context and throughout the environment.
Spoke 1 wants to heighten the concept of Smart City for better shaping urban spaces and services considering the needs of citizens. The aim is to develop technologies that are effective for improving the well-being perceived in the activities of city life.
A highly innovative and multidisciplinary approach is promoted, in order to personalize the offer of urban services with respect to the specificities and abilities of individual citizens interacting with the city and with each other and the city.
To respond to the real needs of people, Spoke 1 actively involves citizens and stakeholders in the design and evaluation process of the proposed technologies and services.
Spoke 1’s technological objective /The technological objective of Spoke 1 is to highlight how robotics and artificial intelligence are today effective tools for building a vision of a smart, accessible and inclusive city capable of grasping the needs of the citizens, through the design of intelligent devices and services that can be responsive to the context of use.

. COORDINATION

CNR

The National Research Council (CNR) is the largest public national research institution in Italy, the only one under the Research Ministry (MUR) performing multidisciplinary activities.
CNR was founded in 1923 and its mission is of carrying out scientific research projects in the main sectors of knowledge and applying the results for the development of the country, promoting innovation, the internationalization of the “research system” and promoting the competitiveness of the industrial system.

. COORDINATOR

Michela Spagnuolo

Ecosistema RAISE - Michela Spagnuolo - Coordinatrice Spoke 1

Michela Spagnuolo is Research Manager and Director of the Institute of Applied Mathematics and Information Technologies “E. Magenes” (IMATI). Her scientific activity concerns the study and development of geometric and topological methods for the representation, comparison and characterization of surfaces and volumes.

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STAG2025: RAISE presents results and new technologies

STAG2025: RAISE presents results and new technologies

The international conference STAG2025 – Smart Tools and Applications in Computer Graphics brought together in Genoa, on 27–28 Nov...

01 December 2025
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Inclusive urban technologies for the city of the future

Inclusive urban technologies for the city of the future

Spoke 1 of RAISE took part in the 2025 edition of Genova Smart Week, an event promoted by the Genova Smart City Association and the Munic...

24 November 2025
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Puglia Mobility Game brought together research and participation

Puglia Mobility Game brought together research and participation

The Puglia Mobility Game (PMG) project has completed a pilot phase that involved citizens, public administrations, and researchers in des...

18 November 2025
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RAISE’s inclusive technologies took the spotlight at Ecomondo 2025

RAISE’s inclusive technologies took the spotlight at Ecomondo 2025

From November 4 to 7, 2025, the Rimini Expo Centre hosted the 28th edition of Ecomondo – The Green Technology Expo, Europe’s lead...

11 November 2025
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RAISE Spoke 1 awarded at the Smart Cities General Assembly

RAISE Spoke 1 awarded at the Smart Cities General Assembly

On October 20–21, 2025, the Altinate San Gaetano Cultural Center in Padua hosted the sixth edition of the Smart Cities General Assembly...

27 October 2025
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With the ARTECOM project, within Spoke 1, young people become co-creators of an interactive artwork

With the ARTECOM project, within Spoke 1, young people become co-creators of an interactive artwork

Throughout the day of September 26, at the Parco del Castello in L’Aquila, the project ARTECOM – ARt, TEchnology and COMmunity: d...

13 October 2025
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Inclusive mobility and data: RAISE - Spoke 1 at AFF25

Inclusive mobility and data: RAISE - Spoke 1 at AFF25

RAISE – Spoke 1 took part in Accessibility for Future 2025 (AFF25), held in Udine from September 18 to 20, bringing its contributio...

02 October 2025
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Mobility for all: Spoke 1 at Palazzo Tursi

Mobility for all: Spoke 1 at Palazzo Tursi

On September 17, 2025, the Salone di Rappresentanza of Palazzo Tursi in Genoa hosted the event “From Europe to Genoa”, organized as p...

19 September 2025
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RAISE: review and future prospects at IAS 19

RAISE: review and future prospects at IAS 19

During the 19th edition of the International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS 19), Michela Spagnuolo, leader of RAISE’...

15 July 2025
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SEAGUL platform, developed in the context of Spoke 1, was presented at the ISTAT workshop, organized in collaboration with the Municipality of Genoa

SEAGUL platform, developed in the context of Spoke 1, was presented at the ISTAT workshop, organized in collaboration with the Municipality of Genoa

The SEAGUL (Socio-Economic Empowerment of Urban Landscape) platform, an innovative digital tool designed to support the decisions of poli...

11 July 2025
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ARTECOM: immersive urban soundscapes and personalized music creation to engage youth in the smart city

ARTECOM: immersive urban soundscapes and personalized music creation to engage youth in the smart city

The ARTECOM project – ARt, TEchnology and COMmunity: digital installations for inclusive access to the city’s cultural heritage – i...

09 June 2025
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Notify me, guide me, amaze me: GIANO App features for your smart city

Notify me, guide me, amaze me: GIANO App features for your smart city

GIANO, the “recommendation” system for a more accessible and inclusive city, based on the citizen’s digital twin, was presented in ...

30 May 2025
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