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Infora Società Cooperativa

Infora S.C.a.R.L. is a software house specialized in the creation of advanced IT solutions.

The Infora cooperative was founded in 2011 with the aim of responding to the growing need of companies to access the most advanced technologies. Infora makes the skills acquired by its members over many years of activity in the field of IT research available, carried out within the most active groups of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of the University of Cagliari, on topics such as Intelligence Artificial, Semantics, Computer Vision.

Initially configured as an Innovative Startup, over the course of over 12 years of experience in the field, Infora has continued to refine its technical skills, addressing the needs of companies and Public Administration in dozens of software development projects; among our clients we include top-level entities such as the Autonomous Region of Sardinia, the Ministry of the Interior, FIS Global, Accenture, EY, Unicredit, PWC.

Over time the company has also kept its interest and passion for the most advanced technological applications alive, participating in numerous industrial research projects, supporting mature companies in their digital transformation activities and helping startups in their initial activities.

Furthermore, by cultivating its experience in the University and in research and following its vocation, Infora has taken part in and supported several basic research projects over the years; among the entities with which Infora has collaborated and continues to collaborate we can mention the University of Cagliari, INAF - National Institute of Astrophysics, Porto Conte Ricerche, the Lawrence Technological University of Michigan.

The vast experience gained over time in project management for the development of software solutions led Infora to integrate, in 2019, an expert partner in the drafting and management of projects from an administrative as well as technical point of view. This step has further strengthened its capabilities to support other companies, allowing Infora to support its partners in the design, study and management of regional, national and European public financing programs.

Infora's objective is to propose and develop software solutions which, thanks to consolidated skills in the technological field and in the scientific and experimental domain, bring added value for the customer in the most innovative commercial and industrial market realities. This objective is pursued through a direct relationship based on constructive discussion, competence, availability and professionalism.

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Università degli Studi di Cagliari (UniCa) e Dipartimento di Pedagogia, Psicologia, Filosofia

The University of Cagliari (UniCa) is a public body with legal personality that promotes and organizes scientific research, provides cultural and professional training for students, carries out welfare and health protection and promotion activities. The University, respecting its autonomy, can develop service activities.

The current configuration of the University includes 6 Faculties and 17 Departments, which constitute the operational nuclei of the university organization responsible for achieving the primary objectives of the university: research and teaching, serving the high need for innovation required by today's knowledge driven society. With over 24,750 students, 37 three-year degree courses, 34 master's degrees and 6 single-cycle courses, 30 specialization schools, 15 doctorate courses, 12 active master's courses, the University of Cagliari ensures an important contribution to the higher education of young people that choose to study in Cagliari and to the entire island’s community.

The department of Pedagogy, Psychology and Philosophy brings together researchers from three major disciplinary areas. Most of the members carry out investigations on pedagogical, psychological and philosophical topics, but the department also includes among its members scholars engaged in other fields (linguistics, literature, sociology, computer science). From a methodological point of view, the research is designed and conducted with specific approaches of theoretical, historical and empirical nature.

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Sardegna Ricerche

Sardegna Ricerche was established by the Region of Sardinia in 1985 with the name "Consorzio Ventuno" and assumed its current name in January 2007. With Regional Law no. 20 of 5 August 2015, it was transformed into a regional agency.

Sardegna Ricerche offers a wide range of services intended for businesses and people such as:

Promoting the valorisation, development, experimentation and technological transfer of research results
Promoting the technological development and competitiveness of companies in the Region of Sardinia
Stimulating and implement initiatives to support industrial research
Providing services to businesses and research centers for the development and enhancement of their economic-commercial, technological and organizational activities
Facilitating and stimulating the creation of new innovative businesses, which include the provision of benefits to natural people
Promoting, managing and encouraging the development of the scientific and technological environment of Sardinia, divided into hubs across the regional territory
Carrying out economic animation initiatives, the diffusion of technological innovation and scientific dissemination
Supporting the Region of Sardinia in the coordination of private regional research bodies
Providing technical and administrative support to the Region of Sardinia and other public administrations for the application of regulations and for the implementation of programs aimed at promoting research, technological transfer and entrepreneurial promotion
carrying out initiatives for the development of innovative and qualified human capital and provide benefits and incentives for the promotion of research within companies
within the scope of its institutional activities, distribute, according to its availability and assigned resources, incentives, contributions, concessions, grants and benefits

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