DANTE
DANTE is a cutting-edge project that provides services for businesses - especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) - and public administrations (PAs) operating in the fields of health and active aging, technologies for living environments, as well as in the areas of Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and High Performance Computing (HPC).
DANTE is a Digital Innovation Hub and is part of the European network of European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs).
ROLE OF THE FOUNDATION
The Foundation is a member of the coordination team and lead partner of Work Package 3, "DANTE DIH go-live, operation & improvement", which focuses on the delivery of services such as Test Before Invest, Training, Access to Finance, and Consultancy on technological innovation. These services are specifically aimed at micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as well as public administrations, with costs covered up to 100% by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).
FUNDED BY: The project DANTE has received funding from the European Union’s Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) 2021-2023 and the Ministry of Economic Development under grant agreement no 101083913.

DURATION: Oct 2022 - Apr 2026
PARTNERS:
- Cluster Tecnologico Nazionale Tecnologie per Ambienti di Vita (SMILE, coordinatore del progetto)
- Distretto Tecnologico Pugliese Salute dell'Uomo e Biotecnologie Società Consortile a Responsabilita Limitata (H-BIO)
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per l’Informatica (CINI)
- Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
- Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro
- Distretto Tecnologico INNOVAAL
- Fondazione per la Ricerca Farmacologica Gianni Benzi onlus
- Distretto Tecnologico Sicilia Micro e Nano Sistemi Scarl (MICRONANO)
- XENIA Progetti S.R.L.
- Distretto Interni e Design (dID)
- Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM)
- EHEALTHNET SCARL (eHealthNet)
- Pineta Grande S.P.A.
- Studio Impresa Ricerca e Sviluppo SRL
- Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani (INRCA)
- Polo di innovazione ICT e terziario innovativo (PITAGORA)
- DNA:LAB SRL
- Innovazione Tecnologica SRL
- Rete Innovative Regionale ICT for Smart and Sustainable Living (ICT4SSL)
- Confindustria Veneto SIAV Srl
- Università degli Studi di Padova – Human Inspired Technology (HIT) Research Centre
- Node Societa’ Cooperativa (NODE)



