Lombardy
 Emilia-Romagna

Innovation and digitalisation

SIMPLER offers free services to encourage innovation and digitalisation of businesses.

In particular, it supports SMEs, also through training and information events, to:

  • the development of innovation management capabilities
  • the digital transition
  • technology transfer
  • la protezione e valorizzazione della proprietà intellettuale;
  • access to financing opportunities


Analysis and improvement of innovation management capabilities

SIMPLER offers innovative companies a set of support services, through specific assessment tools, which allow them to:

  • evaluate their ability to manage innovation
  • compare their performance with that of a sample of innovative companies
  • identify their innovation needs
  • plan the actions to improve their innovation management capacity


Digitization support

SIMPLER supports companies in the digital transformation process, aimed at improving business processes by increasing efficiency, safety, productivity and quality of results, through:

  • digital maturity level check-up tools
  • promotion/dissemination activities of new technological and organizational solutions
  • training/information initiatives


Protection and enhancement of intellectual property

The protection of intellectual property (IPR) through patents, trademarks, etc., is essential to protect and enhance the company's wealth of knowledge.

SIMPLER supports companies on the IPR topic through:

  • training and information seminars on intellectual property news and financing opportunities;
  • personalized consultancy services