OCTAER: Strategic Infrastructure for Culture & Innovation in the Emilia-Romagna Living Lab

OCTAER: The Gateway to the Emilia-Romagna Innovation Ecosystem

OCTAER – Observatory for Culture, Tourism and Audiovisual – acts as a Distributed Living Lab and a Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for international consortia seeking large-scale territorial validation in Italy.

Our Strategic Assets:

Territorial Scale: A network of 79 Municipalities and 150+ localized creative entities (Event Lab Community), providing a diverse morphological environment (urban, rural, mountain) for testing.

Scientific Rigor: All activities are validated by our independent Scientific Technical Committee (CTS), ensuring high-quality data for Open Science mandates.

Administrative Excellence: Our internal Octa-EUR department specializes in managing complex EU grants and lump-sum models, absorbing the bureaucratic burden for the coordinator.

Why partner with us?

Innovation Leader: Based in Italy's "Data Valley" (home to the LEONARDO supercomputer), we operate in the top-ranked Italian region for innovation and R&D.

Social Inclusion & Gender Parity: Emilia-Romagna ranks 1st in Italy in the Gender Equality Index (IGEI 2024), guaranteeing total compliance with Horizon Europe GEP requirements.

Economic Multiplier: We leverage an €8.2 billion regional cultural engine with a 1.8 multiplier effect on local development.

Operational Contributions:

Needs analysis and mapping of emerging skills.
Large-scale validation of digital storytelling and AI-driven tools.
Stakeholder engagement through the Quadruple Helix model.
Dissemination and high-impact local activation.

Website: www.octaer.it | Contact: info@octaer.it