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Celani, Silvia
Molina, Alfonso
Parenti, Maria Enrica
Benvenuto, Chiara
Di Santo, Patrizia
Toniolo Piva, Paola
Banella, Caterina
Michilli, Mirta
Magnolfi, Beatrice
D'Elia, Cecilia

Celani, Silvia

Contact Details
Fondazione Mondo Digitale
Via Umbria, 7- 00187 Roma
Tel: +39 0642014109 Fax: +390642000442
e-mail: s.celani@mondodigitale.org

Current Work
- Project Manager of the Global Junior Challenge 2006-2007 international event: external relationships, fund rising and sponsorship, communication strategy and account for the Event advertising campaign (BTL).
- Project manager of the European project "Robodidactics". Project Robo-Didactics responds to both of these challenges through a multi-stakeholder approach aimed at creating a European methodology for introducing robotics in didactics in order to advance teaching and learning processes of scientific and ICT-oriented subjects which are today critical for equipping young generations of students with relevant skills for the job market.
- From November 2006 Silvia is the Person in charge of the business quality.
- Project Manager of the First International Trophy of Robotics in Rome "RomeCup 2007": external relationships, fund rising and sponsorship, communication strategy and account for the Event advertising campaign (BTL).

Past Work
- Researcher at the Digital Youth Consortium in charge of International Projects.
- Project manager of the Global Junior Challenge 2002, an international event: external relationships, fund rising and sponsorship, communication strategy and account for the Event advertising campaign (BTL).
- Organisation of communication strategy for the Digital Youth Consortium for the event "WSIS- World Summit of Information Society".
-Planning of the projects of European Commission in the field of technology innovation of city services and R&TD international projects.
- Project Manager of the Global Junior Challenge 2004.
- Project Manager of the European Project E-Muse (e-Learning for Museum and School Enviroments), in the field of technology innovation of education system for the schools and for Museum: external relationship, realization of budget, organization of human resources, strategy and account for the Event advertising campaign (BTL).

Education and Professional Training
LUISS University Rome - Italy
Bachelor of Political Science - Communication Profile 1998 - 2002
Gestione eManagement srl
Master in Management of enterprise and new economy 2003-2004

Professional areas of interest
Local Development
ICT
Young people
Culture

Areas of Expertise
Management of European Project
Organization of international event

Language skills
Italian, French, English

Websites
www.mondodigitale.org
www.gjc.it
www.donneict.it

Networks
Eurocities
Educating Cities
Universities, No Profit organisation, International Institutions

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Molina, Alfonso

Contact Details
Fondazione Mondo Digitale
Via Umbria, 7- 00187 Roma
Tel: +39 0642014109 Fax: +39 0642000442
e-mail: a.molina@ed.ac.uk

Current Work
Alfonso Molina is Professor of Technology Strategy at the University of Edinburgh (UK) and has provided the scientific direction to the development of the Digital Youth Consortium, recently transformed into the Fondazione Mondo Digitale in Italy.
Alfonso's research interests focus on theories of innovation and technology management and strategy, particularly on his sociotechnical constituencies approach, applied to understand and inform the strategic development of a variety of information and communication technologies and processes of industrial cluster-building. A particular interest has been to transform this academic theorisation into instruments of practical application for technology strategies. These include the "diamond of alignment," "evolving business plans," "trend-mapping," "evolving bottom-up roadmapping," "real-time evaluation methodology" and "dynamic strategy mapping."

Past Work
Alfonso has worked on numerous occasions as advisor and consultant for various directorates of the European Community and has published numerous books, papers and reports on areas such as microprocessors, multimedia newspapers, information society, e-commerce for public administrations, technologies for major business and work challenges, models for extended enterprises, regional cluster-building, evaluation of entrepreneurship networks, Internet tourism, e-banking development, free/libre and open source software for e-government, ICT-based educational innovation and sustainable enterprises for e-inclusion. Alfonso also designed the original strategy for the Global Cities Dialogue, including the writing of its Helsinki Declaration now signed by over 180 cities from all over the world. He has worked with the cities of Rome, Stockholm and Edinburgh and he is former Chairman of the international juries of the Stockholm Challenge Award and the European Citizenship for All Award run by Telecities and Deloitte and Touche; and present Chairman of the international jury of Rome's Global Junior Challenge.

Professional areas of interest
Local Development
ICT
Young people
E-Inclusion

Areas of Expertise
Advisor and consultant for various directorates of the European Community and has published numerous books, papers and reports on areas such as microprocessors, multimedia newspapers, information society, e-commerce for public administrations, technologies for major business and work challenges, models for extended enterprises, regional cluster-building, evaluation of entrepreneurship networks, Internet tourism, e-banking development, free/libre and open source software for e-government, ICT-based educational innovation and sustainable enterprises for e-inclusion

Language skills : Italian,English, Spanish

Websites
www.mondodigitale.org
www.gjc.it
www.donneict.it

Networks:
Eurocities
Educating Cities

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Parenti, Maria Enrica

Contact Details
Fondazione Mondo Digitale
Via Umbria, 7- 00187 Roma
Tel: +39 0642014109 Fax: +390642000442
e-mail: e.parenti@mondodigitale.org

Current Work
Coordinator of the professional training and the Equal Gender Opportunities Projects in the Digital World Foundation.

Projects:
-"Women and New Technology". This project has like relevant theme the problem of gender disparity in industry's decision making.
-"Equal opportunities in Science and tecnology" promoted from the Municipality of Rome and the Unione Industriali

Past Work
Coordinator of the following projects:
"Carta di Credito Formativa" promoted from the Municipality of Rome
"Tutor multimediale", training course for teachers promoted by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale and the University Tor Vergata of Rome.

Education and Professional Training
Bachelor in Psicology at the University "La Sapienza"

Professional areas of interest
Local Development
ICT
Women
Culture
Youth

Areas of Expertise
Project of Equal Gender opportunities
Training courses

Language skills Italian, English

Websites
www.mondodigitale.org
www.donneict.it

Networks
Municipality of Rome
Universities, No Profit organisation, International Institutions

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Benvenuto, Chiara

Contact Details
Fondazione Mondo Digitale
Via Umbria, 7- 00187 Roma
Tel: +39 0642014109 Fax: +39 0642000442
e-mail: c.benvenuto@mondodigitale.org

Current Work
Researcher at the Digital World Foundation in charge of Gender Projects. Chiara is the person in charge to animate the website www.donneict.it .

Past Work
Researcher at the Unicab Italia s.p.a for many national projects as "Istat: Forze Lavoro" e "Istat Professioni"

Education and Professional Training
Bachelor in Communication Science (University Roma Tre - Italy )
Courses:
European School of Economics of Rome
Project "Student & Territory" promoted by the Latium Region, Municipality of Rome and Confesercenti.

Professional areas of interest
Local Development
ICT
Youth
Women

Areas of Expertise
Research

Language skills : Italian, French, English, Spanish

Websites
www.mondodigitale.org
www.donneict.it

Di Santo, Patrizia

Contact Details
Studio Come
Indirizzo/i Via Minerbio, 19- 00198 Roma
Tel. +39 06/85.41.435 06 - 85.35.52.81
Mob: +39 335/81.20.299
Fax: +39 06/85.41.435 06 - 85.35.52.81
E-mail come@studiocome.it

Current Work
Director of "StudioCome".

Past Work
Cerved- Vice General Director
Cerved- Human Resources

Education and Professional Training
Bachelor of Sociology (University "La sapienza" Rome - Italy)

Professional areas of interest
Equal opportunities
Local Development
ICT
Youth
Culture

Areas of Expertise
Project management Network Coordination

Language skills Italian, English

Websites : www.studiocome.it

Toniolo Piva, Paola

Contact Details
Via Dalmazia 25 - 00198 Roma
tel 0039 06 / 85.41.435 06 / 85.35.52.81
fax 0039 06 / 85.41.435 06 / 85.35.52.81
E-mail:come@studiocome.it

Current Work
Scientific Director of Studio Come

Past Work
Vice director of LABOS Foundation
Responsible Area Research and Training-FIS CISL

Education and Professional Training
University of Trento Italy
Bachelor in sociology

Professional areas of interest
Local Development
ICT
Youth
Culture
Women
Equal opportunities

Areas of Expertise
Project Management
Research

Language skills : Italian, French, English

Websites: www.studiocome.it

Banella, Caterina

Contact Details
Via Nomentana, 257
00161 Roma (RM)
tel: +39 06441640307
fax:  +39 064404604-0644265063
banellac@hkgaia.com

Current Work
Director Hill & Knowlton Gaia

Professional areas of interest
Local Development
ICT
Young people
Culture

Areas of Expertise
Project management

Language skills Italian, English

Websites www.hkgaia.com

 Michilli, Mirta

Contact Details
Fondazione Mondo Digitale
Via Umbria, 7- 00187 Roma
tel: +39 0642014109 fax: +390642000442
e-mail: m.michilli@mondodigitale.org

Current Work
General Director of the "Fondazione Mondo digitale".The Fondazione Mondo Digitale aspires to multiply many times over the contribution to the spread of digital literacy, innovacion and inclusion.

Past Work
-Project coordinator of the Global Junior Challenge 2000 ( www.gjc.it )
-Responsible of the Rome Presidency of the Telecities network (www.telecities.org ) from 1998 to 2000.
-Coordinator of the Eurolaboratorio, an innovative Department in the ICT group in charge of technology innovation of city services and R&TD international projects.
- In 2002 Mirta has been appointed by the Municipality of Rome to work on a common action plan for the development of e-government in the city between the Municipality and the Minister for Innovation.
- Italian representative in the Telecities Steering Committee (www.telecities.org ) for 2003
Evaluator and reviewer of many EU R&TD funded projects - DG INFOSOC.

Professional areas of interest
Local Development
ICT
Youth
Culture

Areas of Expertise
Consultancy and evaluation of many EU R&TD funded projects - DG INFOSOC

Language skills Italian, English, Spanish

Websites
www.mondodigitale.org

Networks
Eurocities
Educating Cities
Universities, No Profit organisation, International Institutions

Magnolfi, Beatrice

Deputy Ministry for Innovation in the Public Administration of the Italian Government

D'Elia, Cecilia

Councillor for Equal Opportunities of the Municipality of Rome