CSP-Innovazione nelle ICT is a non-profit research organization based in Turin, Italy that is focused on experimental development and industrial research. It has partnerships with local universities and works on projects related to emerging technologies. CSP provides technology assets to enterprises free of charge to help bring prototypes to market. It has been involved in 18 EU funded projects and has offices in Turin that employ around 50 full-time researchers.

1. CSP–INNOVAZIONE NELLE ICT
partner profile
BOO GAMES KICK-OFF MEETING
Stuttgart, 30-31 January 2012
eleonora.panto@csp.it
Digital & content media

2. CSP-Innovazione nelle ICT profile (1)
 is a research organization (according to the Eu law)
 non profit
 focused on experimental development and industrial
research
 total reinvesting in research and research results
dissemination
 based in Torino, Piemonte
 UNI EN ISO 9001:2008 certified for Technology Transfer and
IS promotion
MISSION: applying scientific and technological
research to develop local innovation potential in
businesses, PAs, communities
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3. CSP-Innovazione nelle ICT profile (2)
Regione
Public •Comune di Torino Piemonte
Private •Politecnico Torino
•Università degli
consortium
studi Torino
•Unione Industriale
•IREN Energia
•Sisvel
CSI Piemonte
People Today: 49 full time & 42 young researcher
Turnover Around 4.5 Millions Euro

4. Research with Universities
 Technology Labs
* based on long term agreements
with local Universities
* working on
•scenario studies
•technological foresight
•design validation & test of
services
•development of demo and
prototypes
INLab (Integrated Networks)
EmSysLab (Embedded Systems)
W3Lab (Software architecture)
SECURELab (Security)
DTVLab (Digital television)
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5. Innovation on the field
 LIVING LABs
•innovation and experimentation
through trial projects in defined
areas, involving final users in a
trial panels
•more than technological trial,
complex activity set to support
transition to digital and interactive
services (dissemination,
promotion, “evangelization”,
training, push to networking and
cooperation, push to use e-gov and
e-health, push to produce UGC and
promote local culture, …)
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6. Industrial research
 keyword: pervasive ICT:
make ICT pervasive, by integrating
technologies in easy-to-use objects,
user-centric designed
EXAMPLES OF APPLICATION
AREAS:
mobility: vehicle-to-vehicle
communication
cognitive systems for disabled
people
immersive interfaces (e.g.
multitouch displays)
social media
precision agriculture
sensor network for environment
multimedia and creativity
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7. Technology transfer (1)
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A innovative approach to TT:
technology assets developed by CSP are offered free of charge to
enterprises for bringing and transforming prototypes and demos in new
products and services ready to market
•10 domains (digital terrestrial TV, embedded systems, digital
convergence, security and trusted content, image processing, network
and signal monitoring, collaborative working, wireless networks,
cognitive systems, multitouch)
•30 assets
•4/5 new assets per year
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8. Technology transfer (2)
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9. Technology transfer (3)
Some assets for
“creative” enterprises
SECURITY AND TRUSTED CONTENT
Protected streaming: solution for secure IP audio/video streaming
JSigner: web application for digital watermarked contents
IMAGE PROCESSING
Film doctor: application for the digital restoration of sequenced images
(old motion pictures)
DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION
Press TV: MHP application for publishing a daily newspaper on TV
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10. CSP In Europe
 18 EU funded projects between 2004 and 2011 with over
90 partners
 6 active projects (SVEA, DE-LAN, SMARD, OPENALPS,
MEDEA2020, BOOGAMES)
 1 COST (Cognitive Radio and Networking for
Cooperative Coexistence of Heterogeneous Wireless
Networks)
 founder member of the EICI Group
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11. Contacts
CSP – Innovazione nelle ICT
Main premises
Environment Park - Laboratori A1
Via Livorno 60
10144 Torino Italy
Operational Offices
Villa Gualino
Viale Settimio Severo 63
10133 Torino Italy
Tel +39 011 4815111
Fax +39 011 4815001
E-mail: innovazione@csp.it,
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