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Bocconi for Digital Public Administration Award: The Seven Finalists

, by Andrea Celauro, translated by Jenna Walker
The names of the groups were announced during Corriere Innovazione's #InnovationHub. The winner of the 35,000 euro prize will be selected in February

An elearning platform, a virtual front office, a safe area to test innovative ideas, a sustainable mobility app, a tracking system, a system for lean digital transactions and a peer-to-peer system for students. These are the seven projects that are the finalists in Bocconi for Digital Public Administration Award (B4DPA). The competition has been organized by the University in close collaboration with the Digital Transformation Team of the Government Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Diego Piacentini. The finalist projects were announced Friday during Corriere Innovazione's #InnovationHub initiative.

Launched in October, the competition asked students at Italian and international universities to present concrete answers to problems in the public sector aimed at shaping the public administration of the future, encouraging innovation. 129 students from 16 universities applied, including 4 international universities, for a total of 42 projects.
In February 2018, one group winner will be selected out of the seven finalist projects, receiving a €35,000 prize. The panel of judges also reserves the right to recognize a second group, allowing each member to participate in one of four concentrations of the Master of Public Administration at the SDA Bocconi School of Management in spring 2018.

Here are the finalists:

Charlie
An elearning platform that aims to innovate the way staff training is done in public administration and promote the sharing of best practices. (Biagio De Angelis, Daniele Ghisu, Paola Giannattasio, Alessia Perna)

CIVES – Pubblica Amministrazione Digitale
A virtual front office that can be accessed from home. A digital message board for managing payments to PA and requesting public services for individuals and families. (Simone Baccaglini, Simone Botta, Ottone Traniello Gradassi)

D-PA Cloud-Enabled Regulatory Box
The Regulatory Sandbox is a safe environment for testing innovative ideas, offering opportunities for open dialogue between regulatory authorities and businesses, between public interest and innovation. (Ornella Darova, Valentina Gius, Andrea Latino)

M3 – Make Milan Move
M3 is an app that supports sustainable mobility in Milan and brings together private and public service providers. It includes not only the subway and trams, but also bike sharing. (Alix Auzepy, Katharina Bella, Mariama Holman)

Spidchain
A system for tracking internal processes related to PA procurement based on blockchain technology, it interacts with the current SPID digital identity system with the portal acquistinretepa.it. (Alessandro Lusito, Christian Munter, Emanuele Orecchini, Philipp Rossi, Gabriele Tora)

SPID Smart Contracts
A Smart Contracts system based on SPID identity enables digital transactions that are lean, immediate, low-cost and safe. Enabling Smart Contracts in Italy will facilitate transactions between citizens, the PA and businesses, in particular regarding transferring ownership of property and automobiles. (Beatrice Ginelli, Federico Thiella, Edoardo Vaquer)

Mon Buddy
Have you ever thought of a world where education can be an opportunity to connect with students all over Europe and be guided in your choice of study program? Mon Buddy facilitates orientation through a peer-to-peer system that allows students to make informed choices and the PA to free up financial resources to invest in innovative education systems. (Ines Hijazi, Reine de Mèreuil, Hugo Travers)

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