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The LINKS foundation, a brief introduction
Located in Torino in the context of the Cittadella Politecnica, the LINKS Foundation is a newly established not-for-profit entity promoted by the public university Politecnico di Torino (www.polito.it) and the philanthropic foundation Compagnia di San Paolo (www.compagniadisanpaolo.it). It aims at conducting multidisciplinary research projects and strengthening initiatives designed to test innovative processes, technology or knowledge driven, within the architecture and polytechnic scientific domains. Taking as an asset the role of key enabling technologies, such as information and communication technology, it intends to:
? favor the interaction between scientific, technological and industrial expertise, to develop technology transfer initiatives and applied research projects, characterized by high social and economic impact at urban and regional scale and able to compete for external funds and grants;
? develop and apply the research output produced by the local university system (in close coordination with it) to the benefit of the community and to attract talents on an international scale;
? support the internalization of the local socio-economic system, by fostering the interaction with the research teams of firms, industries and public institutions.
The LINKS Foundation will build on the track record and the expertise developed through the last 10 to 15 years by the Istituto Superiore Mario Boella (ISMB) and the Istituto Superiore sui Sistemi Territoriali per l’Innovazione (SiTI). Both ISMB and SiTI were founded by Politecnico di Torino and Compagnia di San Paolo and, together, count a research staff of more than 120 people and an annual turnover of approximately EUR 14M (of which one half coming from external sources, mostly competitive FP7/H2020/EC grants, and one half provided by Compagnia di San Paolo, according to specific objectives and multi-annual programs).