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The paper focuses on a specific case study within the Responsible Research and (Open) Innovation research field investigated by Stati Generali dell’Innovazione (SGI). It represents a work in progress specifically addressed to the benefit of human kind through the support of Geospatial applications. By promoting collaboration among scientists, societal actors, Institutions, the political sector and citizens, SGI, a not-for-profit association established in 2011, pursues the goal of facilitating a shared perspective for innovation policies in Italy that aligns with the Responsible Research and Innovation concept, as part of the Europe 2020 strategy (Ananasso et al. Responsible research and (Open) innovation to the benefit of human kind: the approach of Stati Generali dell’Innovazione, 2017). This paper describes SGI’s initiatives aiming at improving awareness of Geographic Information value, thanks to the involvement of geo- competence and skill profiles related to (and requiring) openness, transparency and sharing of relevant science and innovation efforts and outcomes.
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Automated Mapping/ Facility Management GIS Italy and SGI have signed in 2015 a Memorandum regarding collaboration on innovative themes relevant to geographic infor- mation for citizen services, spatial/environmental data infrastructures, application/devel- opment of European Directives/Initiatives (e.g., INSPIRE and PSI Directive, the Digital Agenda), dissemination of good practices, training and certification of professional skills.
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Following the 2007/2/CE Directive (INSPIRE): “An SDI means: metadata, spatial data sets and spatial data services; network services and technologies; agreements on sharing”.
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UNI 11056/2013: Unregulated Professional Activities - Professional figures in the ICT sector—Definition of knowledge, skills and competences requirements.
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The three requirements originally quoted by Roche et al. (2012), which a smart city has to meet in order to become spatially enabled, have been reworked by the authors of this paper.
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Ananasso, F., Farruggia, S., Provedel, R., Sebillo, M. (2018). Responsible Research and Open Innovation in Geospatial Applications: Some Good Practices for Smart Communities. In: Governance and Sustainability of Responsible Research and Innovation Processes. SpringerBriefs in Research and Innovation Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73105-6_7
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