Who we are

Vision, Mission e Values

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Vision & Mission

Our vision: better thinking, better life
The goal of the Foundation is to promote every single aspect of research and applications in the field of cognitive sciences and thinking machines, be they natural or artificial, in order to improve people’s living conditions and the quality of the environment in which they live.

Our mission
The Foundation pursues its purpose by operating in an interdisciplinary dialogue in the following areas:
• artificial intelligence, expert systems and more generally computer science;
• robotics, electronics, mechanics, nanotechnology and more in general engineering;
• materials science, biomaterials and more generally physical;
• ethology, game theory, chaos theory, economics, statistics and more generally mathematics;
• cognitive neuroscience, neurophysiology, genetics, anthropology and more generally biology;
• cognitive psychology, study of emotions, linguistics, semantics and more generally art.

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Our Values

Our values
Innovation. We believe that scientific progress is the basis for human evolution: we practice theoretical and applied research, using technology as a tool to enable the change. Competence. We provide a guide to talents and we let talents guide us in turn: we work with passion, consolidating and sharing experience and progress. Concreteness. We listen to all the legitimate stakeholders of the Foundation’s activities and we go straight to the heart of their needs: we quickly react to problems, effectively identifying the most appropriate solutions. Respect. We act responsibly towards our stakeholders: we adhere to ethical principles and our approach includes fairness in relationships, compliance with current regulations and equal opportunities.

Those who make the difference

The constituent bodies of the Foundation

Davide Guzzi

President

The President embodies the legal and the procedural aspects of the Foundation, presides over the Board of Directors and oversees the implementation of the resolutions.

The President-in-Office is Davide Guzzi, Davide Guzzi, Chartered Accountant, Multi-Family Officer, professor and author of numerous publications, including ""Le Fondazioni. Nascita e gestione” (i.e. “Foundations. Birth and Management")."

Alessandro Tiretta

Vice Chairman

The Vice Chairman replaces the Chairman in case of his temporary absence or impediment and is a member by right of the Board of Directors.
The Vice Chairman-in-Office is Alessandro Tiretta, IT manager, CEO and founder of multiple IT companies, specialized in technological applications for citizens.

Il Vicepresidente in carica è Alessandro Tiretta, IT manager, CEO e founder di molteplici società informatiche, specializzato in applicazioni tecnologiche per i cittadini.

Councilors

The Board of Directors is in full charge for the ordinary and extraordinary management of the Foundation. In addition to the Chairman and the Vice-President, the Board of Directors is composed of the following members: Giulio Benincasa – Councilor Doctor specialized in pathological anatomy, responsible for various clinics and health facilities, he is responsible for the Foundation in the fields of neuroscience and nanotechnology. Adriana Pietrodangelo – Councilor Permanent researcher at the CNR (the Italian National Research Council), author of numerous scientific publications, she is responsible for the Foundation of research processes and activities in the field of big data analysis.

I comitati

The advisory body for academic matters

The Scientific Committee

The Scientific Committee, when established, represents the advisory body for academic and technical matters.
The Board of Directors is obliged to request the opinion of the Scientific Committee on strategic decisions concerning the institutional activity of the Foundation.
The Scientific Committee promotes its opinion on the basis of its internal regulations.
Researchers, scholars, professors or, in general, people widely known in their field of activity for their works and / or researches are eligible as members of the Scientific Committee.

The Board of Directors has taken the necessary steps to quickly establish the first Scientific Committee of the Foundation.

A common representative

The Benefactors Committee

The Benefactors meet in a Benefactor Committee which elects a common representative from among its members.

This last has the right to participate (without the right to vote) in the meetings of the Board of Directors.

The relevant donations to the Foundation

The Benefactors

Who can be a Benefactor

Any individual, company or body that has made one or more relevant donations to the Foundation could be a Benefactor.

Benefits for the Benefactor

• the right to be publicly thanked and to be mentioned in the documents of the Foundation
• the right to benefit from the favorable conditions that the Foundation may have - in favor of the Benefactors - during events or other activities
• the right to participate at the meetings of the Benefactors Committee
• the right to elect by majority a common representative of the Benefactors, who has the right to participate (without the right to vote) at the meetings of the Board of Directors
• the right to be elected by majority as the common representative of the Benefactors

When the Benefactor qualification is lost

After 30 months from the last relevant donation, the Benefactor loses his qualification and consequently loses the active and passive elective law described above.

What is a significant donation

Every donation (monetary or in goods) is considered significant when its value is not less than 5,000.00 euros.

This amount can be modified by the Board of Directors.

Make now your relevant donation!