The trainer Luca Mauriello is the new President of ATED

The Ordinary General Assembly of the Ticinese Evoluzione Digitale Association, which met in Lugano on 14 March, elected Luca Mauriello as President, Marco Müller as Vice President, while Andrea Demarchi takes on the role of cashier.

Cristina Giotto, after her role as President and Director, maintains the latter role in the context of the historic partnership for the promotion of technology in Italian-speaking Switzerland.

Greetings and special thanks were given to the members of the outgoing Committee, namely Marziale Brusini, Enzo Giannini, Tiziano Leidi and Federico Yankelevich.

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The flagship events have been confirmed and working groups created to involve the many members

Among the innovations presented at the Ordinary General Assembly, which was attended by around 80 members, partners and sponsors, the establishment of the ATED Working Groups was announced, structured on specific themes and areas, so as to allow members to have a more active presence within the association.

The flagship events are also confirmed, such as the ATED Digital Night, the ATED Innovation Day with the call for projects (ATED Innovation Speed ​​Date), the summer AIperithink and new formats such as ATED Digital Eat and the training project in companies entitled Starry Brown Bag.

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Cristina Giotto: “I felt like supporting Luca's candidacy from the first hour…”

“I am very happy to 'pass the baton' and the role of President to Mauriello. This is an appointment that I felt I could support right from the start, because Luca has been invaluable to the association in recent years, in the many activities that he has created with great enthusiasm. In particular, I want to thank him for having worked on the remodulation of the training offer, which we are offering to the talents of our territory with the APF courses", declares Cristina Giotto, outgoing President of the Ticinese Evoluzione Digitale Association, but confirmed by the Committee in the role of Director.

“His vision of the association has allowed us, in recent months, to evolve our scope of intervention in other areas as well. I am thinking of the great social inclusion initiative represented by ATED4special, but also of the ATED Digital Nights with highly inspiring guests, and of the ATED Innovation Day with an exceptional guest like Ernesto Sirolli. But I am also thinking of the new initiatives that will allow us to grow further in 2024 and offer the people of Ticino new opportunities for literacy and understanding in the conscious use of technology. I also thank Marco Müller for accepting the challenge of the Vice Presidency and Andrea Demarchi for always being at our side as treasurer of the Association".

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Luca Mauriello: “I sincerely thank you for the trust expressed by the Committee and Cristina”

“I sincerely thank you for the trust expressed by the Committee and by Cristina Giotto, outgoing President and great soul of the association for over twenty years. I am very honored by the role given to me and which I accept with great enthusiasm. In recent years I have collaborated as Vice President on various initiatives promoted by the association, trying to make my contribution and making my skills available", continues Luca Mauriello, new President and Committee Member of ATED.

“I am referring, for example, to the editions of the Cyber ​​Security Specialist and Digital Collaboration Specialist courses, both preparation courses for the exam to obtain the federal professional certificate, which are representing an excellent opportunity for many participants to evolve professionally. But there are also many projects that are particularly close to my heart, such as ATED4special, which remains an experience of great inclusion and social sensitivity in its multiple expressions and visionary fields of application. And then there are the new projects, which we have the ambition to think can bring many more people closer to ATED, thanks to events aimed at explaining and bringing confidence in the next frontiers of innovation".

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Made changes to the association statute with a constant focus on education

During the Ordinary General Assembly, the initiatives carried out during 2023 were analyzed and some changes were made to the association's Statute (published updated in the dedicated area of ​​the association's website).

A particular mention was dedicated to the presentation of activities such as ATED4special, the social inclusion project dedicated to autistic people, the paths developed through ATED4kids, with a special mention for the educational robotics teams, Smilebots (first in the United States last May) , Red Smilebots, Black to the Block and Discobots, who have triumphed in the national and international First lego League competitions and, this season, in the VEX Robotics Competition.

The section dedicated to training plays an important role with the new editions of the Cyber ​​Security Specialist and Digital Collaboration Specialist courses, both with Swiss federal certificate, in Italian.

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During the evening, space was also given to the projects and activities being implemented for the year 2024: from the reconfirmation of the ATED Digital Night with highly inspiring guests, to the ATED Innovation Day with a prologue in the ATED Innovation Speed ​​Date competition, to the Summer AIperithinks, Cyber ​​Security Day 2024, the new initiatives of the ATED Digital Solidarity section, where an entire day dedicated to grandparents and connected to the ATED4kids Technology Day is planned, in which we will try to achieve a Guinness World Record through the Angelo project.

Added to these initiatives are new event formats, linked to the contamination between innovation and food, such as ATED Digital Eat and Brown Bag Stellato.

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Topics considered transversal to achieve social objectives as best as possible

Last but not least, we note the establishment of the ATED Working Groups, which deal with a specific sector of activity, as they focus on topics considered transversal and priority in order to achieve social objectives with the greatest possible involvement.

They are being established and formed by members, who together develop new projects, initiatives and ideas to make the Association grow more and more in the territory.

At the moment the planned themes are Cyber ​​Security, Social project for the diffusion and valorization of digital culture, Training, Voxxed, Diversity Management, ATEDFuture and ATED4Kids.

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