Say Hello is an edge-deployed application that enables ephemeral, location- and time-based social networks, allowing festival attendees to locally create and share multimedia stories while fostering private, community-driven interaction beyond centralized platforms.

Say Hello brings forward a closer integration of location and time, two components that we think are essential for social interaction and community building.

In the project, we have tested out our ideas about ephemeral and local social networks and gathered valuable feedback for providing a minimum viable product in this area. What made this project very special was that the entire SayHello app was exclusively deployed in a distributed fashion on the edge network, right on the street, thus having a number of advantages over a more classical cloud-based app.

CultureMoves is a user-centred project that develops digital tools for tourism and education by enabling the creative reuse of Europeana content, with a focus on intangible cultural heritage and dance

CultureMoves is a user-oriented project that aims to develop a series of digital tools that will enable new forms of touristic engagement and educational resources by leveraging the re-use of Europeana content. The project stands on 3 pillars: technology for content re-use adaptation and sharing, real-life use cases for tourism and education, intangible cultural heritage and more specifically dance.

The project stands on 3 pillars:

• Technology for content re-use adaptation and sharing
• Real-life use cases for tourism and education
• Intangible cultural heritage and more specifically dance

IN2 coordinates the project and develops the digital tools for community engagement and storytelling.

EMMA empowers destinations and event organisers to create interactive, media-rich stories that engage audiences across digital channels.

The EMMA Innovation Platform redefines interactive storytelling and content marketing by enabling richer, more engaging digital experiences. Designed for tourism destinations and event organisers, EMMA helps organisations connect with audiences through compelling, media-rich narratives powered by the latest ICT, social media, and information management technologies.

Coordinated by IN2, EMMA is developed in close collaboration with Fondazione Sistema Toscana, which manages the digital tourism presence of the Tuscany region, and the Frankfurter Buchmesse, the world’s leading publishing trade fair. Together, they ensure the platform addresses real-world needs and supports the commercialisation of next-generation content management solutions that enhance brand visibility, audience engagement, and cross-platform storytelling.

StoM applies semantic intelligence to improve search, browsing, and discovery across digital archives.

StoM builds on top of the research results of a previous Research for SME project called SEMLIB that produced two software components: a semantic annotation system and a semantic recommendation engine. These solutions improve searching and web browsing of digital archives for different user groups.

IN2 develops EventPlace, the solution on top of semantic technology services that allows event and destination managers who want to organise their event content (e.g. presentations, video recordings, video promotions, documents) and combine it with user-generated content (for example photos and videos from participants, sharing impressions of the surroundings) for an engaging experience for everyone.