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Project Stories - History Digital Library: Brindisi’s history comes to life

This week’s OpenCoesione Project Story is dedicated to the History Digital Library (HDLibrary) in Brindisi - an innovative and inclusive cultural space that transforms collective memory into a digital and participatory experience.

Hosted in the historic Casa del Turista, the ...

ASOC Stories: Benevento's Hortus Conclusus and the New Samnites

In the historic center of Benevento, an ancient monastery garden of medieval origins was transformed in the 1990s into an open-air contemporary artwork.Between 2022 and 2023, it underwent a major restoration, financed by European cohesion policy funds. July's ASOC Stories ...

Project Stories- Hidden Treasures of the Mediterranean

The latest Project Story published today on OpenCoesione is dedicated to Tesori nascosti del Mediterraneo (Hidden Treasures of the Mediterranean). Funded with over €1.1 million under the Interreg Italy-France Maritime Programme 2014–2020, the initiative aims to enhance the ...

Video story: Orientation, Network and Reception for Ukrainian refugees in Lazio

In the context of the humanitarian emergency in Ukraine, which followed the Russian invasion in February 2022, the Lazio Region's Department of Labor and New Rights, Schools and Training financed, with resources from cohesion policies, some 30 projects dedicated to ...

Fake News: An Algorithm from Sicily to Tackle Disinformation

On the occasion of the INFORM EU Meeting taking place in Tallinn (Estonia) from 16 to 18 June, centred on tackling disinformation, OpenCoesione publishes a story dedicated to the "Fake News" project, funded by the Sicilian Region under ...

Cohesion policy and the reduction of plastic: a Data Card

On the occasion of World Environment Day 2025 on June 5, during which the United Nations, with its #BeatPlasticPollution campaign, stresses the urgency of reducing plastic production, eliminating single-use products and promoting sustainable solutions, OpenCoesione publishes a Data Card that ...

ASOC Stories: Civic Monitoring Beyond Borders for the Water Supply of the Porto Conte Park

Through the civic monitoring of the "WAVES4WATER" project—funded with over 400,000 euros from cohesion policy resources to improve the energy and water supply system in the Porto Conte Park area—students from the Fermi High School in Alghero virtually ...

Video Story: MuST23, a Museum to Preserve the Memory in Capaci

On the anniversary of the massacre in which Judge Falcone, his wife, and his security escort were killed on May 23, 1992, an OpenCoesione video story presents MuST23, the immersive museum created in the old Capaci train station—the town in ...

Cohesion Policy and Gender Equality in Digital Transformation: a Data Card

On 17 May, the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is celebrated worldwide. Established by the United Nations, the Day highlights the importance of information and communication technologies (ICT) in building a more equitable, inclusive and sustainable society. The ...

A special Data Card dedicated to Europe Day

To mark Europe Day on 9 May, OpenCoesione presents a selection of nine videos published on the portal. These stories showcase projects carried out in Italy with the support of European cohesion policy. Intervening in various fields and sectors, these ...