TeDIS conducts research and training on Innovation and Competitiveness in the Global Economy, with a focus on globalization processes in areas such as Creativity and Design, Sustainable Logistics, and Urban Mobility Policies.
TeDIS serves both as a research hub, collaborating with companies and institutions, and as a cultural and training platform, organizing events and meetings.
Since its foundation in 1999, TeDIS has been funded by public institutions—including local government, the Italian Ministries for Research and Innovation, Formez, and the European Commission—as well as private companies such as SAP, Sun Microsystems, Telecom Italia, HP, and Lotus. It has also developed joint research projects with Duke University’s Center on Globalization, Governance and Competitiveness.
From 1999 to 2009, TeDIS focused on Industrial Districts & Technologies, analyzing SMEs’ evolution with network technologies and ICT, and on SMEs, Clusters & Internationalization, studying their global expansion and the role of local manufacturing systems.
Since 2009, TeDIS has shifted its focus to Creativity, Design and Innovation, Sustainable Logistics, and Urban Mobility Policies, participating in several EU-funded projects and fostering international networks for researchers, institutions, and policy-makers.
Today, TeDIS participates in the VIU’s Research Group Thinking Global Resilience: Cities and Global Change, actively contributing in its initiatives and collaborations that engage both faculty members and students across the VIU network.
Contact
tedis@univiu.org
TeDIS People
Scientific Director
Stefano Micelli - stefano.micelli@univiu.org
Executive Director
Lucia Di Gioia - lucia.digioia@univiu.org
EU Project Controller
Matteo Cavalieri - matteo.cavalieri@univiu.org
Creativity, Design and Innovation
Stefano Micelli - stefano.micelli@univiu.org
Sustainable Logistics: Transport, Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Marco Mazzarino - marco.mazzarino@univiu.org
VIU Fellows
Enzo Rullani, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Giancarlo Corò, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Mario Volpe, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Marco Mazzarino, University IUAV of Venice
Luca De Pietro, University of Padua
Marco Bettiol, University of Padua
Researchers
Maurizio Cociancich, Stefano Grigoletti, Giovanni Longo, Paolo Menegazzo,
Lucio Rubini, Chiara Sorice, Jessica Tomaselli.
