Italy ISV Chronicles articles

Ensuring the right to vote for Everyone: Electronic and online voting is inclusive, easier, and safe

giulia_cultrera — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 15:39:33 GMT

ELIGO is a complete solution for voting and statutory meetings.

A comprehensive, integrated Azure cloud and web-based suite for digitally staging all types of online, in-person or hybrid voting and assembly.

ELIGO's products enable small and large public and private entities to digitize voting phases and operations by reducing set-up time, costs and resources related to the election event.

With ELIGO, every organization simplifies and speeds up the management of its elections.

All with the utmost respect for security, legality and protection of voter data.

ELIGO is an ISV Start up and has been accepted to the Founders Hub, Microsoft for startups Program, that will help them grow, drive new business and accelerate sales cycles by connecting ELIGO with the Microsoft Ecosystem and resources.

In the context of this partnership, ELIGO wants to transform the world of voting and the platform is designed to fully adapt to complex and widespread organizations but also take very seriously diversity and inclusion, as Microsoft does.

Therefore, ELIGO is also part of the Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact community led by Microsoft that support Founders Hub Startups that have a strong social and sustainable impact on the local community.

Within this frame of reference, ELIGO ensures the right to vote for people with disabilities.

“Many people often find themselves limited by the physical environment due to the poor adaptation of physical polling places and related architectural barriers. There is often no accessibility to either places or information regarding an election event, leading to the question: is everyone really able to exercise their right to vote on equal terms?

When it comes to voting, people with disabilities are often overlooked and excluded, even though the law provides for different types of assistance such as assisted voting with a companion in the booth (for voters with physical impediments), voting at home (for intra-personal voters), voting in another section for accessibility reasons (for voters with walking problems), and dedicated transportation services. Online voting (internet voting) can help to increase the involvement and participation of people with disabilities in decision-making and democratic processes, ensuring the expression of votes from whatever device and wherever the person is and thus nullifying technical and spatial barriers.” Says Irene Pugliatti, CEO of ELIGO.

The issue of inclusion is a priority for ELIGO and extends to all business processes, but especially to product design. One of the drivers for the development of our solutions is precisely accessibility, which translates precisely into equal opportunities and rights of use and experience.

Voting should not be a privilege, but a right of all.

Electronic and online voting platform - ELIGO eVoting

Electronic and online voting for people with disabilities - ELIGO eVoting

Microsoft Resources and Link:

Microsoft for Startups | Microsoft

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Safeguarding the Future of Labs: A workshop on Cloud-based Solutions, Security and Innovation

giulia_cultrera — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 15:37:59 GMT

Join Eusoft and Microsoft during Paperless Lab Academy the 18^th and 19^th of April, 2023

Eusoft aim is to contribute to the growth and added value creation of analysis and quality control laboratories. Thanks to Eusoft.Lab, their Cloud LIMS in SaaS, it is possible to manage digitally the laboratory activities and data.

They help their clients and partners to automate all their processes through project management and highly customizable solutions. They are able to help them with the whole laboratory management implementation process, from configuration to installation, from training to service and maintenance.

Eusoft is an ISV Cloud Partner of Microsoft and has been accepted to the ISV Success Program that will help them drive new business and accelerate sales cycles by connecting Eusoft with the Microsoft Ecosystem and ressources.

In the context of this partnership, in April during Paperless Lab Academy, Eusoft and Microsoft are partnering during a workshop where they will explores the cutting-edge technologies transforming the world of work. From AI-powered chatbots like ChatGPT to cloud-based laboratory management systems like LIMS SaaS, we'll dive into the latest trends in digital transformation and discover how they can revolutionize your organization.

But with great power comes great responsibility. That's why they’ll also explore the crucial role of data security in the digital age. You'll learn how to protect your business from cyber threats and implement best practices to keep your data safe and secure.

This workshop isn't just about theory – it's about action. Through hands-on activities and interactive discussions, you'll gain practical insights into how to leverage cloud-based tools to improve efficiency and streamline operations. You'll discover how to unlock new possibilities for growth and innovation, all while staying ahead of the competition.

Join Eusoft and Microsoft for a dynamic and informative workshop that will take your business to the next level. The future is here – are you ready to embrace it?

About Eusoft

Since 1997, our mission has been to contribute to the growth and creation of added value for quality control and testing laboratories, by building a digital management of activities and data, through the use of Eusoft.Lab, our SaaS

LIMS that leverages Cloud technology. Our LIMS Eusoft.Lab allows operating in compliance with quality standards and authorized accreditation bodies, thanks to a mix of professional expertise, technological infrastructure, and excellent support service.

We are constantly committed to maximizing the performance of our organizational systems in order to increase the quality of our LIMS, the services we provide, and customer satisfaction. Our quality system is based on the principles of Quality Assurance & Quality Control, aimed at involving each company resource in the responsibility for the quality of their work, to guarantee the quality of the product and services offered. We consider information security an essential factor for the protection of our informational assets and the safeguard of the company's intellectual property and sensitive business information. For this reason, we have established a Management System in accordance with the international reference standards ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 27001.

https://www.eusoft.com

Microsoft Resources and Link:

Microsoft Cloud Partner Program

ISV Success Program Overview | Microsoft

SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING, THE FUTURE OF LABELING IS DIGITAL, Discover Giunko– Microsoft Founders Hub Sp

giulia_cultrera — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 15:36:16 GMT

Six years ago, truly ahead of its time, an Italian start up, at that time part of the Microsoft Founders Hub, specialized in cloud-based solutions for the cleantech sector called Giunko started to link barcodes to a unique database of information on waste sorting. This database became the “brain” of Junker app, an innovative platform, built on Azure, for waste sorting and recycling, which now counts more than 2 million users in Italy, and, more recently, led to one of the most interesting best practice on digital labeling in Europe.

Giunko, now a Microsoft ISV Partner, wants to be pioneer on this field and in the context on its Partnership, they applied to the ISV Success Program to be able to leverage the opportunities that Microsoft Ecosystem offers. One of the opportunity that Giunko wants to tackle together with Microsoft is the geo-expansion. Thanks to the publication of the solution on the Azure Marketplace now they will be able to sell their solution on other markets.

Giunko is also part of the Partner Pledge that has the objective of putting together highly transformative technologies and highlight the benefits they represent for our partners, shared customers, and society as a whole. In fact, Giunko, signed this agreement as they believe, as Microsoft an all partners within the Pledge do, that nations with a more prosperous future are those that adopt technologies in a profound and ethical way and make sure that everyone has the right skills and opportunities to make the most of what lies ahead.

Noemi De Santis, CMO for Giunko says: “Now, thanks to our experience, we’re able to offer to producers, suppliers and importers an all-inclusive solution to go well beyond the law requirements and effortlessly undertake the path toward innovation and sustainability which EU is encouraging. In fact, our Digital Environmental Label gives a lot more information than a traditional label, but at the same time is always up-to-date and highly assistive. We don’t just offer to our clients the most developed and reliable waste sorting platform, but we also help them to provide verified contents about the sustainability and recyclability of their products”.

Last but not least, the digital label by Junker app is also accessible for blind and visually impaired people and is available in 10 languages. That’s the reason why so many international companies are implementing this innovation!

Giunko - DIGITAL LABEL BY JUNKER

Link to Giunko on the Azure Marketplace

Microsoft Resources and Link:

Microsoft for Startups | Microsoft

Microsoft ISV Success Program