D.S.C. Project – Digital Social Collection

D.S.C. Project –Digital Social Collection – CUP G49J18001030007 – Code Caronte_ SI_1_31361 – eligible for contribution of euro 1.822.851,03 with DDG n° 1851 of 07/11/2022 within the framework of Action 1.1.1 “Qualified investments for the development and strengthening of research and innovation capacity – Completion of the ERDF Sicily OP Action 1.1.5 2014/2020” of the Complementary Operational Program (POC 2014/2020).

The “Digital Social Collection” project aims to develop an innovative service integrating information technologies, Knowledge and management of big data to create a digital platform that supports all those who are not able to meet their financial commitments.

This proposal is concretized in the realization of a prototype of Web Portal and Application for Smartphone and Tablet (APP) that can guarantee the integrated management through algorithms of Artificial Intelligence (AI), of the following activities:

– Management of personal/family financial balance sheet

– Preventive savings management education

– Digital Social Collection (social approach to debt collection thanks to digital technologies) – Smart payment

– Debt rating

– Links to public job offers on the Web

– Links to web portals offering financial solutions

Project start date: 10/10/2022

Project end date: 9/04/2025

The project was approved for a total eligible expenditure of € 2,951,860.00 with a total grant of € 1,822,851.03 under Action 1.1.1 “Qualified investments for the development and strengthening of research and innovation capacity – Completion of the ERDF Sicily OP Action 1.1.5 2014/2020” of the Complementary Operational Program (POC 2014/2020).

The SDC project involves the following five partners involved in experimental research and development:

– Fire Group Spa

– MRCS 3 Holding S.r.l.

– Lenovys s.r.l.

– Department of Economics and Business of the University of Catania

– CERID – Research Centre for Innovation and Dissemination of Knowledge