The five finalists will be announced by 30 October
It will take a few more days to find out who the five finalists of Digital4Human are. ‘Innovation that includes’, the competition organised by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale ETS and ING Italia as part of Job Digital Lab, in collaboration with Ausilioteca Roma and the Istituto Leonarda Vaccari.
The announcement of the results, originally scheduled for 20 October, has been postponed to by 30 October 2026. The evaluation phase is in fact taking longer than expected, and the decision has been made to allow the jury the time needed to carefully examine all the projects submitted.
This decision is consistent with the very spirit of the competition, which was created to identify technological solutions capable of having a tangible impact on the quality of life of people with disabilities, promoting accessibility, independence and participation.
A jury with diverse expertise
The entries are being assessed by a jury bringing together expertise from the worlds of innovation, research, education, business and social inclusion. Its members are:
- Costanza Ramorino, Head of HR, ING Italia
- Filippo Stefanelli, Head of Brand, Marketing & Communications, ING Italia
- Mauro Grigioni, Senior Researcher in Bioengineering, Istituto Superiore di Sanità
- Arianna Felicetti, President of ISAAC Italy, CAA
- Giovanna D’Ettore, Headteacher, National School Training Network
- Massimo Rolla, Ombudsman for the Rights of People with Disabilities for the Umbria Region, FISH ONLUS
- Alfonso Molina, Scientific Director of the Fondazione Mondo Digitale ETS and Personal Chair in Technology Strategy at the University of Edinburgh
- Paola Mascaro, Vice-Chair of the Accenture Foundation and President Emerita of Valore D
- Silvia D’Alessandro, Community Enabling, ING Italia
- Roberta Medda, Community Enabling, ING Italia.
The jury is reviewing the applications based on the criteria set out in the call for entries and will select the five finalist projects. Jury – Digital4Human
Upcoming stages
The updated timetable is therefore as follows:
- by 30 October 2026: announcement of the five finalists;
- 3 December 2026: final event, to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities, featuring the presentation of the finalist projects and the selection of the winner.
The project deemed most deserving will be awarded the prize of 3,000 euros as set out in the call for entries. Digital4Human is thus entering its decisive phase: just a few more days’ work for the jury, then we will find out which five solutions will go through to the final event on 3 December.
