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class=\"container\">\r\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Selected Projects<\/span>\r\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">Representative Projects & Roles<\/h2>\r\n <p class=\"section-lead\">A selection of recent and relevant assignments across EU programmes, public procurement and AI governance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"projects-grid\">\r\n <div class=\"project-card\">\r\n <div class=\"project-programme\">Digital Europe \u00b7 2025\u2013present<\/div>\r\n <h3>AI4Gov-X<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"project-role\">Project Manager<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"project-desc\">AI curriculum for civil servants and government professionals, supporting digital upskilling across public administrations.<\/p>\r\n <span class=\"project-year\">2025 \u2192 today<\/span>\r\n <br><a href=\"#\" class=\"project-link\">View project \u2192<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"project-card\">\r\n <div class=\"project-programme\">Digital Europe \u00b7 2025\u2013present<\/div>\r\n <h3>AI Secrett<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"project-role\">Project Manager<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"project-desc\">AI curriculum for creative people in vertical industries, bridging innovation and cultural-creative sectors.<\/p>\r\n <span class=\"project-year\">2025 \u2192 today<\/span>\r\n <br><a href=\"#\" class=\"project-link\">View project \u2192<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"project-card\">\r\n <div class=\"project-programme\">Horizon Europe \u00b7 2023\u20132025<\/div>\r\n <h3>HuMUS<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"project-role\">Project Manager<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"project-desc\">Coordination and support activities for cultural and social innovation initiatives across European partners.<\/p>\r\n <span class=\"project-year\">2023\u20132025<\/span>\r\n <br><a href=\"#\" class=\"project-link\">View project \u2192<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"project-card\">\r\n <div class=\"project-programme\">Horizon Europe \u00b7 2023\u2013present<\/div>\r\n <h3>CLIMABOROUGH<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"project-role\">Procurement Lead<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"project-desc\">Management of a \u20ac3M call for tender and lead on Innovative Public Procurement activities for climate-resilient cities.<\/p>\r\n <span class=\"project-year\">2023 \u2192 today<\/span>\r\n <br><a href=\"#\" class=\"project-link\">View project \u2192<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"project-card\">\r\n <div class=\"project-programme\">Horizon Europe \u00b7 2023\u20132025<\/div>\r\n <h3>ERA_FABRIC<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"project-role\">Internal Evaluator<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"project-desc\">Internal evaluator for the Coordination and Support Action, supporting the European Research Area framework.<\/p>\r\n <span class=\"project-year\">2023\u20132025<\/span>\r\n <br><a href=\"#\" class=\"project-link\">View project \u2192<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"project-card\">\r\n <div class=\"project-programme\">H2020 \u00b7 2020\u20132023<\/div>\r\n <h3>MESOC<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"project-role\">Project Manager & Researcher<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"project-desc\">Project manager and part-time researcher on culture, social impact and innovation ecosystems across Europe.<\/p>\r\n <span class=\"project-year\">2020\u20132023<\/span>\r\n <br><a href=\"#\" class=\"project-link\">View project \u2192<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"project-card project-card--wide\">\r\n <div class=\"project-programme\">H2020 \u00b7 2017\u20132021<\/div>\r\n <h3>DESIGNSCAPES<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"project-role\">Project Manager & Principal Investigator<\/div>\r\n <p class=\"project-desc\">Project manager and principal investigator for a Coordination and Support Action on design-driven innovation in urban settings, producing policy briefs, toolkits and training materials for public administrations.<\/p>\r\n <span class=\"project-year\">2017\u20132021<\/span>\r\n <br><a href=\"#\" class=\"project-link\">View project \u2192<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"other-roles\">\r\n <h4>Other Roles & Assignments<\/h4>\r\n <p>\r\n <strong>AI Watch & JRC (2019\u20132022)<\/strong> \u2014 Member of AI for Government teams and contributor to EU foresight and digital transition exercises. \u00b7\r\n <strong>Smart Specialisation (2013\u20132014)<\/strong> \u2014 Technical assistance to Italian regions and international partners. \u00b7\r\n <strong>Public Procurement of Innovation (2010\u20132012)<\/strong> \u2014 Chair of a State\u2013Region Working Group for the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers.\r\n <br><br>\r\n Advisory and expert roles for <strong>European Commission (DG RTD, JRC, REA), ENISA, GIZ<\/strong>, regional government agencies, universities (Politecnico di Milano, University of Valencia, University of Rijeka) and NGOs.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Projects \u2013 Francesco Molinari Selected Projects Representative Projects & Roles A selection of recent and relevant assignments across EU programmes, public procurement and AI governance. 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