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Many islands, one archipelago

The challenges we face can’t be overcome alone.Meaningful connections are the infrastructure that turns ambition into action.

A working session of the Isola archipelago in Catania

What we mean by archipelago

An ecosystem built on meaningful connections

The archipelago is the diverse network that brings together businesses, corporates, startups, foundations, universities, institutions, third-sector organisations and media. Large and small, local and global, profit and non-profit, public and private: many different organisations, held together by a shared vision and common goals.

It’s this network that multiplies the impact of everything we do, turning relationships into collective action. We call it an archipelago because that’s how we see Sicily and its place in the world: many islands, one archipelago.

Who takes part

Diversity

Those who bring capital and those who bring research, those who hire and those who train, those who decide and those who deliver: no organisation, on its own, has all the levers it takes.

How it works

Getting things done

Relationships become action: co-design and real collaboration on Isola’s impact programmes, not just a name on a list.

Where we are heading

A focus on Sicily

One clear goal: to unlock the potential of the region, starting with new generations and with those at risk of being left behind.

Who is in the archipelago

Over 100 organisations, one shared goal

Businesses and corporates, startups, foundations, universities, institutions, third-sector organisations and media: organisations working in Sicily towards the same goal from different positions.

3SUN a|cube a|impact Abadir agilelab AI Hub for Sustainable Development AITHO Arcadia Holding artlab Assifero Associazione Musicale Etnea ASviS avanzi B Lab Italy Bip Boniviri Boost your talents Camera di Commercio del Sud Est Sicilia Catania Book Festival Centro per l'Impiego di Catania City Vision European Commission Comune di Catania Confindustria Catania Cosmico CrossConnect EIT Food Enterprise Europe Network Farm Cultural Park Faros FIC Festival Finance Consulting Flazio Fondazione CDP Fondazione Comunitaria di Agrigento e Trapani Fondazione CON IL SUD Fondazione Fitzcarraldo Fondazione Giordano Dell'Amore Fondazione Giornalismo Mediterraneo Fondazione Human Age Institute Fondazione Marea Fondazione Messina Fondazione Moleskine Fondazione OELLE Fondazione OPES Fondazione Sicilia Fondazione Snam Fondo per la Repubblica Digitale Foresight Consulting Future Food Institute Iberdrola Impatria Innovation Island Intellegere Invitalia Joule (Eni) Junior Achievement Italia Le Vie dei Tesori Magma Festival Manpower Marsa Holding MIT Technology Review Monx Legal Moonstone Netsense New European Bauhaus Officine Culturali Open Fiber Pact for Skills Paradigma PwC Regione Siciliana Scenario Pubblico Sistema Invitalia Startup Social Enterprise Open Camp Spindox Sud Vivo Terna The Wave Tree US Mission Italy UN Global Compact Italia UniCredit Università di Catania Università di Messina Università di Palermo Viaraffineria VITA

Social Economy Forum · annual

When the archipelago comes together

A day of plenary sessions, round tables, presentations of results and announcements of new projects, at Palazzo Biscari.

Discover the Forum on 17 November 
A group of people of different generations in Piazza Duomo in Catania, in front of Sant’Agata Cathedral and the Liotro elephant

No one builds a better Isola alone

Let’s get to know each other

If you care about the future of new generations and of this land, impact is built better together. Let’s start with a conversation: goals and possible ways of working together.