Action for 5G regulation

Article 1. Subject:

"Action for 5G" is an initiative promoted by Vodafone Italia

SpA subject to the management and coordination of Vodafone

Group PLC. (Hereinafter referred to as "Vodafone Group") with

registered office in Italy, Via Jervis n. 13, 10015 Ivrea (TO)

and headquarters in Via Lorenteggio 240 - 20147 Milan (MI), tax

code 93026890017 and registration number in the Turin Business

Register no. 93026890017, VAT number 08539010010, REA n. 974956

(hereinafter referred to as "Vodafone Italy").

5G is causing discontinuity in a new phase of digital

innovation. Vodafone Italia, historic leader in innovation,

strongly believes in the importance of seizing the new

opportunities that 5G will offer and is ready to support the

development of infrastructures that will enable innovative

services.

The objective of "Action for 5G " (hereinafter referred to as

"the Bid"), created in collaboration with PoliHub, an incubator

of the Milan Polytechnic University and managed by the Milan

Polytechnic Foundation, is to stimulate and support innovative

projects that see opportunities in 5G:

• Enhance the development of 5G high-tech and productive

environment, paving the way for commercial phase

• help define the future standards of new technology

• promote knowledge and skills that allow maximum use of new

generation networks

• be a stimulus to creativity in the development of services

and applications that maximize the social, economic and

environmental impact of digital transformation

• make the communications infrastructure a new highly

integrated and molded substrate on the local territory.

The Bid offers funding and technical and planning advice on 5G

for the development of the projects submitted. It also offers

access to the Vodafone Italia Open Lab, the Milan Polytechnic

University Lab Campus and the Polihub spaces where 5G base

radio stations have been installed to allow, in all three

laboratories, the development and testing of prototypes under

%G coverage.

Vodafone Italy will provide up to 1 Million Euro for each

selected project for a total of 2.5 million euros worth of

investments, with no repayment obligation limited to cases

other than the "Seed Capital" referred to in Article 6 below.

Any remaining funds can be reinvested in the subsequent "Action

for 5G" Bids or in the projects under this Bid of interest,

even if they are not winners. Highly strategic projects for

Vodafone Italy will also be able to benefit from any additional

investment, if justified by the spending budget, supported by

the funds allocated to the next Bids.

Article 2. Fields

The "Action for 5G" Bid awards projects, solutions and

innovations that are particularly synergetic with the strategy

of Vodafone Italy and Vodafone Group and with the development

of sectors considered as priority:

• agriculture and precision farming

• automotive

• education 4.0

• energy and smart grid

• entertainment and gaming

• health care

• insurance

• logistics

• retail and manufacturing

• smart building

• smart city

• smart home

• surveillance and security

• wellbeing and sport tech

having the characteristics according to Art. 3 and putting in

place at least one of the following “5G factors":

• ultra-mobile broadband: solutions that require greater

connection speed on the go and / or high transmission

bandwidth (10-100 Mbps / user peaks of 1-20 Gbps) such as,

for example, live streaming in 4K, video sensors for real

time services, machine learning and video recognition,

multi-sensorial distance communication, augmented

communication in Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality /

Mixed Reality (AR / VR / MR)

• millions of connections: solutions that require a high

number of devices or sensors connected (100,000 - 1

Million connected devices per km2) with low energy

consumption such as, for example, precision farming

solutions, asset tracking, predictive management,

predictive maintenance, infrastructures management sensors

o solutions and / or services for cities

• millisecond latency: solutions that require ultra-reliable

and / or low latency communications (1-10 ms) such as, for

example, semi-autonomous driving, connected and

collaborative vehicles, real-time public safety services,

robots / drones with human-machine interaction, edge

computing and artificial intelligence (AI) in real time,

haptic and interactive wearables / medical devices.

Article 3. Requirements, conditions and terms of participation

The Bid is accessible to the subjects listed below meeting the

following requirements:

• Active startups with solid data(e.g. turnover, customers)

and trained and dedicated teams

• Small and Medium Enterprises ("SME") with assets,

resources and teams dedicated to the project submitted

• Social Enterprises operating in sectors considered

socially useful with assets, resources and teams dedicated

to the project submitted.

Participation in the Bid is not permitted to employees of

Vodafone Group, Vodafone Italy and its subsidiaries,

affiliates.

Participation in the Bid is open to the legal entities that

collaborate with Vodafone Italia in 5G Pre-commercial Trial in

Milan Metropolitan Area, as per the frequency assignment

procedure announced by the MISE pursuant to the Directive prot.

n. 18436 of 16 March 2017, provided the projects submitted are

different from the scope of the Trial.

Participation in the Bid for bids by legal entities

collaborating in other pre-commercial 5G Trials in Italy is not

permitted, as per the frequency assignment procedure announced

by the MISE pursuant to the Directive prot. n. 18436 of 16

March 2017.

The projects must be characterized by at least one of the 5G

Factors, as indicated in Art. 2, and may be in one of the

following stages of progress:

• "Ready to market": product / service already marketed or

ready to enter the market with the use of current

technologies (e.g. 4G, IoT) and for which 5G will

significantly improve the existing functionalities and /

or enable new ones and / or open new segments of market

• "Validated prototype": There is a working prototype,

tested and validated on the market with the use of current

technologies (e.g. 4G, IoT) and for which 5G will

significantly improve the existing functionalities and /

or enable new ones and / or open new segments of the

market

• "Prototype": There is a first laboratory prototype not yet

validated by the use of current technologies (e.g 4G, IoT)

and for which 5G will significantly improve the existing

functions and / or enable new and / or open new market

segments

• "Idea 5G": is an innovative idea that can be realized and

launched on the market exclusively with the new 5G

technology, a unique and distinctive concept, capable of

transforming into a Prototype by December 2019.

Projects for which 5G does not significantly improve existing

features, new ones or do not open new market segments will not

be considered eligible. Furthermore, ideas will not be

considered admissible if a prototype can be developed using

current technologies (e.g. 4G, IoT) and 5G is not necessary at

all.

Article 4. Bid invitation "Action for 5G"

The Bid is structured according to Phases and provides loans

and resources "in kind" to support the development of only

startup projects and companies that can pass the selection

phases (see details of the Phases in Article 5):

• the pre-selected projects that reach " 5G design phase

will receive "in kind" resources (defined in Article 6)

and / or a first cash loan up to € 50,000 per project to

be used to finalize 5G functionality of your product and

develop an explanatory demo of the solution for

presentation to the Board

• Finalists that access the "Development and Lab Test" Phase

will be able to take advantage of Vodafone Italia's

experimental 5G infrastructure, work spaces and test

laboratories and will receive a second cash loan up to €

150,000 per project to be able to experiment with the new

product / service, make necessary fine-tuning, create a

first working prototype validated on the market by

optimizing its integration with 5G network and

architecture

• Winner projects will receive up to € 1,000,000 per project

in cash and / or "in kind" to support the finalization of

product development and commercial launch on the market

based on the spending plan presented to the Board and in

compliance with the related milestones.

Article 5. Bid phases and terms

Action for 5G is divided into the following phases and terms:

I. Applications: until 01/31/2019

II. Evaluation of applications and pre-selection: February -

March 2019

III. 5G design: April - June 2019

IV. Presentation and selection of Finalists: July 2019

V. Development and Lab Test: August - December 2019

VI. Demo Day and selection of the winning projects: December

2019

I. Applications (until 31/01/2019)

Participation in "Action for 5G" Bid is free of charge. The

candidates must submit by 5.00 pm on 01/31/2019 on the website

www.actionfor5g.it and proceed to:

● registration of the startup, SME or Social Enterprise and of

the project you intend to apply for on the site

www.actionfor5g.it, after that the candidate can participate in

5G workshop, organized in the Vodafone Village in Milan during

Phase I of Application, to acquire the basic know-how on 5G

useful for finalizing the application

● full completion of the application form related to the

project, the company and the team members (for each

application a main contact must be indicated)

● uploading the attachments:

o CV of all team members

o slide presentation in pdf format of the project

that includes a detailed work and expense plan for

the different phases of the "Action for 5G" Bid and

the estimated time frame for the commercial launch

of a 5G project

o any technical annexes and / or tables or other

elements useful for the evaluation

● addition of a video pitch URL 4/7 minutes long on a free

access platforms (e.g. YouTube, Vimeo) presenting and

describing the project, possibly through the use of video

animations and video demos. If the video display is

password protected, it will be necessary to provide it

when filling in the application form.

All required documents can be attached in Italian or English.

It is possible to complete the registration in more steps by

saving your application on the way. To correctly apply for your

project and reach the Evaluation phase and preselection (Phase

II) it is necessary to fill in all the mandatory fields of the

application form and send your application. Only when you

receive confirmation email from info@actionfor5g.it is the

application sent correctly.

Each participant, by submitting his / her application under the

terms described above:

a) declares to fully accept this Bid

b) declares that all information provided to Vodafone Italia is

true

c) declares and guarantees the authorship and full availability

of the project presented as well as the exclusive ownership

of all the rights thereto

d) declares to be entirely responsible for the contents of the

visual and textual material transmitted

e) declares to be aware that presentation of incomplete and / or

non-compliant documentation is a cause of exclusion from the

initiative

f) expressly authorizes the processing of personal data in

compliance with what is specified in the following Art. 9 of

this Bid, in compliance with the legislation on the

protection of personal data

g) pursuant to the current anti-mafia legislation, declares not

to be subject to prohibition, forfeit or suspension envisaged

by art. 67 of Legislative Decree no. 159/2011 as amended

h) declares that the computerized penal register of Public

Prosecutor's office competent for the territory has no

records in his name

i) pursuant to the current anti-money laundering legislation, it

declares, under its own personal responsibility, that the

data, the information provided, the declarations in

connection with the company and / or natural persons are true

j) declares to accept all the decisions of the assessment

bodies, recognizing that these shall be unquestionable and

may not be appealed against at any body

k) declares to indemnify and hold Vodafone Italia and PoliHub

harmless against any claims that may be raised by third

parties in relation to their project and / or its publication

and / or exploitation, including economically

l) declares to be aware that the project would be excluded from

the initiative if it were to be found in whole or in part

copied or created in violation of the rights of others

m) declares to know the information on the project, if selected,

may be made public by Vodafone Italia or Vodafone Group

without prejudice to the right to privacy on the innovative

content thereof.

II. Evaluation of applications and preselection (February -

March 2019)

Applications will be examined at the discretion of Vodafone

Italia by the Evaluation Committee and / or the Board (as

described in the following Art. 8). Vodafone Italia reserves

the right to request additional information to the

documentation sent and to Bid the applicant(s) for an in-depth

interview in person or via videoconference (e.g. Skype).

The pre-selection process will be based on the evaluation

criteria described in the following Art. 7 and will lead to the

selection of the projects that will gain access to the 5G

Design Phase described in the following section III.

The pre-selected projects will be Bided to sign a framework

program agreement (hereinafter referred to as "Framework

Agreement" or "FA")in connection with the entire "Action for

5G” Bid and will be subject to due diligence by Italian

investors operating in highly innovative and technological

sectors and external consultants / advisors.

III. 5G Design(April - June 2019)

The Preselected teams that access the 5G Design Phase will be

provided with:

• a cash loan of up to € 50,000 per project, based on the

work plan presented in the application phase and possibly

validated during Phase II of Evaluation and Pre-selection

• technical/specialist consultancy services provided by

Vodafone Italia and / or PoliHub.

The preselected candidates will also can access the Vodafone

Italia Open Lab to test their project under experimental 5G

technology and terminals.

The financing and the services provided must be used to

finalize the integration of %G into their product / service and

to develop an explanatory demo of the proposed solution to be

presented to the Board at the end of Phase III. This phase will

make it possible to acquire specific know-how and to develop

software and / or the hardware integrating the existing product

/ service or to produce a "proof of concept" (hereinafter

referred to as "POC") explaining the impact and benefits

deriving from the use of 5G technology as well as the

synergistic value for the Vodafone Italia strategy.

In particular, the services provided by Vodafone Italia in this

phase consist of:

• Specific advice and support on 5G technology with

dedicated sessions with Technical Expert of Vodafone

Italia, Milan Polytechnic University and any other

technological partners

• Validation of market potential and possible development of

the project with the support of one or more Vodafone

Italia and / or PoliHub mentors experienced in the sector

relevant to the project

• Support for the creation of a demo / mockup / POC of the

candidate project with cash distributions and possible

access, upon request, to laboratories and infrastructures

in the 5G areas of the Open Lab of Vodafone Italia and /

or of the Campus Open Lab of the Milan Polytechnic

University and / or of PoliHub, for 5G integration.

IV. Presentation and selection of Finalist projects (July 2019)

At the end of the "5G Design" phase the teams will have to

deliver a Project Review of the candidate project demonstrating

the impact and significance of 5G for the project during a

presentation (so Bided "Extended pitch") to the Evaluation

Committee and the Board. Project Review and "extended pitch"

must include:

• 5-year business plan

• business model (target segments, distribution model, value

chain)

• 3-year financial plan detailing KPIs, turnover and cost

drivers and indication of the funding required per phase

against specific investments

• 5G detail architecture with all end-to-end data flows

• detailed operational plan with related milestones,

deliverables and KPIs (as defined in Article 7) for the

subsequent Development and Lab Test

• spending plan detailing the nature of the costs and effort

for the subsequent Development and Lab Test

• mockup / Product demo.

During this phase, the candidate must also provide data and

information necessary to complete the due diligence that will

lead to the overall assessment of the project and the company,

including an economic-financial assessment and assessment of

sustainability and scalability, supporting the Board in the

identification of companies that will join phase V and will

have access to the funding tranches (as defined in Article 6).

At the end of this phase the Board will select the Finalist

projects that will access the next Stage of Development and Lab

Test.

V. Development and Lab Test (August - December 2019)

In Development and Test Phase the Finalist projects will have

to achieve specific results including the development,

technical and market validation of the first 5G functioning

prototype based on the detailed operational plan presented at

the end of Phase IV .

Finalist teams will receive a second cash loan up to € 150,000

per each project in Phase V based on the detailed operational

plan presented in Phase IV and access to 5G areas of the

Vodafone Italy Open Lab and Polytechnic University Campus Open

Lab areas will be provided for the development of 5G technology

integration as well as 5G terminals and KPI measurements and

validations. Finalist companies will also be able to access, on

request, the PoliHub workspaces and infrastructures and, at

discretion of Vodafone Italia, selected Vodafone Italia

customers for the validation and "live test" of their

prototype.

VI. Demo Day and selection of the Winners (December 2019)

At the end of the Development and Lab Test Phase the teams will

be asked to present their working prototype made using 5G

technology to the Board during a Demo Day organized at the

Vodafone Village in Milan, with the aim of demonstrating the

key functionalities enabled by 5G, end-to-end user experience

and the market validation obtained.

Following the Demo Day, the Board will select the Winners who

will access the financing for the completion of the development

and the commercial launch on the market of the developed

product for a total value, based on the detailed operational

plan presented in Phase IV, up to € 1,000,000 in cash and / or

in "in kind" services such as, for example, marketing and

communication for the launch of the product and use of the

sales force and Vodafone Italia distribution channels for

market entry. The Winners will continue to be followed even at

the end of this Bid to monitor their development and progress

on the market through dedicated periodic meetings.

At the end of this phase, in the event of product or user

experience synergy, the possibility of including the Winner of

this Bid fin the Use Cases within Vodafone 5G Experimentation

in the Metropolitan Area of Milan (according to the frequency

assignment procedure announced by the MISE pursuant to the

Directive Resolution No. 18436 of 16 March 2017)to be carried

out independently of the initiatives promoted by the Bid

“Action for 5G".

Article 6. Funds distribution

The preselected participants, whose projects get access to the

5G Design, will be Bided to sign a Programmatic Framework

Agreement which will govern, among other things, the assignment

of contributions and participation in the subsequent phases of

"Action for 5G".

For the subscription of the FA a full-time commitment of the

CEO and the management will be required while for SMEs will

have to create a dedicated spin-off.

The investment by Vodafone Italia, after due diligence and at

the end of Phases II, IV and VI, will be governed by an

appropriate Distribution Agreement (so Bided "DA") and may take

place through one of the following methods or a combination

thereof:

• "Seed Capital" with Vodafone Italia "lead investor", if the

Preselected, Finalist or Winner project is particularly

strategic: cash distribution upon assignment of the following

rights to Vodafone Italia:

o Share in the candidate’s capital with 30% discount

compared to the current market price at the moment of

purchase and appointment of Vodafone Italia

representative to the company's governing body ("Board

Seat"), exercisable within 24 months following the

financing

o Exclusive right, non-competition clause and preferred

economic conditions for the marketing of the solution

for a period of 24 months from the market launch under

5G

• "In Kind" with Vodafone Italia "industrial partner", if the

Preselected project, Finalist or Winner project is of

commercial interest: supply of services and resources

Vodafone Italia ("in kind") to support and market the project

upon assignment of the following rights to Vodafone Italia:

either "first look" (to be informed before others) and

pre-emption (to be preferred as investor) for any

subsequent financing for 24 months after the execution of

DA.

or exclusive right, non-competition clause and better

economic conditions for the marketing of the solution for

a period of 24 months from the market launch under 5G

• "Pre-Seed" with a “first look” agreement in favor of Vodafone

Italia, if the Preselected, Finalist or Winner project is

extremely innovative but requires further design: cash loans

to support the development of the project.

Funds may be disbursed in several tranches based on the

operational plan presented by the Preselected, Finalist or

Winner teams in the previous phases and consistently with its

implementation and the achievement of the planned milestones.

The preselected participants, finalists or winners also

undertake to:

I. during the signing of the application form and during the

validity period of the FA, report any conflict of interest

with Vodafone Italia and Vodafone Group, in terms of

economic interests and / or personal relationships

II. carry out the project during the period and in the manner

provided for in the FA

III. maintain exclusive ownership of the respective

intellectual property rights.

Article 7. Evaluation criteria

The assessment and selection bodies (referred to in Article 8)

will evaluate the projects, duly received and considered

admissible, according to the following evaluation criteria:

1. use of 5G as an enabling and distinctive factor to

maximize the effectiveness of the product / service, open

new areas / sectors , expand market potential, launch

additional services, etc.

2. technological and business innovation of the solution

3. technical feasibility with solution and prototype testing

that can be completed during the Bid

4. Economic sustainability

5. quality, skills and commitment of the Dedicated team

6. scalability and replicability

7. concreteness of the work operational plan presented and

achievability of the milestones

8. measurability of KPIs of the presented plan.

Clarity and effectiveness in the presentation of the project

will be considered a rewarding element (so Bided “pitch”).

The judgment of the assessment bodies is final and may not be

appealed against at any bodies.

Article 8. Evaluation bodies

The evaluation bodies of the "Action for 5G" Bid are:

• The Evaluation Committee, responsible for the preselection of

candidates with the right to request actions from the Board,

compliance with the eligibility criteria and verification of

milestone and deliverables, is composed of:

➢ Vodafone Italia representatives

➢ Polytechnic University representatives

➢ PoliHub representatives

• The Board, in charge of defining the methods for funds

distribution, possible evaluation of the pre-selected

projects, selection of the Finalist and Winner projects, is

composed of:

➢ Vodafone Italia representatives

➢ Vodafone Group representative

➢ external representatives from the financial world /

Venture Capital

➢ PoliHub representative

Article 9. Protection of privacy and confidentiality

According to the Art. 13 of the EU Regulation 2016/679 and the

national legislation in force, as amended by the aforementioned

Regulation (Legislative Decree 196/2003 so Bided "Privacy

protection Code" and Legislative Decree 101/2018), the data

provided by the participants in this initiative will be

processed by Vodafone Italia and PoliHub, as Data Controllers,

in accordance with the provisions contained in the relevant

Code for the protection of personal data and the legislation in

force concerning the protection of personal data, as well as

the contents referred to in the privacy statement at

www.actionfor5g.it that the participant shall accept at the

time of registration.

The processing of the data will be carried out using manual,

computerized and telematic tools, and through automated

processing, in the ways and within the limits indicated in this

Bid and for the purposes referred to in the "Action for 5G"

initiative. In order to achieve these aims, the data provided

may also be communicated to third parties involved in the

performance of the activities (e.g. public or private entities

for the fulfillment of the obligations envisaged by law). The

data may also be processed by internal managers or employees

(Vodafone Italia or Vodafone Group employees), and by companies

and / or external parties that carry out specific activities on

behalf of Vodafone Italia for the purposes strictly related to

the initiative indicated above.

The transmission of data is mandatory and the failure to

communicate them results in termination of the participation.

For any further information, please read the information

related to the initiative.

As part of the "Action for 5G" initiative, for the purpose of

carrying out all the activities envisaged therein, all the

parties involved, both the selected candidates and the

organizers (Vodafone Italia and PoliHub) will be allowed to

acquire, directly or indirectly, information, data, documents

of confidential nature ("Confidential Information").

In order to mutually guarantee the confidentiality of the

Confidential Information, the selected candidates will be

requested to sign a confidentiality agreement that will govern

the criteria, methods and limits applicable to the acquisition

and use of such Confidential Information.

With reference to the selected projects, Vodafone Italia

reserves the right from now on to make these data public

without prejudice to the creators’ confidentiality rights in

connection with innovative content therein.

Pursuant to articles 15-22 of the EU Regulation 2016/679, at

any time the participants can access the personal data

concerning them, know their origin, the way they are used, have

them updated, corrected , supplemented or removed, depending on

cases, request the limitation of the processing and oppose

their use by writing to the email address info@actionfor5g.it.

Interested parties also have the right to lodge a complaint

with the competent authority.

The data controllers are Vodafone Italia SpA and PoliHub

Servizi srl

Article 10. Limitation of liability

Vodafone Italia and PoliHub will in no way be held responsible

for any technical malfunctions, in hardware or software,

interruptions of network connections, failed user

registrations, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, illegible,

damaged, lost, delayed, incorrectly addressed or intercepted,

or for any registrations that have not been received, for

electronic or other communications that have been delayed or

other technical problems related to the registration and

uploading of contents within the present initiative. Applicants

will therefore not be able to make any claims for compensation

in any way in relation to the events.

Vodafone Italia and PoliHub are also exempt from any

responsibility for any damage to things and / or people that

may be caused, directly or indirectly, by the participants or

by any "external assistants" in carrying out the different

phases of the program.

Article 11. Guarantees and indemnities

The participants of "Action for 5G" initiative guarantee that

the contents sent:

• do not contain illicit material, prohibited by law or

contrary to what is indicated in this Bid

• do not contain material in violation of third-party

rights, positions or claims (with reference to the law on

copyright and industrial property and other applicable

laws or regulations)

• are freely and legitimately usable in compliance with the

provisions of this Bid because the participant is the

owner of respective rights, or because he/she has acquired

consent from all the entitled parties, having guaranteed

full compliance and / or respect of the rights, including

of an economic nature, belonging to the authors of the

contents and / or works from which these contents derive

and / or are extracted, or to other subjects entitled or

subjects with the rights reserved pursuant to law.

All those participating in the "Action for 5G" initiative

declare that they are aware that the responsibility, including

penalties, for the contents of the projects delivered, for the

purpose of participating in the initiative governed by this

Bid, are their sole and exclusive responsibility, holding

Vodafone Italia and PoliHub harmless against any claim and / or

legal action put forward by any third party. Vodafone Italia

and PoliHub also reiterate their non-involvement in any acts

and behavior during the event by the individual participants if

such should be carried out in violation of the current civil

and criminal legislation.

Article 12. Intellectual property and publication rights

Whatever transmitted in the application submission phase and

described in the previous Art. 5 (I), shall remain in the

ownership of the participants with the right to be used by the

organizing and selecting party and selection for the purposes

strictly related to “Action for 5G ”.

Should the execution of the activities under this Bid lead to

works protected by industrial protection law (for example:

patents, know-how, software, publications, etc.) Vodafone

Italia will get right from that moment to use and economically

exploit these works in an exclusive manner and free of charge

for a period of 24 months from the signing of DA.

Participants guarantee that, when submitting applications and

carrying out the activities referred to in this Bid, industrial

property rights (patents, copyrights or any other intellectual

property rights of third parties) in any way are not violated

by "Action for 5G" initiative and to this end, as of now,

assume all the charges and expenses arising from the potential

violation of the aforementioned rights of third parties,

holding Vodafone Italia and PoliHub harmless against any

responsibility and any and all charges and expenses, including

legal expenses.

Submitting their application for "Action for 5G", the

candidates also authorize Vodafone Italia:

(i) to use one's name and image as well as identifying signs or

relative distinctive features of the project, in materials and

for dissemination purposes

(ii) to publish project and related non-confidential materials

on any website attributable to Vodafone Italia

(iii) to exhibit and the represent project and the related non-

confidential materials during congresses, conferences, seminars

or similar events

(iv) to disclose information to any third parties interested in

investing and / or contributing in any way to the development,

marketing and economic use of the project.

Article 13. Acceptance of the Bid

Participation in the "Action for 5G" initiative implies total

acceptance of the conditions of this Bid, which the

participants declare to have read, understood and accepted.

Non-acceptance of the Bid and failure to complete the

Application Form in all its parts, accurately or truthfully

entail the exclusion from the initiative and loss of any right

to any recognition, with waiver of any form of compensation

from Vodafone Italia and PoliHub.

Article 14. Bid updates

Any updates relating to this Bid or to the terms and conditions

for submitting applications will be published on the website

www.actionfor5g.it.

Article 15. Dispute

This Bid is governed by Italian law. All disputes shall be

referred to the court of Milan.