In 1998 a group of community and social psychologists, physical and occupational therapists, experts in e-learning, architects and social workers decided to come together and develop topics of interdisciplinary interest.

Since then Studio Taf has written, developed and managed transnational projects co funded by the European Union in the following fields: education and training for social/health workers, anti discrimination, gender issues, training for the voluntary sector, etc.

Studio Taf also manages local and national projects in Italy.

Rita Bencivenga, Studio Taf coordinator: "I’ve always been involved in training and planning in the health and social sectors. Since 1988 I’ve been running Studio Taf, which carries out research and planning for the adult education sector. My priority, which I try to include in all projects, is promoting inclusion and overcoming discriminatory attitudes and practices. My work doesn’t focus on ICT, and I’m not a computer expert, but I use ICT to create and pass on knowledge and awareness. In 2000 I completed a university course on multimedia resources in E-learning, which showed me that it could be used successfully to train and update social/health workers and people working for NGOs. Since all our projects have their own web site, some have blogs and many involve online training activities, I believe it’s essential to always use free software. Firstly, nearly all our projects are co-funded by the European Union, so it’s about making the best use of public money. Secondly, I  think this approach should be used in any case, since shared wealth promotes the construction and exchange of knowledge and information to the full. Since I believe in the copyleft model as a whole, not only do we use free software, but all our project results and products are always in the public domain and can be used by anyone."