EDI.it - Digital Innovation Ecosystem

Italy: Lazio

Overview

EDI is the Digital Innovation Hub of Confcommercio Imprese per l'Italia, a non-profit organization founded in 1945 which is the largest national trade association with more than 690.000 SMEs member companies, 6000 employees and a broad network of offices spread throughout Italy.
 

EDI is part of the Digital Innovation Hub national strategy launched by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development within the "Piano Nazionale Impresa 4.0" (the national “Enterprises Strategy 4.0”) which specifically provided for the creation of Digital Innovation Hubs of national strategic interest promoted by the most representative national trade associations. 

 

The main purpose of EDI is to carry out a structured program of activities with a not-for-profit objectives to help the broad adoption of advanced digital technologies by businesses - especially start-ups, SMEs and mid-caps - and serve as access points to innovative technologies and latest digital capacities (e.g. artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, blockchain, internet of things, etc.) through raise-awareness, specialized training and innovative services which are needed for a successful digital transformation.

 

In order to better intercept SMEs and maximize the impact at local level, EDI has a network of local structures throughout the national territory - the so called Spin - and develops an innovation ecosystem at national and local level with universities, research centre, large companies businesses, public administrations and other innovation actors. The nature of EDI let it operate as a Digital Innovation Hub at a national and local level, also being a point of contact for innovation-oriented actions from other European regions.

  Digital technologies.

Sectors
Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities - Silviculture and other forestry activities - Fishing and aquaculture - Human health and social work activities - Human health activities - Residential care activities - Social work activities without accommodation - Accommodation and food service activities - Accommodation - Food and beverage service activities - Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles - Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles - Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles - Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles - Manufacture of basic metals - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products - Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products - Manufacture of electrical equipment - Manufacture of food products - Manufacture of beverages - Manufacture of tobacco products
Technology
Robotics - Internet of things - Artificial intelligence - Cyber security - Big data, data analytics, data handling - Virtual, augmented and extended reality - Gamification - Software as a service and service architectures - Cloud computing - Additive manufacturing - Logistics - Internet services - New media technologies
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