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EIT Digital - Italian Node of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology

In 2012 Trento was selected internationally by the EIT, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, to host the Italian 'node' of the EIT Digital, to deal with topics such as smart cities, cybersecurity and big data.

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Responsibilities and functions

The Italian node brings together public and private organisations that are driving innovation and digital transformation in Italy.
In particular, the Italian partners of EIT Digital include

  • companies and enterprises such as: BT, Cefriel, Centro Ricerche Fiat (FCA), Comau, Engineering Ingegneria Informatica, Ericsson, GFT, IBM, Olivetti, Poste Italiane, Reply, SIA, Siemens, STMicroelectronics and TIM;
  • Innovative SMEs such as: Amiko, Cloudesire, Expert System and Okkam,
  • research organisations such as: CNR (National Research Council),
    FBK (Fondazione Bruno Kessler) and ISMB (Istituto Superiore Mario Boella);
  • academic institutions such as: the Polytechnics of Milan and Turin, the University of Bologna, the University of Trento;
  • ecosystem partners such as HIT (Hub Innovazione Trentino).

Branches and contacts

EIT Digital - Nodo Italiano dell'Istituto Europeo di Innovazione e Tecnologia

Additional information

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