Italian digital export: a flagship that has not yet blossomed
The digital export of consumer goods in 2022 reached a value of 18,7 billion, up by 20,3%. But SMEs have still immature digital export strategies.
Digital payments: almost 400 billion in 2022, boom in contactless, but "Hesitant government"
According to the Innovative Payments Observatory of the School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano, the pandemic has structurally changed the habits of Italian consumers who increasingly use digital payments
Energy transition: Snam renews its collaboration with the Milan Polytechnic
The collaboration between Snam and covers various fields including security, energy transition, innovation and training
Digital learning: the turnover of Italian providers is worth almost 20 billion euros
According to the Politecnico di Milano, the total turnover of the companies surveyed is worth around 39 billion euros, of which half – around 19,5 billion – pertains to the world of educational technology
School: the high school of the ecological and digital transition begins
Promoted by Elis and Snam, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, the new path combines the humanistic and scientific tradition of the Italian high school with STEM technology and subjects - Enrollments will be open until 28 January 2022
Pirelli and Politecnico Milano: renewed research programme
Pirelli and the Milan Polytechnic have renewed the Joint Labs research program aimed at technological innovation in tyres
Politecnico Milano and companies united for research on hydrogen
The joint research platform between the Politecnico di Milano together with Snam, Eni and Edison is launched to boost the hydrogen supply chain in Italy
Polimi: "Post-Covid city: this is how life will be after the pandemic"
INTERVIEW with STEFANO CAPOLONGO, full professor of the Milan Polytechnic: "We won't all end up in the countryside. The challenge is to live in the city as one would live outside". "Greenery and the '15 minute city' have a lot to do with the issue of health". "The…
Renewables, Italy has run aground. And the PNRR may not be enough
According to the Milan Polytechnic, Italy grounded in 2018 and in 2020 alone the installed power dropped by 35%, in stark contrast with Europe and the world. "At these rates, even the money from the PNRR won't be enough"
IoT slows down in Italy, but smart agriculture soars
According to the Milan Polytechnic, the Internet of Things is stationary at 6 billion in 2020 (-3%), but the agricultural sector is up by 17% and more generally, agriculture 4.0 is now worth over half a billion. The problem of the digital divide remains.
Artificial Intelligence beats Covid: +15% in Italy in 2020
According to a survey by the Milan Polytechnic, the market in our country is worth 300 million euros a year - A third of the investments concern algorithms for analyzing data
Blockchain: boom in the world, Italy slows down
According to the Observatory of the Milan Polytechnic, in 2020 projects worldwide grew by 59%, but in Italy (which remains in the top 10 of the most active countries) investments fell by 23%.
More smart working even after Covid? Here are pros and cons
According to the Politecnico di Milano, after the pandemic 5,35 million Italians will continue with smart working, especially in large companies and public administrations. Among the critical issues the technological gap and the work-life balance, but 3 out of 4 smart workers believe the…
Startup Italy: good ideas but little investment
According to the 360Entrepreneurial Index, calculated by the Digital360 observatory of the Milan Polytechnic, Italy is only 19th in Europe for high tech entrepreneurship - Rangone: "Using the Recovery Fund and simplifying bureaucracy".
Idrogeno, Snam and Politecnico di Milano all-round partners
At the heart of the agreement is research on the role of the gas system in the energy transition, with a focus on hydrogen - Snam also completes the acquisition of two companies specialized in energy efficiency.
Technology: PoliMi wins the “Leonardo Drone Contest”
The Politecnico di Milano beats five other universities with the project of a drone equipped with autonomous driving and navigation capabilities
Pedrocchi (Polimi): "There are so many taboos to dispel on the climate"
INTERVIEW WITH ERNESTO PEDROCCHI, professor emeritus of Energetics at the Milan Polytechnic - "Global warming is certain, but it does not depend only on man and does not endanger his survival" - "The drop in CO2 during the lockdown? Irrelevant".
“5G without Huawei? What is Europe at risk”: the Polytechnic of Milan speaks
INTERVIEW with Professor ANTONIO CAPONE, head of the 5G & Beyond Observatory of the Milan Polytechnic - "In the entirely political clash between the USA and China over 5G, Italy and Europe risk paying a very high price": this is why
Smart Grids, here is the first master: organized by Polimi and Enel
Smart Grids constitute the digital and resilient infrastructure enabling the decarbonisation and electrification of the energy system through the full integration of distributed generation from renewable sources. Registrations open until January 6th.
Electronic invoices, up to 2019 billion VAT recovered in 1,4
This is the benefit, in terms of combating evasion, quantified by the Digital B2b Observatory of the School of Management of the Milan Polytechnic in the period between January and June - GRAPHICS.
Lockdown and mobility: too many people around? The reality of Lombardy
INTERVIEW with PAOLO BERIA of the POLITECNICO DI MILAN - "The communication of the Lombardy Region on travel has been alarmist, reading them carefully the data says something else" - "Mobility in Phase 2 will be manageable, the problem is Phase 3: should…
Schools and smart learning, Polimi: "Technology is inclusion"
The coronavirus has forced schools and universities to resort to remote online lessons: how many are doing it and how? The opinion of the director of the MIP Politecnico di Milano, awarded in the top 10 online masters by the Financial Times.
Minibonds, four new records in 2019
The minibond market in 2019 beats all records: in terms of number of issues, issuers and collection flow. This is what emerges from the report drawn up by the Observatory of the School of Management of the Milan Polytechnic. With F&P and Finint prime tied…
Smart Home: boom in Italy, but you can run faster
The Italian smart home market is expanding, but less than in other European countries – According to data from the Milan Polytechnic, knowledge and diffusion of smart objects are increasing, but also doubts and concerns about the risks of…
"Drones, what a revolution: in view of the transport of people": Polimi speaks
INTERVIEW WITH MARCO LOVERA, scientific director of the Drone Observatory of the Milan Polytechnic: "From this summer the EU legislation comes into force which will pave the way for the use of drones even in urban centres: in just a few years Amazon deliveries for…
Smart working: 570 thousand workers and they are happier
According to the Observatory of the Milan Polytechnic, "agile work" is now a reality in 58% of large companies, but only in 12% of SMEs: three quarters of smart workers are satisfied with their work, against 55% of the others employees.
Politecnico di Milano, the first business game is underway
A group of students has organized the first international event in which they compete on four different business cases proposed by partner companies. BNP Paribas, Luxottica and UnipolSai Assicurazioni among the supporters.
Tavoni (Polimi): “UN agreement on climate? More words than deeds but no alarmism”
INTERVIEW WITH MASSIMO TAVONI, professor of Climate Change Economics at the Milan Polytechnic - One million young people demonstrate against climate change in the squares of Italy, but in fact the results are scarce even if "there are some positive signs,…
Universities: here is the ranking of the top 10 in the world. It's Italy?
The Top 10 is divided equally between Europe and the United States - In the Old Continent the lion's share goes to the United Kingdom - 34 universities in the ranking for Italy, here's what they are
Banca Generali: Fintech and recipes for innovation
VIDEO - CEO Mossa: "Fintech is a great opportunity for those like us who focus on relationships based on trust and customized solutions to protect household savings"
Leonardo and the Milan Polytechnic launch "Innovathon"
On June 8, a competition on the theme of autonomous navigation for the enhancement of innovative skills and creativity of young talents will start in Milan.
"The Silk Road is ok, but Italy is going to cash in": speaks Noci (Polimi)
INTERVIEW WITH GIULIANO NOCI, Pro-Rector of the Chinese territorial pole of the Milan Polytechnic - "The agreement with Xi Jinping is above all a political success for China, but for us it must be an opportunity to recover the commercial disadvantage with Beijing: we must bring…
E-commerce is worth only 2% of total Italian exports
According to research by the Digital Export Observatory of the Milan Polytechnic, exports through e-commerce channels grew by 12% in 2018, exceeding 10 billion euros - Main outlet markets: Europe and the USA - The…
Work, Polimi: "Robots will compensate for the population decline"
According to estimates released by the Artificial Intelligence Observatory of the Milan Polytechnic, in 15 years the job offer in Italy will drop by 4,7 million due to the aging of the population, while automation will replace only 3,6 million jobs but "it will ensure the increase of…
Agriculture 4.0, digital advances: it is already worth 400 million
Boom of digital solutions applied to the agri-food chain in 2018: this is revealed by the Smart Agrifood Observatory of the Milan Polytechnic - Many of the startups that offer the services are also Italian - Bacchetti: "Farmers aware of the relevance of data, but…
5G: "Wrong rules, here's what the TLCs risk", says Rangone
INTERVIEW WITH ANDREA RANGONE, founder of Polimi's Digital Innovation Observatories and CEO of Digital360 - The cost of frequencies and above all the price war and the collapse of sector revenues make the future of telecommunications very problematic…
Biodynamics: Polimi conference flop, institutions slip away
The Rector did not appear at the disputed conference of the Milan Polytechnic on biodynamic agriculture and the mayor limited himself to sending a video message - But the Dean of Architecture announces a degree course linked precisely to…
Biodynamics: Cattaneo, harsh letter against Polimi conference
Scientist and life senator Elena Cattaneo has sent a strong letter to the Rector of the Milan Polytechnic to criticize the university's willingness to host a "surprising and alarming" conference on biodynamics, "one of the most anti-scientific practices that exist…
Smart working, 56% of large companies practice it
According to the Smart Working Observatory of the Milan Polytechnic, more than half of large Italian companies but only 8% of the Public Administration have concrete smart working initiatives, which now involve almost half a million workers throughout the country.
Renga (Polimi): "Agriculture 4.0 will revolutionize agri-food"
INTERVIEW WITH FILIPPO RENGA, director of the Smart Agrifood Observatory of the School of Management of the Milan Polytechnic: "Digital agriculture in Italy is already worth 100 million euros, even if it occupies only 1% of cultivated land: but it is growing at eye view…
Crowdinvesting: boom in Italy, 249 million raised in 6 months
The total volume of funding in the first months of 2018 is higher than the results of the whole of 2017. In Italy, 27 portals authorized for equity crowdfunding have been estimated, 6 platforms intended to finance natural persons and 5 intended to finance…
Miragliotta (Polimi): "Artificial intelligence, an inescapable challenge"
INTERVIEW with GIOVANNI MIRAGLIOTTA, Director of the Artificial Intelligence Observatory of the School of Management of the POLITECNICO of MILAN - "We need artificial intelligence: it raises very delicate questions but I don't think there will be dramatic employment deficits" - The repercussions on industry and…
Games: online is growing, more protection for consumers
According to research by the Online Game Observatory of the Milan Polytechnic, there are more than two million online players in Italy: they are almost all men, of average age and from Central-Southern Italy - online accounts for 7,2% of the market of the game:…
Big Data: Golinelli Foundation and two Universities launch the doctorate
After the launch of the first doctoral school in Italy in Data Science and Computation in 2017, the Consortium between the two Universities and the Golinelli Foundation was born - Objective: to become the central nucleus of an ever wider initiative, a point of…
Man at the center of Industry 4.0 for a contemporary factory
Signed at MECSPE the agreement between Senaf and the Design Department of the Milan Polytechnic for a research project on the new spaces of the Factory of the future
Fintech helps factoring: Polimi and Assifact together
Hamaui (Assifact) at the conference on Supply Chain Finance of the Milan Polytechnic Observatory: “Technological innovation increases efficiency, reduces costs and allows reaching new customer segments. But it is necessary to avoid competitive disparities”.
Italgas new shareholder of the Mip Polytechnic of Milan
The direct collaboration with the Polytechnic and with the network of associated companies will allow Italgas to promote and develop initiatives in the areas of management, digital transformation and continuous improvement.
Innovation: for large groups it is done with open doors
Startups and spin-offs for Enel, hybrid or electric engines for Leonardo's helicopters, electronic money and blockchain technology for the Post Office, electrification of urban roads for FS-Anas: here are the new scenarios and projects presented in Milan by the four…
Water, efficient management would save 370 million a year
The Energy&Strategy Group of the Politecnico di Milano has carried out a focus on the world of water resources, in particular on the civil network and industry, where five sub-sectors were analyzed in the fields of chemistry, iron and steel, processing of non-metallic minerals, production of paper…
Agriculture 4.0: not taking off but already worth 100 million
The study by the Smart AgriFood Observatory of the Milan Polytechnic reveals that digital technologies guarantee higher product quality and more efficiency in the supply chain: "But the extension of broadband and extra-broadband is also necessary to rural areas to ensure interconnection …
Faggioli (Polimi): "Hackers are not invincible samurai"
INTERVIEW with GABRIELE FAGGIOLI, scientific director of the Information Security & Privacy Observatory of the Milan Polytechnic - "Behind the hack are criminal organizations from all over the world who make it a substantial source of income" and the security flaws…
Pirelli and the Milan Polytechnic renew the research programme
The "Joint Labs", worth over 1,5 million, is aimed at the development of innovative materials and technologies for increasingly sustainable mobility.
Generali Italia, smart working for 1000 employees in Milan and Rome
The company wins the Smart Working Award 2017 of the Milan Polytechnic Observatory - "Improvement of work-life balance with a reduction in travel times and costs, as well as greater motivation and job satisfaction".
Corso (Polimi): "Smart working makes you work harder and better and is worth almost 14 billion"
WEEKEND INTERVIEW with MARIANO CORSO, professor at the Milan Polytechnic and head of the Smart Working Observatory - "Forget the old flexible working models of recent years, from teleworking to part time": smart working is something else entirely, which …
Industry 4.0, Taisch (Polimi): "Technology will not make work disappear"
WEEKEND INTERVIEW with Marco Taisch, professor at the Milan Polytechnic and scientific co-responsible of the Industry 4.0 Observatory, who comments on the plan launched a year ago by the Government and just updated: "Technology will not make jobs disappear but will create more:…
Beria (Polimi): "The future is more car sharing than electric cars"
WEEKEND INTERVIEW with PAOLO BERIA, professor of Transport Economics at the Milan Polytechnic, who comments with FIRSTonline on the possible future mobility scenarios: from the car sharing boom to phenomena such as Uber or Blablacar, from the electric car to…
Mobile Ticketing: news for parking, car and bike sharing
AGCOM has raised the threshold for purchases with Mobile Ticketing from 5 to 12,5 euros - According to data from the Mobile Payment & Commerce Observatory of the School of Management of the Milan Polytechnic, the purchase of products and services through…
Perego (Polimi): “Robots? They will take more work away from lawyers than from warehouse workers”
INTERVIEW OF THE WEEKEND - Alessandro Perego, director of the Management Engineering Department of the Milan Polytechnic, explains that the jobs that artificial intelligence puts most at risk are the "repetitive ones, more likely the cognitive ones than the manual ones" - Il World…
Cybersecurity: the market is worth 972 million in Italy, but companies are unaware
According to the observatory of the Milan Polytechnic, the information security market has experienced a 5% increase compared to 2015 - Awareness is growing, but threats on the Cloud, Big Data, Internet of Things, Mobile and Social require new models of …
Innovation: Finmeccanica-Polimi agreement
Launch of the Innovation Hub project, the result of the partnership agreement signed by Finmeccanica with the Milanese university - Nine technological areas which, on a preliminary basis, form part of the agreement - Moretti: "It is necessary for a large company like Finmeccanica , open to processes…