Information Technology in Puglia is growing, especially in the number of talents who do not wish to migrate from the region, approximately 77%.
On December 21st, the Department of Computer Science in Bari hosted "Internet of Skills – IT Development in Puglia and the Required Skills," an event during which the 2018 report on the Apulian IT system, compiled by the District Observatory, was presented.
The results are encouraging: "The Apulian IT sector is solid, dynamic, growing, and defies the clichés that consider it engaged, especially in supplying public administration," explained Salvatore Latronico, president of the Apulian IT Productive District. "However, further efforts are needed to promote Apulia's reputation as a hub of innovation. This can be achieved through concrete strategic collaboration between universities, institutions, and businesses, the three key players in innovation processes. The implementation of policies to foster the region's digitalization and support the industrialization of innovation, achieved through consolidated collaboration between businesses and the research community, could strengthen the local production system and motivate many young people to stay in Puglia. At the same time, to improve the connection between these two sides in the professional market, business demand for labor must be more appropriately targeted and specialized.
The analysis revealed that digital growth in Italy is double that of GDP, with a forecast of 2.3% steady until 2.8% in 2020, thus predicting a turnover of approximately 75 billion euros.
But "to foster this growth," commented Marco Gay, president of Anitec-Assinform , "we need policies that increase the diffusion of innovation and technology, as was done for Industry 4.0 and Enterprise 4.0, which have represented a tremendous opportunity.
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