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AITech-Assinform
is the Italian association of Information
& Communication Technology companies
and an affiliate of the Confindustria
(Confederation of Italian Industry)
system.
It
was established through the unification
of two major industry associations
(AITech and Assinform). It has a
solid member base of more than 420
companies which cover most of the
industry that in Italy counts over
370.000 employees and 25.000 businesses,
accounting for 20 billion Euro in
revenue (2% of national GDP). It
is the major reference point for
the Italian ICT industry: ranging
from software companies, systems
and equipment manufacturers, providers
of applications, networks and services
to Value Added Service and IT related
content providers. It is an important
chapter of Confindustria
Servizi Innovativi e Tecnologici,
the Federation that brings together
organisations from the vast services
sector, which includes businesses
that offer services relevant to
the innovation and new technology
sectors: such as IT, telecommunications,
digital media and multimedia content.
Owing
to its position, a new configuration
and an experience of over 30 years
of service, Aitech-Assinform is
the focal point for IT businesses
looking for appropriate support
in order to be competitive and well
represented. The association's programmes
include a broad range of activities
to uphold and represent Members
and the interests of the IT sector
and to affirm a key role for them
in contributing to the growth of
the Italian economy.
Coordination
of the association's activities
is overlooked by the Board led and
presided by Ennio Lucarelli. Federico
Barilli is Director of the Association
and responsible for managing activities,
initiatives and programmes, which
include:
- dialogue
with the institutions;
- facilitating
supply and demand to meet;
- monitoring
and analysing national and international
markets;
- fostering
contacts among organisations and
companies;
- providing
services to members.
One
of the Association's primary activities
is however monitoring and analysis
of the market.
Aitech-Assinform publishes an annual
Report - Rapporto Assinform
sull'Informatica, le Telecomunicazioni
e i contenuti Multimediali, a tradition
that goes back 38 years - which
is firmly established as the most
important reference for the status
and trends of the ICT market in
Italy.
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