Publications

Digital Innovation priorities for companies in 2019 and the scenario of hi-tech startups funded in Italy.

What are the main figures and scenarios of third party logistics in Italy? What are the new paradigms and services within the logistics offering? In the shift from multichannel to omnichannel, what are the possible logistics models and their integration with traditional channels? What are the evolution scenarios? Which technologic and digital innovations are changing the face of logistics today?

Managing digital innovation today is one of the business priorities of Italian companies. Proof is in the stability of the ICT budget that in 2017 is expected to increase at an overall rate in line with 2016, between 0.5% and 0.6%, with investments directed primarily to ERP, Big Data and Analytics–Business Intelligence, digitalisation and dematerialization systems. It is confirmed by the fact that in 39% of companies an additional budget is available for digital innovation also in other departments, in 8% of cases comparable or greater than that of the ICT Department.

This report provides an overview of the state of the art of digital innovation in Italian retail, providing an assessment of the value of investment in digital innovation and examining the various digital innovations that are capable of reshaping retailers’ processes.

For some time now, we know that Cloud computing can be a great opportunity to help public authorities adopt a new digital model, with 66% of bodies stating that they use Cloud models. In particular, the picture that emerges from the research is that public authorities approach Cloud computing in three possible ways: Cloud Data Centre; Public Cloud and Shared Service