ICT
The ICT Market in Italy continues its steady growth, driven by the business demand for technologies and services aimed at the digital transformation of their processes. The Digital Transition is a cross-cutting priority of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) that is expected to contribute significantly to the exponential growth of this market in Italy.
A highly qualified talent pool, sophisticated research infrastructure, and its international cultural influence make Italy the ideal destination for both IT projects and the development of digital entertainment content for the global market.
A fast-growing national Digital Market
€ 77 BLN in 2022
The market is expected to reach 91.7 billion euros in 2025 partly driven by the NRRP.
Sustained growth is expected in multiple transforming and enabling technological domains, particularly in the Cloud market (worth € 5.2 BLN in 2022), and in those domains focused on protecting, organising, and analysing data, namely Blockchain, Cybersecurity, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence.
Source: Anitec-Assinform (2023).
Wide 5G coverage and Cloud adoption
61% of companies have adopted Cloud computing services: 1ˢᵗ country among the major European economies.
Italy is also 1ˢᵗ in Europe in terms of households having access to the 5G network (99.7%).
The NRRP allocates 51 billion euros for the Digital Transition. Among the specific objectives, nationwide 1 Gbit/s connectivity will be guaranteed by 2026, ahead of the EU targets for 2030.
Source: European Commission – DESI 2023 Indicators
150 K ICT graduates and hi-tech infrastructure
Home to 56 universities with ICT-related courses and to renowned centers, like the Centre for HPC, Big Data, and Quantum Computing in Bologna. Bologna also houses the new supercomputer Leonardo, making Italy the 1ˢᵗ country in Europe for computing capacity.
13 ICT Institutes of the National Research Council, and many university hubs, like Naples (Quantum Computing) and Cosenza (Cybersecurity), collaborate with businesses globally.
Source: Ministry of University and Research (years 2020-2022).
Italy is the world's foremost country in terms of cultural influence. This, coupled with its ability to export titles that captivate a global audience, underpins the audiovisual and video game production in our Country
Source: Best Countries Report 2023 - US News, BAV Group and University of Pennsylvania
Investing in the Italian ICT and digital entertainment sector means having access to a rich talent pool with high technical skills and renowned creativity
Companies like Accenture, Amazon, Canon, Comcast, Disney, Ericsson, Globant, Google, IBM, Microsoft, NTT Data, Nvidia, Siemens, Sony, Vodafone, and WBD, are just a small selection of major international groups that have already chosen Italy, highlighting its appeal in this domain.
