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Assinformis
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
Digitale, 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, 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
Paolo Angelucci. Antonello Busetto 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.
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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