The project “ConfIN Hub - Confindustria Innovation Hub“, realised by Sistemi Formativi Confindustria and the National Network of Digital Innovation Hubs, on behalf of Confindustria, aims at completing the national innovation ecosystem through the establishment of one of the 6 new 'National Digital Innovation Poles' and aims at disseminating innovative technologies in industry, with special focus on SMEs, to foster the growth and competitiveness of the Italian production system.

The project was approved by the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy (MIMIT) on 21 December 2023 and represents an initiative of great importance for the entire Confindustria Association System, including the proposing structures among the implementing entities of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
The soundness of the project proposal, the authoritativeness and competence of the proponents, and the recognised effectiveness of the analysis tools used, allowed the project to win first place in the ranking drawn up by the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy following the evaluation of the proposals received.

Services offered:

The Confindustria Innovation Hub provides companies with 3 types of services:

1. the modular service of Digital First Assessment and Orientationunder which companies can take advantage of both modules (First assessment + Orientation), or even just one of the two, depending on specific needs, to assess the level of digital maturity of business processes and to identify possible digital innovation paths;
2. the Cybersecurity Assessmentfor assessing the company's resilience on the IT security front;
3. l'Digital Supply Chain Assessmentfor the analysis of digital maturity along an entire supply chain.

Operational Structure:

The Confindustria Innovation Hub operates with a "Hub & Spoke" type structure, in which Sistemi Formativi Confindustria is the implementing and coordinating entity at national level (Hub) and the 17 regional Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH) of Confindustria provide the services to companies in the territory (Spoke).

Beneficiaries:

The project aims to involve more than 1,000 companies throughout the country as beneficiaries of the services offered by February 2026.

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