The first experimental labs of Citizen Science in Action, promoted by Regione Emilia-Romagna together with Art-ER, Lepida and the University of Bologna, were held in Faenza during the Digital Days on November 16th and 17th.

The final stage, dedicated to the Digital Wellbeing, saw four classes from the Oriani and Torricelli-Ballardini institutes work with passion, giving rise to ideas and app mockups ranging from recognizing fake news to monitoring time spent on devices.

The kick-off meeting of SUM-Seniors United against Misinformation, a new European project funded by the Erasmus+ program and dedicated to strengthening the digital skills of those over 65, took place in Barcelona on October 28 and 29 at the Fundació Bofill Social HUB.

The coordinator is Mediawijs, Flanders' centre for media and digital literacy hosted within IMEC, a leading European research centre on nanoelectronics, microchips and digital technologies. 

Lepida has included the Digital Gender Gap into its own Industrial Plan 2025-2027.

Working together with the Regional Digital Agenda, the reduction of this gap represents a crucial challenge for social inclusion, employment and innovation.

Although women represent 51% of the EU population, only 1 out of 3 STEM graduates and 1 out of 5 ICT specialists are women. Filling this gap isn’t just a question of equity: according to the EIGE, raising the number of women in STEM fields could increase EU’s PIL up to 3% by 2050.

Three days of in-depth discussions and confrontation on the cybersecurity challenges facing public administrations in Emilia-Romagna, Trentino-Alto Adige, and Veneto. 

This was, in short, the event "Cybersecurity in the Public Administration: Strategies and Actions," organized by Cerchio ICT —the network agreement that brings together the in-house companies Informatica Alto Adige, Lepida, Pasubio Tecnologia, and Trentino Digitale — in collaboration with the National Cybersecurity Agency, held on October 20, 21, and 22 2025.

The project “From PIAO to Strategic Training, integrated with Artificial Intelligence” was nominated for the Best Cases Award 2025, promoted by Interoperable Europe. 

The project, developed and validated as a prototype in collaboration with Unione Bassa Reggiana in the European Digital Innovation Hub ER2Digit environment, presents an innovative training model for the Public Administration.

Through a structured path and the expertise gained over the years, the COMTem System has contributed to the construction of the new Emilia-Romagna Digital Agenda 2025–2029. 

This process was developed starting from the annual kick-off meetings, between March and April: each COMTem dedicated part of the parallel sessions to reflect on the objectives of the regional mandate Program, bringing out innovative ideas and operational proposals.

SAVIA is the first Artificial Intelligence for law quality project, developed by the Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna in collaboration with Cineca.

It’s a tool that allows to receive answers to questions in natural language regarding the regulatory body of Regional laws, their implementation by the Regional Council, Municipalities and Province as well as the effects they produce on the territory.

The practical applications of the tool were the focus of a conference held on June 30th.

The Electronic Health Record 2.0 (Fascicolo Sanitario Elettronico 2.0) represents an upgrade for the Italian digital healthcare system, longing to upgrade interoperability, usability and participation for the citizen.

Among the most relevant new features is the new version of the Taccuino (“Notebook”), the section in which the patient can integrate personal health data.

An historic milestone for public connectivity in Emilia-Romagna: the EmiliaRomagnaWiFi network, a free, public and open service promoted by the Region and run by Lepida, has reached and exceeded the threshold of 7 million unique users in just one year, with an increase of more than 55% in just 12 months. 

A surprising result, which far exceeded the initial expectations and that consolidates our Region as one of the most advanced territories at a national level on a free and widespread digital access point of view.

The 37th edition of the Porretta Soul Festival has just ended and, once again, Lepida was the technical partner of the event, broadcasting the concerts live streaming in 4K on the Lepida.tv website and on YouTube.