Following Large Language Models, AI research is turning its focus toward World Models: systems capable not only of generating content, but of constructing a dynamic representation of reality, simulating cause-and-effect relationships, and predicting the evolution of complex systems.
This is the very logic that inspires digital twins of cities, infrastructures, and regional territories.
On June 18 2026 in Milan, Assinter Italia conferred the awards for the inaugural edition of the Future Health Challenge, a competition dedicated to digital healthcare innovation promoted by the association uniting regional in-house agencies.
Approximately 30 projects competed, evaluated by a panel of academics from the Polytechnic University of Milan and SDA Bocconi, alongside industry experts, based on criteria of innovativeness, impact, scalability, and sustainability.
Lepida, in collaboration with the University of Bologna, presented a study originating within ER2Digit at EDUCON2026, a flagship conference of the IEEE Education Society and a premier venue for STEM education.
The focal point generating significant interest was the study's cohort and context: 20 final-year master's degree students who undertook a foundational literacy experiment.
The resulting methodology, colloquially termed "learning by stumbling," transformed AI errors and imperfect responses into opportunities for deep comprehension.
Last April 2026, Lepida succeeded in creating a winning synergy between the ER2Digit project and the Emilia-Romagna Region’s Big Data Platform, "MarghERita," made available to Public Administrations via a call for proposals.
In record time, thanks to the availability of the Region’s and Lepida’s technicians, one of the use cases that ER2Digit was developing together with the Union of Municipalities of Bassa Romagna, called DigitSUE, was deployed on the MarghERita platform.
Lepida’s digital services are becoming increasingly green thanks to a new sustainable energy procurement path.
Data centers, telecommunications networks, and company offices will be progressively powered exclusively by green electricity, with the goal of reducing the environmental impact of technological infrastructure and contributing concretely to the energy transition.
Starting from January 1, 2026, the contracts signed by Lepida with the winner of the Consip framework agreement for the supply of electricity include the "green option."
Lepida took part in the biennial ECSA 2026 conference – the European Citizen Science Association – held from March 3rd to 6th, 2026.
The event brought together over 600 participants from more than 40 countries to discuss new developments in Citizen Science in Europe, centered on the theme: “Citizen Science – Bridging Centre and Periphery”.
The four-day event featured international keynotes, parallel sessions, and workshops dedicated to the role of participatory science in strengthening the dialogue between research, citizens, and institutions.
The data from the Migrants Portal (Portale Migranti) were presented on March 12th 2026 during a conference promoted by the Emilia-Romagna Region to share the results achieved by the FAMI PERSONE project.
At the heart of this initiative there's a tool designed to guide migrants through the process of accessing public healthcare.
The Migrants Portal, developed by Lepida and integrated with the Regional Registry of Assisted Persons and the Vaccination Registry, was created to ensure continuity of care from the very early stages of reception.
Distinguishing a fake news story from a real one, recognizing an online scam before falling victim: increasingly necessary competence, especially for those who grew up in a non-digital generation.
Getting these skills is the goal of the European Erasmus+ SUM (Seniors United against Misinformation) project, which in Bologna sees the collaboration between Lepida and No Control on a program aimed at old people.
In an increasingly complex digital landscape, SUM is demonstrating that the most effective response is not mistrust, but shared knowledge.
Emilia-Romagna has achieved a prestigious European recognition with the award of the "Floods & Droughts" project.
The four-year initiative aims to integrate Artificial Intelligence into flood and drought prevention strategies, fulfilling the Regional Presidency's commitment to establishing a "Water Network".
The project establishes close cooperation between important European and Italian regions, focused on resilient water resources management and climate risk mitigation.
A sustainable water management also requires the ability to better measure it.
This idea gave rise to the collaboration between Lepida and EmiliAmbiente, a public company that manages the Integrated Water Service in the Bassa Ovest territory of the Province of Parma.
Launched in 2024, the project provides Lepida's IoT infrastructure to introduce over 39.000 smart metering meters in the 11 municipalities it serves: from Busseto to Fidenza, from Colorno to Sissa Trecasali.
