On October 18, 2016, at 15:00 at the University of Parma, a meeting was held between SMILE DIH and a delegation representing UNICT (60 companies in the ICT sector, members of Unione Parmense degli Industriali, representing an important reality in economic and productive environment of Parma) with the aim of making known the project of establishing the Digital Innovation Hub and identifying the first group of stakeholders.
These companies employ more than 1,600 employees, generating a total revenue for 2015 of over € 270,000,000 with significant presence in national and international markets.