The Data Ecosystem at the Service of Business
We strengthen the competitiveness of industry by encouraging the adoption of Artificial Intelligence solutions
forgIA is a shared, secure and interoperable digital ecosystem designed to enhance industrial data and support the development of high-impact vertical applications, whilst ensuring data sovereignty and the protection of intellectual property.
Four Programmes for AI Transformation
A systemic approach to data valorization. From strategy to implementation
Industrial Data Ecosystem
Industrial Data Ecosystem
The Digital Ecosystem that enables data sharing along specific value chains or within industrial sectors with similar requirements
Accelerate
Accelerate
Support for the adoption of AI applications by homogeneous groups of businesses, guiding them through the ecosystem until the solutions are implemented
Leadership Initiative
Leadership Initiative
A mentoring programme designed to strengthen companies’ ability to make the most of their data and implement AI solutions, drawing on the experiences shared by champion companies
Academy
Academy
Promote data culture by fostering cross-fertilisation and synergies within the ecosystem through dissemination, training and networking initiatives aimed at businesses
Events and initiatives
Take part in our events to discover the opportunities offered by the Digital Ecosystem.
AI and Physical AI, the impact on the real world
An afternoon of discussion with businesses, research organisations and institutions to explore how Artificial Intelligence is being put into practice in production and operational processes.
19 October 2026
15:30 - 18:00
Assolombarda - Via Pantano 9, Milan
Media & Documents
Explore our vision through videos, press releases and documentation
Comment by President Alvise Biffi
Rethinking Manufacturing
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Press releases
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forgIA Key Partners
Assolombarda, the organiser and coordinator of the initiative, working within an interregional and inter-institutional framework, collaborates with:
The vision of the Key Partners
Marco Gay
President of Unione Industriali Torino
Donatella Sciuto
Rector of Politecnico di Milano
Fabio Pammolli
President of AI4I
Alessandra Poggiani
General Manager of Cineca
- Confindustria Genova
- Confindustria Vicenza
- Unindustria
- Ucimu
- Assomac
- Assoconsult
- AUSED
- DIH Lombardia
AI and Physical AI, the impact on the real world
An afternoon of discussion with businesses, research organisations and institutions to explore how Artificial Intelligence is being put into practice in production and operational processes.
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19 October 2026
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15:30 - 18:00
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Assolombarda - Via Pantano 9, Milan
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CES Unveiled 2026
CES Unveiled 2026 is the official preview of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the world’s leading technology trade fair, and will be held for the first time in Italy, in Milan.
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21 October 2026
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Allianz MiCo, Milan
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World Manufacturing Forum 2026
This coming October, Milan will host the 14th edition of the World Manufacturing Forum, the leading international event dedicated to industrial innovation and the future development of the manufacturing sector.
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22 and 23 October 2026
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Palazzo Mezzanotte, Milan
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