Digital Envisioning 2025: the future of digital

Free Content Report Center for Digital Envisioning Envisioning April 2026 94 pages pdf

What you will learn

The Center for Digital Envisioning monitors signals of change in the field of digital innovation, integrating and interpreting them through the collective expertise of the Digital Innovation Observatories. These insights are then projected into the future to anticipate strategic opportunities and risks. By combining this perspective with a systematic analysis of current change signals, the Center has identified key trajectories in the evolution of digital technology, cutting through the noise of media discourse.
This report presents the results of the research that led to the identification of 19 megatrends. Of these, six were selected for in-depth analysis to develop three possible future scenarios over the next decade.

Table of Contents

  1. 1
    Introduction
  2. 2
    Digital innovation of the future: from megatrends to possible scenarios for 2035
  3. 3
    Future Digital Megatrends
  4. 4
    Possible future scenarios by 2035

You will know how to answer these key questions

  • What are the main digital megatrends that will shape the evolution of the digital landscape over the next decade?
  • How will digital megatrends impact businesses, institutions, and society?
  • Which emerging technological frontiers hold the greatest potential for the Italian business landscape?
  • What scenarios are expected to unfold in the next ten years, and which evolutionary directions will be most relevant for Italian companies?
  • In which direction are top players focusing on their investments?

The methodology used in this Report

The Center for Digital Envisioning developed a comprehensive research framework that combines the knowledge base of the Digital Innovation Observatories with horizon scanning methodologies and proprietary intelligence sources.

In the initial intelligence phase, 925 signals were collected from a variety of sources, including M&A activities involving the top 100 digital companies, recently funded startups, and key international news.

In parallel, the 118 megatrends identified through the envisioning activities of the Technology Observatories were integrated and consolidated into 19 future digital megatrends.

Building on this foundation, six future scenarios were developed to project how the technological landscape may evolve over the next decade.

Authors

Luca Gastaldi

Research Director

Valeria Portale

Research Director

Marina Natalucci

Research Director

Clarissa Falcone

Researcher
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Giacomo Weiss

Researcher

Ludovica Mastrantuono

Researcher

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