Digital Transformation Academy

What is Digital Transformation, what are the main trends and areas of digital innovation, and what are the next challenges for CIOs and Innovation Managers with data from the Digital Transformation Academy Observatory of the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano.

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Objectives of the Observatory

Digital Transformation Academy Observatory is a cultural project conceived by the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano for the digital innovation community, based on Digital Innovation Observatories and GSoM (Graduate School of Management) experience. Under the patronage of ASSI, Assintel, Aused, CDTI, CIO AICA Forum, ClubTI and PA Forum and is a point of reference and open laboratory for developing knowledge and spreading culture. Through original and innovative methodologies, the Academy intends to work alongside the business world to stimulate digital transformation within companies and contribute towards achieving greater competitiveness. The process includes four interactive workshops for C-level executives who wish to act as spokespersons for digital transformation within their company. Working with over 5,000 executives the Academy, now launching its seventeenth edition, has provided 3,600 hours of training, 99 exclusive workshops, 45 research reports, and 18 open conferences.

Digital Transformation Academy Observatory Research

The Digital Transformation Academy Observatory aims for the following goals:

be the point of reference and open laboratory for developing knowledge and spreading culture; use original and innovative methodologies to work alongside companies in order to stimulate digital transformation and contribute towards achieving greater competitiveness;
offer constant exposure to the broadest and most prestigious community of C-levels interested in the Digital Transformation of major Italian companies and of the Public Sector, through a course of meetings and social gatherings;
enable contact with the most advanced Digital Transformation methodologies, with Digital Innovation Observatories and POLIMI Graduate School of Management.

Among the fields investigated over the years:

the role of digital innovation;
major trends and fields of digital innovation;
ICT governance choices;
evolution of ICT executives competencies;
role of CIOs and their relationship with the Board and business line management;
role of Innovation manager;
the measure of innovation;
the impact of innovation;
approach and ecologic transition projects of companies, authorities, and startups.