Who we are

The Digital Innovation Observatories were founded in 1999 within Politecnico di Milano.
As part of the School of Management of our university, the research center conducts its activities building on the solid foundation of the Department of Management Engineering (DIG) and the POLIMI Graduate School of Management.

More than 160 researchers, analysts, and professors are dedicated to creating knowledge on the impact of digital innovation within companies, organizations, and institutions.​

Our research is spread in groundbreaking ways through the work of our teams who are dedicated to disseminating the results of our research through more than 1000 publications, 6000 press releases, and 600 events every year and to building communities by managing relationships with over 800 companies in a constant effort to foster the informed, effective, and responsible development and use of digital innovation.​

The Digital Innovation Observatories promote the sustainable development culture in all its institutional and research activities, with a direct impact on people working in our research center.​

The Digital Innovation Observatories of the School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano represent the point of reference in Italy on digital innovation. The research activities are carried out by a team of almost 100 Professors, Researchers and Analysts working on approximately 50 different Observatories on Digital Innovation in companies and in the Public Administration