The Emilia-Romagna Region approved the first law (in Italy) on Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, meteorology and climate change to further strengthen the Emilia-Romagna's positioning strategy to higher levels in the international scientific community.

The Region also signed a Programme Agreement with the Municipality of Bologna for the implementation of a tecnology hub at the Tecnopolo Manifattura, now DAMA.

Two "decreti legge" (national decree with the force of law) were further approved to

  • complete the creation of the Technopole
  • allocate resources and extraordinary powers to the Emilia-Romagna Region
  • and for the construction of new facilities for international research activity.