
Deda Next (DEDA) is part of Dedagroup S.p.A., one of the largest Information Technology group backed by Italian capital. The Group with a turnover of €253 million and more than 1,900 employees, is an important aggregating hub of leading Italian firms in the Software and Solutions as a Service market, and a natural reference of businesses, financial and public service institutions in the development of their IT and digital strategies.
Since its foundation in 2000, the Group has grown consistently and today, in addition to having more than 20 offices in Italy, it also operates in Switzerland, France, Germany, UK, the USA, Mexico, and China. With headquarters in Trento, it supports over 3,600 clients worldwide through its offices.
The public sector – in the broad sense of all levels of national and local structures within the Public Administration, and public service organizations (energy and utilities, healthcare, transport, postal) – is the third market of the group, with a mix of software, management, documentary and geographical solutions, and design and process competencies, particularly in the areas of digital processes, archiving, analytics and data management. DEDA works with municipalities – small and large -, Regions and Ministries.
Deda Next’s daily commitment is to support public administrations in their journey towards digitalization. The goal is to aid cities in becoming local development centers, central institutions in creating a data-driven administration, and companies in developing their networks and innovating their processes. The cloud, transparency, redesigned administrative procedures, and data management are the key elements of Dedagroup Public Services’ range of products and services.
The R&D team collaborates with the ecosystem of research centers (FBK, FEM, Cineca), Universities, (UniBO, UniTN) innovation hubs (HIT, AESS), start-up and players in the IT sector.
In Arcadia project DEDA will take care of the dissemination and communication activities. DEDA will lead WP11 by exploiting its wide experience in developing and commercializing innovative products for the public sector and using its strong knowledge of the ecosystem of municipalities all around Italy.
