Last Wednesday, May 27, the Italian Ambassador to Dublin, Nicola Faganello, visited the tenth edition of the Dublin Tech Summit (DTS) in the evocative venue of the Royal Dublin Society (RDS). DTS is one of the most dynamic events on the European tech scene, featuring world-class speakers and focusing on the role of technology across the board: from digital transformation to fintech, from medical applications to the role of technology in the future.
This edition of Dublin Tech Summit also featured conferences with over 200 speakers from 50 countries and the presence of over 100 startups from a wide range of sectors: emerging tech; digital transformation; trust, ethics & security; future tech; scaling; growth; tech for good; diversity in tech; and sustainability.
Italy participated again in this important technology sector event with a 49 m2 national pavilion, set up and organized (for the fourth time) by the Startup Office of the ICE-ITA Agency in Milan, the ITA Office in London, and the ITA Desk in Dublin, which hosted a group of 14 innovative startups and SMEs (almost double the number from last year).
As the Ambassador noted during discussions with representatives of the Italian companies present and with Chiara Giorgini, head of the Italian Desk at the Embassy in Dublin, their participation in the Dublin Tech Summit offered innovative Italian startups and SMEs unique networking opportunities and opportunities to connect with key players in the Irish and international innovation world. This opportunity allowed them to showcase their technologies and innovations and seek collaborations with investment funds and/or potential industrial partners.
Ireland is indeed recognized as one of Europe’s leading technology hubs, hosting the European headquarters of multinationals such as Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Amazon, and Twitter, and with over 4,500 startups that have raised more than €7 billion in investments. Dublin alone hosts over 2,200 startups and more than 200 global companies, and is ranked by Startup Genome as the world’s fourth-largest emerging tech ecosystem.
This success is attributed to a favourable tax system that has made this country the world’s second-largest exporter of IT services, with over €50 billion in annual exports, and directly employing approximately 270,000 people in the tech sector.
