Students and schools at the heart of digital innovation

The National Award on Digital Innovation 2025-2026, promoted by Anitec-Assinform, the Italian Association for Digital, a member of Confindustria, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Merit and under the patronage of the National Youth Council, Fondazione Mondo Digitale, Save the Children Italia, ScuolaZoo and STEAMiamoci, was awarded.

"The Award continues to showcase the ability of students and schools to transform digital skills into projects capable of generating value for the territory and society," emphasised Ludovica Busnach, Anitec-Assinform Vice-President with responsibility for Digital Skills for Business Growth and Inclusion. "When schools, companies, Its Academy and universities work together, digital innovation becomes a concrete experience of orientation and growth. The National Award for Digital Innovation promoted by Anitec-Assinform proves this: the projects presented tell of girls and boys capable of using artificial intelligence, data, and technology to respond to real needs, developing technical and transversal skills that are crucial today," added Riccardo Di Stefano, Vice President for Education and Open Innovation at Confindustria.

The National Digital Innovation Award is an initiative directed at secondary school institutions with the aim of involving students and teachers in a proactive awareness-raising and orientation action to foster the digital transition of the school world, families and society as a whole, enhancing the role and contribution of digital technologies. The sixth edition of the Award registered a wide and qualified participation, with no less than 43 projects handed in. Entries involved institutions from all over the country, with 14 projects from the North, 10 from the Centre and 19 from the South and Islands. The projects submitted addressed topics such as inclusion, sustainability, online security and data valorisation, standing out for their project quality, interdisciplinarity and ability to combine technological innovation and social impact.

Among the novelties introduced in this edition is the award of the 'Most Innovative Teacher', created to enhance the role of tutor teachers in coordinating their group, developing projects and building collaborations with companies, Its Academy and partner institutions.

The winners of the 2025-26 edition are: