Traveling through Europe without worrying about Internet connection, reaching the most famous touristic locations or the most remote lands and realizing that our smartphone has automatically connected to a safe network.

And then moving across our Region, in public offices, museums, libraries and public squares. 

2023 has started off on the right foot: in fact, the collaboration between ACER Bologna, Lepida and the Emilia-Romagna Region has led to the support of the safe living of 16 families located in public housing condominiums in the Navile district.

As anticipated in November’s newsletter, Lepida’s radio network will significantly evolve in the next two years.  

The extension allowed by the Enterprises and Made in Italy’s Ministry for the right of use of 26GHz band’s block A, until the end of 2024, and the start of the Technical Table, promoted a complete restyling of the network, moving towards a new band.

In Brussels, on the 22nd November, took place the joint 2nd Stakeholders Engagement Workshop between the two European projects - PRAETORIAN and PRECINCT - concerning the security enhanchement of critical infrastructures.

The new Lepida’s Ultra Broadband network cartography website is now available.

The website, reachable at the url https://cartografia.lepida.it, is the electronic registry of the network, and it traces its presence on the regional territory.

The connectivity Cineca requested Lepida is now active, supporting Leonardo’s assembling, installation and starting phases.

Lepida, on behalf of the regional Agency for territorial security and civil protection, have completed the application to census studies and cognitive frameworks related to hydraulic risks.

niCe-life, the project co-funded by the Central Europe program, resulted in a collaboration among these six countries: Slovakia (lead partner, with the city of Bratislava), Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Slovenia and Italy.

After the break due to the pandemic and after the extraordinary winter special which, last December, has brought soul music back onto the stages of the Memphis of the Apennines, Porretta Soul Festival has returned to its usual location for its 34th edition.

Among the 41 projects submitted, 13 are Italian and overtook the careful examination of the European Commission: the ER2Digit project was entitled to a fund of 4.5 millions of euros. The project, presented by ART-ER and involving Lepida and Cineca, is aimed at the creation and development of the Digital Innovation Hub European network.

On May 12th Lepida organised a meeting with the title “The dematerialization of social Justice processes”, in order to share what has been done about this topic and which opportunities have been offered to the interested and available for digitalisation parties.

The Resilience and Recovery National Plan is a great chance to renew the digital features and functionalities that local Institutions have at their disposal.