On Tuesday, June 28, the awards ceremony of the XII Edizione del Premio Nazionale dell’Innovazione "Premio dei "Premi", coordinated by the COTEC Foundation by concession of the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, was held at the Aula Convegni of the CNR in Rome. The Prize is awarded annually to individuals working in industry, design, the service sector, PA and universities, who have distinguished themselves for the originality of the innovations they have developed with regard to products, processes, business models. The award-winning innovations were selected by the leading business and professional associations in the industry, craft and service sectors (ABI, ADI, CNA, Confcommercio, Confindustria, PNICube), as well as major Italian industrial groups, the Ministry of Education and the Department of Civil Service.
Blimp was chosen to represent the world of tourism and was awarded for developing a system for detecting and analyzing the flow of people and vehicles using an optical sensor with artificial intelligence, providing extremely useful data for tourism sector management, event planning and urban area management. Presenting the award were Minister of University and Research Maria Cristina Messa, Minister for Technological Innovation and Digital Transition Vittorio Colao, Minister for Public Administration Renato Brunetta, and COTEC Foundation President Luigi Nicolais.
This award represents the efforts of the entire Blimp team, which has been working since 2017 to bring innovative solutions to the market and offer solutions to smart cities to understand how the city moves.
Click here to watch the award ceremony. From minute 1:21 to minute 1:48 you will see a short interview with our General Manager, Alex Buzzetti.