AICA - Associazione Italiana per l’Informatica ed il Calcolo Automatico - is the point of reference in Italy for the professionals of the Information & Communication Technology (ICT).

It was founded in 1961. It is a no-profit Association whose goal is to foster the development of knowledge in the ICT area, in all its scientific, application, economic ans social aspects.

Its activity has flanked from the very beginning the development of ICT in Italy. Its initiatives, its relationship with the international community and its neutrality have led to its actual recognition of being:

• the meeting point among the main players in the ICT area in Italy: Universities, Research Centres, Industrial players and Institutions;
• the Agorà to discuss and challenge the hot topics of the Digital Society: from the professional and occupational perspectives to the efficiency of the services to the e-citizen, to the dissemination of ICT knowledge to large part of the Italian population;
• the reference point for the definition, dissemination and valuation of eSkills;
• the Euroepan Certified Institution for certifying Computer Science competence of users and professionals;
• the lab for the innovation of education programs and for qualification of competence in the public sector.