Cristian Feregotto will lead the TLC and IT Group of Confindustria Udine

Administrator of Infostar, he has been in Confindustria Udine since 2016: "An appointment that gratifies me enormously"

ROME – Cristian Feregotto, administrator of Infostar, will lead the Telecommunication and IT Group of Confindustria Udine. The recent appointment as group leader involves a protagonist of the sector in Friuli Venezia Giulia, in a historical moment in which digitalisation and artificial intelligence, the heart of the company he founded, are at the forefront for the industry. “This appointment gratifies me enormously – declared Feregotto – because it comes in a very significant year. 2024 marks the 25th year of life of Infostar, which I founded in 1999, and my 30 years of work in the field of information technology, where I started, in 1994, as an employee”.

THE HISTORY

The presence of Cristian Feregotto in Confindustria Udine dates back to 2016, when the group leader was Fabiano Benedetti, president of beanTech. “Benedetti and his successor, Diego Antonini, president of Insiel, have carried out fruitful and successful networking and service work for associated companies. I intend to thank them and their associates for the trust they have placed in me to continue, innovating and proposing useful and growth initiatives”. The challenges for the industrialists of Friuli Venezia Giulia are many and important, especially in the IT sector.The Telecommunications and IT Groupis at the center of technological progress, characterized by the growing presence of artificial intelligence.

THE CHALLENGE OF AI

 “Yes, today the theme is this: AI – explains Feregotto – and we in the digital sector are the protagonists. We have been studying it for some time but the real mission is to apply it concretely on the territory to improve processes, products , the working environment, even in less obvious sectors, such as steel and wood. Beyond the fascination and fantasies that populate the news on artificial intelligence, it is necessary to be concrete and identify the real advantages for the world of work, delegating the heaviest, most dangerous and repetitive tasks to machines, also from a corporate welfare perspective, especially in manufacturing”. In a region where manufacturing is the backbone of industry, innovation advances and creates new realities that coexist with passion in Confindustria.

THE OBJECTIVES

Managing this scenario from an associative point of view is another demanding challenge, Cristian Feregotto already has clear ideas: “As the new group leader I will undertake to create opportunities for meetings and discussions between companies and experts for each sector , to create value and business opportunities. Finding a common thread between the entities that make up our group is not easy. We have members who are in fact start-ups or micro-enterprises that coexist with companies that exceed 650 employees. And then there are the countless specializations that fall under the denomination of IT and TLC. For example, in recent years the number of digital communication companies has increased, in addition to the historic brands that deal with systems, services, cloud and cybersecurity. , of digital workplace, like Infostar”. The position of group leader will last 2 years and will be very intense, but there is no shortage of opportunities. Feregotto recalls that, more than ever in this period, community funds are available for digitalisation projects and training opportunities that will be able to attract new and young skills.