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15.7% -- ai adoption smes for small and medium-sized enterprises in Italy (2026)
15.7% of small and medium-sized enterprises in Italy have adopted AI according to Istat data.
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15.7%
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https://www.seozoom.com/data-visibility-ai-google/ ↗
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small and medium-sized enterprises in Italy: 15.7% ai adoption smes. Source: Istat (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-adoption-smes-italy-2026
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