# PugliaTechs

> PugliaTechs (PugliaTechs APS) is a volunteer-driven, non-profit tech community based in Bari, Puglia (southern Italy). Its mission is to transform Puglia into a globally connected hub for AI-powered and high growth businesses. It runs monthly English-language "PugliaTechs Talks" meet-ups across the region (dual-track Tech + Business), builds links with global hubs such as Silicon Valley and London, and supports founders with mentoring.

Key facts:
- Legal entity: PugliaTechs APS, a social promotion association (Third Sector entity registered with the RUNTS), tax code 93559700724, founded as an association in July 2025; the community launched in late 2024.
- Address: Via Nazionale 24, 70128 Bari (BA), Italy.
- Contact: pugliatechs@gmail.com
- Community: 2300+ fans
- Languages: English (default, https://pugliatechs.com) and Italian (https://pugliatechs.com/it).
- Events calendar: https://lu.ma/pugliatechs
- Recordings: https://www.youtube.com/@pugliatechs/streams
- Report (2026-07-11): "The Genesis of Global Technology Ecosystems and a Strategy for Puglia": https://pugliatechs.com/reports/genesis-tech-ecosystems-puglia-EN.pdf (Italian: https://pugliatechs.com/reports/genesi-ecosistemi-tecnologici-puglia-IT.pdf)

## Pages

- [About PugliaTechs](https://pugliatechs.com/about): mission, co-founders, community builders, partners and the Manifesto for Puglia's Tech Renaissance
- [Events](https://pugliatechs.com/events): upcoming PugliaTechs Talks and the full archive of past events with recordings
- [Tech events in Puglia](https://pugliatechs.com/tech-events-puglia): regional calendar of upcoming tech meetups, conferences, workshops and hackathons by other organizers across Puglia (Bari, Lecce and more), updated daily
- [Research report](https://pugliatechs.com/research): The Genesis of Global Technology Ecosystems and a Strategy for Puglia (PDF, EN/IT)
- [Success Stories](https://pugliatechs.com/success-stories): examples of the community's impact
- [Contact](https://pugliatechs.com/contact): contact form and community channels
- [Join](https://pugliatechs.com/join): fan onboarding

## Italian

- [Home (IT)](https://pugliatechs.com/it)
- [Chi siamo](https://pugliatechs.com/it/chi-siamo)
- [Eventi](https://pugliatechs.com/it/eventi)
- [Eventi tech in Puglia](https://pugliatechs.com/it/eventi-tech-puglia)
- [Ricerca](https://pugliatechs.com/it/ricerca)

## Optional

- [Full text for LLMs](https://pugliatechs.com/llms-full.txt): every page's content plus the live events list and the regional tech events calendar, in markdown
- [Events JSON](https://pugliatechs.com/api/events.json): machine-readable upcoming and past events
- [Privacy Policy](https://pugliatechs.com/privacy-policy)
- [Cookie Policy](https://pugliatechs.com/cookie-policy)