IBM's ($IBM) Watson Health Unit announced it will open its first Watson Health European Center of Excellence in Milan, Italy. "Italy is important to IBM--not only because of the creativity, skills and talent of the country's workforce, but also because of the Government's efforts to digitize Italy's economy," said Erich Clementi, senior vice president of IBM Europe. "That is why we are excited to announce our new Watson Health European Center of Excellence near Milan, which will support the Italian Government's healthcare reform and research agenda by bringing together Watson developers and IBM Research scientists to apply remarkable cognitive computing capabilities to modern healthcare problems." More