Country report on Italy

Abstract

The integration of AI and ICT solutions within Italian public administrations aligns with the Italian Recovery Plan's digitalisation goals. The National Agency for Digital Italy (AgID) and the National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC) provide regulatory guidance for ICT and AI procurement to facilitate strategic and innovative procurement, and also regulate private sector involvement to prevent lock-in scenarios and ensure efficiency and transparency to drive Italy's digital transformation agenda. Recent procurement reforms emphasise end-to-end digitalisation to promote trust and fairness in digital collaboration among public and private entities and citizens and enable the use of AI and distributed ledger technologies to optimise procurement processes in general and in ITC sector.