Observatory on the Digital Transformation of Italy

A Platform for the monitoring and analysis of digitalisation in Italy, in collaboration with IBM Italia Foundation and Eni's Enrico Mattei Foundation

Italy is lagging behind equally among citizens, public administration and businesses - in particular SMEs - as also noted by international indexes: it is 18th out of 27 EU countries, according to the DESI Index, and last among Europe's major economies.

Italy’s digital transformation process is hampered by a lack of digital skills, connectivity and data sharing (only one third of companies share data digitally with public administrations and stakeholders).

Major investments towards digital transformation are expected in the coming years: Italy will allocate 40.7 billion Euro from the NRRP (National Plan of Recovery and Resilience, or PNRR), an amount equivalent to the overall resources allocated by France, Spain and Germany, and 24% of the funds will support the digitalisation of the public administration, with the intention of accelerating the growth of the whole economic system.

Green transition is one of the major challenges of these years, whose success is stricly tied to digitalisation processes.

With productivity stagnating for over 20 years, the digital transition is a unique opportunity for the growth and relaunch of Italy’s competitiveness.