Italy
attention index
The country in the five views
- Attention46
- Adoption27
- Regulation95
- Problems and attacks46
- Opportunities50
/Why this colour
how it is computedThe state and AI
how it is computedWhy this value
Exposure to threats = 50% × 49.3 (as a target) + 50% × 31.6 (as a cause) = 40.5
What protects
What we cannot see
We count reported cyber attacks, not all those that happened; there is no worldwide measure of threats made with AI; for surveillance and spyware the sources stop at 2022-2024.
Examples
AI tenders (TED)
- Acquisizione sistemi robotici unmanned e autonomi prototipali nell'ambito della Campagna di sperimentazione su Robotics & Autonomous System (RAS) e Artificial Intelligence (AI) (opens in a new tab)4 Nov 2026 · call for tenders · COMANDO GENIO
- PROCEDURA DI GARA APERTA AI SENSI DELL’ART. 71 DEL D. LGS. N. 36/2023, PER L’AFFIDAMENTO IN SERVIZIO DI UN SISTEMA DI INTELLIGENZA ARTIFICIALE A SUPPORTO DELL’AREA LEGALE DI CDP S.P.A. ED EROGAZIONE DEI SERVIZI PROFESSIONALI CONNESSI (opens in a new tab)19 Oct 2026 · call for tenders · Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A.
- PROCEDURA APERTA AVENTE AD OGGETTO LA FORNITURA DI ATTREZZATURE SCIENTIFICHE AD ALTO CONTENUTO TECNOLOGICO PER LA REALIZZAZIONE DI UNA ARCHITETTURA DI CALCOLO AD ALTE PRESTAZIONI PER INTELLIGENZA ARTIFICIALE E E SIMULAZIONI DI CALCOLO QUANTISTICO, NELL’AMBITO DEL PROGETTO FIS 3 - QARECA CUP… (opens in a new tab)13 Oct 2026 · call for tenders · UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II
- Fornitura, installazione, configurazione e messa in esercizio di una infrastruttura informatica per workload di generative AI. (opens in a new tab)6 Oct 2026 · call for tenders · Università Politecnica delle Marche
- Procedura aperta ai sensi dell'art. 71 del D.Lgs. n. 36/2023, con facoltà di inversione procedimentale art. 107, co. 3 del D. Lgs. n. 36/2023 con applicazione del criterio dell'offerta economicamente più vantaggiosa individuata sulla base del miglior rapporto qualità/prezzo, per l'affidamento del… (opens in a new tab)1 Oct 2026 · call for tenders · Comune di Martina Franca
Incidents where the state uses AI
- Trento council fined for AI citizen surveillance projects (in the incident list of this card)2024
- AI-powered spyware used to track Italian journalists (in the incident list of this card)2024
Decisions of the authorities
- The Italian data protection authority fines the municipality over two research projects using cameras, microphones and social networks analysed with AI, in breach of data protection rules. (opens in a new tab)11 Jan 2024 · Comune di Trento · Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
- Opinion of the Italian data protection authority on the real-time facial recognition system SARI Real Time: processing biometric data appears non-compliant without a law that authorises it. (opens in a new tab)25 Mar 2021 · Ministero dell'Interno · Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Context
/How the state uses it
how it worksPublic register: it shows how transparent the country is about its systems, not how much it uses them.
Main sectors
Most recent cases
- Digital Supervisory Intelligence for Private Pension Schemes (opens in a new tab)Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies (Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali) · 2026 · pilotThe Ministry of Labour and Social Policies (MLPS) supervises pension and social security institutions, including private-law entities established under D.Lgs No. 509/1994 and No. 103/1996. Its responsibilities cover both legal-administrative and financial oversight, including the approval of…
- INPS ISAC – Generative Artificial Intelligence applied to social security contribution compliance. (opens in a new tab)INPS - National Social Security Institute · 2026 · pilotINPS, in agreement with the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and the National Labour Inspectorate (INL), has developed the Statistical Indicators of Contribution Reliability (Indicatori Statistici di Affidabilità Contributiva, known as ISAC) in…
- Mapperò: AI-Driven Road Infrastructure Governance & Circular Territorial Ecosystem (opens in a new tab)Secoval srl (In-house public company providing technological services for the Comunità Montana della Valle Sabbia and member Municipalities) · 2026 · in useMapperò is an integrated technological and methodological platform for smart, preventive, and sustainable management of road networks and municipal infrastructure. It makes use of standard public service vehicles already out on the territory (like the waste collection trucks run by Sae Valle…
- Marche Region’s AI Use Cases related to public procurement, implemented within the projects: “#REG4IA - AI Hubs for PAs”, “ERDF 1.2.2.1 Advanced AI Solutions for public services”, “TrasparenzAI” (opens in a new tab)Regione Marche · 2026 · in development or not statedMarche Region uses AI to streamline administrative procedures through three converging public-procurement initiatives. Under the nationally funded interregional project #Reg4IA, Marche runs a PoC using generative and ontology-based AI to assist contracting officers with tender-idcode requests…
- Me Toscana (opens in a new tab)Regione Toscana · 2026 · in useMe.toscana.it is the Tuscany Region’s digital platform, designed to simplify access to regional public services and improve citizens’ digital experience. Launched as part of the 2021–2027 ERDF Operational Programme, the project was created to overcome the fragmentation of information and…
- Memento — auditable AI-assisted drafting of administrative documentation (opens in a new tab)Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo · 2026 · in useA method for producing and reviewing complex administrative documentation with AI: vendor-neutral, at near-zero marginal cost, placing human-model collaboration inside a Git-versioned workflow that is traceable, reproducible and adoptable with tools an administration already owns. Four written…
- Navigard: the future of road safety on Italian motorways (opens in a new tab)Autostrade per l'Italia · 2026 · in development or not statedNavigard is an advanced motorway safety platform developed by Autostrade per l’Italia and the Italian State Police to improve traffic monitoring, enforcement and incident detection on Italian highways. The operational challenge is that motorway safety depends on rapidly identifying risky…
- OpenPA Local AI: A Modular AI and Document Automation Platform for Public Administration (opens in a new tab)Provincia di Reggio nell' Emilia · 2026 · in useOpenPA Local AI is a locally deployed, modular platform designed to increase the operational autonomy of public administration staff. Implemented within the Province of Reggio Emilia, it runs on Ubuntu and combines a locally deployed language model with Python applications built with free and…
- Adriano - first robot employee of the Italian Public Administration (opens in a new tab)Rome Chamber of Commerce · 2025 · in usePublic-facing offices and cultural-institutional venues often need to welcome visitors, provide orientation and answer routine questions while also presenting public administration as innovative and accessible. Adriano was introduced by the Rome Chamber of Commerce on 28 march 2025 as an embodied…
- AI for certfied emails management in the Municipality of Cinisello Balsamo (opens in a new tab)Municipality of Cinisello Balsamo · 2025 · in useThe Municipality of Cinisello Balsamo introduced this use case to tackle a significant administrative bottleneck: managing large volumes of certified emails, or PEC messages, which require staff to read, classify and sort incoming communications before they can be directed into the correct…
/What we cannot see
/Incidents by period
in the country/Where the systems come from
how we know/Reported incidents
13 in 24 months- “Siamo tutti in un mare di guai, noi e i nostri figli. Hanno rubato la mia immagine con l’AI per chiedere soldi, molte persone sono cadute nella truffa”: la denuncia di Safiria Leccese (opens in a new tab) · ilfattoquotidiano.it · 31 May 2026
- Safiria Leccese Caught in Deepfake Loan Scam (opens in a new tab) · ilmessaggero.it · 31 May 2026
- AI messaging scam costs Italy's top bank Intesa millions, sources say (opens in a new tab) · reuters.com · 25 Sep 2026
- Truffa da 39,5 milioni all'ex capo di Fideuram, un indagato (opens in a new tab) · ansa.it · 25 Sep 2026
- Il falso messaggio WhatsApp inviato all'ex presidente Fideuram e la telefonata contraffatta con l'AI: spariti 36 milioni di euro (opens in a new tab) · milano.corriere.it · 25 Sep 2026
- Moratti truffato da falso Crosetto, la trappola perfetta per il petroliere tradito dalla generosità (opens in a new tab) · milano.repubblica.it · 9 Feb 2025
- Truffa del falso Crosetto, dopo Moratti altri big denunciano: “Anche noi vittime del finto ministro” (opens in a new tab) · milano.repubblica.it · 9 Feb 2025
- La élite italiana está en la mira de los estafadores que utilizan IA para suplantar la voz (opens in a new tab) · larepublica.co · 9 Feb 2025
- bloomberg.com (opens in a new tab) · 9 Feb 2025
- reuters.com (opens in a new tab) · 12 Feb 2025
- identityweek.net (opens in a new tab)
- ansa.it (opens in a new tab) · 15 Oct 2025
- ilfattoquotidiano.it (opens in a new tab) · 15 Oct 2025
- jen.jiji.com (opens in a new tab)
- Deepfake di Meloni e Mattarella che pubblicizzano investimenti-truffa: Consob blocca gli spot (opens in a new tab) · repubblica.it · 12 Dec 2024
- reuters.com (opens in a new tab) · 8 Mar 2024
- insurancejournal.com (opens in a new tab) · 11 Mar 2024
- techxplore.com (opens in a new tab)
- repubblica.it (opens in a new tab) · 13 Feb 2025
- haaretz.com (opens in a new tab) · 9 Jun 2025
- techcrunch.com (opens in a new tab) · 5 Mar 2026
/Laws and safeguards
/In the news
how it works- Woman with ALS regains her own voice thanks to AI (opens in a new tab)lejournaldejoliette.ca · Canada · 12 Nov 2026 · and 16 other outlets
- FonARCom celebra vent'anni, la sfida della formazione continua nell'era IA - Valledaostaglocal.it (opens in a new tab)valledaostaglocal.it · Italy · 11 Nov 2026 · and 10 other outlets
- Horror-Clown in Tarzo: Bürgermeister vermutet KI-Fälschung im Foto (opens in a new tab)kreisbote.de · Germany · 9 Nov 2026 · and 9 other outlets
- An AI pioneer warns of a 'Chernobyl' moment for AI: what is at risk? (opens in a new tab)hna.de · Germany · 9 Nov 2026 · and 9 other outlets
- AI Plans Outrun Store Realities as Bad Stock Data Can Cost Large Retailers Millions Each Year (opens in a new tab)prnewswire.com · United States · 10 Nov 2026 · and 8 other outlets
- A US government official, with millions invested in the AI industry, leads the push to allow data centers on public lands (opens in a new tab)willistonherald.com · United States · 8 Nov 2026 · and 8 other outlets
- AI in radiologia, al Congresso SIRM 2026 il confronto tra tecnologia ed etica (opens in a new tab)savonanews.it · Italy · 7 Nov 2026 · and 8 other outlets
- Stock market: Europe opens weak, fears over Nvidia's effects on AI (opens in a new tab)ilgiorno.it · Italy · 13 Nov 2026 · and 7 other outlets
- AI and digital infrastructure, Optima Italia panel at Innovation Village Award (opens in a new tab)targatocn.it · Italy · 13 Nov 2026 · and 7 other outlets
- Borsa: l'Asia chiude debole, pesano i timori per l'Ia (opens in a new tab)larena.it · Italy · 13 Nov 2026 · and 6 other outlets
AI articles mentioning the country in the last 30 days: 5,282 in total, at most 269 in one day (21 Oct 2026).
/Index trend
— country ··· worldIndex trend: 18 Oct 2026: country 46, world 36 · 19 Oct 2026: country 46, world 36 · 26 Oct 2026: country 46, world 36 · 2 Nov 2026: country 46, world 36 · 11 Nov 2026: country 46, world 36.
Previous years, reconstructed with today's data: 2023 41 · 2024 44 · 2025 50 why
/AI models released
12 months · outside the indexNo releases recorded by Epoch AI for organisations in this country.