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Giulia Bernardini
In Rome, at the Adnkronos headquarters, at the third edition of “Human Intelligence, Artificial Support”, institutions and companies focused on an open point in Europe, the need for a unitary regulatory framework, in order not to be left behind in a global context in which the United States, China and India are accelerating. It is the line supported by the Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council with responsibility for Information and Publishing Alberto Barachini, according to whom it is not a national law that can govern the digital transformation, but a broader European action. Barachini recalled the urgency of distinguishing the areas of application, from healthcare to content production. «While driverless taxis and advanced digital services are already circulating in the United States, in Italy there is still a debate about whether to accelerate or slow down».
A vision also shared by Mimit. Eva Spina indicated three lines of action that are already operational: technological transfer, training and support for businesses. In fact, the new call dedicated to SMEs will start in January, to involve the new generations in the use of new technologies. However, the gap remains evident: 70.2% of small and medium enterprises still have a low level of digitalisation, while in Spain a similar initiative has reached 350 thousand companies.
In the operational comparison, the speech by Nicola Mangia, DXC Technology, showed how the Pnrr is already producing results in collaboration with the Ministries. The company accompanies the Ministry of the Environment in the creation of an environmental monitoring system and the Ministry of Culture in a program for the digitalisation of cultural heritage. Here Italy has also amazed abroad: «My international colleagues were fascinated to see how we are carrying forward the digitalisation of Italian cultural heritage», explained Mangia.
On the European front, MEP Brando Benifei reiterated that new technical standards are expected for the AI Act by 2027 and, if they are not ready, the European Commission will set them. A line also shared by Laura Jugel, at the Office of the EU Commission, who announced a simplifying package for a single European sandbox, with application already expected from August in member countries.
In universities, the use of artificial intelligence is 83%. Which increases to 85% during the master’s degree and 87% for doctorates. 90% of Italians ask for more rules, while the share of those who do not feel adequately informed has fallen from 52% last year to 48%.
The goal is not to stop innovation, but to channel it into a common system. And as Alberto Tripi, advisor to Confindustria, recalled: «We Italians have more creativity than others and we must use it».
