Now in its eleventh edition, the Digital Agenda Observatory aims to provide Decision Makers with interpretation models - instruments based on solid empirical evidence - and debate and experience sharing moments to put into effect the opportunities offered by Digital Innovation related to certain major issues affecting the Country’s competitiveness (efficiency of the PS, fight against tax evasion, development support, etc.).
Digital Agenda Observatory 2023 Research
As part of the 2023 Research the Observatory aims to study and examine the following topics in depth:
In keeping with Research conducted in previous years, this line of Research monitors the implementation of the Italian Digital Agenda and the NRRP and provides improvement guidelines. To do this, the Observatory enables comparisons at international level with European Desi data and also on the territory through the regional DESI, and communication with decision makers on account of a work group dedicated to regional Digital Agendas. In addition to DESI centrality, Research focuses on updating the Digital Maturity Indexes (DMIs), a framework of indicators that complement DESI developed by the Observatory, and the monitoring of the three-year Plan and the Digital Administration Code (CAD). The monitoring activity is then extended to the use of the resources available for the Italian Digital Agenda within framework programs of the European Union.
This line of research aims to comprehend digital innovations developed internationally that could characterize the Italian PS in the near future. The goal is to generate strategic directions to seize breakthrough digital innovation opportunities. As a result of the collaboration with the European Commission’s Joint Research Center and a comparison with international public sector bodies, Research focuses on analyzing blockchain and Artificial Intelligence (AI) application solutions in the public sector. With particular reference to AI solutions, the Observatory aims to develop a framework of indicators to monitor and compare the level of maturity of European states in the adoption of this technology. Research is then extended to monitoring applications and drone usage by public sector bodies, smart working initiatives in the public sector, and the dissemination of some digital innovation initiatives (e.g. cloud, interoperability) provided for in the NRRP.
Services aim to monitor the digitization, automation, and simplification of services provided by City Councils in Italy. For the year 2023, in particular, an analysis of the impact of National Digital Data Platform (PDND) on the provision of municipal services and on the provision of data for local government bodies that can also use the data to cut the red tape for residents and businesses. In this way the Observatory aims to closely examine proactive services, monitoring their state of implementation and identifying the critical issues that block their development. The conclusion of this course leads to an in-depth evaluation of the usability of municipal services through innovative research tools in order to map the most relevant initiatives and identify good service provision practices.
The goal of this line of Research is to critically evaluate the adequacy of the digital innovation offering system targeted to Italian PS bodies to provide guidance on how to effectively setup public procurement processes so that they accelerate and do not hinder the implementation of the Digital Agenda.
The delineation of the digital innovation offering system to the Italian PS and the mapping of SARs (regional purchasing aggregator entities Soggetti Aggregatori Regionali) is planned to analyze the level of maturity reached in terms of managed spending, territory support, sector specialization, procurement platform innovation and digitalization capabilities. Research also plans to monitor public digital innovation bids/tenders, included in the NRRP to define specific guidelines for future tenders. In line with the previous edition, Research aims to analyze the public tenders of digital solutions also through comparisons with the private world and to monitor the transposition of the implementing measures provided within the PNRR for the public contracts Code. Public spending on digital solutions and services will also be delineated, with special focus on enabling platforms (SPID, ANPR, and pagoPA) as well as some vertical solutions (e.g. blockchain, smart working, cloud). In addition, an analysis of the market for public eprocurement platforms in Italy will be conducted and, also through the collaboration with AgID, a set of guidelines on the digitalization of public contracts and interoperability between eProcurement platforms will be defined.
Given the strong focus on digital competences in the NRRP and in the economy and society in general, the Observatory has decided to introduce a specific, ad hoc line to provide indications and instruments to policymakers regarding public policies to be implemented, to foster the development of digital skills of citizens and the PS. Based on the DigComp 2.1 framework and in line with Istat data, the Observatory promotes initiatives to measure the level of digital skills through surveys among citizens and public sector workers. Furthermore, following up on previous years and in collaboration with Invitalia and DTD, the Deaprtment for Digital Transformation (Dipartimento per la Trasformazione Digitale ) the Observatory monitors the National digital skills Strategy and the related Operating Plan. Lastly, in agreement with the DTD and the Department for Youth Policies, the Observatory analyzes the impact of main public policies applied, beginning with the Digital Civil Service, and digital facilitation Networks.
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