The Agency's role
The Agency for Digital Italy implements the objectives of the Italian Digital Agenda in accordance with the guidelines set by the Prime Minister or the competent Minister. It supports the digital transformation of the country and promotes the use of new technologies in public administration and in its relations with citizens and businesses.
Documents and regulations
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Establishment of the Agency
Establishment of the Agency
The Agency for Digital Italy was established by the Decree-Law of 22nd June 2012 and is governed and supervised by the President of the Council of Ministers or the delegated Minister.
Competences and functions
Competences and functions
AgID cooperates with the institutions of the European Union and carries out the tasks necessary for the fulfilment of the international commitments undertaken by the State in the areas within its competence.
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Issuing guidelines
AgID establishes rules, standards and technical guides, and carries out activities to address, supervise and control the implementation of and compliance with the rules of the Digital Administration Code. To fulfil its functions, it adopts general administrative acts on the digitisation of Public Administration, IT security, interoperability and application cooperation between public IT systems and those of the European Union.
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Planning and coordination of activities
AgID coordinates the administrations in the use of information and communication technologies through the preparation and subsequent review of the implementation of the three-year plan for information technology in the Public Administration.
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Monitoring of activities
Administrations are monitored in relation to their compliance with the three-year plan and the results achieved, with particular attention to the costs and benefits of IT systems.
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Innovation actions and projects
AgID prepares, implements and manages innovation projects, also with the help of third parties, and designs and coordinates strategic initiatives of major national interest, including cross-sectoral ones.
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Promoting digital culture
AgID disseminates digital culture and research, also through regional digital communities.
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Issuing technical opinions
Technical opinions are mandatory and can be binding or non-binding. Opinions issued by AgID relate to framework contracts and framework agreements of central public administrations and refer to the technical-economic suitability of goods and services in the field of automated information systems.
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Monitoring the execution of contracts
AgID defines criteria and procedures for monitoring the execution of contracts by public administrations.
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Supervision of trust services
AgID has the task of supervising certified electronic mail operators, accredited computer record keepers and public and private entities involved in SPID. In exercising this function, it may also provide for administrative sanctions.
The Digital Administration Code
The Digital Administration Code
The Digital Administration Code (CAD), approved by Legislative Decree no. 82 of 7th March 2005, as amended, is a single text that brings together and organises the provisions relating to the digitisation of the Public Administration in its relations with citizens and businesses.
Over the years and with the succession of legislative interventions, the CAD has been rationalised in terms of its content, and a process of deregulation has taken place, both through the simplification of the language and the replacement of the previous technical regulations by guidelines, the adoption of which is faster and more responsive to technological evolution.
Some of the changes and additions made over the years are:
The nature of the first part of the CAD as a charter of digital citizenship has been most emphasised. Indeed, this part contains provisions aimed at guaranteeing citizens and businesses the right to a digital identity and domicile, to the use of online and mobile public services, to participate effectively in administrative procedures by electronic means, and to online payments.
The integration and interoperability of public services provided by public administrations has been promoted in order to guarantee citizens and businesses the right to use them in an easy way.
Increased legal certainty has been provided for the creation, management and storage of electronic documents by establishing that not only digitally signed documents, but also those signed with different electronic signatures can, under certain conditions, have the same legal effects and the same evidential value without the need for case-by-case judicial intervention.
The enforceability of digital citizenship rights was strengthened and the quality of public and trustworthy digital services was promoted. To this end, the Office of the Digital Ombudsman was established and its sanctioning powers were strengthened.
A process of upgrading the public information heritage was continued, bringing it back into the institutional objectives of each administration.