From Microsoft to LibreOffice: How Italy's military is starting its march to open source
Shifting tens of thousands of Italian army, navy, and air force machines to LibreOffice is already under way, and the costs and savings are becoming clearer.
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From sick man of European internet use, here's how Italy plans to leapfrog ahead
A routine upgrade of household utility meters could provide Italy with the opening to introduce fiber to the home across more than 200 of its cities.
If you make money from Uber or Airbnb, what about paying tax? Italy thinks it has the answer
The sharing economy, where individuals share access to goods and services through apps, is beset with regulatory and fiscal problems, which a new bill in Italy aims to address.
From Lake Garda to the Thames: Why boat drones are taking to the water
A combination of AI, robot boats, and millions in EU funding is helping researchers check conditions of some of Europe's most vital water sources.
Italy's tech renaissance? Its cash-starved startups may finally be seeing more funding
Italy has never been short of innovative entrepreneurs, just the financial resources to scale their startups. But there's now evidence of a shift in the funding picture.
Cashless payments: How one city has made electronic transactions pay off
To counter a national aversion to digital payments of any kind, the northern Italian city of Bergamo has taken matters into its own hands, with some beneficial results.
GPS for indoors? The smartphone tech that guides you inside big buildings
Italian startup Nextome has patented a technology that promises to make it easier and cheaper to deploy Bluetooth-based indoor geolocation services.
How do you spot a crack in a vast bridge? That's where IoT and drones come in
Visually inspecting big structures such as bridges and dams is a laborious business, which is why Italian researchers are turning to sensors and drones for a solution.
Apple history: First photos of vast collection stretching back to Jobs' and Wozniak's earliest computers
With an enormous assortment of around 10,000 Apple and Apple-related items, the All About Apple Museum in Italy is about to open its doors to the public.
Photos: Robots battle to tackle the aftermath of a nuclear meltdown
Inspired by the 2011 Fukushima accident, the recent euRathlon outdoor robotics competition set out to test how well robots cope with realistic mock emergency-response situations.
Innovating in a time of budget cuts: Why the city of Bari swapped Microsoft for open source
One Italian city has decided to move its 1,700s PCs from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice.
Italy's prime minister floats the idea of a 'digital tax' to get web giants to pay up
Matteo Renzi has dusted down a proposal to make the likes of Google and Facebook pay more tax on sales of digital services in Italy.
The Internet of Underwater Things: How researchers are mimicking whales to network the seas
An EU-funded research project is looking into the untapped potential of seas, rivers, and lakes for providing internet access.
Huge savings prompt Italian city to dump OpenOffice for Microsoft after four years
According to a study commissioned by the government body - and Microsoft - the costs of using an open source suite far outweigh those of using Office 365.
Do internet users need their own bill of rights? Italy hopes to pave the way
While the reception to the Italian bill of rights for web users has been broadly positive, some questions remain.
