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.
A room with a view on Italian business tech.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Italian startup Nextome has patented a technology that promises to make it easier and cheaper to deploy Bluetooth-based indoor geolocation services.
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.
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.
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.
One Italian city has decided to move its 1,700s PCs from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice.
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.
An EU-funded research project is looking into the untapped potential of seas, rivers, and lakes for providing internet access.
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.
While the reception to the Italian bill of rights for web users has been broadly positive, some questions remain.