Italy tests AI-assisted teaching in schools to boost IT skills
By Alberto Chiumento, and Marta Di Donfrancesco ROME (Reuters) - Italy is introducing artificial intelligence in its schools as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government explores new ways to close the country's digital skills gap with other European Union members. Education Minister Giuseppe
Kappa FuturFestival, Italy’s largest sustainable electronic music festival
Kappa FuturFestival is the sustainable side of Italy's biggest electronic music festival. It is a sustainable entertainment. This is one of the mottos of the Kappa FuturFestival, an international event dedicated to music and digital arts, staged in its 11th
Silicon Box, a chip factory in Italy with a 3.2 billion euros project
A step forward for Europe, which is counting on the Singapore company to catch up with Asia and the USA in chip production Silicon Box, a Singaporean company specialising in advanced semiconductor packaging and chiplet integration services, will build a chip
Amazon in talks with Italy to invest billions of euros in cloud plan
By Elvira Pollina, Valentina Za and Supantha Mukherjee MILAN/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Amazon's computing unit AWS is in talks with Italy to invest billions of euros in the expansion of its data centre business in the country as part of the tech
Digital nomads are finally welcome in Italy
Italy wants digital nomads. Accustomed to opting for Spain and Portugal, which have been opening their doors to them for years, from now on, those who work remotely can choose to travel and settle at least temporarily in Rome, Florence,
Pope will attend G7 summit to discuss AI, Italy says
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis will attend this year's Group of Seven (G7) leaders' summit to discuss the challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI), Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday. The pope this year warned against the
Italy’s cabinet outlines framework, investment for Artificial Intelligence
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Italy's cabinet approved a bill on Tuesday aimed at laying down ground rules for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), earmarking investment in the sector and setting sanctions for AI-related crimes, ministers said. Prime Minister Giorgia
Why Italy is an easy target for cyber criminals
Small countries on the world map are big targets for cybercriminals. This is the strange case of Italy, which in 2023 confirmed itself as the European country most affected by malware attacks. It came fourth globally, behind Japan, the United
Italian watchdog’s AI staff struggle spotlights global challenge
By Elvira Pollina and Martin Coulter MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) - Soon after Italian watchdog Garante took on ChatGPT with a temporary shutdown locally last year, it tried to strengthen its team by hiring four artificial intelligence (AI) experts. But Italy's data protection agency