Country: Italy
Issuing authority: Palazzo Chigi
Original publication: 17 October 2026
Editorial summary by State & Signal
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called for AI adoption to reach small and medium enterprises in a video message to the inaugural AI.DEA Forum di Varignana, organised by Confindustria and Nomisma.
Connecting AI with manufacturing expertise
Meloni said Italy could combine new technology with the knowledge, quality and skills of its manufacturing businesses. She identified accessible tools, wider technical skills and closer links between universities and production as conditions for helping smaller firms participate.
She argued that AI should improve productivity and competitiveness while supporting people’s work, dignity and professional skills. She also described a public-policy responsibility to ensure that innovation’s benefits are shared.
What the message announces
The speech presents a policy direction and an appeal to businesses. It does not specify a new grant scheme, application deadline, funding allocation or procurement programme. Any such support would need to be confirmed in a separate implementing announcement.
This is an original English summary of the Italian text.
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