Sequential Number

Related Measure (Reform or Investment)

Milestone

/ Target

Name

Qualitative indicators  
(for milestones)

Quantitative indicators  
(for targets)

Indicative timeline for completion

Description of each milestone and target

Unit of

measure

Baseline

Goal

Quarter

Year

M1C1-1

Reform 1.1: ICT Procurement

Milestone

Entry into force of law decrees for reform 1.1 ‘ICT Procurement’

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of law decree for ICT procurement reform

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2021

The necessary legal acts shall include legislative interventions in the simplifications law decree (‘Decreto Legge Semplificazioni’). These shall stipulate:

(i) The possibility of using procedure referred to in Article 48, paragraph 3, of the Public Contracts Code also for contracts above the thresholds referred to in Article 35 of the Public Contracts Code for purchases relating to the purchase of computer goods and services, in particular based on cloud technology, as well as connectivity services, financed in whole or in part with the resources provided for the implementation of PNRR projects;

(ii) Interoperability between the various databases managed by the certifying bodies involved in the process of verifying the requirements referred to in Article 80 of the Public Contracts Code;

(iii) The establishment of a virtual file of economic operators in which are present the data for the verification of the absence of reasons for exclusion referred to in Article 80, enabling the definition of a white list of economic operators for whom the verification has already been carried out.

M1C1-2

Reform 1.3: Cloud First and Interoperability

Milestone

Entry into force of law decrees for reform 1.3 ‘Cloud First and Interoperability’

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of law decree for cloud first and interoperability reform

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2021

The necessary legal acts shall include:

Implementing regulatory acts concerning in particular (i) the Agenzia per l'Italia digitale (AgID) regulation on Polo Strategico Nazionale (PSN) (provided for in art.33-septies of Law Decree 179/212) and (ii) AgID Guidelines on interoperability (provided for in articles 50 and 50 ter of the Codice dell'Amministrazione Digitale (CAD).

Amendments to art. 50 of the CAD:

(i) abolition of the obligation to enter into framework agreements for administrations accessing the national digital data platform;

(ii) clarifications on the issue of privacy: the transfer of data from one information system to another does not change the ownership of the data and processing, without prejudice to the responsibilities of the public administrations that receive and process the data as autonomous data controllers.

Amendments to Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica (DPR) 445/2000 regarding access to data:

(i) repeal of the authorization required for direct access to data;

(ii) removal of reference to framework agreements in art. 72.

Amendments to art. 33-septies of Law Decree 179/2012:

(i) introduce the possibility for AgID to regulate with the Centri Elaborazione Dati (CED) and Cloud Regulations the terms and methods with which public administrations must carry out CED migrations;

(ii) introduce sanctions for failure to comply with obligations to migrate to the cloud.

M1C1-3

Investment 1.1: Digital infrastructure

Milestone

Completion of the Polo Strategico Nazionale (PSN)

Cloud deployment report, by Ministry for Technological Innovation and Digital Transition (MITD)

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2022

The full completion of the overall project shall be reached when all the targeted public administrations have completed the moving of identified racks towards the Polo Strategico Nazionale (PSN) and the testing of four data centers is successfully completed, which allows the start of the migration process of the datasets and applications of targeted public administrations towards the PSN.

M1C1-4

Investment 1.3.1: National Digital Data Platform

Milestone

National Digital Data Platform operational

Report by Ministry for Technological Innovation and Digital Transition (MITD) demonstrating the launch of the National Digital Data platform

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2022

The platform shall allow the agencies to:

- publish their Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) on the Platform's API Catalogue;

- establish and sign digital interoperability agreements via the Platform;

- authenticate and authorize APIs access using the Platform's functionalities;

- validate and assess the compliance with the national interoperability framework.

M1C1-5

Investment 1.5: Cybersecurity

Milestone

Creation of the new National Cyber Security Agency

Administrative constitution act

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2022

The milestone shall be achieved with (1) the conversion into law of the Law Decree constituting the National Cyber Security Agency, currently under finalization; (2) the publication in the Official Gazette of the Prime Ministerial Decree (Decreto del Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri, DPCM) containing the internal regulation of the National Cyber Security Agency.

M1C1-6

Investment 1.5: Cybersecurity

Milestone

Initial deployment of the national cybersecurity services

Report demonstrating the full architecture of the national cybersecurity services

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2022

The milestone shall be achieved with the definition of the detailed architecture of the whole ecosystem of the national cybersecurity architecture (that is, a national Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC), a network of Computer emergency response teams (CERTs), a national HyperSOC, the High Performance Computing integrated with the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) tools to analyse national level cybersecurity incidents).

M1C1-7

Investment 1.5: Cybersecurity

Milestone

Startup of the network of cybersecurity screening and certification laboratories

Documentation provided demonstrating the identified processes and procedures to be shared among labs and reporting provided demonstrating the activation of at least one lab

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2022

The milestone shall be achieved with the:

(i) Identification by the National Cybersecurity Agency of where the screening and certification laboratories and centers will be created, the experts’ profiles to be recruited, the full definition of processes and procedures to be shared among labs.

(ii) Activation of one lab.

The activities created to the constitution and activation of the scrutiny labs shall be supervised by Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico (MISE) with the CVCN (National cybersecurity screening and certification laboratory) and integrated with the Evaluation Center (CV) by the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Defence.

M1C1-8

Investment 1.5: Cybersecurity

Milestone

Activation of a Central Audit Unit for PSNC & NIS security measures

Reporting provided demonstrating the launch of the Central Audit Unit

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2022

An internal unit shall be appointed within the National Cybersecurity Agency, with the mandate for performing the activities of the Central Audit Unit that will account for the PSNC & NIS Security measures.

The processes, logistics and operation arrangements shall be formalized into adequate documentation with specific focus on the operating processes, i.e. rules of engagement, auditing and reporting procedures.

The IT tools shall gather, manage and analyse the audit data and shall be developed and used by the Audit Unit.

Documentation reporting the completion of the development of the tools shall be provided.

M1C1-9

Investment 1.5: Cybersecurity

Target

Support to the upgrade of security structures T1

N/A

Number

0

5

Q4

2022

At least five strengthening interventions upgrading security structures completed in the National Security Perimeter for Cyber (PSNC) and Network and Information Systems (NIS) sectors.

Intervention types include upgrades to Security Operating Centers (SOCs), Cyber boundary defence improvements and Internal monitoring and control capabilities. Interventions shall focus on Healthcare, Energy and Environmental (Drinking Water Supply) sectors.

M1C1-10

Reform 1.2: Transformation support

Milestone

Entry into force of the setup of Transformation Team and NewCo

Provision in the legal act indicating the entry into force of legal act to create the Transformation Office and entry into force of legal act to create the NewCo

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2022

For the setup of the Transformation office, the necessary legal acts shall include:

-The Publication of the Law Decree “reclutamento” (already approved by the Council of Ministers n. 22 of June 4th 2021 and published on the Official Journal (“Gazzetta Ufficiale”) on June 10th 2021);

-The publication of a call for expression of interest;

-The selection and conferment of the assignment to the experts (on a temporary basis for the duration of the RRF).

For the NewCo, the key steps required shall include:

-Legislative authorization;

-Decreto del Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri (DPCM) authorizing the establishment of the company and setting the objectives, share capital, duration and directors to the company;

-Institution of the company with notarial deed;

-Acts required to make the company operational - articles of association and various regulations.

M1C1-11

Investment 1.6.6: Digitization of the Finance Police

Target

Finance Police - Purchase of professional data science services T1

N/A

Number

0

5

Q1

2023

Purchase of professional data science services by contracting with a consulting service provider involving five human resources in total responsible both for designing the data architecture and for writing the algorithms of the Big Data Analysis unit. Publication of awarded contract for the purchase of data science services in compliance with the ’Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) through the use of an exclusion list and the requirement of compliance with the relevant EU and national environmental legislation and release on a nationwide scale of new tools on the first analysis module (IT backbone).

M1C1-12

Investment 1.3.2:Single Digital Gateway

Target

Single Digital Gateway

N/A

Number

0

19

Q4

2023

The 19 prioritized administrative procedures applicable in Italy out of the 21 defined in EU Regulation 2018/1724 are fully compliant with the requirements defined in Article 6 of the EU Regulation 2018/1724. More specifically: (a) the identification of users, the provision of information and supporting evidence, signature and final submission shall all be carried out electronically at a distance, through a service channel which enables users to fulfil the requirements related to the procedure in a user-friendly and structured way; (b) users shall be provided with an automatic acknowledgement of receipt, unless the output of the procedure is delivered immediately; (c) the output of the procedure shall be delivered electronically, or where necessary to comply with applicable Union or national law, delivered by physical means; (d) users shall be provided with an electronic notification of completion of the procedure.

M1C1-13

Investment 1.4.6:

Mobility as a Service for Italy

Milestone

Mobility as a Service solutions M1

Report by Ministero delle Infrastrutture e della Mobilità Sostenibili (MIMS) in collaboration with universities describing the implementation and assessing the results of the three pilot projects

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2023

Three pilot projects aimed at testing Mobility as a Service solutions in technologically advanced metropolitan cities have been implemented.

Each solution has been used by at least 1 000 users during the pilot period.

Each pilot project shall be open to a minimum of 1 000 users, who shall be able to access it on a voluntary basis and at their own expense and give the individual assessment, with the possibility to choose and purchase mobility services among those available on the platform.

The MaaS service, through a single technological platform, shall suggest to the citizen-user the best travel solution based on his needs, exploiting the integration between the different mobility options available (local public transport, sharing, cab, car rental) to optimize the travel experience both in terms of planning (intermodal route planner and real-time information on times and distances), and in terms of utilization (booking and payment of services).

M1C1-14bis

Reform 1.9bis: Reform for accelerating the implementation of cohesion policy

Milestone

Entry into force of the national legislation for accelerating the implementation of cohesion policy

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the national legislation for accelerating the implementation of cohesion policy

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q1

2024

Entry into force of national legislation that identifies, within the framework of the Partnership Agreement and for all the current Programmes, the arrangements necessary to accelerate and improve the implementation of cohesion policy.

In order to ensure the institutional dialogue and cooperation, as well as a shared understanding of the necessary actions, by 31 December 2023, the Government shall set up a technical working group with the managing authorities of all regional and national programmes within the Cabina di regia PNRR, without prejudice to national legislation on the Unified Conference.

The legislation shall set out the arrangements necessary to prioritise interventions in the following strategic sectors, in strict coherence with the planning documents defined for the relevant enabling conditions and to concretely implement them, including intervening specifically to strengthen administrative capacity, in these sectors:

-    Water;

-    infrastructures for hydrogeological risk and environmental protection;

-    Waste;

-    Transport and sustainable mobility;

-    Energy;

-    Support to business development and attractiveness, also for the digital and green transitions.

M1C1-15

Investment 1.6.6: Digitization of the Finance Police

Target

Finance Police - Purchase of professional data science services T2

N/A

Number

5

10

Q1

2024

Purchase of professional data science services, in compliance with the ’Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) through the use of an exclusion list and the requirement of compliance with the relevant EU and national environmental legislation by contracting with a consulting service provider involving five additional human resources (ten in total) responsible both for designing the data architecture and for writing the algorithms of the Big Data Analysis unit. Publication of awarded contract for the purchase of data science services in compliance with the ’Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) through the use of an exclusion list and the requirement of compliance with the relevant EU and national environmental legislation and release on a nationwide scale of new tools on the first analysis module (IT backbone).

M1C1-17

Investment 1.1: Digital infrastructure

Target

Migration to the Polo Strategico Nazionale T1

N/A

Number

0

100

Q3

2024

At least 100 Central Public Administrations and Local Healthcare Authorities (Aziende Sanitarie Locali/Aziende ospedaliere) shall fully migrate at least one service of the administration (systems, dataset and applications included) to the infrastructure (Polo Strategico Nazionale). Fully migrated can imply for each institution a mix of: not-cloud-ready in pure hosting, lift-and-shift migrations, upgrade to Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (Paas) or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). The migration to the Polo Strategico Nazionale can be executed in different ways according to the state of art of on-premise software’s IT architecture owned by each migrating public administration. These strategies can vary from pure hosting and lift-and-shift migrations for not-cloud-ready software to a migration to IaaS, PaaS or SaaS for cloud-ready software. The PSN shall offer to each migrating public administration all of the migration strategies that are eligible to consider the target “migration to the Polo Strategico Nazionale” achieved.

Total public administrations "in scope" include:

• Central Public Administrations accounting for the largest share of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) spending (such as National Institute of Social Security and Ministry of Justice);

• Central Public Administrations hosting data in outdated data centers as per survey recently run on "cloud readiness";

• Local Healthcare Authorities (Aziende Sanitarie Locali/Aziende Ospedaliere) primarily located in Central and Southern Italy lacking adequate infrastructure to ensure data security.

M1C1-18

Investment 1.3.1: National Digital Data Platform

Target

APIs in National Digital Data Platform T1

N/A

Number

0

400

Q4

2024

This target consists of reaching at least 400 Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) implemented by the agencies, published in the API catalogue and integrated with the National Digital Data Platform. The APIs in scope have already been mapped. The published APIs shall impact the following areas:

(i) At the end of 31 December 2023: priority social security services and fiscal compliance, including core national registries (such as Population Registry and Public Administration Registry);

(ii) At the end of 31 December 2024: remaining social security services and fiscal compliance.

Each API implementation and documentation shall comply with the national interoperability standards and support the National Digital Data Platform framework; the aforementioned platform shall provide functionalities to assess that compliance.

M1C1-19

Investment 1.5: Cybersecurity

Target

Support to the upgrade of security structures T2

N/A

Number

5

50

Q4

2024

At least 50 strengthening interventions completed in the National Security Perimeter for Cyber (PSNC) and Network and Information Systems (NIS) sectors.

Intervention types include, for example, Security Operating Centers (SOCs), Cyber boundary defence improvements and Internal monitoring and control capabilities in compliance with NIS and PSNC requirements. Interventions in the NIS sectors shall pose particular focus on Healthcare, Energy and Environmental (Drinking Water Supply and waste management) sectors.

M1C1-20

Investment 1.5: Cybersecurity

Milestone

Full deployment of national cybersecurity services

Report demonstrating the complete activation of the national cybersecurity services

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2024

This milestone shall be completed with the activation of the sectorial Computer emergency response teams (CERTs), their interconnection with the Italian Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) and the Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC), the integration of at least 5 Security Operating Centers (SOCs) with the national HyperSOC, the full operation of the cybersecurity risk management services, including those for supply chain analysis and cyber risk insurance services.

M1C1-21

Investment 1.5: Cybersecurity

Milestone

Completion of the network of cybersecurity screening and certification laboratories, Evaluation Centers

Reporting provided, demonstrating the full activation of at least 10 laboratories and of 2 Evaluation Centers (CV)

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2024

Activation of at least 10 screening and certification laboratories and of 2 Evaluation Centers (CV).

M1C1-22

Investment 1.5: Cybersecurity

Milestone

Full operation of the Central Audit Unit for PSNC & NIS security measures with at least 30 inspections completed

Reporting provided, Inspection reports

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2024

Full operation of the Central Auditing Unit with at least 30 inspections completed.

M1C1-23

Investment 1.4.6: Mobility as a Service for Italy

Milestone

Mobility as a Service solutions M2

Pilot results assessed by Ministero delle Infrastrutture e della Mobilità Sostenibili (MIMS) in collaboration with universities

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q1

2025

The milestone refers to the implementation of the second wave of seven pilot projects aimed at testing Mobility as a Service solutions in ‘follower’ areas.

Municipalities are expected to capitalize on the experience of digital-ready metropolitan cities selected under the first wave. 40% of pilot projects shall be located in the South.

M1C1-24

Investment 1.7.1: Digital Civil Service

Target

Citizens participating in digital education and/or facilitation initiatives provided by organizations registered in the national register of universal civil service organizations

N/A

Number

0

700 000

Q4

2025

At least 700 000 digital education and/or facilitation initiatives involving citizens provided by organizations registered in the national register of universal civil service organizations.

M1C1-25

Investment 1.6.6: Digitization of the Finance Police

Milestone

Evolve the operational information systems in use for fighting economic crime

IT systems improvement in terms of new functionalities, performance and user experience

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2025

Progressive release (on a year basis) of new functionalities of the operational information systems in order to ensure their topicality in accordance with rapidly changing law scenarios, also related to pandemic situation.

M1C1-26

Investment 1.1: Digital infrastructure

Target

Migration to the Polo Strategico Nazionale T2

N/A

Number

100

280

Q2

2026

At least 280 Central Public Administrations and Local Healthcare Authorities (Aziende Sanitarie Locali/Aziende Ospedaliere) migrated to “Polo Strategico Nazionale” according to the migration plan as approved by the Department for Digital Transformation.

The migration to the Polo Strategico Nazionale can be executed in different ways according to the state of art of on-premise software’s IT architecture owned by each migrating public administration.

These strategies can vary from pure hosting and lift-and-shift migrations for not-cloud-ready software to a migration to Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for cloud-ready software.

At least 40% of the migrated services shall be implemented through either IaaS, PaaS or SaaS solutions.

The PSN shall offer to each migrating public administration all of the migration strategies that are eligible to consider the target “migration to the Polo Strategico Nazionale” achieved.

Total public administrations “in scope” include:

• Central Public Administrations accounting for the largest share of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) spending (such as National Institute of Social Security, Ministry of Justice);

• Central Public Administrations hosting data in outdated data centers as per survey recently run on “cloud readiness”;

• Local Healthcare Authorities (Aziende Sanitarie Locali/Aziende Ospedaliere) primarily located in Central and Southern Italy lacking adequate infrastructure to ensure data security.

M1C1-27

Investment 1.3.1: National Digital Data Platform

Target

APIs in National Digital Data Platform T2

N/A

Number

400

1 000

Q2

2026

This target consists of reaching at least an additional 600 Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) published in the catalogue (for a total of 1 000).

The published APIs shall impact the following areas:

(i) by 31 December 2025: public procedures such as recruitment, retirement, school and university enrolment (such as National Student Registry and Car License Registry);

(ii) by 30 June 2026: welfare, procurement service management, national information system for medical data and sanitary emergencies – such as patients and Physicians' Registries.

Each API implementation and documentation shall comply with the national interoperability standards and support the National Digital Data Platform framework; the aforementioned platform shall provide functionalities to assess that compliance.

M1C1-28

Investment 1.7.2: Network of digital facilitation services

Target

Number of citizens participating in new digital education and/or facilitation initiatives provided by digital facilitation centres

N/A

Number

0

2 000 000

Q2

2026

At least 2 000 000 citizens participating in digital education and/or facilitation initiatives provided by digital facilitation centres.

The training activities considered to achieve the target are as follows:

a) personalized one-to-one digital education and/or facilitation initiatives provided through digital facilitation methods, typically carried out on the basis of the service booking and recorded in the monitoring system;

b) face-to-face and online digital education and/or facilitation initiatives aimed at developing citizens' digital skills, carried out synchronously by the digital facilitation centers and recorded in the monitoring system;

c) online digital education and/or facilitation initiatives aimed at developing citizens' digital skills, also in self-learning and asynchronous mode but necessarily with registration reported in the monitoring system carried out as part of the training catalogue prepared by the network of digital facilitation services and accessible from the knowledge management system implemented.

M1C1-29

Reform 1.4: Reform of the civil justice

Milestone

Entry into force of enabling legislation for the civil Justice reform

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the enabling legislation

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2021

Enabling legislation shall include at least the following measures: i) Introduction of simplified procedure at first instance/trial level and strengthening the application of 'filtering procedures’ at appeal level, including the extended use of simplified procedures and the range of cases where a single judge is competent to adjudicate; ii) secure the actual implementation of binding timeframes for procedures and a calendar for gathering of evidence and filing electronically any relevant act and document; iii) reform the use of mediation and alternative dispute resolution together with assisted mediation, arbitration and any other possible alternative to make these institutes more effective in deflating pressure on the civil justice system, including through incentives; iv) reform the procedure for forced execution to reduce the existing average time including making the enforcement of amounts declared due faster and less expensive; reform the current system of quantification and recoverability of legal fees to reduce frivolous litigations ; v) introduce a monitoring system at Court level and increase the productivity of civil courts through incentives to ensure reasonable length of proceedings and uniform performances across courts.

M1C1-30

Reform 1.5: Reform of criminal justice

Milestone

Entry into force of enabling legislation for criminal justice reform

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the enabling legislation

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2021

Enabling legislation which shall include at least the following measures: i) a reviewed notification system, ii) a broader use of simplified procedures, iii) a broader use of electronic filing of documents, iv) simplified rules on evidence, v) the definition of time limits for the duration of preliminary investigation and measures to avoid stagnation in the investigative phase, vi) extension of the possibility to extinguish the crime if damages have been repaid, vii) introduction of a monitoring system at Court level and increase the productivity of criminal courts through incentives to ensure reasonable length of proceedings and uniform performances across courts.

M1C1-31

Reform 1.6: Reform of insolvency framework

Milestone

Entry into force of enabling legislation for insolvency reform framework

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the enabling legislation

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2021

The insolvency reform shall include at least the following measures: i) review out-of-court settlement arrangements to identify areas in which further improvements may be necessary in order to incentivise the concerned parties to make enhanced use of such proceedings; ii) put in place early warning mechanisms and access to information prior to the insolvency phase; iii) shift towards specialisation of courts (commercial law, insolvency division/chamber) as well as pre-court institutions to manage insolvency proceedings in insolvency; iv) allow secured creditors to be paid first (before tax claims and employee claims); v) allow businesses to grant a non-possessory security right. As complement to the reform of insolvency, training and specialisation for members of the judicial and administrative authorities dealing with procedures concerning restructuring shall be ensured, as well as the overall digitalisation of restructuring and insolvency proceedings and the creation of an online platform for the out-of-court resolution of disputes, particularly in the pre-insolvency phase, the use of which shall be incentivised to reduce the burden of the judiciary (pre-insolvency restructuring applications, promoting multilateral restructurings and allowing for pre-approved automated restructuring procedures and resolutions for low value cases) shall be ensured. Such an online platform shall also ensure interoperability with banks’ IT systems, as well as other public authorities and databases, so as to ensure a swift, electronic exchange of documentation and data between debtors and creditors. To this purpose, the applicant (the debtor) would give consent to exchange their personal data in compliance with GDPR and this provision should be included in the law. The reform shall set up a collateral registry.

M1C1-32

Investment 1.8: Recruitment procedures for civil, criminal and administrative courts

Milestone

Entry into force of special legislation governing National Recovery and Resilience Plan recruitment

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the special legislation governing National Recovery and Resilience Plan recruitment

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2021

Approve special legislation governing National Recovery and Resilience Plan recruitment with authorisation to advertise and recruit.

M1C1-33

Investment 1.8: Recruitment procedures for administrative courts

Target

Start of the recruitment procedures for administrative courts

N/A

Number

0

168

Q2

2022

Start the recruitment procedures of at least 168 units of personnel for the Trial office and Administrative Courts and place units into service. The baseline shall be the number of personnel in service on 31 December 2021.

M1C1-34

Investment 1.8: Recruitment procedures for the office of trial for civil and criminal Courts

Target

Start of the recruitment procedures for civil and criminal courts

N/A

Number

0

8 764

Q4

2022

Start the recruitment procedures of at least 8 764 units of personnel for the office of trial for civil and criminal Courts and place units into service. The baseline shall be the number of personnel at the end of 2021.

M1C1-35

Reform 1.7: Reform of tax courts

Milestone

Comprehensive reform of tax courts of first and second instance

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the revised legal framework

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2022

The revised legal framework shall make the enforcement of tax law more effective and decrease the high amount of appeals at the Court of Cassation.

M1C1-36

Reforms 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6: Reform of civil and criminal justice and insolvency reform

Milestone

Entry into force of delegated acts for the civil and criminal justice reforms and of the insolvency reform

Provision in the delegated acts indicating the entry into force of the delegated acts

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2022

Entry into force of all delegated acts whose contents are indicated in the enabling legislation for the civil and criminal justice reforms and for the insolvency reform.

M1C1-37

Reforms 1.4 and 1.5: Reform of civil and criminal justice

Milestone

Entry into force of the civil and criminal justice reform

Provision in the secondary acts indicating the entry into force of the secondary acts

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2023

Complete the adoption of all regulations and secondary sources of legislation necessary for the effective application of the enabling laws for justice reforms.

M1C1-38

Reform 1.8: Digitalisation of Justice

Milestone

Digitalisation of the justice system

Provision in the primary and secondary acts indicating the entry into force of the corresponding acts

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2023

The mandatory electronic filing of all documents and full electronic workflow for civil proceedings shall be established. First instance criminal proceedings digitalised (excluding preliminary hearing office). Creation of a free, fully accessible and searchable database of civil decision according to the legislation.

M1C1-38bis

Reform 1.8: Digitalisation of Justice

Milestone

Digitalisation of the justice system

Full operationalisation and interoperability of the PNR, PDP and APP

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2025

Full digitalization of first instance criminal proceedings up to the concluding act through the “portale delle notizie di reato” (PNR), “portale dei depositi penali” (PDP) and “applicativo processo penale” (APP). The platforms shall be interoperable with each other.

M1C1-39

Investment 1.8: Recruitment procedures for civil and criminal courts

Target

Recruitment or extension procedures for civil and criminal courts and territorial and central services of the Ministry of Justice responsible for the implementation of the RRP

N/A

Number

0

10 000

Q2

2024

Complete the recruitment or the extension procedures of at least 10 000 units of personnel for the office of trial and the technical administrative personnel and place them in service.

Only recruitments or extension procedures that have been completed since 1 January 2022 shall count towards this target.

M1C1-40

Investment 1.8: Recruitment procedures for administrative courts

Target

Recruitment or extension procedures for administrative courts

N/A

Number

0

158

Q2

2024

Complete the recruitment or the extension procedures of at least 158 units of personnel for the Trial office and Administrative Courts and place units into service. Only recruitments or extension procedures that have been completed since 1 January 2022 shall count towards this target.

M1C1-41

Investment 1.8: Recruitment procedures for administrative courts

Target

Reduction of backlog cases for Administrative Regional Courts

N/A

Percentage

100

75

Q2

2024

Reduce by 25% the number of pending cases in 2019 (109 029) in Administrative Regional Courts (administrative courts of first instance).

M1C1-42

Investment 1.8: Recruitment procedures for administrative courts

Target

Reduction of backlog cases for the Council of State

N/A

Percentage

100

65

Q2

2024

Reduce by 35% the number of pending cases in 2019 (24 010) at the Council of State (second instance).

M1C1-43

Reform 1.4: Reform of civil justice

Target

Reduction of backlog cases for Civil Ordinary Courts (first instance)

N/A

Percentage

100

5

Q4

2024

Reduce by 95% the number of pending cases in 2019 (337 740) in the Civil Ordinary Courts (first instance).

The baseline shall be the number of cases pending for more than three years in front of the Civil Ordinary courts (in 2019).

M1C1-44

Reform 1.4: Reform of civil justice

Target

Reduction of backlog cases for the Civil Court of Appeal (second instance)

N/A

Percentage

100

5

Q4

2024

Reduce by 95% the number of pending cases in 2019 (98 371) in the Civil Courts of Appeal (second instance).

The baseline shall be the number of cases pending for more than two years in front the Civil Courts of Appeal (in 2019).

M1C1-37bis

Reform 1.4: Reform of civil justice

Milestone

Entry into force of measures aimed at reducing backlog

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of primary legislation and secondary acts to reduce backlog

Q1

2024

Entry into force of primary legislation and secondary sources of legislation to allow for the:

I.Strengthening of the trial offices, including by means of incentives, to attract and retain the units of personnel hired on the basis of the recruitment scheme for the National Recovery and Resilience Plan;

II.Creation of incentives to: (1) support less efficient courts in reducing the civil justice backlog; (2) reward judicial offices that achieve the specific annual objectives of reducing the number of pending cases in the civil justice system.

M1C1-45

Reforms 1.4: Reform of civil justice

Target

Reduction in the length of civil proceedings

N/A

Percentage

100

60

Q2

2026

Reduce the disposition time by 40% of all instances of civil and commercial litigious cases compared to 2019

M1C1-46

Reform 1.5: Reform of criminal justice

Target

Reduction in the length of criminal proceedings

N/A

Percentage

100

75

Q2

2026

Reduce the disposition time by 25% of all instances of criminal cases compared to 2019

M1C1-47

Reform 1.4: Reform of civil justice

Target

Reduction of backlog cases for the Civil Ordinary Courts (first instance)

N/A

Percentage

100

10

Q2

2026

Reduce by 90% the number of pending cases that had been opened between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2022 and that were still open as of 31 December 2022 (1 197 786) in the Civil Ordinary Courts (first instance).

M1C1-48

Reform 1.4: Reform of civil justice

Target

Reduction of backlog cases for the Civil Court of Appeal (second instance)

N/A

Percentage

100

10

Q2

2026

Reduce by 90% the number of pending cases that had been opened between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2022 and that were still open as of 31 December 2022 (179 306) in the Civil Courts of Appeal (second instance).

M1C1-49

Investment 1.8: Recruitment procedures for administrative courts

Target

Reduction of backlog cases for Administrative Regional Courts (first instance)

N/A

Percentage

100

30

Q2

2026

Reduce by 70% the number of pending cases (109 029) in 2019 in Administrative Regional Courts (administrative court of first instance).

M1C1-50

Investment 1.8: Recruitment procedures for administrative courts

Target

Reduction of backlog cases for the Council of State

N/A

Percentage

100

30

Q2

2026

Reduce by 70% the number of pending cases (24 010) in 2019 in the Council of State (second instance).

M1C1-51

Reform 1.9: Reform of the public administration

Milestone

Entry into force of primary legislation on the governance of the Italian recovery and resilience plan

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the law

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2021

The primary legislation shall concern, as a minimum:

1) Coordination and monitoring of the Italian recovery and resilience plan projects at central level;

2) Definition and separation of competences and endorsement of the relevant mandates of the different bodies and administrations involved in the coordination, monitoring and implementation of the Italian recovery and resilience plan;

3) Definition of a system for the early detection of implementation issues;

4) Ex-ante definition of an enforcement mechanism to solve implementation issues and avoid delays, in particular vis-à-vis the different levels of administrations;

5) Definition of the staff (number and expertise) dedicated to the coordination, monitoring and implementation of the Italian recovery and resilience plan in the administrations involved;

6) The definition of technical assistance provided to the administrations involved in Italian recovery and resilience plan implementation, notably at the local level, ensuring the build-up of administrative capacity within the public administration;

7) A delineation of “fast-track” procedures for the implementation of the Italian recovery and resilience plan and the timely absorption of funds;

8) Audit and control organization and procedures for the Italian recovery and resilience plan.

M1C1-52

Reform 1.9: Reform of the public administration

Milestone

Entry into force of primary legislation on simplification of administrative procedures for the implementation of the Italian recovery and resilience plan.

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the law

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2021

The measures shall include:

1) the removal of critical bottlenecks concerning in particular the state and regional Environmental Impact Evaluation, the authorization of new waste recycling plants, the authorization procedures for renewable energy and those necessary to achieve energy efficiency of buildings (so called Super Bonus) and urban regeneration. Specific actions shall be devoted to simplifying procedures within the ‘Conferenza di servizi’ (a formal agreement amongst two or more public administrations.

M1C1-53

Investment 1.9: Provide technical assistance and strengthen capacity building for the implementation of the Italian recovery and resilience plan

Milestone

Entry into force of primary legislation to provide technical assistance and strengthen capacity building for the implementation of the Italian recovery and resilience plan

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the law

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2021

Measures shall include the provision to allow for the temporary recruitment of:

i) 2 800 technical figures to strengthen the public administrations of the South paid by the national budget;

ii) a pool of 1 000 experts to be deployed for three years to support administrations in the management of the new procedures providing technical assistance.

M1C1-54

Investment 1.9: Provide technical assistance and strengthen capacity building for the implementation of the Italian recovery and resilience plan

Target

Completed recruitment of experts for the implementation of the Italian recovery and resilience plan

N/A

Number

0

1 000

Q4

2021

Complete the recruitment procedures of the pool of 1 000 experts to be deployed for three years to support administrations in the management of the new procedures providing technical assistance.

M1C1-55

Reform 1.9: Reform of the public administration

Milestone

Extending the methodology applied to the Italian recovery and resilience plan to national budget to increase absorption of investment

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the extension of the methodology

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2021

Set up a simplified system of milestones and targets similar to the RRF for the planning, execution and financing of projects under the Complementary Investment Fund (EUR 30,5 billion).

M1C1-56

Reform 1.9: Reform of the public administration

Milestone

Entry into force of the enabling legislation for the reform of public employment

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the law

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2022

The enabling legislation shall include the following measures:

- define job profiles specific for the public sector to attract the competences and skills needed;

- creation of a single recruiting platform to centralise public hiring procedures for all central public administrations, with a commitment to extend the use of the platform also to local administrations;

- reform of the recruitment process to: i) move from a purely knowledge-based system to a system primarily based on competences and appropriate aptitudes; ii) assess competences to be performing civil servants; iii) differentiate the recruitment processes between entry-level recruitment, which shall be purely competence-based, and the recruitment of specialised profiles, which should combine competences with relevant work experience and would lead to accessing the career at a higher level. The Ministry for Public Administration shall ensure the consistent implementation of the new process across the administrations;

- reform of the senior civil service to homogenise appointment procedures across the public administration, defining the job profiles and the evaluation of their performance;

- strengthen the link between life-long learning and training opportunities for employees and incentives to participation, for example by envisaging rewarding mechanisms or specific career paths, with a particular attention to the twin transitions;

- define or update ethics principles of public administrations through clear rules, codes of conduct, and training modules on the topic;

- strengthen the commitment to gender balance;

- overhaul the regulatory framework on vertical mobility, reforming the career paths to create and access middle management positions (“quadri”), and access senior civil positions (“dirigenti di prima e seconda fascia”) from within the administration. This includes the reform of the performance evaluation system, and the strengthening of the link between career progression and performance evaluation;

- overhaul the regulatory framework on horizontal mobility to achieve an efficient job market in public administrations including (a) the creation of a transparent single advertisement system for all vacant positions across the central and local administrations (b) the possibility to apply for any available position anywhere, (c) the abolition of the authorisation to mobility from the administration of origin, and (d) the introduction of significant restrictions to the use of alternative means of mobility not leading to transfers (i.e. “comandi” and “distacchi”), to make them exceptional and strictly time-limited.

M1C1-57

Reform 1.9: Reform of the public administration

Milestone

Entry into force of administrative procedures for the simplification reform aimed at implementing the RRF

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the secondary legislation

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2022

Entry into force of all related delegated acts, ministerial decrees. secondary legislation, and all other regulations necessary for the effective implementation of the simplification including agreements with Regions in case of exclusive and concurrent regional competence.

M1C1-58

Reform 1.9: Reform of the public administration

Milestone

Entry into force of legal acts for the reform of public employment

Provision indicating the entry into force of the legal acts for the reform of public employment

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2023

Entry into force of all related delegated acts, ministerial decrees, secondary legislation, and all other regulations necessary for the effective implementation of the reform.

M1C1-59

Reform 1.9: Reform of the public administration

Milestone

Entry into force of strategic human resource management in the Public Administration

Provision indicating the entry into force of the legislation for the introduction of strategic human resource management in the Public Administration

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2023

The legislation and delegated acts for the introduction of strategic human resource management in the Public Administration shall include: the definition, in the context of the Integrated Activity and Organisation Plan (PIAO), of HR strategic plans, for recruitment, career development and training, for all central and regional administrations, supported by an integrated database with skills and profiles; creation of a central Delivery Unit coordinating and supporting the Human Resource planning system. In a second phase, HR strategic plans shall be extended to large municipalities, while small and medium municipalities are the object of specific capacity building investments.

M1C1-59BIS

Reform 1.9: Reform of the public administration

Milestone

Implementation of strategic human resource management in the Public Administration

Publication of the first semi-annual report on KPIs.

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2024

The first semi-annual report on KPIs shall be published.

M1C1-59ter

Reform 1.9: Reform of the public administration

Milestone

Implementation of strategic human resource management in the Public Administration

’HR toolkit’ available, interoperable with inPA and Syllabus and integrated with the PIAO database, and verification of the HR strategic plans.

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2026

The integrated database (“HRM toolkit”) shall be available to all public administrations with more than 50 employees that, by law, must adopt a PIAO. The “HRM toolkit” shall be interoperable with the recruitment platform (inPA) and the platform “Syllabus”. The ‘HRM toolkit’ and the PIAO database shall be integrated.

The Ministry of Public Administration shall verify, for at least a sample of national and subnational administrations with more than 50 employees adopting the PIAOs, the content of the corresponding HR strategic plans and take follow-up actions to the extent needed.

M1C1-60

Reform 1.9: Reform of the public administration

Milestone

Complete implementation (including all delegated acts) of the simplification and/or digitalization of a set of 200 critical procedures affecting citizens and business

Entry into force of secondary legislation

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2024

Priority areas identified for simplification are:

1.Environmental authorizations, renewables and green economy

2.Construction authorizations and urban requalification

3.Digital infrastructures

4.Business procedures

Further critical sectors are:

1.Labour legislation and social security

2.Tourism

3.Agri-food

State and regional procedures being selected may be summarised under the following major areas:

1.Environmental and energy authorizations:

-State environmental impact assessment procedure

-Regional environmental impact assessment procedure

-Environmental remediation authorizations

-Strategic Environmental Assessment

-Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC)

-Authorization procedures for renewables

-Repowering, revamping and reblading procedures

-Authorization procedures for energy infrastructures

-Waste-related authorizations

2.Construction and urban requalification:

-Energy saving and energy use rationalisation procedures (conformity procedures etc.)

- Service conference

3.Digital infrastructures:

-Authorizations for communication infrastructures

4.Business procedures:

-Procedures in the retail sector

-Business and Construction procedures (SUAP and SUE)

-Procedures for craft activities

5.Other procedures:

-Certification of silent consent

-Substitute power

-Fire prevention procedures

-Special Economic Zones authorizations

-Public security authorizations

-Landscape authorizations

-Pharmaceutical and health authorizations

-Seismic and hydrogeological procedures/authorizations

M1C1-61

Reform 1.9: Reform of the public administration

Milestone

Completion of the implementation (including all delegated acts) of the simplification and/or digitalization of an additional set of 50 critical procedures directly affecting citizens

Entry into force of secondary legislation

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2025

Simplified procedures shall affect the following areas:

-Registry and civil status

-Identity, digital domicile and access to online services

-Disability

M1C1-62

Reform 1.9: Reform of the public administration

Milestone

Increase absorption of investment

Publication of an implementation report by the Ministry of finance

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2025

Publish an implementation report to measure the impact of the actions aimed at providing technical assistance and capacity building, improve the capacity to plan, manage and execute capital expenditure funded through the national budget achieve a significant absorption of resources of the Complementary Fund allocated until 2024.

M1C1-63

Reform 1.9: Reform of the public administration

Milestone

Completion of the simplification and create a repository of all simplified procedures and corresponding administrative regimes with full legal validity throughout the national territory

Publication of the repository on the website of the relevant line ministry

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2026

Screening of procedural regimes shall be completed for all simplified procedures.

Also the verification and monitoring of:

1.The effective implementation of the simplified procedures,

2.new standardized forms, and

3.corresponding digitised management

shall be ensured.

The simplification shall apply to a total 600 critical procedures, including those covered by milestones M1C1 60 and M1C1 61.

M1C1-64

Investment 1.9: Provide technical assistance and strengthen capacity building for the implementation of the Italian recovery and resilience plan

Target

Education and training

N/A

Number

0

350 000

Q2

2026

At least 350 000 public employees of central public administrations enrolled in upskilling or reskilling initiatives.

M1C1-65

Investment 1.9: Provide technical assistance and strengthen capacity building for the implementation of the Italian recovery and resilience plan

Target

Education and training

N/A

Number

0

400 000

Q2

2026

At least 400 000 public employees of other public administrations enrolled in upskilling or reskilling initiatives.

M1C1-66

Investment 1.9: Provide technical assistance and strengthen capacity building for the implementation of the Italian recovery and resilience plan

Target

Education and training

N/A

Number

0

245 000

Q2

2026

At least 245 000 (70%) public employees of central public administrations successfully completed training initiatives as referred to in M1C1-64 (formal certification or impact assessment).

M1C1-67

Investment 1.9: Provide technical assistance and strengthen capacity building for the implementation of the Italian recovery and resilience plan

Target

Education and training

N/A

Number

0

280 000

Q2

2026

At least 280 000 (70%) public employees of other public administrations successfully completed training initiatives as referred to in M1C1-65 (formal certification or impact assessment).

M1C1-68

Reform 1.9: Reform of the public administration

Milestone

Repository system for Audit and Controls: information for monitoring implementation of RRF

Audit report confirming repository system functionalities

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2021

A repository system for monitoring the implementation of the RRF shall be in place and operational.

The system shall include, as a minimum, the following functionalities:

(a) collect data and monitor the achievement of milestones and targets;

(b) collect, store and ensure access to the data required by Article 22(2)(d)(i) to (iii) of the RRF Regulation.

M1C1-69

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Milestone

Entry into force of the Decree on simplification of the public procurement system

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the law-decree to simplify the public procurement system.

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2021

The Law-decree shall simplify the public procurement system with at least the following urgent measures:

i. Sets up targets to reduce the time between the publication and the contract award.

ii. Sets up targets and a monitoring system to reduce the time between the contract award and the completion of the infrastructure (“fase esecutiva”).

iii. Requires that the data of all contracts is registered in the anti-corruption database of the national anti-corruption authority (ANAC).

iv. Implement and incentivize the alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in the execution phase of public contracts.

v. Sets up dedicated offices in charge of public procurement procedures at Ministries, Regions and Metropolitan Cities.

Further specifications:

- Simplification and digitalization of the procedures of central purchasing bodies (“centrali di committenza”);

- Implement articles 41 and 44 of the current Public Procurement Code;

- Define how procedures should be digitalized for all public contracts and concessions and define interoperability and interconnectivity requirements;

- Implement article 44 of the current Public Procurement Code.0

M1C1-70

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Milestone

Entry into force of the revision of the Code of Public procurement (D.Lgs. n. 50/2016)

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the Law of Delegation which reforms the present Code of the Public procurement system (D.Lgs. n. 50/2016)

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2022

This Law shall establish all the precise criteria and principles for the systemic reform of the Public Procurement Code.

The law of delegation shall, at least, dictate the following principles and criteria to:

i. Reduce the fragmentation of contracting authorities (1) establishing the basic elements of the qualification system, (2) requiring the setting of an e-platform as a basic requirement to participate in the nationwide evaluation of procurement capacity (3) empowering the national anti-corruption authority (ANAC) to review the qualification of contracting authorities in terms of procurement capacity (types and volumes of purchases), (4) providing incentives to use existing professional central purchasing bodies.

ii. Simplify and digitalize the procedures of central purchasing bodies (“centrali di committenza”)

iii. Define how procedures shall be digitalized for all public contracts and concessions and define interoperability and interconnectivity requirements.

iv. Reduce restrictions concerning sub-contracting on a progressive basis.

M1C1-71

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Milestone

Entry into force of all necessary legislation, regulations and implementing acts (including secondary legislation) for the public procurement system

Entry into force of all necessary legislation regulation and implementing acts

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2021

All necessary legislation, regulations and implementing acts (including secondary legislation, if necessary) shall obtain the following results:

i. The Single Coordination Body for public procurement policy shall have an adequate (to be specified in the Operational Arrangement) level of staffing and financial resources to be fully operational, also due to the support given by a dedicated structure of ANAC.

ii. The Single Coordination Body for public procurement policy adopts the professionalization strategy (cf. linked to Italy’s NRPP proposed reform 2.1.6) containing the types of training at different levels, the special tutoring and the production of operational guidelines, with support of ANAC and the National School of Administration.

iii. The dynamic purchasing systems are made available by Consip and are in line with Public Procurement Directives.

iv. ANAC completes the exercise of qualification of contracting authorities in terms of procurement capacity further to the implementation of Article 38 of the Public Procurement Code.

v. The monitoring system for the time between the contract award and the completion of infrastructure works is operational.

vi. Data of all contracts is registered in the anti-corruption database of the national anti-corruption authority (ANAC).

vii. All dedicated offices in charge of public procurement procedures at Ministries, Regions and Metropolitan Cities.

M1C1-72

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Milestone

Measures to reduce late payments from the public administration to businesses are approved

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of rules to reduce late payments from the PA to businesses

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q1

2023

Entry into force of new rules to reduce late payments from the public administration to businesses.

The measures shall include, at least, the following key elements:

i. The System InIT shall be deployed in the central public administration in order to support economic and financial accounting and the execution of public expenditure.

ii. Late payments: the indicators based on the database of the MoF IT system (Commercial Credit Platform - PCC) shall be the weighted average payment time of public authorities to businesses and the weighted average payment delay of public authorities to businesses for each of the following levels of public administration:

-central authorities (Amministrazioni dello Stato, enti pubblici nazionali e altri enti)

-regional authorities (Regioni and Province Autonome),

-local authorities (enti locali)

-public health authorities (enti del Servizio sanitario nazionale).

M1C1-72bis

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Milestone

Legislative and specific actions to reduce late payments at central/local levels

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of primary legislation and adoption of measures to reduce late payments from the PA to businesses

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q1

2024

The following legislative and specific actions shall enter into force:

- guidelines clarifying the scope of commercial and non-commercial transactions in line with the Late Payments Directive;

- guidelines clarifying the scope of Article 4(6) of the Late Payments Directive in line with the latter;

- legislation to ensure that local and regional authorities receive funds to face their invoices on time from the central level;

- legislation to require public authorities to adopt yearly cash-flow plans ensuring the respect of the legal payment deadlines;

- internal audit and control capabilities of Ministries and Regions to monitor the situation of invoices that are not paid on time.

The following specific actions shall be taken at the:

Central level:

- Take action to ensure that the Ministries and central administrations that Italian Authorities shall identify by the end of 2023 as structurally late payers individually pay within the 30 days limits (such as Ministry of Agriculture, Justice, Defence, Home Affairs, Infrastructure);

- Publication by these Ministries of their stock of arrears updated quarterly;

- Strengthening of task forces where existing, and setting up of task forces where not activated yet; providing for a more automatic activation of task forces in the case of structurally late payers.

The following specific actions shall be taken at the local level: 

- Take action to ensure that the local administrations that the Italian authorities shall identify as structurally late payers (such as Communes of Naples, Lecce and Salerno) by the end of 2023 pay within the 30 days limits;

- Publication by these authorities of their stock of arrears updated quarterly.

M1C1-72ter

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Milestone

Increase human resources dealing with late payments

Provision indicating the entry into force of legislation to increase human resources dealing with late payments

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2024

Entry into force of legal acts providing for the increase of human resources dealing with payments in:

- Ministries and central administrations depending on the specific organizational needs of the involved central administration;

- local administrations depending on the specific organizational needs of the involved local administration.

M1C1-72quater

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Milestone

Introduce credit assignment to third parties

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of primary legislation.

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2024

Entry into force of legislation introducing provisions to allow credit assignment to third parties after 30 days of silence/inaction by the public administrations

M1C1-72quinquies

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Milestone

Execution of payments in InIT system

InIT systemis operational for the execution of payments.

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2025

The InIT system is fully operational featuring the following capabilities:

-It allows execution of the payments without relying on the interoperability with the old platforms for processing payments.

-It ensures availability of payment data, including delays, for supporting the audit and control activities of the Ministries and by the Italian Court of Auditors.

M1C1-72sixies

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Milestone

Horizontal measures to reduce late payments from the PA to businesses

Platform is operational

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2025

A dedicated platform information about commercial credits for creditor companies and debtor public administrations shall be operational. The platform shall provide at least the following:

-information for companies (creditors) on the legal framework for credits towards the Public Administration, the rights of a creditor company, the legal steps that can be taken in case of delays in receiving a payment, the functioning of the suppliers’ payment mechanism, the contact point for creditor companies.

-Information for public administrations (debtors) on legal requirements for the payment of commercial debts, administrative guidance, monitoring tools available to the public administration and possible best practices to improve payment performance.

-All Ministry websites shall have a link to this platform.

M1C1-73

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Milestone

Entry into force of the reform of the Public Procurement Code

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the Legislative-Decree to implement all the previsions of the delegation Law on the Reform of Public Procurement Code.

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q1

2023

Entry into force of the Legislative-Decree to implement all the previsions of the delegation Law to reform the Public Procurement Code.

M1C1-74

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Milestone

Entry into force of all necessary implementing measures and secondary legislation for the reform on simplification of the public procurement code

Entry into force of all necessary implementing measures and secondary legislation

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2023

Entry into force of all necessary implementing measures and secondary legislation for the reform/simplification of the public procurement system (also stemming from the revision of the Public Procurement Code).

M1C1-73bis

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Milestone

Adoption of guidelines on the implementation of the qualification system for contracting authorities.

Adoption of guidelines on the implementation of the qualification system for contracting authorities Procurement Code.

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2024

Adoption, having consulted ANAC, of a circular providing guidelines to systematize current applicable rules and explain that qualification also for below thresholds awards is still possible and advisable and to incentivize the use of (qualified) central purchasing bodies, where qualification is not present or not possible (art. 62, par. 6 lett. a) of the D.lgs 36/2023)

M1C1-73ter

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Milestone

Incentives to qualification and professionalisation of contracting authorities.

Adoption of implementing measures and provision in the law indicating the entry into force of legislation.

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2024

Assessment by the Cabina di Regia ex art. 221 of the Public Procurement Code, having consulted ANAC, of the impact of the implementation of the Code of Public Procurement on:

-the number of qualified contracting authorities and centralized purchasing bodies;

-the number and value of the public contracts managed by them on their own behalf and on behalf of non-qualified entities;

-the impact of the system in terms of timing of contract award and completion of public contracts.

Publication of the results of the mapping of the participation by non-qualified entities to capacity building activities.

Further initiatives aimed at incentivising the qualification of contracting authorities, the reduction in fragmentation and the professionalisation of non-qualified entities, shall be adopted, having consulted ANAC.

Further instruments for technical/administrative support to local or non-qualified contracting authorities, where centralization is not available or feasible, shall be adopted and be operational.

M1C1-73quater

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Milestone

Entry into force of guidelines on below-EU threshold procurement

Entry into force of guidelines on below-EU threshold procurement

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2023

Circular on below-EU threshold procurement adopted and published on the Italian Official Journal. The circular shall clarify that contracting authorities can use open and restricted procedures for below-EU threshold procurement.

M1C1-73quinquies

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Milestone

Entry into force of new legal provisions on project financing

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of new legal provisions

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2024

Entry into force of new legal provisions on project financing aimed at enhancing efficiency and competition, in particular to increase contestability of concessions.

M1C1-75

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Milestone

Full operation of the National eProcurement System

Availability of the functions defined in the feasibility study (to be elaborated as project Task 1)

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2023

The National eProcurement System shall be operational and fully in line with EU Public Procurement Directives and include the full digitalization of procedures up to the contract execution (smart procurement), shall be interoperable with the management systems of the public administration, shall contain a digital habilitation of PO, auction sessions, machine learning to detect trends, CRMs with chatbots, digital engagement and status chain.

M1C1-75bis

Investment 1.10: Support to Qualification and eProcurement

Milestone

Support to Qualification and eProcurement

Entry into service of the procurement support function

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2024

A procurement support function shall be set up within the framework of the Public Buyers Professionalization Strategy. The procurement support function shall be dedicated to contracting authorities to fulfil the requirements of Annex II.4 of the Public Procurement Code and to support them in the eProcurement process, backing up the acquisition of digital skills and providing technical support in the adoption of the digitalization of public procurement, including the use of dynamic purchasing systems.

M1C1-76

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Target

Average number of days for the central public administrations to pay businesses is reduced

N/A

Weighted average payment time

N/A

30

Q1

2025

Based on the Commercial Credit Platform (PCC), the weighted average payment time (“tempo di pagamento”) of central public authorities (Amministrazioni dello Stato, enti pubblici nazionali e altri enti) to businesses shall be below or equal to 30 days.

M1C1-77

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Target

Average number of days for the regional public administrations to pay businesses is reduced

N/A

Weighted average payment time (in days)

N/A

30

Q1

2025

Based on the Commercial Credit Platform (PCC), the weighted average payment time (“tempo di pagamento”) of regional public authorities (Regioni and Province Autonome) to businesses shall be below or equal to 30 days.

M1C1-78

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Target

Average number of days for the local public administrations to pay businesses is reduced

N/A

Weighted average payment time

(in days)

N/A

30

Q1

2025

Based on the Commercial Credit Platform (PCC), the weighted average payment time (“tempo di pagamento”) of local public authorities (enti locali) to businesses shall be below or equal to 30 days.

M1C1-79

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Target

Average number of days for the public health administrations to pay businesses is reduced

N/A

Weighted average payment time

(in days)

N/A

60

Q1

2025

Based on the Commercial Credit Platform (PCC), the weighted average payment time (“tempo di pagamento”) of public health authorities (enti del Servizio sanitario nazionale) to businesses shall be below or equal to 60 days.

M1C1-80

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Target

Average number of days of delay for the central public administrations to pay businesses is reduced

N/A

Weighted average payment delay

(in days)

N/A

0

Q1

2025

Based on the Commercial Credit Platform (PCC), the weighted average payment delay (“tempo di ritardo”) of central authorities (Amministrazioni dello Stato, enti pubblici nazionali e altri enti) to businesses shall be at most 0 days

M1C1-81

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Target

Average number of days of delay for the regional public administrations to pay businesses is reduced

N/A

Weighted average payment delay

(in days)

N/A

0

Q1

2025

Based on the Commercial Credit Platform (PCC), the weighted average payment delay (“tempo di ritardo”) of regional authorities (Regioni and Province Autonome) to businesses shall be at most 0 days.

M1C1-82

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Target

Average number of days of delay for the local public administrations to pay businesses is reduced

N/A

Weighted average payment delay

(in days)

N/A

0

Q1

2025

Based on the Commercial Credit Platform (PCC), the weighted average payment delay (“tempo di ritardo”) of local authorities (enti locali) to businesses shall be at most 0 days.

M1C1-83

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Target

Average number of days of delay for the health public administrations to pay businesses is reduced

N/A

Weighted average payment delay

(in days)

N/A

0

Q1

2025

Based on the Commercial Credit Platform (PCC), the weighted average payment delay (“tempo di ritardo”) of public health authorities (enti del Servizio sanitario nazionale) to businesses shall be at most 0 days.

M1C1-84

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Target

Average time between the publication and the contract award

N/A

Number

139

100

Q4

2023

Based on the methods adopted by the EU Official Journal (TED database), using data from IT National database for public contracts (BDNCP), managed by ANAC, the average time between the deadline for the submission of tenders and the contract award shall be reduced to less than 100 days for contracts above the thresholds of the EU public procurement directives.

M1C1-84bis

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Milestone

Measures to improve decision speed in contract award of contracting authorities

Adoption of implementing measures

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2024

In order to improve the decision speed in contract award and to accelerate the process triggered with the reform of the Public Procurement Code through the digitalisation of procurement and the professionalisation of contracting authorities, the Cabina di regia, ex art. 221 of the Code of Public Contracts, having consulted ANAC, carries out:

-analysis on impact of the eProcurement on timing of contract award up to the conclusion of the contract;

-assessment on the decision speed state of the art;

- monitoring on contracting authorities best practices aimed at shortening contract award times;

-analysis on legislative framework aimed to identify any critical issue in contract award procedures and, based on the analysis, suggestion of initiatives finalized to reduce the decision speed time.

ANAC, starting from the 2024 data, shall annually monitor the average decision speed of contracting authorities, based on the powers attributed to it by article 222 of the Public Procurement Code.

Contracting authorities whose average decision-making speed is greater than 160 days in TED shall be required to participate in the qualification and professionalization exercise.

M1C1-85

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Target

Average time between the contract award and the realization of the infrastructure

N/A

Percentage

100

90

Q4

2023

The average time between the contract award and the realization of the infrastructure (‘fase esecutiva’) shall be reduced at least by 10%.

M1C1-86

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Target

Civil servants trained through the Public Buyers Professionalization Strategy

N/A

Number

0

20 000

Q4

2023

At least 20 000 civil servants have been trained through the Public Buyers Professionalization Strategy.

M1C1-87

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Target

Contracting authorities using dynamic purchasing systems

N/A

Percentage

0

15

Q4

2023

At least 15% of contracting authorities are using dynamic purchasing systems as per EU Directive 2014/24 (two years observation timeframe and taking into account that in Italy the use of the DPS is mainly targeted at above the threshold purchases, given that the below-the-threshold ones are mainly performed using eMarketplaces). The target refers to Central Government Contracting Authorities (250 PA as registered per 30 April 2021 to the National e-Procurement System managed by Consip on behalf of the MEF).

M1C1-88

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Target

Average number of days for the central public administrations to pay businesses is reduced

N/A

Weighted average payment time

30

30

Q1

2026

Based on the Commercial Credit Platform (PCC), the weighted average payment time (“tempo di pagamento”) of central public authorities (Amministrazioni dello Stato, enti pubblici nazionali e altri enti) to businesses shall be below or equal to 30 days.

M1C1-89

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Target

Average number of days for the regional public administrations to pay businesses is reduced

N/A

Weighted average payment time

30

30

Q1

2026

Based on the Commercial Credit Platform (PCC), the weighted average payment time (“tempo di pagamento”) of regional public authorities (Regioni and Province Autonome) to businesses shall be below or equal to 30 days.

M1C1-90

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Target

Average number of days for the local public administrations to pay businesses is reduced

N/A

Weighted average payment time

30

30

Q1

2026

Based on the Commercial Credit Platform (PCC), the weighted average payment time (“tempo di pagamento”) of local public authorities (enti locali) to businesses shall be below or equal to 30 days.

M1C1-91

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Target

Average number of days for the public health administrations to pay businesses is reduced

N/A

Weighted average payment time

60

60

Q1

2026

Based on the Commercial Credit Platform (PCC), the weighted average payment time (“tempo di pagamento”) of public health authorities (enti del Servizio sanitario nazionale) to businesses shall be below or equal to 60 days.

M1C1-92

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Target

Average number of days of delay for the central public administrations to pay businesses is reduced

N/A

Weighted average payment delay

(in days)

0

0

Q1

2026

Based on the Commercial Credit Platform (PCC), the weighted average payment delay (“tempo di ritardo”) of central authorities (Amministrazioni dello Stato, enti pubblici nazionali e altri enti) to businesses shall be at most 0 days.

M1C1-93

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Target

Average number of days of delay for the regional public administrations to pay businesses is reduced

N/A

Weighted average payment delay

(in days)

0

0

Q1

2026

Based on the Commercial Credit Platform (PCC), the weighted average payment delay (“tempo di ritardo”) of regional authorities (Regioni and Province Autonome) to businesses shall be at most 0 days

M1C1-94

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Target

Average number of days of delay for the local public administrations to pay businesses is reduced

N/A

Weighted average payment delay

(in days)

0

0

Q1

2026

Based on the Commercial Credit Platform (PCC), the weighted average payment delay (“tempo di ritardo”) of local authorities (enti locali) to businesses shall be at most 0 days.

M1C1-95

Reform 1.11: Reduction of late payments by public administrations and health authorities

Target

Average number of days of delay for the health public administrations to pay businesses is reduced

N/A

Weighted average payment delay

(in days)

0

0

Q1

2026

Based on the Commercial Credit Platform (PCC), the weighted average payment delay (“tempo di ritardo”) of public health authorities (enti del Servizio sanitario nazionale) to businesses shall be at most 0 days.

M1C1-96

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Target

Average time between the publication and the contract award

N/A

Number

193

115

Q4

2025

Based on the data from the EU Official Journal (TED database) the average time between the deadline for the submission of tenders and the date of signature of the contract shall be reduced to no more than 115 days for contracts above the thresholds of the EU public procurement directives.

Ensure that there is full consistency and no time gap between the publication of data on the conclusion of the contract in TED and in the BDNCP (ANAC).

M1C1-97

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Target

Average time between the contract award and the realization of the infrastructure

N/A

Percentage

100

88

Q4

2024

The average time between the contract award and the realization of the infrastructure (‘fase esecutiva’) shall be reduced at least by 12%.

M1C1-97bis

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Target

Average time between the contract award and the realization of the infrastructure

N/A

Percentage

100

85

Q4

2025

The average time between the contract award and the realization of the infrastructure (‘fase esecutiva’) shall be reduced at least by 15%.

M1C1-98

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Target

Civil servants trained through the Public Buyers Professionalization Strategy

N/A

Percentage

20

40

Q4

2024

At least 40% of civil servants have been trained through the Public Buyers Professionalization Strategy with a view to qualification. This percentage takes into account the total number of civil servants actively involved in public procurement, that is 100 000 public buyers registered as of 30 April 2021 to the National e-Procurement System managed by Consip on behalf of the MEF.

M1C1-98bis

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Target

Civil servants trained through the Public Buyers Professionalization Strategy

N/A

Percentage

20

60

Q4

2025

At least 60% of civil servants have been trained through the Public Buyers Professionalization Strategy with a view to qualification. This percentage takes into account the total number of civil servants actively involved in public procurement, that is 100 000 public buyers registered as of 30 April 2021 to the National e-Procurement System managed by Consip on behalf of the MEF.

M1C1-99

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Target

Contracting authorities using dynamic purchasing systems

Percentage of Central Government Contracting Authorities using dynamic purchasing systems as per EU Directive 2014/24

Percentage

15

20

Q4

2024

At least 20% of contracting authorities are using dynamic purchasing systems as per Directive 2014/24 (two years observation timeframe and taking into account that in Italy the use of the DPS is mainly targeted at above the threshold purchases, given that the below-the-threshold ones are mainly performed using eMarketplaces). The target refers to Central Government Contracting Authorities (250 PA as registered per 30 April 2021 to the National e-Procurement System managed by Consip on behalf of the MEF).

M1C1-99bis

Reform 1.10: Reform of the public procurement legislative framework

Investment 1.10: Support to qualification and eProcurement

Target

Digital competencies of contracting authorities

Percentage of local Government Contracting Authorities digitally competent

Percentage

0

50

Q4

2025

At least 50% of local contracting authorities have the digital competences required by the qualification.

Contracting authorities that satisfy the same requirements by means of centralised purchasing bodies shall also be counted for the purpose of achieving the target.

M1C1-100

Reform 1.13: Reform of the spending review framework

Milestone

Entry into force of legislative provisions improving the effectiveness of the spending review - Reinforcement of Finance Ministry

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the law

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2021

The revised framework for spending reviews in central state administrations (Ministries) shall improve its effectiveness by reinforcing the role of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. In particular, it shall provide for a reinforced role of the Ministry of Economy and Finance in the ex-ante evaluation, monitoring processes and ex-post evaluation, allowing to enforce the thoroughly execution of the reviews and the achievement of the intended goals.

M1C1-101

Reform 1.12:

Reform of the tax administration

Milestone

Adoption of a review of possible actions to reduce tax evasion

Publication of the review

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2021

Adopt a report to inform government actions for reducing tax evasion from omitted invoicing, especially in the sectors most exposed to tax evasion, including through targeted incentives to consumers.

M1C1-102

Reform 1.13: Reform of the spending review framework

Milestone

Adoption of a report on the effectiveness of practices used by selected public administrations for formulating and implementing saving plans

Publication of the report

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2022

The report shall be prepared by the Accounting Department of the Finance Ministry in cooperation with selected administrations to:

-Assess their practices in the formulation and implementation of saving plans.

-Define guidelines for all public administrations.

M1C1-103

Reform 1.12: Reform of the tax administration

Milestone

Entry into force of primary and secondary legislation and regulatory provisions and completion of administrative processes for encouraging tax compliance and improving audits and controls

Provisions in the law and regulatory provisions indicating the entry into force

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2022

The provisions shall include:

i) full operationalisation of the database and the dedicated IT infrastructure for the release of pre-populated VAT tax return, as provided for by art. 4, paragraph 1, of the legislative decree n. 127/2015.

(ii) the database used for the “compliance letters” (providing early communications to taxpayers for which anomalies are detected) is enhanced with a view of reducing the incidence of false-positive and increasing the number of communications sent out to taxpayers.

(iii) entry into force of reformed legislation in order to ensure effective administrative sanctions in case of refusal of private providers to accept electronic payments (original article 23 of decree-law 124/2019, which had been abrogated upon conversion into law, represents a reference).

(iv) Completion of the process of data pseudonymization provided for by art. 1, paragraphs 681-686, of the law n.160/2019 and set up of digital infrastructure for the analysis of big data generated through the interoperability of databases fully pseudonymized, with a view to increase the effectiveness of the risk analysis underlying the selection process.

(v) Entry into force of primary and secondary legislation implementing additional effective actions based on the findings of the review of possible measures to reduce tax evasion from omitted invoicing.

M1C1-104

Reform 1.13: Reform of the spending review framework

Milestone

Adoption of savings targets for spending reviews for the years 2023-2025

Quantitative savings target for the aggregate central state administrations defined in the Document of Economy and Finance - in euro

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2022

On the basis of the decree-laws 90 and 93 of 2016 and law 163/2016, set targets in the Economic Financial Document for yearly spending reviews for the aggregate central state administrations for the years 2023, 2024, 2025. The saving targets shall reflect an adequate level of ambition.

M1C1-105

Reform 1.12: Reform of the tax administration

Target

Higher number of "compliance letters"

N/A

Number

2 150 908

2 581 090

Q4

2022

The number of “compliance letters”, providing early communication to taxpayers for which anomalies are detected, shall be increased by at least 20% compared to 2019.

M1C1-106

Reform 1.12: Reform of the tax administration

Target

Reducing the number of false positive "compliance letters”

N/A

Number

126 500

132 825

Q4

2022

The number of false-positive “compliance letters” (providing an early communication to taxpayers for which anomalies are detected, but for which no frauds are detected ex post) shall be reduced by at least 5% with respect to 2019.

M1C1-107

Reform 1.12: Reform of the tax administration

Target

Increase in the tax revenue generated by "compliance letters"

N/A

Euro

2 130 000 000

2 449 500 000

Q4

2022

Tax revenue generated by “compliance letters” shall increase by 15% with respect to 2019.

M1C1-108

Reform 1.15: Reform of public accounting rules

Milestone

Approval of the Conceptual framework, the Set of accrual accounting standards and the Multidimensional Chart of Accounts

Resolution of the Accounting Department of the Finance Ministry approving the Accrual Accounting Governance Structure

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2024

Completion of a conceptual framework as reference for the accrual accounting system according to the qualitative features defined by Eurostat (EPSAS Working Group);  
Setting of accrual accounting standards based on IPSAS/EPSAS; Design a multidimensional and multi-level chart of accounts.

M1C1-109

Reform 1.12: Reform of the tax administration

Target

Sending first pre-populated VAT tax returns

N/A

Number

0

2 300 000

Q2

2023

At least 2 300 000 taxpayers shall receive pre-populated VAT tax returns for the tax year 2022.

M1C1-110

Reform 1.13: Reform of the spending review framework

Milestone

Re-classification of the general State budget, with reference to the environmental expenditure and to the expenditure that promotes gender equality

Inclusion of the re-classification of the general State budget with reference to the environmental expenditure and to the expenditure that promotes gender equality in the 2024 Budget Law

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2023

The 2024 Budget Law shall provide the Parliament with a Sustainable Development Budget consisting in the classification of the general State budget with reference to the environmental expenditure and to the expenditure that promotes gender equality. The classification shall be consistent with the criteria underlying the definition of Sustainable Development Goals and the targets of the Agenda 2030.

M1C1-111

Reform 1.13: Reform of the spending review framework

Milestone

Completion of the yearly spending review for 2023, with reference to the saving target set in 2022 for 2023

Adoption of the Finance Ministry report on the spending review in 2023, certifying the completion of the process and the achievement of the target.

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2024

The Finance Ministry report to be transmitted to the Council of Ministers as provided for by decree-laws 90 and 93 of 2016 and law 163/2016 shall:

-certify the completion of the spending review process for 2023 in respect of the provision for the spending review framework.

-certify the achievement of the target set in 2022.

M1C1-112

Reform 1.12: Reform of the tax administration

Target

Improve the operational capacity of the tax administration as indicated in the “Performance plan 2021-2023” of the Revenue Agency

N/A

Number of hirings

0

4 113

Q2

2024

The staff of the Revenue Agency shall be increased by 4113 units as indicated in the “Performance plan 2021-2023”.

M1C1-113

Reform 1.12: Reform of the tax administration

Target

Higher number of "compliance letters"

N/A

Number

2 150 908

3 011 271

Q4

2023

The number of “compliance letters”, providing early communication to taxpayers for which anomalies are detected, shall be increased by at least 40% compared to 2019.

M1C1-114

Reform 1.12: Reform of the tax administration

Target

Increase in the tax revenue generated by "compliance letters"

N/A

Euro

2 130 000 000

2 769 000 000

Q4

2023

Tax revenue generated by “compliance letters” shall increase by 30% with respect to 2019.

M1C1-115

Reform 1.13: Reform of the spending review framework

Milestone

Completion of the yearly spending review for 2024, with reference to the saving target set in 2022 and 2023 for 2024

Adoption of the Finance Ministry report on the spending review in 2024, certifying the completion of the process and the achievement of the target.

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2025

The Finance Ministry report to be transmitted to the Council of Ministers as provided for by decree-laws 90 and 93 of 2016 and law 163/2016 shall:

- certify the completion of the spending review process for 2024 in respect of the provision for the spending review framework.

- certify the achievement of the target set in 2022 and 2023.

M1C1-116

Reform 1.12: Reform of the tax administration

Target

Reduction of tax evasion as defined by the indicator "propensity to evade"

N/A

Percentage

0

-5

Q4

2025

“Propensity to evade” in all taxes excluding property taxes (Imposta Municipale Unica) and excises shall be lower in 2023 compared to 2019 by 5% of the 2019 baseline. The reference estimate for 2019 shall be included in the updated government report on the shadow economy to be published in November 2021 according to the provisions of art. 2 of the legislative decree n. 160/2015. The 5% reduction shall be observed with reference to the estimates included in the updated vintage of the same report to be published in November 2025 based on data for the tax year 2023.

M1C1-117

Reform 1.15:

Reform of public accounting rules

Target

Representatives of public entities trained for the transition to the new accrual accounting system

N/A

Percentage

0

90

Q1

2026

End of the first round of training for the transition to the new accrual accounting system for representatives of public sector entities covering at least 90% of primary expenditure of the whole public sector.

M1C1-118

Reform 1.15:

Reform of public accounting rules

Milestone

Issuance of financial statements and entry into force of the legislative act of the accrual accounting for public sector entities covering at least 90% of the primary expenditure of the whole public sector.

Provision in the legislative act indicating the entry into force of the legislative act. Entry into force of all implementing measures (including guidelines, operational manuals and training program) of the accrual accounting for public sector entities covering at least 90% of the primary expenditure of the whole public sector.

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2026

As a pilot phase for the legislative act of public accounting rules, public administration financial statements for public sector entities covering at least 90% of the primary expenditure of the whole public sector shall be issued.

Furthermore, a legislative act shall enter into force providing for the introduction of the new accrual accounting system for public sector entities covering at least 90% of the primary expenditure of the whole public sector as of 2027. 

Additionally, the following implementing measures shall enter into force:

(1) Guideline(s) and Operating manual(s) for the application of accounting standards accompanied by examples and practical representations to support operators; and  
(2) Training program: set up of training programs for the transition to the new accrual accounting system.

M1C1-119

Reform 1.14:

Reform of the subnational fiscal framework

Milestone

Entry into force of primary and secondary legislation to implement regional fiscal federalism

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of fiscal federalism for regions with ordinary status.

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q1

2026

Entry into force of the regulatory framework of the “Fiscal federalism” (“Federalismo fiscale”) as provided for by the existing delegation law 42/2009. In particular, primary and secondary legislation shall define the relevant parameters to implement the fiscal federalism for regions with ordinary status, as defined by the decree-law 68/2011 (article 1-15), as lastly amended by law 176/2020 (article 31-sexties).

M1C1-120

Reform 1.14:

Reform of the subnational fiscal framework

Milestone

Entry into force of primary and secondary legislation to implement regional fiscal federalism

Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of fiscal federalism for provinces and metropolitan cities.

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q1

2026

Entry into force of the regulatory framework of the “Fiscal federalism” (“Federalismo fiscale”) as provided for by the existing delegation law 42/2009. In particular, primary and secondary legislation shall define the relevant parameters to implement, as appropriate, the fiscal federalism for provinces and metropolitan cities, as defined by the decree-law 68/2011 (article 1-15), as lastly amended by law 178/2020 (article 1, comma 783).

M1C1-121

Reform 1.12:

Reform of the tax administration

Target

Reduction of tax evasion as defined by the indicator "propensity to evade"

N/A

Percentage

0

-15

Q2

2026

“Propensity to evade” in all taxes excluding property taxes (Imposta Municipale Unica) and excises shall be lower in 2024 compared to 2019 by 15% of the 2019 baseline. The reference estimate for 2019 shall be included in the updated government report on the shadow economy to be published in November 2021 according to the provisions of art. 2 of the legislative decree n. 160/2015. The 15% reduction shall be observed with reference to an estimate for the tax year 2024 included in a dedicated report to be prepared by the Ministry of Finance by June 2026 based on the same methodology used for the report required by art. 2 of the legislative decree n. 160/2015.

M1C1-122

Reform 1.13: Reform of the spending review framework

Milestone

Completion of the yearly spending review for 2025, with reference to the saving target set in 2022, 2023 and 2024 for 2025.

Adoption of the Finance Ministry report on the spending review in 2025, certifying the completion of the process and the achievement of the target.

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q2

2026

The Finance Ministry report to be transmitted to the Council of Ministers as provided for by decree-laws 90 and 93 of 2016 and law 163/2016 shall:

- certify the completion of the spending review process for 2025 in respect of the provision for the spending review framework.

- certify the achievement of the target set in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

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Related Measure (Reform or Investment)

Milestone

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Name

Qualitative indicators   
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(for targets)

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Description of each milestone and target

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Goal

Quarter

Year

M1C1-14

Investment 1.6.5: Digitization of the Council of State

Target

Council of State - Court documents available for analysis in data warehouse T1

N/A

Number

0

800 000

Q4

2023

Number of court documents related to administrative jurisdiction system (such as sentences, opinions and decrees) for which metadata is fully available in data warehouse.

M1C1-16

Investment 1.6.5: Digitization of the Council of State

Target

Council of State - Court documents available for analysis in data warehouse T2

N/A

Number

800 000

2 500 000

Q4

2023

Number of court documents related to administrative jurisdiction system (such as judgments, opinions and decrees) for which metadata is fully available in data warehouse.

M1C1-123

Investment 1.6.3 - Digitization of National Social Security Institute (INPS) and National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at work (INAIL)

Target

INPS - "One click by design" services/contents T1

N/A

Number

0

35

Q4

2022

35 additional services deployed on INPS' institutional web site ( www.inps.it ).

The services shall be accessible on the institutional site through appropriate profiling logics (the system will suggest services of possible interest based on age, work characteristics, perceived benefits, and user history).

The 35 services are related to the following INPS institutional areas:

•Pensions benefits

•Social Shock Absorbers

•Unemployment benefits

•Disability benefits

•Redemptions

•Company collection of contribution

•Agriculture workers services

•Anti-fraud, corruption and transparency services

In the listed institutional areas, the services that shall be implemented will concern the digital submission of requests for services, the check of the requirements for the benefit, the status monitoring of the practice by users, the proactive proposal of services based on user's needs, the automatic renewal of benefits without the need for new applications.

Finally, there shall be monitoring dashboards that allow both the monitoring by INPS of the benefits provided and data driven support to policy makers’ decisions.

M1C1-124

Investment 1.6.3 - Digitization of National Social Security Institute (INPS) and National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at work (INAIL)

Target

INPS - Employees with improved Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) skills T1

N/A

Number

0

4 250

Q4

2022

At least 4 250 INPS employees assessed with regards to their Information and with certified improved skills in the following areas of the European e-Competence Framework: (i) Plan; (ii) Build; (iii) Run (iv) Enable; (v) Manage.

The areas for improvement of competences will be identified according to the target group of learners.

M1C1-125

Investment 1.2 - Cloud enablement for local PA

Milestone

Award of (all) public calls for Cloud enablement for local Public Administration tenders

Notification of the award of (all) public contracts for Cloud enablement for local Public Administration tenders

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q1

2023

Notification of the award of (all) public calls for each type of Public Administration involved (Municipalities, Schools, local healthcare agencies) to collect and assess migration plans. The issuance of three dedicated calls shall allow the Ministry for Technological Innovation and Digital Transition to assess the very specific needs of each type of Public Administration involved.

Tenders awarded (i.e. publication of the list of public administrations admitted to receive funding) related to three public calls for proposal respectively for Municipalities, Schools, and local healthcare agencies, to collect and assess migration plans, in compliance with the ’Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) through the use of an exclusion list and the requirement of compliance with the relevant EU and national environmental legislation.

M1C1-126

Investment 1.4.3 - Adoption scale up of PagoPA platform services and the “IO” app

Target

Adoption scale up of PagoPA platform services T1

N/A

Number

9 000

11 450

Q4

2023

Ensure an increase in the number of services integrated in the platform for:

- public administrations already in the baseline (9 000 entities)

- new public administrations joining the platform (2 450 new entities).

In both cases, the total number of services of the public administrations joining the platform shall have to increase by at least 20% compared to the 2021 services baseline (31.03.2021). The number of services that shall be integrated depend on the type of administration (the final 2026 goal is to have an average of 35 services for Municipalities, 15 services for Regions, 15 services for health authorities, 8 services for schools and universities).

M1C1-127

Investment 1.4.3 - Adoption scale up of PagoPA platform services and the “IO” app

Target

Adoption scale up of “IO” app T1

N/A

Number

2 700

7 000

Q4

2023

Ensure an increase in the number of services integrated in “IO “app for:

- public administrations already in the baseline (2 700 entities)

- new public administrations joining the platform (4 300 new entities).

In both cases, the total number of services of the public administrations joining the platform shall have to increase by at least 20% compared to the 2021 services baseline (31.03.2021). The number of services that shall be integrated depend on the type of administration (the final 2026 goal is to have an average of 35 services for Municipalities, 15 services for Regions, 15 services for health authorities, 8 services for schools and universities).

M1C1-128

Investment 1.4.5 - Digitization of public notices

Target

Adoption scale up of digital public notices T1

N/A

Number

0

800

Q4

2023

At least 800 Central Public Administrations and Municipalities, with respect to Digital Notification Platform (DNP), shall provide digital legally-binding notices to citizens, legal entities, associations and any other public or private entities.

M1C1-129

Investment 1.6.1 - Digitization of the Ministry of the Interior

Target

Ministry of the Interior - Fully re-engineered and digitized processes T1

N/A

Number

0

7

Q4

2023

Internal procedures and processes fully re-engineered (7 processes in total until 31 December 2023) and that can be entirely completed online (such as office automation, mobility services and e-learning).

M1C1-130

Investment 1.6.2 - Digitization of the Ministry of Justice

Target

Digitized judicial files T1

N/A

Number

0

3 500 000

Q4

2023

Digitalization of 3 500 000 judicial files pertaining to the last 20 years (01/01/2006 - 30/06/2026) related to completed or ongoing trials of judicial courts.

M1C1-131

Investment 1.6.2 - Digitization of the Ministry of Justice

Milestone

Justice Data Lake knowledge systems T1

Report testifying the start of execution of the contract

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2023

Start of execution of the contract for the realization of six new Data Lake knowledge systems:

1)Anonymization system of civil and criminal sentences

2)Integrated management system

3)Management and analysis system for civil trials

4)Management and analysis system for criminal trials

5)Advanced statistics system on civil and criminal trials

6)Automated system for identification of victim-guilty relationship.

The execution of every public contract starts by a specific administrative act of the responsible of the procedure, named “starting execution”.

M1C1-132

Investment 1.6.3 - Digitization of National Social Security Institute (INPS) and National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at work (INAIL)

Target

INPS - “One click by design” services/contents T2

N/A

Number

35

70

Q4

2023

35 additional services deployed on Inps's institutional web site ( www.inps.it ).

The services shall be accessible on the institutional site through appropriate profiling logics (the system shall suggest services of possible interest based on age, work characteristics, perceived benefits, and user history).

The 35 services are related to the following INPS institutional areas:

•Pensions benefits

•Social Shock Absorbers

•Unemployment benefits

•Disability benefits

•Redemptions

•Company collection of contribution

•Agriculture workers services

•Anti-fraud, corruption and transparency services

In the listed institutional areas, the services that shall be implemented shall concern the digital submission of request of services, the check of the requirements for the benefit, the status monitoring of the practice by users, the proactive proposal of services based on user's needs, the automatic renewal of benefits without the need for new applications.

Finally, there shall be monitoring dashboards that allow both the monitoring by INPS of the benefits provided and data driven support to policy makers’ decisions.

M1C1-133

Investment 1.6.3 - Digitization of National Social Security Institute (INPS) and National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at work (INAIL)

Target

INPS - Employees with improved Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) skills T2

N/A

Number

4 250

8 500

Q4

2023

Additional 4 250 INPS employees assessed with certified improved skills in the following areas of the European e-Competence Framework: (i) Plan; (ii) Build; (iii) Run (iv) Enable; (v) Manage.

The areas for improvement of competences shall be identified according to the target group of learners.

M1C1-134

Investment 1.6.3 - Digitization of National Social Security Institute (INPS) and National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at work (INAIL)

Target

INAIL - Fully re-engineered and digitized processes/services T1

N/A

Number

29

53

Q4

2023

The target is to achieve 53 (52%) re-engineered institutional processes and services in order to make them fully digitized.

The involved areas of INAIL are: Insurance, Social and Health services, Prevention and safety work, Certifications and verifications.

In particular, the expected target for each area is expressed above:

·Insurance: 8 (25%);

·Social and health services: 18 (50%);

·Prevention and safety work: 9 (80%);

·Certifications and verifications: 18 (80%).

M1C1-135

Investment 1.6.4 - Digitization of the Ministry of Defence

Target

Ministry of Defence - Digitalisation of procedures T1

N/A

Number

4

15

Q4

2023

Digitization, revision, and automation of 15 procedures related to management of Defence’s personnel (such as recruiting, employment and retirement, employees' health) starting from a baseline of four already digitized procedures.

M1C1-136

Investment 1.6.4 - Digitization of the Ministry of Defence

Target

Ministry of Defence - Digitalisation of certificates T1

N/A

Number of digitized certificates

190 000

450 000

Q4

2023

Number of digitized identity certificates (450 000) issued by the Ministry of Defence and running onto the infrastructure complemented by a disaster recovery site starting from a baseline of 190 000 already digitized certificates.

M1C1-137

Investment 1.6.4 - Digitization of the Ministry of Defence

Milestone

Ministry of Defence - Commissioning of institutional web portals and intranet portals

Institutional web portals and intranet web portals fully operational

N/A

N/A

N/A

Q4

2023

Development and implementation of (i) institutional web portals and (ii) intranet portals for specific needs of internal communication.

M1C1-138

Investment 1.6.4 - Digitization of the Ministry of Defence

Target

Ministry of Defence - Migration of non-mission critical applications into Solution for Complete Information Protection by Infrastructure Openness (S.C.I.P.I.O.) T1

N/A

Number

0

10

Q4

2023

Initial migration and operational availability of non-mission critical applications to new open-source infrastructure. This encompasses hardware environment implementation, installation of middleware open-source components, and the re-engineering of applications.

M1C1-139

Investment 1.2 - Cloud enablement for local PA

Target

Cloud enablement for local Public Administration T1

N/A

Number

0

4 083

Q3

2024

The migration of 4 083 Local Public Administrations towards certified cloud environments shall be considered achieved when the testing of all the systems, datasets and application migration included in each migration plan are successful.

M1C1-140

Investment 1.4.1 - Citizen experience - Improvement of the quality and the usability of digital public services

Target

Improvement of the quality and the usability of digital public services T1

N/A

Percentage

0.1

40

Q4

2024

Administrations (municipalities, primary and secondary of 1st and 2nd grade educational institutions and specific piloted health care and cultural heritage entities) adhering to a common model and design system, simplifying user interaction and easing maintenance for the years to come.