In the 2024 edition of the Digital Decade report, Italy has achieved 45.8% basic digital skills coverage, compared to the EU average of 55.6%. The score in Italy has slightly improved comparing to 2023 results (45.6%). 

According to the Digital Decade report 2024, Italy performs slightly below the EU average in both digital skills indicators. The percentage of ICT specialists in employment has increased from 3.9% in 2023 to 4.1% in 2024 comparing to the recent EU average of 4.8%.

Italy's National Coalition for digital skills and jobs, part of 'Repubblica Digitale', promotes digital skills, uniting over 180 organizations. ACCEDI, a digital skills learning platform, will launch in 2023. The Italian Strategy for Digital Skills focuses on bridging digital divides, boosting e-skills in education, developing key competences, and increasing ICT specialists in emerging technologies. Goals by 2025 include equipping 70% of the population with basic digital skills, doubling advanced digital skills in various groups, and enhancing public digital service usage to 64%, including older citizens.

The Italian National AI Strategy published in June 2022, was developed by Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy in cooperation with group of experts. The Strategy has been developed for a 3 year period from 2022 to 2024. The primary goal of the Strategy is to define a coherent and holistic framework of initiatives to support the development of a national AI ecosystem. 

The National Strategy for Digital Skills aims to bridge the digital divide and enhance digital competencies by 2026. Key goals include increasing basic digital skills in 70% of the population, doubling advanced digital skills, and tripling ICT graduates. The strategy involves education, workforce training, and public sector transformation through a collaborative, multi-sectoral approach.