The Economic Focus “AI in Public Settings: Status and Next Steps" is available online.

The aim of the paper is to give an overview of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption in the Public Sector in Europe. According to that, the article analyses various impactful applications of AI in different EU countries, including Italy, and highlights the pattern of Italian expenditure on digitalization and AI investments.

The Italian Department of Treasury of the Ministry of Economy and Finance is investing in the development of innovative projects using AI and generative AI models and tools. The goal is to provide further services to citizens and to optimize internal processes.

 The “Economic Focus” series promotes the dissemination of thematic notes produced by the Economic-Financial Analysis and Research Directorate of italian Department of the Treasury, with the aim of stimulating reflections and constructive debate on various topics.