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Associazione Italiana per l’Information and Communication Technology

Anitec-Assinform

Anitec-Assinform is the Italian digital business association.

Lobbying Activity

Response to Update of EU rules on audiovisual media services

19 Dec 2025

Please find attached the feedback by Anitec-Assinform, the Italian ICT business association.
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Response to EU quantum Act

11 Dec 2025

Please find attached the response to the call for evidence by Anitec-Assinform, the Italian ICT business association.
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Response to Circular Economy Act

6 Nov 2025

Anitec-Assinform accoglie con favore il CEA, riconoscendone il potenziale per armonizzare, digitalizzare e rafforzare le politiche a sostegno della transizione verso uneconomia più sostenibile. Perché ciò avvenga, è necessario un quadro regolatorio chiaro, coerente e improntato ai principi di armonizzazione, semplificazione e flessibilità, evitando frammentazioni tra Stati membri e riducendo gli oneri amministrativi per le imprese. In allegato il contribuito associativo per esteso.
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Response to Digital package – digital omnibus

14 Oct 2025

Anitec-Assinform is Italy's leading ICT industry association. We represent companies across the entire digital value chain, many of which face increasing regulatory complexity that risks undermining innovation and competitiveness in the EU. We support the Commission's simplification agenda and have prepared feedback focused on practical solutions that uphold the EU's trustworthiness and security objectives while fostering a thriving digital economy. Our response addresses four key regulatory areas. On Artificial Intelligence, we propose greater flexibility for AI systems covered by existing sectoral frameworks, realistic implementation timelines aligned with standards availability, and measures to make sandboxes more attractive while raising GPAI systemic risk thresholds. For Cybersecurity, we call for harmonized incident reporting requirements across NIS2, CRA, and DORA, an effective one-stop shop platform, coordinated vulnerability disclosure, and prioritization of harmonized standards over common specifications. Regarding the Data Economy, we recommend deferring mandatory interoperability standards until market necessity is demonstrated and replacing rigid structural separation requirements for data intermediaries with operational controls. On Data Privacy, we take a bold stance: we propose repealing the ePrivacy Directive entirely, as the GDPR already provides a robust legal framework. The principle of confidentiality of communications should be incorporated directly into the GDPR itself, creating a single coherent legal framework. Alternatively, if the Directive is maintained, we recommend targeted updates with clear exemptions for low-risk processing activities. We also call for ensuring common GDPR compliance standards across all organizations. For complete details and specific proposals, please refer to the full response document.
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Response to Review of the Digital Markets Act

23 Sept 2025

Please find here the reply to this consultation by Anitec-Assinform, the Italian ICT business association.
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Response to EU Start-up and Scale-up Strategy

17 Mar 2025

Anitec-Assinform is the business association representing the Information and Communication Technology industry in Italy. As such, we present the unique perspective of the Italian digital ecosystem, comprised of major global players, national champions, fast-growing SMEs, startups and scaleups. We believe the Potential of the EU Single market untapped due to persistent barriers, regulatory fragmentation, and the increasing innovation gap between the EU and global partners. This unreleased potential affects the whole digital value chain as startups and scaleups operate within a broader ecosystem that affects their ability to grow, compete and generate industrial innovation. The attached document outlines insights and recommendations for the upcoming strategy. We provide extremely recent data on the ICT startups and innovative SMEs and we outline our position on two key issues we believe should be crucial in the forthcoming strategy: 1) Completing an Innovation-Friendly Single EU Market: address the regulatory complexity and cross-border fragmentation that currently hinder digital companies from scaling across Europe. This includes harmonization of the Digital Single Market's regulatory framework and establishment of a "28th regime" to provide a unified legal status for innovative European companies, and complementary policy initiatives to foster corporate-startup collaboration, support global expansion, and strengthen innovation infrastructure. 2) Strengthening Growth Enablers Talent, Data, Computing: ensure that innovative companies have access to the fundamental resources needed to scale - particularly to address the ICT skills mismatch and secure adequate access to data and computing infrastructure.
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Meeting with Rita Wezenbeek (Director Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and

11 Feb 2025 · Opening Session: DSA roundtable discussions on online advertising (Article 46 DSA)

Response to Single Market Strategy 2025

31 Jan 2025

Anitec-Assinform is the business association representing the Information and Communication Technology industry in Italy. As such, we present the unique perspective of the Italian digital ecosystem, comprised of major global players, national champions and several fast-growing SMEs. The Italian digital sector is committed to promoting the EU Single Market, to foster innovation and competitiveness at a European level. The attached document outlines three key recommendations for the upcoming strategy: Remove obstacles to the completion of the Single Market - Identifying areas where the EU can promote harmonisation, expanding the Single Market. Uphold the one-stop-shop principle - Addressing governance challenges within the existing EU regulatory framework. Leverage the potential of the Single Market - Emphasizing the need for measures that enhance the competitiveness of the Single Market.
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Meeting with Brando Benifei (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Oct 2024 · Meeting on the UE digital and AI policies

Meeting with Giorgio Gori (Member of the European Parliament) and Bioenergy Europe

2 Oct 2024 · Presentation of priorities

Response to Protection of Minors Guidelines

30 Sept 2024

Please find attached here the feedback from Anitec-Assinform, the Italian digital business association. We believe that all users, especially minors, have the right to safe and secure online access. The internet offers children unique opportunities to learn, engage with their peers and exchange ideas. It is therefore essential to strike the correct balance between safeguards, data protection and access to online services.
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Response to Rules specifying the obligations laid down in Articles 21(5) and 23(11) of the NIS 2 Directive

25 Jul 2024

Please find attached Anitec-Assinform's comments to the draft implementing act regarding cybersecurity risk management & reporting obligations for digital infrastructure, providers and ICT service managers under the NIS 2 directive. The association welcomes the opportunity to contribute to this draft. The comments find that the Act could be improved by reducing the prescriptive provisions, in favour of an approach prioritising accountability of NIS subjects, reliance on existing cybersecurity frameworks and standards, and pragmatism regarding incident reporting requirements.
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Response to How to master Europe’s digital infrastructure needs?

30 Jun 2024

Anitec-Assinform welcomes the opportunity to comment on the white paper published by the Commission and to contribute to the identification of the most effective strategies to successfully overcome the challenges facing the digital infrastructure sector in Europe today. Please find Anitec-Assinform feedback in the attached document.
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Response to Report on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation

8 Feb 2024

The GDPR has had a significant impact on the way organisations collect, use and store personal data. It has improved transparency and accountability, and increased awareness. We thank for the opportunity to have our say on the impact of this regulation. please find herewith our input on the questionnaire.
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