Tg Mondo Hi-Tech, edition of 24 May 2024

We talk about space economy, cybersecurity, AI and work, TE.R.R.A. portal.

ITALIAN SPACE ECONOMY WORTH 3 BILLION, DESTINED TO GROW

In the period 2023-2027, public investments destined for the national space ecosystem will amount to over 7 billion euros. The report ‘Space Economy, Space Industry, Space Law’ says so. Of these, approximately 4.4 billion are public funding (including 1.5 billion from the Pnrr) and 3.1 come from ESA program funds. Thanks to this money, the objective for Italy is to grow further in the space economy sector on which the country has always focused heavily. There are currently 415 companies active in the sector. In economic terms, the sector reached a total value of 2.9 billion euros in 2021 and has 7 thousand employees, with a growth rate of +15% compared to the last 15 years.

EUROBAROMETER: EU MUST STRENGTHEN CYBERSECURITY SKILLS

A Eurobarometer survey on cybersecurity revealed a growing shortage of IT skills, the need for a greater number of specialists and highly sensitive staff in all EU companies. Results in line with a recent report published by Enisa, the EU Agency for Cybersecurity. The European Commission has therefore stepped up support for cybersecurity skills initiatives and has allocated €10 million to training projects this year. The total amount invested since 2021 has risen to around 600 million euros. New funding opportunities will be made available in fall 2024.

ENERGY TRANSITION UNDERWAY, TERNA LAUNCHES ‘TER.R.R.A.’

A ‘dashboard’ to keep the growth of renewables in Italy under control, taking into account systems, connections, accumulations but also the territory. It is the TE.R.R.A. portal. – an acronym that stands for Territory, Renewable Networks and Storage – a communication tool that will be online on 7 June. The objective is to promote maximum transparency, to have an enormous wealth of information available on the status of connection requests – approximately 6,600 including renewable plants, storage systems and consumer users with connection solutions accepted by the proponents – and on the geographical location of approximately 40,000 systems in operation. “We have embraced the vision that technology can be key in the transition”, says Giuseppina Di Foggia, CEO of Terna. The portal was presented in the operations rooms of the company’s National Control Center, with over 100 screens and a 40 square meter wallscreen that monitors 293 lines, of which 9 interconnections with foreign countries and 3 submarine cables.

AI IN THE COMPANY, CERTAIN STANDARDS AND TRAINING NEEDED

How to address the challenges posed by the use of artificial intelligence in work relationships? In Florence, at the Labor Festival, the interprofessional fund Fonarcom brought together the experts of the ‘IlLavoroContinua’ study center with the event entitled ‘Protections in the employment relationship, from the Statute to the new frontiers of artificial intelligence’ to understand how to avoid abuse and gray areas and protect employers and employees. For Andrea Cafà, president of Fonarcom and Cifa, it is necessary to “regulate with the social partners the correct use of artificial intelligence within the employment relationship”. In addition to this, it is also necessary to “provide training to union and employer leaders, because they must begin to understand how technology must be managed”.