The Centro Studi TIM is the TIM Digital Think Tank, dedicated to delivering rigorous macroeconomic, market, and strategic analyses of the impacts of digitalisation across Italy’s economic, industrial, and social landscape. Leveraging the TIM Group’s deep economic, technological, and industry expertise, it provides forward-looking insights to interpret key transformations, support decision-making and contribute to the country’s digital development. Its work is enriched by collaborations with leading research centres, universities, and academic institutions, ensuring a multidisciplinary and authoritative perspective. Through its mission, the Digital Think Tank fosters informed debate and promotes greater awareness of the strategic role of digital technologies in driving sustainable growth and innovation across Italy.

Smart Infrastructure

Italian infrastructure between challenges and innovation

Intelligent monitoring systems can help prevent up to 27% of structural failures in aging infrastructure and reduce road network and civil works management costs by 31%, thereby extending the operational lifespan of infrastructure assets.

In electricity networks, the deployment of IoT sensors and advanced digital platforms can optimise distribution and reduce losses, delivering annual savings of nearly €700 million. In the water sector, smart metering and advanced monitoring solutions could generate savings of up to €2.6 billion by 2030.

Today, Artificial Intelligence, advanced sensing technologies, robotics and drones – supported by high performance 5G connectivity and robust cybersecurity solutions – are driving the development of a new, future proof infrastructure system in Italy.

These insights are outlined in the Smart Infrastructure Report produced by the TIM Research Centre, in cooperation with Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Centre, the Digital Innovation Observatories of the Politecnico di Milano, and Comtel Innovation.

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