An urgent narrative, direct and far from technicalities, to turn the spotlight on the future of a sector, that of telecommunications, which affects us all. Today, that tale becomes a voice and becomes a podcast.
‘La Connessione che Manca’ (The Missing Connection), available on the main listening platforms, is the audio transposition of the book of the same name written by Pietro Labriola, CEO of the TIM Group, and launched on his LinkedIn profile.
Behind the project, a clear vision: without solid and sustainable networks, digital stops, and with it, so do education, work, public services, and ultimately Italy. The podcast takes up and amplifies this message, offering a narrative that is accessible to everyone, not just to insiders.
Each episode guides the listener through key issues: from the transformations of the telecommunications sector to its fragilities, from regulatory distortions to obstacles to investment, to the urgent need to build a future together. An explicit invitation to raise awareness and promote change, addressed to everyone who lives, studies, works or does business today thanks to digital.
The entire project is also an experiment: both the book and the podcast were co-created with the support of Artificial Intelligence. AI first intervened in organizing content and simplifying complex scenarios and messages, and was subsequently used to give life to the podcast's narrator's voice, which the advanced speech synthesis application ‘Ferruccio’ modelled by restoring the tone, rhythm and intensity of Pietro Labriola's original voice.
Produced by 7:31 LAB, ‘La Connessione che Manca’ is a podcast that does not merely narrate but intends to stimulate action. With an original approach that combines direct experience and technological innovation, it restores centrality to a debate that is too often underestimated, but decisive for the country's future. Because - as Pietro Labriola himself recalls - inaction is not an option.