Mission 1 - Digitalisation, Innovation, Competitiveness, Culture and Tourism

The objective of the intervention (measures M1C1, investments 1.1 and 1.2) is to migrate the datasets and applications of a substantial part of the local public administration to a secure cloud infrastructure, allowing each administration the freedom of choice within a set of certified public cloud environments, including migration to the National Strategic Hub. The administration's services will thus be accessible anytime, anywhere.

With investment M1C1-1.3, the aim is to enhance the country's information heritage through the interoperability of the information systems and databases of public administrations and public service providers.The interventions under measure M1C1 - investment 1.4 pursue the objective of developing an integrated and harmonised offer of state-of-the-art digital services geared to the citizen, guaranteeing their widespread adoption among central and local administrations and improving the user experience. The evolution of digital services offered to citizens is envisaged as a direct consequence of the transformation of the 'basic' elements of the digital architecture of the Public Administration.

The investment is aimed at strengthening the national digital ecosystem by enhancing cyber threat management services through a renewed capacity for monitoring, prevention and technological scrutiny to support the country's digital transition

The measure is aimed at fostering digital inclusion by increasing the percentage of the population with at least basic digital skills, through the support of adequately trained young people

The interventions, referred to in investment M1C2-3.1, contribute to the achievement of the European digital transformation objectives by speeding up the deployment of a very high-capacity fixed and mobile network infrastructure (ultra-wideband and 5G) throughout the territory.Implementation is through the Italy 1 Giga, 5 G, Connected Health and Connected Health Plans.

The measure - governed by Article 2 of Decree-Law 152/2021 - provides for the establishment within the Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises of a 'Special Section for Tourism' for the granting of guarantees to tourism enterprises and young people up to 35 years of age who intend to start a business in the tourism sector, with a 50 per cent reserve dedicated to interventions aimed at supporting energy requalification investments. For young people who intend to start a business in the agro-tourism sector, guarantees are granted to persons between 18 and 40 years of age.

Brevetti+ is the incentive for the economic valorisation of patents, promoted by the Ministry of Economic Development and managed by Invitalia.

Removal of Physical and Cognitive Barriers in Museums, Libraries and Archives to Enable Wider Access to and Participation in Culture The intervention aims to remove architectural, cultural and cognitive barriers in a set of Italian cultural institutions.

The investment aims to improve the energy efficiency of buildings related to the cultural and creative sector, which are often located in old and obsolete structures.

Line B of the PNRR's specific measure on Cultural and Social Regeneration is aimed at implementing projects in at least 229 Italian historic villages in line with the target set in the reference investment sheet (PNRR-M1C3-Culture investment 2.1).Support is envisaged for enterprises carrying out cultural, tourist, commercial, agri-food and craft activities located in the same municipalities as the cultural and social regeneration projects.

Programmes to enhance the identity of places aim to contribute to improving the quality of life by leveraging cultural heritage and promoting, in particular, a wide-ranging regeneration of historic parks and gardens as poles of 'public beauty', identity places for urban communities and as key factors in urban regeneration processes. At the same time, spreading renewed environmental and landscape awareness and making historic gardens and parks a resource in terms of scientific, technical, botanical and environmental knowledge.

The investment aims to promote and foster innovation, modernisation and digital transition of Italian cultural and creative organisations and make them internationally competitive in terms of cultural and digital offerings and tools for digital and technological use of both cultural heritage and expressions and products of contemporary creativity.

"Investimenti sostenibili 4.0" is an instrument that provides for the granting and disbursement of subsidies in favour of investment programmes proposed by Italian SMEs that comply with the principles of environmental protection and high technological content currently in force, with priority given to those able to offer a particular contribution to the sustainability objectives defined by the European Union aimed at:- promoting the transition of the enterprise towards the circular economy paradigm;- improving the energy sustainability of the enterprise.

The measure - governed by Art. 1 of d.l. 152/2021 - is aimed at improving the quality of the accommodation offer through the recognition - to tourism enterprises (hotels, structures carrying out agritourism activities, open-air accommodation facilities, enterprises in the tourism, recreational, trade fair and conference sectors, including bathing establishments, thermal complexes tourist harbours, theme parks) - through a tax credit (up to 80% of the expenses incurred) for the interventions indicated below, carried out from 7 November 2021 until 31 December 2024 or started after 1 February 2020 and not yet completed provided that the relevant expenses are incurred from 7 November 2021.Tourism enterprises are also granted a non-repayable contribution not exceeding 50% of the expenses incurred for interventions carried out from 7 November 2021 and until 31 December 2024, in any case not exceeding the maximum limit of EUR 40,000 (increasable up to EUR 100,000 in the cases indicated by the decree).