Press Kit
Ready-to-use materials for journalists, communicators and media. All content is released under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence — free to be cited and republished with attribution.
Key figures
Citable data, with a verifiable source. Updated to the latest available report.
Source: National Digital Sovereignty Observatory, on MxMap.it data — analysis of the MX records of ~23,000 Italian PA bodies registered in IndicePA.
| Figure | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| PA bodies monitored | 22,987 | All bodies registered in IndicePA |
| PA with email on non-EU providers | 46% | Providers subject to non-European jurisdictions |
| PA with email on Italian providers | 51% | Providers with legal and operational headquarters in Italy |
| Most widespread provider in the PA | Italian provider | By number of bodies served |
Last update: 2026-06-14. Source: MxMap.it on IndicePA.
Project fact sheet
| Project | National Digital Sovereignty Observatory |
| Type | Independent civic monitoring, open source, open data |
| Object | Measuring the Italian PA's dependence on non-EU digital infrastructure |
| Current scope | Email services (~23,000 PA bodies, source IndicePA) |
| Data source | MxMap.it — analysis of the MX records of PA domains |
| Founder | Fabio Pietrosanti |
| Licence | CC BY-SA 4.0 (data, reports, code) |
| Website | osservatorio-nazionale-sovranita-digitale |
| Repository | GitHub |
Suggested story angles
Ideas for articles based on the Observatory's data:
National security
The email of thousands of Italian public bodies transits through servers subject to foreign jurisdiction. What does this mean for the security of institutional communications?
Citizens' privacy
Is the personal data that citizens entrust to the PA when communicating by email protected by the GDPR? What happens when the provider is subject to the CLOUD Act?
Your municipality
Local investigation: which email provider does the Municipality of [name] use? How does it compare with other municipalities in the same region?
Economy and the IT industry
The market for PA email services is worth millions of euros a year. How much of this market goes abroad? Are there competitive Italian and European alternatives?
Downloadable documents
Press contact
Fabio Pietrosanti
Founder of the National Digital Sovereignty Observatory and of the MxMap.it project
Available for interviews, comments and in-depth discussion.
Contact: via GitHub or on the Telegram channel
Press releases
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