The Technical Support Instrument (TSI) is the EU programme that provides tailor-made technical expertise to EU Member States to design and to implement reforms at the national level, with an emphasis on the green and digital transitions. The TSI also supports the preparation and implementation of Recovery and Resilience Plans.
Initiated in 2021, the TSI is the successor of the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP). Since 2017, both programmes have helped design, develop and implement over 1800 reform projects in 27 Member States.
COMPLETED AND ONGOING REFORM PROJECTS IN ITALY
Reform projects approved under the Technical Support Instrument
The Technical Support Instrument yearly cycle is launched during the dedicated TSI Annual Conference. In April 2024, High-Level representatives from the European Commission, Member States and other Institutions gathered to share their perspectives on how the TSI 2025 could support Member States for the successful design and implementation of resilience-enhancing reforms, and in particular Public Administrations to be fit for the future and adaptable to change.
The conference also started the discussion with Member States on potential multi-country projects - geared at addressing common issues among Member States thereby emphasizing the EU added-value of the instrument - and presented a set of "Flagship" projects - supporting reforms which are largely needed across Member States and are in line with the EU priorities.
For 2024, the Commission approved the following 15 reform support projects for Italy:
- A Road Map to Connect Africa to Europe for Clean Energy Production
- Disaster risk reduction for public buildings and real estate
- Faster permitting for Renewable Energy projects in Italy
- Reorganisation of the Italian national governance of health technologies
- Strengthening public-private partnerships in the delivery of employment services in Italy
- Strengthening the regulatory and supervisory framework and market practices for the use of artificial intelligence in the Italian Financial Markets
- Support to the development of a strategic decision model and financial instruments for public real estate investments
- Technical Support for food safety at national and regional level
Multi-country projects:
- Artificial Intelligence to tackle the non take-up of social security benefits
- Enhancing access to justice through the application of a PCJ approach
- Promoting the mental health of youth by addressing the risks of online gambling and gaming
- Strengthening Italy's capacity to model the macroeconomic effects of 'green' policies and investments through the GreenREFORM model
- Developing Green Budgeting practices at regional level
- Gender mainstreaming in public policy and budget processes in Italy
- Strengthening regional capacities and skills for SDGs localization: policy coherence for sustainable development and impact assessment
For 2023, the Commission approved the following 14 reform support projects for Italy:
- Industrial ecosystems
- Improving ESG data availability and sustainability corporate reporting in Italy
- IMPACT – natural swIMming Pool to enhAnCe soustAinable Tourism
- Behavioural Public Administration in the Italian PA
- Climate adaptation
- Towards person-centered integrated care
Multi-country projects:
- Implementing the DNSH principle in the assessment, monitoring and reporting of public expenditure (Green Bonds and infrastructure projects)
- PACE - Civil service mobility
- PACE - Comparing the organization of Trial Offices around Europe
- PACE - Pathway to a new organisational culture in the Ministry of Economy and Finance
- Improving ESG data availability and sustainability corporate reporting in Italy
- ESG risk management framework for the financial sector
- Youth FIRST - supporting children and youth wellbeing, education, training, social protection and labour prospects
- Proof of concept of AI models in market abuse monitoring
In 2022, the Commission approved 19 reform projects for Italy:
- Supporting Design and Implementation of the Universal Civil Service RRP Project, to unlock Youth Employment Opportunities
- Support for digital innovation of criminal justice
- Just transition process for two territories in Italy
- Recharge and Refuel - Clean, smart and fair urban mobility
- Technical support for women’s empowerment through gender mainstreaming and gender certification of businesses
- Support to the tourism ecosystem: towards a more sustainable, resilient and digital tourism
- Forecasting the Teaching Workforce in Italy
- Digital skills to increase quality and resilience of the health system in Italy
- Strengthening the administrative capacity of the Italian National Institute of Social Security (INPS)
- Implementation of the accrual accounting reform in the public sector assets area in Italy
- Integration of Third Country Nationals in EU Member States
- TSI 2022 Flagship technical Support project on welcoming and “Integration of Third Country Nationals in Member States” – Dedicated in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Multi-country projects:
- Regional and local authorities – Quality and cooperation of public administrations
- EU Supervisory Digital Finance Academy - Banca d'Italia
- EU Supervisory Digital Finance Academy - CONSOB
- MiNetwork: Facilitating Third Country Nationals’ access to social services and the Greek labour market
- Support to REPowerEU
- Implementation of the European Child Guarantee
- Regional and local authorities – Enhancing cooperation & Quality of public administration
More information can be found in the 2022 Country Factsheets.
In 2021, the Commission approved the following 11 reform projects for Italy:
- Advanced policy instruments to accelerate the circular economy
- A data driven approach to tax evasion risk analysis
- Reforming regulatory inspections in Italy at regional and national level
- Reforming the disability assessment and social protection system in Italy
- Green Infrastructure principles for transport infrastructure development
- Improve the Public Sector Data Exchange Methodology
- SHAPE - Strengthening change management process of executives
- Boosting evidence based policy making
- Knowledge exchange and collaboration between universities and society
- General technical support for the implementation of Italy's Recovery and Resilience Plan
Multi-country projects:
More information can be found in the 2021 Country Factsheets.
Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP) projects (2017-2020)
The TSI expands on the experience of the SRSP programme in building capacity in Member States. You can find the full list of SRSP projects here.
Highlighted projects
The Commission supports the implementation of two key reforms foreseen by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan and the first Italian National Strategy for Gender Equality.
The Commission will support the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance in its efforts to achieve a more efficient, agile and innovative public administration.
The Commission is supporting the needs of the Italian Revenue Administrations to implement new data-driven risk analysis approaches and tools to detect tax fraud and evasion.
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