Training and developing national cybersecurity skills

Friday 20 February 2026, starting at 10.30 a.m., at the Technical Auditorium of Confindustria, the initiative will be held “Training and development of national cybersecurity skills”, dedicated to the strategic theme of digital security and the role of the ITS Academy system - in particular the ICT supply chain - in strengthening advanced technical skills to support the modernisation of the country and the Public Administration.

During the morning, the public signing of a memorandum of understanding between the ITS Academy system (ICT chain) and the Postal Police and Cyber Security Service will be formalised, aimed at training highly specialised cyber technicians, with the involvement of the national top management and the heads of the Regional Centres and District Cyber Security Sections.

The proceedings will open at 10.30 a.m. with introductory addresses by Riccardo Di Stefano, Education and Open Innovation Delegate of Confindustria.

At 11 a.m. the first talk is scheduled, hosted by RAI journalist Massimo Cerofolini, with interventions by Ivano Gabrielli, Director of the Postal Police and Cyber Security Service, Guido Torrielli, President RETE ITS ITALY, and Carmela Palumbo, Head of the Department for the Education and Training System at MIM. This will be followed by TED Talks with experts in cybersecurity, digital communication, digital forensics and technological innovation by Marco Camisani Calzolari, Corrado Giustozzi, Selene Giupponi, Denis Roio, Nicola Grandis e Massimo Padula.

Next, introduced by Daniele Grassucci, Director of Skuola.net, and by Roberta Mestichella, Deputy Commissioner of the State Police, there will be testimonies from the Cesena State Police Training Centre, with a video link to the Director Stefano Dodaro.

During the talk “ITS Academy and Public Administration Training: Skills for Modernisation and Cybersecurity“Euclide Della Vista, ICT chain coordinator RETE ITS ITALY, and Barbara Strappato, Deputy Director of the Postal Police and Cybersecurity Service, will illustrate the operational modalities of the agreement between the ITS ICT chain and the Postal Police.

In the afternoon, at 2 p.m., special attention will be devoted to the world of education with the workshop “Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity: governance, regulatory compliance and ethics in the age of the AI Act“.

Throughout the day there will also be an exhibition demo area with demonstration activities dedicated to students, including RoboCup - robot footballers and the 2050 challenge, the Postal Police corner with Digital Forensics demonstrations, and the HP technology corner with workshops on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.

The event is part of national policies to enhance vocational pathways and strategic digital skills, strengthening the link between schools, ITS Academy, companies and institutions.

To register for the event, please send an e-mail to [email protected].

It will be possible to follow the live streaming at this link