The Directorate-General for Digitalization and Communication promotes and implements digitalization projects and online access and promotion of cultural heritage.
Furthermore, it represents the Ministry in European and international bodies and initiatives in the field of digitalization and information and communication technologies within the public administration sector, in coordination with the Directorate-General for European and International Affairs.
Within the Directorate-General, the Central Institute for the Digitalization of Cultural Heritage – Digital Library operates as an organizational unit. This office, endowed with special autonomy, coordinates and promotes digitalization programs for the cultural heritage under the Ministry’s responsibility; it develops the National Plan for the Digitalization of Cultural Heritage, oversees its implementation, and provides mandatory and binding opinions on all Ministry initiatives in this field.
Last updated: 05/09/2025