The public consultation of the updated version of the strategic framework document of Ecomic, the digital ecosystem for culture created by the Central Institute for the Digitization of Cultural Heritage – Digital Library and promoted by the General Directorate for Digitization and Communication of the Ministry of Culture, is now open on ParteciPa.
It is possible to participate until 30 April 2026 by completing a specific questionnaire, following registration with a SPID account. The data collected will be processed anonymously.
The analysis of the contributions will be published on the consultation page by May 18, 2026.
The initiative is part of the M1C3 1.1 investment of the PNRR and is consistent with the guidelines of the National Plan for the Digitization of Cultural Heritage (PND).
To participate in the consultation:
https://partecipa.gov.it/processes/ecomic-ecosystem-digitale-per-la-cultura-v2
Learn more about Ecomic
Ecomic is an open, participatory and inclusive space.
The Digital Ecosystem for Culture was created to respond to the challenge of the digital transition of the cultural sector, essential to ensuring the conservation, enhancement, and accessibility of Italy's cultural heritage and overcoming the fragmentation of existing digital systems.
At the core of a national strategy, it integrates public institutions, private entities, universities, cultural and creative enterprises, professionals and citizens within a collaborative model based on co-specialisation and distributed governance.
Enabling, interoperability and enhancement are the objectives of Ecomic, and constitute the essential reference for understanding the potential impact of the Ecosystem throughout the national territory, in terms of access, use and reuse of cultural data for the enhancement of the entire national heritage.
The technological core of Ecomic is based on three main integrated platforms:
- D.PaC, for the Digitization of Cultural Heritage. It supports the planning, execution, and monitoring of digitization processes;
- I.PaC, Infrastructure and Services for Cultural Heritage. It provides services for the management, semantic enrichment, and interoperability of digital resources;
- DPaaS, a laboratory platform for experimenting with innovative solutions based on cultural data.
Through these tools, Ecomic ensures the effective management of the lifecycle of digital assets, from production to final use, guaranteeing open and shared standards that promote interconnection among different cultural entities.
Within the ecosystem, stakeholders find innovative digital services based on the use of emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and semantic graphs, to foster new ways of managing, enhancing and accessing digital cultural heritage.
Learn more about Ecomic: https://ecomic.cultura.gov.it/strategia/
Participate in the consultation: https://partecipa.gov.it/processes/ecomic-ecosystem-digitale-per-la-cultura-v2).