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Italian sectors in which the origin of products (“Made in Italy”) carries an important market value can strongly benefit from the features of transparency, security and traceability offered by blockchain. SMEs compose the core of Italian industrial clusters (e.g. textiles, furniture, white goods, footwear) and other important export sectors as mechanics and agri-food (OECD, 2014[6]). Blockchain systems are inherently strong in ensuring optimal management of data provided by traditional quality assurance providers on provenance and quality of products, which could add significant value to production processes embedding this technology.

Innovative Italian SMEs are testing DLT solutions to serve these sectors, and some are starting to commercialize them. In this document, we do not dwell on explaining the technical features of DLTs7DLTs. It is enough to note that the technology derives from decades of evolution of cryptographic research and that created a decentralized, distributed system where information can be stored securely, transparently, and immutably. While the first known applications were in the area of crypto asset, new industrial applications are constantly emerging.

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Large state-participated companies, financial institutions, associations and large Italian tech players are experimenting on distributed registries. Highly innovative experimentations experimentation are being carried out in Italy, for example by SIA (i.e. “SIAChain”) or by the Italian Banking Association (ABI), which is building applications specific for the Italian market that are based on blockchain infrastructure offered by international market players (i.e. “Spunta Project”). In the utility sector, Enel has been experimenting different systems leveraging blockchain since 2016, although those results have not yet been convincing enough for large-scale implementation.

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At the international level, there are projects to develop solutions in a multitude of functional areas from supply chain management to privacy and security, from certification to identity management, from intellectual property to human resources management. In turn, these applications target clients in sectors spanning from healthcare to finance, from energy to education, from high-end manufacturing to public administrations.DLT solutions in Italy OECD pdf.pdf

The proposal suggests the setting up of Hyperledger Italian Chapter responsible for growing the Hyperledger community in Italy, promoting contributions to Hyperledger projects and providing a platform for collaboration, mentoring and support. The chapter aims to showcase the broad range of Hyperledger projects and initiatives to the Mediterranean and South European audience. 

(The content source has been taken from " Blockchain for SME and Entepreneurs in Italy" by OECD).

Goals

The goals of the Chapter are:

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• Eugenio Reggianini - Community Lead
• Andrea Frosinini - Chair Hyperledger TFSIG
• Carlo Ferrarini - Director Hyperledger Meetups Milan- IBM Italia
• Alberto Bonadonna - Accenture Italia
• Michele Forbicioni - Director Hyperledger Meetups HYP meetups Rome
• Alberto Varignana – Director Hyperledger Meetups Bologna

Participation in this group is open to anyone who is interested in this topic.  To get involved with the Hyperledger India Chapter, please feel free to join the discussion on these channels and meetings:

• Mailing list: 
• Web Conference

Members

Events:

Materials:

DLT solutions in Italy OECD pdf.pdf

Hyperledger Italian Chapter ppt.pptx

Proposte_registri_condivisi_e_Blockchain_-_Sintesi_per_consultazione_pubblica-1.pdf