| Name of the Office | Directorate General for Cyber Issues, Information Technology and Technology Innovation |
| Competence and Tasks | The Directorate General for Cyber Issues, Information Technology, and Technology Innovation is responsible for the following tasks: a) ensures the handling of issues related to international policies on cybersecurity and the use of cyber resources, including to combat disinformation activities, within the Ministry’s remit; b) ensures the handling of issues within the Ministry’s remit relating to artificial intelligence; c) ensures cybersecurity; d) ensures the management and development of the Foreign Ministry’s information technologies; e) promotes the digitalization of the administration and ensures the management of related infrastructure; f) ensures the implementation and development of activities in the fields of encryption and communications; g) promotes technology innovation in the activities of the central administration and its offices abroad. |
| Name of the Head of the Office | Min.Plen Alessandro De Pedys |
| Position | Director General |
| Telephone number | 06.36912070 |
| E-mail address | dgct.segreteria@esteri.it |
| Certified e-mail address | dgct.segreteria@cert.esteri.it |
| Name of the Office | Office I: IT applications, digitalization and automation of services |
| Competence and Tasks | Design, implementation, management, and support of the Administration’s IT applications related to consular functions, voting rights abroad, the Schengen visa system, staff management, the entry control system and the MAENET system, competitions, international applications, scholarships, military equipment, the agri-food sector, archaeological missions, business services, accounting management of the Foreign Ministry, and payroll management for all staff; design, implementation, and management of software and middleware platforms, including the Administration’s data structures and related logical flows; document management and messaging for the Administration; supervision and technical advice regarding applications managed by other Centres of Responsibility; digitization of the consular archives of the international network; in coordination with Office III of the Directorate General, application security, platforms, middleware, and related services; relations with institutional entities in the areas of responsibility; management of European funds related to the Schengen system; procurement of goods and services in the areas of responsibility. |
| Name of the Head of the Office | Cons. Amb. Enrico Vattani |
| Position | Head of the Office |
| Certified e-mail address | dgct01@cert.esteri.it |
| Name of the Office | Office II: Classified Communications Centre and Cyphered Communications |
| Competence and Tasks | Management and maintenance of the Foreign Ministry’s encryption networks and systems, as well as those of other public administration entities and international organizations (EU, NATO, and OSCE) at the central offices and in the foreign network offices; design and development of the Foreign Ministry’s encryption systems; CIS (Communication and Information Systems) Centre; COMSEC; coordination, within its areas of responsibility, with institutional players responsible for security at the national and EU levels; training courses on classified communications; supply, maintenance, and management of security containers and furniture; official in charge of the administration and conservation of encryption equipment and security containers and furniture; duty officer and overflights (flights subject to diplomatic authorization for Italian aircraft abroad and foreign aircraft in Italy); procurement of goods and services within the areas of competence. |
| Name of the Head of the Office | Cons. Amb. Massimiliano Lagi |
| Position | Head of the Office |
| Certified e-mail address | dgct02@cert.esteri.it |
| Name of the Office | Office III: Cybersecurity and Risk Management |
| Competence and Tasks | Cybersecurity for the Central Administration and offices abroad: regulatory compliance, threat intelligence, risk analysis and management, security policies, ICT incident monitoring and response, security validation of ICT systems, applications, and services, vulnerability assessment and management, penetration testing; audits, inspection support, and cybersecurity training; Data Protection Officer (DPO); relations with institutional entities within the scope of responsibility; procurement of goods and services within the areas of competence. The Head of the Office serves as the Administration’s Chief Information Security Officer. |
| Name of the Head of the Office | |
| Position | Head of the Office |
| Certified e-mail address | dgct03@cert.esteri.it |
| Name of the Office | Office IV: IT and Telecommunications Infrastructure |
| Competence and Tasks | Design, implementation, management, and support of the unclassified ICT infrastructure of the Central Administration and the centrally managed ICT infrastructure of the offices abroad: server and client systems, both fixed and mobile, including related operating systems and basic software; networking, including the Internet connectivity, SPC, and SRIPA; ICT infrastructure services, including authentication and digital signature systems for internal users, data sharing systems, ordinary and certified email, and other ICT communication systems; fixed and mobile telephone services; maintenance and development of the telephone exchange and technical opinions on the telephone system of the offices abroad; telephone switchboard; issuance of policies, standards, and technical opinions regarding the unclassified ICT infrastructure of the offices abroad; in coordination with Office III of the Directorate General, security of systems and services under its jurisdiction; relations with institutional entities in the areas of competence; purchase of goods and services within the areas of jurisdiction; official in charge of the administration and conservation of IT and telephone assets of the Central Administration. The Head of the Office serves as Chief Technology Officer of the Administration. |
| Name of the head of the Office | Dr. Federico Del Bene |
| Position | Head of the Office |
| Certified e-mail address | dgct04@cert.esteri.it |
| Name of the Office | Office V: Hybrid Threats |
| Competence and Tasks | Directing and coordinating the Ministry’s activities in countering hybrid threats, disinformation, and improving State and societal resilience; addressing bilateral and multilateral issues in the field of hybrid threats and countering disinformation, including the G7 Rapid Response Mechanism; coordinating Italian positions in the work of the Council’s Hybrid Group, participating in the Hybrid Fusion Cell and meetings of the EU Hybrid Special Envoys; participating in the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats in Helsinki; cooperating with key international organizations (EU, NATO) and like-minded groups in the fields of monitoring and countering hybrid threats and disinformation; coordinating with relevant government agencies; analysis and monitoring of developments and trends in the country’s international perception, in coordination with the Communications Unit of the Secretariat General. |
| Name of the Head of the Office | Cons. Tancredi Francese |
| Position | Head of the Office |
| Certified e-mail address | dgct05@cert.esteri.it |
| Name of the Office | Ufficio VI: diplomazia cibernetica |
| Competenze | Diplomazia cibernetica e cooperazione internazionale in materia di misure strategiche per la difesa informatica; questioni bilaterali e multilaterali nel campo della cybersicurezza e della difesa del cyberspazio (negli ambiti ONU, UE, NATO, G7, OSCE, Counter Ransomware Initiative, Pall Mall Process, Meccanismo di Tallinn, Global Forum on Cyber Expertise, Likeminded Cyber Deterrence Group, altre coalizioni formali e informali); coordinamento con le articolazioni dello Stato competenti in materia; contrasto al cybercrime in raccordo con la Direzione Generale per gli Affari Politici e di Sicurezza Internazionale e le altre articolazioni dello Stato; supervisione della attività di diplomazia cibernetica, incluse quelle in capo ad altri Centri di Responsabilità; collaborazione e dialogo con istituzioni accademiche, reti internazionali e istanze della società civile attive in materia. |
| Nominativo responsabile | Cons. Leg. Nicolò Costantini |
| Qualifica | Capo Ufficio |
| Casella di posta elettronica certificata | dgct06@cert.esteri.it |
| Name of the Office | Ufficio VII: diplomazia digitale e nuove tecnologie |
| Competenze | Cooperazione internazionale nel campo dell’innovazione tecnologica e dell’intelligenza artificiale; questioni bilaterali e multilaterali relative alle applicazioni dell’innovazione tecnologica e delle tecnologie emergenti e dirompenti, come intelligenza artificiale, quantum, blockchain, reti neurali, reti 5G/6G; cooperazione nelle principali organizzazioni internazionali e nei gruppi like-minded nei settori dell’innovazione tecnologica e dell’intelligenza artificiale (negli ambiti ONU, UE, NATO, Consiglio d’Europa, G7, G20, OCSE, REAIM, altre coalizioni formali e informali); iniziative bilaterali e multilaterali inerenti la diplomazia digitale (negli ambiti ONU, UE, Freedom Online Coalition, Internet Governance Forum, Alliance for the Future of the Internet, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, altre coalizioni formali e informali); coordinamento con le articolazioni dello Stato competenti in materia; collaborazione e dialogo con istituzioni accademiche, reti internazionali e istanze della società civile attive in materia. |
| Nominativo responsabile | |
| Qualifica | Capo Ufficio |
| Casella di posta elettronica certificata | dgct07@cert.esteri.it |