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Cybersecurity<\/strong><\/p>\n Cybersecurity is a strategic cross-cutting issue that affects both relations among States and private actors. As more and more services become digital \u2014 from telemedicine to e-government and online banking<\/em> \u2014 exposure to risk in this area continues to grow. Likewise, the spread of the Internet of Things<\/em> has made even everyday objects vulnerable to hacking. The growing use of artificial intelligence is making attacks more sophisticated, including through the use of deepfakes<\/em>, while also automating processes and enabling malicious actors to operate at unprecedented speed and scale.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The National Cybersecurity Strategy<\/strong><\/p>\n Against this backdrop, in 2022 Italy adopted a National Cybersecurity Strategy<\/a><\/strong> aimed at making the country safer and more resilient in the face of these new challenges.<\/p>\n Closely linked to the Strategy is its Implementation Plan<\/strong><\/a>, which translates the Strategy\u2019s objectives into 82 concrete measures to be carried out with the involvement of the entire Public Administration and, by extension, businesses and citizens, also through dedicated funding.<\/p>\n Of the 82 measures included in the Plan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is jointly responsible for 12 and is an \u201cinterested actor\u201d in a further 5, in close coordination with the National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN).<\/p>\n More specifically, within the framework of Italy\u2019s Growth and Innovation Diplomacy<\/em>, the Ministry is responsible for implementing Measure No. 50<\/strong>: \u201cto promote the internationalisation of Italian companies offering cybersecurity products and services through support for investment, innovation and exports\u201d. Implementing Measure No. 50 also contributes positively to the achievement of other measures, including, in particular, Measure No. 78: \u201cto create a national ecosystem aimed at developing capacity-building<\/em> capabilities in favour of third countries\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The internationalisation of cybersecurity companies<\/strong><\/p>\n While it is difficult to provide a single estimate of the economic value of the sector \u2014 assessments of the size of the cybersecurity market in the European Union<\/a> range from around EUR 40 billion to EUR 130 billion \u2014 it is nonetheless clear that this is a significant field involving thousands of companies.<\/p>\n For this reason, the Ministry, in coordination with ACN, has established a Coordination Table for the internationalisation of Italian cybersecurity companies<\/strong>. The Table is intended to serve as a platform for ongoing dialogue between the Public Administration \u2014 represented by MAECI, MIMIT, ACN and the Italian Trade Agency \u2014 and the private sector. It is a forum in which the public sector can present the opportunities it offers \u2014 such as the provision of cybersecurity services for countries involved in the Mattei Plan<\/a> \u2014 while private stakeholders can put forward their priorities and proposals.<\/p>\n Since its first meeting in November 2024, the Table has met approximately every six months in a hybrid format. More than 100 representatives of institutions and companies take part in the meetings, including entities such as Leonardo, Eni and CDP Venture Capital.<\/p>\n In addition, together with the Italian Trade Agency, the Ministry organises Italy\u2019s collective national presence at the most significant trade fairs in the sector<\/a><\/strong>. In 2025, for the first time, Italy also had a national representation at RSA in San Francisco<\/strong>, the world\u2019s leading event in the field. Italy took part with 20 startups and scaleups.<\/p>\n In the coming years, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs intends to strengthen this commitment further, with a view to ensuring national pavilions at events covering both European and Asian markets.<\/p>\n