Mirta Michilli's contribution to Agenda Digitale
The magazine Agenda Digitale has published a new article by Mirta Michilli, Director General of the Fondazione Mondo Digitale, dedicated to the role of schools in the country's digital transformation.
The article highlights how Italy is still far from the European targets for 2030: only 45.8% of Italians have basic digital skills, compared to the 80% set by the EU. Schools, therefore, cannot limit themselves to introducing technological tools, but must become a real driver of cultural and educational innovation, capable of generating measurable impacts.
Among the topics addressed:
- the need to strengthen teacher training and educational leadership
- the role of new experts in digital transformation
- the introduction of content on artificial intelligence, media literacy and online safety into curricula
- the importance of measuring transformative impacts, not just results, including through innovative methodologies such as Real Time Evaluation for Social Innovation (RTE4SI).
The contribution concludes with five concrete actions for the future of schools and an invitation to consider them as laboratories of digital citizenship, where digital technology becomes a tool for inclusion, justice and equity.
The gap with the EU
Digital skills at school: strategies for real change
Italy lags behind on the 2030 European targets. Schools must address the digital skills gap, not only by equipping themselves with tools, but also by becoming a driver of educational and cultural transformation with measurable impacts.
by Mirta Michilli
Digital Agenda, 9 September 2025
