The small-town-large-town divide is, in fact, replacing the north-south divide. 61% of citizens recognize digital as having an important role in promoting economic development; 1 citizen out of 2 does not know or knows little about the concept of sustainability.
These are some of the data that emerge from the research of the Foundation for Digital Sustainability. The research also reveals a great difficulty on the part of Italian citizens in looking at digital as a tool at the service of sustainability, be it environmental, economic, or social. The levels of adoption are different depending on whether you live in large or small centres, while they are homogeneous for all geographical areas except for the North East, where lower levels of diffusion of IT tools are found. The survey also highlights how Italians are increasingly using the digital systems made available by the public administration to access public services, even if there is still much to be done. The results were presented today during the Foundation's annual conference, organized during EarthDay week.