Milan, May 22, 2025 – The Senate of the Republic and Fastweb, now Fastweb+Vodafone, have signed a collaboration agreement aimed at supporting the development of generative artificial intelligence systems in Italy.
As part of the agreement, Fastweb will use public documents—such as reports, dossiers, and publications—for the Italian Language Model for Artificial Intelligence (MIIA), a national language model powered by the computing capacity of the company’s supercomputer, which has been operational since July of last year.
Thanks to transparent governance and the use of high-quality Italian data, in full compliance with current national and European regulations on privacy and copyright, these documents will help train MIIA. This will pave the way for the development and adoption of generative AI tools that enhance research, consultation, and the production of new content.
“The collaboration with the Senate of the Republic is particularly important as it provides us with an additional valuable source of data to train our language model and develop new applications to support national institutions,” said Walter Renna, CEO of Fastweb+Vodafone. “Agreements and partnerships with research institutes, universities, and public and private entities for the exchange of high-quality data are essential to ensure that businesses—and especially public administrations—always maintain security and control over sensitive data, as well as the high reliability of the services offered.”
The agreement with Fastweb marks the first implementation of the Senate’s decision to support initiatives for the development of Italian language models and to acquire further expertise to make the best use of the innovative applications that will become available.