Le zone di sacrificio sono aree in cui l’interesse economico prevale sistematicamente su diritti umani, ambiente e salute pubblica. Taranto, riconosciuta dall’ONU come una di queste zone per gli i...
Ernesto Belisario
Ernesto Belisario, Cassation lawyer, specialized in Administrative Law and Science of Administration, he deals with technology law. He is a Senior Partner at the E-Lex Law Firm, assisting companies and public administrations in matters related to technology law (digitization and dematerialization, open government, open data, privacy, startups, artificial intelligence).
He is a lecturer in numerous training and specialization courses and author of numerous publications in the fields of activity.
He has been an Advisor to the Minister for Simplification and Public Administration, a member of the permanent table for innovation and the digital agenda of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, and a Member of the commission of users of statistical information established at ISTAT.
He was part of the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence established by the Agency for Digital Italy that in 2018 published the "White Book" on "Artificial Intelligence at the service of the citizen".
He collaborated as an expert on the investigative survey conducted by the italian Chamber of Deputies on AI between 2023 and 2024, and contributed to the drafting of the final document "Using artificial intelligence to support parliamentary work".
He was among the promoters of Foia4Italy, the coalition that promoted the campaign that led to the adoption of regulations on the right of generalized access.
Events IJF 2025
Content, plagiarism, reuse of information between plagiarism, open data, rights
Le nuove tecnologie ridefiniscono incessantemente i processi di elaborazione e fruizione dell’informazione giornalistica, offrendo inedite possibilità di aggregazione, riuso, e distribuzione dei co...
The journalist and the use of open data between freedom of information and investigative and reporting activities
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Il workshop è dedicato agli open data, leva strategica nella digital society. Nell’era contemporanea la conoscenza è dinamica e attiva: i dati sono creati, utilizzati, condivisi per creare nuova c...
GDPR (ovvero General Data Protection Regulation) è una sigla che si sente sempre più spesso e che identifica la nuova normativa europea sulla protezione dei dati, pienamente applicabile a partire da...
How safe is my school? How polluted is the air of my neighbourhood? How are the rankings of public selection processes made? Asbestos is still killing people, but where? How many derivatives have been...
Finally, Italy has a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). But how many journalists know how to use it effectively among quibbles and exceptions? Find out in a practical workshop with some of the leadin...
FOIA vs fake news (i.e. the importance of accessing documents for journalism). The law providing for the right to know all documents and data in the hands of the public administration and state-cont...
LegalLeaks: how to request and obtain information, documents and data from government even without a Freedom of Information Act. The law on transparency proposed by the Italian government is not (y...
With the implementation of so-called Madia Law, the Italian government has approved a major overhaul of access to information, inspired by the US Freedom of Information Act with greater protection f...
With publication imminent by Chiarelettere of the book Silenzi di Stato, dieci storie di trasparenza negata e di cittadini che non si arrendono (State Silences: ten stories about denied transparenc...
There is not (yet) a Freedom of Information Act in Italy such as in the United States and in the United Kingdom, but the rules on access can be very useful to journalists and citizens. Diritto Di Sa...
With just 60 days to go before the first presentation of the draft text for an Italian FOIA before the Italian Parliament, a discussion on the proposal and associated issues.
Do lobbies not exist? Technically, this is the situation in several European countries, including Italy. The reality is quite different. Many interest groups put pressure on legislative activities, wi...
In Italy, there is not (yet) a Freedom of Information Act as in the USA and Great Britain, and the access rules can be very useful to journalists and citizens. The association Diritto Di Sapere presen...
From Watergate to ghost flights, the Freedom of Information Act has allowed journalists and citizens access to vital information. In Italy, there is no law of this kind. Other than the new regulations...
In Italy a Freedom of Information Act does not exist yet. But what it provides for could be very useful both for journalists and interested citizens. The association Diritto di Sapere presents the ...
DataCamp 2012. Open data, journalists and readers The Associazione Italiana per l’Open Government has organised DataCamp 2012, with the aim of bringing together public institutions, developers ...
E-government in Italy E-government, transparency and open data within the public administration. A consideration of the current situation in Italy.
