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June 14, 2020 "We ask the government, the institutions and the political forces to promote a systemic action for the creation of a solid and performing 5G network, which accelerates the rebirth of Italy, also through regulatory interventions that centralize the responsibilities of authorizations , guaranteeing adequate emission limits and freeing the various administrations from the siege of irrational and unscientific positions. 5G is a necessary and urgent goal, it must be achieved quickly for the future of Italy ".

This is the appeal for 5G and digital development, published in various newspapers signed by some of the most important cultural institutions such as the Digital Economy Center, the National Interuniversity Consortium for Telecommunications, the Luigi Einaudi Foundation, the Magna Carta Foundation, the Guglielmo Marconi Foundation. , Aristide Merloni Foundation, Adriano Olivetti Foundation, Optimist & Rational Foundation, Prioritalia Foundation, Bruno Leoni Institute and Institute for Competitiveness.



"For months - reads - Italy has fought Coronavirus with everyone's sacrifice and commitment and thanks to the massive use of digital technologies. In the emergency we used smart working in businesses and administrations, distance learning in schools and universities, the use of platforms to stay close to relatives and friends, access to streaming TV for entertainment. Telecommunication companies have contributed to the country's economic, cultural and social stability, but at the same time The structural deficiencies of our network have emerged, in terms of territorial coverage, capillarity, bandwidth, widespread supply of digital tools in the population ". 

Now, in the restart, they explain in the appeal "it is time to exploit the enormous potential of technologies, accelerate the recovery times and create the foundations of the new digital society, first of all by making a decisive choice in building the advanced generation of wireless networks, called 5G. A technology that will allow the widest coverage of territories, including small municipalities, a greater ability to connect to sources of information and data, stable and very fast connectivity, the Internet of things, the remote control of prevention and treatment of chronic conditions , the prediction of major natural hazards, the automation of cities and mobility, thus generating extremely positive impacts on the economy, work, education, culture and entertainment, making it possible for everyone to have a better quality of access to the Internet and contributing to growth and development. "

In conclusion, "in the face of these goals, the country cannot afford to fall behind, at the mercy of unjustified prejudices, conservative hesitations or inadmissible bureaucratic resistance".