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Blockchain, the main "enabling" technological revolution of recent years, is also changing the donation industry.

Many times, to explain the uncertainty of companies and organizations in understanding the benefits of digital innovation, information asymmetry has been spoken of. The value of innovation including cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, so often, could not be perceived as such by businesses, organizations or citizens in Italy.

According to the Polimi Observatory data, the most active firms are financial companies with 48%, public administration (PA) with 10% and 8% for logistics operators, but a lot still needs to be done: 60% of the total companies do not have a dedicated budget, and just 2% of them consider blockchain technology as a major priority.

Italy has a great number of successful blockchain projects related to efficient energy management, notably in smart cities such as Bologna, Milan, and Venice. However, only 5% of the ventures involved in the energy sector take advantage of digital technologies and fintech.

Besides the management of financial payments, money transactions or insurance applications, the Italian path to the development of the country’s strategy in Blockchain technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now in the hands of experts that will meet in January 2019.