The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) participates, as coordinator, in the GLACIATION (Green responsibLe privACy preserve dAta operaTIONs) project, funded by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe 2021-2027 programme, which has the objective to effectively address the problem of energy consumption related to data analysis and processing, while ensuring its security and privacy throughout its life cycle.

The first General Assembly (GA) was held from 22 to 24 March at the MEF headquarter, with the participation of all the consortium partners from Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Austria and Swiss.

During the three days, the results achieved in the first six months of activity, the critical issues that emerged and the methods for dealing with them, the planned activities and the results to be accomplished in the next six months were presented. Furthermore, the three use cases of the project were illustrated, starting from the one led by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance, aimed at reducing energy consumption by optimizing data transfer between central and local public administrations.

A part of the GA was dedicated to the analysis of the main technical topics, also through specific workshops conducted by the Work Packages (WP) Leaders, into which the project activities are divided, which saw the active participation of all partners.

Finally, on the final day, the WP Leaders identified some areas for the improvement of the project. In the detail, has been discussed the possibility of participation to the Hop-On Facility 2023 tender, a tool envisaged by the Horizon program which offers the opportunity of integrating the skills of the consortium with the contribution of new partners from European developing countries who are improving their competences in terms of research and innovation expansion.

For further information, please consult the page dedicated to the project on the NoiPA website and the official website of GLACIATION.