Italy

Conduent’s Ticket Machine Revolution Debuts in Italy Amid Data Breach Fallout and Market Buzz

Conduent Launches Next-Gen Ticket Kiosk in Italy Conduent’s DOT1 ticket vending machine, now deployed by Italy’s SETA S.p.A., features a multimedia touch-screen interface and supports contactless payments, real-time travel info, and cross-service ticketing businesswire.com. Conduent Business Solutions is making headlines in Europe with the debut of its DOT1 ticket vending machine – a fully digital transit kiosk – now officially in service in Italy. SETA S.p.A., the public transport operator for the provinces of Modena, Reggio Emilia, and Piacenza, has become the first to install and use the next-generation Conduent DOT1 kiosk businesswire.com. This implementation is viewed as a significant

30 October 2025

Italy’s Space Industry Skyrockets: Inside the Satellite Boom and Race to 2030

Key Facts Historical Development of Italy’s Space & Satellite Sector Italy’s engagement with space stretches back to the dawn of the Space Age. In the 1950s, visionaries like aerospace engineer Luigi Broglio and physicist Edoardo Amaldi laid the groundwork for Italy’s space program wetheitalians.com wetheitalians.com. Their efforts led to the San Marco project, a collaboration with NASA that saw Italy design and build its own satellites while the U.S. provided launch vehicles. On December 15, 1964, Italy’s first satellite, San Marco 1, was successfully launched – making Italy the fifth country to put a satellite in orbit (and notably, one

9 September 2025

Future Trends · Innovation · Italy · Satellites · Space · Space Industry

Florence Drone Laws Exposed: What Tourists Must Know Before Flying in Italy

Key Facts about Drone Laws in Florence, Italy Florence-Specific Drone Restrictions Florence’s city authorities take a very protective stance toward drone flights, especially in the historic center. The entire old town of Florence – with its dense landmarks like the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), Palazzo Vecchio, Ponte Vecchio, etc. – lies in what is effectively a “no-fly zone” for drones without prior authorization ts2.tech. This isn’t a quirk unique to Florence; many historic Italian city centers (Rome, Venice, etc.) have similar restrictions for reasons of safety, privacy, and heritage protection ts2.tech. In practice, if you open Italy’s

3 September 2025

Drones · Italy · Laws · Tourism · Travel Tips

Italy’s 2025 Drone Law Shockers: Weight Classes, No-Fly Zones & Huge Fines You Must Know

Italy implements EU drone rules under EASA Regulation 2019/947, with the transitional regime ending 31 December 2023 and full alignment to Open-category limits in 2024. ENAC is the national regulator for day-to-day drone rules and enforcement, while ENAV’s D-Flight portal handles online registration and interactive flight‑zone maps. Drones in Italy are classified by weight within the Open category into three bands: under 250 g (C0/A1), 250 g–2 kg (C1/C2 with A1/A2 rules), and over 2 kg up to 25 kg (A3). Under 250 g, Open category A1 allows flying over people but not crowds, registration is required if the drone

17 June 2025

Drones · Fines · Italy · Law · Regulations