COVID-19 in Italy: current state, impact and ICT-based solutions

Abstract

In this work, the impact of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus in Italy is presented. This pandemic disease determined a crisis and national emergency in all parts of the world. A short vision of measures taken by the Italian Government with a view on information and communication technologies (ICT) that could allow a better management of the pandemic and a faster recovery from the national crisis is provided. The Italian lockdown has strict implications for the society from an economical, mental-health and social points of view. Novel information and communication technologies (ICT) could mitigate the impact of COVID-19 outbreak allowing novel ways to learn, to teach, to work and to live. Some insights on Internet of Things, smart tracing and tracking solutions are summarised. Moreover, some statistics on the network traffic and learning platforms used in this lockdown period are presented.