Mediterranean information society: perspective for policies from Italy

With the development of information and communication, society may turn into a significant force of potential change and opportunity or a threat for the Mediterranean Basin. This chapter attempts to assess perspectives from Italian national policies for growing and sustaining Mediterranean information societies. The paper starts with an initial portrait of Mediterranean informational patterns. Analysing and adapting previous work in Mediterranean countries, specifically Italy and some literature on policies, the chapter also raises a range of crucial items and a list of recommendations for policies in the Mediterranean Basin.