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ARIA, Regional Company for Innovation and Purchases
Published on 08 September 2020
Italy
Lombardia
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About this good practice
The mission of ARIA , Azienda Regionale per l'Innovazione e gli Acquisti (Regional Company for Innovation and Purchasing of the Lombardy Region) is to support Lombardy Region in the digital transformation of the PA, implementing regional policies through governance-by-data activities.
ARIA is a unique project of its kind , as it is the first in-house company which has been given the mission of designing and managing physical and digital infrastructures and the purchasing cycle of the regional Public Administration.
The main areas of activities are:
- Innovation: ARIA Offers digital innovation to simplify and reduce bureaucracy for Citizens, Companies and Public Administrations. The Region has been involved in a plan of digitalization of all the government activities and service delivery.
- Procurement: ARIA has the capability to award framework agreements for goods, services and infrastructures
As a contracting authority on behalf of the Lombardy Region, ARIA main aims are, among others:
• optimizing the supplying of goods, services and infrastructures;
• supporting the planning of local government spending ;
• simplifying and standardizing the procurement of goods and services:
• promoting and developing the green public procurement;
• enhancing transparency of the whole tendering procedures
ARIA is a unique project of its kind , as it is the first in-house company which has been given the mission of designing and managing physical and digital infrastructures and the purchasing cycle of the regional Public Administration.
The main areas of activities are:
- Innovation: ARIA Offers digital innovation to simplify and reduce bureaucracy for Citizens, Companies and Public Administrations. The Region has been involved in a plan of digitalization of all the government activities and service delivery.
- Procurement: ARIA has the capability to award framework agreements for goods, services and infrastructures
As a contracting authority on behalf of the Lombardy Region, ARIA main aims are, among others:
• optimizing the supplying of goods, services and infrastructures;
• supporting the planning of local government spending ;
• simplifying and standardizing the procurement of goods and services:
• promoting and developing the green public procurement;
• enhancing transparency of the whole tendering procedures
Expert opinion
ARIA/Azienda Regionale per l’Innovazione e gli Acquisti, the Regional Company for Innovation and Purchasing, is the first in-house company for the management of the public spending and the digital public infrastructure in the Lombardy Region, Italy. The mission is oriented toward the digital transformation of public administration, focusing on governance-by-data activities for the implementation of regional policies and optimisation of the public procurement system. The initiative stems from the merging of three companies (Lombardia Informatica, Infrastrutture Lombarde and Arca Lombardia) that create a hub of expertise in the field Information Technology and Business, which supports local administrations for data processing activities. The innovation process also involves the mechanism of service delivery, simplifying bureaucracy for citizens, companies and public administration and enhancing transparency on tendering procedures.
Insights from the good practice:
- The good practice is a successful example of innovation of public administration. The adoption of similar models could help other regions to streamline bureaucratic processes and reduce costs and risks in the public purchasing cycle of good and services. The initiative could inspire regions that are in the early phase in the design and implementation of their digital innovation strategies.
Insights from the good practice:
- The good practice is a successful example of innovation of public administration. The adoption of similar models could help other regions to streamline bureaucratic processes and reduce costs and risks in the public purchasing cycle of good and services. The initiative could inspire regions that are in the early phase in the design and implementation of their digital innovation strategies.
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ARIA operates according to the "in house providing" model; in particular, over 80% of its turnover comes from the activities implemented on behalf Lombardy Region. The remaining part is allowed only to achieve economies of scale or other efficiency gains
Evidence of success
Created on the 1 July 2019 , ARIA comes from the merge of the two public Companies of Lombardy Region: ARCA S.p.A and Lombardia Informatica.
The result is a HUB of competences to support local authorities in the entire region. The technological infrastructure of ARIA consists of a cutting-edge data processing centre that aligns the assets of Information Technology and business, creating a dynamic infrastructure which can improve services, reduce costs and manage risks.
The result is a HUB of competences to support local authorities in the entire region. The technological infrastructure of ARIA consists of a cutting-edge data processing centre that aligns the assets of Information Technology and business, creating a dynamic infrastructure which can improve services, reduce costs and manage risks.
Potential for learning or transfer
A similar centralized system could be applied in other Regions as a good practice of an efficient, cost-saving and effective procurement system, able to reduce the burden for Public Administrations to purchase services and goods and for the suppliers, who can present their offers in a simplified way.
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Organisation
Lombardy region
Italy
Lombardia
Contact
International project officer