September 28, 2026

Editorial

di Luigi Fiorentino – Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri e Elisa Pintus – Università della Valle d’Aosta Evolutionary Dynamics in Italian Public Institutions Through the Eye of RIPM: From Emergency Management to Predictive Action. The period between 2018 and 2026, from the first publication of Rivista Italiana di Public Management – RIPM – to today, cannot be read simply as a succession of reforms, decrees, plans, and compliances. Rather, it represents an extraordinary stress test of the institutional capacity of the […]
August 6, 2026

New Frontiers of Management Education in Public Administration. Leadership, Administrative Capacity, and Institutional Transformation RIPM – Vol. 9 – nos. 1 and 2 | 2026

RIPM – Vol. 9 – nos. 1 and 2 | 2026 Deadline for Submission: October 30, 2026 Special Focus Overview The Special Focus is the traditional in-depth thematic section of the Rivista Italiana di Public Management (RIPM). The thematic focus has a fundamental place in the journal because it aims to determine the focus of attention on a current topic, necessary to promote reflection and capable of sparking debate among scholars on public management issues. The Special Focus section of […]
May 8, 2026

The Nrpp and the stalemate of candidate institutions: The case of the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation’s Next Generation We Project

di Renato Roda - Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo
May 8, 2026

Cybersecurity: the necessary strengthening of local government IT skills. A focus on the support services provided by in-house security firms, through case studies

di: Valentina Rustichini - Comune di Barberino Tavarnelle
May 8, 2026

Organizational culture and managerial change. The Case of the Scuola Normale Superiore

di: Enrico Periti - Scuola Normale Superiore e Francesco Muzzarelli - Università di Bologna e Università degli Studi della Repubblica di San Marino
May 8, 2026

The regulation of incentives for technical functions in the new Public Contracts Code: examination of the law and critical issues in the Defence and Security sector

Massimiliano Anedda, Armando Di Renzo, Diego Esposito, Armando Todaro, Ciro Varlese - Esercito Italiano
May 8, 2026

Sustainability as a Strategic Compass for Defense procurement

di: Angelo Massaro*, Francesca Caso**, Daniela Carbone***, Giuseppe Chiummo****, Francesco D’Isanto***** * Arma dei Carabinieri ** Marina Militare *** Arma dei Carabinieri **** Arma dei Carabinieri ***** Marina Militare
May 8, 2026

Editorial

di Luigi Fiorentino - Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri
e Elisa Pintus - Università della Valle d’Aosta


In the contemporary debate on the governance of public institutions, public procurement is no longer interpreted as a mere administrative function for the acquisition of goods and services, but rather as a strategic policy lever, capable of influencing market structure, technological innovation, the resilience of supply chains, and the creation of public value.
December 23, 2025

The challenge of artificial intelligence in the new Public Contracts Code: between advantages and risks in the use of algorithms and the human element in automated procedures

di Michela Giachetti Fantini - Enea – Agenzia per le nuove tecnologie, l’energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile
The paper analyses the innovations introduced by the article 30 of Legislative Decree 36/2023, concerning the application of automated procedures in the life cycle of public contracts, through technological solutions, including the Artificial Intelligence, evaluating the effects on the italian administrative system and the future perspectives.