Goodbye SPID, it will be shut down: the only Italian digital identity will be the CIE

 As controversy continues to mount over the transition to a paid SPID service by some identity providers, statements by the Government's Undersecretary for Innovation, Alessio Butti, are making waves. During a hearing in the Chamber of Deputies, Butti effectively confirmed the shutdown of SPID.

During a hearing in the Chamber of Deputies, which can be viewed directly on the Parliament's WebTV, Butti confirmed what he had already stated on other occasions: the government wants to make the Electronic Identity Card the only digital identity in our country.

The statements came following a request for clarification from a member of Parliament, to which Butti responded clearly: as early as December 2022, the government had already made it clear that it wanted to bring our country into line with the rest of the world and refer to a single digital identity. “I believe that in a serious state, digital identity must be unique and issued by the state, with all due respect to private providers,” said Butti, who confirmed that the goal is to gradually phase out SPID “in full agreement with the private sector.” However, no information is currently available on the timing and methods, let alone how the government intends to facilitate this transition.