How Milan’s digital transformation has helped it to combat COVID-19

While years of investment in digital infrastructure and skills have helped the City of Milan rapidly respond to COVID-19, the pandemic has also highlighted important gaps that must be closed for the future, Roberta Cocco, Deputy Mayor for Digital Transformation told Cities Today.

Milan is the capital of the Lombardy region that was the centre of the European outbreak earlier this year. Now, the city is beginning to look to economic recovery and what it can learn from the crisis so far.

"After six months of managing the situation, we are more prepared to understand which are the toughest areas to keep under control and how we can work with all the stakeholders in the city to manage the most...