Europe honors IdroGEO: the ISPRA platform that is evolving and engaging with citizens
Special recognition at the European Public Sector Award 2025–2026 for the national platform on hydrogeological instability
IdroGEO—ISPRA’s national platform for monitoring hydrogeological instability—was honored this afternoon at the European Public Sector Award (EPSA) 2025–2026. Thanks in part to Artificial Intelligence, the platform now engages directly with citizens and provides immediate access to information about the territory. The award recognizes the platform’s ongoing updates, the development of new features, and its ability to deliver innovative, accessible, and sustainable digital public services over time.
Public, free, open, and interoperable, IdroGEO makes data accessible at any time, including via smartphone. It offers direct access to scientific and technical information, helping to improve understanding of territorial risks and fostering a stronger culture of prevention.
Among its latest innovations, IdroGEO incorporates artificial intelligence: the virtual assistant that interacts with users can access the platform’s data and features, providing information on landslides and floods.
Maria Alessandra Gallone, President of ISPRA SNPA, stated: “This recognition honors the work ISPRA is doing to transform data, research, and technological innovation into tools that are truly useful to citizens. IdroGEO is the result of an ongoing commitment to making a public scientific asset increasingly accessible and user-friendly. It is also a valuable tool for schools, enabling young people to engage with real data on hydrogeological instability and discover what is happening in their own local areas. This is how prevention ceases to be an abstract concept and becomes something that directly affects us all".
