The temporary business grouping led by Gpi has been awarded the tender issued by the Autonomous Province of Trento (PAT) for the new Accounting Information System. The platform will have artificial intelligence built in from the outset and will bring the accounting of PAT and its 86 connected entities together in a single system. The contract runs for more than seven years and has a maximum total value of €14.3 million, of which €14 million is allocated to Gpi.
AI alongside operators and management
A virtual assistant and the automation of the most repetitive tasks will support operators in their day-to-day work, always leaving control and the final decision in human hands. For management, data analysis tools are planned that can detect hidden anomalies and simulate the impact of future budget decisions. It is one of the first projects in Italy to integrate AI so deeply into an accounting system for public administration.
The new system will replace the current accounting architecture of PAT and its connected entities, in order to unify processes, reduce management complexity and improve data consistency. Interoperability across the administration’s different departments will be central, helping to overcome fragmented information. The solution is based on Ascot Plus, the Gpi platform used by more than 500 public bodies, and will serve around 1,200 users across the Province’s Economic and Financial Service, the 10 provincial agencies and the 76 school and training institutions.
“Delivering a single accounting system for the entire provincial administration, together with the Autonomous Province of Trento and in the region where the Group was founded, is an important milestone for us. Connecting the data and processes of 87 entities means simplifying the administration’s daily work and creating the conditions for faster, better-informed decisions. We are starting from a platform already widely used across Italian public administration and, thanks to artificial intelligence, taking it to the next level. We hope this project will become a model for other Italian public administrations”, said Oscar Fruet, Sales Director and Deputy Managing Director for Italy at Gpi.
