History

Consip S.p.A. – whose original name was CON.S.I.P. , acronym for "Concessionaria Servizi Informativi Pubblici" – was created in 1997 as an operative tool to radically change information technology management in what was then the Ministry of the Treasury, the Budget and Economic Planning.

The Legislative Decree No. 414 of November 19th, 1997, Consip was entrusted with the State Administration information technology activity in the areas of finance and accounting. Later, with the Minister of the Treasury Decrees of December 22nd, 1997, and June 17th, 1998, the Company was given the task of managing and developing the information technology services of the same Ministry.

Two years later, Consip was also entrusted with the task of implementing the Program for the Rationalization of Public Administration Purchases. Through the 2000 Budget Law and the Ministerial Decree of February 24th, 2000, the Ministry of the Economy and Finance (MEF) identified Consip as the service structure responsible for the provisioning of goods and services on behalf of public administrations. The Budget Laws of the following years have defined the guidelines that the company has had to follow in the implementation of the Program.