ROMA (ITALPRESS) – At the Sala della Regina in Palazzo Montecitorio, the award ceremony of the first edition of the Grand Prix of Institutional Communication 2026 was held. The event focused on the professionalism and skills of those involved in institutional communication, enhancing the projects carried out by institutions, public bodies, associations, enterprises and representative bodies. The award, organized by Touchpoint, the world’s benchmark of communication and marketing published by Oltre La Media Group, and by Ital Communications, in collaboration with Assocomunicatori, focuses on ideas, strategies, results and real impact. The goal is to contribute to the dissemination of good practices, to raise the level of institutional communication and to support an ecosystem that must be increasingly transparent, inclusive, innovative and oriented to the citizen. The Grand Prix of Institutional Communication 2026 has rewarded the best initiatives developed in the fields of Public Communication – Society in house, Communication and Sport, Foundations – Financial and Banking, Civic and Social Communication, Communication of the Intermediate Corps and of the Employers’ Representation, Institutional Communications Public Society, Public Communication – Continual Training, Public Communication – Territorial Authorities, Communication of the Intermediate Corps and of Workers’ Representation
For Francesco Battistoni, President of the Chamber of Deputies: “Institutions change, language evolves, stakeholders multiply and for this reason they serve communication models that are increasingly effective and that they can propose new narratives and new skills. In a changing social and economic context, uncertain and complex institutional communication plays a fundamental role in maintaining the trust between citizens and institutions. The Grand Prix of Communication is born with this aim: to focus on ideas, strategies, results and the real impact that the way to communicate has on society and citizens. What we do today is to give recognition to the quality and ability of those who have succeeded in distinguishing themselves in their own sector, and has done so by strengthening the general interest of communities and society”.
According to Roberto Marti, President of the Commission Culture and Cultural Heritage, Public Education, Scientific Research, Senate Entertainment and Sport: “I thank and greet all the organization for this important initiative, which today celebrates excellence in the different sectors of institutional communication. Communicating is fundamental: it means being able to bring in the homes of citizens a clear, effective and quality information, strengthening the relationship between institutions and the community. I bring greetings from the Senate of the Republic and I address my compliments to all those who, with their work, contribute daily to promoting good institutional communication.”
Federico Mollicone, President Commission Culture, Science and Education of the Chamber of Deputies, noted: “The communication professional is called to ensure the traceability of information, the protection of the paternity of content, maintaining the responsibility of the person and the quality of public information. It is a genuine democratic infrastructure, indispensable to guarantee the exercise of rights and to preserve that unrepeatable trust pact that unites citizens to the institutions of the Republic. In this legislature I fought for the recognition of profesto operate in digital, social and institutional communication within the Public Administration. Now, the most important challenge concerns the protection of these professions, even in the light of the assertion of artificial creative intelligence. On this front, the Government has already intervened, together with the rules adopted at European level, but as the Editorial Commission we intend to start a cognitive investigation on the impact that artificial intelligence will have on the trades of communication. This award is therefore a great news, because it contributes to enhancing and recognizing a profession that requires great passion, competence, continuous updating, responsibility and propensity to innovation.”
Attilio Lombardi, Founder of Ital Communications, said: “We are pleased to have created the Grand Prix of Institutional Communication, an initiative created to enhance excellence and merit. We want to recognize people, organizations and projects that, through an innovative vision, contribute to community growth and the development of professional skills. Giving value to these experiences means promoting a culture of quality and innovation, focusing on those who work for the territory and for the modernization of the country. Our award wants to be a stimulus to get involved, to confront new experiences. We believe that recognizing the importance of a project or professionalism is also an opportunity to create new opportunities for meeting and collaboration. With the Grand Prix we want to foster relationships, open new professional perspectives and give space to ideas and skills that can produce a positive impact on people and territories.”
For Domenico Colotta, President of Assocomunicatori: “Today institutional communication is much more than a tool to disseminate information: it is one of the main means by which an institution builds a relationship of credibility towards its interlocutors. With the first edition of the Grand Prix of Institutional Communication, we have intended to reward those subjects who have worked in this sense. In a society characterized by the speed of information, the multiplication of sources and the presence of Artificial Intelligence, the value of communication is not only measured on the ability to gain visibility, but on that to speak with authority, without sacrificing the ability to listen”.
Andrea Crocioni, Director of Touchpoint, noted: “As Touchpoint, a benchmark in the communication world, we have always observed and told the evolution of the sector, identifying ideas, languages and models capable of creating value. From this experience, together with Assocomunicatori and Ital Communications, a shared vision was born: enhancing institutional communication as a fundamental lever to build trust and relationship with citizens and communities. The Grand Prix of Institutional Communication has taken shape by careful scouting and the common will to define high standards, rewarding the most virtuous projects for quality, innovation, transparency and real impact. This initiative aims to contribute to the recognition of the best experiences present today and help to guide the future of institutional communication in a positive sense.”
The following awards were awarded during the ceremony: Award for Institutional Communications Society to the State Railway Group, withdrawn by Giuseppe Inchingolo, Deputy Director General Corporate of the FS Group, for excellence in the management of institutional communication and for the ability to tell clearly, authoritativeness and vision the strategic development and mobility of the country;
Award Innovation & Digital Public Communication in Poste Italiane, withdrawn by Paolo Iammatteo, Director of the Communityaction, for the central role played in the evolution of digital public communication and for having accompanied with vision the transition to increasingly accessible, inclusive and efficient services;
Award Communication and Sport at Rai Sport, withdrawn by Director Marco Lollobrigida, for the professionalism demonstrated in sports journalistic communication and for the ability to value sport as an instrument of social cohesion, culture and national identity;
Civic and Social Communication Award to the Road Police, withdrawn by Santo Puccia, Director of the State Police Department, for the effectiveness of road safety campaigns and for the use of communication as a tool for prevention, education and protection of the community;
Communication and Research Award Applied at Luiss Business School, withdrawn by Professor Matteo Caroli, Associate Dean for Sustainability and Impact at Luiss Business School, for the ability to value applied research and academic dissemination through a clear, innovative and international narrative;
Award for Social Communication and Third Sector to the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, withdrawn by the engineer Carlo Tosti, President of the University Campus Bio-Medico in Rome, and by Paolo Sormani, CEO and General Director of the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, for the commitment to combining excellence in the research and care of the person with a vision of transparent, empathic and common social communication;
Communication of the Intermediate Corps and of the Workers’ Representation at UGL, withdrawn by Secretary General Paolo Capone, for the initiative “four transitions, one job. For an Italy that governs change”, dedicated to the themes of technological innovation, energy transition, demographic dynamics and new production and employment models;
Award Integrated and Multichannel Projects in ISPRA, withdrawn by Chiara Bolognini, ISPRA Communication Coordinator, for “Circular Fame”, communication campaign dedicated to circular economy, food waste and differentiated collection, able to integrate tools, languages and initiatives aimed at citizens, businesses, institutions and schools;
Award Communication of the Intermediate Corps and of the Historical Representation at Confcommercio, withdrawn by Sergio De Luca, Central Director of Communication and Image of Confcommercio, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Confederation, for having valued the role of enterprises, territories and communities in the development of the Country;
Award for Public Communication – Company in house in Development Labor Italy, withdrawn by President Paola Nicastro, for the campaign “There is room for you”, initiative able to bring services for work directly in the territories and to make more accessible orientation, training and employment opportunities;
Award Rendicontation, Transparency and ESG to DEKRA Italy, withdrawn by President Toni Purcaro, for the ability to promote a culture based on verifiable standards, responsibility, governance and quality of processes, contributing to the dissemination of the principles of sustainability and accountability;
Award for Public Communication – Territorial Entities to ANCI Lazio, withdrawn by President Daniele Sinibaldi, Mayor of Rieti, for the “Training Camp ANCI Lazio”, laboratory of innovation, formation and institutional comparison to the service of local administrators and the development of the territories;
Foundations Award – Financial and Banking Fund Fund Fon.Te., withdrawn by President Maurizio Grifoni, for the project “Fon.Te. Kids, dedicated to the social and financial education of the new generations and to the spread of greater economic awareness;
Annual Events Communication Award for ABI and ABI Services, withdrawn by Gianluca Tiani, Director General of ABI Services and Head of Division Strategy, Innovation and International of ABI, and Maria Teresa Ruzzi, ABI Media Manager of ABI Services, for the Salone dei Pagamenti, a reference event dedicated to innovation, technology and the evolution of the world of payments;
Public Communication Award – Formation Continues in FonARCom, National Interprofessional Parthetic Fund, withdrawn by President Andrea Cafà, for the commitment to the promotion of the culture of continuing education through a constant information and dissemination activity, aimed at enterprises, workers and professionals;
Innovation and Strategy Award in the Great Events in WePlan, withdrawn by co-founders Roberto Daneo and Giorgio Re, for the technical expertise expressed in the planning of major international mega-events and for the ability to promote a strategic vision based on legacy, territorial development and reputation.
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