---
title: Acquisition and reuse of software for the Public Administration 
subtitle: 
lang: en
ref:
  it: /it/riuso
layout: internal-simple
image: /assets/images/comelouso-temp-img.jpg

pair-blocks:
    - title: "Software Acquisition"
      text: "In order to acquire software **it is necessary to run a comparative
      analysis which privileges the open source solutions** (in reuse or
      third-party ones), browsable in the Developers Italia catalogue."

      image: /assets/images/come-lo-uso-2.svg
      buttons:
        - label: Read more 
          class: btn btn-primary
          url: '/en/reuse/acquisition'
    - title: "Development (and publication) of software"
      text: "The software developed or commissioned by the Italian Public
      Administration **must be released in a public repository covered by an
      open license and published in the Developers Italia catalogue**."
      image: /assets/images/come-lo-uso-4.svg
      buttons:
        - label: Read more 
          class: btn btn-primary
          url: '/en/reuse/publication'
---

Articles [68](https://docs.italia.it/italia/piano-triennale-ict/codice-amministrazione-digitale-docs/it/v2017-12-13/_rst/capo6_art68.html) and [69](https://docs.italia.it/italia/piano-triennale-ict/codice-amministrazione-digitale-docs/it/v2017-12-13/_rst/capo6_art69.html) of the Italian *Codice dell'Amministrazione Digitale* discipline how a Public Administration can acquire software and establish the obligation to release the software developed or commissioned with an open license.

The [Guidelines for Sotware Acquisition and Reuse]({{ site.url_lineeguidariuso_en }}) issued by the *Agenzia per
l'Italia Digitale*
([published](https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2019/05/23/19A03233/sg) in Gazzetta Ufficiale) describe
 such process in detail.

Below you'll find instructions for acquiring software and for publishing the software developed by your organization.

Furthermore, to clarify any other doubts, it is possible to consult the [Frequently Asked Questions](/en/faq) section.