SOAP and XML technologies, once dominant, are now seen as outdated, verbose, and inefficient in the modern digital infrastructure that favors RESTful APIs, JSON, and cloud-native systems.
The use of SOAP and XML for integrations hinders agility, scalability, and innovation, constraining developers and limiting progress in comparison to newer technologies like microservices, containerization, GraphQL, and WebSockets.
The technological stagnation within the Italian Revenue Agency and SOGEI poses tangible economic costs, obstructing efficiency, progress, and wasting resources that could be utilized for the development of more user-friendly services.
The call for immediate technological modernization within Italy's public administration is emphasized, highlighting the need for efficiency, innovation, and providing modern tools for the younger generation of IT professionals to accelerate the nation's technological and economic growth.