This thesis explores how advanced digital technologies are reshaping the Italian notarial profession, using evidence gathered during a 300-hour internship at Studio Notarile Paludet (Pordenone). After outlining the firm’s organisation and the notary’s classical role as a public officer who guarantees “public faith”, the study analyses a tightly regulated market in which competition hinges on reputation, speed and specialisation rather than price. It then tracks the digital transition already under way: qualified electronic signatures, certified e-mail (PEC), the NotaioNext practice-management platform, the Unified Notarial Network and long-term compliant e-archiving. Particular attention is devoted to the legal framework—Italian Notarial Law, the Digital Administration Code, GDPR, eIDAS and the forthcoming eIDAS 2.0—and to future developments such as the European Digital Identity Wallet and fully remote notarisation. The thesis further investigates Italy’s Notarchain pilot and other blockchain use-cases, assessing smart contracts as potential “distributed-trust” tools, and reviews early experiments with generative AI for assisted deed drafting. A comparison with Estonia’s mature e-Notary model shows the benefits of strong e-government infrastructure: lower transaction costs and seamless cross-border services. The research concludes that digitalisation can expand access, cut overheads and position notaries as digital trust-service providers, but also demands sizeable investment, robust cybersecurity and a cultural shift within the profession. Safeguarding legal certainty and public trust—while embracing innovation—emerges as the key to preserving the notarial function in Europe’s digital economy.
La tesi indaga come le tecnologie digitali avanzate stiano trasformando la professione notarile italiana, partendo da uno stage di 300 ore svolto presso lo Studio Notarile Paludet di Pordenone. Dopo aver illustrato la struttura organizzativa dello studio e il tradizionale ruolo del notaio quale pubblico ufficiale garante di “pubblica fede”, il lavoro analizza un mercato rigorosamente regolamentato, dove la concorrenza si gioca su reputazione, rapidità e specializzazione più che sul prezzo. Vengono poi esaminati i pilastri della transizione digitale: firma elettronica qualificata, posta elettronica certificata, gestionale NotaioNext, Rete Unitaria del Notariato e conservazione digitale a norma. Ampio spazio è dedicato al quadro giuridico di riferimento (Legge Notarile, Codice dell’Amministrazione Digitale, GDPR, eIDAS ed eIDAS 2.0) e alle prospettive future, come il Portafoglio Europeo di Identità Digitale e la stipula da remoto. L’elaborato approfondisce il progetto italiano Notarchain e altri casi d’uso blockchain, valutando gli smart contract come possibili strumenti di “fiducia distribuita”, e analizza le prime applicazioni di intelligenza artificiale generativa per la redazione assistita degli atti. Il confronto con il modello estone di e-Notary, più maturo, evidenzia i vantaggi di un’infrastruttura pubblica digitale evoluta: riduzione dei costi di transazione e servizi transfrontalieri senza soluzione di continuità. Si conclude che la digitalizzazione può ampliare l’accesso al servizio, ridurre i costi operativi e trasformare il notaio in fornitore di servizi fiduciari digitali, ma richiede investimenti, cybersicurezza avanzata e un cambiamento culturale. Conservare la certezza giuridica e la fiducia pubblica, pur accogliendo l’innovazione, appare la chiave per garantire la rilevanza del notariato nell’economia digitale europea.
IL NOTARIATO E LA TECNOLOGIA BLOCKCHAIN
ZAMBON, LORENZO
2025/2026
Abstract
This thesis explores how advanced digital technologies are reshaping the Italian notarial profession, using evidence gathered during a 300-hour internship at Studio Notarile Paludet (Pordenone). After outlining the firm’s organisation and the notary’s classical role as a public officer who guarantees “public faith”, the study analyses a tightly regulated market in which competition hinges on reputation, speed and specialisation rather than price. It then tracks the digital transition already under way: qualified electronic signatures, certified e-mail (PEC), the NotaioNext practice-management platform, the Unified Notarial Network and long-term compliant e-archiving. Particular attention is devoted to the legal framework—Italian Notarial Law, the Digital Administration Code, GDPR, eIDAS and the forthcoming eIDAS 2.0—and to future developments such as the European Digital Identity Wallet and fully remote notarisation. The thesis further investigates Italy’s Notarchain pilot and other blockchain use-cases, assessing smart contracts as potential “distributed-trust” tools, and reviews early experiments with generative AI for assisted deed drafting. A comparison with Estonia’s mature e-Notary model shows the benefits of strong e-government infrastructure: lower transaction costs and seamless cross-border services. The research concludes that digitalisation can expand access, cut overheads and position notaries as digital trust-service providers, but also demands sizeable investment, robust cybersecurity and a cultural shift within the profession. Safeguarding legal certainty and public trust—while embracing innovation—emerges as the key to preserving the notarial function in Europe’s digital economy.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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