First website of the City of Turin

The City of Turin runs the domain comune.to.it, its institutional presence on the web.

According to a 2025 announcement by the City, not confirmed by other sources, the city's first institutional website would date back to around 1995; the City's digital transformation is said to have then continued in the late 1990s with smart-card experiments, up to the citizen services access card introduced in 2001.

Copies preserved by the web archive show comune.to.it online from 1997; the domain of the smaller municipality of Collegno, comune.collegno.to.it, is instead visible as early as 1996, a year before the provincial capital.¹

The first page of comune.to.it (1997)

The first captured page of comune.to.it, from 25 May 1997, presented itself as the «Public Telematic Service of the City of Turin», with sections informacittà, informambiente, informagiovani, informahandicap and informalavoro.¹

The site linked to other bodies of the civic network — Regione Piemonte, Provincia di Torino, CSI Piemonte, ARPnet, Camera di Commercio di Torino — and hosted the pages of outside bodies such as the Prefettura di Torino, Amiat, the Ordine Mauriziano, ATM and the Teatro Stabile Torino.¹

Among the featured projects was «Porta Susa in VRML», a three-dimensional reconstruction of the station linked to the memorandum of understanding for Torino 2000, and the counter declared visits since 2 June 1995.¹

The content of the first site, recorded in May 1997

The site comune.to.it, recorded by the web archive on 25 May 1997 as «Comune di Torino: Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino», declared visits «starting from 2 June 1995» and carried the 1996 copyright; it was maintained by the Servizio Centrale Sistema Informativo, Redazione WWW, based at via Garibaldi 18.¹

Its sections included informacittà, informambiente, informagiovani, informahandicap and informalavoro, the City Administration with the City Council and its Regulations, the Registry Office, Building and the Regulatory Plan, Cartography, as well as tourism and culture features (including the Biennale Giovani Artisti); a «Torino 2000» section presented the memorandum of understanding for the Olympic bid and a VRML model of Porta Susa.¹

The Public Telematic Service in 1997: content, hosted sites and contacts

The oldest snapshot of the site, from May 1997, presented it as "Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino", with the 1996 copyright and a counter of "visits since 2 June 1995"; the page recommended viewing with Netscape 3.0 or Internet Explorer 3.0 at 800x600 resolution and named as its editorial office the Servizio Centrale Sistema Informativo, at via Garibaldi 18.¹ Besides sections on city administration, the city council, culture (including the Biennale Giovani Artisti) and tourism, the site hosted the pages of other bodies — including the Prefettura di Torino, Amiat, Ordine Mauriziano, ATM and Teatro Stabile Torino — and linked to the sites of Regione Piemonte, Provincia di Torino, CSI Piemonte and the Camera di Commercio di Torino.¹

The 1997 portal and the migration to comune.torino.it

The oldest known snapshot of comune.to.it, from 25 May 1997, was titled «Comune di Torino: Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino» and already featured the sections informacittà, agenzia bisettimanale, informambiente, informagiovani, informahandicap and informalavoro.

In the latest known snapshot, from 16 February 2026, the address comune.to.it is archived as a redirect to the City's current site, comune.torino.it.

From the Public Telematic Service to the 2008 site

On 14 September 2000 the site presents itself as «Servizio Telematico Pubblico - Città di Torino», with an extended menu on city administration, environment and territory, art and culture, welfare and health, economy and employment, and education and schools, as well as a weather section and an internal search engine.¹

The last copy with the site still active in this layout dates to 27 August 2008 and reports, among other things, a scheme for subsidised first-home mortgages for under-35s, the «Indirizzi di politica urbanistica» document open to public debate via an online forum, and a card for citizens turning 60 in 2008.²

The Public Telematic Service of the City of Turin

The site comune.to.it, in the first copy traced by the Web Archive on 25 May 1997, presents itself as the «Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino», with features such as Informacittà, Informambiente, Informagiovani and Informahandicap.¹ In 2000 it publishes a periodic bulletin in numbered, dated editions.² The last working copy, from 27 August 2008, still reports municipal services, such as a scheme to reduce rents aimed at under-35s.³

The Public Telematic Service in the archive

The snapshot of 14 September 2000 shows it renamed "Servizio Telematico Pubblico - Città di Torino"; the last capture with the site still active, under the same name, dates to 27 August 2008.

The telematic service active since 1995 and the network of hosted sites

The first traced snapshot of the site, from 25 May 1997, states that visits to the Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino had been possible «since 2 June 1995», almost two years before this scan.¹ The 1997 homepage lists sections such as Informacittà, Informambiente, Informagiovani, Informahandicap and Informalavoro, as well as a «Web Ospitati» section with the sites of other bodies and institutions, including the Prefettura di Torino, Amiat, Ordine Mauriziano, Atm, Teatro Stabile Torino and the Polizia di Stato.¹ In the snapshot of 14 September 2000 the portal has grown into a broad index by thematic area (city administration, environment and territory, art and culture, welfare and health, economy and employment, education and schools).²

The site comune.to.it in the web archive (1997-2008)

In the snapshot of 14 September 2000 the portal is organised into thematic sections (City Administration, Environment and Territory, Art and Culture, Welfare and Health, Economy and Employment, Education and Schools), with editions also in English, French, Spanish and German. In the last snapshot with its own content, from 27 August 2008, the site publishes notices for subsidised first-home mortgages for under-35s, the card for citizens turning 60, and the exhibition «Il Celeste Impero» at the Museo di Antichità.

The site comune.to.it up to 2008: from the 2000 portal to the latest published news

In the snapshot of 14 September 2000 the site comune.to.it presents itself as an already mature portal, with sections devoted to city administration, notices and announcements, environment and territory, art and culture, welfare and health, economy and employment, as well as a version in English, French, Spanish and German. In the last snapshot with the site still active, from 27 August 2008, the City publishes among its news a scheme for subsidised-rate mortgages for first-home purchases by under-35 residents, a planning-policy consultation document open to public discussion, the exhibition «Il Celeste Impero» at the Museo di Antichità, and special rankings for enrolment in municipal nurseries for the 2008-2009 year.

The site comune.to.it in the web archive (1997-2008)

The first archive capture of the site comune.to.it, from 25 May 1997, presents it as «Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino», with the sections Informacittà, Informagiovani, Informahandicap and Informalavoro; the home-page news also includes the fire at Turin Cathedral. In the capture of 14 September 2000 the site also offers editions in English, French, Spanish and German, as well as an internal search engine and weather forecasts. The last capture with content, from 27 August 2008, publishes a notice on subsidised mortgages for under-35 resident young people.

The portal comune.to.it in the web archive (1997-2008)

In September 2000 the site publishes a numbered bulletin («Edizione del 14 settembre 2000», no. 173/2000). The last snapshot with content, from August 2008, reports a scheme for subsidised mortgages for Turin residents under 35 for at least one year.

The domain comune.to.it in the web archive

The domain comune.to.it, in the web archive since 25 May 1997, is the first Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino: the page shows a visit counter active since 2 June 1995 and the editorial office at via Garibaldi 18. In 2008 the portal offers online services such as subsidised-rate mortgages for under-35s and a free card for citizens turning 60.

The Public Telematic Service in the web archive (1997-2000)

The first snapshot of the site comune.to.it in the web archive, from 25 May 1997, presents the «Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino», maintained by the Servizio Centrale Sistema Informativo — Redazione WWW, based at via Garibaldi 18; the page declares visits «since 2 June 1995», a date earlier than the first snapshot preserved by the archive.

The site in 2008: a scheme for young people

In the snapshot of 27 August 2008, the site comune.to.it announced a municipal scheme allowing under-35s who had resided in Turin for at least a year, with a household income below €37,466, to apply by 15 October for a subsidised fixed-rate mortgage, guaranteed by the City administration, to buy a first home.

The fundraiser for the Cathedral fire on the 1997 site

On the May 1997 homepage, the site comune.to.it raises funds for the fire at Turin Cathedral through a dedicated current account at the Cassa di Risparmio di Torino, and hosts, besides its own content, the sites of bodies such as the Prefettura di Torino, Amiat, Ordine Mauriziano and the Teatro Stabile di Torino. The visit counter shows visits since 2 June 1995. In the last recorded update, from August 2008, the site still offers municipal services such as subsidised first-home mortgages for young people of Turin.

The content of the first site (1997) and the multilingual opening (2000)

The first snapshot of the site, from 25 May 1997, presented itself as "Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino" with the features informacittà, informambiente, informagiovani, informahandicap and informalavoro, and among the featured content was a news item on the Cathedral fire. In the last capture of 2008 the site advertised a subsidised fixed-rate first-home mortgage reserved for under-35 residents with a household income below €37,466.

The site comune.to.it: from the 1997 Public Telematic Service to the multilingual versions

By 14 September 2000 the site had expanded with an edition in English, French, Spanish and German and with a menu divided by thematic area, including city administration, environment and territory, art and culture, welfare and health, economy and employment, and education and schools.

The site comune.to.it: from the Public Telematic Service to the 2008 portal

In the copy of 14 September 2000 the site, by then also available in English, French, Spanish and German, is reorganised by thematic area (City Administration, Environment and Territory, Art and Culture, Welfare and Health, Economy and Employment, Education and Schools) and offers services such as euro conversion, maternity grants for a third child, and a support service for elderly victims of abuse. In the last working copy, from 27 August 2008, the site publishes a scheme for subsidised fixed-rate mortgages for under-35s, a free card for citizens turning 60 in 2008, and the exhibition «Il Celeste Impero» at the Museo di Antichità.

Twenty years of comune.to.it, from 1997 to 2008

The first snapshot of the site, from 25 May 1997, presents itself as «Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino», with a visit counter active since 2 June 1995 and sections devoted to informacittà, informagiovani, informahandicap and informalavoro, as well as a support fund for the Cathedral fire. A snapshot of 27 August 2008 shows the site active with service news such as subsidised mortgages for under-35s and a card for citizens turning 60.

The site's first «looks»: the 1997 frames version and the 2000 numbered edition

The first snapshot of the site, dated 25 May 1997, shows a structure of features — «informacittà», «agenzia bisettimanale», «informambiente», «informagiovani», «informahandicap», «informalavoro» — with direct links to the sites of Regione Piemonte, Provincia di Torino, CSI Piemonte and Camera di Commercio di Torino, as well as hosted pages of bodies such as Prefettura di Torino, Amiat, Ordine Mauriziano and Teatro Stabile Torino; the site recommended viewing with Netscape 3.0 or Internet Explorer 3.0 at 800x600 resolution and carried at the bottom the name of the responsible office, the Servizio Centrale Sistema Informativo - Redazione WWW, based at via Garibaldi 18.

By 14 September 2000 the site had been redesigned into a series of progressively numbered «editions» (that day's snapshot bears the number 173/2000), also available in English, French, Spanish and German, with the features reorganised into sections such as City Administration, Art and Culture, Economy and Employment, and Education and Schools.

From the first telematic service of 1997 to the subsidised mortgages of 2008

In the edition of 14 September 2000 the site, having reached «edition 173», also offered versions in English, French, Spanish and German, an advanced search based on Java applications, and weather forecasts.

In the last snapshot with the site still active, from 27 August 2008, a City notice appears for under-35s who had resided in Turin for at least a year, with a household income below €37,466: from 1 September to 15 October they could apply for a subsidised fixed-rate mortgage, guaranteed by the City administration, to buy a first home.

The Public Telematic Service of the City of Turin, from 1997 to 2008

In the snapshot of 14 September 2000 the site, updated daily, is also available in English, French, Spanish and German. In the snapshot of 27 August 2008 the portal publishes a municipal scheme for subsidised-rate mortgages aimed at under-35 Turin residents for buying a first home.

The site comune.to.it, from the first 1997 edition to the 2008 initiatives

In the archive's first snapshot, from 25 May 1997, the City of Turin's site presents itself as «Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino», with sections informacittà, informambiente, informagiovani, informahandicap and informalavoro, a list of linked public websites (Regione Piemonte, Provincia di Torino, CSI Piemonte, Camera di Commercio) and a note that visits had been recorded since 2 June 1995. In the September 2000 snapshot the site offers versions in English, French, Spanish and German and a structure by macro-area (City Administration, Environment and Territory, Art and Culture, Welfare and Health, Economy and Employment, Education and Schools). In the last working snapshot, from August 2008, the homepage advertises current initiatives: a subsidised mortgage for under-35s to buy a first home, the consultation document «Indirizzi di politica urbanistica», a card for citizens turning 60 in 2008, and the exhibition «Il Celeste Impero» at the Museo di Antichità.

The services of the portal comune.to.it (1997-2008)

From 2000 the site, renamed «Servizio Telematico Pubblico», also presented itself in English, French, Spanish and German. In 2008 the portal advertised a municipal initiative for subsidised fixed-rate mortgages, guaranteed by the administration, for first-home purchases by under-35 residents with a household income below €37,466.

The site comune.to.it between 1997 and 2008

In the first known snapshot, from 25 May 1997, the site comune.to.it declared itself online as early as 2 June 1995 ("Visits since 2 June 1995") and also hosted pages of other bodies, including Prefettura di Torino, Amiat and Teatro Stabile di Torino. In the snapshot of 14 September 2000 it had become a multilingual portal organised by thematic area (administration, environment, culture, health, economy, schools); a snapshot of 27 August 2008 shows it still active, with news on subsidised mortgages for under-35s and a card for sixty-year-old Turin residents.

The first snapshot of 25 May 1997 and the Cathedral fire

The first available snapshot of the site comune.to.it, from 25 May 1997, lists on its homepage features such as Informacittà, Informambiente, Informagiovani, Informahandicap and Informalavoro, a link devoted to the Cathedral fire, and a support fund with a current account at the Cassa di Risparmio di Torino.

From 1997 to 2008: three snapshots of the City's first site

In the snapshot of 14 September 2000 the site publishes numbered editions of the telematic service, while in that of 27 August 2008, described as the City's official site, it offers a scheme for subsidised mortgages for under-35s with a household income below €37,466.

The account for the Cathedral fire in the first 1997 snapshot

The first available snapshot, from 25 May 1997, of the Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino site publishes among the homepage content a current account for fundraising after the Cathedral fire, held in the name of the City of Turin at the Cassa di Risparmio di Torino. The snapshot of 14 September 2000 shows the site organised into numbered editions, with that day's shown as the 173rd of 2000.

From 1997 to 2008: the Public Telematic Service of the City

In the snapshot of 14 September 2000 the site publishes a dated edition, with a summary and quick access to content. In the snapshot of 27 August 2008, the last one recorded, the site publishes a scheme for rent contributions aimed at under-35s who had resided in Turin for at least a year, with a household income below €37,466.

comune.to.it, from 1997 to the 2008 scheme for young people

In the snapshot of 14 September 2000 the service publishes a dated, numbered periodic bulletin. In the last live snapshot, from 27 August 2008, the site informs under-35 Turin residents of a scheme for access to an income-linked financial contribution.

The site comune.to.it, from 1997 to the 2008 portal

On 14 September 2000 the portal is also available in English, French, Spanish and German, with a section devoted to weather forecasts and an internal search engine.

The portal comune.to.it, from 1997 to the online services of 2000 and 2008

The first snapshot of the web archive of comune.to.it, from 25 May 1997, shows the site as «Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino», with features such as informacittà, informagiovani, informahandicap and informalavoro, and links to Regione Piemonte, Provincia di Torino, Csi Piemonte and Camera di Commercio di Torino; it also included a mention of a fundraiser linked to the 1997 fire at Turin Cathedral. In the version of 14 September 2000 the portal offered a multilingual edition in English, French, Spanish and German, an advanced search and weather forecasts, as well as the city administration's sections. In 2008 the site published specific schemes, such as the one for subsidised-rate mortgages for first-home purchases reserved for Turin residents under 35 with a household income below €37,466.

From informacittà in 1997 to online schemes in 2008

On 14 September 2000 it published numbered editions of the service, with an English version. On 27 August 2008 the site was still updated, with a scheme for subsidised mortgages aimed at under-35 Turin residents.

The features and editions of the Public Telematic Service

In the last snapshot collected in the historical format, from 27 August 2008, the site advertised a municipal scheme for subsidised fixed-rate mortgages reserved for under-35s who had resided in Turin for at least a year with a household income below €37,466.

The services of the Public Telematic Service

The City of Turin's first site, comune.to.it, collected by the web archive from May 1997, presented itself as «Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino» and already offered thematic information services such as informacittà, informambiente, informagiovani, informahandicap and informalavoro. The site remained updated until at least August 2008, with notices such as the one on subsidised fixed-rate mortgages for under-35 Turin residents.

The 2000 restyling and the last save in 2008

By September 2000 the site had been redesigned and renamed «Servizio Telematico Pubblico - Città di Torino», with a search engine and versions in English, French, Spanish and German. It remained online with the same layout until at least August 2008, when it advertised a scheme for subsidised fixed-rate first-home mortgages, reserved for under-35 Turin residents of at least a year's standing.

From the 1997 sections to the multilingual editions of the Public Telematic Service

The first snapshot of the domain comune.to.it, from 25 May 1997, shows the «Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino» already organised into sections such as informacittà, agenzia bisettimanale, informambiente, informagiovani, informahandicap and informalavoro. The snapshot of 14 September 2000, numbered «Edizione del 14 settembre 2000 - 173/2000 - IV», shows the site split into dated periodic editions and available in English, French, Spanish and German besides Italian, with «quick access» to content. In the last useful snapshot, from 27 August 2008, the civic bulletin announced that, from 1 September to 15 October, applications were open for a subsidised fixed-rate mortgage reserved for under-35 Turin residents of at least a year's standing with a household income below €37,466.

The Public Telematic Service, online since 1997

In September 2000 it keeps the same name, shortened to «Servizio Telematico Pubblico - Città di Torino», a name it keeps until the last snapshot with content, from 27 August 2008, when it describes itself as the «official site of the City of Turin».

The City's «Public Telematic Service», from the first 1997 survey

The first survey of the web archive of comune.to.it, from 25 May 1997, shows the site under the name «Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino», maintained by the Servizio Centrale Sistema Informativo - redazione WWW, based at via Garibaldi 18; the page declares visits since 2 June 1995 and recommends viewing with Netscape 3.0 or Internet Explorer 3.0 at 800x600 resolution. In the last live survey, from 27 August 2008, the site still reports current administrative initiatives, such as a scheme for subsidised first-home mortgages aimed at under-35s.

From 1997 to 2008: three snapshots of the historic site

The oldest available survey, from 25 May 1997, shows the «Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino», based at via Garibaldi 18 with sections on city administration, tourism and culture. That of 14 September 2000 documents a renewed look, dated «edizione del 14 settembre 2000» and with access in several languages. The last survey with full content, from 27 August 2008, shows the site still active with current news on city administration.

Chronology of the domain comune.to.it

The domain comune.to.it has been online since 25 May 1997 as «Comune di Torino: Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino»; from 14 September 2000 the header is simplified to «Servizio Telematico Pubblico - Città di Torino», a formula that remains unchanged until the last snapshot preserved by the archive, from 27 August 2008.

The editions of the Public Telematic Service

In 2008 one edition reported, as an example of the kind of information circulated, the fixed-rate mortgages on favourable terms reserved by the City for under-35 Turin residents of at least a year's standing with a household income below €37,466.

The last version of the site, in August 2008

In the same period the Museo di Antichità hosted the exhibition «Il Celeste Impero», devoted to China, and some Circoscrizioni launched special rankings for municipal nursery enrolment for the 2008-2009 school year.¹

The earliest versions of the City's site in the web archive

The oldest version of the site comune.to.it preserved by the web archive, from 25 May 1997, linked to a fundraiser for restoration after the Cathedral fire, with a dedicated current account, alongside the features Informacittà, Informambiente, Informagiovani, Informahandicap and Informalavoro.

Sources

web.archive.org
web.archive.org — 25 May 1997
Internet Archive Wayback Machine — 16 February 2026
Web Archive (comune.to.it) — 14 September 2000
Web Archive (comune.to.it) — 27 August 2008
Web Archive (comune.to.it) — 25 May 1997
Internet Archive - Wayback Machine — 25 May 1997
Internet Archive - Wayback Machine — 14 September 2000
Internet Archive - Wayback Machine — 27 August 2008

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