First website of the Comune di Torino

The Comune di Torino (City of Turin) runs the domain comune.to.it, its institutional presence online.

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

The copies preserved by the web archive show comune.to.it online from 1997; the domain of the smaller Comune di Collegno, comune.collegno.to.it, is instead found online 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 «Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino» (Public Telematic Service of the City of Turin), with sections called informacittà, informambiente, informagiovani, informahandicap and informalavoro.¹

The site linked to other bodies in 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 showcased projects was «Porta Susa in VRML», a three-dimensional reconstruction of the station tied 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 run by the Servizio Centrale Sistema Informativo, Redazione WWW, based at via Garibaldi 18.¹

Its sections included informacittà, informambiente, informagiovani, informahandicap and informalavoro, the municipal administration with the city council and bylaws, the registry office, building and the master plan, mapping, 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 Servizio Telematico Pubblico in 1997: content, hosted sites and contacts

The oldest snapshot of the site, from May 1997, presented it as the "Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino", with an 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 the Servizio Centrale Sistema Informativo, at via Garibaldi 18, as its editorial office.¹ Besides sections on the city administration, the city council, culture (with the Biennale Giovani Artisti) and tourism, the site hosted the pages of other bodies — including the Prefettura di Torino, Amiat, the Ordine Mauriziano, ATM and the Teatro Stabile Torino — and linked to the sites of the Regione Piemonte, the 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 offered the sections informacittà, agenzia bisettimanale, informambiente, informagiovani, informahandicap and informalavoro.

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

From the Servizio Telematico Pubblico to the 2008 site

On 14 September 2000 the site presented itself as «Servizio Telematico Pubblico - Città di Torino», with an extended menu covering the city administration, environment and territory, art and culture, assistance and health, economy and work, and training 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 young people under 35, the "Indirizzi di politica urbanistica" document open for public debate via an online forum, and a card for citizens turning 60 in 2008.²

The Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino

The site comune.to.it, in the first copy found 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 published a periodic newsletter in numbered, dated editions.² The last working copy, from 27 August 2008, still carries municipal services, such as a scheme to cut rents for young people under 35.³

The Servizio Telematico Pubblico 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 snapshot found of the site, from 25 May 1997, states that visits to the Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino were 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» (Hosted Sites) section with the sites of other bodies and institutions, including the Prefettura di Torino, Amiat, the Ordine Mauriziano, Atm, the 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 subject area (city administration, environment and territory, art and culture, assistance and health, economy and work, training and schools).²

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

In the snapshot of 14 September 2000 the portal is organised into subject sections (Amministrazione comunale, Ambiente e territorio, Arte e cultura, Assistenza e sanità, Economia e lavoro, Formazione e scuola), with editions also in English, French, Spanish and German. In the last snapshot with its own content, from 27 August 2008, the site publishes schemes for subsidised first-home mortgages for young people under 35, the card for citizens turning 60, and the exhibition «Il Celeste Impero» at the Museo di Antichità.

The comune.to.it site until 2008: from the 2000 portal to the last news published

In the snapshot of 14 September 2000 the site comune.to.it presents itself as an already mature portal, with sections dedicated to the city administration, calls and notices, environment and territory, art and culture, assistance and health, economy and work, 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 Comune publishes among its news a scheme for subsidised fixed-rate mortgages for first-home purchases by residents under 35, a document on urban planning guidelines open for 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 comune.to.it site 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 resident young people under 35.

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

In September 2000 the site published 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 a 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 fixed-rate mortgages for young people under 35 and a free card for citizens turning 60.

The Servizio Telematico Pubblico 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», run 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 young people under 35 who had lived in Turin for at least a year, with a household income below 37,466 euros, to apply by 15 October for a subsidised fixed-rate mortgage, guaranteed by the city administration, for a first-home purchase.

The fundraiser for the Cathedral fire on the 1997 site

On the home page from May 1997, the site comune.to.it raised funds for the fire at the Duomo di Torino through a dedicated current account at the Cassa di Risparmio di Torino, and hosted, besides its own content, the sites of bodies such as the Prefettura di Torino, Amiat, the Ordine Mauriziano and the Teatro Stabile di Torino. The visit counter recorded 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 Turin residents.

The content of the first site (1997) and the move to multiple languages (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 from 2008 the site advertised a subsidised fixed-rate first-home mortgage reserved for residents under 35 with a household income below 37,466 euros.

The comune.to.it site: from the 1997 Servizio Telematico Pubblico to the multilingual versions

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

The comune.to.it site: from the Servizio Telematico Pubblico 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 subject area (Amministrazione Comunale, Ambiente e Territorio, Arte e Cultura, Assistenza e Sanità, Economia e Lavoro, Formazione e Scuola) and offers services such as a euro converter, maternity allowances for a third child and a help service for elderly victims of violence. In the last working copy, from 27 August 2008, the site publishes a scheme for subsidised fixed-rate mortgages for young people under 35, 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 relief fund for the Cathedral fire. A snapshot from 27 August 2008 shows the site active with service news such as subsidised mortgages for young people under 35 and a card for citizens turning 60.

The site's first "looks": the 1997 frames-based version and the numbered 2000 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 the Regione Piemonte, the Provincia di Torino, CSI Piemonte and the Camera di Commercio di Torino, as well as hosted pages of bodies such as the Prefettura di Torino, Amiat, the Ordine Mauriziano and the Teatro Stabile Torino; the site recommended viewing with Netscape 3.0 or Internet Explorer 3.0 at 800x600 resolution and gave, 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 its features reorganised into sections such as Amministrazione Comunale, Arte e Cultura, Economia e Lavoro and Formazione e Scuola.

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

In the edition of 14 September 2000 the site, by then at "edition 173", also offered versions in English, French, Spanish and German, a Java-based advanced search, and weather forecasts.

In the last snapshot with the site still active, from 27 August 2008, there is a notice from the Comune for young people under 35 who had lived in Turin for at least a year, with a household income below 37,466 euros: from 1 September to 15 October they could apply for a subsidised fixed-rate mortgage, guaranteed by the city administration, for a first-home purchase.

The Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino, 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 mortgages aimed at young people under 35 resident in Turin for a first-home purchase.

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

In the first snapshot of the archive, from 25 May 1997, the Comune di Torino 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 the note that visits were recorded since 2 June 1995. In the snapshot of September 2000 the site offers versions in English, French, Spanish and German and a structure by broad areas (city administration, environment and territory, art and culture, assistance and health, economy and work, training and schools). In the last working snapshot, from August 2008, the homepage advertises current initiatives: a subsidised mortgage for young people under 35 for a first-home purchase, the "Indirizzi di politica urbanistica" discussion document, a card for citizens turning 60 in 2008 and the exhibition «Il Celeste Impero» at the Museo di Antichità.

The services of the comune.to.it portal (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 residents under 35 with a household income below 37,466 euros.

The comune.to.it site between 1997 and 2008

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

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 dedicated reference to the Cathedral fire and a relief fund with a current account at the Cassa di Risparmio di Torino.

From 1997 to 2008: three snapshots of the Comune'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 official site of the Comune, it offers a scheme for subsidised mortgages for young people under 35 with a household income below 37,466 euros.

The account for the Cathedral fire in the first snapshot of 1997

The first available snapshot, from 25 May 1997, of the Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino site publishes among its homepage content a current account for fundraising after the Cathedral fire, held by the Città di Torino 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 Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città

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 young people under 35 who had lived in Turin for at least a year, with a household income below 37,466 euros.

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 young people under 35 resident in Turin of a scheme for an income-linked financial contribution.

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

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

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

The first snapshot of the comune.to.it web archive, 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 the Regione Piemonte, the Provincia di Torino, Csi Piemonte and the Camera di Commercio di Torino; it also carried a reference to a fundraiser tied to the 1997 Turin Cathedral fire. 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 subsidised fixed-rate mortgages for first-home purchases reserved for Turin residents under 35 with a household income below 37,466 euros.

From the 1997 informacittà to the online schemes of 2008

On 14 September 2000 the site published numbered editions of the service, with an English version. On 27 August 2008 the site was still being updated, with a scheme for subsidised mortgages for young people under 35 resident in Turin.

The features and editions of the Servizio Telematico Pubblico

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 young people under 35 who had lived in Turin for at least a year with a household income below 37,466 euros.

The services of the Servizio Telematico Pubblico

The Comune di Torino'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 stayed updated at least until August 2008, with notices such as the one on subsidised fixed-rate mortgages for young people under 35 resident in Turin.

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 at least until August 2008, when it advertised a scheme for subsidised fixed-rate first-home mortgages, reserved for young people under 35 who had lived in Turin for at least a year.

From the 1997 sections to the multilingual editions of the Servizio Telematico Pubblico

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, the agenzia bisettimanale, informambiente, informagiovani, informahandicap and informalavoro. The snapshot of 14 September 2000, numbered as «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 would open for a subsidised fixed-rate mortgage reserved for young people under 35 who had lived in Turin for at least a year with a household income below 37,466 euros.

The Servizio Telematico Pubblico, online since 1997

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

The City's «Servizio Telematico Pubblico», from the first 1997 survey

The first survey of the comune.to.it web archive, from 25 May 1997, shows the site under the name «Servizio Telematico Pubblico della Città di Torino», run 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 carries current administrative initiatives, such as a scheme for subsidised first-home mortgages aimed at under-35s.

From 1997 to 2008: three snapshots of the historical 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 the 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 the city administration.

Timeline 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 heading is simplified to «Servizio Telematico Pubblico - Città di Torino», a form that stays unchanged until the last snapshot preserved by the archive, from 27 August 2008.

The editions of the Servizio Telematico Pubblico

In 2008 one edition reported, as an example of the kind of information circulated, on the subsidised fixed-rate mortgages the Comune reserved for young people under 35 who had lived in Turin for at least a year with a household income below 37,466 euros.

The site's last version, in August 2008

In the same period the Museo di Antichità hosted the exhibition «Il Celeste Impero», dedicated to China, and some Districts opened special rankings for municipal nursery places for the 2008-2009 school year.¹

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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