The Observatory of the Italian Language is a body operating at national level (it’s based at the Italian Embassy in Washington) intended to develop and manage the strategic plan for the promotion of Italian language and to monitor the AP-Italian exam results in USA.
The Italian Embassy, Consulates, Italian Cultural Institutes, Enti Gestori and Italo-American associations engaged in promoting the highest participation to the AP exam, are part of the Observatory.
The local Observatory of the Italian Language consists of the working group carrying out the same functions at consular district level. It aims to promote targeted actions to achieve the goals of the national strategic plan on the basis of the specificities of the context