Napoli, Italy, welcomed the launch of "Aiuto Amico" on February 21st, 2025, an AI-powered app created by the academic and tech innovator Anthonisamy Antru Sinthujan to assist foreigners in Italy. The app aims to overcome language and bureaucratic barriers for non-Italian speakers. The launch was supported by Savery Jegan Ravendra, a Consigliere Comunale aggiunto in Napoli.

Anthonisamy Antru Sinthujan, known as Antru, is the brilliant mind behind the "Aiuto Amico" app. He is an academic and a dentistry student, demonstrating his skills as a tech innovator by designing this helpful tool. His motivation was to provide simultaneous translation in public offices and hospitals, easing the daily lives of immigrants.

Savery Jegan Ravendra, on the other hand, is the Consigliere Comunale aggiunto in Napoli. He played a crucial role in helping to launch the "Aiuto Amico" app. Ravendra was elected in 2021 with a program focused on the comprehensive integration of immigrants, addressing employment, social services, healthcare, housing, and legal protection. His support was instrumental in bringing Antru's innovative app to the community.

"Aiuto Amico" offers key features such as instant translation of Italian content, an easy-to-use interface, and quick access to Italian websites. It also includes community support for users to share advice. The app's website provides further details on its AI-powered multilingual chat, translator for official documents, Italian language learning tools, and real-time translated news. "Aiuto Amico" is available on the Google Play Store.

Italian media has highlighted the app's potential to assist migrants with bureaucracy. LaRepubblica.it and CityWeek.it specifically mentioned the use cases of the app in the future integrations.

Language barriers are a major challenge for immigrants in Italy. "Aiuto Amico" directly tackles this by providing accessible translation and guidance, potentially improving immigrants' interactions with essential services and their understanding of the Italian legal framework.