Key indicators for a stronger digital Europe
Back in 2019, we released a set of 22 success indicators that Europe should aim to achieve by 2025. Over the years we have added a few. Here you can keep track of how Europe is doing in its digitalisation project.
Digital education & skills
A digital Europe is first a Europe where no one should be left behind. In a rapidly changing world, there is an increasing demand for people to learn how to use new technologies. Without the right skills, people fall behind. If enough of them get to the back of the line, it is the whole of society that starts to fall apart. Today, 52% of European workers are in need of reskilling. Investing in digital skills and continuing education of Europeans is not optional – it is absolutely crucial.
Key indicators for a stronger digital Europe
Back in 2019, we released a set of 22 success indicators that Europe should aim to achieve by 2025. Over the years we have added a few. Here you can keep track of how Europe is doing in its digitalisation project.
Digital for a green recovery
As of today, countries around the world have been unsuccessful at decoupling economic growth from increased CO2 emissions and resource consumption. For every 1% in global GDP, CO2 emissions have risen by about 0.5% and resource consumption by 0.4%. Digital technologies could be a major contributor in helping societies address this challenge. For instance, it is estimated that by 2025 digitalisation could save over 26 billion tonnes of CO2 emission globally – about as much as Europe’s emissions across the same time period.
Key indicators for a stronger digital Europe
Back in 2019, we released a set of 22 success indicators that Europe should aim to achieve by 2025. Over the years we have added a few. Here you can keep track of how Europe is doing in its digitalisation project.
Connectivity & infrastructure
Connectivity is fast becoming an essential part of the modern economy. 5G, for instance, is a turning-point technology that cloud deliver socio-economic benefits worth more than €110 billion every year and create 2.3 million jobs. Unfortunately, a high-quality digital infrastructure is often taken for granted or outdated.
Key indicators for a stronger digital Europe
Back in 2019, we released a set of 22 success indicators that Europe should aim to achieve by 2025. Over the years we have added a few. Here you can keep track of how Europe is doing in its digitalisation project.
Digital healthcare
Key indicators for a stronger digital Europe
Back in 2019, we released a set of 22 success indicators that Europe should aim to achieve by 2025. Over the years we have added a few. Here you can keep track of how Europe is doing in its digitalisation project.
Digital for SMEs & Scaleups
Europe must nurture its SMEs and scaleups, as they are essential to our prosperity. More than just an engine for innovation, scaleups are businesses that hire highly skilled workers, raise Europe’s productivity, and champion European values across the world. They have the potential to become the next tech giants.
Europe has delivered meaningful growth for its scaleup ecosystem with a 20% increase in the number of homegrown scaleups every year in the past decade. While it is a step in the right direction, the number of European scaleups is still less than a third of those in the US. That partly explains why Europe is only home to 12% of unicorns globally. DIGITALEUROPE has set out an ambitious target to increase Europe’s share of unicorns to 25% by 2025.
Key indicators for a stronger digital Europe
Back in 2019, we released a set of 22 success indicators that Europe should aim to achieve by 2025. Over the years we have added a few. Here you can keep track of how Europe is doing in its digitalisation project.
Research & innovation
When countries and businesses invest in innovative products and services, people’s wealth increases, and the quality of their lives improve. Yet, Europe is only spending 2% of its GDP on research & development. By contrast, the United States and Japan hover around 3%.
Key indicators for a stronger digital Europe
Back in 2019, we released a set of 22 success indicators that Europe should aim to achieve by 2025. Over the years we have added a few. Here you can keep track of how Europe is doing in its digitalisation project.
Privacy & security
With an expected annual growth of around 10%, the data market is one of the fastest-growing part of the European economy. Today there are already over 280,000 data companies based in the EU. This raises new challenges but it also presents, in even greater measure, a vast range of opportunities for Europe to tap in.
Cyberthreats presents a major obstacle to Europe’s path to prosperity. Economic loss due to cybercrime is predicted to reach € 2.5 trillion by 2020, and 74% of the world’s businesses can expect to be hacked in the coming year. Unfortunately, only 32% of European businesses have a cybersecurity strategy. Such global threat requires a coordinated global response.
Key indicators for a stronger digital Europe
Back in 2019, we released a set of 22 success indicators that Europe should aim to achieve by 2025. Over the years we have added a few. Here you can keep track of how Europe is doing in its digitalisation project.
eGovernment
Key indicators for a stronger digital Europe
Back in 2019, we released a set of 22 success indicators that Europe should aim to achieve by 2025. Over the years we have added a few. Here you can keep track of how Europe is doing in its digitalisation project.
Digital Single market
Key indicators for a stronger digital Europe
Back in 2019, we released a set of 22 success indicators that Europe should aim to achieve by 2025. Over the years we have added a few. Here you can keep track of how Europe is doing in its digitalisation project.
AI & Data Economy
The potential of digital technologies for the European society and economy is evident and needed more than ever to support Europe’s economic recovery. AI adoption can be part of the response to slowed productivity, helping to tackle challenges of climate change and ageing populations. The positive and trustworthy use of AI will be a cornerstone and it is, therefore, crucial that EU countries make the necessary investments to derive half of their growth from the use of AI.
The impact of data on Europe’s economy is huge and Europe’s leadership is key for its global competitiveness. The EU should leverage the potential of data to advance the digitalisation of our societies, allowing the European economy to stay competitive while respecting core EU values. In 2020, the data economy represented 3% of the EU27 GDP. By 2025, this should be 6%.