We call for a STRONGER DIGITAL EUROPE
The new political leadership taking office in 2019 stands in front of a great opportunity to reaffirm their commitment to the European project and to bring Europe to the forefront of the emerging global digital era.
The future of Europe is D-I-G-I-T-A-L
Digital Single Market
To generate growth and remain competitive in the global digital era, Europe must consolidate its Single Market and address fragmentation.
Inclusion
Fear of technological development should be transformed into opportunities by equipping Europeans with the right set of digital skills.
Green growth
Europe must leverage digital technologies to build a sustainable, low-carbon, and resource-efficient economy and society.
Innovation
Europe must invest in the take-up of digital technologies such as AI and 5G, supporting the creation of cross sectorial innovative ecosystems in sectors where Europe has a competitive advantage.
Trust
Government and industry must cooperate globally to strengthen cybersecurity and protect citizens’ privacy while enabling data flows
Agile & mission-based policy
Europe must define clear goals for policies and drive agile policy-making processes based on multi-stakeholder engagement and experimentation through regulatory sandboxing.
Leadership
European leaders must define ‘what they want’ and set a clear vision and goals for how digitalisation can improve European society based on common values
Success indicators
By 2025, 15% of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) should be selling online across borders in the EU
Eurostat, 2018
By 2025, Europe should have retrained most of its workforce
World Economic Forum, 2018
By 2025, Europe should save 26 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions by digitising resource-intensive sectors
World Economic Forum, 2016
By 2025, European countries should spend 3% of their GDP on Research and Innovation
UNESCO, 2015
By 2025, most European enterprises should have a clear cybersecurity strategy
Eurostat, 2015
By 2025, 75% of EU citizens should be using eGovernment services
Eurostat, 2018
By 2025, Europe should be home to 25% of the world’s unicorns
CB Insights, 2018
Read our call to action towards 2025

