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On average, fewer than 60 per cent of Europeans have at least basic digital skills, and fewer than 30 per cent have above-basic skills, according to the EU’s Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI).
The picture is worse for those aged 55–74: on average, fewer than 40 per cent have basic skills, and fewer than 15 per cent have above-basic skills.
With new technologies emerging and online and phone fraud rising, low levels of digital skills are a serious problem: they hinder the EU’s digital transformation and the adoption of new tools, keep bureaucracy tied to outdated paper-based processes, and leave citizens more vulnerable to scams.
We took a quick look at the European Commission’s Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), which has measured countries’ progress in digital upskilling since 2022. Although the DESI Index receives both fair and unfounded criticism, it remains one of the few gauges of how EU Member States are actually performing.
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