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Digital decade: There are still deficits

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Published: July 3rd, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Operators work on a relay antenna. Nantes metropolitan area, April 11, 2024. Photograph by Laetitia Notarianni/ Hans Lucas. France, Nantes, 2024-04-11. Des operateurs travaillent sur une antenne relais. Agglomeration de Nantes, le 11 avril 2024.
It is not enough to build infrastructure such as a 5G network. It is also important that companies and citizens use it, says the EU Commission.

The conclusion of the Commission’s second report on the state of the Digital Decade is sobering. „Today’s report clearly shows that we are not on track to achieve our digital transformation goals in Europe“, summarizes Margrethe Vestager, the Executive Vice-President responsible. Additional investment is needed, also to create incentives for the use of digital tools. There is simply a lack of people with the relevant digital skills.

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