📋 Tender Overview
In its report on the status of the digital decade, the European Commission shows how the EU progresses during digital transformation and what successes or deficits there is. Specifically, the report deals with the digital goals and requirements for 2030 in four target areas: digital infrastructure, digitization of companies, digital skills and digitization of public services. Germany cuts very well in the development of top technologies. The Report on the State of Digital Decade 2025 shows that certain progress was made in the EU, the expansion of the connectivity infrastructure, such as fiber optic and independent 5G networks, further behind. More and more companies are also using artificial intelligence (AI), cloud services and big data. However, the introduction must be accelerated. According to the report, a little more than half of the Europeans (55.6 percent) have fundamental digital skills. The availability of specialists in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT) with advanced skills is still low and there is a strong gender-specific gap that progress in key areas such as cyber security and AI.
In 2024, the EU made constant progress in digitization of important public services, but a significant part of the digital infrastructure of the authorities continued to depend on service providers outside the EU. The data show continuing challenges such as fragmented markets, excessively complex regulations, security risks and strategic dependencies. Further public and private investments and easier access to risk capital for EU companies would accelerate innovations and promote their spread.
The report shows that Germany is a leader in the development of top technologies (such as semiconductors and Edge Nodes). Due to proactive steps in quantum computing, Germany is far ahead, but must continue to improve the digital public services, digital skills and the coverage of high -performance networks.
To read the representation of the EU Commission in Germany (16.06.2025): EU report on digitization: Germany leaders in top-time technologies European Commission: Report to Germany
Source:
Representation of the EU Commission in Germany
Editor:
19.06.2025
By Luis Franke, VDI Technology Center GmbH
Countries / organizations:
Germany
EU
Topics:
Specialists
Information and communication
Infrastructure
Other / cross -sectional activities
