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The “EU Digital Decade” strategy emphasizes human-centric digital initiatives and digital rights.

  • In pursuit of the EU Digital Decade ambition, Europe aims to provide all key public services online by 2030. Member States allocated over 26% of EU Recovery and Resilience Facility spending to the digital transition. || Source: European Commission
    + Goals of the Digital Decade Policy include doubling EU Unicorns, enhancing SMEs’ digital intensity, and achieving universal access to online medical records and digital IDs by 2030.
  • eGovernment offers significant cost-saving potential. Denmark’s electronic invoicing saves €150 million for taxpayers and €50 million for businesses annually. EU-wide implementation could save over €50 billion annually. || Source: Digital EU
    + In 2022, Malta emerged as the top-ranked country in eGovernment with a score of 96%, followed by Estonia and Luxembourg. The average performance across EU countries was 68%. || Source: eGovernment Benchmark
  • After a consultation phase during 2021-2023, the EU is preparing the digital euro, a central bank digital currency offering an alternative payment method alongside traditional banknotes and coins. || Source: European Central Bank