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The European Commission has published the latest European Digital Progress Report, outlining the EU's progress in achieving a digital single market. The report outlines each country's status in five main areas: connectivity, digital skills, use of internet, integration of digital technology by businesses and digital public services. The Commission said the report shows that member states are at very different stages of development ; some, for example, the Nordic countries, are among the most advanced in the world, whilst other still have a lot of catching up to do.

In particular, the EU is making slow progress with its broadband goals. While next-generation networks cover 71 percent of homes, only 22 percent of households subscribe to broadband access of at least 30 Mbps and only 8 percent have at least 100 Mbps. In terms of internet use, 16 percent of EU residents have never gone online, rising to as much as half of Bulgarians and Romanians. Furthermore, almost half (45%) of people in the EU do not have basic digital skills.

EU businesses are not doing much better: only 16.7 percent sell online, an increase of only 3.5 percentage points over five years. While over EU residents make purchases online, only 16 percent engage in cross-border e-commerce. E-government showed more progress, a wide array of "increasingly sophisticated" services available, the EC said. The challenge now is to bring the 52 percent of citizens who still prefer an offline interaction with public authorities to the digital word.

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Quelle/Source: Telecompaper , 23.05.2016

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