The Eurostat website published an interesting article that emphasizes the increasing importance of digital skills in response to technological advancements. It discusses how the EU aims for at least 80% of adults to have at least basic digital skills by 2030.

It also describes how, even though around 90% of EU citizens use the internet weekly, only 54% on average had basic or above-basic digital skills in 2021. Finland and the Netherlands led with 79%, followed by Ireland (70%) and Denmark (69%), highlighting disparities in digital proficiency across EU countries.

As more and more of our traditional activities move even further online, investing in digital skills education from an early age would seem to be a wise decision. I hope the EU governments will prioritise it.