EU SMEs well behind on digitalisation, Eurostat report finds
Solely 58% of EU small and medium enterprises have reached a primary degree of digital providers, an infinite 32 proportion factors behind the objective set by the EU Fee for 2030.
European companies are struggling to evolve from a digital standpoint.
Solely 58% of small and medium enterprises – which make up the overwhelming majority of companies within the EU – have reached a primary degree of digital providers, Eurostat studies.
That could be a great distance from the objective of 90% by 2030, which was set by the EU.
Giant enterprises, which means these with at the very least 250 staff, fare a lot better: 91% have reached a primary degree of digitalisation.
Usually, the nations with probably the most companies on a “very low degree of digital depth” are Romania (72.1%), Bulgaria (70.6%) and Greece (56.2%).
On the alternative aspect of the spectrum (very excessive degree of digital depth) are Finland (13.0%), Malta (11.4%) the Netherlands (11.0%).
What does ‘digital depth’ imply?
The Digital Depth Index (DII) is an indicator utilized by the EU to ascertain a enterprise’s degree of digitalisation.
Having a “primary degree of digital depth” means utilizing at the very least 4 of 12 digital applied sciences – reminiscent of AI, social media, cloud computing, and Buyer Relationship Administration – or having e-commerce gross sales accounting for at the very least 1% of complete turnover.
Video editor • Mert Can Yilmaz