Digital decade policy programme: Steering Europe’s digital future
towards 2030
What would it take for every person in Europe to benefit from digital
life, safely and fairly? The EU’s Digital Decade policy programme
2030
[https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/digital-decade-policy-programme]
sets out a common roadmap for Europe’s digital transformation, with
shared objectives and a cooperation mechanism between the European
Commission and Member States. It is designed to capture the
opportunities of going digital, like better online public services,
while tackling challenges such as the digital divide, cybersecurity
risks and disinformation.  

The programme focuses on four areas that shape everyday life: a
digitally skilled population, secure and sustainable digital
infrastructure, the digital transformation of businesses, and the
digitalisation of public services. In practice, this means boosting
digital skills, improving connectivity, helping organisations adopt
digital technologies, and expanding services such as eHealth and
eGovernment so people can access support more easily online and across
borders.  

So where does open data come in? The programme’s progress is tracked
using key performance indicators and annual reporting, which relies on
comparable, shareable information across countries. When public data
about connectivity
[https://data.europa.eu/data/combined?query=connectivity&locale=en],
digital skills
[https://data.europa.eu/data/combined?query=digital+skills+&locale=en&page=1]
or service performance
[https://data.europa.eu/data/combined?query=service+performance&locale=en&page=1] is
openly available, it becomes easier to understand what is working,
spot gaps, and design better policies. Open data also allows
researchers, journalists and businesses to turn public information
into insights, tools and services that support Europe’s digital
goals.  

Want to dive deeper and follow progress towards 2030? Explore the
official Digital Decade policy programme page
[https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/digital-decade-policy-programme]
and keep an eye on related updates and reports. 

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Publication Date/Time
2026-03-25T09:00:00+00:00
How the EU’s shared digital strategy sets targets, tracks progress,
and relies on data to deliver impact