The Path to the Digital Decade
At this year’s State of the Union Address
[https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/strategic-planning/state-union-addresses/state-union-2021_en], the European
Commission introduced the “Path to the Digital Decade
[https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/europes-digital-decade-digital-targets-2030_en#the-path-to-the-digital-decade]”.
This actionable plan aims to digitalise
skills, infrastructures, businesses, and public
services to accomplish the digital transformation of our society
and economy by 2030. 

At the heart of the Path to the Digital Decade is the
ambition to foster close cooperation, common governance, and
coordinated investment between the EU and Member States. Together
with them, the Commission will develop trajectories, strategic
roadmaps, and an annual cooperation mechanism to make this
possible. This will include: 

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a structured, transparent, and shared monitoring system based on
the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI)
[https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/desi] to measure
progress, 

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an annual ‘Report on the state of the Digital Decade’ in which the
Commission evaluates and provides recommendations, 

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multiannual digital decade strategic roadmaps in which the Member
States outline adopted or planned policies and measures, 

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a structured framework to discuss and address areas of insufficient
progress through joint commitments between the Commission and the
Member States, and 

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a mechanism to support the implementation of multi-country projects. 

With the path to the digital decade, Europe clearly shows its
commitment to jointly take action to achieve the targets. The
multi-country projects illustrate this particularly.
These large-scale projects pool EU, national, and private
resources to ensure progress that no Member State could achieve on
its own. Think for example of the European Digital Innovation Hubs
[https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/activities/edihs] or the EuroHPC Joint
Undertaking [https://eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/]. 

Curious to learn more? Find more information on the Commission’s
website
[https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_4630].     

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Publication Date/Time
2021-10-04T10:00:00+00:00
The European Commission’s plan to achieve the 2030 Digital Decade
targets