Press Release: The EU 2014 Digital Scoreboard: how did you fare?

On 28 May 2014, new data showed the Commission was on track to complete 95 of its 101 digital actions by 2015, which shows good progress.

The scoreboard showed that EU citizens and businesses were going online more, shopping more and they had greater confidence and skills in ICT.

However, they still lacked high speed broadband – especially in rural areas - to satisfy this digital appetite; and the looming digital skills gap was still a big problem.

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/14/383: Does digital technology create or kill jobs? Do Europeans have the digital skills needed to get a job and keep a job? http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-383_en.pdf

ESO: Background information: eSkills for Growth (Special reports) http://www.europeansources.info/record/eskills-for-growth-special-reports/

EurActiv, 22.07.14: More than 50% of EU jobs at risk of computerisation http://www.euractiv.com/sections/social-europe-jobs/more-50-eu-jobs-risk-computerisation-303624

Bruegel: Blog, 22.07.14: Chart of the Week: 54% of EU jobs at risk of computerisation http://www.bruegel.org/nc/blog/detail/article/1399-chart-of-the-week-54-percent-of-eu-jobs-at-risk-of-computerisation/

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