Europe has a lifetime opportunity to build back better.
Our targets for a digitally empowered Europe by 2030:
🎯A digitally skilled population
🎯Secure and sustainable digital infrastructures
🎯Digital transformation of businesses
🎯Digitalisation of public services
🎯 TARGET 1: A digitally skilled population and highly skilled digital professionals.
▶ 80% of adults with basic skills
▶ 20 million employed ICT specialists in the EU – while more women should take up such jobs
🎯 TARGET 2: Secure and performant sustainable digital infrastructures.
▶ All EU households with gigabit connectivity
▶ All populated areas covered by 5G
▶ 10 000 climate neutral highly secure edge nodes in the EU
▶ First quantum computer in Europe
🎯 TARGET 3: Digital transformation of businesses.
▶75% of companies should use cloud computing, big data or AI
▶more than 90% SMEs should reach at least basic level of digital intensity
▶ the number of EU unicorns should double
🎯 TARGET 4: Digitalisation of public services.
▶ All key public services available online
▶ All citizens will have access to their e-medical records
▶ 80% citizens should use an eID solution
Next week we will present a proposal for digital green certificates.
This digital proof that a person:
has been vaccinated against COVID-19
or has recovered from COVID-19
or has a negative test result
will facilitate safe free movement of citizens in the EU.
To have digital green certificates in place by summer, we will work closely with EU countries to:
✅ Identify technical solutions that can be deployed rapidly
🔍 Ensure that the authenticity of certificates can be checked securely throughout the EU
🔁 Enable mutual recognition
Digital green certificates will meet data protection, security and privacy requirements.
They should be set up on the basis of the interoperability guidelines and the common data set for test results, on which EU countries have agreed already.
The #coronavirus pandemic represents a major shock for the global and EU economies.
Our collective recovery will depend on continued strong and coordinated responses at EU and national level.
We are #StrongerTogether.
Despite the swift and comprehensive policy response at both EU and national level, the EU economy will experience a recession of historic proportions this year.
The EU economy is forecast to contract by 7½% in 2020 and grow by around 6% in 2021. #ECForecast
The continued effectiveness of EU and national policy measures to respond to the crisis will be crucial to limit the economic damage and facilitate a swift, robust recovery to set the economies on the path of sustainable and inclusive growth. #ECForecast
The Gender Equality Strategy is our plan for Europe to reach its full potential. 💪
We want the same opportunities for all who share the same aspirations – whether it is at home, at work or in decision-making.
Women in Europe must be free from violence and harmful stereotypes. ✋
We call for legal measures to criminalise violence against women, including sexual harassment, abuse, and female genital mutilation.
Platforms should address online violence against women. #UnionOfEquality
Let women thrive at work and get an innovative and competitive EU economy. 💼
We launch a public consultation on pay transparency & will table binding measures this year. We will double on our efforts to enforce EU standards on work-life balance. #UnionOfEquality#EUHaveYourSay
We are acting today to make the EU the world’s first climate-neutral economic bloc by 2050.
The Climate Law is the legal translation of our political commitment.
More here → europa.eu/!th76XU#EUGreenDeal
The EU Institutions and EU countries are collectively bound to take the necessary measures to meet the 2050 target.
The Climate Law includes measures to keep track of progress and adjust our actions accordingly.