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I-DESI 2020: How digital is Europe compared to other major world economies?

EU countries outperform their global counterparts in terms of digital skills, from basic to advanced, but they consistently lag behind in the digitisation of public services, a newly published study shows. The International Digital Economy and Society Index (I-DESI) analyses how EU countries rank in terms of connectivity, digital skills, use of internet, integration of digital technology and digital public services in contrast with 18 other non-EU countries.

European Digital Skills and Jobs Platform: project team starts work

The work on the European Digital Skills and Jobs Platform has started in September. The objective is to develop and manage a key tool for boosting digital skills in Europe. It will offer information, resources, overview of training and funding opportunities and a community space for networking and collaboration both on European and national level.

UNDP and UN-Habitat sign new framework for urban action

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) signed a new enhanced collaborative framework today, to ensure that  support to countries and cities is aligned with their needs to better respond to future crises and recover from COVID-19. The new joint framework reiterates that urbanization is a transformative force that, if properly harnessed, can help countries and cities overcome major development challenges and make progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Estonian president calls for common digital region of Baltics, Nordic countries

TALLINN – Cooperation between Estonia and Norway in security, in combating climate change and in the digital turnaround were discussed during a meeting of Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid with Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg in Oslo on Friday. 

The Estonian president called on the Baltic and Scandinavian countries to establish a joint digital region.

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– Access Info Europe is delighted to announce its selection as the Regional Hub for the European Union for the Global Data Barometer (GDB), with responsibility for mapping levels of open data in 20 European countries as part of the 2021 global study.

Access Info joins the Global Data Barometer as EU Regional Hub

– Access Info Europe is delighted to announce its selection as the Regional Hub for the European Union for the Global Data Barometer (GDB), with responsibility for mapping levels of open data in 20 European countries as part of the 2021 global study.