Lithuania continues to demonstrate clear leadership in enhancing public digital services, marking significant year-on-year improvements, as detailed in the European Commission’s Digital Agenda 2024 Progress Report. The country has shown remarkable progress across all assessed areas.
Minister of Economy and Innovation, Aušrinė Armonaitė, emphasizes the government’s commitment to expanding and improving digital services for Lithuanians. “We want Lithuanians to get as many convenient digital services as possible – to develop and improve their digital skills, to access convenient public services, to use fast internet or cloud computing. So, seeing the rapid progress in other countries, we need to keep moving forward and continue to improve the digitalisation landscape,” she stated.
Key findings from the European Commission’s Digital Decade 2024 report highlight Lithuania’s advancements:
– Digital skills among the Lithuanian population increased by 4.1%.
– Employment of ICT professionals rose by 11.4%.
– Development of cloud computing expanded by 10.1%.
– Improvement in 5G connectivity coverage grew by 9.8%.
Additionally, the utilization of digital services has surged, with 86.7% of citizens and 95.9% of businesses actively engaging with these technologies.
“Lithuania spends around 2% of its GDP on digital. We are using this money to encourage more people to use digital services, to make them more convenient and to maintain Lithuania’s competitive advantage as one of the world’s most digitised countries,” said Erika Kuročkina, Vice-Minister of Economy and Innovation.
The European Commission has recognized Lithuania’s ambitious National Digital Decade Plan, which significantly contributes to the progress indicators of the Digital Agenda for Europe. The plan encompasses 22 measures, with a budget nearing €1.5 billion from various funding sources, driving digitisation projects that enhance Lithuania’s standing in Europe.
The Digital Decade 2024 report also notes areas for further growth, particularly in advanced technologies. Increasing the integration of artificial intelligence and cloud computing in businesses, and fostering synergies between digital and green transformations, are key areas for potential advancement.
According to the EU’s Digital Decade 2024 Eurobarometer, 75% of Lithuanian citizens are satisfied with everyday digital public and business services, believing that digitisation simplifies life.
