Abstract
The process of digitalization is quick, unstoppable and it is moving in unpredictable directions. Hence, governments and policymakers should shape a digital future that makes the most of the great opportunities that digital transformation offers, in order to improve people’s lives and boost economic growth for countries, while ensuring that nobody is left behind, i.e. secure sustainable development. The “Digital Agenda for Europe”, which was developed after the 2008-2009 economic crisis, served as a framework for ICT and digitalization to boost European economy and sustainable growth. We present the research how the European Digital Agenda is integrated with sustainable goals of “Europe 2020”.
Highlights
Information and Communication Technologies drive most of social and economic activities in a “digital” way
The main document which puts in place the project of a European Digital Agenda is the “Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the regions: A digital agenda for Europe”, officially registered as COM(2010) 245 final/2, published in Brussels on 26th August 2018
According to Mansell [28], the Digital Agenda has failed to meet the demands of the various stakeholders, without making an effort to take into consideration citizens’ interests alongside those of market players
Summary
Information and Communication Technologies drive most of social and economic activities in a “digital” way. Social networks allow us to be constantly online and able to communicate with people in every corner of the world. In 2018, Facebook had 2.2 billion users. Physical devices connect and exchange data – the concept of “Internet of Things [1]” – and we are rapidly evolving into the “Internet of Everything”, a more complex system that will bring together people, processes and data. Ericcson is forecasting the number of cellular IoT connections is expected to reach 3.5 billion in 2023. E-government solutions allow citizens to have a closer relation with Public Administration Systems [2]
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