This study supports the European Commission in reporting on the implementation of the Digital Decade policy programme (DDPP), by assessing the EU's digital performance in the international context. The study benchmarks the EU against seven non-EU countries identified as digitalisation global...

The thematic scope of the study covers EU digital performance relative to the benchmark countries, with the analysis being framed according to the four cardinal points of the Digital Decade: (1) digital skills; (2) digital infrastructure; (3) the digital transformation of businesses; and (4)...

The general objective of the study is to assist the European Commission in designing lines of strategy and preparing actions to contribute to the strengthening of the extended reality (XR) industry and to incentivise industrial digitalisation through the uptake of XR technologies, in a...

Extended reality (XR) has transformative potential for the competitiveness of businesses as well as the accessibility of various products and services for society. It also plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of virtual worlds. The 'Zero distance XR applications and services' study...

The current rapid digital transformation is characterized by an increase in the generation, use and transmission of data, and IT infrastructure, which in turn leads to an increased energy and resource consumption. Therefore in view of the EU Green Deal and related policy strategies, the digital...