1、 EN EN EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels,17.6.2026 COM(2026)288 final COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,THE COUNCIL,THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS State of the Digital Decade 2026:Closing structural gaps and mobilising investments fo
2、r 2030 and beyond SWD(2026)154 final-SWD(2026)155 final-SWD(2026)156 final-SWD(2026)157 final State of the Digital Decade 2026:Closing structural gaps and mobilising investments for 2030 and beyond 1 1.Introduction In 2026,the EU is facing a combination of longstanding and emerging challenges to its
3、 economic and societal prosperity,competitiveness and strategic independence.Rapid technological change,intensifying global competition,geopolitical tensions and rising security risks are increasing the strategic importance of digital policy.Digital transformation is no longer only a matter of innov
4、ation and productivity;it is also increasingly tied to resilience,security and democratic stability in line with EU values.Meeting these challenges will largely depend on the success of a whole-of-society digital transformation,underpinning competitiveness,resilience and security while reducing exce
5、ssive dependencies and strengthening the EUs technological sovereignty.This requires action across the full digital chain:from education,foundational research and innovation to industrial scale-up,infrastructure deployment,adoption across the economy,effective public sector digitalisation and develo
6、pment of the skills and safeguards needed to ensure that digital transformation works for people.The 2026 State of the Digital Decade Communication goes beyond stocktaking and identifies structural factors at the root of EUs digital performance,priority reforms and investments.It concludes that,whil