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European Commission, the EU executive, in 2021 presented its
2030 Digital Decade vision to transform the region, with 80% of
the population acquiring basic digital skills, 5G connectivity
everywhere and 75% of EU companies using cloud services.
In 2022, however, only a quarter of EU businesses had adopted AI
and a report last year estimated the European Union was at risk
of falling behind its Digital Decade goals by ten years unless
the governments focused on bridging the skills gap.
"Last year was pivotal; from Malmo to Milan, the accessibility
of generative AI created an appetite for experimentation among
consumers and businesses," Tanuja Randery, Managing Director at
AWS, told Reuters.
"The accelerated uptake of AI last year has helped put Europe on
track to meet its Digital Decade goals," she said.
The survey conducted by Strand Partners of over 16,000 citizens
and 14,000 businesses found 38% of companies were experimenting
with AI.
The report estimated the positive economic impact of AI at an
additional 600 billion euros, on top of an earlier estimate of
2.8 trillion euros.
(Reporting by Supantha Mukherjee in Stockholm; editing by
Barbara Lewis)
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