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gies for teachers and educational institutions. A main goal is to promote both basic and
more advanced digital skills on different levels in the total educational system.

Figure 1: The EU digital Economy and Society Index 2022

In terms of connectivity, Denmark ranks as number 2 in EU, by scoring 77,1 pct to-
wards 59,9 in EU total. Denmark performs in connectivity with 95% of households con-
nected to very high capacity networks and 74% to fibre networks. 5G coverage is well
above the EU average and as high as 98% in populated areas.

In terms of integration of digital technology, Danish companies are in second place in
terms of digital transformation, including also SMEs. Furthermore, the use of AI is
three times over the EU average, and the use of cloud technologies and big data ac-
counts for almost twice the EU average. In recent years the Danish Artificial Intelli-
gence strategy has aimed at strengthening the framework conditions for using AI in
both industry, public authorities as well as science and research.
Thus, one of the latest developments within public Danish digitalization is a growing
utilization of data analysis, AI and machine learning.

In terms of digital public services, Denmark has for some years been at the forefront
of digitalization of the public sector. This implies, a.o. that a very large number of pub-
lic services can be accessed via a single point of entry, for example access to all per-
sonal health data and medical records online. This is due to the common digital infra-
structure – the “MitID” (“My Identity”) - working across sectors. As another point, for
several years it has been mandatory for citizens to use Digital Post from the state and
public authorities.

THE NATIONAL DIGITAL STRATEGY
8 The Danish Government adopted a new digitalization strategy in 2022, inviting broad
and binding collaboration on digital development across the public and private sectors.

8 CF The European Commission (2022): ”Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) 2022. Denmark”.