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At the heart of the new strategy are 9 visions for Denmark's digital development, in-
cluding a.o.:

 Strengthened cyber- and information security
 Coherent services for citizens and companies
 Digital SMEs
 A future digital healthcare system
 Green transition through digital solutions
 Danes equipped for a digital future
 Denmark in the heart of international digitalization

2.6.2 DIGITAL COMPETENCES AND SKILLS AMONG CITIZENS
One of the highest priorities is to ensure that citizens are empowered to benefit from
digital solutions in society and feel confident in providing the data to use them.

A recent Nordic report on the current situation in the Nordic countries in terms of digi-
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talization and digital challenges explains how, over a number of years, the Nordic
countries have followed digital strategies which a.o. have brought Denmark to an in-
ternational front position in terms of the level of digitalization. However, the report
also warns that there are still population groups that are not sufficiently prepared for
the digital development. Consequently, targeted education remains a very important
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topic .

Even though the ICT infrastructure is quite outspread in Denmark, it has been pointed
out in some interviews that teachers and learners may still experience barriers, when
using digital teaching materials. This is sometimes due to unstable internet connec-
tions. However, insufficient ICT equipment is considered to be the lead barrier for in-
troducing digital teaching methodologies and materials in the classroom.
The Danish Government has launched several educational reforms in order to secure
continued welfare in DK. The reforms seek to give all citizens an opportunity to acquire
basis skills that enable the development of new competences and qualifications. Adult
education is based on a strategy for lifelong education: continuing training, compe-
tence development on-the-job, education activities in leisure time.

USAGE OF VARIOUS DIGITAL FUNCTIONS AND SKILLS
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According to recent Eurostat figures , the digital society is gaining ground all over Eu-
rope. This applies in particular to the spread of the Internet. Thus, from recent Euro-
stat data collections it appears that 89 pct of adults aged 16-74 in the EU had used the
Internet during the past 3 months. Behind the general figures there was a certain dis-
persion, insofar that the Danish population together with Ireland and Luxembourg
reached 99 pct.

9 Cf Slåtto, Torhild: (2020): “Learning for everyone in a digital society”. Prepared for the Nordic Network
for Adult Learning (NVL).
10 Cf Slåtto, 2020, op.cit.
11 Cf Eurostat (2022): ” Key Figures of Europe 2022”