State of the Digital Decade 2026 - Closing structural gaps and mobilising investments for 2030 and beyond

The European Commission's 2026 State of the Digital Decade report finds that while the EU has made progress in connectivity and business digitalization, significant gaps remain in foundational technologies, computing capacity, cybersecurity, digital skills, and scale-up capacity. The report warns that the phase-out of the Recovery and Resilience Facility risks investment discontinuity and calls on Member States to address gaps through national roadmaps and stronger EU-level coordination.

The 2026 report highlights that, while the foundations of the EU’s digital transformation are in place, the scale, speed and coordination of implementation need to be significantly reinforced. The EU has advanced in several areas, including connectivity, business digitalisation and the deployment of common digital infrastructures. However, significant gaps remain in foundational technologies, computing capacity, cybersecurity, advanced digital take-up, digital skills and scale-up capacity. Moreover, the progressive phase-put of the Recovery and Resilience Facility RRF creates a risk of investment discontinuity. The 2026 State of the Digital Decade report thus calls on Member States to use the next adjustment of their Digital Decade national roadmaps December 2026 to address existing gaps through concrete measures and reforms, while ensuring stronger alignment with the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework MFF and the future EU Competitiveness Fund. The report also stresses the need for deeper EU-level coordination. On this page, you can find the report’s main communication and Annex 1, together with the short versions of the 27 country reports. See also Downloads 1 - Communication from the Commission 'State of the Digital Decade 2026' main report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128542 2 - Annex 1 to the Communication - State of EU digital transformation in 2026: Progress and EU-level recommendations Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128595 3 - Austria short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128596 4 - Belgium short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128597 5 - Bulgaria short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128598 6 - Croatia short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128599 7 - Cyprus short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128600 8 - Czechia short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128601 9 - Denmark short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128602 10 - Estonia short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128603 11 - Finland short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128604 12 - France short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128605 13 - Germany short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128606 14 - Greece short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128607 15 - Hungary short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128608 16 - Ireland short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128609 17 - Italy short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128610 18 - Latvia short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128611 19 - Lithuania short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128612 20 - Luxembourg short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128613 21 - Malta short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128614 22 - The Netherlands short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128615 23 - Poland short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128616 24 - Portugal short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128617 25 - Romania short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128618 26 - Slovakia short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128622 27 - Slovenia short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128623 28 - Spain short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128624 29 - Sweden short country report Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/128625 30. Digital Decade 2026 - Heatmap Download https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/129716