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February 14, 2026EconomiesOpen Access

Digital Development Levels in the European Union: Measurement and Analysis

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MMManuel de Maya MatallanaUniversidad de MurciaOGOlga García-LuqueUniversidad de MurciaMLMaría López-MartínezUniversidad de Murcia

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Overview

Analysis measures digitalisation in EU countries, revealing insights for public policy design.

Key Points

  • To propose a new composite index for measuring digitalisation levels in EU countries and assess its implications for public policy.
  • Developed a composite index called DESI-DP2 using distance P2 methodology.
  • Analyzed digitalisation levels across twenty-seven EU member states for 2025.
  • Compared results with previous Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) findings.
  • Identified Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, and Sweden as the leading countries in digitalisation.
  • Revealed Bulgaria and Romania as the most lagging countries.
  • Noted that a high level of human development does not guarantee strong digital performance.

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Matallana et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699010ce2ccff479cfe57052https://doi.org/10.3390/economies14020058
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