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Title: DIGITALIZATION IN THE BALTIC STATES
DIGITALIZATION IN THE BALTIC STATES

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B. Rivza;P. Rivza
10.5593/sgem2020/2.1/s07.018
1314-2704
978-619-7603-06-4
English
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2.1
Informatics
Digitization is one of the key development priorities for the European Union, which also
applies to three Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. In recent years, significant
progress has been made in the Baltic States in the fields of connectivity, digital
technology use and e-government. Unfortunately, the progress was different in each of
the Baltic States, and there were also serious shortcomings in all the states, e.g.
concerning human capital. However, unlike Lithuania, the business sectors of Latvia
and Estonia still lagged behind the EU average not only in terms of digital technology
integration but also in terms of human capital. Almost half of the population still lacked
basic digital skills, and the number of trained ICT professionals lagged behind the
growing demand in the labor market. Among all the fields, the Baltic States achieved
the best performance in e-government. The progress was driven by the increasing
number of citizens actively using e-government services and the increasing availability
of auto-completed forms and open data. These problems have been analyzed in the
paper by employing the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) index. The
European Commission has introduced the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI)
since 2014 to yearly evaluate the evolution of five key dimensions of the Digital
Economy in EU member states. Each dimension reflects a relevant policy area:
Connectivity, Human Capital, Use of Internet (citizens), Integration of Digital
Technology (businesses), and Digital Public Services. European Commission data for
the period 2014-2019 were used for the analysis.
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20th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2020
20th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2020, 18 - 24 August, 2020
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digitalization; DESI index; Baltic States