The European Commission, the EU executive, in 2021 presented
its 2030 Digital Decade vision to transform the region, with 80% of the
population acquiring basic digital skills, 5G connectivity everywhere and 75%
of EU companies using cloud services.
In 2022, however, only a quarter of EU businesses had
adopted AI and a report last year estimated the European Union was at risk of
falling behind its Digital Decade goals by ten years unless the governments
focused on bridging the skills gap.
"Last year was pivotal; from Malmo to Milan, the
accessibility of generative AI created an appetite for experimentation among
consumers and businesses," Tanuja Randery, Managing Director at AWS, told
Reuters.
"The accelerated uptake of AI last year has helped put
Europe on track to meet its Digital Decade goals," she said.
The survey conducted by Strand Partners of over 16,000
citizens and 14,000 businesses found 38% of companies were experimenting with
AI.
The report estimated the positive economic impact of AI at
an additional 600 billion euros, on top of an earlier estimate of 2.8 trillion
euros.
-Reuters
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