Methodological note. EIS: Individuals who have above basic overall digital skills (% share)

Number of individuals with above basic overall digital skills:

Above basic overall digital skills represents the highest level of the overall digital skills indicator, which is a composite indicator based on selected activities performed by individuals aged 16-74 on the internet in four specific areas (information, communication, problem solving, content creation) during the previous 3 months.

This is a new indicator which has been introduced to better capture the aspect of digitalisation. The indicator is also included in the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) index4, the ECs composite index that summarises relevant indicators on Europe’s digital performance and tracks the evolution of EU Member States in digital competitiveness’.