Bridging EU’s digital divide
the case of Bulgaria
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.60054/PEU.2023.10.19-29Keywords:
euro area, enlargement, economic crises, digital divide, BulgariaAbstract
Since 2014, the European Commission uses the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) as an important tool for monitoring of the digital progress of the EU-Member States. It measures the progress of the Member States in divergent areas such as human capital, connectivity, integration of digital technology and digital public services.
According to the 2022 data provided by DESI, Bulgaria is again ranked on the 26th place among the 27 EU-Member States. While there is some progress in certain areas, the country is still lagging in its overall digital development in comparison to the rest of the Member States. In this sense, the paper will focus on what are the prospects of Bulgaria to develop further in this field. Furthermore, the analysis define how Bulgaria can be more digitally integrated with the rest of the EU Member States rather than divided from them.
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