As of March 2023, approximately 41 percent of adults in Europe believed that enhanced cybersecurity and safety of digital technologies would significantly simplify their lives in the future. Additionally, better availability and more affordable high-speed internet connections were also considered essential by respondents across Europe.
Opinions of adults in Europe on the significance of improved digital technologies in the future as of March 2023
Characteristic
Very Significant
Fairly Significant
Not very significant
Not at all significant
Don't know
Improved cybersecurity and safety of digital technologies
41%
36%
11%
7%
5%
Better availability of high-speed internet connection
41%
35%
12%
8%
4%
More affordable high-speed internet connection
41%
34%
13%
8%
4%
Better rules, tools and services to help me control my data online (e.g., secure digital identification)
34%
40%
13%
8%
5%
Digital products and online services better adapted to my personal needs (i.e., easier to use for me)
31%
41%
15%
8%
5%
More education and training to develop my skills for using digital services
28%
39%
18%
11%
4%
More immersive online experiences (e.g., three-dimensional online spaces for working together, testing products, visiting other places, etc.)
The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "How significantly would the following improvements facilitate your daily use of digital technologies?".
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Publications Office of the European Union. (May 3, 2024). Opinions of adults in Europe on the significance of improved digital technologies in the future as of March 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478574/europe-future-digital-technologies-improvements/
Publications Office of the European Union. "Opinions of adults in Europe on the significance of improved digital technologies in the future as of March 2023." Chart. May 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478574/europe-future-digital-technologies-improvements/
Publications Office of the European Union. (2024). Opinions of adults in Europe on the significance of improved digital technologies in the future as of March 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478574/europe-future-digital-technologies-improvements/
Publications Office of the European Union. "Opinions of Adults in Europe on The Significance of Improved Digital Technologies in The Future as of March 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478574/europe-future-digital-technologies-improvements/
Publications Office of the European Union, Opinions of adults in Europe on the significance of improved digital technologies in the future as of March 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478574/europe-future-digital-technologies-improvements/ (last visited September 26, 2024)
Opinions of adults in Europe on the significance of improved digital technologies in the future as of March 2023 [Graph], Publications Office of the European Union, May 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478574/europe-future-digital-technologies-improvements/