Poland places 24 in the EU's digital economy ranking

Poland took 24th place out of 28 member states in the European Union's list of the digital economy and digital society published by the European Commission on Friday. The digital divide between leaders and those lagging behind is decreasing very slowly. Index, which is published by the European Commission every year, measures the progress of member countries towards society and the digital economy. It presents the results of countries in many areas - from communication and digital skills to computerization of enterprises and public services. The collected data show that the EU as a whole is making progress, but it is not enough to catch up with global leaders in this area. The challenge remains also large differences between individual EU countries. Denmark, Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands are regarded as the most digitized countries with a score close to 70 points (out of 80 possible). The EU tail includes: Romania, Greece, Bulgaria, Italy and Poland with results oscillating around 30 points.