Europe's Digital Progress Report (EDPR) 2016

A report complementing the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) 1 country profile

Germany ranks 9th out of the 28 EU Member States in the European Commission Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) 20162. Germany is part of the running ahead cluster of countries3 because its DESI score is above the EU average and the country developed faster than the EU over the last year. In four out of the five DESI dimensions detailed below, Germany outperforms a majority of Member States. The Use of Internet dimension is where Germany made most progress. The only dimension where Germany performs below average is Digital Public Services. In 2014 Germany had adopted its Digital Agenda 2014-20174 and in March 2016 the Federal Ministry for Economics presented the Digital Strategy 20255.