According to DESI 2022, Belgium ranks 6th among EU countries on the integration of digital technology. The use of advanced digital technologies remains one of the country’s strengths.
Belgian companies, including SMEs, are taking advantage of e-commerce opportunities: 30% of SMEs sell online (well above the EU average of 18%), 15% of them are selling cross-border, and 15% of their turnover comes from the online segment. 45% of Belgian enterprises use social media, up from 34% in 2019, while 57% use electronic information sharing. 47% of them use cloud services and 23% use big data analysis(versus respectively 34% and 14% on average in the EU.)
Despite this overall solid performance, Belgian companies still need to catch-up on the use of e-invoices and on the use of ICT for environmental sustainability. At various levels of government, Belgium has put different measures in place in 2021 to support companies’ digital transformation.
The Brussels-capital region opened 3 calls for projects on ‘Digital and Economic Transition’, ‘Tourism recovery – investment in digital solutions’ and ‘Social economy in support of the inclusive digital transition’. It also launched a new innovation plan for 2021-2027 with digital policy as its transversal pillar.
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Source : https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/desi-belgium
