Latvia ranked 17th in 2022 Digital Economy and Society Index

• Published date: 28 July 2022
• Publication title: LETA

RIGA, July 28 (LETA) - Latvia is ranked 17th in the 2022 Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), which tracks European Union member countries' progress regarding their digital competitiveness.

DESI monitors the performance of member countries in digital connectivity, digital skills, online activity and digital public services in order to assess the state of digitization of each member state as well as to identify areas requiring priority investment and action.

Compared to 2021, Latvia has improved its performance in the human capital dimension by two places and is in 18th place this year. In Latvia, the proportion of ICT specialists entering the labor market is still significantly higher than the EU...