Ireland’s National Strategic Roadmap for the EU Digital Decade Policy Programme

The Digital Decade Policy Programme is a comprehensive EU-wide framework to guide EU-level and Member State policies on digital in line with European values of fairness, equality, freedom, and protection, as set out in the European Declaration on Rights and Principles. 

The Digital Decade Policy Programme is a comprehensive EU-wide framework designed to guide both EU-level and Member State digital policies in alignment with European values such as fairness, equality, freedom, and protection, as outlined in the European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles.

 The programme sets ambitious targets for 2030 across four key areas of the digital compass:

  1. Digital skills
  2. Digital infrastructure
  3. Digitalisation of business
  4. Digital government

Ireland’s National Digital Strategy, Harnessing Digital, is closely aligned with the Digital Decade framework. 

Since 2014, the European Commission has published the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) annually to track Member States’ progress in digital transformation. As of 2023, DESI has been fully aligned with the goals of the Digital Decade.

 The 2025 State of the Digital Decade Report for Ireland was published on 16 June 2025.

Topics: Digital Transformation, The Business Environment