European aphid fattening investment in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) which amounts to €5,296 million in 2021. This is 96% more than the previous year, driven by European “next generation” money, according to the Digital Economy Barometer 2022 prepared by employers in the digital industry amtec. Through this business consortium, they verify that a digital and sustainable transition has an important presence in the recovery plan.
In terms of the so-called digital technology sector, this went back to the billing numbers before the outbreak of Covid 19. Only last year 114,493 million euros. That is a 5.2% increase from 2020 when the virus spread. Most of the weight is concentrated in the information technology sub-sector (55.080 million) and in the telecommunications sub-sector (28.94 million euros).
Which is also reflected in the creation of direct jobs, which are already close to 600,000. This is a 10% increase over the previous year, and if you consider the past five years, even under the impact of Covid 19, the digital industry is already employing an additional 140,257 people across the board, although the IT sub-sector stands out. + 11.2% and another 45,424 people).
Likewise, it has also followed The growth of the number of companies In this activity another year. In total, the sector already registers 36,541 companies in 2021. This is a historical figure and a growth of 0.4% compared to 2020.
Regarding the behavior of ICT imports, this barometer was estimated at 6.6% compared to 7.2% in 2020, which reinforces the trend of less dependence on goods and services from the external market.
DESI
about him Digital Society and Economy Index (DESI), led by Finland, Denmark and the Netherlands at the European level, the barometer indicated that Spain ranks seventh out of 27 EU member states analyzed. above the European average. In this sense, they have stated from Ametic that the main weaknesses lie in Human capital (10th place) and in digital technology integration, although five places are up here compared to 2020. Once again, it stands out in connectivity and digital services.
For its part, Spain ranks 23rd in the Network Readiness Index (NRI) which measures the digital transformation of 130 countries. This represents an improvement of two places, in the ranking led by the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark.
