Digitalisation – Digital Strategy

The Danish government established an expert group called “digitalisation partnership”, consisting of the main stakeholders of the industry (including business representatives and experts). This expert group analysed the main digital challenges for Denmark and made recommendations on policy, reforms and investments. Based on these recommendations and following political negotiations, the government presented the new Digital Strategy in 2022.

The aim of the measure was to set up a new digital strategy consisting of five sub-reforms with the following objectives:

I. Sub-reform 1 – Strategy for the digital public sector and services of the future: Creating the digital public sector of the future. This shall be achieved by a continuous modernisation of the digital infrastructure meeting the needs of all citizens and businesses while strengthening connectivity.

II. Sub-reform 2 – Strategy for the digital professions and jobs of the future: Securing the digital professions and jobs of the future and supporting growth and export of goods and services by strengthening digitalisation within business and industry.

III. Sub-reform 3 – Framework for innovation, public-private partnerships and use of new technology: Creating better opportunities for co-creation and innovation. This shall be done by using new technologies and public-private partnerships to streamline and improve public digital services, accelerate digital transition of businesses, and support climate change mitigation.

IV. Sub-reform 4 – Framework for a data-driven society: Creating a data-driven society and improving the digitalisation of SMEs, health systems and digital services by promoting better access to data, secure and interoperable data infrastructures, and a digital-ready regulatory framework.

V. Sub-reform 5 – Framework for Denmark fit for a digital future: Creating a framework for Denmark fit for a digital future whilst preserving the best of our society, such as enhancing the cyber- and information security, digital skills and competencies benefitting all citizens, businesses and employees

More information and press releases can be found on the website of the Danish Government (Mette Frederiksen I, 2019-2022) in relation to the Digitalisation Partnership here and in relation to the Digitalisation Strategy here