Greece has outperformed Japan, Canada, Italy, and the Netherlands in the OECD's Digital Government Outlook 2026 report, ...

Greece has outperformed Japan, Canada, Italy, and the Netherlands in the OECD's Digital Government Outlook 2026 report, scoring 0.71 against an OECD average of 0.70. The result places Greece among the top digital government performers globally, ahead of countries with far larger economies. The report highlights several specific Greek digital achievements, including the gov.gr portal, which now hosts more than 2,250 digital public services. The AI-powered assistant "mAigov," the use of artificial intelligence in the Hellenic Cadastre, and the national open data portal data.gov.gr were also singled out as standout examples. Greece's 5G network coverage has reached 99.5% of the population, well ahead of the national 2025 target of 90%, and effectively at the 2030 goal of full coverage. In rural and island areas, coverage sits at 99%, a significant figure for a country with hundreds of inhabited islands. Fiber optic and very high-capacity network infrastructure grew at an annual rate of 29.7%, more than five times the European average. Greece moved from near-zero fiber coverage in 2019 to 59.8% by 2025, surpassing its own projected trajectory. In digital health, Greece recorded one of the largest single-year improvements in Europe according to the Capgemini Invent eHealth Indicator Study 2026. Its composite digital health score jumped 20 percentage points in one year to reach 94%, above the EU average of 87% and ahead of Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Sweden. The European Commission's Digital Decade 2026 Report noted that Greece met 83% of its recommendations and is growing above the EU average in fiber, public digital services, electronic identification, and digital health records. The report also identified Greece as a growing digital hub for Southeast Europe, driven by investments in submarine cables, international telecoms infrastructure, and data centers. The one area flagged for improvement is digital skills. Only 51% of Greeks aged 16 to 74 have at least basic digital skills, compared to 60.4% across the EU. #Greece #DigitalTransformation #OECD