A Commission staff working document published on 24 June 2026 assesses Spain's progress toward the EU's 2030 Digital Decade targets, finding strong connectivity and digital public services but gaps in business adoption of advanced technologies and ICT specialists. The report, accompanying the Commission's State of the Digital Decade 2026 communication, sets out 13 national targets aligned with EU goals and notes that 85% of 2025 trajectory points are on track.
Spain has allocated EUR 26.23 billion in public budget for digital measures, including 23% of its recovery plan (EUR 22.2 billion) and EUR 4.9 billion from cohesion policy. The country hosts the CitiVERSE EDIC and participates in several European Digital Infrastructure Consortia and joint undertakings. Connectivity indicators are strong: very high-capacity network coverage reaches 96.05% (EU average 85.54%), fibre-to-the-premises 95.97% (EU 74.13%), and overall 5G coverage 99.17% (EU 96.79%). Digital public services score 91.9/100 for citizens and 95.3/100 for businesses, both above EU averages.
However, business adoption of cloud stands at 37.9% (EU 46.7%), and AI adoption at 20.3% (EU 20.0%). The share of ICT specialists is 4.8% (EU 5.0%). The report notes that Spain's PERTE Chip semiconductor initiative was reduced from EUR 12.25 billion to EUR 1.936 billion, while the SETT fund invested EUR 812.3 million in semiconductor projects. Recommendations include closing the cloud adoption gap, developing the semiconductor industry, prioritising quantum hardware, facilitating unicorn growth, strengthening cybersecurity, and increasing ICT specialists and women's participation. The report also calls for improved regional digital public service interoperability.
Spanish businesses face pressure to accelerate cloud and AI uptake to remain competitive, while the ICT workforce shortage may hinder scale-up growth. Citizens benefit from high-quality connectivity and digital public services, but regional disparities in service interoperability could persist. The semiconductor industry sees reduced public investment from the initial PERTE Chip plan, potentially slowing domestic chip production. EU institutions will monitor Spain's progress through the Digital Decade governance framework, with the Commission expected to issue follow-up recommendations in 2027.