text: **Digitalisation**and its impact on economy and work is a major topic in political and scientific discussions. 
  Obviously the term ‘Digitalisation’271 covers such a broad array of technologies and developments that 
  statements on their impact on society, economy and work can rarely be simple and straightforward. 272 
  Digitalisation includes technical issues like 5G coverage, widespread connectivity, IoT and big data, 
  wearables, semiconductor capacities, edge and cloud computing, AI, data handling issues, for example, 
  of medical records, mobile devices and online platforms, and it triggers economic and societal changes, 
  for example, of business models, skills development, education and digital government. 
  
  Digital transformation is globally supported by governments using financial, political and legal measures. 
  The European Commission launched in February 2020 the**European Digital Strategy 2020-2025**. This 
  strategy aims to promote a new generation of digital technologies. 
  
  Concerning the**overall impact of digitalisation on work**, most researchers state a decrease of certain 
  types of work and growth of others. Cedefop describes this as ‘the great divide’ and writes: 
  
  *‘Cedefop’s European skills and jobs (ESJ) survey reveals that more than 7 in 10 adult employees in the*
  *EU need at least some fundamental ICT level to be able to perform their jobs. Yet, about one in three*
  *of those employees are at risk of digital skill gaps. At the same time, almost half of all employees in low-*
  *skilled occupations do not require ICT skills to do their work. Cedefop … notes that ‘the digital divide is*
  *alive and well. A strikingly high share of the EU adult workforce is still employed in a semi-analogue*
  *world, at the same time that others are faced with technological obsolescence.’*273 