Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1883 of 9 July 2024 laying down the technical specifications of data requirements and the deadlines for submission of metadata and quality reports for the topic Information and Communication Technologies usage and e-commerce for the reference year 2025, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1883of 9 July 2024laying down the technical specifications of data requirements and the deadlines for submission of metadata and quality reports for the topic Information and Communication Technologies usage and e-commerce for the reference year 2025, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council(Text with EEA relevance)THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on European business statistics, repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statisticsOJ L 327, 17.12.2019, p. 1., and in particular Article 7(1) and Article 17(6) thereof,Whereas:(1)The topic "Information and Communication Technologies ("ICT") usage and e-commerce" provides data required by the Digital Decade Policy Programme to monitor the Union’s digital targets for 2030, such as the Digital Intensity Indicator for the digital transformation of businesses or the take-up of cloud computing services, big data (data analytics) or artificial intelligence. It also provides information for various other Union policies related to digital performance among which "A Europe fit for the digital age" policy.(2)In order to allow to assess the quality of the data and to ensure that data on ICT usage and e-commerce are comparable and harmonised, metadata and quality reports are required to be provided before the data are released.(3)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: