EU report assesses Lithuania's digital decade progress and gaps

The European Commission has published the Lithuania country report (ANNEX to COM(2026)288) assessing progress on the Digital Decade and issuing targeted recommendations.

• Main announcement: The Commission presents an assessment of Lithuania’s digital performance and policy recommendations, highlighting the planned LitAI AI Factory (sovereign AI infrastructure) expected to be operational from 2027 with full sectoral services by late 2027–early 2028, and reporting specific public investment figures including EUR 0.7 billion (23% of Lithuania’s Recovery and Resilience Plan allocated to digital), EUR 0.3 billion from cohesion policy, and a total public budget of EUR 468 million for roadmap measures.
• Background and details: The report documents Lithuania’s digital strengths (near-universal 5G, laser and photonics industry, fastest-growing startup ecosystem in CEE) and gaps (VHCN/FTTP rural coverage shortfall, basic digital skills lag, late-stage finance limits). It also lists concrete recommendations such as targeted public support for last-mile fibre, timely operationalisation of LitAI, and adoption of an integrated green-digital strategy, and references planned instruments including a EUR 250 million Scale-Up Fund.