The Danes lead in online contact with public authorities
The Danes are good at communicating with the public authorities online compared to the rest of the European Union, according to Statistics Denmark.
81% of Danes between the ages of 16 and 74 visited websites of public authorities. It is a significantly higher proportion than the EU average, where 37% of the population has visited a public authority on the web.
As of November 1, 2014, it becomes mandatory for the Danes to communicate with the public authorities online. Digitalization means goodbye to the old-fashioned paper letters and hello to online mailboxes. When all communication in the future will be digital, then it is necessary for the Danes to be familiar with the Internet and its functions.
Among other things, the use of NemID will be crucial for the Danish digital communication with the public authorities. In the book “IT use in the population in 2014”, published on October 27, Statistics Denmark says among other things that 91% of Danes have already signed up for NemID.
The publication was prepared in cooperation with the Digitalization Agency, Ældre Sagen and the Business Authority. It contains new information about Danish online behavior and the equipment they use when they, among other things, check emails or communicate with the public.
“Use of IT in the population in 2014” throws light on Danish internet users:
* 38% of Internet users – or 1.6 million users – have refrained from providing any personal information to social media for safety reasons.
* 67% the Danes who use the Internet have a profile on a social media. Most choose Facebook.
* More men than women read the news on the phone, while women more often log on to social media.
* 27% of Danish women between 65 and 89 years have never been online. The older men are slightly better. Only 18% of men in the same age group have not yet had their online debut.
The book can be downloaded for free at www.dst.dk/publ/itbefolkning
DANISH VERSION: Danskerne førende i online-kontakt med det offentlige
Danskerne er flittige til at kommunikere med det offentlige online sammenlignet med resten af EU. 81 pct. af danskerne mellem 16 og 74 år har besøgt offentlige myndigheders hjemmesider. Det er en betydeligt større andel end gennemsnittet i EU, hvor 37 pct. af befolkningen har besøgt en offentlig myndigheds side på nettet.
Fra 1. november bliver det obligatorisk for danskerne at kommunikere med det offentlige online. Digitaliseringen betyder farvel til de gammeldags papirbreve og goddag til online postkasser. Når al kommunikation fremover skal foregå digitalt, bliver kendskab til internettet og dets funktioner nødvendigt for danskerne.
Blandt andet brugen af NemID bliver afgørende for danskernes digitale kommunikation med de offentlige myndigheder. I bogen ”It-anvendelse i befolkningen 2014”, der offentliggøres i dag den 27. oktober, fortæller Danmarks Statistik blandt andet, at 91 pct. af danskerne allerede har tilmeldt sig NemID.
Bogen er udarbejdet i samarbejde med Digitaliseringsstyrelsen, Ældre Sagen og Erhvervsstyrelsen. Den indeholder ny viden om danskernes online adfærd og det udstyr, de bruger, når de blandt andet skal tjekke mails eller kommunikere med det offentlige.
“It-anvendelse i befolkningen 2014” kaster blandt andet lys over at:
* 38 pct. af internetbrugere – eller 1,6 mio. brugere – har afholdt sig fra at afgive personlige oplysninger til sociale medier af sikkerhedsmæssige årsager.
* 67 pct. af de danskere, der bruger internet, har en profil på et socialt medie. Størstedelen vælger Facebook.
* Flere mænd end kvinder læser nyheder på mobilen, mens kvinderne oftere logger på de sociale medier.
* 27 pct. af de danske kvinder mellem 65 og 89 år aldrig har været online. De ældre mænd er lidt bedre med. Kun 18 pct. af mændene i samme aldersgruppe har endnu ikke haft deres online-debut.
Bogen kan hentes gratis på www.dst.dk/publ/itbefolkning
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