This statistic displays the results of a survey on the importance of having digital skills in Italy in 2016.
As of the survey period, 76 percent of respondents reported that having digital skills was important to find information that they could not find elsewhere.
On a scale of 0 to 10, to which extent is having digital skills important?
Characteristic
Share of respondents who gave 8 to 10 as score
To find information that I could not find elsewhere
76%
To be always updated with the latest news
72%
To save time and money
70%
To discover new hobbies, to learn new things
62%
To learn how to solve daily life problem
62%
To improve my chances in the world of work
62%
To get in touch with people who might help me and answer to my questions
59%
To discover new opportunities, also in areas different from my usual knowledge
57%
To enjoy better my professional life, my hobbies
49%
To guide my purchasing choices of products and services
47%
To create my own chances for personal improvements (tutorial classes) without this affecting my family´s or my own time
45%
To have topics and ideas to discuss with my colleagues, friends, relatives
44%
To read success stories and be inspired by having new ideas for my working life
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