JRC: AI use in EU strategic-sector firms up from 7% to 18%
A new analysis by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre finds AI use in the EU’s 10 strategic sectors rose from 7% of firms in 2021 to 18% in 2025. Tourism and agri-food lag behind.
Source of truthjoint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/…/ai…On October 14, the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) published a new analysis based on Eurostat data for 2021–2025. In the 10 strategic sectors of the Apply AI Strategy, the share of firms using AI rose from 7% in 2021 to 18% in 2025. In the EU’s other economic areas the share is slightly higher, from 8% to 20%. In energy it went from 18% to 34%. Mobility, tourism and agri-food have the lowest uptake, with AI still mostly limited to marketing and sales. The main obstacles are a lack of specialized skills and regulatory uncertainty, including data protection concerns. The announcement gives no figures for Greece.
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