NONE 20260615093246976 naun/naun content-registration-form+ja@crossref.org content-registration-form International Journal of Education and Information Technologies 2074-1316 Corina-Marina Mirea Department of Economic Informatics and Cybernetics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010374 Bucharest, Romania Flavia Marie Jeane Bălan Department of Economic Informatics and Cybernetics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010374 Bucharest, Romania Andrei Cătălin Nica Department of Economic Informatics and Cybernetics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010374 Bucharest, Romania This article aims to investigate whether the use of the internet and social networks contributes to or influences digital skills in Romania. The digitalization gap in Romania is calculated as the difference between internet access/use and digital skills, and has been compared with that of the European Union. A descriptive and comparative approach was used to analyze data from the European Commission, Statista, Datareportal, and Eurostat. This research sought to identify structural patterns between internet access, internet use, social media, and digital skills, and did not aim to present causal inferences. A quantitative approach was also applied in this study. As such, to reduce this digital gap and also bring innovation to Romania's economy, the article presents solutions in the field of artificial intelligence tools. 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