もちろん！エッセイを短縮し、「デジタル化」という言葉の繰り返しを減らすことができてうれしいですが、進む前に質問があります。
Sure!  I'm glad to shorten the essay and reduce repetition of the word "digitised," but I have a question before proceeding, do you need it 500 words or fewer or exactly 500 words?