While the Covid-19 pandemic gave further boost to digital transformation in 2020, it also unveiled the widening digital gap among countries, which could now pose a challenge to their respective governments. Know more:
WHILE the Covid-19 pandemic gave further boost to digital transformation in 2020, it also unveiled the widening digital gap among countries, which could now pose a challenge to their respective governments to bridge that gap and keep up with the era of digital advancement.The UN EGDI assesses the progress in e-government. It has three components, namely, the online service index ; the telecommunication infrastructure index ; and the human capital index.
As for the ranking of the cities, Manila ranks 69th in the Global LOSI for assessed cities in the Asia-Pacific region, lagging behind Kuala Lumpur, which ranks 29th; Bangkok at 39th; Ho Chi Minh at 42nd; Jakarta at 47th and ahead of Yangon at 70th. The report noted that the rankings of these local government portals do not follow their country rankings.
For example, lower-middle-income Asian countries, including India, the Philippines and Viet Nam, are identified as advanced digital transformation countries compared to their respective income levels. According to data obtained from PSA, a total of 275,735 establishments in the non-core Information and Communication Technology industries were recorded in 2019 or before the pandemic. Of this number, 94.7 percent owned and used computers and communication equipment in their business operations.
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