Measuring the capacity and readiness of economies to adopt and explore digital technologies for economic and social transformation
Now in its sixth year, the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking, produced by the IMD World Competitiveness Center, measures the capacity and readiness of 63 economies to adopt and explore digital technologies as a key driver for economic transformation in business, government and wider society.
Based on a mixture of hard data and survey replies from business and government executives, the digital rankings help governments and companies to understand where to focus their resources and what might be best practices when embarking on digital transformation.
A total of 63 global economies were studied in terms of their ability to adopt and explore new digital technologies. This year 54 criteria were measured – a mixture of external hard data and the IMD Executive Opinion Survey – and arranged into three major groups: future readiness, knowledge and technology.
In digitally competitive economies, cybersecurity measures are top priority for public and private sector, the 2022 IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking also found.
Governments and the private sector need to shield their digital infrastructure from cyber attacks if they want to continue in the race for digitally competitive economies. This was a major finding in the 2022 edition of the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking, published today by IMD’s World Competitiveness Center (WCC).
In the top ten, Sweden remains in 3rd place, and Switzerland moves up to 5th (from 6th).
“Switzerland is on its way to becoming a fully developed digital nation, with satisfactory digital infrastructure and regulation, data governance and digital attitudes. A key success factor for the future though will be the introduction of a digital identity program in the country.
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IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2022 and Digital Trends for Sweden & Switzerland
