Vietnam Ranks 63Rd Out Of 113 Economies In New Global Index Of Digital Entrepreneurship Systems

2022-09-23 04:22:18

(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))

HANOI, 23rd September, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam is ranked 63rd out of 113 global economies in a global ranking of digital environment and support systems for entrepreneurs, a new index developed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Released earlier this week as part of the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022, the Global Index of Digital Entrepreneurship Systems (GIDES) puts Singapore in the first place, followed by the United States and Sweden.

According to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), digital entrepreneurship helped economies stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it can become a major engine of growth and innovation in the post-pandemic world, said ADB Chief Economist Albert Park.

For this to happen, there needs to be a supportive environment enabled by conducive policies and incentives. While the environment for Asia's digital entrepreneurs made substantial strides in the past couple of years, there's still a lot of room for improvement.

The index measures the quality of the environment for digital entrepreneurs by looking at the level of digitalisation in eight areas, namely culture, institutions, market conditions, infrastructure, human capital, knowledge, finance, and networking.

In addition to investing in digital infrastructure such as broadband networks, governments need to promote political stability, reliable legal systems, open and competitive markets, and strong property rights.

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