IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2020
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Background St a t i st i cs
0.0.1 [B] Population - market size 0.0.2 [B] GDP per capita
Estimates in millions
US$ per capita
Fac t or I : Knowledge
1 . 1 Ta len t
1.1.1 Educational assessment PISA - Math PISA survey of 15-year olds 1.1.2 [S] International experience
International experience of senior managers is generally significant Foreign highly-skilled personnel are attracted to your country’s business environment
1.1.3 [S] Foreign highly-skilled personnel 1.1.4 [S] Management of cities 1.1.5 [S] Digital/Technological skills 1.1.6 Net flow of international students
Management of cities supports business development Digital/Technological skills are readily available
Tertiary-level international students inbound minus students outbound (per 1000 people)
1 . 2 Tra i n i ng & educa t i on
1.2.1 [S] Employee training
Employee training is a high priority in companies
1.2.2 Total public expenditure on education Percentage of GDP 1.2.3 Higher education achievement
Percentage of population that has attained at least tertiary education for persons 25-34
1.2.4 Pupil-teacher ratio (tertiary education)
Number of pupils per teacher
1.2.5 Graduates in Sciences 1.2.6 Women with degrees
% of graduates in ICT, Engineering, Math & Natural Sciences Share of women who have a degree in the population 25-65
1 . 3 Sc i en t i f i c concen t ra t i on
1.3.1 Total expenditure on R&D (%) 1.3.2 Total R&D personnel per capita 1.3.3 Female researchers 1.3.4 R&D productivity by publication 1.3.5 Scientific and technical employment 1.3.6 High-tech patent grants 1.3.7 Robots in Education and R&D
Percentage of GDP
Full-time work equivalent (FTE) per 1000 people
% of total (headcount FT&PT)
No. of scientific articles over R&D expenditure (as % GDP)
% of total employment
% of all patents granted by applicant’s origin (average 2015-2017)
number of robots
Fac t or I I : Techno logy
2 . 1 Regu l a t ory f ramework
2.1.1 Starting a business 2.1.2 Enforcing contracts 2.1.3 [S] Immigration laws
Distance to Frontier Distance to Frontier
Immigration laws do not prevent your company from employing foreign labor 2.1.4 [S] Development & application of technology Development and application of technology are supported by the legal environment 2.1.5 [S] Scientific research legislation Laws relating to scientific research do encourage innovation 2.1.6 [S] Intellectual property rights Intellectual property rights are adequately enforced
2 . 2 Cap i t a l
2.2.1 IT & media stock market capitalization % of total stock market capitalization 2.2.2 [S] Funding for technological development
Funding for technological development is readily available Banking and financial services do support business activities efficiently Index (0-60) of three country credit ratings: Fitch, Moody’s and S&P
2.2.3 [S] Banking and financial services 2.2.4 Country credit rating
2.2.5 [S] Venture capital
Venture capital is easily available for business
2.2.6 Investment in Telecommunications
Percentage of GDP
172
IMD WORLD DIGITAL COMPETITIVENESS RANKING 2020
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