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Vietnam up one place in UN e-government index ranking

Vietnam has moved up one place to rank 88th among the 193 countries in the United Nations E-Government Survey 2018.
Vietnam up one place in UN e-government index ranking ảnh 1Vietnam scores High in the Online Services Index (OSI) and E-Participation Index (EPI) (up from 0.5 points to 0.75 points) (Illustrative image. Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has moved up oneplace to rank 88th among the 193 countries in the United NationsE-Government Survey 2018.

Vietnam scored High in the Online Services Index(OSI) and E-Participation Index (EPI) (up from 0.5 points to 0.75 points).

In the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN), Vietnam was ranked sixth after Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines,Thailand and Brunei.

Vietnam came 99th in the 193 member states inthe UN e-government development index in 2014. In 2016, the country moved up tothe 89th position.

The country aims to be among the top fourcountries in ASEAN in e-government development index by 2020.

The E-Government Development Index (EGDI) 2018was divided into four subgroups (Very-High, High, Middle, and Low).

In this year’s edition, 40 countries scored“Very-High”, with EGDI values in the range of 0.75 to 1.00.

Denmark, Australia and the Republic of Korea areleading countries in e-government development.

The EGDI is a weighted average of normalisedscores on the three most important dimensions of e-government: the OnlineService Index (OSI), the Telecommunication Infrastructure Index (TII), and theHuman Capital Index (HCI). 

The OSI plays a main role in improving the EGDI.

Biennially, the United Nations Department ofEconomic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) provides an overview of the e-governmentdevelopment in the UN member states.-VNA
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