Business Times: VN leads Asia-Pacific in pace of digital progress
VGP - Digital transformation efforts in Viet Nam have yielded the biggest improvement among regional economies, according to an industry study of 11 Asia-Pacific markets, according to Singapore’s Business Times.
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Its latest rating stood at 49 points for 2019, up by 12 points from three years before, which GSMA Intelligence attributed to “notable improvements in the connectivity component of the index, following the launch and rapid expansion of 4G networks”.
“It was also driven by improvements to the digital identity, digital citizenship and digital lifestyle components,” added the report.
GSMA Intelligence noted that Viet Nam is pursuing a national Industry 4.0 strategy that includes infrastructure and human resources, as well as e-government and innovation.
The study was based on input from government and industry organizations in the markets of Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Viet Nam./.
By Thuy Dung
