The source assigns the scores to the countries after analyzing several factors related to two dimensions of digital competitiveness, namely the ecosystem (venture capital availability, cost to start a business, time to start a business, ease of hiring foreign labor, skillset of graduates) and the mindset (digital skills among active population, attitudes towards entrepreneurial risk, diversity of workforce, mobile-broadband subscriptions, companies embracing disruptive ideas). The index scores displayed here are the overall scores. A higher score reveals greater levels of digital competitiveness.
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Digital competitiveness in Africa 2021, by country
As of 2021, Egypt ranked first in Africa in the digital competitiveness index, obtaining *** points. The country was followed by the Gambia and Tanzania, with a score of *** and *** points, respectively. On the other hand, the least digitally competitive nations on the continent were Congo, Guinea, and Kenya, which were found at the end of the ranking. The index measures digital competitiveness by analyzing two dimensions, namely ecosystem and mindset.
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