Portugal loses 4 positions in the ranking of digital competitiveness. It is now 38th globally – Business
According to the latest report by the Institute for Management Development (IMD), the study that assesses global economies taking into account preparation for the future, knowledge of technology and its application for different purposes, Portugal is now 38th in the digital competitiveness ranking . Last year, Portugal had three places in the table compared to the same period before, ranking 34th, but has now lost four compared to 2021, behind countries such as Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia or Malaysia.
In this year’s edition, Denmark assumes itself as a more competitive global economy in terms of digital, exchanging that leadership with the United States, which fell to second place. It is the first time that this exchange has taken place since the ranking was created in 2017. A third place in the Sweden list, keeping its position on the podium unchanged compared to last year.
Portugal’s ranking was justified by the worsening business confidence in aspects related to the ease of recruiting talent with international experience and digital knowledge, the financing of technological investments and the preparation of companies to respond to external shocks”, the report highlights.
There is still a new protection indicator for this Digital Competitiveness ranking: the privacy of Internet users guaranteed law. In this case, the country occupies the highest place.
The MD report analyzes and ranks global economies’ capabilities to adopt and exploit new digital technologies, which are used to transform government practices, their local and global economy, as well as their communities. Altogether, the rankings have a total base of 54-thirds, from external data (two out of the total) and the IMD Executive Opinion Survey (which is worth one-third). These are divided into three main pillars: preparation for the future, knowledge of technology and application given to them.
In this analysis, despite having lost in the global ranking, Portugal registered four significant improvements in terms of technical knowledge, having risen from three techniques, from 32nd to 29th. These two categories are led by Denmark and Switzerland.
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