Vietnam Looses Ground in Global E-Government Rankings

Vietnam Looses Ground in Global E-Government Rankings

The e-government readiness index of Vietnam stood at 0.3378 in 2004, ranking 112^th among 191 UN member countries, compared with last year's 97^th position, according to the US Global E-Government Survey 2004.

In South East Asia, Vietnam is ranked seventh after Singapore (0.834), Malaysia (0.5409), the Philippines (0.5260), Thailand (0.5096), Brunei (0.4632) and Indonesia (0.3909).

The UN Global E-Government Survey 2004 presents a comparative ranking of the countries of the world according to two primary indicators, including the state of e-government readiness and the extent of e-participation. Constructing a model for the measurement of digitized services, the survey assesses the 191 member states of the UN according to a quantitative composite index of e-government readiness based on website assessment, telecommunication infrastructure and human resource endowment.

As countries progress in both coverage and sophistication of their state-provided e-service and e-product availability they are ranked higher according to a numerical classification corresponding to the five stages of Emerging presence, Enhanced presence, Interactive presence, Transactional presence and Networked presence.

According to the E-government readiness rankings the United States (0.913) is the world leader followed by Denmark (0.904), the United Kingdom (0.885) and Sweden (0.874).

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