Vietnam jumps two places in UN e-government rankings

Vietnam climbed two positions to stand at number 86 amongst 193 countries in the e-government development index (EDGI) rankings, as compiled by the United Nations.

Over the past six years, Vietnam has been moving up the rankings, from number 99 in 2014 to 89 in 2016 and 88 in 2018. In Southeast Asia, Vietnam ranks 6th behind Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei and the Philippines.

Besides the EDGI, a country’s e-government development was also assessed through the e-participation index (EPI), in which Vietnam moved up two positions to number 70 out of 193 countries.

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