What the new UN rankings tell us about the best performing digital governments, and why some nations – like Singapore – have tumbled.
The UN has just published the 2018 edition of its e-Government survey. While Europe continued to dominate the top spots (Denmark is number 1), Asia’s leading nations did well. Digging beneath the numbers, the qualities that leading e-government nations seem to share are not what they do but how they do it.
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Examples from the best in the world, and key trends from the region.
Competition is rife among governments in South East Asia.
From “startup districts” to slashing permits, governments are setting out ambitious plans to make their countries more attractive to businesses.
GovInsider has mapped the five most business-friendly countries in the world, discussed what they have done, and looked at the key trends in the region.
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