Afghanistan
Asia | Southern Asia
Pillar scores
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Data Exchange
1.6Stage 1: Basic
Data is limited, siloed, paper-based
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Digital Legal Identity
3.66Stage 3: Systematic
Records digitalized
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Digital Payments
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Stage 1: Basic
Limited infrastructure. Access to undersea internet cables.
Connectivity Technology
1.7Stage 1: Basic
Limited broadband (mobile & ISP)
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Innovation Ecosystem
3.22Stage 3: Systematic
Growing software developer ecosystem
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Stage 3: Systematic
Shared vision and strategy. Vocally encouraged.
Capabilities
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Digital Public Services
3.19Stage 3: Systematic
Initial digitalization
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Stage 1: Basic
Limited legal capacity
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Ethical Standards
1.52Stage 1: Basic
Duties to disclose and advertising
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Stage 3: Systematic
Cross-sector collaboration. Seed financing.
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Startup Environment
4.68Stage 4: Differentiating
Taxation, Banking and Employment are easy to do
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Technology Adoption
1.85Stage 1: Basic
Businesses operate on email
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Stage 2: Opportunistic
Limited digital literacy. Consumption-focused. Deep digital divide.
Culture
2.35Stage 2: Opportunistic
Digital is perceived as risky
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Digital Literacy Skills
2.86Stage 2: Opportunistic
Knowledge of how to use digital tools for personal use
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Digital Wellbeing
3.82Stage 3: Systematic
Access to health services
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Usage and ownership
1.42Stage 1: Basic
Significant mobile penetration
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Stage 3: Systematic
Country is systematically advancing in key areas of digital transformation based on identified priority areas (e.g. skills, digital public services, etc.)
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Ambition
3.69Stage 3: Systematic
Improving through support of skills, production capacity, and IT technologies
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