“Digital ttechnologies play a key role in the achievements of companies and public institutions and in the educational performance of young generations. Those who understand that faster and invest in digital economy thrive in the world’s nations. We (Romania, ed.n.) are not listed in the first half of the global ranking compiled by the IMD World Competitiveness Center, which surveyed the digital competitiveness in 63 countries, but we (Romania, ed.n.) managed to climb one spot in the latest report released in 2019, compared with last year, and eight spots compared with 2017. Our (Romania’s, ed.n.) competitive disadvantages are fundamentally public and the citizens, the private environment and non-governmental organizations manage to compensate through the ability to adapt to the future”, according to representatives of INACO- the Initiative for Competitiveness.
The digital competitiveness report measures the ability of individuals, industries and governments to adopt new technologies, the countries’ ability to stimulate and engulf digital innovation, by reference to three main factors.
These factors are as follows: Knowledge – to discover, understand and build new technologies, with the following sub-factors: Talent, Training and Education, Scientific Density – where Romania ranks 47th globally; Technology – as a general digital context, with sub-factors: the regulatory framework, Capital, the technological framework – where Romania ranks 45th globally; the easiness to adapt to the future – through digital transformation, with the following sub-factors: Adaptive Attitudes, Business Agility, IT Integration – where Romania ranks 51st globally.