Indonesia has made a major jump of 13 places within the 2024 UN e-Government survey, now rating sixty fourth out of 193 UN member states. This significant improvement places Indonesia within the category of nations with a really high level of e-government development.
In the 2024 e-Government Survey released on September 17 by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) in New York, Indonesia scored 0.7991. This result signifies that Indonesia has been placed within the Very High E-Government Development Index (VHEGDI) category for the primary time.
Since its first participation within the survey in 2008, Indonesia has been ranked 106th. In 2018, its position dropped barely to 107th, indicating relatively stagnant development. However, improvement began to be seen in 2020, rating 88th, rising to 77th in 2022, and at last to sixty fourth in 2024.
This 12 months’s report also highlights significant progress within the e-Government Development Index (EGDI) in ASEAN member states. Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Brunei Darussalam successfully moved to the very high EGDI group, joining Thailand and Malaysia, which were already on this category.
According to the report, this progress reflects successes in strengthening digital infrastructure, improving web connectivity and implementing a strong digital governance framework.
Meanwhile, Myanmar and Cambodia have advanced to the high EGDI group, while Laos and East Timor remain within the medium EGDI group.
Singapore is the one ASEAN country in the highest EGDI group, rising from seventh place in 2022 to third place in 2024, strengthening its position as a world leader in digital government. The report praised Singapore’s adoption of economic cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and a zero-trust approach to cybersecurity, in addition to its digital leadership.
Regionally, Europe stays the leader, followed by Asia, Oceania and Africa. Asia recorded the best growth at 7.7 percent, followed by Africa at 4.8 percent. UNDESA’s Head of Digital Governance, Vincenzo Aquaro, highlighted the increasingly dominant role of Asia, led by Korea, Singapore, the GCC and Central Asia.
Aquaro also noted that the worldwide EGDI trend is showing improvement, with 17 countries moving to the best EGDI group and a complete of 76 countries (39 percent) now within the very high EGDI category out of 193 countries.
The 2024 UN e-Government Study, ‘Accelerating Digital Transformation for Sustainable Development’, helps countries discover the strengths and challenges of implementing digital government. The study evaluates countries based on the Online Services Index, Telecommunications Infrastructure and Human Capital.
This 12 months, the report monitored for the primary time the digital skills needed to access government digital services and introduced latest indicators for reasonably priced web access. The report also explored the potential use of artificial intelligence in digital governance, highlighting the importance of fair, transparent and accountable governance.
