Kazakhstan moved up 10 positions in world rating of egov development

In the global ranking of e-government development, which is formed by the UN, Kazakhstan moved up to 29th place, following Canada. This rating is prepared every 2 years based on the evaluation of 193 UN member states. In the current rating (2020) evaluated the work carried out by countries in 2018-2019.

According to the UN report, the first three leaders in the development of e-government includes Denmark, South Korea and Estonia, which are placed on 1, 2 and 3 positions, respectively.

Among the CIS countries, Kazakhstan took the first place. Next are Russia (36), Belarus (40), Moldova (79), Ukraine (69), Uzbekistan (87) and others.

It should be noted that the highest position in this rating, 28th place, was held by Kazakhstan in 2014. In 2016 the country ranked 33rd, and in 2018 it was 39th. Thus, over the past 2 years, Kazakhstan has risen by 10 positions compared to last year.

The UN Global e-Government Development Index (EGDI) is calculated based on three components: e-Services Development (OSI), Human Capital Development (HCI) and Telecommunications Infrastructure Development (TII).

Compared to 2018, the EGDI grew by 10.2% in 2020, the index for online services by 6.38%, and the index for human capital by 5.6%. The largest growth is observed in the development of telecommunication infrastructure - 22.7%, while in the level of e-services Kazakhstan received almost the highest score - 0.92 out of 1.

By the level of development of electronic participation (E-participation) Kazakhstan has risen by 16 positions, taking 26th place. E-participation index shows citizens' involvement in the decision-making process, transparency and openness of government activities, which corresponds to the policy of the country of "hearing state".

According to the level of development of local online services, Almaty is located on 29th place among 100 cities of the world.

Read the UN report here.