E-government rank takes big jump forwardPrime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is delighted with the improvement in Thailand's rankings on the United Nations' E-Government Development Index (EGDI), which went up to 57th this year from 73rd in 2018, government spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat said on Sunday. The index ranks countries based on their governments' deployment of technology to provide services for its citizens. Ms Narumon said Gen Prayut thanked all agencies responsible for Thailand's jump in the rankings, before adding the improvements were also due to reforms carried out under the national development strategy. Denmark tops the index with a score of 0.975, while South Korea scored 0.956 this year. In Southeast Asia, Singapore came out on top with a score of 0.915, ranking 11th in the world.

Source: Bangkok Post July 12, 2020 22:30 UTC