Digital Development Score (ITU G5)

The G5 Benchmark is an index produced by ITU based on a total of 70 qualitative indicators grouped into four clusters: 1) National collaborative governance (focusing on the breadth and depth of cross-sector collaboration between the ICT regulator, peer regulators and policy-makers); 2) Policy design principles (focusing on the design of innovative frameworks and their coherence looking at issues such as regulatory experimentation, multistakeholder policy initiatives, ethical considerations); 3) Digital development toolbox (focusing on the tools needed by regulators to stimulate the development of a sustainable digital economy. It spans areas such as cybersecurity, data protection, emergency telecommunications and cross-sector infrastructure sharing. It also considers universal instruments geared towards the achievement of mid- to long-term social and economic goals – such as youth employment and sustainable consumption and production – where digital technologies are expected to play a central role); 4) Digital economic policy agenda (considering country policies and interventions for promoting the digital economy, entrepreneurship and investment. The areas covered range from an innovation framework to digital transformation to sector taxation and adherence to international and regional integration initiatives).
The maximum score attainable is 100 and countries can be categorized into one of 4 levels of maturity: Limited (0 - 30), Transitioning (30 - 60), Advanced (60 - 80), Leading (80 - 100).
The data is collected every 2 years. Current waves are available for 2021 and 2023. For more details see: https://app.gen5.digital/benchmark/about

G5基准（G5 Benchmark）是由国际电信联盟（International Telecommunication Union, ITU）基于总计70项定性指标编制的指数，该指标体系划分为四大聚类：1）国家协同治理：聚焦信息通信技术（ICT，Information and Communications Technology）监管机构、同行监管者与政策制定者之间跨部门协作的广度与深度；2）政策设计原则：关注创新型监管框架的设计及其连贯性，涵盖监管试验、多利益相关方政策举措、伦理考量等议题；3）数字发展工具箱：聚焦监管机构推动可持续数字经济发展所需的工具，覆盖网络安全、数据保护、应急通信、跨部门基础设施共享等领域，同时纳入旨在实现中长期社会经济目标（如青年就业、可持续消费与生产）的通用工具，而数字技术预计将在这些目标中发挥核心作用；4）数字经济政策议程：考量各国为促进数字经济发展、创业与投资所出台的政策与干预措施，涵盖从创新框架、数字化转型到行业税收以及遵守国际与区域一体化倡议等多个领域。该基准的最高得分为100分，各国可被划分为四大成熟度等级：起步型（0-30分）、转型期（30-60分）、先进型（60-80分）、引领型（80-100分）。该数据集每两年更新一次，当前可用的两轮数据为2021年与2023年版。如需了解更多详情，请访问：https://app.gen5.digital/benchmark/about