Analytical study of the Arab digital economy index A case study of a group of Arab countries int the year 2020

Abstract

The aim of thisresearchis to raiseawareness of the digital economy, itsrequirements and its main challenges, as well as to present and assessitsstatus in someArab countries by studying and analysing the Arab Digital Economy Index for the year 2020, according to itsstrategic dimensions, which show the level of developmentachieved by these countries by developingsome areas of their digital economy, despite the challenges they have faced. The studyconcludedthat the United ArabEmiratesranks first in the Arab world  , in whichItsresultswerecloser to the international normative index adopted in the report to  compare between  Malaysia and Singapore, as a result for their  technologicalsuperiority, whichpromotescompetitiveadvantage, and such a degree of similarity in terms of GDP issimilar to someArab States.