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30 WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016<br />

Figure O.21 The quality of complements and technology rises with incomes<br />

Complements<br />

1.0<br />

0.9<br />

0.8<br />

0.7<br />

0.6<br />

0.5<br />

0.4<br />

0.3<br />

0.2<br />

LBR<br />

BDI<br />

MWI<br />

TRANSFORMING<br />

BEN<br />

ETH<br />

LSO<br />

SWZ<br />

SLE<br />

MOZ<br />

MLI<br />

HTI<br />

NZL AUS DNK<br />

SWE NLD<br />

IRL<br />

BEL<br />

USA<br />

GBR<br />

EST<br />

SVN ISL<br />

LUX<br />

DEU<br />

CYP<br />

FRA<br />

LTU LVA JPN<br />

PRT KOR<br />

MYS<br />

MLT AUT<br />

BRB<br />

ARE<br />

CZE<br />

CHL<br />

HUN<br />

QAT ISR<br />

MUS<br />

ESP<br />

POL<br />

SVK<br />

GEO HRV<br />

ROU<br />

ITA<br />

TTO<br />

CRI<br />

BGR<br />

SYC<br />

GRC<br />

MKD<br />

URY<br />

PAN<br />

JOR<br />

BWA<br />

SRB ARM<br />

GUY<br />

ALB<br />

RUS<br />

LKA<br />

UKR<br />

MEX<br />

KAZ<br />

ZMB<br />

SLV TUN<br />

MNG TUR<br />

KGZ<br />

THA COL<br />

GHA RWA<br />

ZAF<br />

BLZ<br />

PHL<br />

PER MAR<br />

SAU<br />

BHR<br />

SEN<br />

VNM<br />

ARG CHN<br />

BRN<br />

UZB<br />

IDN DOM<br />

TJK<br />

GAB<br />

IRN<br />

KWT<br />

NIC<br />

NAM<br />

KEN GTM<br />

TZA<br />

ECU<br />

BRA<br />

CMR<br />

BGD<br />

LAO<br />

NPL<br />

IND<br />

GMB<br />

HND<br />

EGY<br />

PRY<br />

PAK<br />

BOL<br />

DZA<br />

MRT<br />

NGA<br />

ZWE<br />

AGO<br />

YEM<br />

LBY<br />

KHM<br />

CAN<br />

FIN<br />

NOR<br />

CHE<br />

SGP<br />

TRANSITIONING<br />

I<br />

VEN<br />

0.1<br />

0<br />

EMERGING<br />

E<br />

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0<br />

Technology<br />

High-income<br />

Upper-middle-income<br />

Lower-middle-income<br />

Low-income<br />

Source: WDR 2016 team. For more details see figure 5.3 in the full Report. Data at http://bit.do/WDR2016-FigO_21.<br />

Note: Technology is measured by the Digital Adoption Index (DAI). DAI is based on three sectoral subindexes covering businesses, people, and governments,<br />

with each subindex assigned an equal weight: DAI (Economy) = DAI (Businesses) + DAI (People) + DAI (Governments). Each subindex is the simple average<br />

of several normalized indicators measuring the adoption rate for the relevant groups. Similarly, complements is the average of three subindicators: starting a<br />

business; years of education adjusted for skills; and quality of institutions.<br />

of internet use, they require effective competition<br />

regulation and enforcement—including easy firm<br />

entry and exit; a greater focus on advanced cognitive<br />

and socioemotional skills that are augmented by technology;<br />

and effective e-government delivery systems<br />

for provider management and citizen engagement.<br />

Countries in advanced stages of the digital transformation<br />

need to tackle some of the most challenging<br />

tasks. They need to find ways to facilitate “new economy”<br />

competition, to ensure lifelong learning and<br />

respond to the changing nature of work, and to use<br />

the internet for most functions of government and<br />

for more participatory policy making.<br />

Regulations that promote competition and<br />

entry<br />

Digital adoption by firms varies among countries,<br />

and there are reasons for it to be slow. Most fundamentally,<br />

adoption requires knowledge about the<br />

technology, access to it, and knowledge of how to<br />

best apply it. But the most important driver is competitive<br />

pressure, as firms adopting new technology

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