Dijital Ekonomi ve Rekabetçilik: Seçilmi? Asya ülkeleri Üzerine Bir De?erlendirme

Özet

Bu çal??man?n amac?, seçilmi? Asya ekonomilerinde dijital ekonominin ve dijital rekabetçili?in durumu ve geli?imine ili?kin bir de?erlendirme sunmakt?r. Günümüz ekonomisi bilimsel ve teknolojik geli?melere ba?l? olarak daha dijital hale gelmi?tir. Dijital ekonomi, dijital teknolojilere, bilgiye ve yenili?e dayal? bir ekonomidir. Ekonominin tüm sektörlerinde bilgi teknolojisi donan?m?, yaz?l?m?, uygulamalar? ve telekomünikasyonun birincil kullan?m?n? içerir. Ara?t?rman?n önemi, ülkelerin dijitalle?me aç?s?ndan rekabetçi konumlar?n? belirlemeye yönelik bir yakla??m sunmas?d?r. Çal??ma, seçilmi? Asya ülkelerinin dijital rekabetçilik pozisyonlar?n? özel olarak seçilmi? göstergeler temelinde de?erlendirmi?tir. Çal??maya sekiz Asya ülkesi dâhil edilmi?tir: Hong Kong, Endonezya, Japonya, Malezya, Singapur, Güney Kore, Tayland ve Çin. Çal??mada A? Haz?rl?k Endeksi, Dijital Rekabetçilik Endeksi ve E-Devlet Endeksi incelenmi? ve kar??la?t?r?lm??t?r. Ayr?ca dijital ekonomi göstergeleri olarak Dünya Bankas?, UNCTAD ve Uluslararas? Telekomünikasyon Birli?i (ITU) veri tabanlar? kullan?lm??t?r. Dijital ekonomide rekabeti de?erlendirmek üzere çal??mada yer verilen endeks ve göstergeler bir bütün olarak de?erlendirildi?inde, incelenen ülkeler aras?nda Hong Kong, Singapur ve Güney Kore ön plana ç?karken, Endonezya ve Tayland bu ülkelerin gerisinde kalm??t?r. Sonuç olarak çal??mada, ülkelerin dijital rekabet güçlerini koruyup geli?tirebilmeleri ve modern dijital teknolojileri ekonominin tüm sektörlerinde kullanabilmeleri için yap?lmas? gerekenler tart???l?yor.

Digital Economy and Competitiveness: An Evaluation on Selected Asian Countries

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to provide an assessment of the status and development of the digital economy and digital competitiveness in selected Asian economies. Today's economy has become more digital due to scientific and technological developments. The digital economy is an economy based on digital technologies, knowledge and innovation. It involves the primary use of information technology hardware, software, applications, and telecommunications in all sectors of the economy. The importance of the research is that it presents an approach to determine the competitive position of countries in terms of digitalization. The study assessed the digital competitiveness positions of selected Asian countries on the basis of specially selected indicators. Eight Asian countries were included in the study: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and China. The study examined and compared the Network Readiness Index, Digital Competitiveness Index and E-Government Index. In addition, the World Bank, UNCTAD and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) databases were used as digital economy indicators. When the indices and indicators included in the study to evaluate competition in the digital economy are evaluated as a whole, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea have come to the forefront among the countries studied, while Indonesia and Thailand have lagged behind these countries. As a result, the study discusses what needs to be done for countries to maintain and improve their digital competitiveness and use modern digital technologies in all sectors of the economy.

Asst. Prof. Dr. Tuba Akar (Karamano?lu Mehmetbey University, Karaman, Türkiye)
0000-0003-1354-5678  ttunen@kmu.edu.tr

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökhan Akar (Karamano?lu Mehmetbey University, Karaman, Türkiye)
0000-0001-8401-4052  gakargakar@gmail.com

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ay (Selçuk University, Konya, Türkiye)
0000-0002-6763-9568  ahmetay@selcuk.edu.tr

Submitted on: 2023-10-01 Accepted on: 2024-07-15

Year:2024 - Volume:3 Issue:2 Pages: 18-27

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/J03.2.0127

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APA style citation: Akar, T. , Akar, G. , & Ay, A. (2024). Dijital Ekonomi ve Rekabetçilik: Seçilmi? Asya ülkeleri Üzerine Bir De?erlendirme. Avrasya Ekonomileri Dergisi, 3(2), 18-27.

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