Vietnam ranks 5th in Southeast Asia in the 2023 Global AI Readiness Index

The results have just been published in the report "Government AI Readiness Index" conducted by Oxford Insights (UK). This is the 6th time the global AI readiness index report has been published, after 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

In 2023, Vietnam's average score will increase, reaching 54,48 points (in 2022 it will be 53,96 and in 2021 it will be 51,82 points). Vietnam also surpassed the Philippines to rise to 5th place out of 10 in the ASEAN region, up one place compared to the previous year.

The report has expanded the ranking scope to 193 countries/territories. Accordingly, compared to the world, Vietnam ranks 59/193 countries/territories (in 2022 this number will be 55/181). This is the third year Vietnam has surpassed the world average.

To make its assessment, Oxford Insights relies on three pillars: government, technology, and access to databases and infrastructure. Of which, the government (regulations, policies, readiness to adapt to change scored 69,04 points. The remaining two pillars include technology (37,82 points) and the ability to access databases and infrastructure. infrastructure (56,58 points).

2023 will see an explosion of artificial intelligence breakthroughs and actions in AI governance and ethics, such as the AI ​​Act, and the rise of AI conferences globally making the technology outstanding.

The report divides the world into nine regions: North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa, South and Central Asia, East Asia and the Pacific. The report analyzes expert opinions for each region in the world, in which each region is assessed overall, the level of readiness indicators, leading focus countries and future directions.

The US topped the global rankings with 84,80 points thanks to high scores in all three pillars, including outstanding development speed in the technology sector. One of the most important developments in AI readiness in the country is in the AI ​​policy, including the announcement of an ordinance on the safe and secure development and use of AI and regulations. clear the standard for AI in President Joe Biden's administration.

Singapore ranked second (81,97 points) as the “regional leader” in East Asia, and is also the global leader in both the Government (90,40) and Data and Infrastructure pillars. (89,32). This reflects the country's vision score, through focusing on developing an AI risk framework, testing its own chatbot that works similar to ChatGPT and large language modeling (LLM) to enhance user experience. as well as support businesses in using and protecting data.

The other countries in the top 5 are the Western European group including England (third, 78,57 points), Finland (4th, 77,37 points) and Canada (5th, 77,07 points), reflecting reality. that North America and Western Europe are the regions with countries leading the index globally. Among these, Canada is considered one of the countries that quickly adapted to the explosion of the generative AI trend, through promulgating rules for responsible development and management of generative AI.

The East Asia region received special attention this year when the average score was 51,41, ranking 4th out of 9 evaluated regions, surpassing South and Central Asia and the Pacific. However, the ranking scores between countries in this region have high differences, for example the gap of 52 points between Singapore (ranked 17st) and Timor-Leste (ranked XNUMXth).

As Quynh