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COUNTRY RANK
79 /79
SCORE
23 /120
STRENGTHS
Ethiopia is the bottom ranked country in our sample at 79th.

Ethiopia has low scores for broadband development, which has hindered the development of more advanced enabling technologies. The investment indicators remain stagnant this year, with increases in demand reported only for smartphones and mobile broadband. User experience for e-government has also improved by 1 point this year.

Ethiopia should continue to develop citizens’ access to the Internet, educate them about its use, and make them aware of the potential benefits. The government should position education as a key part of its ICT strategy. The United Nations Development Program helped establish the SchoolNet project in Ethiopia to integrate national educational resources and help ensure the availability of education all over the country. The nation should make the service more accessible and affordable for all, especially in rural areas. Otherwise, limited access to the Internet could make it difficult for rural schools to schedule courses or expand remote interactive teaching.
OPPORTUNITIES
Ethiopia is the fifth largest economy in Africa and is expected to be the third largest within 10 years. The country's economy is mainly based on labor-intensive industries, and Ethiopia offers a highly accessible market for foreign businesses seeking expansion into Africa. As a fast-growing sector, the ICT market is promising in Ethiopia. It has the second largest population in Africa and the challenges of limited Internet access and the lack of incentives for young developers are quickly being addressed. AI and other kinds of innovation, when given the right support, could give Ethiopia the push it needs to catch up and overtake other countries. The AI sector seems to be burgeoning in Ethiopia. Various reports indicate the country is becoming a thriving center for R&D in AI and robotics. More than 50% of the software team that built Sophia were Ethiopian. Sophia is a human-like robot powered by artificial intelligence and capable of over 60 different facial mechanisms that create natural-looking expressions.
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Country Ranks
2020
/79



Country Scores
2020
/120



The Four Technology Enablers
Up from last year
Down from last year
ET 2020
   ---  Average 2020
BROADBAND
45
0 30 120
CLOUD
45
0 30 120
AI
45
0 30 120
IOT
45
0 30 120
The Four Pillars
Up from last year
Down from last year
ET 2020
   ---  Average 2020
SUPPLY
45
0 30 120
DEMAND
45
0 30 120
EXPERIENCE
45
0 30 120
POTENTIAL
45
0 30 120
The 40 Indicators
ET 2020
   ---  Average 2020
10
SCORE
10
SCORE
ICT
Investment

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Telecom
Investment

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
ICT
Laws

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
International
Internet
Bandwidth
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Fiber
Optic

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
4G&5G
Connections

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
AI Investment

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Cloud
Investment

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Security
Software
Investment

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
IoT
Investment

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
10
SCORE
App
Downloads

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
E-Commerce Transactions

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Smartphone
Penetration

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Computer
Households

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Fixed Broadband
Subscriptions
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Mobile
Broadband
Subscriptions
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
AI
Demand


1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Cloud
Migration

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Secured
Internet
Servers

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
IoT
Installed Base

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
10
SCORE
E-Government
Services

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Telecom
Customer Service
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Internet
Participation

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Broadband
Download
Speed
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Fixed
Broadband
Affordabillity
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Mobile
Broadband
Affordability
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
IoT
Analytics

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Cloud
Experience

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Cybersecurity
Awareness


1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Data Creation


1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
10
SCORE
R&D
Expenditure

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
ICT
Patents

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
IT
Workforce

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Software
Developers

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
ICT Influencing
New Business
Models
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
AI
Potential
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Mobile Potential


1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Cloud
Potential

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Broadband Potential


1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
IoT
Potential

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
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