Adaptation to the global digital transformation process has become the most fundamental issue of today's societies. This need, which is felt at different levels according to the development levels of the countries, is vital importance especially for developing economies. In this context CISCO Readiness Index (CRI) guides countries on their general readiness for the digital transformation process and how they can improve it. So CRI has been developed to measure the digital readiness of countries. Accordingly, CRI takes into account; basic needs, business ve government investments, ease of doing business, human capital, start-up environment, technology adoption and technology infrastructure components.In this context, the purpose of the study;to evaluate readiness level in terms of CISCO basic components and to develop perpectives for Turkey in the global digital transformation process. The analysis was made taking into account CRI 2019 data and specified metrics. As a result of this Turkey has a positive outlook in terms of basic needs. Slightly above average in terms of ease of doing business and human capital. However Turkey is below the avarage in terms of business and government investments, start-up environment, technology adoption and technology infrastructure. This situation offers significant ideas about what the priority policies will be in the process of realized a healthy digital transformation thereby protecting and developing global competition.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | April 20, 2021 |
Acceptance Date | January 9, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Issue: 5 |