The Digital Knowledge Economy Index: Mapping Content Production

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Citation: Sanna Ojanperä, Mark Graham, Matthew Zook The Digital Knowledge Economy Index: Mapping Content Production.
DOI (original publisher): 10.1080/00220388.2018.1554208
Semantic Scholar (metadata): 10.1080/00220388.2018.1554208
Sci-Hub (fulltext): 10.1080/00220388.2018.1554208
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Summary

RQ: how do we develop relatively robust and comparable data at the global level measuring the knowledge economy?

Lists existing knowledge economy frameworks and indices focusing on digitalisation, including multiple efforts from the OECD and World Bank. Common issues with these indices is lack of global coverage; focus on traditional (national statistical, expert opinion) data sources which are often underfunded and inaccurate data sources particularly in the global south; and lack of inclusion of metrics on individual activities related to knowledge creation (thus focused on potential rather than action).

Proposes a Digital Knowledge Economy Index (DKEI), adding a fifth sub-index for digital content creation to the World Bank Knowledge Economy Index (KEI), including collaborative coding (GitHub commits), Wikipedia edits, and internet domain registrations.

Computes DKEI for 146 jurisdictions included in the KEI, less 18 jurisdictions omitted due to inflated domain registrations (e.g., Tuvalu is .tv) and compares and discusses differences between the indices. Ranking is similar in both, with the top 7 ranked jurisdictions being identical; this is somewhat unsurprising given that the KEI comprises 80% of the DKEI. DKEI rankings for many sub-Saharan jurisdictions are lower relative to their KEI rankings, indicating expectations of digitalisation are not being met, with notable outliers with improved rankings that have invested heavily in digitalisation, e.g., Rawanda and Kenya.

Theoretical and Practical Relevance

Authors do not seem to provide data for GitHub/Wikipedia/Domains used in DKEI, nor a breakout ranking for the added sub-index (though that may possibly be reverse engineered from KEI and DKEI rankings provided). Cited by and possibly a predecessor to the Network Readiness Index, where paper was cited https://networkreadinessindex.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NRI-2020-Final-Report-October2020.pdf#page=290

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