{
  "id": 20010338,
  "title": "Philippines ranks 53rd in digital, AI competitiveness – IMD",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/philippines-ranks-53rd-in-digital-ai-competitiveness-imd",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-14T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Philippine Star Business",
    "slug": "philippine-star-business",
    "url": "https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/11/15/2570127/philippines-ranks-53rd-digital-ai-competitiveness-imd"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Philippines has been ranked 53rd among 70 economies in the International Institute for Management Development's (IMD) World Digital and AI Ranking. This ranking assesses countries' and companies' readiness to utilize AI productively and govern it responsibly. The index, which replaced the previous World Digital Competitiveness Ranking, highlights AI's significance in both economies and corporate operations.\n\nPreviously, the Philippines stood at 56th place. This year's assessment considered five factors: governance, technology and infrastructure, efficiency, workforce development, and values. The Philippines scored 57th in governance, 56th in technology and infrastructure, 44th in efficiency, 58th in workforce development, and 56th in values.\n\nChallenges faced by the Philippines include restoring growth momentum and managing inflationary pressures from external shocks. The economy grew by 2.1% in the third quarter, the slowest since the first quarter of 2021, resulting in an average growth of 2.5% for the first to third quarters, falling below the desired 3.5 to 4.5% growth target.\n\nIMD also emphasized the need for timely government responses to food and energy shocks, as well as the facilitation of investments in renewable energy and climate risk mitigation. Strengthening institutions to tackle bureaucratic inefficiency and mitigate corruption risks was also highlighted as crucial.\n\nAccording to the ranking, the United States tops the list as the most AI-ready economy. Other countries in the top 10 include Singapore, the Netherlands, Denmark, Canada, Sweden, China, Finland, Switzerland, and South Korea.",
  "summary": "The Philippines placed 53rd out of 70 economies in the International Institute for Management Development’s World Digital and AI Ranking.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar",
        "title": "Qatar ranks fourth globally in digital trust in 2026 IMD World Digital and AI Ranking",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/qatar-ranks-fourth-globally-in-digital-trust-in-2026-imd-world",
        "published": "2026-11-12T05:33:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}