A note on the configuration of the digital ecosystem in Latin America

Authors

  • Zoltán J. Ács Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, Arlington , USA
  • Esteban Lafuente Department of Management, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC Barcelona Tech). Barcelona, España https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5889-7656
  • László Szerb University of Pécs. Pécs, Rákóczi, Hungary

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18845/te.v16i1.5926

Keywords:

Digital ecosystem, digital platforms, digital infrastructures, policy, Latin America, benefit of the doubt, data envelopment analysis

Abstract

We evaluate the main characteristics of the digital ecosystem of North American (USA and Canada) and 16 Latin American economies for 2019. By employing the ‘benefit of the doubt’ model rooted in non-parametric techniques to scrutinize a composite indicator designed to assess the digital ecosystem (i.e., the Digital Platform Economy (DPE) index), the analysis allows the computation of endogenous (country-specific) weights that can be used for developing more informed policy making. The results show that countries prioritize different aspects of their digital ecosystem which confirms that, contrary to homogeneous prescription, tailor-made policy is a more desirable approach if the objective is to optimize the resources deployed to enhance the countries’ digital ecosystem.

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Published

2022-01-01

How to Cite

Ács, Z. J., Lafuente, E., & Szerb, L. (2022). A note on the configuration of the digital ecosystem in Latin America. Tec Empresarial, 16(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.18845/te.v16i1.5926

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2022)

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