By: Dwight Links
Namibia has been ranked 96th out of 181 countries in the 2025 Technology and Innovation Report published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), which assesses countries’ readiness to adopt frontier technologies.
The Frontier Technologies Readiness Index evaluates five key pillars: Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Skills, Research and Development (R&D), Industry, and Finance. Based on its composite score of 0.43, Namibia remains classified as a lower-middle economy, unchanged from previous assessments since the index’s inception in 2021.
Under the ranking, Namibia has made no change in its position and scores a 0.43 in its assessment. Under the ICT ranking, we are placed at 120, Skills rank at 114 positions, R&D places us at 111, Industry at 47, and Finance at 55.
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