Global Competitive Ranking: What Nigeria Must Do to Increase Scores – FSDH

Monday, October 22, 2018    10.16AM  / FSDH Research / Picture credit - Cocreatit

The Global Competitive Report (GCR) 2018 released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on 16 October 2018 rates Nigeria’s overall score in 2018 at 48 points out of an optimal 100 points

Despite this low score, FSDH Research observes that Nigeria has recorded improvements in some key indicators over the previous year

However, the fact that the overall score is below 50 points highlights that Nigeria needs more policy measures to increase her competitive ranking

FSDH Research’s analysis of the components of the rating system reveals some areas of improvement for Nigeria and the strategy to increase the rating

Nigeria recorded the lowest scores under the ICT Adoption and Innovation capacity

These two sectors have certain things in common: they both require a certain level of entrepreneurial mind-set, risk-taking and they have the capacity to stimulate growth and enhance productivity needed for improved competitiveness

Some of the   initiatives that can change Nigeria’s narrative in these areas include: restructuring of the educational system to provide Information and Communications Technology (ICT) training for students, and provision of financial support for innovation centres to incubate business ideas

Our analysis of the performance of the pillars of competitiveness under different groupings shows that Nigeria recorded the highest score in ‘Market size’, reflective of the large market size and labour market in Nigeria

Governments at all levels also need to prioritise investment in human capital in order to improve Nigeria’s competiveness.

According to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), about 62% of the Nigerian population falls between the ages of 0-24 years

This means that it is essential for the country to invest in quality education that will equip her workforce with the requisite skills that are needed for the fourth industrial revolution, commonly referred to as ‘the digital revolution’

A functional heath service delivery system in the country will not only fundamentally improve the productivity of the workforce, but will also conserve hard-earned foreign exchange.

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