2023年亚太地区人工智能准备指数（英）-22页_2mb

Since its inception in 2019, the Asia Pacific AI Readiness Index (2023) assesses AI adoption across 12 economies, highlighting advancements driven by generative AI and national strategies. Key themes include improved readiness in some countries, divides between mature and emerging economies, and strong correlations with economic indicators like GDP and competitiveness.

Overall Progress and Rankings: Five economies (Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Thailand) showed improved AI readiness scores compared to 2021, reflecting policy initiatives and generative AI integration. Singapore retained the top spot overall (70.1) and in government readiness (86.5), while Japan and China led in second and third positions. Vietnam experienced the largest decline in readiness.

Economic Divides: Southeast Asian countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam) scored below the regional average in overall and business readiness. Despite recent national AI strategies, business readiness stagnated primarily due to challenges with micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), constituting over 96% of APAC businesses, lacking the infrastructure, budget, and talent for AI adoption.

Correlation Analysis: Overall and business AI readiness correlate positively with GDP per capita, economic competitiveness, and readiness for frontier technologies. This suggests AI can be a catalyst for growth in APAC economies with robust institutions and innovation ecosystems.

Recommendations: Governments and businesses should prioritize implementing tailored national AI strategies, adopting risk-based regulations to foster innovation, promoting ethical AI through frameworks and guidelines, boosting AI talent pipelines, and leveraging AI for societal and economic benefits. These steps aim to operationalize AI and address challenges like data privacy and ethical concerns amplified by generative AI.