<s>
The	O
Global	B-General_Concept
Connectivity	I-General_Concept
Index	I-General_Concept
(	O
GCI	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
guide	O
for	O
policy	O
makers	O
and	O
industry	O
leaders	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
roadmap	O
to	O
the	O
digital	O
economy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GCI	O
offers	O
a	O
unique	O
research	O
framework	O
to	O
assess	O
a	O
nation	O
’s	O
digital	O
transformation	O
by	O
looking	O
at	O
four	O
economic	O
pillars	O
namely	O
supply	O
,	O
demand	O
,	O
experience	O
and	O
potential	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
technology	O
enablers	O
-	O
broadband	O
,	O
cloud	O
,	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
Internet	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
(	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nations	O
across	O
the	O
GCI	O
spectrum	O
are	O
discovering	O
an	O
“	O
AI	B-Application
upside	O
potential	O
"	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AI	B-Application
readiness	O
is	O
integral	O
to	O
success	O
in	O
the	O
digital	O
economy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AI	B-Application
readiness	O
assesses	O
whether	O
a	O
country	O
has	O
met	O
the	O
three	O
preconditions	O
for	O
AI	B-Application
:	O
computing	O
power	O
,	O
labeled	O
data	O
and	O
algorithms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
priority	O
shifts	O
to	O
investment	O
in	O
big	O
data	O
and	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
to	O
develop	O
a	O
smarter	O
and	O
more	O
efficient	O
society	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
technology	O
enablers	O
are	O
broadband	O
,	O
cloud	O
services	O
,	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
research	O
methodology	O
was	O
expanded	O
in	O
2019	O
again	O
by	O
adding	O
the	O
new	O
AI	B-Application
perimeter	O
which	O
includes	O
:	O
Data	O
creation	O
,	O
AI	B-Application
Investment	O
,	O
AI-enabled	O
robotics	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
potential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intelligent	O
Connectivity	O
’s	O
five	O
enabling	O
technologies	O
were	O
also	O
consolidated	O
into	O
four	O
:	O
Broadband	O
,	O
Cloud	O
,	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
and	O
AI	B-Application
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
