Put the source to work.
Explore the conditions that can support digital work and international business. This source brings together IMF AI preparedness information and FCC broadband context, with separate definitions and geography.
Why it matters
Businesses need people, systems, and infrastructure that can support new tools. Country preparedness and local broadband are useful lenses, but they describe different geographies.
Could both teams take part in the digital work?
Imagine two colleges want to run an online training project across borders. Good ideas need reliable connections, usable tools, and people who can take part. Digital readiness is part of the working environment. A country score can start the discussion, while local access tells you whether the project can run.
The reviewed source combines IMF AI preparedness context with FCC broadband information. These describe different places and measures. Use the IMF definition to understand the national score, then ask local participants about connection quality, devices, skills, and access. Keep score contributions separate from percentages.
Three steps you can take
- Start with the internet-use context and identify the participants and locations involved.
- Ask what tasks require a stable connection and what support or offline option would help.
- Read the source dates and coverage before comparing a country score with a local infrastructure measure.
Read the source: IMF: AI Preparedness Index. This reference explains the source or research context; the inventory figures below come from the reviewed NDS package.
Know what you are looking at.
- IMF coverage
- 174 countries
- Numeric preparedness scores
- 165
- Other source
- FCC broadband infrastructure
Use these figures to understand the package reviewed on October 20, 2026. The results section below tells you which comparisons you can explore here and which still need source work. A source guide is different from a complete table of published observations.
How to use the evidence
Keep IMF overall scores separate from the component contributions that form the total. Contributions are not standalone percentage scores.
Resolve dates, denominators, mobile measures, and geography before joining or ranking the affected fields.
Available results and rankings
- The owner-private country modules retain 165 numeric totals, nine source-missing totals, and all four contribution fields from the full-precision package.
- All 251 profiles remain available, including 77 with no source record. The modules add 2023 context without changing CDI scores or creating an AI leaderboard.
Coverage and limits
- The source remains unapproved for public/commercial release. The live owner-private edition preserves that review status.
- Country preparedness cannot be assigned directly to a ZIP, metro, or broadband service area.
Other source guides
Commercial Diplomacy Index™ · National Data System · Source and method guide · October 20, 2026