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A two-stage framework integrating conceptual scoping and systematic methodological decisions provides a robust, transparent, and replicable method for constructing composite indices to measure the digital economy. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To establish a comprehensive, two-stage framework for constructing robust, transparent, and policy-relevant composite indices to measure the digital economy.

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Measuring the digital economy: A two-stage framework for transparent composite index construction

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Methodological framework demonstrates a structured two-stage approach for digital economy composite indices, suggesting improved transparency and replicability in policy benchmarking.

Key Points

To establish a comprehensive, two-stage framework for constructing robust, transparent, and policy-relevant composite indices to measure the digital economy.
Designed Stage 1 to establish conceptual boundaries, defining project scope, objectives, intended audience, and units of analysis.
Structured Stage 2 to standardize methodological decisions across outlier handling, missing data treatment, normalization, weighting schemes, aggregation methods, and robustness checks.
Provides a systematic, checklist-based methodology that minimizes arbitrariness and enhances replicability in index construction.
Yields a structured assessment tool to guide academics, practitioners, and policymakers in comparative digital capacity benchmarking and evidence-informed decision-making.

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Ateş et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8aae007677a34114446b2c https://doi.org/10.1177/02666669261480037

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August 23, 2026Information Development

Measuring the digital economy: A two-stage framework for transparent composite index construction

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Overview

Methodological framework demonstrates a structured two-stage approach for digital economy composite indices, suggesting improved transparency and replicability in policy benchmarking.

Key Points

To establish a comprehensive, two-stage framework for constructing robust, transparent, and policy-relevant composite indices to measure the digital economy.
Designed Stage 1 to establish conceptual boundaries, defining project scope, objectives, intended audience, and units of analysis.
Structured Stage 2 to standardize methodological decisions across outlier handling, missing data treatment, normalization, weighting schemes, aggregation methods, and robustness checks.
Provides a systematic, checklist-based methodology that minimizes arbitrariness and enhances replicability in index construction.
Yields a structured assessment tool to guide academics, practitioners, and policymakers in comparative digital capacity benchmarking and evidence-informed decision-making.

Cite This Study

Ateş et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8aae007677a34114446b2c https://doi.org/10.1177/02666669261480037

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