Host: Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
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"International competitiveness" is fundamental to government policy and economic planning and activities, and is a very important keyword in national strategy. However, at present there is not a single definition of "international competitiveness," and although this word is shared by each industry, the perception of international competitiveness is by no means shared. This is said to be because to measure competitiveness, various indices are used, and the ranking of the results is given more attention than the objectives or the structure of the indices. The public frequently hears of the IMD index; however, when viewed from the standpoint of industry, the ranking results frequently seem inconsistent. Therefore, JAPIC has proposed a new "JAPIC International Competitiveness Index," focused on the East Asia region as the continuing "growth center of the world," from the point of view of how to cooperate with each country to strengthen, maintain, and develop competitiveness.
