What are the differentiated impacts of the Mongolian National Communication Satellite (NCS) project on the five dimensions of Digital Dependency Index (DDI) (connectivity, reliability, infrastructure autonomy, affordability, security, and resilience), and which dimension of improvement has the most significant contribution to the overall decline of DDI?
The Mongolian National Communication Satellite (NCS) project has differentiated impacts across the key dimensions of the Digital Dependency Index (DDI). It significantly improves connectivity by expanding nationwide coverage, especially in remote areas, and enhances reliability by ensuring dedicated national communication capacity. The project delivers the strongest impact on infrastructure autonomy, as national ownership and operational control of satellite infrastructure substantially reduce dependence on foreign providers. Affordability improves gradually through long-term cost stability rather than immediate price reductions. Security and resilience are strengthened by sovereign control over data routing and the addition of a strategic backup communication layer. Among these dimensions, infrastructure autonomy contributes the most to the overall decline of DDI, as it directly addresses structural dependence and enables improvements across other dimensions.
