Friday, February 21, 2003

Global Information Technology Report The Global Information Technology Report ranks 82 nations based on "network readiness."  Here's the top ten: Finland United States Singapore Sweden Iceland Canada United Kingdom Denmark Taiwan Germany The report also summarizes other efforts to measure Information and Computer Technology (ICT) competitiveness. The readiness of a nation measures the capability of the principal agents of an economy (citizens, businesses, and governments) to leverage the potential of ICT. Such capability becomes manifest in a nation’s community in the presence of a combination of factors, such as the relevant skills for using ICT in individuals, access and affordability of ICT for corporations, and local government usage of ICT for its own services and processes. Government readiness (according to the report) is defined by the following variables: Government prioritization of ICT Government procurement of advanced technology products Competence of public offi cials Government online services Chapter Five of the report focuses on new roles of government in digital economies. 9:21:27 AM    comment []

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