Dubai: India has been ranked 43rd most
networked country in the world, moving up nine places against
last year, as per the Global Information Technology Report
2009-2010.
The report, released by the World Economic Forum (WEF)
and
business school INSEAD, ranks Sweden as numero uno
networked country, followed by Singapore, Denmark,
Switzerland, US and Finland. China has moved up 11 spots to
the 37th position.
The Networked Readiness Index, featured in the report,
examines how prepared countries are to use information and
communication technologies (ICT) effectively on three
dimensions.
The report covers 133 economies worldwide, assessing the
impact of ICT on the development process and the
competitiveness of nations.
"Sweden, Singapore and Denmark`s superior capacity to
leverage ICT as an enabler of sustainable, long-term economic
growth is built on similar premises, relating with a long-
standing focus placed by governments and private sectors
alike on education, innovation and ICT access and diffusion,"
Irene Mia, Senior Economist of the Global Competitiveness
Network at the WEF and co-editor of the report said.
The success of these countries underlines the importance
of a joint ICT vision and its implementation by the different
stakeholders in a country to take full advantage of ICT
advances in daily life and overall competitiveness strategy,
she added.
This includes general business, regulatory and
infrastructure environment for ICT; the readiness of key
stakeholders like individuals, businesses and government to
use and benefit from ICT; and the actual usage of the latest
information and communication technologies available.
-PTI
