The following index by World Economic Forum shows the country readiness to participate and benefit from ICT developments. Three main companents of the scoring are:
- environment for ICT offered by a country or community
- readiness of the community's key stakeholders (individuals, business and governments)
- usage of ICT among these stakeholders.
The Network Readiness Index 2006-2007 rankings:
[rank].[country] [score]
1. Denmark 5.71
2. Sweden 5.66
3. Singapore 5.60
4. Finland 5.59
5. Switzerland 5.58
6. Netherlands 5.54
7. United States 5.54
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70. Russian Federation 3.54
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73. Kazakhstan 3.52
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105. Kyrgyz Republic 2.90
Index is calculated for 122 countries only. Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are not listed in 2006-2007 ranking.
Full list: http://www.weforum.org/pdf/gitr/rankings2007.pdf
Report description:
http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/Global%20Information%20Technology%20Report/index.htm
Friday, September 21, 2007
Google Maps in Central Asia
News:
Major roads added for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and many other countries.
Full article: Google Maps Covers 54 New Countries
Link: Google Maps
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