Interesting. Sub-Saharan African nations are in the
mix, although the article doesn't mention it. South
Africa is clinging on at the 32nd position. Nigeria
comes in at position 58.
Kwame Dwamena Dakwa
Educational Psychology: Learning & Instructional Psychology
Indiana University 812-856-8333
Bloomington, IN 47405-1006 812-339-3855
Quoting Andy Carvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> US, Switzerland and Slovakia the Biggest Gainers in Economist
> Intelligence Unit's Sixth Annual E-Readiness Rankings
>
> The 2005 edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit's e-readiness
> rankings, produced in co-operation with IBM's Institute for Business
> Value, reflects the increasing importance of broadband to countries'
> digital development. For the emerging markets, the best examples being
> Estonia (26th), Slovenia (27th) and the Czech Republic (29th) with their
> strong development of e-government services. India (49th) and China
> (54th) remain on the lower rungs of the e-readiness ladder, but are
> making growing contributions to the global digital economy on the
> strength of a strong ICT skills base (India) and a prodigious ICT
> manufacturing sector (China).
>
> -- Denmark retains the top spot among 65 countries, edging out the
> resurgent United States
> -- Switzerland, Slovakia and the US register the biggest gains in rank
> from 2004
> -- Hong Kong assumes the lead among Asia-Pacific's digital tigers
> -- Heavier model emphasis on broadband leads to major score increases
> for top 20 countries
> -- Developing countries are held back by an infrastructure deficit, but
> many are making progress
>
>
> http://press.arrivenet.com/tec/article.php/623761.html
>
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