Canada continues to lose its edge in Network Readiness supporting communication technologies
The Global Information Technology Report 2007-2008
Canada position in the world's Network Readiness Index continues to slide to thirteenth position out of 127 countries studied for this year's report.
In 2005, Canada was in sixth position, sliding to eleventh position in 2006 and now to 13th place in this year's report. One of the largest areas contributing to this slide is GOVERNMENT READINESS which went to 25th position in the world.
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Denmark is the most networked economy in the world, followed by Sweden and Switzerland, according to the last edition of The Global Information Technology Report. Among the top ten, the Republic of Korea (9) and, to a lesser extent, the United States (4) post the most notable improvements.
Under the theme Fostering Innovation through Networked Readiness, this year’s Report places a particular focus on the role of networked readiness in spurring innovation.
Published for the seventh consecutive year with record coverage of 127 economies worldwide, the Report has become the world’s most comprehensive and authoritative international assessment of the impact of ICT on the development process and the competitiveness of nations.
The Report is produced by the World Economic Forum in cooperation with INSEAD, the leading international business school, and is sponsored this year by Cisco Systems.
The top ten ranked countries on the Network Readiness Index are:
1. Denmark
2. Sweden
3. Switzerland
4. US
5. Singapore
6. Finland
7. Netherlands
8. Iceland
9. Korea
10. Norway