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ARMENIA LEFT OUT OF THE 2007 E-READINESS RANKING BY ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT
arminfo
2007-10-31 13:42:00
ArmInfo. Armenia was left out of The 2007 e-readiness ranking
by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The ranking model evaluates
the technological, economic, political and social assets of 69
countries-including this year's newest addition, Malta-and
their cumulative impact on their respective information
economies. E-readiness is the "state of play" of a country's
information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and
the ability of its consumers, businesses and governments to use ICT
to their benefit.
The countries where government commitment is not strong-for example,
Indonesia (67th), Brazil (43rd) or Russia (57th)-saw their places in
the rankings slide, although their absolute scores did not.
The world's overall e-readiness is improving perceptibly, however: a
global average score of 6.02 in 2006 rose to 6.24 this year. And the
e-readiness gap is decreasing: the distance between the most eready
country and the least (Azerbaijan in 2006, Iran in 2007) dropped from
6.08 points to 5.80 points this year. The score differentials between
the top, middle and lower tiers also continue to decline year on year.
The e-readiness rankings are a weighted collection of nearly 100
quantitative and qualitative criteria, organised into six distinct
categories measuring the various components of a country's social,
political, economic and of course technological development. The
underlying principle behind the rankings is that digital business
is at its heart business, and that for digital transactions to be
widely adopted and efficient they have to thrive in a holistically
supportive environment.
E-readiness derives from more than just the number of computers,
broadband connections and mobile phones in the country; also critical
are citizens' ability to utilise technology skilfully, the transparency
of the business and legal systems, and the extent to which governments
encourage the use of digital technologies.
The world's incumbent e-readiness leaders- Denmark and the US-retain
their respective number one and two spots (with Sweden also tied
for 2nd place), and nine of last year's top ten remain in that
bracket. The US and Hong Kong are the leaders in this category of
e-readiness in 2007. In the sheer scale of individual and business
Internet use, the US certainly dwarfs all other countries. Several OECD
countries, on the other hand, have suffered a decline in e-readiness
performance as a result of the changes. Our sharpened focus on the
policy environment and e-government, as well as the use of new data
to assess educational levels and innovation have resulted in drops in
both scores and ranks for Switzerland (5th), Finland (10th), Germany
(19th) and Ireland (21st) as well as Canada. Even Denmark and the
US experienced a reduction in scores. Further down in the rankings,
the role of the government as a promoter and adopter of ICT was a key
determinant in whether countries moved up or Economist Intelligence
Unit e-readiness rankings, 2007
To recall, World Economic Forum has recently published The Global
Information Technology Report 2006-2007 wherein Armenia occupies the
96th position by ICT development yielding by 3 positions to Georgia
and by 25 positions to Azerbaijan. Armenia shares the position with
Kenya. Then goes Ecuador, Gana and Burkina Faso, Chad proved the
last 122nd.
arminfo
2007-10-31 13:42:00
ArmInfo. Armenia was left out of The 2007 e-readiness ranking
by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The ranking model evaluates
the technological, economic, political and social assets of 69
countries-including this year's newest addition, Malta-and
their cumulative impact on their respective information
economies. E-readiness is the "state of play" of a country's
information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and
the ability of its consumers, businesses and governments to use ICT
to their benefit.
The countries where government commitment is not strong-for example,
Indonesia (67th), Brazil (43rd) or Russia (57th)-saw their places in
the rankings slide, although their absolute scores did not.
The world's overall e-readiness is improving perceptibly, however: a
global average score of 6.02 in 2006 rose to 6.24 this year. And the
e-readiness gap is decreasing: the distance between the most eready
country and the least (Azerbaijan in 2006, Iran in 2007) dropped from
6.08 points to 5.80 points this year. The score differentials between
the top, middle and lower tiers also continue to decline year on year.
The e-readiness rankings are a weighted collection of nearly 100
quantitative and qualitative criteria, organised into six distinct
categories measuring the various components of a country's social,
political, economic and of course technological development. The
underlying principle behind the rankings is that digital business
is at its heart business, and that for digital transactions to be
widely adopted and efficient they have to thrive in a holistically
supportive environment.
E-readiness derives from more than just the number of computers,
broadband connections and mobile phones in the country; also critical
are citizens' ability to utilise technology skilfully, the transparency
of the business and legal systems, and the extent to which governments
encourage the use of digital technologies.
The world's incumbent e-readiness leaders- Denmark and the US-retain
their respective number one and two spots (with Sweden also tied
for 2nd place), and nine of last year's top ten remain in that
bracket. The US and Hong Kong are the leaders in this category of
e-readiness in 2007. In the sheer scale of individual and business
Internet use, the US certainly dwarfs all other countries. Several OECD
countries, on the other hand, have suffered a decline in e-readiness
performance as a result of the changes. Our sharpened focus on the
policy environment and e-government, as well as the use of new data
to assess educational levels and innovation have resulted in drops in
both scores and ranks for Switzerland (5th), Finland (10th), Germany
(19th) and Ireland (21st) as well as Canada. Even Denmark and the
US experienced a reduction in scores. Further down in the rankings,
the role of the government as a promoter and adopter of ICT was a key
determinant in whether countries moved up or Economist Intelligence
Unit e-readiness rankings, 2007
To recall, World Economic Forum has recently published The Global
Information Technology Report 2006-2007 wherein Armenia occupies the
96th position by ICT development yielding by 3 positions to Georgia
and by 25 positions to Azerbaijan. Armenia shares the position with
Kenya. Then goes Ecuador, Gana and Burkina Faso, Chad proved the
last 122nd.