New ITU ICT Development Index compares 154 countries

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Fred Maia <fmaia () texas net>
Date: March 2, 2009 2:08:43 AM PST
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Subject: Possible posting item - from ITU today

Interesting comparison from the ITU today of how the various countries  
of the world have improved their information and communication  
technologies (ICT) over the past five years.

<http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2009/07.html>

New ITU ICT Development Index compares 154 countries
Northern Europe tops ICT developments

Geneva, 2 March 2009  ITU’s new ICT Development Index (IDI) compares  
developments in information and communication technologies (ICT) in  
154 countries over a five-year period from 2002 to 2007.

The Index combines 11 indicators into a single measure that can be  
used as a benchmarking tool globally, regionally and at the country  
level. These are related to ICT access, use and skills, such as  
households with a computer the number of Internet users; and literacy  
levels.

The most advanced countries in ICT are from Northern Europe. The  
exception is the Republic of Korea. Sweden tops the new ITU ICT  
Development Index, followed by the Republic of Korea, Denmark, the  
Netherlands, Iceland and Norway. They are followed by other, mainly  
high-income countries from Europe, Asia and North America. Western and  
Northern Europe and North America are the regions with the highest IDI  
scores, and most countries from these regions are among the top twenty  
ICT economies. Poor countries, in particular the least developed  
countries, remain at the lower end of the index with limited access to  
ICT infrastructure, including fixed and mobile telephony, Internet and  
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