Global Information Technology Report 2002-2003 - Readiness for the Networked World

The Global Information Technology Report is the most comprehensive assessment of "networked readiness" – how prepared an economy is to capture the benefits of technology to promote economic growth and productivity. As the world experiences an economic slowdown, the Report highlights that the use and application of information and communication technologies (ICT) remain among the most powerful engines of growth. This year’s Report benchmarks the performance and monitors progress in networked readiness of 82 countries.

Highlight: Jordan's Success in ICT Prioritization and Promotion Out of 82 economies ranked in the Global Information Technology Report 2002-2003, Jordan ranks 14 in terms of government prioritization of ICT and 17 in terms of government success in ICT promotion. The documents below are in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader for reading and printing.    REACH Case Study - Read about the success of REACH, an initiative established in Jordan to advance the country's ICT sector (PDF format; 1 page; 54k)   Jordan's Networked Readiness Profile (PDF format; 1 page; 71k)     Chapter 8 of the Report: Networked Readiness in the Arab World (below)

Editors of the Global Information Technology Report 2002-2003:
Soumitra Dutta, Professor of e-Business and Information Technology, and Dean for Education, INSEAD
Bruno Lanvin, Manager of the Information for Development Program (infoDev), World Bank
Fiona Paua, Economist, World Economic Forum

 

Country	Score	Networked Readiness Index Rank
Finland (PDF format; 1 page; 70k)	5.92	1
USA (PDF format; 1 page; 70k)	5.79	2
Singapore (PDF format; 1 page; 70k)	5.74	3
Sweden (PDF format; 1 page; 70k)	5.58	4
Iceland (PDF format; 1 page; 70k)	5.51	5
Canada (PDF format; 1 page; 70k)	5.44	6
United Kingdom (PDF format; 1 page; 70k)	5.35	7
Denmark (PDF format; 1 page; 70k)	5.33	8
Taiwan (PDF format; 1 page; 70k)	5.31	9
Germany (PDF format; 1 page; 70k)	5.29	10

The full list of Networked Readiness Index (NRI) rankings (PDF format; 1 page; 42k).   Preface (PDF format; 2 pages; 98k)   Contents (PDF format; 3 pages; 189k)   Executive Summary (PDF format; 3 pages; 108k)   Sample Data (PDF format; 5 pages; 101k)

"Finland is in the best position in e-commerce" Woman standing: "What makes you think this?" "My mouse froze" Cartoon by Cristobal Reinoso

Chapter 3: Ready for the Networked Future? The Role of the Individual in the Networked Society
Dirk Reiter, Helmut Meitner and Carsten Rossbach
This focuses on the capability of individual citizens to capture the benefits of ICT.

Chapter 4: The Business Dimension - ICT: A Critical Enabler of Managerial Innovation
Scott Beardsley, Ingo Beyer von Morgenstern, Luiz Enriquez, Stefan Mytilineos and Jürgen Wunram
The authors of this chapter analyse the relationship between ICT investment and productivity improvements and conclude that ICT is a critical enabler of productivity.

   Chapter 5: Leaders and Facilitators: The New Roles of Governments in Digital Economies (PDF format; 10 pages; 178k)
Bruno Lanvin
This chapter brings the roles of government into perspective.

   Chapter 6: ICT in Africa: A Status Report (PDF format; 15 pages; 69k)
Mike Jensen
An assessment of networked readiness in Africa.

   Chapter 7: Networked Readiness: Latin America’s Last Train (PDF format; 14 pages; 338k)
Lionel C. Carrasco, Rossana Fuentes-Berain and Roberto Martínez Illescas
This chapter emphasizes how imperative it is for the region to promote networked readiness.
   Brazil's Network Readiness Profile (PDF format; 2 pages; 22k)
   e-Readiness Policies in Brazil (PDF format; 1 page; 70k)

   Chapter 8: Networked Readiness in the Arab World (PDF format; 16 pages; 230k)
Soumitra Dutta and Mazen Coury
The authors discuss the ongoing developments in ICT in the Arab World.


 

Chapter 9: ICT: Pockets of Leadership in East Asia
Arnoud De Meyer
Chapter 9 looks at the networked readiness of East and South East Asian nations, with the exception of Japan and China.

Chapter 10: Driving the e-Economy: Contrasting Approaches in the United States, Europe and Japan
Mark Melford, Constantijn can Oranje-Nassau and Soumitra Dutta
This chapter contains detailed international comparisons of the selected governments’ progress in driving their respective e-agendas.

Chapter 11: Born Global: The Impact of the WTO Process on China's ICT Competitiveness
Bruno Lanvin, Pamela Mar, Christine Zhen-Wei Qiang and Frank-Jürgen Richter
The authors of this chapter discuss China’s networked readiness in the context of its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Chapter 12: Influence of ICT on the Development of India’s Competitiveness
N.R. Narayana Murthy and Sukumar S.
This case study is an in-depth and comprehensive examination of the technological progress achieved in specific sectors of India’s economy as well as the challenges India faces on the path of ICT expansion.

Development Gateway
http://www.developmentgateway.org/knowledge
The Development Gateway's Knowledge Economy community facilitates knowledge sharing on how developing countries and emerging markets can leverage knowledge to enhance economic competitiveness.

INSEAD
http://www.insead.edu/

infoDev
http://www.infodev.org/

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