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
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)
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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
Top 10 Countries in Networked
Readiness Index Rankings
Click on the country links below to view the
individual country profiles.
The documents below are in PDF format and require
for reading and printing.
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Country
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Score
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Networked Readiness Index Rank
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Finland
(PDF format; 1 page; 70k) |
5.92
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1
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USA
(PDF format; 1 page; 70k) |
5.79
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2
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Singapore
(PDF format; 1 page; 70k) |
5.74
|
3
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Sweden
(PDF format; 1 page; 70k) |
5.58
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4
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Iceland
(PDF format; 1 page; 70k) |
5.51
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5
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Canada
(PDF format; 1 page; 70k) |
5.44
|
6
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United
Kingdom
(PDF format; 1 page; 70k) |
5.35
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7
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Denmark
(PDF format; 1 page; 70k) |
5.33
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8
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Taiwan
(PDF format; 1 page; 70k) |
5.31
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9
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Germany
(PDF format; 1 page; 70k) |
5.29
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10
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The Ministry of Communication and Information
Technology of Romania has submitted the following document regarding the
development of ICT in Romania:
Submission from Romania (17 February 2003) (PDF
format; 24 pages; 325k)
Report Content
Chapter 1:
The Networked Readiness of Nations (PDF format; 24
pages; 325k)
Soumitra Dutta and Amit Jain
This chapter describes how the Networked Readiness
Index was designed and constructed after a thorough and extensive
investigation of the relationship between networked readiness and key
variables such as gross domestic product per capita, ICT expenditure and
Internet usage.
Chapter 2:
Crafting the Environment for Networked Readiness (PDF
format; 18 pages; 281k)
José María Figueres and Fiona Paua
Chapter 2 emphasizes the importance of ensuring that
an appropriate and effective policy framework is in place. The chapter
addresses the question: what needs to be in place in terms of the
environment – market conditions, regulatory framework, and the network
infrastructure – to enable individuals, businesses and governments to
participate in and benefit more fully from the networked economy?
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.
Related Links
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/
Purchase Information
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Programme, please contact
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