Taiwan was ranked seventh in the Global Information Technology
Report 2005-2006 Networked Readiness Index (NRI) rankings released
Tuesday by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF), according
to the news reaching from Taipei.
According to the report, which assesses the networked readiness
of 115 economies around the world, Taiwan has moved up eight
notches from last year's 15th place, entering the top 10 for the
first time.
The NRI measures the degree of preparedness of an economy to
participate in and benefit from information and communication
technology (ICT) developments.
Among the technologically advanced economies in the Asia-Pacific
region, Taiwan outperformed Japan and Hong Kong in terms of NRI,
ranking second behind Singapore.
In terms of NRI rankings, the top 10 economies are the United
States, Singapore, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Canada, Taiwan,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
It is the fifth consecutive year that the WEF has released its
Global Information Technology Report, which has grown into the
world's most respected assessment of ICT impact on the development
process and the competitiveness of economies.
(Xinhua News Agency March 29, 2006)
