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eReadiness

  • Denmark: world's most networked-ready country

    For the first time, Denmark has come top of the 'Networked Readiness Index' produced by the World Economic Forum (WEF).

    According to the WEF, Denmark's climb to the top can be traced back to its excellent regulatory environment, together with the government's leadership and vision in leveraging information and communication technologies (ICT) for growth, and promoting its penetration and usage.

  • Deutschland fällt in IKT-Rangfolge zurück

    Deutschland fällt bei der Nutzung der Informationstechnologie (IT) weiter hinter die skandinavischen Länder und die USA zurück.

    Das geht aus dem am Donnerstag vorgestellten Welttechnologiebericht 2008-2009 des Weltwirtschaftsforums (WEF) in Genf hervor. Erneut führt Dänemark die Rangfolge an, vor Schweden und den USA. Deutschland liegt auf Platz 20, knapp eine Stufe hinter Frankreich. Im letzten Bericht vor zwei Jahren lag die Bundesrepublik in der Rangfolge der technologisch innovativsten Länder der Welt noch auf dem 16. Platz.

  • Deutschland im Digitalisierungsindex hinter Island und Neuseeland

    Bei den Rahmenbedingungen für Informationstechnik und Internet liegt Deutschland nach einer internationalen Studie nur auf Platz 16 - hinter Island und Neuseeland.

    Das Weltwirtschaftsforum (WEF) und die Business-Hochschule INSEAD lobten in ihrer Bewertung für den Digitalisierungsindex (NRI) ein hohes Innovationsniveau und die verbreitete Computernutzung in der Bevölkerung. Bemängelt wurden hingegen relativ hohe Kosten insbesondere beim Festnetz. In der Studie heißt es außerdem, dass die Regierung der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik mehr Bedeutung für die wirtschaftliche und soziale Entwicklung des Landes einräumen sollte.

  • Deutschland nur noch mittelmäßig bereit fürs E

    Experten listen die führenden Wirtschaftsnationen nach ihrer ITK-Bereitschaft auf: Vor allem in den Bereichen Sicherheit und Identifikation herrscht in Deutschland Nachholbedarf.

    In einer von der Economist Intelligence Unit und IBM vorgelegten Studie zur eReadiness hat Deutschland seinen relativ guten zwölften Platz gegen einen mittelmäßigen 19. Platz eintauschen müssen. Im westeuropäischen Vergleich unterdurchschnittlich bewertet wurden auch die Konzepte und Visionen der deutschen Politik in Bezug auf die eReadiness Entwicklung des Landes. Bester Platz im weltweiten Vergleich ist für Deutschland hingegen der vierte Rang beim Kriterium "gesellschaftliches und kulturelles Umfeld".

  • Development of ICT in Slovenia on Track, Report Says

    Slovenia shows good development in the information society indicators, although it is generally just behind EU averages, the European Commission said in its recently published annual information society 2010 report.

    Broadband take-up among households is just below the EU average (61.7% in Slovenia vs. 62.1% in the EU-25) and is growing at similar rates as Europe as a whole, the report says.

  • Digital Divide Narrows

    According to the Economist Intelligence Unit's Seventh Annual E-Readiness Rankings

    In e-readiness, the distance separating the best from the rest has declined Denmark and the US retain their top positions among 68 countries Broadband connectivity is becoming less of a differentiator among e- readiness leaders.

  • Digital divide persists between developing, developed nations

    The digital divide persists between developed and developing countries, even in regions like Europe, according to a report released Wednesday that examined the success of 142 countries in using information and communications technology to boost economic competitiveness.

    The 441-page report by the World Economic Forum released Wednesday uses a broad range of measures to rank countries on the success of their overall efforts to use such ICT technology to improve business, government and the lives of individuals.

  • Digital economy rankings: Sweden topples Denmark

    Previously known as the "e-readiness rankings", the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual technology benchmarking study enters its second decade of existence with a new name — the "digital economy rankings".

    The study's new title reflects the gradual shift of countries' digital priorities from simply making ICT available to the population to maximising its use for economic and social benefit.

    The 70 countries in the rankings developed in co-operation with the IBM Institute for Business Value, may thus be said to have achieved a state of “e-readiness”. Cyprus has once again been left out of the list, possibly because of its poor rating as regards high-speed telecoms, as well as the slow rate of adoption of eCommerce and eGovernment.

  • Divide between tech-savvy countries widens

    A new digital divide is opening up between countries that make effective use of information and communications technology, and those that do not, argue the authors of a new report published Wednesday by Insead and the World Economic Forum.

    “Despite efforts over the past decade to develop ICT infrastructure in developing economies, a new digital divide in terms of ICT impacts persists,” say the authors of the 11th annual Global Information Technology Report: Living in a Hyperconnected World, published by the Forum.

  • E-gov should emphasize integrated services, says U.N.

    Nations must place greater emphasis in e-government on integrated delivery of services across agencies and tiers of government, the United Nations says in a biennial survey of member countries' e-gov programs.

    The United States ranks fifth worldwide in rankings (.pdf) that include the extent to which countries have online presences "that are the conduit for service flow from government to citizen and consequently a reflection of attention to governance processes," the U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs says. Ahead of the United States are South Korea, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Denmark.

  • E-governance in South Africa goes backwards

    The UN E-Government Survey 2008, released recently, has ranked South Africa 61st out of the 192 UN member states assessed for the report.

    This puts the country behind many of the developing nations in the old European eastern bloc, but ahead of all of its Southern African neighbours.

    According to the report: “The Southern African region showed little improvement from the 2005 survey. Most of the countries surveyed had a lower ranking in 2005 than in 2008. South Africa continues to lead in this region followed by Lesotho. Botswana experienced a major drop of 29 places declining from being ranked 90th in 2005 to 119th in 2008.”

  • E-government should be Cayman's priority

    We have touched upon some fundamental policy issues in relation to immigration in our last two editorials and we are now going to look at some practical aspects of the bureaucracy involved in administering this and other aspects of government.

    A complaint commonly voiced to us by those that have to deal with the paperwork involved in submitting applications for work permits in particular is the lamentable absence of downloadable forms, interactive functionality along with answers to frequently asked questions on the various government websites.

  • E-government: Russia sinks to bottom

    Russia has gone down 10 points in the UN rating of countries’ readiness for e-government as compared to the previous study, with Ukraine and Byelorussia skipping forward. Thus, now Russian ranks 60th among 192 countries. The Russians are a little bit better prepared for the information society, Russia is 57th out of 69 positions following the results of 2007.

    The UN experts have assessed Russia’s readiness for e-management. According to the recently published E-Government Survey 2008: From E-Government to Connected Governance, the Russian Federation ranks 60th among 192 UN country members, having lost 10 points as compared to the previous survey 2005. Sweden, Denmark, and Norway are in the top-3.

  • e-readiness Ranking 2005: Gleichstand zwischen Deutschland und Kanada

    Europa domininiert weiter das e-readiness Ranking der Institute "Economist Intelligent Unit" und "IBM Institute for Business Value". Unter den ersten zehn Plätzen befinden sich sieben westeuropäische Staaten, darunter die vier skandinavischen Länder Dänemark (wie 2004 auf Platz 1), Schweden (ebenso unverändert auf Platz 3), sowie Finnland und Norwegen mit den Plätzen 6 und 9. Deutschland belegt den 12. Platz und verbessert sich damit gegenüber 2004 um einen Zähler.

  • e-readiness: Asien auf dem Vormarsch

    Die achte “e-readiness”-Studie*) der Economist Intelligence Unit und IBM zeigt: Asiens Regierungen forcieren erfolgreich die Einführung moderner ITK-Technologien/ Dänemark bleibt vorne/ Deutschland rutscht aufgrund der Neubewertung einzelner Kriterien und dem rapiden Vormarsch einiger asiatischer Länder von Platz 12 auf Platz 19 der 69 untersuchten Länder ab.

    Vor allem die stärkere Gewichtung und die gleichzeitig relativ schwachen Werte der Bewertungskriterien „Internet-Sicherheit“ und „Elektronische Identifikation“ haben in der neu vorgelegten Studie der Economist Intelligence Unit und IBM dazu geführt, dass Deutschland seinen relativ guten 12. Platz gegen einen mittelmäßigen 19. Platz eintauschen musste. Im westeuropäischen Vergleich unterdurchschnittlich bewertet wurden auch die Konzepte und Visionen der deutschen Politik in Bezug auf die e-readiness Entwicklung des Landes. Bester Platz im weltweiten Vergleich ist für Deutschland hingegen der vierte Rang beim Kriterium „gesellschaftliches und kulturelles Umfeld“.

  • EG: Cairo ranked among top ICT-driven cities

    Cairo has been ranked 17 in list of 25 of the world cities leveraging ICT for economic, social and environmental development by Ericsson, a global leader in telecom technology and services.

    Ericsson’s Networked Society City Index report draws a correlation between ICT maturity and the ability to use ICT to benefit business. Ranked 17, Cairo was one of two Middle East cities included in the list, while New York, Stockholm and London took the top three positions.

  • Egypt ranks 56th on Government AI Readiness Index

    Amr Talaat, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, said that AI is one of the most important priorities for the Egyptian government at the present time.

    Egypt has advanced 55 places on the Government AI Readiness Index in 2020, ranking 56th among 172 countries.

    The index, issued by global consulting firm Oxford Insights and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), measures the extent of governments’ willingness to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies.

  • EIU: Turkey government not quite e-ready

    Turkey has slipped from the 60th to the 76th slot among 192 countries in terms of e-government service indicators, according to the United Nations e-Government Readiness Index 2008.

    In another e-readiness index published in May 2008 by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), associated with the London-based magazine The Economist, Turkey was listed in the 43rd slot. In both indexes, Turkey was behind Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Malaysia, South Africa, Bermuda, Estonia, Chile and the United Arab Emirates.

  • Emirates global leader in e-Readiness, says UN eGovernment Survey 2012

    The UAE has made remarkable achievements worldwide in the field of eGovernment according to the UN E-Government Survey 2012.

    The UAE will introduce its impressive achievements and progress in terms of e-government to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which will be held in Geneva from May 14-18.

    The report shows that the UAE Government has made a great advancement in the field of eParticipation, another main factor in determining eReadiness. The UAE has advanced from rank 86 in 2010 to rank six in the 2012 Report. eParticipation is particularly important as a tool of communication between the government and the public.

  • eReadiness: Australia, Singapore top new technological readiness ranking

    Australia, Singapore and Sweden top The Economist Intelligence Unit’s new Technological Readiness Ranking for 2018 to 2022.

    This ranking considers access to the internet, the digital economy infrastructure and openness to innovation—key elements of today’s most competitive business locations.

    In 2013-17 the top-scoring countries were Finland and Sweden. The US and France will join the top ten in 2018-22; Libya and Angola will retain the lowest positions.

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