Taiwan¡¦s Networked Readiness Ranks the 4th in Asia, the 15th in the World
According to the ¡§2004-2005 Global Information Technology Report¡¨ released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on March 9, Taiwan ranks the 4 th in Asia on the Networked Readiness Index (NRI). The island¡¦s global ranking in this index rose to the 15th this year, up from the 17th in the previous report. Because of its outstanding performance in the field of information and communications technology (ICT), the WEF picked Taiwan out for one of its case studies.
¡@¡@The report points out that in 2004 and 2005, Taiwan ranked the 23rd, 4th, and 11th, respectively, in environment, readiness, and usage. Government readiness rose even higher, to the 3rd place in the world. More than half of all ICT industrial and core infrastructure equipments in the world is now made in Taiwan. The WEF¡¦s chief economist, Augusto Lopez-Claros, offered high praise for Taiwan¡¦s high-tech achievements.
¡@¡@The recent WEF report covered 104 economies throughout the world. The top ranking this year was taken by Singapore, which moved up from the 2nd place last year, while last year¡¦s champion, the United States, slipped to the 5th place. Following Singapore were Iceland in the 2nd place, Finland in the 3rd, and Denmark in the 4th. Asian economies, in general, performed exceptionally well in this year¡¦s report, with Hong Kong and Japan also placing in the top 10, at the 7th and 8th, respectively. For more information on the report, please visit this website: http://www.weforum.org/site/homepublic.nsf/Content/Global+Competitiveness+Programme%5Cglobal+Information+Technology+Report.
Table 4 2004-2005 Networked Readiness Index Rankings
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4 |
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5 |
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7 |
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8 |
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9 |
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10 |
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11 |
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12 |
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13 |
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14 |
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15 |
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16 |
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17 |
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18 |
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20 |
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Source: World Economic Forum
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