Taiwan the Third in Asia, the 13th in World in Networked Readiness

      In the “Networked Readiness Index” which the World Economic Forum (WEF) released on March 28 as part of The Global Information Technology Report 2006-2007, Denmark and Sweden rank the first and the second, respectively, while Taiwan takes the 13^th place. In Asia , Taiwan ’s ranking is the third, behind only Singapore and Hong Kong . (See Table 2)

The Networked Readiness Index measures the degree of a country’s preparation to participate in and benefit from information technology. The index is made up of three component indexes which assess the ICT environment which a country offers, the level of ICT readiness and propensity of the country’s three main stakeholders (individuals, businesses, and the government), and the actual usage of ICT by these three stakeholders.

A total of 122 economies throughout the world were surveyed for The Global Information Technology Report 2006-2007, seven more than for the previous report. For more detailed information, please go online and visit this website:

http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/Global%20Information%20Technology%20Report/index.htm.

Table 2  Global Networked Readiness Rankings for 2005 and 2006

Source: World Economic Forum, March 2007: Global Information

Technology Report 2006-2007;

rearranged by the Council for Economic Planning and Development

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