New ITU ICT Development Index compares 154 countries
richar...@telenor.com
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has just released is evaluation of the ICT Development Index. It shows the relative position of different countries in relation to their ICT access, use and skills. It is based on a weighted evaluation of access to different ICTs (Internet, landline phone, mobile phones, etc.), the use of these and the educational level of the country. The top 10 countries are:
Sweden
Korea (Rep.)
Denmark
Netherlands
Iceland
Norway
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Finland
United Kingdom
and the bottom 10 are:
Tanzania
Mali
Ethiopia
Mozambique
Eritrea
Burkina Faso
D.R. Congo
Guinea-Bissau
Chad
Niger
The press release is at:
http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2009/07.html
The full report is at
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/publications/idi/2009/material/IDI2009_w5.pdf
While surfing around the ITU site I also came across this great interactive map of mobile coverage
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/connect/gblview/index.html
Rich L.
The link to the Ning site is: http://mobilesociety.ning.com/profiles/blogs/new-itu-ict-development-index