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Centre for Global Strategies EDITORS Beñat Bilbao-Osorio, Associate Director and Senior Economist, Global Competitiveness and Benchmarking Network, World Economic Forum Soumitra Dutta, Dean

INSEAD GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS AND BENCHMARKING NETWORK Jennifer Blanke, Chief Economist, Head of the Global Competitiveness and Benchmarking Network Ciara Browne, Associate Director Roberto Crotti, Quantitative Economist Gemma Corrigan, Project Associate Attilio di Batista, Junior

Quantitative Economist Gaëlle Dreyer, Project Associate Margareta Drzeniek-Hanouz, Director, Senior Economist, Head of Competitiveness Research Thierry Geiger, Associate Director, Economist

Tania Gutknecht, Community Manager Caroline Ko, Economist Cecilia Serin, Senior Associate INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES TEAM Alan Marcus, Senior Director, Head of Information

and Communication Technology Industries Aurélie Corre, Team Coordinator, Telecommunication Industry Aurélien Goutorbe, Senior Content Manager, Telecommunication Industry Qin He, Associate Director, Telecommunication

Taylor (TIBCO) 1. 6 Rebalancing Socioeconomic 67 Asymmetry in a Data-Driven Economy Peter Haynes (Atlantic Council) and M-H. Carolyn Nguyen (Microsoft

Country/Economy Profiles 95 How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles...97 Index of Countries/Economies...

99 Country/Economy Profiles...100 Part 3: Data Tables 249 How to Read the Data Tables...

251 Index of Data Tables...253 Data Tables...255 Technical Notes and Sources 323 About the Authors 329 Partner Institutes 335 Acknowledgments 343 2014 World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum

when economies need to solidify the recovery of the past year and leave the worst financial and economic crisis of the past 80 years behind.

Developed economies need to sustain their incipient economic recovery and find new areas of growth and employment creation;

emerging and developing economies need to build their resilience against turbulence in the markets and foster their innovation potential in order to sustain the rapid economic growth they experienced in the past decade.

This year's coverage includes a record number of 148 economies, accounting for over 98 percent of global GDP.

including detailed profiles for each economy covered and data tables with global rankings for the NRI's 54 indicators.

and the economies around them will thrive accordingly. 2014 World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum Executive Summary BEÑAT BILBAO-OSORIO, World Economic Forum SOUMITRA DUTTA, Cornell

what Time Magazine had described as the new economy: a new way of organizing and managing economic activity based on the new opportunities that the Internet provided for businesses. 1 At present,

and emerging economies. For more than 13 years the NRI has provided decision makers with a useful conceptual framework to evaluate the impact of ICTS at a global level and to benchmark the ICT readiness and usage of their economies.

EXTRACTING VALUE FROM BIG DATA Data have had always strategic value, but with the magnitude of data available today and our capability to process them they have become a new form of asset class.

5) rebalancing socioeconomic asymmetry in a data-driven economy;(6) the role of regulation and trust building in unlocking the value of big data;(

In addition, the Country/Economy Profile and Data Tables sections at the end of the Report present the detailed results for the 148 economies covered by the study

and Box 3 discusses the challenges large emerging economies must overcome if they are to keep moving forward in integrating ICTS into more robust innovation ecosystems that could help them transition from

Top 10 The top 10 spots continue to be dominated by Northern European economies, the Asian Tigers,

and some of the most advanced Western economies. Three Nordic economies Finland, Sweden, and Norway lead the rankings

and are positioned among the top 5. Denmark and Iceland, the remaining two Nordic economies, also perform strongly,

and despite small slips this year they feature among the top 20. Overall, their performance in terms of ICT readiness, with excellent digital infrastructures and robust innovation systems, allows them to score very highly both in ICT use with almost universal Internet use, for example and in innovation performances.

All these economies continue to boast outstanding business and innovation environments that are ranked consistently among the most conducive to entrepreneurship in the world.

Finally the top 10 includes some of the most advanced Western economies The netherlands, Switzerland, the United states,

and one of the highest quality educational systems in the world (3rd), notably in terms of math and science (1st), Singapore has become one of the most knowledge-intensive economies globally (2nd)

The ranking of the United states, the largest economy in the world, in the top 10 shows that fully leveraging ICTS is not dependent on small or medium-sized economies,

As a service-based economy, the country early recognized the importance of ICTS to support its innovation and competitiveness performance.

As a result, several European countries lead the NRI rankings, with six European economies Finland, Sweden, The netherlands, Norway, Switzerland,

Despite these efforts, important differences remain across European economies, with Southern and Central and Eastern European economies continuing to lag behind.

A deeper analysis of the root causes of these differences shows that, in general, ICT infrastructure and individual uptake is more homogeneous across EU Member States.

but also in terms of the impacts that using ICTS can provide for the economy and society in general. Within the Commonwealth of independent states, several countries improve their performances,

and hopes they have placed on ICTS to diversify their economies and lead them toward more knowledge-intensive activities.

With three economies from the region in the top 10 of the NRI rankings and several countries showing improvement

Yet a significant digital divide persists between the most advanced economies such as the Asian Tigers and Japan and emerging economies and other trailing countries.

however, all Asian economies have much to gain from increased networked readiness. It will allow populations of the least advanced among them to gain access to much-needed basic services,

Rebalancing Socioeconomic Asymmetry in a Data-Driven Economy Chapter 1. 6, contributed by Peter Haynes of the Atlantic Council

These socioeconomic asymmetries in the broad data ecosystem are a potential threat to the emerging data-driven economy

to enable a sustainable data-driven economy. Building Trust: The Role of Regulation in Unlocking the Value of Big data In Chapter 1. 7, Scott Beardsley, Luís Enríquez, Ferry Grijpink, Sergio Sandoval, Steven Spittaels,

and fostering data-driven innovation and growth throughout economies by (1) making public data accessible through open data formats,

COUNTRY/ECONOMY PROFILES AND DATA PRESENTATION Parts 2 and 3 of the Report feature comprehensive profiles for each of the 148 economies covered this year as well as data tables for each of the 54

The New Economy. Time Magazine, May 30. Available at http://content. time. com/time/magazine article/0, 9171,926013, 00. html. Kakutani, M. 2010.

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73 Bulgaria 3. 96 71 74 Greece 3. 95 64 Rank Country/Economy Value 2013 rank (out of 144) 75 Romania

what Time Magazine had described as the new economy: a new way of organizing and managing economic activity based on the new opportunities that the Internet provided for businesses. 1 At present,

and emerging economies. For more than 13 years the NRI has provided decision makers with a useful conceptual framework to evaluate the impact of ICTS at a global level and to benchmark the ICT readiness and usage of their economies.

EXTRACTING VALUE FROM BIG DATA Data have had always strategic value, but with the magnitude of data available today and our capability to process them they have become a new form of asset class.

The Economist Intelligence Unit released survey data showing that approximately two-thirds of executives feel that big data will help find new market opportunities

AND IMPACTS Because of the potential high returns that ICTS can provide in transforming a nation's economy

but few have tried as hard to assess the returns that ICTS can actually provide to both the economy and society.

The NRI must include aspects of the way ICTS are transforming both the economy and society.

In several economies, the ICT industry has become increasingly important and now accounts for a significant share of value-added and employment.

which, in turn, yield significant benefits. 2. An enabling environment determines the capacity of an economy and society to benefit from the use of ICTS.

and, finally, the impacts that ICTS generate in the economy and in society. The three first subindexes can be regarded as the drivers that establish the conditions for the results of the fourth subindex, ICT impacts.

The Networked Readiness Index 2014 The business usage pillar (six variables) captures the extent of business Internet use as well as the efforts of the firms in an economy to integrate ICTS into an internal, technology-savvy,

and well-being and that reflect the transformation toward an ICT-and technology-savvy economy and society.

In addition, it also measures the overall shift of an economy toward more knowledge-intensive activities.

which the Forum administers annually to over 15,000 business leaders in all economies included in the Report. 8 The Survey represents a unique source of insight into many critical aspects related to the enabling environment,

This year the Report includes 148 economies, four more than the 2013 edition. The newly covered countries are Bhutan, Lao PDR, and Myanmar.

In addition, the Country/Economy Profiles and Data Tables sections at the end of the Report present the detailed results for the 148 economies covered by the study

and Box3 discusses the challenges large emerging economies must overcome if they are to keep moving forward in integrating ICTS into more robust innovation ecosystems that could help them transition from

economies are color-coded based on their NRI overall score measured on a 1-to-7 scale, with best-and worst-performing economies appearing in dark green and red, respectively.

the top 10 spots continue to be dominated by Northern European economies, the Asian Tigers, and some of the most advanced Western economies.

Three Nordic economies Finland, Sweden, and Norway lead the rankings and are positioned among the top 5. Denmark and Iceland,

the remaining two Nordic economies, also perform strongly, and despite small slips this year they feature among the top 20.

Overall, their performance in terms of ICT readiness, with excellent digital infrastructures and robust innovation systems, allows them to score very highly both in ICT use with almost universal Internet use, for example and in innovation performances.

All these economies continue to boast outstanding business and innovation environments that are ranked consistently among the most conducive to entrepreneurship in the world.

Finally, the top 10 includes some of the most advanced Western economies The netherlands, Switzerland, the United states,

The Networked Readiness Index 2014 10 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2013 rank Rank Country/Economy Value (out of 144) Group*1 Finland 6

Country/Economy Value (out of 144) Group*75 Romania 3. 95 75 CEE 76 Sri lanka 3. 94 69 DEVASIA 77 Moldova

ADV=Advanced economies; CIS=Commonwealth of independent states and Mongolia; DEVASIA=Developing Asia; LATAM=Latin america and the Caribbean;

Environment subindex and pillars ENVIRONMENT SUBINDEX Rank Country/Economy Score Rank Score Rank Score 1 Singapore 5. 87 1 5. 90

Republic 3. 90 83 3. 55 68 4. 25 ENVIRONMENT SUBINDEX Rank Country/Economy Score Rank Score Rank Score 75

Readiness subindex and pillars READINESS SUBINDEX Rank Country/Economy Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score 1 Finland 6. 61 1

4. 76 43 4. 91 113 3. 92 44 5. 44 READINESS SUBINDEX Rank Country/Economy Score Rank Score Rank

Usage subindex and pillars USAGE SUBINDEX Rank Country/Economy Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score 1 Sweden 6. 06 1

74 Ecuador 3. 63 83 3. 18 71 3. 59 62 4. 13 USAGE SUBINDEX Rank Country/Economy Score Rank

Impact subindex and pillars IMPACT SUBINDEX Rank Country/Economy Score Rank Score Rank Score 1 Singapore 5. 93 6 5. 63 1

Country/Economy Score Rank Score Rank Score 75 Vietnam 3. 41 96 2. 98 62 3. 85 76 Tunisia 3

Box1 presents and analyzes the position and evolution of different economies in the rankings over the past two years,

and one of the highest quality educational systems in the world (3rd), notably in terms of math and science (1st), Singapore has become one of the most knowledge-intensive economies globally (2nd)

as a servicebased economy, has quickly and skilfully recognized the importance of ICTS to boost its innovation and competitiveness potential;

albeit expensive (66th) ICT infrastructure (9th) and a good educational system that provides the necessary skills to create a knowledge-based, technology-rich economy.

is developed that economies continue to lead the way in creating robust and impactful digital ecosystems while many developing and emerging economies have remained comparatively stagnant.

This stagnation persists despite some improvements to their ICT infrastructures specifically, ensuring more and better mobile telephony access and services.

This lack of progress casts doubts about the capacity of developing and emerging economies to embrace the full potential that ICTS have to offer.

Figure A presents the situation of each analyzed economy based on both its current NRI score and its NRI evolution over the past three years.

The position of each economy is determined then according to whether it falls above or below the NRI average in 2014,

First of all, several oil-and gas-rich economies in the Commonwealth of independent states and Gulf Cooperation Council are quickly improving their digital ecosystems.

The governments in these countries have recognized the importance of investing in ICTS as a way to diversify their economies

The ranking of the United states, the largest economy in the world, in the top 10 shows that fully leveraging ICTS is not dependent on small or medium-sized economies,

as a service-based economy, the country early recognized the importance of ICTS to support its innovation and competitiveness performance.

and entrepreneurship (34th) could help Korea to leverage further its significant effort to become a leading knowledge-intensive economy.

As a result, several European countries lead the NRI rankings, with six European economies Finland, Sweden, The netherlands, Norway, Switzerland,

important differences remain across European economies, with Southern and Central and Eastern European 2014 World Economic Forum 1. 1:

The Networked Readiness Index 2014 18 The Global Information technology Report 2014 economies continuing to lag behind.

but also in terms of the impacts that using ICTS can provide for the economy and society in general. Box2 develops this analysis further

The country continues to reap the benefits of significant past efforts made to develop the ICT sector as a key economic strategy for diversifying its local economy.

which seems to provide the right set of skills to engage in an innovation-driven globalized economy.

Despite this good performance, in comparison with other Nordic economies, there is some concern about the decreased ability of businesses to fully leverage ICTS to generate new services

the country has recognized the crucial role that ICTS have to play in the local economy and for social development.

Coupled with other innovation-related investments, such as research and development (R&d) and a favorable business environment (23rd), this results in a good technological performance both in the ICT sector (13th) and in the economy

1. The gap between Northwestern European economies and the rest of the Member States is reflected in all of the 10 pillars of the NRI,

Since the early days of the Internet revolution, Ireland has identified ICTS as one of the key industries that could help diversify its economy

which hinder the productivity-enhancing potential of the economy. Within the region, Croatia follows at 47th place,

and products (129th) or organizational models (128th) that could help to transform its national economy and lead it toward more productive activities.

and hopes they have placed on ICTS to diversify their economies and lead them toward more knowledge-intensive activities. 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 21 1. 1:

the global economy has experienced a change in its traditional growth patterns. Advanced economies exhibited negative or sluggish growth,

while emerging markets, and notably the BRICS economies Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China, and South africa continued to show robust growth.

Several different reasons may explain these growth patterns for emerging markets; among them are the development of stronger domestic markets, an increase in the price of commodities,

Notwithstanding this progress of the BRICS, we have observed recently that many of these emerging economies are experiencing difficulties in maintaining the rapid economic growth of these past years.

but given their size and increasing importance in an interconnected world also for the global economy.

The NRI in BRICS economies, 2012 and 2014 BRICS 2012 BRICS 2014 Box 3: Challenges faced by BRICS economies to fully leverage ICTS (Cont'd) Source:

Authors'calculations. Table A: The NRI in BRICS economies, 2012 and 2014 BRAZIL RUSSIAN FEDERATION INDIA CHINA SOUTH AFRICA 2012 2014 2012 2014 2012 2014 2012 2014 2012

2014 Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank

The effort to upgrade the digital capacity of the country has been led by a strong government vision (27th) that recognizes the importance of promoting ICTS to diversify an economy that

Addressing these longterm challenges over the coming years will be crucial for Azerbaijan to diversify its economy

and in sharp contrast to other BRICS economies (see Box3) the Russian Federation moves up four positions to enter the top 50 this year.

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC With three economies from the region in the top 10 of the NRI rankings and several countries showing improvement, Asia and the Pacific is very dynamic

Yet a significant digital divide persists between the most advanced economies such as the Asian Tigers and Japan and emerging economies and other trailing countries.

Regardless of their position on the development ladder, all Asian economies have much to gain from increased networked readiness.

It will allow populations Figure A compares the NRI scores by pillar for the BRICS economies in the 2012 and 2014 editions.

because other economies are progressing faster in developing and leveraging their ICT potential. Table A shows that since 2012 with the exception of the Russian Federation

which rises six places in the rankings all other BRICS economies have dropped over time, in some cases significantly,

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Taiwan remains at the frontier both as a high-tech manufacturer and as a technology-driven economy

In addition, the economy manages to improve its already developed infrastructure (5th) by, for example, expanding its international Internet bandwidth by a significant amount and by making access to ICTS more affordable (53rd).

Consequently, the economy scores strong social (6th) and economic impacts (12th), although these could be increased further by addressing some weaknesses in its political and regulatory environment (34th).

Technology and innovation continue to play a key role in making Japan one of the most productive economies worldwide;

and confirms its leadership as the highest ranked economy in Developing Asia. Malaysia maintains relatively competitive regulatory (25th) and business (24th) environments,

This will certainly increase as the economy develops, but further investment in infrastructure and digital content (71st) are needed to ease access

it is not growing as quickly as in other competing economies, and the country attains a relatively low 59th position on the skills pillar.

yet it shows significant improvement with a good penetration of mobile phones (38th) and usage of virtual social networks (49th), comparable to those of advanced economies.

The Networked Readiness Index 2014 Sri lanka, another ASEAN economy, drops seven places to take the 76th position in the rankings,

India is the least performing of the BRICS economies and is continuing on its declining trajectory to arrive at 83rd place in this edition.

The drop in rankings can be traced back mainly to difficulties in improving historical limitations and keeping up with other emerging economies in several dimensions.

However, this vision has yet to translate into a structural transformation of India's economy and society.

as in many other Asian economies, at a more advanced stage (43rd) than individual usage (91st).

especially math and science education (107th), continue to hinder Chile's capacity to fully leverage ICTS to support innovation and the transition to a knowledge-based economy.

and ensure the transition toward a knowledge-based economy (65th). Barbados suffers a significant drop in the rankings,

and its capacity to provide the necessary skills for a changing economy, as well as its low capacity to innovate (88th).

This situation results in modest economic impacts (61st) in terms of fostering innovation and ensuring a faster transition toward a knowledge-based economy (66th.

because other economies have been faster to embrace the digital revolution. Overall, the country exhibits relatively high levels of ICT usage, with about half of its population using the Internet, a well-developed e-commerce industry (30th),

and uptake by individuals (89th), this is insufficient to catch up with advances in other economies, and thus Mexico does not manage to digitally converge with more-advanced economies.

The cost of accessing its existing ICT infrastructure remains high (93rd) and the quality of its educational system (119th) continues to pose a severe challenge to providing the country with the skills necessary required for a changing and more digital economy.

and modernize its economy, which continues to rely heavily on mining. Overall, weaknesses in its educational sector (134th

and an economy that is not able to offer many knowledge-intensive jobs (94th). Improving the development of ICT infrastructure

of its educational system (104th) and its ability to provide the workforce with the necessary skills for the economy result in this disappointing position.

thanks to a decisive effort led by the government's strong vision (3rd) that has identified ICTS as one of the key industries that will diversify the local economy and boost the productivity of all sectors.

As in Qatar, the government has a strong vision (1st) to develop ICTS as one of the key industries to diversify the local economy;

Along with some concerns about the quality of its educational system (48th), notably in math and science (77th), these weaknesses hamper the country's capacity to obtain higher economic impacts (63rd) and transition toward a knowledge-based economy (74th.

and helping the transition from a resource-based economy toward an innovation-driven one. In the Levantine, both Jordan and Lebanon improve their scores,

Falling 10 positions, Morocco, at 99th place, barely ranks among the first 100 analyzed economies.

the digital divide between advanced economies and emerging and developing ones persists. This is notable especially in terms of the economic and social impacts that ICTS can provide

channeling many of the fossil fuel revenues toward ICT investments as a strategy to diversify their economies

Malaysia is the only other economy from the region that manages to score within the top 30,

and influence in the global economy, is the situation of the 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 31 1. 1:

The Networked Readiness Index 2014 BRICS economies more precisely, their inability to make decisive progress in developing

Overall, although the situation differs across the five economies, they all seem to face difficulties in developing

/3 Schaefer et al. 2011.4 Gawande 2011.5 Parry 2012.6 The Economist Intelligence Unit 2013.7 See Lanier 2010;

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and sample maximum are, respectively, the lowest and highest country scores in the sample of economies covered by the GCI.

It corresponds to the score achieved by an economy on this indicator normalized on a scale from 0. 75 (worst) to 1. 00 (best),

A normalized score of 0. 75 is assigned to an economy with a competition index score of 0,

A normalized score of 1. 00 is assigned to an economy where all 19 categories are liberalized fully.

First described by Clive Humby as the new oil, 1 this data growth is fueling knowledge economies,

Similarly, research by the Economist Intelligence Unit and Capgemini indicates that big data analytics were responsible for a 26 percent improvement in business performance among a cohort of companies examined,

For example, the app economy the business created by software applications running on smartphones has created hundreds of thousands of jobs. 21 One recent study estimates that the marginal impact of data utilization in the Ioe could raise US gross domestic product

NOTES 1 Palmer 2006.2 The Economist 2010.1.2: The Internet of Everything 40 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum 3 IBM 2013.4 Gantz and Reinsel 2012.

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Available at http://www. economist. com/node/15557443. EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit. 2012. The Deciding Factor:

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The Internet of Everything 42 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum CHAPTER 1. 3 Big data Maturity:

Meanwhile, the Economist Intelligence Unit found that big data is enlisted most frequently to assist financial management and marketing/sales,

2 Constine 2012.3 Aberdeen Group 2013.4 Mcafee and Brynjolfsson 2012, p. 6. 5 Gartner 2013.6 The New york times 2012.7 ITP. net 2013.8 The Economist

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Economy PETER HAYNES, Atlantic Council M-H. CAROLYN NGUYEN, Microsoft It is more than half a century since economist Fritz Machlup, in his book The Production and Distribution of Knowledge in the United states, 1 developed the concept of the knowledge economy,

a term later popularized by management theorist Peter Drucker. 2 Both used the phrase to differentiate between an economy based largely on goods

and services produced by manual labor and an economy based on the production of new ideas, information, and knowledge.

The wide availability of low-cost information and communication technologies (ICTS) which started in the early 1980s

and more than 20 years for pre-Internet ICTS. 5 Yet it could be argued that what we saw in the years from the early to mid-1990s was less the emergence of a knowledge economy than an information economy.

To describe what was created during this period as a knowledge economy would be an exaggeration.

which the global economy is built. That honor still belongs to physical goods and services. The recent emergence of big data

along with what is being called the data-driven economy, may finally make possible a true knowledge economy by

which we mean entirely new classes of economic activity predicated on insights and value derived from analyzing, contextualizing,

For The Global Information technology Report 2014 67 2014 World Economic Forum companies (and entire economies) to keep growing, the development of such an economy is an imperative:

which an entirely new economy can be founded. However, the knowledge economy relies on the availability of an adequate supply of data to enable the discovery of new knowledge.

This requires policy frameworks that permit data including personal data to be collected, analyzed, and exchanged freely,

hampering the foundation for the new economy. Furthermore, what is considered personal and acceptable use are individual decisions, subject to context, perceived value,

What is increasingly clear about an economy based on the collection, use, and analytics of big data is how little we actually know about it its potential risks and rewards,

and that may threaten to impede the development of a promising 21st-century knowledge economy.

and they also illustrate one of the challenges of the data-driven economy. Most consumers understand that the discounts they receive via a loyalty card are provided in exchange for data they supply to the retailer.

Rebalancing Socioeconomic Asymmetry in a Data-Driven Economy 68 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum As the global economy becomes increasingly grounded in the exchange of data, the ways in

As the computer scientist Jaron Lanier has observed, T he dominant principle of the new economy, the information economy, has lately been to conceal the value of information.

We've decided not to pay most people for performing the new roles that are valuable in relation to the latest technologies.

Rebalancing Socioeconomic Asymmetry in a Data-Driven Economy 2014 World Economic Forum In other words, under the current model, the greater the role that data play in the global economy,

This could mean that a data-driven economy may become a contracting economy. Like Lanier, we believe that

if a truly sustainable data-driven economy is to be established, the way in which data are traded between individuals

For a datadriven economy to thrive, individuals would have to receive fair/appropriate monetary compensation for each specific datum they provide,

And a sustainable data-driven economy might also entail individuals paying fees (likely modest) for services they now consider (erroneously) to be free.

The importance to our economic future to the entire concept of a data-driven economy of undergoing this evolution cannot be overstated.

Without it, the consumers who today are the engine of economic growth will increasingly lose their ability to participate in the economy.

in order to introduce the concept of fair value exchange (and sustainability) into a data-driven economy,

Rebalancing Socioeconomic Asymmetry in a Data-Driven Economy 70 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum produce new business value

Although metadata can help facilitate a data-driven economy it cannot guarantee that entities handling the data will honor the permissions

In addition, as noted above, the authors believe that metadata could also be a key to establishing a viable and sustainable economic ecosystem in a data-driven economy,

if the promise of a datadriven knowledge economy is to be realized fully. Such dialogues will need,

Rebalancing Socioeconomic Asymmetry in a Data-Driven Economy 2014 World Economic Forum PCAST (President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

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powering and energizing our economy. 1 These were the words of Neelie Kroes, Vice-president of the European commission responsible for the Digital Agenda,

Big data can create significant value for the whole economy. Mckinsey research shows that companies that use big data can deliver productivity

In Asia, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC, a forum of 21 Asia-Pacific economies) has developed a selfregulatory framework setting out the principles that economies should implement

and companies then follow to ensure a common, minimum level of data protection across member economies.

The aim is to enable the easier transfer of data among economies where the level of data protection regulation varies greatly.

Although some Asian economies (such as Pakistan) still lack data protection laws entirely or have introduced recently them (e g.,

new laws in economies such as India Hong kong SAR, the Republic of korea, and Singapore, as well as other efforts,

because data-driven innovation takes place across various sectors of the economy and society, it is sometimes difficult to quantify its full economic impact.

as economists are now demonstrating that a fundamental problem exists in our ability to quantify the value of data,

economists have been trained systematically to think of the economy as divided into two big categories:‘‘goods'and‘services.'

but only in the past couple of years have undertaken economists serious attempts to quantify the Internet's impact on the world's economies. 23 One example of innovative data use that has a difficult-to-quantify economic value proposition is Google's Flu Trends,

From Big data to Big Social and Economic Opportunities 2014 World Economic Forum SETTING THE STAGE FOR A DATA-DRIVEN ECONOMY Apart from producing

and fostering data-driven innovation and growth throughout economies. To realize the potential of data-driven innovation,

A consent model that is appropriate to the data-driven economy should provide a path for individuals to participate in research through informed consent.

and should take into consideration the data-intensive direction of some of the economy's growing sectors.

Building skills for the future An economy where both the public and private actors who base their decisions on data analysis will demand highly skilled workers with backgrounds in Box 2:

The United states itself will need up to 190,000 more workers with deep analytical expertise by 2018.38 This clear demand for skilled workers is further evidence of data-driven innovation's potential benefits for economies.

organizations, and economies that may benefit from it can thrive. NOTES 1 Gray 2013.2 The Economist 2013a.3 Mayer-Schonberger and Cukier 2013.4 OECD 2013.5 IBM 2013.6 Manyika et al. 2011.7 The Old Farmer's Almanac, no date

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Making Big data Something More than The next Big Thing 2014 World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum Part 2 Country/Economy Profiles 2014

World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 97 How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles The Country/Economy Profiles section presents a profile for each

of the 148 economies covered in The Global Information technology Report 2014. Each profile summarizes an economy's performance in the various dimensions of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI.

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS The first section of the profile presents the economy's overall performance in the NRI,

along with its performance in the NRI's four components and 10 pillars. The economy's rank (out of 148 economies) and score (on a 1-to-7 scale) are reported.

On the radar chart to the right of the table, a blue line plots the economy's score on each of the 10 pillars.

The black line represents the average score of all economies in the income group to which the economy under review belongs.

The country classification by income group is defined by the World bank and reflects the situation as of December 2013.

non-OECD, were merged into a single group for the purpose of the analysis. THE NETWORKED READINESS INDEX IN DETAIL This section presents an economy's performance in each of the 54 indicators composing the NRI.

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97.3.3 Albania Albania Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum Index of Country/Economy Profiles Country

/Economy Page Albania 100 Algeria 101 Angola 102 Argentina 103 Armenia 104 Australia 105 Austria 106 Azerbaijan 107 Bahrain 108

128 Colombia 129 Costa rica 130 Côte d'ivoire 131 Croatia 132 Cyprus 133 Czech republic 134 Denmark 135 Dominican republic 136 Country/Economy Page

/Economy Page Lebanon 174 Lesotho 175 Liberia 176 Libya 177 Lithuania 178 Luxembourg 179 Macedonia, FYR 180 Madagascar 181 Malawi

204 Paraguay 205 Peru 206 Philippines 207 Poland 208 Portugal 209 Puerto rico 210 Country/Economy Page Qatar 211 Romania 212

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Economic Forum How to Read the Data Tables The Global Information technology Report 2014 251 The following pages provide detailed data for all 148 economies included in The Global Information technology Report 2014.

When the period differs from the base period for a particular economy, this is indicated in a footnote.

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 6 7 1 Singapore...6. 1 2 Finland...

3. 5 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 6 7 75 Tanzania...3. 5 76 Swaziland...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 6 7 1 Singapore...6. 1 2 Finland...

3. 5 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 6 7 75 Tanzania...3. 5 76 Swaziland...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 9 7 1 Luxembourg...5. 9 2 Singapore...

3. 9 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 9 7 75 Guatemala...3. 9 76 Sri lanka...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 9 7 1 New zealand...6. 7 2 Finland...

3. 7 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 9 7 75 Montenegro...3. 6 76 Slovenia...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 8 7 1 Singapore...6. 1 2 Finland...

3. 7 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 8 7 75 Tanzania...3. 6 76 Philippines...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 5 7 1 Finland...5. 9 2 Hong kong SAR...

3. 4 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 5 7 75 Lesotho...3. 4 76 Armenia...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 8 7 1 Finland...6. 2 2 Singapore...

3. 6 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 8 7 75 Armenia...3. 6 76 Montenegro...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 United states...19 2 Luxembourg...20 3 Japan...21 4 New zealand...

72 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Honduras...73 76 Tunisia...74 77 Albania...75 78 Dominican republic...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Ireland...21 1 Singapore...21 3 Rwanda...23 4 Austria...

37 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 67 Nicaragua...37 67 Philippines...37 67 Seychelles...37 78 Barbados...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Singapore...150 2 New zealand...216 3 Bhutan...225 4 Korea, Rep...230 4 Rwanda...

545 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 74 Slovak Republic...545 76 Portugal...547 77 Bulgaria...564 78 Tunisia...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 9 7 1 Finland...6. 5 2 Sweden...

4. 9 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 9 7 75 Thailand...4. 9 76 Bosnia and herzegovina...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 2. 7 7 1 Hong kong SAR...4. 6 2 Qatar...

2. 6 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 2. 7 7 75 Colombia...2. 6 76 Mexico...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Macedonia, FYR...8. 2 2 Timor-Leste...11.0 3 Qatar...

37.2 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Mozambique...37.5 76 El salvador...38.1 77 Armenia...38.8 78 Honduras...39.2 79 Netherlands...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 New zealand...1 2 Georgia...2 2 Macedonia, FYR...

14 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Germany...15 76 Benin...15 76 Cameroon...15 76 Colombia...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Canada...1 1 New zealand...1 3 Armenia...2 3 Georgia...2 3 Kyrgyz Republic...

6 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 58 United arab emirates...6 58 United kingdom...6 58 United states...6 58 Yemen...6 79 Bahrain...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 9 7 1 Japan...6. 2 2 Taiwan, China...

4. 9 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 9 7 75 Dominican republic...4. 9 76 Nigeria...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Korea, Rep...100.8 2 Finland...95.5 3 United states...

35.2 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Paraguay11...34.5 76 Dominican Republic5...34.0 77 Bahrain12...33.5 78 Algeria12...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 2 7 1 Switzerland...6. 1 2 Belgium...

4. 2 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 2 7 75 Seychelles...4. 2 76 Venezuela...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 5 7 1 Qatar...5. 6 2 Singapore...

3. 5 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 5 7 75 Mauritius...3. 5 76 Tanzania...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Iceland3...54,817. 2 2 Norway3...29,244. 2 3 Canada3...

2, 507.7 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Croatia...2, 500.1 76 Mexico3...2, 449.5 77 Jordan...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Azerbaijan...100.0 1 Bahrain...100.0 1 Bhutan...100.0 1 Chile8...

99.0 58 Mauritius...99.0 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 58 Morocco...99.0 58 Philippines8...99.0 58 Portugal...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Luxembourg...4, 088.5 2 Hong kong SAR...1, 426.6 3 Malta...

18.1 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Timor-Leste...17.5 76 Albania...17.4 77 Indonesia...17.1 78 Côte d'ivoire...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Iceland...3, 139.3 2 Netherlands...2, 803.7 3 Korea, Rep...2, 751.6 4 Switzerland...

25.8 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Cape verde...24.3 76 Ukraine...23.5 77 Moldova...23.0 78 Dominican republic...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 9 7 1 Iceland...6. 6 2 Finland...

5. 1 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 9 7 75 Oman...5. 1 76 Mauritius...5. 0 77 Lao PDR...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Liberia3...0. 00 2 Sierra Leone3...0. 00 3 Hong kong SAR...

0. 25 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 El Salvador3...0. 26 76 Mozambique...0. 26 77 Venezuela...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Sri lanka...8. 22 2 Israel3...8. 39 3 Bangladesh...

32.42 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Canada...32.57 76 Paraguay...32.63 77 Norway...33.89 78 Portugal...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Argentina1...2. 00 1 Australia5...2. 00 1 Austria6...

1. 86 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 74 Ukraine19...1. 86 76 United Kingdom16...1. 85 77 Cape Verde17...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 7 7 1 Switzerland...6. 0 2 Finland...

3. 6 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 7 7 75 Panama...3. 6 76 Cambodia...

1. 9 5. 01 Quality of the educational system*How well does the educational system in your country meet the needs of a competitive economy?

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 0 7 1 Singapore...6. 3 2 Finland...

4. 1 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 0 7 75 Kazakhstan...4. 1 76 Zambia...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Australia...133.0 2 Spain...128.5 3 Netherlands...128.4 4 New zealand...

89.9 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Bosnia and herzegovina...89.3 76 Jordan...89.1 77 Turkey...88.9 78 Kyrgyz Republic...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Estonia...99.8 2 Latvia...99.8 3 Azerbaijan5...99.8 4 Georgia...99.7 5 Poland...

93.4 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Malaysia6...93.1 76 South africa...93.0 77 Indonesia...92.8 78 Myanmar...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Hong kong SAR...229.2 2 Saudi arabia...187.4 3 Kazakhstan...

108.6 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Spain...108.4 76 Iceland...108.1 77 Georgia...107.8 78 Ireland...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Iceland...96.2 2 Norway...95.0 3 Sweden...94.0 4 Denmark...

45.0 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Egypt...44.1 76 Venezuela...44.0 77 Moldova...43.4 78 China...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Netherlands...97.2 2 Iceland...96.0 3 Bahrain...92.7 4 Denmark...

38.4 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Panama...38.3 76 Egypt...37.9 77 Iran, Islamic Rep...37.0 78 Suriname...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Korea, Rep...97.4 2 Iceland...95.0 3 Netherlands...

32.3 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Colombia...32.1 76 Georgia...32.0 77 Panama...31.6 78 Iran, Islamic Rep...26.5 79 Mexico...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Switzerland...39.9 2 Netherlands...39.8 3 Denmark...38.8 4 France...

6. 7 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Venezuela...6. 7 76 Suriname...5. 5 77 Ecuador...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Singapore...126.1 2 Japan...115.1 3 Finland...106.6 4 Korea, Rep...105.1 5 Sweden...

18.4 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Mongolia...18.4 76 China...16.9 77 Turkey...16.5 78 Dominican republic...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 5. 5 7 1 Iceland...6. 7 2 United kingdom...

5. 6 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 5. 5 7 75 Mongolia...5. 6 76 Hungary...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 7 7 1 Sweden...6. 2 2 Iceland...

4. 7 74 Honduras...4. 7 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 7 7 75 Trinidad and tobago...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 6 7 1 Switzerland...5. 8 2 Finland...

3. 5 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 6 7 75 Mexico...3. 5 76 Rwanda...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Japan1...301.1 2 Sweden1...294.5 3 Switzerland1...293.5 4 Finland1...

0. 6 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Egypt1...0. 6 76 Sri Lanka1...0. 6 77 Azerbaijan1...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 8 7 1 Finland...6. 2 2 Switzerland...

4. 8 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 8 7 75 Jamaica...4. 8 76 Cyprus...4. 8 77 Trinidad and tobago...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 4 7 1 United kingdom...6. 3 2 Korea, Rep...6. 2 3 United states...

4. 5 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 4 7 75 Brunei Darussalam...4. 5 76 Mexico...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 0 7 1 Switzerland...5. 6 2 Finland...

4. 0 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 0 7 75 Poland...4. 0 76 Dominican republic...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 0 7 1 United arab emirates...5. 9 2 Qatar...

3. 9 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 0 7 75 Sierra leone...3. 9 76 Mexico...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Korea, Rep...1. 00 1 Singapore...1. 00 1 United states...

0. 48 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 74 Tunisia...0. 48 76 Ethiopia...0. 47 77 Guatemala...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 3 7 1 Rwanda...6. 2 2 United arab emirates...

4. 3 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 3 7 75 Jamaica...4. 3 76 Bangladesh...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 3 7 1 Finland...5. 8 2 Korea, Rep...5. 7 3 Sweden...

4. 3 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 3 7 75 Ghana...4. 3 76 Cyprus...4. 3 77 Cambodia...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Japan1...118.9 2 Finland1...110.1 3 Sweden1...88.8 4 Korea, Rep. 1...87.8 5 Israel1...

0. 1 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Azerbaijan1...0. 1 76 Colombia1...0. 1 77 Jordan1...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 1 7 1 Finland...5. 7 2 Qatar...

4. 1 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 1 7 75 Guyana...4. 1 76 Barbados...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Luxembourg...57.2 2 Singapore10...51.0 3 Switzerland...49.8 4 Sweden...

20.7 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Brazil...20.5 76 Mauritius...20.4 77 Turkey...20.2 78 Jamaica10...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 2 7 1 Qatar...6. 1 2 United arab emirates...

4. 1 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 2 7 75 Guatemala...4. 1 76 Tunisia...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 2 7 1 Iceland...6. 6 2 Finland...

4. 2 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 2 7 75 Jamaica...4. 1 76 Guyana...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 1 7 1 Singapore...6. 1 2 United arab emirates...

4. 1 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 1 7 75 Guyana...4. 1 76 Costa rica...

Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Korea, Rep...1. 00 1 Netherlands...1. 00 3 Kazakhstan...

0. 18 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 71 Poland...0. 18 71 Uruguay...0. 18 77 Burkina faso...

The number next to the indicator corresponds to the number of the data table that reports ranks and scores for all economies on this particular indicator.

counted from the moment the plaintiff files a lawsuit in court until payment 2013 The list of procedural steps compiled for each economy traces the chronology of a commercial dispute before the relevant court.

For each economy, the level of competition in each of the categories is assessed as follows: monopoly, partial competition,

Skills 5. 01 Quality of the educational system*How well does the educational system in your country meet the needs of a competitive economy?

and Senior Economist at the Global Competitiveness and Benchmarking Network at the World Economic Forum.

) Roberto Crotti Roberto Crotti is a Quantitative Economist with the Global Competitiveness and Benchmarking Network at the World Economic Forum.

Previously Mr Haynes was New york Bureau Chief and US Business editor of The Economist and a Senior Researcher at Britain's Institute for Fiscal Studies and National Institute of Economic and Social Research.

Universidad Austral Eduardo Luis Fracchia, Professor Santiago Novoa, Project Manager Armenia Economy and Values Research center Manuk Hergnyan, Chairman Sevak Hovhannisyan, Board member

and Senior Associate Gohar Malumyan, Research Associate Australia Australian Industry Group Colleen Dowling, Senior Research Coordinator Julie Toth, Chief Economist Innes

Governance and Strategy Benin CAPOD Conception et Analyse de Politiques de Développement Epiphane Adjovi, Director Sosthene Gnansounou, Lead Economist Wilfried Houedokou, Economist

of Innovation and Competitiveness Fabiana Madsen, Economist and Associate Researcher Samuel Siewers, Bachelor Student in Economics Movimento Brasil Competitivo (MBC) Carolina Aichinger, Project Coordinator

Egypt The Egyptian Center for Economic Studies Iman Al-Ayouty, Senior Economist Omneia Helmy, Acting Executive director and Director of research Estonia Estonian Institute of Economic Research

Finland ETLA The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy Markku Kotilainen, Research director Petri Rouvinen, Research director Vesa Vihriälä, Managing director France HEC School of management, Paris Bertrand

Economist, Entrepreneurship Guatemala FUNDESA Felipe Bosch G.,President of the Board of directors Pablo Schneider, Economic Director Juan carlos Zapata, Chief executive officer Guinea Confédération Patronale des

O'Rear, Chief Economist Federation of Hong kong Industries Alexandra Poon, Director Hungary KOPINT-TÁRKI Economic Research Ltd.

, Manager Conor Hand, Economist Israel Manufacturers Association of Israel (MAI) Dan Catarivas, Foreign Trade & International Relations Director Amir Hayek, Managing director Zvi

, Project Director Ahmed Jehani, Chairman Mohamed Wefati, Managing director Lithuania Statistics Lithuania Ona Grigiene, Deputy Head, Knowledge Economy and Special Surveys Statistics

Head, Knowledge Economy and Special Surveys Statistics Division Luxembourg Luxembourg Chamber of commerce Christel Chatelain, Research Analyst Stephanie Musialski, Research Analyst Carlo Thelen, Chief

Economist, Member of the Managing Board Macedonia, FYR National Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness Council (NECC) Dejan Janevski, Project Coordinator Madagascar Centre of Economic Studies, University

Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad (IMCO) Gabriela Alarcon, Research director Darcia Datshkovsky Saenz, Researcher Juan E. Pardinas, General Director Ministry of the Economy

Director Luis Tenorio, Executive director Philippines Makati Business Club (MBC) Michael B. Mundo, Chief Economist Marc P. Opulencia, Deputy Director Peter

Francis Mukuya, Research Associate Ukraine CASE Ukraine, Center for Social and Economic Research Dmytro Boyarchuk, Executive director Vladimir Dubrovskiy, Leading Economist United arab emirates Competitiveness

the Report has become the most comprehensive and respected international assessment of the preparedness of economies to leverage the networked economy,

the Report measures the extent to which 148 economies, from both the developed and developing worlds, take advantage of ICTS

In addition, the Report includes detailed profiles for the 148 economies covered this year together with data tables for each of the 54 indicators used in the computation of the NRI.

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