The Global Information technology Report 2014 Rewards and Risks of Big data Beñat Bilbao-Osorio, Soumitra Dutta, and Bruno Lanvin, Editors Insight Report 2014 World Economic Forum Insight Report The Global Information technology Report 2014 Rewards and Risks of Big data Beñat Bilbao -Osorio, World Economic Forum Soumitra Dutta, Cornell University Bruno Lanvin, INSEAD Editors 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 is a special project within the framework of the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness and Benchmarking Network and the Industry Partnership Programme for Information and Communication Technologies. It is the result of collaboration between the World Economic Forum and INSEAD. Professor Klaus Schwab Executive Chairman Espen Barth Eide Managing director Centre for Global Strategies EDITORS Beñat Bilbao-Osorio, Associate Director and Senior Economist, Global Competitiveness and Benchmarking Network, World Economic Forum Soumitra Dutta, Dean , Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate school of Management, Cornell University Bruno Lanvin, Executive director, European Competitiveness Initiative, 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 Industry William Hoffman, Associate Director, Head of Personal data Initiative Dimitri Kaskoutas, Senior Community Associate, Telecommunication Industry Danil Kerimi, Director, Government affairs, Information and Communication Technology Industries Elena Kvochko, Manager, Information technology Industry Derek O'Halloran, Associate Director, Head of Information technology Industry Michele Petruzziello, Senior Partnership Development, Global Leadership Fellow Alexandra Shaw Senior Community Associate, Information technology Industry Bruce Weinelt, Director, Head of Telecommunication Industry World Economic Forum Geneva Copyright 2014 by the World Economic Forum and INSEAD All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise without the prior permission of the World Economic Forum. ISBN-13: 978-92-95044-63-0 ISBN-10:92-95044-63-0 This report is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustainable forest sources. Printed and bound in Switzerland by SRO-Kundig. Visit The Global Information technology Report page at www. weforum. org/gitr We thank Hope Steele for her excellent editing work and Neil Weinberg for his superb graphic design and layout. The terms country and nation as used in this report do not in all cases refer to a territorial entity that is a state as understood by international law and practice. The terms cover well-defined, geographically self-contained economic areas that may not be states but for which statistical data are maintained on a separate and independent basis. 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 iii Contents Preface v Jennifer Blanke and Alan Marcus (World Economic Forum) Foreword vii John Chambers (Cisco systems) Foreword ix Cesare Mainardi (Booz & Company) Executive Summary xi Beñat Bilbao -Osorio (World Economic Forum), Soumitra Dutta (Cornell University), and Bruno Lanvin (INSEAD) The Networked Readiness Index Rankings xix Part 1: The Current Networked 1 Readiness Landscape and Rewards and Risks of Big data 1. 1 The Networked Readiness Index 2014: 3 Benchmarking ICT Uptake in a World of Big data Beñat Bilbao-Osorio and Roberto Crotti (World Economic Forum), Soumitra Dutta (Cornell University), and Bruno Lanvin (INSEAD) 1. 2 The Internet of Everything: How 35 the Network Unleashes the Benefits of Big data Robert Pepper and John Garrity (Cisco systems) 1. 3 Big data Maturity: An Action Plan 43 for Policymakers and Executives Bahjat El-Darwiche, Volkmar Koch, David Meer, Ramez T. Shehadi, and Walid Tohme (Booz & Company) 1. 4 Big data: Balancing the Risks and 53 Rewards of Data-Driven Public Policy Alex Pentland (MIT) 1. 5 Managing the Risks and Rewards 61 of Big data Matt Quinn and Chris Taylor (TIBCO) 1. 6 Rebalancing Socioeconomic 67 Asymmetry in a Data-Driven Economy Peter Haynes (Atlantic Council) and M-H. Carolyn Nguyen (Microsoft ) 1. 7 Building Trust: The Role of 73 Regulation in Unlocking the Value of Big data Scott Beardsley, Luís Enríquez, Ferry Grijpink, Sergio Sandoval, Steven Spittaels, and Malin Strandell-Jansson (Mckinsey & Company) 1. 8 From Big data to Big Social 81 and Economic Opportunities: Which Policies Will Lead to Leveraging Data-Driven Innovation's Potential? Pedro Less Andrade, Jess Hemerly, Gabriel Recalde, and Patrick Ryan (Public Policy Division, Google, Inc.)1. 9 Making Big data Something 87 More than The next Big Thing Anant Gupta (HCL Technologies ) Part 2: 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 The Global Information technology Report 2014 v The 13th edition of The Global Information technology Report is released at a time 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. Against this backdrop, information and communication technologies (ICTS) in their role as key enablers of innovation and new employment opportunities are drawing more attention than ever before. As the benefits of ICTS increasingly materialize into tangible assets, building and strengthening digital ecosystems becomes increasingly important. The GITR series has been published by the World Economic Forum in partnership with INSEAD since 2002. The Report has accompanied and monitored ICT progress for more than a decade and raised awareness of the importance of ICTS for long-term competitiveness and well-being. Through the lens of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI), the driving factors and impacts of networked readiness and ICT leveraging have been identified, highlighting the joint responsibility of all social actors individuals, businesses, and governments. The Global Information technology Report 2014 features the latest results of the NRI, offering an overview of the current state of ICT readiness in the world. This year's coverage includes a record number of 148 economies, accounting for over 98 percent of global GDP. In addition, it features a number of essays that inquire into the rewards and risks accruing from big data, an unprecedented phenomenon in terms of the volume, velocity, and variety of sources of the creation of new data. These essays also advise on the changes that organizations, both public and private, will need to adopt in order to manage, make sense of, and obtain economic and social value from this vast quantity of newly generated data. In addition, the Report presents a wealth of data, including detailed profiles for each economy covered and data tables with global rankings for the NRI's 54 indicators. We would like to convey our sincere gratitude to the industry and academic organizations'experts who contributed outstanding chapters. We also wish to thank the editors of the Report Soumitra Dutta at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate school of Management at Cornell University, Bruno Lanvin at INSEAD, and Beñat Bilbao-Osorio at the World Economic Forum for their leadership in this project, together with the other members of the GITR team: Roberto Crotti, Danil Kerimi, and Elena Kvochko. Appreciation also goes to members of the Global Competitiveness and Benchmarking Network team: Ciara Browne, Gemma Corrigan, Attilio di Batista, Gaëlle Dreyer, Margareta Drzeniek-Hanouz, Thierry Geiger, Tania Gutknecht, Caroline Ko, and Cecilia Serin. Last but not least, we would like to express our gratitude to our network of over 160 Partner Institutes around the world and to all the business executives who participated in our Executive Opinion Survey. Without their valuable input, the production of this Report would not be possible. Preface JENNIFER BLANKE and ALAN MARCUS World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 vii Foreword JOHN CHAMBERS Chairman and Chief executive officer Cisco systems I never cease to be amazed by the speed of innovation. Change is the only true constant, and each year the pace of change only accelerates. Transitions that once took place over three or five years now happen in 12 to 18 months. I believe we are currently experiencing the biggest fundamental change the world has seen since the initial development of the Internet as people, processes, data, and things become increasingly connected. We call this the Internet of Everything (Ioe), and it is having a profound impact on individuals, businesses, communities, and countries. According to analysis conducted by Cisco the Internet of Everything represents a US$19 trillion global opportunity to create value over the next decade through greater profits for businesses as well as improved citizen services, cost efficiencies, and increased revenues for governments and other public-sector organizations. Several major transitions in technology each important in its own right are combining to make the Internet of Everything possible. These include the emergence of cloud and mobile computing, the growth of big data and analytics, and the explosive development of the Internet of things (Iot). These transitions are changing the role of information technology (IT), with Internet protocol (IP) networks playing an increasingly central part by seamlessly connecting disparate IT environments. Cisco's contribution to this edition of The Global Information technology Report focuses on the how IP networks facilitate new information flows through the interaction between two of these transitions: Iot and data analytics. The explosive expansion of Iot, or connections between context-aware machines and other physical objects, is changing how we utilize devices to improve our daily lives. And the shift in data and analytics from being centralized, structured, and static to being distributed, mixed structured and unstructured, and realtime is leading to a new era of real-time processing and decision-making. More industries are moving their systems and processes to IP networks, and the rapid growth of IPCONNECTED devices is driving exponential increases in data traffic. The migration to IP networks and the ability to turn big data into valuable actionable information have demonstrable benefits both economic and social as well as positive financial impacts for firms. In our 30-year history, our success has been based on our ability to see around corners, identify market transitions, and make big bets on what is next such as the emergence of the Internet of Everything. We have seen this before, in the transitions from bridged networks to routed networks, shared networks to switched ones, circuit switching to packet switching, fixed connectivity to mobile connectivity, dedicated resources to virtual ones, data traffic to voice and video traffic, PC connections to any-device connections, and physical data centers to the cloud. We see the network as the critical accelerator and enabler in all of these transitions, transforming processes to increase efficiency and decrease costs. In data centers, for example, the network is the common element for intelligence, scale, and flexibility. Data centers have evolved as more intelligence has been built into the network from networking virtual machines and developing a platform optimizing computing to scaling applications and decoupling them from the server or data center in which they live. The network also facilitates the growth of applications, a key driver of the Internet of Everything. Applications already provide an integral way that consumers experience the Internet of Everything with the number of applications growing from 10 billion downloads in 2010 to 77 billion by 2014. As this trend continues, we expect the Internet of Everything to drive massive gains in efficiency, business growth, and quality of life, helped along by thousands of new Iot applications. These applications will require building new end-to-end Iot infrastructures, which will enable the deployment of even more Iot applications. We are pleased to collaborate again with the World Economic Forum and INSEAD to produce The Global Information technology Report and the Networked Readiness Index (NRI). The NRI provides policymakers, business leaders, and concerned citizens with valuable insights into current market conditions and the state of connectivity across the world, and helps to identify where more can be done to accelerate the Internet of Everything's positive impact on the world in which we live. 2014 World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 ix Foreword CESARE MAINARDI Chief executive officer, Booz & Company The report in your hands is a compilation of wisdom about the relationship between digitization and corporate strategy. This is a relationship of enormous promise because digitization the mass adoption of connected digital services by consumers, enterprises, and governments provides dramatic power and reach to the companies that understand it. But there is also enormous tension in the relationship between digitization and strategy. Digital media and technologies are inherently subject to change. A company's strategy, its way of winning in the market, is most effective when it is tied to its identity. And corporate identities and the capabilities and cultures that go with them are by nature slow to change. It takes years to develop the kind of proficiency that no other company can easily master. We have found in our research on capable companies that the most consistently successful are those that master this tension. They base their strategies on their distinctive capabilities: the things they do better than any other company. These are consistent throughout their lifetimes. Apple competes on its unique approach to design, which no other company can match; IKEA on its unparalleled prowess in making and selling low-priced but appealing home furnishings; and Haier on its remarkable ability to translate its customers'needs into innovative new appliances. These successful companies then learn to adapt to new challenges and opportunities within the context of their constant identity. They become rapid innovators, able to shift to new products, markets, and geographies, but they adapt only when their existing capabilities can give them the right to win. For most companies, digitization is a great enabler. But it is also a great disruptor. It enables competitors as well, including competitors from other sectors who might enter your business arena. This can present a threat that can often turn a company's advantage into a weakness. Digitization is also distracting: it can present a bewildering array of potential opportunities, all of which look compelling. But pursuing them all is both financially unfeasible and strategically distracting. It leads to incoherence, which can lead an enterprise into decline. How then do capable companies handle the opportunities and challenges of digitization? They are rigorously and prudently selective. They invest in those areas that are in line with their chosen way to play in the market the distinctive way they create value for their customers. Consider, for example, the threats, distractions, and benefits of one current element of digitization: big data. This is comprised of large datasets often gathered in unstructured forms from the behavior of people and groups. For example, as individuals search online, shop, express their opinions, communicate with each other, and move from one place to another, their aggregate behavior can be tracked and inferences drawn from it. New technologies, such as analytic engines and cloudbased storage, have made it possible to gather these data in unprecedented amounts and interpret them in novel ways. Insights from old forms of market research, such as asking customers what they liked or did not like in a commercial transaction, now become part of a larger pattern of awareness, with both the scale and granularity to give business people a much clearer view of their market. In capable companies, big data is aligned with their strategies. They invest only in the data gathering that gives them privileged access to the customers they care about, or that contributes to the capabilities that make them distinctive. Without that discipline, companies can be overwhelmed by big data. They can collect a huge volume of information without any predetermined purpose, and then struggle to make sense of it. In short the prevalence of massive amounts of new information has highlighted only the importance of the old strategic verity: to change successfully, you must stay true to your identity and seek the customers who you can serve well. The next few years will see many companies struggling to resolve the tension between change and identity. Those who master the new digital technologies in a disciplined way, in the service of their focused strategies, will become more successful in the market 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 University BRUNO LANVIN, INSEAD When The Global Information technology Report (GITR) and the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) were created more than 13 years ago, the attention of decision makers was focused on how to develop strategies that would allow them to benefit from 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, the world is slowly emerging from one of the worst financial and economic crises in decades, and policymakers, business leaders, and civil society are looking into new opportunities that can consolidate growth, generate new employment, and create business opportunities. Information and communication technologies (ICTS) continue to rank high on the list as one of the key sources of new opportunities to foster innovation and boost economic and social prosperity, for both advanced 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. In a very real sense, data are now the equivalent of oil or gold. And today we are seeing a data boom rivaling the Texas oil boom of the 20th century and the San francisco gold rush of the 1800s. It has spawned an entire support industry and has attracted a great deal of business press in recent years This new asset class of big data is described commonly by what we call the three Vs. Big data is high volume, high velocity, and includes a high variety of sources of information. Next to those traditional three Vs we could add a fourth: value. This is what everyone is looking for, and this is why big data today gets so much attention. In the quest for value, the challenge facing us is how to reduce the complexity and unwieldiness of big data so that it becomes truly valuable. Big data can take the form of structured data such as financial transactions or unstructured data such as photographs or blog posts. It can be crowd-sourced or obtained from proprietary data sources. Big data has been fueled by both technological advances (such as the spread of radio-frequency identification, or RFID chips) and social trends (such as the widespread adoption of social media. Our collective discussions, comments, likes, dislikes, and networks of social connections are now all data, and their scale is massive. What did we search for? What did we read? Where did we go? With whom do we associate? What do we eat? What do we purchase? In short, almost any imaginable human interaction can be captured and studied within the realm of big data. Big data has arrived. It is changing our lives and changing the way we do business. But succeeding with big data requires more than just data. Data-based value creation requires the identification of patterns from which predictions can be inferred and decisions made. Businesses need to decide which data to use. The data each business owns might be as different as the businesses themselves; these data range from log files and GPS data to customer-or machine to machine-machine data. Each business will need to select the data source it will use to create value. Moreover, creating this value will require the right way of dissecting and then analyzing those data with the right analytics. It will require knowing how to separate valuable information from hype. This world of big data has also become a source of concern. The consequences of big data for issues of privacy and other areas of society are understood not yet fully. Some prominent critics such as Jaron Lanier, 2 call on us to be cautious about readily believing any result created by the wisdom of the crowd. Moreover, applications of big data in military intelligence have created a growing concern for privacy around the world. Indeed, we are now living in a world where anything and everything can be measured. Data could become a new ideology. We are just at the beginning of a long journey where, with the proper principles and guidelines, we should be able to collect, measure, and analyze more and more information about everyone and everything in order to make better decisions, individually and collectively. The Global Information technology Report 2014 xi 2014 World Economic Forum PART 1: THE CURRENT NETWORKED READINESS LANDSCAPE Part 1 of this Report presents the latest findings of the NRI, offering a comprehensive assessment of the present state of networked readiness in the world. Furthermore, a number of expert contributions inquiring into the role of big data and how to extract value from it are included also. These contributions relate to (1) how the network unleashes the benefits of big data;(2) how and why policymakers and business executives need to develop action plans to extract value from big data;(3) balancing the risks and rewards of big data from a public policy perspective;(4) managing these risks and rewards;(5) rebalancing socioeconomic asymmetry in a data-driven economy;(6) the role of regulation and trust building in unlocking the value of big data;(7) turning the potential of big data into socioeconomic results; and (8) defining organizational change to take full advantage of big data. Insights from the NRI 2014 on the world's networked readiness Chapter 1. 1 provides an overview of the networked readiness landscape of the world as assessed by the NRI 2014. It presents the results of the top 10 performers and selected countries by region, in the following order: Europe and the Commonwealth of independent states, Asia and the Pacific, Latin america and the Caribbean, Sub-saharan africa, and the Middle east and North africa. Tables 1 through 5 report the 2014 rankings for the overall NRI, its four subindexes, and its 10 pillars. 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 the 54 indicators composing the NRI. To complement the analysis of the results, Box 1 presents a classification of countries based on their NRI 2014 scores and the change rate of this Index over a two-year period; Box 2 assesses the nature of the digital divide in Europe; 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 what appears to be a mid-life crisis toward a knowledgebased society. Finally, Appendix A of Chapter 1. 1 details the structure of the NRI and describes the method of calculation. 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. The Asian Tigers composed of Singapore, Hong kong SAR, the Republic of korea, and Taiwan (China) also perform very strongly, all of them positioned at the forefront of the NRI and with Singapore, Hong kong SAR, and Korea featuring among the top 10. 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 the United kingdom that have recognized the potential of ICTS to embark in a new economic and social revolution, and thus have invested substantially in developing their digital potential. In evolutionary terms, this year the rankings remain very stable, with no movement in the top 6 and negligible changes in the rest, with the exception of the significant improvement by six positions of Hong kong SAR, which climbs to 8th place. For a second consecutive year, Finland tops the rankings with a strong performance across the board. It ranks 1st in the readiness subindex thanks to an outstanding digital ICT infrastructure the best in the world and 2nd in both the usage and impact subindexes, with more than 90 percent of its population using the Internet and high levels of technological and non-technological innovation. The country also comes in 3rd in the environment subindex, with a very robust innovation system. Singapore continues to follow closely in the rankings, remaining in 2nd place. With the best pro-business and pro-innovation environment worldwide, the city-state continues to obtain the top rank in terms of ICT impacts, notably on the social dimension. Supported by a government with a clear digital strategy that offers the best online services in the world an ICT infrastructure that is relentlessly being improved over time (16th), 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) and is an ICT-generation powerhouse. Sweden (3rd) maintains its position this year despite a slight improvement in its overall score, unable to regain the top position it held two editions ago. Overall, the very strong performance of Sweden reflects its world-class, affordable (11th) ICT infrastructure (3rd) and a stable and pro-business and innovation environment (15th despite its high tax rate (123rd. These strengths result in outstanding uptake and use of ICTS by individuals (1st), businesses (3rd), and government (7th) and one of the highest technological and non-technological innovation performances in the xii The Global Information technology Report 2014 Executive Summary 2014 World Economic Forum world (2nd), making Sweden a truly knowledge-based society. The United states moves up two positions to 7th place, thanks to slight improvements in many areas of the Index. These include the country's already good business and innovation environment (7th) and improvements in its ICT infrastructure (4th), notably in terms of wider access to international Internet bandwidth per user. Overall the country exhibits a robust uptake of ICTS by all major stakeholders businesses (9th), government (11th), and individuals (18th) who manage to leverage well one of the best and more affordable (20th) ICT infrastructures (4th). Coupled with a probusiness and pro-innovation environment (7th), these result in a strong innovation capacity (5th) and significant ICT-related economic impacts (9th. 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, but instead depends on undertaking the right investments and creating the right condition for it. Despite a drop of two places, the United kingdom continues to exhibit a very strong performance in 9th position. As a service-based economy, the country early recognized the importance of ICTS to support its innovation and competitiveness performance. As a result, it has managed to build a welldeveloped ICT infrastructure (15th exhibiting one of the highest population uptakes (8th) and a well-developed e-commerce (1st), which, coupled with a strong probusiness environment, has resulted in solid economic (14th) and social (9th) impacts. Regional results Europe has been at the forefront of developing a digital ecosystem as a key ingredient that fosters innovation and competitiveness. As a result, several European countries lead the NRI rankings, with six European economies Finland, Sweden, The netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, and the United kingdom in the top 10. In addition, in order to maximize the positive impacts of ICTS throughout the European union and create synergies and positive spillover effects, the European commission has developed its Digital Agenda as one of seven flagship initiatives under its growth strategy Europe 2020. 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. However, less favorable conditions for innovation and entrepreneurship across European countries result in starker disparities in terms of the economic impacts for example, innovation performance accruing from their use, which illustrates the changing nature of the digital divide in Europe and in the rest of the world. The digital divide should not be regarded only in terms of access to ICT infrastructure, 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, reflecting the key importance 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 Asia and the Pacific is very dynamic and active in developing its ICT agenda. 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, 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, to improve government transparency and efficiency, and for the most advanced it will contribute to boosting their innovation capacity and allow them to attain higher levels of competitiveness. Improving the connectivity of Latin america and the Caribbean continues to represent one of the region's main challenges despite the recent efforts of many countries to develop and update their ICT infrastructures. Countries such as Chile, Panama, Uruguay, and Colombia have made significant progress in developing and ensuring more and better access to ICT infrastructure, ensuring higher ICT usage across stakeholders. However, persistent weaknesses in the broader innovation system hinder the overall capacity of the region to fully leverage ICTS to foster its competitiveness potential, highlighting the rise of the new digital divide that is, the divide between countries that are achieving positive economic and social impacts related to the use of ICTS and those that are not. Sub-saharan africa slowly continues to develop its ICT infrastructure especially by expanding the share of the population covered by, and having access to, mobile telephony and by expanding the number of Internet users, which in some countries such as South africa has doubled almost. These improvements have led to many important innovations that provide more and better services that were previously unavailable, such as financial services. Notwithstanding this progress, the region overall continues to suffer from a relatively poor ICT infrastructure, which remains costly to access, although some notable exceptions exist. More importantly, severe weaknesses persist in the region's business and innovation ecosystems, which result in very low positive economic and social impacts. Addressing these weaknesses not only by developing a more solid ICT infrastructure but also by improving the framework conditions for innovation and entrepreneurship, will be The Global Information technology Report 2014 xiii Executive Summary 2014 World Economic Forum crucial to avoid the emergence of a new digital divide that will be evident in a disparity of the economic and social impacts associated with what has been called the digital revolution. As in previous years, the Middle east and North africa depicts a highly diversified outlook in terms of the capacity of countries to leverage ICTS to boost competitiveness and well-being. On the one hand Israel and several Gulf Cooperation Council states have continued their efforts to improve ICT uptake and integrate ICTS better in more robust innovation ecosystems in order to obtain higher returns. On the other hand, many countries in North africa continue to lag behind and suffer from important weaknesses in their framework conditions and overall innovation capacity that prevent them from fully leveraging ICTS and obtaining higher returns. The Internet of Everything: How the Network Unleashes the Benefits of Big data Chapter 1. 2, contributed by Robert Pepper and John Garrity from Cisco systems, details how Internet protocol (IP) networks underpin the concept of the Internet of Everything (Ioe) and explores how IP networks accelerate big data's transformational impact on individuals, businesses, and governments around the world. As exabytes of new data are created daily, a rising share of this data growth is flowing over IP networks as more people, places, and things connect to the Ioe. Proprietary networks are increasingly migrating to IP, facilitating the growth of big data, and networks are fast becoming the key link among data generation, analysis, processing, and utilization. The authors highlight four major trends driving data growth over IP networks and detail how networks are central to maximizing analytical value from the data deluge. The chapter identifies critical technology and public policy challenges that could accelerate, or encumber, the full impact of big data and the Ioe including standards and interoperability, privacy and security, spectrum and bandwidth constraints, crossborder data traffic, legacy regulatory models, reliability, scaling, and electrical power. Big data Maturity: An Action Plan for Policymakers and Executives In Chapter 1. 3, Bahjat El-Darwiche, Volkmar Koch, David Meer, Ramez T. Shehadi, and Walid Tohme of Booz & Company argue that big data has the potential to improve or transform existing business operations and reshape entire economic sectors. Big data can pave the way for disruptive, entrepreneurial companies and allow new industries to emerge. The technological aspect is important, but technology alone is insufficient to allow big data to show its full potential and to prevent companies from feeling swamped by this information. What matters is to reshape internal decision-making culture so that executives base their judgments on data rather than hunches. Research already indicates that companies that have managed this are more likely to be productive and profitable than their competition. Organizations need to understand where they are in terms of big data maturity, an approach that allows them to assess progress and identify necessary initiatives. Judging maturity requires looking at environment readiness, determining how far governments have provided the necessary legal and regulatory frameworks and ICT infrastructure; considering an organization's internal capabilities and how ready it is to implement big data initiatives; and looking also at the many and more complicated methods for using big data, which can mean simple efficiency gains or revamping a business model. The ultimate maturity level involves transforming the business model to become data-driven, which requires significant investment over many years. Policymakers should pay particular attention to environment readiness. They should present citizens with a compelling case for the benefits of big data. This means addressing privacy concerns and seeking to harmonize regulations around data privacy globally. Policymakers should establish an environment that facilitates the business viability of the big data sector (such as data service, or IT system providers), and they should take educational measures to address the shortage of big data specialists. As big data becomes ubiquitous in public and private organizations, its use will become a source of national and corporate competitive advantage. Balancing the Risks and Rewards of Data-Driven Public Policy Alex Sandy Pentland from the Massachusetts institute of technology (MIT) highlights in Chapter 1. 4 that we are entering a big data world, where governance is driven far more by data than it has been in the past. Basic to the success of a data-driven society is the protection of personal privacy and freedom. Discussions at the World Economic Forum have made substantial contributions to altering the privacy and data ownership standards around the world in order to give individuals unprecedented control over data that are about them, while at the same time providing for increased transparency and engagement in both the public and private spheres. We still face the challenge that large organizations, and in particular governments, may be tempted to abuse the power of the data that they hold. To address this concern we need to establish best practices that are in the interests of both large organizations and individuals. This chapter suggests one path by which potential abuses of power can be limited, while at the same time providing greater security for organizations that use xiv The Global Information technology Report 2014 Executive Summary 2014 World Economic Forum big data. The key policy recommendations for all large organizations, commercial or government, are that: 1. Large data systems should store data in a distributed manner, separated by type (e g.,, financial vs. health) and real-world categories (e g.,, individual vs. corporate), managed by a department whose function is focused on those data, and with sharing permissions set and monitored by personnel from that department. Best practice would have the custodians of data be regional and use heterogeneous computer systems. With such safeguards in place, it is difficult to attack many different types of data at once, and it is more difficult to combine data types without authentic authorization. 2. Data sharing should always maintain provenance and permissions associated with data and support automatic, tamper-proof auditing. Best practice would share only answers to questions about the data (e g.,, by use of preprogrammed SQL queries known as Database Views) rather than the data themselves, whenever possible. This allows improved internal compliance and auditing, and helps minimize the risk of unauthorized information leakage. 3. Systems controlled by partner organizations, and not just a company's own systems, should be secure. External data sharing should occur only between data systems that have similar local control, permissions, provenance, and auditing, and should include the use of standardized legal agreements such as those employed in trust networks. Otherwise data can be siphoned off at either the data source or the end consumer without the need for attacking central system directly. 4. The need for a secure data ecosystem extends to the private data of individuals and the proprietary data of partner companies. As a consequence, best practice for data flows to and from individual citizens and businesses is to require them to have secure personal data stores and be enrolled in a trust network data sharing agreement. 5. All entities should employ secure identity credentials at all times. Best practice is to base these credentials on biometric signatures. 6. Create an open data commons that is available to partners under a lightweight legal agreement such as the trust network agreements. Open data can generate great value by allowing third parties to improve services. Although these recommendations might at first glance seem cumbersome, they are implemented for the most part easily with the standard protocols found within modern computer databases and networks. In many cases, the use of distributed data stores and management are already part of current practice, and so the entire system will be simpler and cheaper to implement than a centralized solution: all that is really new is the careful use of provenance, permissions, and auditing within a legal or regulatory framework such as a trust network. Most importantly, these recommendations will result in a data ecosystem that is more secure and resilient, allowing us to safely reap the advantages of using big data to help set and monitor public policy. Managing the Risks and Rewards of Big data In Chapter 1. 5, . Matt Quinn and Chris Taylor from TIBCO argue that expert handling of big data brings the reward of being able to react to world-changing events, both big and small, at an unprecedented rate and scope. Epidemics can be tracked and miracle drugs developed, for example, but at the same time, big data brings risks that require balancing those benefits against privacy concerns raised by the potentially unsettling correlation of personal information. Organizations are awakening to the reality that an overwhelming amount of high-volume, wide-variety, and high-velocity data creates three key trends: Big data leverages previously untapped data sources to liberate information from places where it was hidden previously. Big data management requires automation wherever possible, because volume and complexity eliminate the ability of humans to intervene and reprogram processes in real time. Big data forces us to create adaptable, less fragile data systems because the sheer variety of structured and unstructured data breaks the old computational and transactional ways of writing logic. These trends create two main challenges: Big data holds unseen patterns, which need to be visualized using analytics tools and techniques. Insights gained must be used at the right time, in the right context, and with the right approach. The challenge of systematically discovering, capturing, governing, and securing ever-larger amounts of data is complicated much more than the relatively simple problem of marshaling storage and computational resources. These elements are the driving forces behind making use of big data in increasingly sophisticated ways. The chapter cites examples in healthcare, logistics, and retail where big data is being tackled with a systems approach that takes into consideration information streaming constantly as well as what is found in historical databases that cut through the mystique of The Global Information technology Report 2014 xv Executive Summary 2014 World Economic Forum big data and get to the core of understanding big data's risks and rewards. Rebalancing Socioeconomic Asymmetry in a Data-Driven Economy Chapter 1. 6, contributed by Peter Haynes of the Atlantic Council and M-H. Carolyn Nguyen at Microsoft, explains that an increasing amount of data is being generated by individuals who are handing potentially valuable information to commercial enterprises in exchange for free services. Moreover, they are doing this without realizing or being recompensed for their data's monetary value, and with little or no control over its immediate or future use. These socioeconomic asymmetries in the broad data ecosystem are a potential threat to the emerging data-driven economy since they may reduce overall output as more and more economic activity is predicated on the use, exchange, and analytics of data. The authors argue the need for a data ecosystem based on fair value exchange and the ability of users to control the use of data related to them. The chapter also considers potential technology and policy approaches by which this might be achieved, and present the need for significant additional research and new thinking, in both technology and policy, 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 Malin Strandell-Jansson from Mckinsey & Company highlight the expectation that big data will create great benefit for society, companies, and individuals in the coming years. For this to fully materialize, however, a number of factors must be in place. There must be robust highspeed Internet networks, an educated workforce, and consumer trust in the services, especially regarding the protection of personal data and privacy. The increasing importance of protecting personal data and privacy is being recognized by countries and organizations across the world. There are however, a range of diverging views about how to tackle the issue. These range from the light-touch approach of the United states, which leaves the issue mainly to the industry to solve, to the strict ex ante regulatory framework as advocated by the European union. No matter which approach is taken, a few issues remain unclear across the frameworks. These issues might hamper public trust in big data applications and companies and hinder the development of big data to its full potential. The issues of concern include how to define personal data, how to treat anonymous data, whether to allow the right to be forgotten, and the need to clarify the relevant jurisdictions and liabilities between parties. The chapter outlines a few suggestions for regulators and companies about how to tackle these issues, and suggests that regulators should work closely with industry stakeholders and across regions to achieve technology-neutral high-level regulatory principles that last and promote industry self-regulation. Companies should, after an initial assessment, implement necessary changes into their organization and cooperate with the regulators and industry stakeholders. Key, however, is to empower the customer. With clear and transparent privacy policies outlining practices enabled services, and trade-offs, consumers are empowered to make their own choices while the trust of the industry is preserved. From Big data to Big Social and Economic Opportunities: Which Policies Will Lead to Leveraging Data-Driven Innovation's Potential? Chapter 1. 8, contributed by Pedro Less Andrade, Jess Hemerly, Gabriel Recalde, and Patrick Ryan at Google, focuses on the social and economic value of data, but from the point of view of use and purpose rather than volume. As it has become axiomatic that more data are produced every year, commentators have been driven to call this revolution the age of big data. However, what is commonly known as big data is not a new concept: the use of data to build successful products and services, optimize business processes, and make more efficient data-based decisions already has established an history. Moreover, the term big data is ambiguous: the main features of big data (quantity, speed, variety) are technical properties that depend not on the data themselves but on the evolution of computing, storage, and processing technologies. What is important about big data is not its volume but how it may contribute to innovation and therefore be used to create value. This is why this chapter uses data-driven innovation to frame the discussion. High-value solutions that may not have quantifiable economic value are being developed using data, and many sectors, from businesses to governments, benefit from data-driven innovation. Apart from producing and using data for better policymaking processes, the public sector can also play its part in promoting and fostering data-driven innovation and growth throughout economies by (1) making public data accessible through open data formats, (2) promoting balanced legislation, and (3) supporting education that focuses on data science skills. Making Big data Something More than The next Big Thing In Chapter 1. 9.,Anant Gupta, Chief executive officer at HCL Technologies Ltd, argues that big data analytics is not a passing fad. It will be a central means of creating value for the organization of tomorrow almost literally, tomorrow. It represents a major change in the way that xvi The Global Information technology Report 2014 Executive Summary 2014 World Economic Forum businesses and other organizations will operate, and using it successfully will require a new mind-set and new capabilities. Given that, many organizations are struggling to even know where to start in becoming bigdata competent. A step-by-step approach can make the transition seem less daunting and minimize the stumbles that are bound to occur along the way. PARTS 2 AND 3: 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 variables composing the NRI, with global rankings. Each part begins with a description of how to interpret the data provided. Technical notes and sources, included at the end of Part 3, provide additional insight and information on the definitions and sources of specific quantitative non-Survey data variables included in the NRI computation this year. NOTES 1 Alexander 1983.2 See Lanier 2010; see also Kakutani 2010. REFERENCES Alexander, C. P. 1983. The New Economy. Time Magazine, May 30. 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The Global Information technology Report 2014 xvii Executive Summary 2014 World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum The Networked Readiness Index Rankings 2014 World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 xxi Rank Country/Economy Value 2013 rank (out of 144) 1 Finland 6. 04 1 2 Singapore 5. 97 2 3 Sweden 5. 93 3 4 Netherlands 5. 79 4 5 Norway 5. 70 5 6 Switzerland 5. 62 6 7 United states 5. 61 9 8 Hong kong SAR 5. 60 14 9 United kingdom 5. 54 7 10 Korea Rep. 5. 54 11 11 Luxembourg 5. 53 16 12 Germany 5. 50 13 13 Denmark 5. 50 8 14 Taiwan, China 5. 47 10 15 Israel 5. 42 15 16 Japan 5. 41 21 17 Canada 5. 41 12 18 Australia 5. 40 18 19 Iceland 5. 30 17 20 New zealand 5. 27 20 21 Estonia 5. 27 22 22 Austria 5. 26 19 23 Qatar 5. 22 23 24 United arab emirates 5. 20 25 25 France 5. 09 26 26 Ireland 5. 07 27 27 Belgium 5. 06 24 28 Malta 4. 96 28 29 Bahrain 4. 86 29 30 Malaysia 4. 83 30 31 Lithuania 4. 78 32 32 Saudi arabia 4. 78 31 33 Portugal 4. 73 33 34 Spain 4. 69 38 35 Chile 4. 61 34 36 Slovenia 4. 60 37 37 Cyprus 4. 60 35 38 Kazakhstan 4. 58 43 39 Latvia 4. 58 41 40 Oman 4. 56 40 41 Puerto rico 4. 54 36 42 Czech republic 4. 49 42 43 Panama 4. 36 46 44 Jordan 4. 36 47 45 Brunei Darussalam 4. 34 57 46 Croatia 4 . 34 51 47 Hungary 4. 32 44 48 Mauritius 4. 31 55 49 Azerbaijan 4. 31 56 50 Russian Federation 4. 30 54 51 Turkey 4. 30 45 52 Montenegro 4. 27 48 53 Costa rica 4. 25 53 54 Poland 4. 24 49 55 Barbados 4. 22 39 56 Uruguay 4. 22 52 57 Macedonia FYR 4. 19 67 58 Italy 4. 18 50 59 Slovak Republic 4. 12 61 60 Georgia 4. 09 65 61 Mongolia 4. 07 59 62 China 4. 05 58 63 Colombia 4. 05 66 64 Indonesia 4. 04 76 65 Armenia 4. 03 82 66 Seychelles 4. 02 79 67 Thailand 4. 01 74 68 Bosnia and herzegovina 3. 99 78 69 Brazil 3. 98 60 70 South africa 3. 98 70 71 Trinidad and tobago 3. 97 72 72 Kuwait 3. 96 62 73 Bulgaria 3. 96 71 74 Greece 3. 95 64 Rank Country/Economy Value 2013 rank (out of 144) 75 Romania 3. 95 75 76 Sri lanka 3. 94 69 77 Moldova 3. 89 77 78 Philippines 3. 89 86 79 Mexico 3. 89 63 80 Serbia 3. 88 87 81 Ukraine 3. 87 73 82 Ecuador 3. 85 91 83 India 3. 85 68 84 Vietnam 3. 84 84 85 Rwanda 3. 78 88 86 Jamaica 3. 77 85 87 Tunisia 3. 77 n /a 88 Guyana 3. 77 100 89 Cape verde 3. 73 81 90 Peru 3. 73 103 91 Egypt 3. 71 80 92 Kenya 3. 71 92 93 Dominican republic 3. 69 90 94 Bhutan 3. 68 n/a 95 Albania 3. 66 83 96 Ghana 3. 65 95 97 Lebanon 3. 64 94 98 El salvador 3. 63 93 99 Morocco 3. 61 89 100 Argentina 3. 53 99 101 Guatemala 3. 52 102 102 Paraguay 3. 47 104 103 Botswana 3. 43 96 104 Iran, Islamic Rep. 3. 42 101 105 Namibia 3. 41 111 106 Venezuela 3. 39 108 107 Gambia, The 3. 38 98 108 Cambodia 3. 36 106 109 Lao PDR 3. 34 n/a 110 Zambia 3. 34 115 111 Pakistan 3. 33 105 112 Nigeria 3. 31 113 113 Suriname 3. 30 117 114 Senegal 3. 30 107 115 Uganda 3. 25 110 116 Honduras 3. 24 109 117 Zimbabwe 3. 24 116 118 Kyrgyz Republic 3. 22 118 119 Bangladesh 3 . 21 114 120 Bolivia 3. 21 119 121 Liberia 3. 19 97 122 Côte d'ivoire 3. 14 120 123 Nepal 3 . 09 126 124 Nicaragua 3. 08 125 125 Tanzania 3. 04 127 126 Swaziland 3. 00 136 127 Mali 3 . 00 122 128 Gabon 2. 98 121 129 Algeria 2. 98 131 130 Ethiopia 2. 95 128 131 Cameroon 2. 94 124 132 Malawi 2. 90 129 133 Lesotho 2. 88 138 134 Sierra leone 2. 85 143 135 Benin 2. 82 123 136 Burkina faso 2. 78 130 137 Mozambique 2. 77 133 138 Libya 2. 75 132 139 Madagascar 2. 74 137 140 Yemen 2. 73 139 141 Timor-Leste 2. 69 134 142 Mauritania 2. 61 135 143 Haiti 2. 52 141 144 Angola 2. 52 n/a 145 Guinea 2. 48 140 146 Myanmar 2. 35 n/a 147 Burundi 2. 31 144 148 Chad 2. 22 142 The Networked Readiness Index 2014 2014 World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum Part 1 The Current Networked Readiness Landscape and Rewards and Risks of Big data 2014 World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 3 CHAPTER 1. 1 The Networked Readiness Index 2014: Benchmarking ICT Uptake in a World of Big data BEÑAT BILBAO-OSORIO, World Economic Forum ROBERTO CROTTI, World Economic Forum SOUMITRA DUTTA, Cornell University BRUNO LANVIN, INSEAD When The Global Information technology Report (GITR) and the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) were created more than 13 years ago, the attention of decision makers was focused on how to develop strategies that would allow them to benefit from 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, the world is slowly emerging from one of the worst financial and economic crises in decades, and policymakers, business leaders, and civil society are looking into new opportunities that can consolidate growth, generate new employment, and create business opportunities. Information and communication technologies (ICTS) continue to rank high on the list as one of the key sources of new opportunities to foster innovation and boost economic and social prosperity, for both advanced 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. In a very real sense, data are now the equivalent of oil or gold. And today we are seeing a data boom rivaling the Texas oil boom of the 20th century and the San francisco gold rush of the 1800s. It has spawned an entire support industry and has attracted a great deal of business press in recent years As explained in more detail in Chapter 1. 3, this new asset class of big data is described commonly by what we call the three Vs. Big data is high volume, high velocity, and includes a high variety of sources of information. Next to those three Vs we could add a fourth: value. This is what everyone is looking for, and this is why big data today gets so much attention. In the quest for value, the challenge facing us is how to reduce the complexity and unwieldiness of big data so that it becomes truly valuable. Big data can take the form of structured data such as financial transactions or unstructured data such as photographs or blog posts. It can be crowd-sourced or obtained from proprietary data sources. Big data has been fueled by both technological advances (such as the spread of radio-frequency identification, or RFID chips) and social trends (such as the widespread adoption of social media. Our collective discussions, comments, likes, dislikes, and networks of social connections are now all data, and their scale is massive. What did we search for? What did we read? Where did we go? With whom do we associate? What do we eat? What do 2014 World Economic Forum 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 4 The Global Information technology Report 2014 we purchase? In short, almost any imaginable human interaction can be captured and studied within the realm of big data. Big data has arrived. It is changing our lives and changing the way we do business. Some examples include the following: Google uses big data to predict the next wave of influenza. 2 IBM uses data to optimize traffic flow in the city of Stockholm, 3 and to get the best possible air quality. Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, a physician in New jersey, uses medical billing data to map out hot spots where you can find his city's most complex and costly healthcare cases as part of a program to lower healthcare costs. 4 The National Center for Academic Transformation is using data mining to help understand which college students are more likely to succeed in which courses. 5 But succeeding with big data requires more than just data. Data-based value creation requires the identification of patterns from which predictions can be inferred and decisions made. Businesses need to decide which data to use. The data each business owns might be as different as the businesses themselves; these data range from log files and GPS data to customer-or machine to machine-machine data. Each business will need to select the data source it will use to create value. Moreover, creating this value will require the right way of dissecting and then analyzing those data with the right analytics. It will require knowing how to separate valuable information from hype. Chapter 1. 7 provides guidelines for businesses to make this transition. To a large extent, mastering big data can also be compared to irrigation. It is not enough to bring water to where it can create fertility and value. Flooding can destroy crops and even drive precious nutrients away. Mastering water resources requires the delicate management of how much is needed and when and often requires complex and interconnected systems of channels, levees, and regulation. Success with these resources is made what ancient Egypt a brilliant civilization and turned China into a unified country. The stakes are not dissimilar when applied to big data, but this is a resource that could benefit the entire planet instead of just one country. For many, data-driven has become the new management philosophy. 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 make better decisions. 6 Nearly half of the surveyed respondents feel big data will increase competitiveness, and more than a third believe it will boost financial performance. This world of big data has also become a source of concern. The consequences of big data for issues of privacy and other areas of society are understood not yet fully. Some prominent critics, such as Jaron Lanier, 7 call on us to be cautious about readily believing any result created by the wisdom of the crowd. Infrastructure Affordability Skills Individual Environment DRIVERS Business Government IMPACTS Economic Social Readiness Usage Figure 1: The Networked Readiness Index framework 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 5 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 Moreover, applications of big data in military intelligence have created a growing concern for privacy around the world. Indeed, we are now living in a world where anything and everything can be measured. Data could become a new ideology. We are just at the beginning of a long journey where, with the proper principles and guidelines, we should be able to collect, measure, and analyze more and more information about everyone and everything in order to make better decisions, individually and collectively. THE NETWORKED READINESS FRAMEWORK: A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO MEASURE ICT ACCESS AND IMPACTS Because of the potential high returns that ICTS can provide in transforming a nation's economy and increasing its citizens'well-being, assessing ICT developments has been the object of much academic and policy attention over the past decade. Several organizations have exerted significant effort toward measuring and benchmarking ICT deployment and uptake, but few have tried as hard to assess the returns that ICTS can actually provide to both the economy and society. Although data are still scarce in terms of ICT impacts, policy interest in measuring ICTS has shifted from measuring ICT access to measuring ICT impacts. In 2012 after two years of research and consultations with ICT practitioners, policy and industry experts, and academia, the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) introduced a new subindex on ICT impacts that aimed at holistically assessing the way that countries go about leveraging ICTS and benefiting from them in terms of enhanced competitiveness and well-being. This evolution ensures that the NRI framework remains at the forefront of ICT measurement. As one of the most authoritative assessments of its kind, it has been adopted by several governments as a valuable tool for informing their competitiveness and policy agendas. The design of the framework for the calculation of the NRI (Figure1) has been guided by five principles: 1. Measuring the economic and social impacts of ICTS is crucial. 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. In addition, ICTS interact closely with many other sectors, thus enabling innovations to accrue and affecting productivity. Moreover, the impacts of ICTS are also evident in the development of new skills that are important in knowledgebased, information-rich societies and that are crucial for employment. In society ICTS allow citizens to participate more actively and steadily in social and political debates and make the government more accountable. They improve access to better and faster services, 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. The success of a country in leveraging ICTS and achieving the desired economic and social benefits will depend on its overall environment including market conditions, the regulatory framework, and innovationprone conditions to boost innovation and entrepreneurship. 3. ICT readiness and usage remain key drivers and preconditions for obtaining any impacts. Despite the increasing availability of ICTS the question of access and usage remains important especially for developing countries, given their need to narrow the digital divide. Even within developed nations, the need to provide high-speed broadband to all segments of the population has acquired greater importance in recent years. Some features of the NRI are related to access and usage; these cover not only affordable ICT infrastructure but also digital resources, including software and skills. Moreover, ICT impacts can arise only if ICTS are used widely by all key actors individuals, businesses, and governments. It is a society-wide effort. Those actors demonstrating better preparedness and greater interest are likely to use ICTS more and more effectively, contributing to a greater impact on competitiveness and development. 4. All factors interact and co-evolve within an ICT ecosystem. Those societies that can count on better-prepared actors and an enabling environment are more likely to benefit from higher rates of ICT use and more extensive impacts. At the same time those societies that benefit from higher rates of ICT use and positive impacts will, in turn, be more likely to benefit from a push on the part of the different stakeholders to be prepared better and keep improving the framework conditions that will allow for more and stronger benefits to accrue. As a result, a virtuous circle starts, where improvements in one area affect and drive improvements in other areas. Conversely, lags in one particular factor also affect the evolution of the other factors. 5. The framework should provide clear policy orientations and identify opportunities for public-private collaboration. The NRI facilitates the identification of areas where policy intervention through investment including public-private partnerships smart regulation, or the provision of incentives could boost the impacts of ICTS. This is important because the development and general uptake of ICTS depend on the capacity of a country to provide an institutional framework 2014 World Economic Forum 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 6 The Global Information technology Report 2014 with reliable and efficient rules and regulations; favorable business conditions for the founding and growth of new (social and commercial enterprises; an innovation-prone environment, capable of developing and absorbing new knowledge; and an ICT-friendly government policy. ELEMENTS OF THE NETWORKED READINESS INDEX The networked readiness framework translates into the NRI, comprising four subindexes: these measure the environment for ICTS; the readiness of a society to use ICTS; the actual usage of all main stakeholders; 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. These four subindexes are divided into 10 pillars composed of 54 individual indicators in total, according to the following structure (see also Figure2: A. Environment subindex 1. Political and regulatory environment 2. Business and innovation environment B. Readiness subindex 3. Infrastructure and digital content 4. Affordability 5 . Skills C. Usage subindex 6. Individual usage 7. Business usage 8. Government usage D. Impact subindex 9. Economic impacts 10. Social impacts The final NRI score is a simple average of the four composing subindex scores, while each subindex's score is a simple average of those of the composing pillars. In doing this, we assume that all NRI subindexes make a similar contribution to networked readiness. Appendix A includes detailed information on the composition and computation of the NRI 2014 while we briefly describe the different subindexes below. Environment subindex The environment subindex gauges the friendliness of a country's market and regulatory framework in supporting high levels of ICT uptake and the emergence of entrepreneurship and innovation-prone conditions. A supportive environment is necessary to maximize the potential impacts of ICTS in boosting competitiveness and well-being. It includes a total of 18 variables distributed into two pillars. The political and regulatory environment pillar (composed of nine variables) assesses the extent to which the national legal framework facilitates ICT penetration and the safe development of business activities, taking into account general features of the regulatory environment (including the protection afforded to property rights, the independence of the judiciary, and the efficiency of the lawmaking process) as well as more ICT-specific dimensions (the passing of laws related to ICTS and software piracy rates). The business and innovation environment pillar (nine variables) gauges the capacity of the business framework's conditions to boost entrepreneurship, taking into account dimensions related to the ease of doing business (including the presence of red tape and excessive fiscal charges). This pillar also measures the presence of conditions that allow innovation to flourish by including variables on the overall availability of technology, the demand conditions for innovative products (as proxied by the development of government procurement of advanced technology products), the availability of venture capital for financing innovationrelated projects, and the presence of a skilled labor force. Readiness subindex The readiness subindex, with a total of 12 variables, measures the degree to which a society is prepared to make good use of an affordable ICT infrastructure and digital content. The infrastructure and digital content pillar (five variables) captures the development of ICT infrastructure (including mobile network coverage international Internet bandwidth, secure Internet servers, and electricity production) as well as the accessibility of digital content. The affordability pillar (three variables) assesses the cost of accessing ICTS, either via mobile telephony or fixed broadband Internet, as well as the level of competition in the Internet and telephony sectors that determine this cost. The skills pillar (four variables) gauges the ability of a society to make effective use of ICTS thanks to the existence of basic educational skills captured by the quality of the educational system, the level of adult literacy, and the rate of secondary education enrollment. Usage subindex The usage subindex assesses the individual efforts of the main social agents that is individuals, business, and government to increase their capacity to use ICTS as well as their actual use in their day-to-day activities with other agents. It includes 16 variables. The individual usage pillar (seven variables) measures ICT penetration and diffusion at the individual level, using indicators such as the number of mobile phone subscriptions, individuals using the Internet, households with a personal computer (PC), households with Internet access, both fixed and mobile broadband subscriptions, and the use of social networks. 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 7 1. 1: 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, innovation-conducive environment that generates productivity gains. Consequently, this pillar measures the firm's technology absorption capacity as well as its overall capacity to innovate and the production of technology novelties measured by the number of Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) patent applications. It also measures the extent of staff training available, which indicates the extent to which management and employees are more capable of identifying and developing business innovations. As we did last year we split the e-commerce variable to distinguish the business-to-business dimension from the business-toconsumer one, because some noticeable differences between the two dimensions exist in several countries. The government usage pillar (three variables) provides insights into the importance that governments place on carrying out ICT policies for competitiveness and to enhance the well-being of their citizens, the effort they make to implement their visions for ICT development, and the number of government services they provide online. Impact subindex The impact subindex gauges the broad economic and social impacts accruing from ICTS to boost competitiveness and well-being and that reflect the transformation toward an ICT-and technology-savvy economy and society. It includes a total of eight variables. The economic impacts pillar (four variables) measures the effect of ICTS on competitiveness thanks to the generation of technological and non-technological innovations in the shape of patents, new products or processes, and novel organizational practices. In addition, it also measures the overall shift of an economy toward more knowledge-intensive activities. The social impacts pillar (four variables) aims to assess the ICT-driven improvements in well-being that result from their impacts on the environment, education, energy consumption, health progress, or more-active civil participation. At the moment, because of data limitations, this pillar focuses on measuring the extent to which governments are becoming more efficient in the use of ICTS and provide increased online services to their citizens, and thus improving their e-participation. It also assesses the extent to which ICTS are present in education, as a proxy for the potential benefits that are associated with the use of ICTS in education. Business and innovation environment Political and regulatory environment Networked Readiness Index Readiness Affordability Infrastructure and digital content Skills Usage Business usage Individual usage Government usage Environment Component subindexes Pillars Social impacts Economic impacts Impacts Figure 2: The Networked Readiness Index structure 2014 World Economic Forum 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 8 The Global Information technology Report 2014 In general, measuring the impacts of ICTS is a complex task, and the development of rigorous quantitative data to do so is still in its infancy. As a result, many of the dimensions where ICTS are producing important impacts especially when these impacts are translated not directly into commercial activities, as is the case for the environment and for health cannot yet be covered. Therefore this subindex should be regarded as a work in progress that will evolve to accommodate new data on many of these dimensions as they become available. COMPUTATION METHODOLOGY AND DATA In order to capture as comprehensively as possible all relevant dimensions of societies'networked readiness the NRI 2014 is composed of a mixture of quantitative and survey data, as shown in Figure3. Of the 54 variables composing the NRI this year, 27 or 50 percent are collected quantitative data primarily by international organizations such as International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the World bank, and the United nations. International sources ensure the validation and comparability of data across countries. The remaining 27 variables capture aspects that are more qualitative in nature or for which internationally comparable quantitative data are not available for a large enough number of countries, but that nonetheless are crucial to fully measure national networked readiness. These data come from the Executive Opinion Survey (the Survey 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, such as the effectiveness of lawmaking bodies and the intensity of local competition; into ICT readiness, such as the quality of the educational system and the accessibility of digital content; into ICT usage, such as capacity to innovate and the importance of government vision for ICTS; and into impacts, such as the impact of ICTS on developing new products and services and improving access to basic services. The NRI's coverage every year is determined by the Survey coverage and data availability for indicators obtained from other sources, mostly international organizations. This year the Report includes 148 economies, four more than the 2013 edition. The newly covered countries are Bhutan, Lao PDR, and Myanmar. We have reinstated also Angola and Tunisia into the Index, two countries that were included not in last year's edition. Tajikistan is covered not in the 2014 Report because Survey data could not be collected this year. More details on variables included in the Index and their computation can be found in Appendix A and in the Technical Notes and Sources section at the end of the Report. THE CURRENT NETWORKED READINESS LANDSCAPE: INSIGHTS FROM THE NRI 2014 This section provides an overview of the networked readiness landscape of the world as assessed by the Figure 3: Breakdown of indicators used in the Networked Readiness Index 2014 by data source TOTAL: 54 INDICATORS INDICATORS FROM OTHER SOURCES 27 INDICATORS (50%)EXECUTIVE OPINION SURVEY 27 INDICATORS (50%)2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 9 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 NRI 2014. It presents the results of the top 10 performers and selected countries by region, in the following order: Europe and the Commonwealth of independent states; Asia and the Pacific; Latin america and the Caribbean, Sub-saharan africa; and the Middle east and North africa. Tables 1 through 5 report the 2014 rankings for the overall NRI, its four subindexes, and its 10 pillars. 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 the 54 indicators composing the NRI. To complement the analysis of the results, Box1 presents a classification of countries based on their NRI 2014 scores and the change rate of this Index over a two-year period; Box2 assesses the nature of the digital divide in Europe; 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 what appears to be a mid-life crisis toward a knowledgebased society. Figure4 presents an intensity map of the world; 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. Finally, Appendix A of the present chapter details the structure of the NRI and describes the method of calculation. TOP 10 As in previous years, 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. The Asian Tigers composed of Singapore, Hong kong SAR, the Republic of korea, and Taiwan (China) also perform very strongly, all of them positioned at the forefront of the NRI and with Singapore, Hong kong SAR, and the Republic of korea featuring among the top 10. 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 the United kingdom that have recognized the potential of ICTS to embark in a new economic and social revolution, and thus have invested substantially in developing their digital potential. In dynamic terms, this year the rankings remain very stable, with no movement in the top 6 and negligible Figure 4: The Networked Readiness Index map Value n 5. 4 7. 0 (best) n 5. 0 5. 4 n 4. 0 5. 0 n 3. 3 4. 0 n 1. 0 (worst) 3. 3 n Not covered 2014 World Economic Forum 1. 1: 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 . 04 1 ADV 2 Singapore 5. 97 2 ADV 3 Sweden 5. 93 3 ADV 4 Netherlands 5. 79 4 ADV 5 Norway 5. 70 5 ADV 6 Switzerland 5. 62 6 ADV 7 United states 5. 61 9 ADV 8 Hong kong SAR 5. 60 14 ADV 9 United kingdom 5. 54 7 ADV 10 Korea, Rep. 5. 54 11 ADV 11 Luxembourg 5. 53 16 ADV 12 Germany 5. 50 13 ADV 13 Denmark 5. 50 8 ADV 14 Taiwan China 5. 47 10 ADV 15 Israel 5. 42 15 ADV 16 Japan 5. 41 21 ADV 17 Canada 5 . 41 12 ADV 18 Australia 5. 40 18 ADV 19 Iceland 5. 30 17 ADV 20 New zealand 5. 27 20 ADV 21 Estonia 5. 27 22 ADV 22 Austria 5. 26 19 ADV 23 Qatar 5. 22 23 MENA 24 United arab emirates 5. 20 25 MENA 25 France 5. 09 26 ADV 26 Ireland 5. 07 27 ADV 27 Belgium 5 . 06 24 ADV 28 Malta 4. 96 28 ADV 29 Bahrain 4. 86 29 MENA 30 Malaysia 4. 83 30 DEVASIA 31 Lithuania 4. 78 32 CEE 32 Saudi arabia 4. 78 31 MENA 33 Portugal 4. 73 33 ADV 34 Spain 4. 69 38 ADV 35 Chile 4. 61 34 LATAM 36 Slovenia 4. 60 37 ADV 37 Cyprus 4. 60 35 ADV 38 Kazakhstan 4. 58 43 CIS 39 Latvia 4. 58 41 CEE 40 Oman 4. 56 40 MENA 41 Puerto rico 4 . 54 36 ADV 42 Czech republic 4. 49 42 ADV 43 Panama 4. 36 46 LATAM 44 Jordan 4. 36 47 MENA 45 Brunei Darussalam 4. 34 57 DEVASIA 46 Croatia 4. 34 51 CEE 47 Hungary 4. 32 44 CEE 48 Mauritius 4. 31 55 SSA 49 Azerbaijan 4. 31 56 CIS 50 Russian Federation 4. 30 54 CIS 51 Turkey 4. 30 45 CEE 52 Montenegro 4. 27 48 CEE 53 Costa rica 4. 25 53 LATAM 54 Poland 4 . 24 49 CEE 55 Barbados 4. 22 39 LATAM 56 Uruguay 4. 22 52 LATAM 57 Macedonia, FYR 4. 19 67 CEE 58 Italy 4. 18 50 ADV 59 Slovak Republic 4. 12 61 ADV 60 Georgia 4. 09 65 CIS 61 Mongolia 4 . 07 59 CIS 62 China 4. 05 58 DEVASIA 63 Colombia 4. 05 66 LATAM 64 Indonesia 4. 04 76 DEVASIA 65 Armenia 4. 03 82 CIS 66 Seychelles 4. 02 79 SSA 67 Thailand 4. 01 74 DEVASIA 68 Bosnia and herzegovina 3. 99 78 CEE 69 Brazil 3. 98 60 LATAM 70 South africa 3. 98 70 SSA 71 Trinidad and tobago 3 . 97 72 LATAM 72 Kuwait 3. 96 62 MENA 73 Bulgaria 3. 96 71 CEE 74 Greece 3. 95 64 ADV 2013 rank Rank Country/Economy Value (out of 144) Group*75 Romania 3. 95 75 CEE 76 Sri lanka 3. 94 69 DEVASIA 77 Moldova 3. 89 77 CIS 78 Philippines 3. 89 86 DEVASIA 79 Mexico 3. 89 63 LATAM 80 Serbia 3. 88 87 CEE 81 Ukraine 3. 87 73 CIS 82 Ecuador 3. 85 91 LATAM 83 India 3. 85 68 DEVASIA 84 Vietnam 3. 84 84 DEVASIA 85 Rwanda 3. 78 88 SSA 86 Jamaica 3. 77 85 LATAM 87 Tunisia 3. 77 n/a MENA 88 Guyana 3. 77 100 LATAM 89 Cape verde 3. 73 81 SSA 90 Peru 3. 73 103 LATAM 91 Egypt 3. 71 80 MENA 92 Kenya 3. 71 92 SSA 93 Dominican republic 3. 69 90 LATAM 94 Bhutan 3. 68 n/a DEVASIA 95 Albania 3. 66 83 CEE 96 Ghana 3. 65 95 SSA 97 Lebanon 3. 64 94 MENA 98 El salvador 3. 63 93 LATAM 99 Morocco 3. 61 89 MENA 100 Argentina 3. 53 99 LATAM 101 Guatemala 3. 52 102 LATAM 102 Paraguay 3. 47 104 LATAM 103 Botswana 3. 43 96 SSA 104 Iran , Islamic Rep. 3. 42 101 MENA 105 Namibia 3. 41 111 SSA 106 Venezuela 3. 39 108 LATAM 107 Gambia , The 3. 38 98 SSA 108 Cambodia 3. 36 106 DEVASIA 109 Lao PDR 3. 34 n/a DEVASIA 110 Zambia 3 . 34 115 SSA 111 Pakistan 3. 33 105 MENA 112 Nigeria 3. 31 113 SSA 113 Suriname 3. 30 117 LATAM 114 Senegal 3. 30 107 SSA 115 Uganda 3. 25 110 SSA 116 Honduras 3. 24 109 LATAM 117 Zimbabwe 3. 24 116 SSA 118 Kyrgyz Republic 3. 22 118 CIS 119 Bangladesh 3. 21 114 DEVASIA 120 Bolivia 3 . 21 119 LATAM 121 Liberia 3. 19 97 SSA 122 Côte d'ivoire 3. 14 120 SSA 123 Nepal 3. 09 126 DEVASIA 124 Nicaragua 3. 08 125 LATAM 125 Tanzania 3. 04 127 SSA 126 Swaziland 3. 00 136 SSA 127 Mali 3. 00 122 SSA 128 Gabon 2. 98 121 SSA 129 Algeria 2. 98 131 MENA 130 Ethiopia 2 . 95 128 SSA 131 Cameroon 2. 94 124 SSA 132 Malawi 2 90 129 SSA 133 Lesotho 2. 88 138 SSA 134 Sierra leone 2. 85 143 SSA 135 Benin 2. 82 123 SSA 136 Burkina faso 2. 78 130 SSA 137 Mozambique 2. 77 133 SSA 138 Libya 2. 75 132 MENA 139 Madagascar 2. 74 137 SSA 140 Yemen 2. 73 139 MENA 141 Timor-Leste 2. 69 134 DEVASIA 142 Mauritania 2. 61 135 MENA 143 Haiti 2. 52 141 LATAM 144 Angola 2. 52 n/a SSA 145 Guinea 2. 48 140 SSA 146 Myanmar 2. 35 n/a DEVASIA 147 Burundi 2. 31 144 SSA 148 Chad 2. 22 142 SSA Note: Group classification follows the International monetary fund's classification (situation as of October 2013.**Groups: ADV=Advanced economies; CIS=Commonwealth of independent states and Mongolia; DEVASIA=Developing Asia; LATAM=Latin america and the Caribbean; MENA=Middle east and North africa; SSA=Sub-saharan africa. Table 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 11 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 Table 2: Environment subindex and pillars ENVIRONMENT SUBINDEX Rank Country/Economy Score Rank Score Rank Score 1 Singapore 5. 87 1 5. 90 1 5. 84 2 New zealand 5. 63 2 5. 88 8 5. 37 3 Finland 5. 62 3 5. 86 9 5. 37 4 Hong kong SAR 5. 56 11 5. 40 2 5. 72 5 United kingdom 5. 50 5 5 . 66 10 5. 33 6 Netherlands 5. 48 8 5. 53 5 5. 44 7 Norway 5. 46 7 5 . 54 6 5. 38 8 Sweden 5. 45 6 5. 63 15 5. 26 9 Switzerland 5. 41 9 5 . 51 12 5. 31 10 Canada 5. 39 12 5. 31 3 5. 46 11 Luxembourg 5. 31 4 5 . 73 29 4. 90 12 Ireland 5. 27 13 5. 29 16 5. 25 13 Qatar 5. 23 14 5. 23 17 5 . 23 14 Australia 5. 20 15 5. 23 21 5. 17 15 United states 5. 19 22 5. 00 7 5 . 38 16 Denmark 5. 19 19 5. 16 18 5. 21 17 Germany 5. 14 10 5. 41 31 4 . 87 18 United arab emirates 5. 10 24 4. 91 13 5. 28 19 Belgium 5. 08 21 5. 01 22 5 . 14 20 Iceland 5. 01 27 4. 81 19 5. 21 21 Japan 4. 99 16 5. 23 40 4 . 75 22 Israel 4. 97 28 4. 67 14 5. 27 23 Austria 4. 97 18 5. 19 39 4 75 24 Malaysia 4. 95 25 4. 84 24 5. 07 25 Taiwan, China 4. 94 34 4. 43 4 5. 45 26 Estonia 4. 88 26 4. 83 28 4. 93 27 Saudi arabia 4. 86 31 4. 59 23 5. 12 28 Rwanda 4. 83 17 5. 22 55 4. 45 29 Chile 4. 83 38 4. 34 11 5. 32 30 France 4. 82 23 4. 97 47 4. 67 31 South africa 4. 76 20 5. 05 53 4. 48 32 Puerto rico 4. 75 29 4. 64 33 4. 86 33 Oman 4. 69 32 4. 54 36 4. 84 34 Korea Rep. 4. 68 42 4. 18 20 5. 19 35 Portugal 4. 63 39 4. 26 25 5. 00 36 Malta 4. 62 30 4. 63 49 4. 62 37 Mauritius 4. 61 33 4. 48 43 4. 75 38 Barbados 4. 58 35 4. 42 42 4. 75 39 Cyprus 4. 57 45 4. 16 26 4. 98 40 Bahrain 4. 52 48 4. 07 27 4. 96 41 Jordan 4. 45 44 4. 16 41 4. 75 42 Latvia 4. 44 53 4. 01 32 4. 86 43 Lithuania 4. 41 52 4. 02 37 4. 79 44 Turkey 4. 38 55 4. 00 38 4. 77 45 Spain 4. 31 47 4. 09 51 4. 54 46 Panama 4. 31 62 3 76 35 4. 85 47 Slovenia 4. 28 72 3. 66 30 4. 89 48 Ghana 4. 23 41 4. 19 66 4. 28 49 Czech republic 4. 23 51 4. 05 60 4. 41 50 Hungary 4. 22 54 4. 00 56 4. 44 51 Uruguay 4. 21 57 3. 96 54 4. 46 52 Montenegro 4. 21 80 3. 56 34 4. 86 53 Macedonia, FYR 4. 21 67 3. 74 46 4. 67 54 Brunei Darussalam 4 . 20 46 4. 15 69 4. 25 55 Poland 4. 12 65 3. 75 52 4. 49 56 Thailand 4 . 12 79 3. 56 45 4. 69 57 Kazakhstan 4. 11 61 3. 80 58 4. 42 58 Croatia 4 . 10 88 3. 51 44 4. 69 59 Namibia 4. 10 37 4. 38 112 3. 81 60 Zambia 4. 07 59 3. 82 63 4. 33 61 Botswana 4. 05 40 4. 26 107 3. 84 62 Seychelles 4. 05 49 4. 07 90 4. 02 63 Indonesia 4. 04 68 3. 71 62 4. 36 64 Costa rica 4. 00 63 3. 76 70 4. 24 65 Guyana 4. 00 64 3. 76 71 4. 23 66 Lao PDR 3. 99 50 4 . 06 97 3. 92 67 Jamaica 3. 96 60 3. 82 80 4. 10 68 Gambia The 3. 95 36 4. 39 125 3. 50 69 Cape verde 3. 94 58 3. 91 93 3. 98 70 Azerbaijan 3. 94 66 3. 75 77 4. 13 71 Bulgaria 3. 94 105 3. 29 50 4. 59 72 Mongolia 3. 91 98 3. 39 57 4. 43 73 Georgia 3. 91 97 3. 40 59 4. 42 74 Slovak Republic 3. 90 83 3. 55 68 4. 25 ENVIRONMENT SUBINDEX Rank Country/Economy Score Rank Score Rank Score 75 Mexico 3. 88 70 3. 68 85 4. 07 76 Bhutan 3. 87 43 4. 17 123 3. 57 77 China 3. 87 56 3. 97 115 3. 76 78 Kuwait 3. 85 75 3. 61 81 4. 09 79 Sri lanka 3 85 74 3. 62 82 4. 08 80 Bosnia and herzegovina 3. 83 76 3. 59 83 4. 08 81 Ecuador 3. 81 89 3. 51 78 4. 12 82 Liberia 3. 80 92 3. 45 75 4. 15 83 Armenia 3. 80 104 3. 32 67 4. 28 84 Morocco 3. 79 81 3. 56 88 4. 03 85 Romania 3. 79 101 3. 38 72 4. 20 86 Iran, Islamic Rep. 3. 79 86 3. 53 86 4. 04 87 Russian Federation 3. 78 100 3. 39 73 4. 17 88 Italy 3. 77 99 3. 39 76 4. 15 89 Greece 3. 76 114 3. 20 64 4. 32 90 Philippines 3. 76 87 3. 51 92 4. 01 91 India 3 76 73 3. 64 103 3. 87 92 Kenya 3. 75 71 3. 67 110 3. 83 93 Peru 3. 75 119 3. 10 61 4. 39 94 Trinidad and tobago 3. 73 93 3. 45 91 4. 01 95 Albania 3. 72 117 3. 14 65 4. 31 96 Vietnam 3. 68 91 3. 47 100 3. 88 97 Dominican republic 3. 68 110 3. 24 79 4. 12 98 Cambodia 3. 66 95 3. 43 98 3. 90 99 Lesotho 3. 66 90 3. 48 108 3. 84 100 Senegal 3. 64 106 3. 26 89 4. 02 101 Colombia 3. 64 96 3. 41 104 3. 87 102 Tunisia 3. 64 94 3. 44 109 3. 83 103 Lebanon 3. 63 142 2. 62 48 4. 63 104 Uganda 3. 59 77 3. 57 121 3. 61 105 Guatemala 3. 59 123 3. 02 74 4 . 16 106 Serbia 3. 58 118 3. 11 87 4. 04 107 Malawi 3. 57 69 3. 70 130 3 . 43 108 Sierra leone 3. 55 82 3. 55 124 3. 55 109 Nigeria 3. 54 112 3. 23 106 3 . 85 110 El salvador 3. 53 121 3. 10 95 3. 96 111 Côte d'ivoire 3. 52 116 3. 16 102 3 . 87 112 Ethiopia 3. 50 102 3. 37 120 3. 64 113 Swaziland 3. 49 84 3. 55 129 3 . 44 114 Ukraine 3. 48 130 2. 89 84 4. 08 115 Tanzania 3. 47 85 3 54 132 3 . 39 116 Brazil 3. 45 78 3. 57 135 3. 33 117 Mali 3. 44 111 3. 23 119 3. 65 118 Pakistan 3 . 44 124 3. 00 101 3. 88 119 Egypt 3. 44 115 3. 18 117 3. 69 120 Madagascar 3 . 43 129 2. 90 94 3. 97 121 Moldova 3. 42 126 2. 98 105 3. 85 122 Kyrgyz Republic 3. 39 131 2. 89 99 3. 89 123 Nepal 3. 39 125 2. 99 113 3. 78 124 Mozambique 3. 36 113 3. 22 126 3. 49 125 Cameroon 3. 35 132 2. 87 111 3. 83 126 Burkina faso 3. 35 108 3. 24 128 3. 45 127 Benin 3. 33 107 3. 25 131 3 41 128 Nicaragua 3. 32 103 3. 32 136 3. 31 129 Honduras 3. 31 128 2. 95 118 3. 67 130 Paraguay 3. 30 136 2 . 66 96 3. 94 131 Bolivia 3. 22 109 3. 24 139 3. 20 132 Bangladesh 3. 21 138 2 . 65 114 3. 77 133 Zimbabwe 3. 20 122 3. 06 133 3. 35 134 Gabon 3. 20 120 3 . 10 137 3. 30 135 Argentina 3. 19 135 2. 78 122 3. 61 136 Libya 3. 17 141 2 . 64 116 3. 69 137 Suriname 3. 16 134 2. 84 127 3. 48 138 Timor-Leste 3. 14 127 2. 95 134 3. 33 139 Yemen 2. 94 143 2. 58 138 3. 30 140 Mauritania 2 91 133 2. 86 143 2. 95 141 Haiti 2. 84 144 2. 58 141 3. 09 142 Guinea 2. 77 139 2. 65 144 2 . 89 143 Algeria 2. 76 140 2. 64 145 2. 87 144 Burundi 2. 73 146 2. 43 142 3 . 03 145 Venezuela 2. 72 148 2. 30 140 3. 15 146 Myanmar 2. 68 137 2. 66 146 2 . 71 147 Angola 2. 59 145 2. 52 147 2. 65 148 Chad 2. 40 147 2. 43 148 2 . 36 Political and Business and regulatory innovation environment environment Political and Business and regulatory innovation environment environment 2014 World Economic Forum 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 12 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Table 3: Readiness subindex and pillars READINESS SUBINDEX Rank Country/Economy Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score 1 Finland 6. 61 1 6. 88 18 6. 41 1 6. 55 2 Iceland 6. 44 2 6. 88 13 6. 44 13 5 . 99 3 Sweden 6. 39 3 6. 85 10 6. 48 21 5. 83 4 Norway 6. 28 6 6 . 80 28 6. 18 17 5. 86 5 United states 6. 27 4 6. 83 21 6. 36 32 5. 62 6 Singapore 6. 20 16 6. 30 46 5. 88 2 6. 42 7 Taiwan China 6. 17 5 6. 81 53 5. 74 14 5. 96 8 Germany 6. 16 11 6. 48 43 5. 94 12 6. 05 9 Australia 6. 15 8 6. 79 49 5. 83 20 5. 85 10 Switzerland 6. 15 9 6. 69 66 5. 40 3 6. 36 11 Austria 6. 14 10 6. 53 34 6 . 09 22 5. 79 12 Hong kong SAR 6. 11 26 5. 88 22 6. 36 10 6. 08 13 Canada 6. 10 7 6. 79 65 5. 41 8 6. 10 14 Denmark 6. 06 20 6. 15 29 6 . 17 18 5. 85 15 Netherlands 5. 97 14 6. 42 69 5. 37 7 6. 12 16 Cyprus 5 . 95 28 5. 80 39 6. 00 11 6. 05 17 Korea, Rep. 5. 93 13 6. 42 57 5. 72 31 5. 66 18 Luxembourg 5. 91 17 6. 29 56 5. 73 27 5. 73 19 Japan 5. 84 21 6. 09 54 5. 73 29 5. 69 20 Israel 5. 76 29 5. 71 35 6. 05 39 5. 51 21 United kingdom 5. 74 15 6. 36 79 5. 16 28 5. 69 22 Estonia 5. 73 25 5. 94 61 5. 51 25 5. 76 23 Malta 5. 73 18 6. 28 90 4. 99 16 5. 90 24 Lithuania 5. 69 45 4. 85 12 6. 45 23 5. 78 25 Belgium 5. 66 22 6. 04 101 4 . 59 4 6. 34 26 Ireland 5. 65 19 6. 17 98 4. 68 9 6. 09 27 France 5. 64 27 5. 80 72 5. 27 19 5. 85 28 Slovenia 5. 60 24 5. 95 82 5. 12 26 5. 74 29 Latvia 5. 60 41 5. 03 26 6. 21 35 5. 56 30 Spain 5. 60 32 5. 48 41 5. 99 50 5. 33 31 Kazakhstan 5. 57 58 4. 50 2 6. 88 51 5. 32 32 Bahrain 5. 52 39 5. 05 25 6. 29 58 5. 23 33 Italy 5. 49 42 4. 91 32 6 . 09 43 5. 47 34 Ukraine 5. 49 74 4. 06 3 6. 88 37 5. 54 35 Czech republic 5 . 49 23 6. 04 84 5. 09 49 5. 33 36 Qatar 5. 48 31 5. 60 100 4. 59 5 6. 26 37 Russian Federation 5. 46 47 4. 81 14 6. 44 64 5. 13 38 United arab emirates 5. 44 30 5. 62 85 5. 09 33 5. 62 39 Poland 5. 40 38 5. 07 52 5. 78 48 5. 34 40 Georgia 5. 39 59 4. 50 4 6. 82 78 4. 85 41 Croatia 5. 38 54 4. 57 36 6. 03 36 5. 55 42 Turkey 5. 35 48 4. 78 17 6. 43 80 4. 85 43 Portugal 5. 35 36 5. 18 62 5. 47 46 5. 40 44 Mongolia 5. 31 69 4. 19 7 6 . 61 65 5 12 45 New zealand 5. 27 12 6. 42 127 3. 24 6 6. 14 46 Bosnia and herzegovina 5. 25 63 4. 38 30 6. 12 57 5. 25 47 Mauritius 5. 22 76 3. 88 11 6. 47 52 5. 32 48 Jordan 5. 22 88 3. 51 6 6. 64 38 5. 51 49 Azerbaijan 5. 21 55 4. 55 40 5. 99 66 5. 09 50 Costa rica 5. 21 92 3. 43 15 6. 44 24 5. 76 51 Armenia 5. 13 53 4. 58 63 5. 45 47 5. 37 52 Romania 5. 11 51 4. 69 68 5 . 39 54 5. 26 53 Serbia 5. 11 49 4. 77 67 5. 39 63 5. 15 54 Saudi arabia 5 . 11 33 5. 32 96 4. 73 55 5. 26 55 Moldova 5. 10 60 4. 44 31 6. 12 84 4. 74 56 Trinidad and tobago 5. 09 57 4. 52 74 5. 25 42 5. 49 57 Oman 5. 07 70 4. 14 33 6. 09 73 4. 99 58 Panama 5. 06 65 4. 28 27 6. 20 86 4. 72 59 Malaysia 5. 03 71 4. 12 48 5. 88 67 5. 09 60 Chile 5. 01 44 4. 86 81 5 . 13 71 5. 02 61 Montenegro 4. 99 46 4. 81 103 4. 54 34 5. 62 62 Greece 4 . 97 40 5. 04 102 4. 59 53 5. 29 63 Thailand 4. 97 73 4. 07 47 5. 88 74 4. 95 64 Kuwait 4. 95 52 4. 65 76 5. 18 70 5. 03 65 Indonesia 4. 92 85 3. 58 37 6. 03 61 5. 16 66 Slovak Republic 4. 91 62 4. 40 71 5. 31 72 5. 01 67 Hungary 4. 89 64 4. 35 94 4. 80 41 5. 50 68 Uruguay 4. 88 50 4. 76 80 5. 14 83 4. 75 69 Sri lanka 4. 88 104 3. 12 38 6. 02 40 5. 51 70 Colombia 4. 85 80 3. 74 44 5. 93 76 4. 89 71 Macedonia FYR 4. 85 61 4. 43 88 5. 04 68 5. 07 72 Venezuela 4. 78 91 3. 44 20 6. 39 94 4. 50 73 China 4. 76 86 3. 53 60 5. 57 59 5. 18 74 Seychelles 4. 76 43 4. 91 113 3. 92 44 5. 44 READINESS SUBINDEX Rank Country/Economy Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score 75 Bulgaria 4. 75 34 5. 26 119 3. 74 56 5. 26 76 Brazil 4. 71 56 4. 53 91 4. 97 91 4. 62 77 Vietnam 4. 65 121 2. 69 8 6. 59 88 4. 68 78 Brunei Darussalam 4. 65 37 5. 15 129 3. 12 30 5. 69 79 Lebanon 4. 63 77 3. 86 99 4 62 45 5. 41 80 Guyana 4. 62 98 3. 32 70 5. 37 60 5. 18 81 Philippines 4. 60 89 3. 51 75 5. 24 69 5. 07 82 Paraguay 4. 60 72 4. 10 50 5 . 81 105 3. 89 83 Ecuador 4. 59 75 3. 94 92 4. 89 75 4. 94 84 Bhutan 4 . 58 67 4. 22 45 5. 89 114 3. 63 85 India 4. 57 119 2. 72 1 7. 00 101 4. 00 86 Albania 4. 57 90 3. 49 87 5. 07 62 5. 16 87 Tunisia 4. 55 83 3. 59 73 5. 25 81 4. 80 88 Jamaica 4. 52 79 3. 81 89 5. 03 87 4. 71 89 Puerto rico 4 46 66 4. 24 n/a n/a 90 4. 68 90 Peru 4. 43 95 3. 37 59 5. 65 99 4. 27 91 Barbados 4. 40 35 5. 25 144 1. 99 15 5. 95 92 Suriname 4. 40 101 3. 25 86 5. 08 77 4. 86 93 Egypt 4. 35 99 3. 30 16 6. 44 120 3. 32 94 Mexico 4. 34 81 3. 72 93 4. 89 95 4. 42 95 Morocco 4. 31 93 3. 42 51 5. 78 111 3. 73 96 El salvador 4. 24 102 3. 15 55 5. 73 107 3 . 85 97 Zimbabwe 4. 20 128 2. 42 24 6. 33 108 3. 85 98 South africa 4. 17 68 4 . 21 112 3. 97 97 4. 32 99 Kenya 4. 14 94 3. 39 97 4. 73 98 4. 29 100 Argentina 4 . 13 78 3. 86 121 3. 69 79 4. 85 101 Algeria 4. 12 127 2. 43 42 5. 96 102 3. 99 102 Cape verde 4. 09 107 3. 06 106 4. 45 82 4. 76 103 Dominican republic 4. 05 87 3. 52 95 4. 75 106 3. 88 104 Bangladesh 4. 02 112 2. 88 23 6. 34 128 2. 84 105 Pakistan 3. 97 110 2. 97 19 6. 40 136 2. 54 106 Kyrgyz Republic 3. 95 96 3. 35 116 3. 83 89 4. 68 107 Guatemala 3. 92 100 3. 29 78 5. 17 122 3. 31 108 Honduras 3. 89 115 2. 83 77 5. 18 112 3. 67 109 Ghana 3. 89 124 2. 50 64 5 . 41 110 3. 75 110 Iran, Islamic Rep. 3. 87 103 3. 14 118 3. 74 85 4. 73 111 Nepal 3. 82 141 1. 65 9 6. 49 121 3. 32 112 Uganda 3. 80 113 2. 87 58 5. 68 127 2. 86 113 Cambodia 3. 73 97 3. 35 105 4. 50 119 3. 34 114 Liberia 3. 70 145 1. 57 5 6. 78 131 2. 75 115 Bolivia 3. 58 114 2. 83 126 3 . 36 93 4. 54 116 Namibia 3. 46 106 3. 10 125 3. 37 104 3. 91 117 Gabon 3 . 34 132 2 28 109 4. 09 113 3. 66 118 Botswana 3. 32 109 3. 01 142 2. 39 92 4. 57 119 Nigeria 3. 31 117 2. 81 107 4. 42 132 2. 71 120 Yemen 3. 31 129 2. 39 83 5. 12 138 2. 41 121 Nicaragua 3. 30 82 3. 66 140 2. 48 109 3. 76 122 Libya 3. 23 84 3. 58 145 1. 73 96 4. 37 123 Tanzania 3. 17 120 2. 70 111 4 . 03 129 2. 77 124 Côte d'ivoire 3. 15 105 3. 11 120 3. 70 133 2. 65 125 Rwanda 3 . 14 108 3. 05 128 3. 13 123 3. 25 126 Zambia 3. 12 130 2. 37 124 3. 40 117 3 59 127 Senegal 3. 08 116 2. 83 117 3. 78 134 2. 64 128 Swaziland 3. 07 118 2. 79 143 2. 28 100 4. 14 129 Lao PDR 3. 03 125 2. 46 130 3. 10 118 3. 51 130 Lesotho 2. 99 131 2. 37 138 2. 66 103 3. 95 131 Gambia, The 2. 85 123 2. 60 137 2. 75 124 3. 20 132 Timor-Leste 2. 80 111 2. 97 133 2. 83 135 2. 61 133 Mauritania 2. 78 139 1. 72 104 4. 53 145 2. 08 134 Benin 2. 76 122 2. 69 134 2. 82 130 2. 76 135 Ethiopia 2. 70 135 1. 95 115 3. 85 140 2. 30 136 Malawi 2. 70 126 2. 43 139 2. 62 125 3. 03 137 Cameroon 2. 65 143 1. 58 136 2. 77 116 3 . 60 138 Angola 2. 63 146 1. 55 110 4. 07 141 2. 26 139 Guinea 2. 63 134 2 . 01 122 3. 69 142 2. 17 140 Haiti 2. 61 142 1. 63 108 4. 09 143 2. 11 141 Sierra leone 2. 59 138 1. 85 114 3. 88 146 2. 03 142 Mozambique 2. 31 137 1. 86 132 3. 06 147 2. 00 143 Mali 2. 29 140 1. 69 135 2. 78 139 2. 41 144 Madagascar 2. 29 144 1. 57 141 2. 42 126 2. 88 145 Burundi 2. 28 133 2. 12 n /a n/a 137 2. 45 146 Chad 2. 24 148 1. 39 123 3. 44 148 1. 89 147 Burkina faso 2. 21 147 1 . 41 131 3. 10 144 2. 11 148 Myanmar 2. 16 136 1. 88 146 1. 00 115 3. 60 Infrastructure and digital content Affordability Skills Infrastructure and digital content Affordability Skills 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 13 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 Table 4: Usage subindex and pillars USAGE SUBINDEX Rank Country/Economy Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score 1 Sweden 6. 06 1 6. 59 3 5. 99 7 5. 60 2 Finland 6. 01 6 6. 42 2 6. 02 8 5 . 57 3 Korea, Rep. 5. 89 9 6. 32 10 5. 48 3 5. 85 4 Singapore 5. 87 10 6. 13 15 5. 21 1 6. 26 5 Netherlands 5. 86 4 6. 48 6 5. 71 14 5 . 40 6 Norway 5. 79 2 6. 57 12 5. 44 15 5. 36 7 Denmark 5. 75 3 6 . 57 7 5. 66 26 5. 01 8 Luxembourg 5. 73 5 6. 43 13 5. 27 10 5. 48 9 Japan 5. 69 16 5. 92 4 5. 99 22 5. 15 10 Switzerland 5. 64 11 6. 07 1 6. 10 35 4. 74 11 United states 5. 60 18 5. 76 9 5. 56 11 5. 47 12 United kingdom 5. 58 8 6. 33 17 5. 06 17 5. 35 13 Germany 5. 51 19 5. 72 5 5. 85 27 4. 97 14 Israel 5. 45 26 5. 51 8 5. 66 19 5. 19 15 Hong kong SAR 5. 41 12 6. 03 16 5. 13 24 5. 07 16 New zealand 5. 37 13 5. 98 21 4. 81 18 5. 34 17 Taiwan China 5. 34 28 5. 44 14 5. 24 16 5. 36 18 Qatar 5. 33 21 5. 69 26 4. 53 4 5. 77 19 Australia 5. 28 15 5. 92 24 4. 75 21 5. 17 20 Austria 5. 27 20 5. 71 11 5. 44 36 4. 65 21 United arab emirates 5. 24 29 5. 30 29 4 . 37 2 6. 06 22 Estonia 5. 22 17 5. 84 28 4. 38 12 5. 45 23 France 5 . 16 22 5. 65 20 4. 88 28 4. 96 24 Iceland 5. 16 7 6. 39 22 4. 80 53 4. 28 25 Bahrain 5. 13 14 5. 96 49 3. 81 5 5. 62 26 Canada 5. 04 27 5. 46 25 4. 63 25 5. 05 27 Belgium 5. 02 25 5. 52 18 5. 05 42 4. 47 28 Malta 5. 01 24 5. 55 32 4. 09 13 5. 40 29 Ireland 4. 92 23 5. 57 23 4 . 75 45 4. 43 30 Malaysia 4. 83 49 4. 49 27 4. 45 9 5. 55 31 Saudi arabia 4 . 78 44 4. 67 34 4. 04 6 5. 62 32 Portugal 4. 56 42 4. 83 35 4. 04 33 4. 81 33 Spain 4. 53 32 5. 21 40 3. 96 44 4. 44 34 Lithuania 4. 51 41 4. 83 33 4. 09 37 4. 60 35 Slovenia 4. 44 34 5. 09 37 4. 02 57 4. 20 36 Puerto rico 4. 40 63 4. 03 19 5. 05 63 4. 12 37 Oman 4. 40 56 4. 30 57 3 . 72 20 5. 18 38 Kazakhstan 4. 39 51 4. 42 66 3. 61 23 5. 12 39 Chile 4 . 37 52 4. 40 45 3. 89 32 4. 83 40 Czech republic 4. 36 30 5. 26 31 4. 10 96 3. 72 41 Brunei Darussalam 4. 36 50 4. 47 56 3. 73 30 4. 86 42 Latvia 4 . 35 31 5. 25 48 3. 81 78 3. 97 43 Barbados 4. 30 33 5. 11 53 3. 77 72 4. 01 44 Azerbaijan 4. 24 61 4. 19 52 3. 78 34 4. 77 45 Hungary 4. 21 40 4 91 62 3. 67 69 4. 04 46 Croatia 4. 18 39 4. 99 81 3. 46 65 4. 08 47 Brazil 4. 13 59 4. 21 41 3. 92 54 4. 27 48 Cyprus 4. 13 45 4. 62 58 3 . 71 66 4. 07 49 Slovak Republic 4. 11 35 5. 09 65 3. 66 106 3. 60 50 Panama 4. 10 68 3. 74 39 3. 99 39 4. 56 51 Italy 4. 07 37 5. 05 61 3 . 68 112 3. 49 52 Montenegro 4. 07 55 4. 32 69 3. 59 51 4. 30 53 Russian Federation 4. 06 46 4. 61 84 3. 45 61 4. 13 54 Poland 4. 06 36 5. 08 75 3 . 52 108 3 57 55 Uruguay 4. 05 48 4. 55 86 3. 43 59 4. 16 56 Macedonia, FYR 4. 03 53 4 . 38 101 3. 31 47 4. 41 57 Costa rica 4. 02 64 3. 95 38 4. 01 64 4. 12 58 Kuwait 4. 00 38 5. 01 94 3. 40 105 3. 60 59 Jordan 3. 96 67 3. 79 47 3. 81 52 4. 28 60 Mauritius 3. 95 66 3. 86 64 3. 66 48 4. 34 61 China 3. 91 80 3. 27 44 3. 89 38 4. 58 62 Colombia 3. 91 77 3. 40 79 3. 47 31 4. 86 63 Turkey 3. 90 69 3. 69 46 3. 87 60 4. 14 64 Seychelles 3. 90 65 3. 87 55 3. 76 68 4. 06 65 Bulgaria 3. 87 47 4. 61 104 3. 29 97 3. 71 66 Trinidad and tobago 3. 86 60 4. 20 87 3. 43 80 3. 96 67 Greece 3. 83 43 4. 74 102 3. 30 117 3. 45 68 Romania 3. 76 62 4. 17 98 3. 34 90 3. 77 69 Indonesia 3. 75 95 2. 90 36 4. 03 49 4. 31 70 South africa 3. 72 78 3. 39 30 4. 15 103 3. 62 71 Mexico 3. 72 89 3. 07 70 3. 59 40 4. 50 72 Serbia 3. 66 54 4. 36 133 2. 93 100 3. 69 73 Armenia 3. 65 74 3. 52 82 3 . 45 76 3. 98 74 Ecuador 3. 63 83 3. 18 71 3. 59 62 4. 13 USAGE SUBINDEX Rank Country/Economy Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score 75 Georgia 3. 63 76 3. 43 110 3. 21 55 4. 24 76 Philippines 3. 63 91 2. 94 43 3. 89 67 4. 06 77 Argentina 3. 62 57 4. 26 99 3 . 33 121 3. 26 78 Vietnam 3. 60 84 3. 18 88 3. 43 58 4. 19 79 Bosnia and herzegovina 3 . 59 70 3. 67 92 3. 42 99 3. 69 80 Thailand 3. 58 85 3. 17 59 3. 70 84 3. 88 81 Sri lanka 3. 54 112 2. 38 50 3. 80 43 4. 44 82 Morocco 3 53 72 3. 63 111 3. 21 92 3. 76 83 Moldova 3. 53 73 3. 55 125 3. 05 75 3. 99 84 Tunisia 3. 51 81 3. 25 103 3. 30 77 3. 98 85 Mongolia 3. 50 90 3. 04 83 3 . 45 71 4. 02 86 Kenya 3. 49 113 2. 30 54 3. 76 46 4. 41 87 Dominican republic 3 . 49 93 2. 92 67 3. 60 81 3. 95 88 Botswana 3. 46 79 3. 31 106 3. 25 86 3. 82 89 Egypt 3. 45 71 3. 66 112 3. 21 113 3. 49 90 Lebanon 3. 45 58 4. 23 116 3. 19 136 2. 93 91 India 3. 45 121 2. 08 51 3. 78 41 4. 48 92 Cape verde 3. 45 97 2. 84 115 3. 19 50 4. 31 93 El salvador 3. 44 96 2. 85 80 3 . 47 74 4. 00 94 Jamaica 3. 43 87 3. 10 72 3. 58 104 3. 62 95 Albania 3 . 41 82 3. 25 107 3. 24 93 3. 75 96 Guatemala 3. 41 99 2. 77 42 3. 90 109 3. 57 97 Rwanda 3. 39 138 1. 68 76 3. 52 29 4. 96 98 Peru 3. 36 94 2. 91 89 3. 43 94 3. 75 99 Gambia The 3. 35 120 2. 12 60 3. 69 56 4. 24 100 Ghana 3. 34 100 2. 74 90 3 . 42 85 3. 88 101 Ukraine 3. 34 75 3. 49 93 3. 40 129 3. 12 102 Guyana 3 . 34 103 2. 54 63 3. 66 87 3. 81 103 Namibia 3. 25 101 2. 69 68 3. 59 116 3. 47 104 Zambia 3. 17 123 2. 04 77 3. 51 79 3. 97 105 Nigeria 3. 17 110 2. 42 73 3. 55 111 3. 54 106 Senegal 3. 17 115 2. 26 85 3. 45 88 3. 80 107 Cambodia 3. 16 105 2. 51 78 3. 48 114 3. 48 108 Venezuela 3. 13 88 3. 07 119 3 15 127 3. 18 109 Paraguay 3. 13 98 2. 79 105 3. 27 120 3. 33 110 Bhutan 3. 10 114 2. 28 130 2. 99 70 4. 04 111 Mali 3. 08 118 2. 14 114 3 . 19 82 3. 91 112 Lao PDR 3. 07 129 1. 87 74 3. 54 89 3. 80 113 Iran , Islamic Rep. 3. 05 111 2. 39 129 3. 00 91 3. 76 114 Suriname 3. 04 86 3. 11 108 3. 23 141 2. 78 115 Côte d'ivoire 3. 04 117 2. 17 96 3. 37 107 3. 58 116 Bolivia 3. 02 108 2. 44 118 3. 16 115 3. 47 117 Honduras 2. 95 106 2. 46 91 3. 42 133 2 98 118 Zimbabwe 2. 93 107 2. 45 109 3. 22 128 3. 14 119 Cameroon 2. 93 130 1 . 78 95 3. 38 102 3. 64 120 Bangladesh 2. 91 134 1. 72 127 3. 00 73 4. 00 121 Pakistan 2. 91 126 1. 93 97 3. 36 118 3. 43 122 Gabon 2. 90 109 2. 43 126 3. 02 122 3. 26 123 Nicaragua 2. 84 122 2. 08 113 3. 20 123 3. 25 124 Tanzania 2. 84 137 1. 69 120 3. 13 98 3. 69 125 Uganda 2. 83 140 1. 63 122 3. 12 95 3. 75 126 Kyrgyz Republic 2. 81 102 2. 55 137 2. 88 132 3. 00 127 Burkina faso 2. 73 139 1. 67 135 2. 88 101 3. 65 128 Swaziland 2. 72 119 2. 13 117 3. 19 140 2 . 84 129 Madagascar 2. 71 141 1. 60 100 3. 32 126 3. 22 130 Ethiopia 2. 71 146 1 . 46 141 2. 77 83 3. 90 131 Mozambique 2. 70 144 1. 50 124 3. 06 110 3. 55 132 Liberia 2. 68 136 1. 69 123 3. 10 124 3. 24 133 Nepal 2. 66 125 1. 96 132 2. 95 130 3. 07 134 Algeria 2. 66 104 2. 54 147 2. 47 134 2. 97 135 Sierra leone 2. 64 135 1. 70 134 2. 88 119 3. 35 136 Malawi 2. 63 142 1. 55 121 3. 12 125 3 23 137 Benin 2. 63 124 1. 98 128 3. 00 137 2. 90 138 Lesotho 2. 57 127 1 . 92 136 2. 88 135 2. 93 139 Libya 2. 56 92 2. 92 144 2. 63 148 2. 13 140 Mauritania 2. 54 116 2. 24 139 2. 85 146 2. 53 141 Timor-Leste 2. 48 128 1 . 90 142 2. 66 138 2. 89 142 Angola 2. 48 133 1. 74 143 2. 64 131 3. 07 143 Yemen 2. 44 131 1. 78 131 2. 95 145 2. 57 144 Guinea 2. 39 145 1. 47 138 2. 85 139 2. 84 145 Haiti 2. 34 132 1. 78 140 2. 77 147 2. 46 146 Myanmar 2. 22 143 1 51 145 2. 50 143 2. 65 147 Chad 2. 18 147 1. 34 146 2. 50 142 2 . 70 148 Burundi 2. 12 148 1. 30 148 2. 42 144 2. 64 Individual Business Governent usage usage usage Individual Business Governent usage usage usage 2014 World Economic Forum 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 14 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Table 5: Impact subindex and pillars IMPACT SUBINDEX Rank Country/Economy Score Rank Score Rank Score 1 Singapore 5. 93 6 5. 63 1 6. 24 2 Finland 5. 91 1 6. 04 7 5. 78 3 Netherlands 5. 85 5 5. 63 3 6. 06 4 Sweden 5. 82 2 6. 03 10 5. 62 5 Korea, Rep. 5. 67 7 5. 25 2 6. 09 6 Israel 5. 52 4 5. 64 14 5. 40 7 Taiwan, China 5. 43 12 5 . 08 6 5. 79 8 United states 5. 39 9 5. 20 12 5. 58 9 United kingdom 5. 36 14 5 . 01 9 5. 72 10 Hong kong SAR 5. 32 13 5. 03 11 5. 62 11 Switzerland 5. 30 3 5. 64 26 4. 96 12 Norway 5. 29 15 5. 00 13 5. 58 13 Estonia 5. 23 22 4. 58 4 5. 88 14 Germany 5. 20 8 5. 22 20 5. 17 15 Luxembourg 5. 17 10 5. 16 19 5. 17 16 Japan 5. 12 11 5. 12 23 5. 13 17 Canada 5. 10 17 4. 87 16 5. 33 18 United arab emirates 5. 01 27 4. 19 5 5. 84 19 Denmark 4. 99 16 4. 94 24 5. 05 20 Australia 4. 95 23 4. 57 15 5. 33 21 Qatar 4. 84 32 3. 95 8 5. 72 22 New zealand 4. 81 26 4. 44 17 5. 18 23 France 4. 73 19 4. 77 35 4. 68 24 Austria 4. 67 24 4. 51 31 4. 83 25 Iceland 4. 61 25 4. 51 34 4. 72 26 Puerto rico 4. 56 21 4. 66 38 4. 46 27 Lithuania 4. 53 28 4. 11 27 4. 96 28 Malaysia 4. 51 30 4. 01 25 5. 00 29 Belgium 4. 50 20 4. 67 40 4. 33 30 Malta 4. 49 29 4. 03 28 4. 94 31 Ireland 4. 43 18 4. 83 55 4. 03 32 Saudi arabia 4. 40 37 3. 65 22 5. 14 33 Portugal 4. 36 34 3. 87 30 4. 85 34 Spain 4. 30 31 3. 97 36 4. 63 35 Bahrain 4. 26 63 3. 35 18 5. 17 36 Kazakhstan 4. 26 60 3. 38 21 5. 15 37 Chile 4. 23 43 3. 55 29 4. 91 38 Brunei Darussalam 4. 15 51 3. 48 32 4. 82 39 Slovenia 4. 07 33 3. 92 43 4. 22 40 Oman 4. 07 56 3. 41 33 4. 73 41 Panama 3. 99 46 3. 49 37 4. 48 42 Hungary 3. 97 36 3. 68 42 4. 26 43 Latvia 3. 94 35 3. 71 45 4. 17 44 Russian Federation 3 . 91 41 3. 56 41 4. 27 45 Czech republic 3. 87 38 3. 63 47 4. 12 46 Azerbaijan 3 . 85 42 3. 55 46 4. 15 47 Montenegro 3. 81 39 3. 60 56 4. 02 48 Jordan 3 . 81 44 3. 53 51 4. 09 49 Colombia 3. 79 75 3. 16 39 4. 42 50 Costa rica 3. 75 52 3. 47 54 4. 04 51 Rwanda 3. 75 53 3. 45 53 4. 05 52 Cyprus 3. 73 45 3. 49 57 3. 97 53 Uruguay 3. 73 61 3. 36 50 4. 10 54 Croatia 3. 69 40 3. 56 66 3. 83 55 Macedonia, FYR 3. 68 65 3. 31 52 4. 06 56 China 3. 67 81 3 . 11 44 4. 22 57 Brazil 3. 64 64 3. 34 58 3. 94 58 Barbados 3. 62 57 3 . 40 64 3. 84 59 Mexico 3. 62 80 3. 12 48 4. 11 60 India 3. 61 50 3 . 48 73 3. 74 61 Egypt 3. 61 59 3. 38 65 3. 83 62 Philippines 3. 57 48 3. 49 76 3. 66 63 Mongolia 3. 57 89 3. 04 49 4. 10 64 Dominican republic 3. 55 71 3. 22 61 3. 88 65 Turkey 3. 55 68 3. 27 67 3. 83 66 Slovak Republic 3. 54 54 3. 44 78 3 . 63 67 Armenia 3. 53 47 3. 49 80 3. 58 68 Moldova 3. 52 76 3. 16 60 3 . 89 69 Sri lanka 3. 47 66 3. 30 77 3. 64 70 Mauritius 3. 47 70 3. 25 74 3 . 69 71 Kenya 3. 46 55 3. 42 83 3. 50 72 Indonesia 3. 46 86 3. 07 63 3 . 84 73 Cape verde 3. 45 83 3. 09 69 3. 81 74 Georgia 3. 44 100 2. 95 59 3. 93 IMPACT SUBINDEX Rank Country/Economy Score Rank Score Rank Score 75 Vietnam 3. 41 96 2. 98 62 3. 85 76 Tunisia 3 . 39 90 3. 03 72 3. 76 77 Seychelles 3. 39 77 3. 16 79 3. 63 78 Poland 3 . 39 62 3. 36 88 3. 42 79 Gambia, The 3. 39 67 3. 27 84 3. 50 80 Ecuador 3 . 38 95 2. 99 71 3. 78 81 Peru 3. 37 84 3. 08 75 3. 67 82 Italy 3 . 37 58 3. 40 94 3. 34 83 Thailand 3. 35 104 2. 88 68 3. 83 84 El salvador 3 . 31 109 2. 84 70 3. 78 85 Senegal 3. 29 82 3. 10 86 3. 48 86 Bulgaria 3. 27 73 3 . 20 93 3. 35 87 Bosnia and herzegovina 3. 27 88 3. 04 85 3. 49 88 Lao PDR 3. 27 74 3. 18 92 3. 35 89 South africa 3. 25 49 3. 48 113 3. 02 90 Greece 3. 24 91 3. 03 87 3. 45 91 Nigeria 3. 23 72 3. 20 99 3. 25 92 Trinidad and tobago 3. 21 92 3. 02 89 3. 41 93 Serbia 3. 19 93 3. 00 90 3. 38 94 Jamaica 3. 18 78 3. 13 100 3. 24 95 Mali 3. 18 69 3. 25 109 3. 10 96 Argentina 3. 18 87 3. 07 98 3. 29 97 Bhutan 3. 17 112 2. 78 81 3. 56 98 Ukraine 3. 16 79 3. 12 102 3 . 20 99 Guatemala 3. 16 94 2. 99 95 3. 32 100 Romania 3. 13 97 2. 96 96 3 . 30 101 Ghana 3. 12 85 3. 08 106 3. 17 102 Guyana 3. 12 106 2. 87 91 3 . 37 103 Kuwait 3. 04 127 2. 58 82 3. 50 104 Bolivia 3. 01 111 2. 79 101 3 . 24 105 Pakistan 2. 99 98 2. 96 112 3. 03 106 Zambia 2. 99 113 2. 78 104 3 . 20 107 Iran Islamic Rep. 2. 97 114 2. 77 105 3. 17 108 Albania 2. 95 125 2. 60 97 3. 30 109 Venezuela 2. 94 115 2. 76 108 3. 12 110 Botswana 2. 90 120 2. 68 107 3. 12 111 Cambodia 2. 90 117 2. 70 110 3. 10 112 Ethiopia 2. 88 128 2. 57 103 3. 20 113 Nicaragua 2. 87 122 2. 65 111 3. 08 114 Lebanon 2. 87 101 2. 92 121 2. 81 115 Paraguay 2. 86 99 2. 95 125 2. 78 116 Cameroon 2. 85 103 2. 88 123 2. 81 117 Namibia 2. 85 105 2. 88 122 2. 81 118 Burkina faso 2. 84 108 2. 85 120 2. 84 119 Côte d'ivoire 2. 84 102 2. 92 127 2. 76 120 Honduras 2. 80 116 2. 75 119 2. 85 121 Morocco 2. 79 123 2. 64 115 2. 94 122 Uganda 2. 79 126 2. 60 114 2. 98 123 Mozambique 2. 73 121 2. 67 124 2. 79 124 Swaziland 2. 73 118 2. 70 126 2. 76 125 Malawi 2. 72 110 2. 79 131 2. 64 126 Kyrgyz Republic 2. 71 131 2. 50 116 2. 92 127 Bangladesh 2 . 71 130 2. 50 118 2. 91 128 Tanzania 2. 68 132 2. 45 117 2. 91 129 Suriname 2 . 62 107 2. 86 138 2. 38 130 Sierra leone 2. 62 124 2. 63 133 2. 61 131 Zimbabwe 2 . 61 129 2. 54 130 2. 69 132 Benin 2. 58 119 2. 69 136 2. 47 133 Liberia 2. 57 134 2. 43 128 2. 71 134 Madagascar 2. 52 135 2. 42 132 2. 61 135 Nepal 2. 51 141 2. 32 129 2. 70 136 Gabon 2. 49 136 2. 41 134 2. 58 137 Algeria 2. 39 133 2. 44 140 2. 34 138 Angola 2. 38 137 2. 40 139 2. 36 139 Timor-Leste 2. 34 143 2 . 30 137 2. 39 140 Myanmar 2. 33 139 2. 37 141 2. 30 141 Lesotho 2. 31 147 2 . 08 135 2. 53 142 Haiti 2. 30 138 2. 39 143 2. 22 143 Yemen 2. 24 140 2 . 35 145 2 13 144 Mauritania 2. 23 142 2. 32 144 2. 14 145 Guinea 2. 15 148 2. 04 142 2. 27 146 Burundi 2. 09 144 2. 18 147 2. 00 147 Chad 2. 08 146 2. 12 146 2. 05 148 Libya 2. 03 145 2. 12 148 1. 94 Economic Social impacts impacts Economic Social impacts impacts 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 15 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 changes in the rest, with the exception of the significant improvement by six positions of Hong kong SAR, which climbs to 8th place. Box1 presents and analyzes the position and evolution of different economies in the rankings over the past two years, highlighting different dynamics in building and leveraging their digital ecosystems. For a second consecutive year, Finland tops the rankings with a strong performance across the board. It ranks 1st in the readiness subindex thanks to an outstanding digital ICT infrastructure the best in the world and 2nd in both the usage and impact subindexes with more than 90 percent of its population using the Internet and with high levels of technological and non-technological innovation. The country also comes in 3rd in the environment subindex, with a very robust innovation system. This positive digital landscape has been created over the years, as Finland decidedly started investing in building its ICT ecosystem in the mid-1990s as an answer to its financial and economic crisis at that time. Since then, the active role of all stakeholders government, businesses, and individuals has resulted in the positive outcome we see today. As in past years Singapore continues to follow closely in the rankings, remaining in 2nd place. With the best pro-business and pro-innovation environment worldwide, the city-state continues to obtain the top rank in terms of ICT impacts, notably on the social dimension. Supported by a government with a clear digital strategy that offers the best online services in the world, an ICT infrastructure that is relentlessly being improved over time (16th), 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) and is an ICT-generation powerhouse (9th). Improving the already very high number of Internet users (29th) or households with a personal computer and Internet access (11th) to the level of some Nordic countries, coupled with reducing the cost of accessing fixed broadband Internet (now at 87th), would allow Singapore to lead the overall rankings. Sweden (3rd) maintains its position this year despite a slight improvement in its overall score. Overall, the very strong performance of Sweden reflects its world-class, affordable (11th) ICT infrastructure (3rd) and a stable and pro-business and innovation environment (15th), despite its high tax rate (123rd). These strengths result in outstanding uptake and use of ICTS by individuals (1st), businesses (3rd), and government (7th) and one of the highest technological and non-technological innovation performances in the world (2nd), making Sweden a truly knowledge-based society. The netherlands retains its 4th position despite a slight decline in its score driven by a small drop in the economic impacts pillar, where it nevertheless ranks a very respectable 5th globally. The country, as a servicebased economy, has quickly and skilfully recognized the importance of ICTS to boost its innovation and competitiveness potential; this is reflected in virtually all the indicators, where the country ranks among the best in the world. ICTS have permeated all stages of society in The netherlands, with nearly all individuals having access to a computer (1st) with an Internet connection at home (3rd), a large number of government services are online (5th), and businesses use extensive e-commerce in their transactions with other businesses (11th) and with consumers (4th). These scores, coupled with an environment highly conducive to innovation and entrepreneurship, result in very high levels of ICT-based innovations and the highest citizen e-participation in the world (1st. Although the affordability (67th) of a welldeveloped ICT infrastructure and digital content (14th) still remains an unresolved issue, it does not seem to interfere in the capacity of the country to fully leverage ICTS to obtain meaningful economic (5th) and social (3rd) impacts. Stable at 5th place, Norway continues to leverage ICTS effectively. With a well-developed and affordable (28th) ICT infrastructure (6th), ICT uptake is virtually universal among Norway's population: 95 percent are Internet users and more than 90 percent have access to a personal computer (5th) and Internet (4th) at home. In addition, the country benefits from a stable pro-business and innovation environment (6th) and a government that is aware of the importance of ICTS for the economic and social development of a geographically vast nation with a widely dispersed population. Despite these many assets, compared with its Nordic neighbors, Norway depicts poorer results in terms of technological innovation (12th), notably in the domain of ICTS (16th); improving the quality of the overall educational system (18th), notably in the area of math and science (47th), may represent part of the solution. Switzerland revalidates its 6th position of the previous edition. The country benefits from very good, albeit expensive (66th) ICT infrastructure (9th) and a good educational system that provides the necessary skills to create a knowledge-based, technology-rich economy. Those assets, coupled with a stable political and regulatory environment (9th) and excellent conditions for innovation and entrepreneurship (12th), have resulted in outstanding uptake and use of ICTS by businesses (1st) in all their transactions and in their ability to foster innovation. In this process of digitization the government appears to be lagging slightly behind (35th: government online services (32nd) continue to be reduced relatively compared with those of other countries of its economic and social level of development, which partially affects its overall social impacts (26th). The United states moves up two positions to 7th place, thanks to slight improvements in many areas of the Index. These include the country's already 2014 World Economic Forum 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 16 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Box 1: Which countries are bridging the digital divide and which countries are not? An evolutionary analysis of the NRI results The GITR series, through its Networked Readiness Index (NRI), depicts how countries leverage ICTS to boost competitiveness and well-being. A constant finding in the NRI analysis, and one that gets reflected in the overall rankings, 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. As a result, there has been little progress in bridging the digital divide across nations. This lack of progress casts doubts about the capacity of developing and emerging economies to embrace the full potential that ICTS have to offer. However, the NRI rankings reflect the situation only at a particular moment in time. They do not take into account the evolution that different countries experience over time. 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, and whether it falls above or below the average change in the NRI score over the past two editions. As a result each country's position in the figure reflects its placement in relation to the sample average that is, whether it has an above-or below-average ICT capacity. Each country's position also indicates whether it is growing above or below the sample average that is, whether it is catching up or lagging behind in the long-term race of developing and leveraging its digital ecosystem. In addition, and in order to identify with more precision those countries that have experienced the starkest changes over time, the figure includes an upper and a lower band. These bands are calculated based on the standard deviation of the NRI change of the past two years; the upper band is the sample average change plus 1 standard deviation, and the lower band is the sample average change minus 1 standard deviation. Based on this classification, and following the logic of a slightly modified Boston Consulting Group (BCG)' s Growth-Share Matrix, 1 we can identify four groups of countries: 1. Rising stars: Those countries whose NRI scores are above the sample average and whose scores are also growing more quickly than average. Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Panama, Qatar, and the United arab emirates belong to this group. 2. Sliding stars: 2 Those countries whose NRI scores are above average, but in which evolution seems to be lagging behind. Barbados and Denmark belong to this group. 3. Question marks: Those countries whose NRI scores are below average but that are quickly catching up. Bolivia, Ecuador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Swaziland, and Yemen belong to this group. 4. Laggards: Those countries whose NRI is below average and that are lagging increasingly behind. Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Malawi, Mozambique, Timor-Leste, and Tunisia are in this group. Cont'd.)Figure A: The NRI 2014 compared with its evolution since 2012 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 15 10 505 10 15 20 Average Average NRI 2014 value NRI change, 2012 2014 Albania Azerbaijan Yemen Peru Ecuador Bosnia and herzegovina Panamaindonesia Tunisia Georgia Armenia Kazakhstan Qatar United arab emirates Denmark Chad Burundi Timor-Leste Mozambique Benin Malawi Honduras Senegal Botswana Barbados Nicaraguabolivia Zimbabwe Suriname Swaziland Source: Authors'calculations. 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 17 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 Box 1: Which countries are bridging the digital divide and which countries are not? An evolutionary analysis of the NRI results (cont'd.)From this classification, we can learn several interesting things. 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 and are quickly developing their digital infrastructure in order not to miss the digital revolution. Second, many countries in Sub-saharan africa are lagging behind, with no sign of improvement over time. This gap may hamper their capacity to support further economic and social development as the positive impacts of ICTS become more and more apparent; this can have important consequences for their future economic development if actions are adopted not urgently. Third, in Latin america, those countries that are particularly lagging behind are making significant strides to improve their digital potential. The rest of the countries in the region remain fairly stable. Panama, as an exception, is one of the leading countries in the region that relentlessly continues to strengthen its digital potential. Fourth, Barbados, and especially Denmark (which has scored always at the forefront of the rankings), should not be complacent but should address any weaknesses in the conditions that may hamper their potential to take advantage of their ICT capacity. Notes 1 See the BCG matrix available at http://www. strategicmanagementinsight. com/tools/bcg-matrix-growth-share. html. 2 In the original Boston Consulting Group's classification, this group would be the cash cows. good business and innovation environment (7th) and improvements in its ICT infrastructure (4th), notably in terms of wider access to international Internet bandwidth per user. Overall, the country exhibits a robust uptake of ICTS by all major stakeholders businesses (9th), government (11th), and individuals (18th) who manage to leverage well one of the best and more affordable (20th) ICT infrastructures (4th). Coupled with a probusiness and pro-innovation environment (7th), these result in a strong innovation capacity (5th) and significant ICT-related economic impacts (9th. 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, but instead depends on undertaking the right investments and creating the right condition for it. With the most pronounced improvement among the top 10, Hong kong SAR climbs six positions to 8th place. The sharp improvement in its score is driven by improvements in conditions for innovation and entrepreneurship (2nd) that were already very positive, a robust skills base (10th), and stronger business (16th) and government usage (24th). Overall, Hong kong SAR enjoys a fairly well developed ICT infrastructure that, coupled with a stable environment conducive to innovation and entrepreneurship (4th), results in good economic (13th) and social (11th) impacts. Notwithstanding these strengths, individual uptake remains lower than it is in the Nordic countries that lead the rankings. Despite a drop of two places, the United kingdom continues to exhibit a very strong performance in 9th position. As in The netherlands, as a service-based economy, the country early recognized the importance of ICTS to support its innovation and competitiveness performance. As a result it has managed to build a welldeveloped ICT infrastructure (15th), exhibiting one of the highest population uptakes (8th) and a well-developed e-commerce (1st), which, coupled with a strong probusiness environment, has resulted in solid economic (14th) and social (9th) impacts. The Republic of korea moves up one position, entering the top 10 this year. A country that has based largely its economic success on the ICT industry, Korea benefits from a strong ICT infrastructure (13th) and an excellent ICT uptake by individuals (9th), businesses (10th), and especially government (3rd), which ranks 1st in the world in terms of online services. The country's strong focus on developing its technological capacity as part of its economic development strategy has resulted also in a sturdy technological innovation performance (8th), notably in the field of ICTS (4th. Improvements in the conditions needed to support innovation and entrepreneurship (34th) could help Korea to leverage further its significant effort to become a leading knowledge-intensive economy. EUROPE AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES Europe has been at the forefront of developing a digital ecosystem as a key ingredient that fosters innovation and competitiveness. As a result, several European countries lead the NRI rankings, with six European economies Finland, Sweden, The netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, and the United kingdom in the top 10. In addition, in order to maximize the positive impacts of ICTS throughout the European union and create synergies and positive spillover effects, the European commission has developed its Digital Agenda as one of seven flagship initiatives under its growth strategy Europe 2020.9 Despite these efforts, 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. 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. However, less favorable conditions for innovation and entrepreneurship across European countries result in starker disparities in terms of the economic impacts for example, innovation performance accruing from their use, which illustrates the changing nature of the digital divide in Europe and in the rest of the world. The digital divide should not be regarded only in terms of access to ICT infrastructure but also in terms of the impacts that using ICTS can provide for the economy and society in general. Box2 develops this analysis further and provides some recommendations for policies that would help to bridge the European digital divide. Luxembourg, in 11th place, climbs five places thanks to continued improvements across the board. 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. With one of the best ICT infrastructures in the world (17th), Luxembourg counts on a high ICT uptake (8th with both businesses (13th) and individuals (5th) using these technologies extensively. Combined with optimal business conditions and a reliable and efficient political and regulatory environment (4th), the country has persisted in improving economic impacts, thanks to more technological and non-technological related innovations (10th) and the highest share of the workforce working in knowledge-intensive jobs in the world. In order to maintain this good momentum, the country should persevere in enhancing its overall innovation system (29th) so that it can fully leverage its ICT potential. Germany continues to rise, this year by one position, to reach 12th place, thanks to persistent improvements in its overall business environment (17th) and the perceived quality of its educational system (14th), which seems to provide the right set of skills to engage in an innovation-driven globalized economy. With a very good ICT infrastructure (11th), which translates into high levels of individual (11th) and business (5th) ICT uptake, Germany benefits from high levels of ICT-driven economic impacts (8th), as reflected in the excellent innovation capacity (3rd) of local companies. Despite a drop of five places this year, driven mainly by a slight deterioration of its business environment (16th Denmark, now at 13th place, continues to benefit from one of the highest rates of ICT usage (7th), with all stakeholders using ICTS in their everyday activities. More precisely, ICT uptake among individuals (3rd) is one of the highest in the world: almost the entire population has access to a computer and an Internet connection at home and uses the Internet; businesses use ICTS for their communication and transactions with other businesses (18th) and clients (14th; and governments offer a large share of their services online (13th. 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 and products (33rd) and innovate by offering new organizational models (29th). These issues can potentially have a negative impact on an innovationreliant country's ability to support further economic growth and social development. Estonia moves up one place to 21st position thanks to improvements across many dimensions of the Index, notably ICT usage (22nd) by both individuals (17th) and businesses (28th. Following the model of neighboring Finland, the country has recognized the crucial role that ICTS have to play in the local economy and for social development. The result is that Estonia ranks 1st among the Baltic republics, followed by Lithuania at 31st place and Latvia at 39th; it is also 1st among Central and Eastern European countries and well ahead of Southern European nations. With a well-developed ICT infrastructure (25th) and a good environment for business and innovation (28th), private companies have developed well-functioning e-commerce strategies (6th) and the country is managing to yield good economic (22nd) and social (4th) ICT-related results. Going forward, Estonia should follow the examples of its Nordic neighbors in developing a robust innovation system that can help further its decisive transition into a full-fledged knowledge-based society. Moving out of the top 20 Austria drops three places to land at 22nd position, despite its very stable profile. Overall, the country boasts a very strong ICT infrastructure (10th) with high levels of business usage (11th), especially when interacting with other businesses (9th. 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 in general (10th. Further improvements in the entrepreneurial environment by easing the procedures to open new businesses (103rd), and in the quality of education in important areas for innovation, such as mathematics and science (39th), could help Austria leverage its digital potential better and obtain an even more robust innovation performance. France moves up one position to 25th place, thanks to slight improvements in all three pillars of the readiness subindex: ICT infrastructure, affordability, and skills. Overall, the country presents a very harmonious uptake of ICTS across all agents, exhibiting one of the highest broadband Internet subscription rates in the world (4th), a fairly good development of e-commerce (27th), and a vast number of government services online (8th). Although some concerns about the business and innovation system (47th) exist France has one of the highest tax systems in the world (136th) and relatively low levels of venture capital availability (49th) the country manages to obtain 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 19 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 Europe is slowly emerging from one the worst financial and economic crises in decades, but growth prospects remain unstable and unemployment stubbornly high in many countries, notably those most severely hit by the crisis. Technological progress and digitization can represent one of the main sources of potential economic growth and employment generation for Europe, as has been recognized by the European commission. 1 However, the level of digitization is not the same across European union (EU) Member States, and thus the potential to benefit from ICT adoption remains uneven. An analysis of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) results shows that while many European countries are leading in the rankings and several Nordic and Western countries are within the top 10, many others continue to lag behind. A digital divide persists within the European union. Although it is difficult to create homogeneous groups of European countries in terms of their level of digitization and the benefits accruing from it, a broad classification by geography would show that Northern and Western europe depicts much stronger results than Southern and Central and Eastern europe, even if the situation differs broadly within these groups. For example, within Central and Eastern europe Estonia presents values similar to those of some of the countries in Western europe; within Southern Europe, Portugal and Spain outperform Greece. Figure A presents the NRI results for each of the 10 pillars for these three groups of EU Member States. Based on this analysis, a number of key findings can be highlighted: 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, from the market and regulatory conditions that support high levels of ITC uptake to levels of usage by all stakeholders and the economic and social impacts accruing from ICTS. 2. Overall, most countries depict fairly well developed ICT infrastructures. Although some countries should continue strengthening these infrastructures, they may not be the main source of the digital divide in Europe. 3. The cost of accessing ICTS is similar in all EU Member States and thus should not be regarded as a primary source of different levels of ICT uptake. 4. The gap in ICT usage across countries is bigger for businesses and narrower across governments. Overall, governments in most EU Member States have recognized the importance of developing ICTS and offer a fairly large number of public services online. However, the differences among countries in the capacity of their businesses to develop and integrate ICTS in their business models are much starker. 5. The gap in terms of social and especially economic impacts is the widest of the four subindexes, illustrating the new nature of the digital divide in Europe. Because the benefits of ICTS increasingly permeate all activities, the digital divide within Europe becomes starker when viewed by considering the impacts that benefit different stakeholders. These findings have several policy implications both for EU Member States and for the European commission's effort to build a common Digital Agenda that stimulates a virtuous circle of investment in ICT infrastructure, higher uptake levels, and stronger impacts for all. Arguably the main implication is that digital strategies should focus not only on developing ICT infrastructure but also on creating the right conditions for an effective use of ICTS to boost innovation, competitiveness, and greater social inclusion. In order to do all that, public policies and company strategies are needed to improve the digital literacy of the population; to boost the overall skills capacity of the workforce through effective educational and training systems; and to encourage an effective integration of ICTS with other sources of innovation, such as R&d investments or higher levels of on-the-job training. To maximize their impact, these activities will need to be coordinated across stakeholders, so creating and strengthening public-private collaborations will be key. Note 1 European commission 2013. Box2: The digital divide in Europe 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3 . Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 Figure A: The NRI 2014: European union Northwestern Europe Central and Eastern europe Southern Europe Source: Authors'calculations. Note: Southern Europe includes Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain; Northwestern Europe includes Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, The netherlands, Sweden, and the United kingdom; and Central and Eastern europe includes Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia. 2014 World Economic Forum 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 20 The Global Information technology Report 2014 good economic impacts (19th) and a large share of its population is employed in knowledge-intensive jobs (10th). Benefiting from a fairly well developed ICT infrastructure (19th) and a pro-business and innovation environment (16th), Ireland moves up one position to 26th place. Since the early days of the Internet revolution, Ireland has identified ICTS as one of the key industries that could help diversify its economy and has attracted many global ICT companies thanks to its favorable environment for business. As a result, the island boasts good levels of digital connectivity that, coupled with a skilful labor force, has resulted in good economic impacts (18th) derived from technology-related innovations. On a less positive note the government seems to lag behind in embracing ICTS in their offerings of online services (55th), which affects the country's capacity to fully leverage ICTS to increase their social impacts (55th). Portugal and Spain, at 33rd and 34th position respectively, present fairly stable profiles. As in past editions, both countries have managed to develop good ICT infrastructures (36th and 32nd, respectively) and ICT uptake has permeated among their populations, particularly in Spain where almost three-quarters are Internet users (34th). In addition, both governments have made significant attempts to increase the number of services they offer online. Despite these efforts, both countries continue to struggle to fully leverage ICTS to boost innovation (42nd and 57th, respectively), and weaknesses in their innovation ecosystems persist, notably in Spain (51st). Addressing these weaknesses and integrating ICT investments better with other innovationenhancing investments, such as R&d, would result in more robust economic outputs, which are needed for the economic transformation of these countries. In Southeastern Europe, once again Slovenia, despite its current economic difficulties, continues to lead the rankings, moving up one position to reach 36th place. The country boasts a fairly robust ICT infrastructure (24th), along with good ICT uptake by individuals (34th) and government in its offering of online services (35th). Despite these positive features, Slovenia does not manage to completely leverage the full economic potential of ICTS for boosting innovation, where it continues to lag behind other EU countries. Weaknesses in Slovenia's innovation system, with low levels of venture capital (127th), a limited capacity to innovate (54th), and low levels of on-the-job training (105th) result in low levels of innovation, in terms of both new products and services (69th) and organizational models (68th), which hinder the productivity-enhancing potential of the economy. Within the region, Croatia follows at 47th place, with Bosnia and herzegovina (68th) and Serbia (79th) lagging behind because of insufficient development of their ICT infrastructures, weak ICT uptake, and weaknesses in their innovation systems that hinder their potential to fully enjoy the benefits that can accrue from ICT. In Central and Eastern europe, the Czech republic repeats last year's position at 42nd place, despite sharp improvements in rendering a fairly good ICT infrastructure (23rd) more affordable (84th), which has resulted in a slightly higher ICT uptake by individuals (30th). However, this improvement is set off by a slight deterioration in the political and regulatory environment (51st) that does not allow for better ICT-related economic (38th) or social impacts (47th). Overall, the country continues to depict strong ICT uptake by individuals, reflected by the fact that a large share of its population uses the Internet (28th) and e-commerce is developed well (9th). However, the government continues to lag behind in supporting and promoting the use of ICTS in their activities (96th), and weaknesses in the innovation and entrepreneurial systems (60th) hinder the country's capacity to fully leverage ICTS for improving innovation, competitiveness, and well-being. Other countries in Central europe such as Hungary and Poland, at 48th and 55th place respectively have lost some ground in the rankings because of the relatively faster progress of other countries, while the Slovak Republic improves its position by two places to reach 59th position. In addition, Bulgaria and Romania, 72nd and 76th respectively drop one position each, depicting relatively stable profiles. Despite a slight improvement in many indicators related to ICT infrastructure (42nd) and uptake (37th), which gives rise to a stable score, Italy suffers from a significant drop of eight places in the rankings to reach 58th place: other countries progress faster in building and fully utilizing their digital ecosystems. Persistent weaknesses in Italy's political and regulatory environment (99th), coupled with some significant challenges in its innovation system, hinder the country's capacity to fully leverage ICTS to boost innovation, competitiveness, and well-being. As in the case of Italy, Greece suffers from a notable drop of 10 ranks despite a slight improvement in its overall score, coming in at 74th place this year. Continued improvements in its ICT infrastructure (40th) and the uptake of its citizens (43rd), as well as a rising number of broadband Internet subscriptions (27th) and Internet users (53rd), are reflected not in better, innovation-led economic (91st) or social (87th) impacts. Weaknesses in the country's political and regulatory environment (114th) coupled with a low capacity to innovate (117th) and scarce access to venture capital (146th) affect the country's capacity to introduce new services and products (129th) or organizational models (128th) that could help to transform its national economy and lead it toward more productive activities. Within the Commonwealth of independent states, several countries improve their performances, reflecting the key importance 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 Networked Readiness Index 2014 Since the beginning of the worst financial and economic crisis of the past 80 years, 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, and access to more and better financing thanks to higher capital in-flows. 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. Many of the favorable conditions fueling that growth have begun to fade away; this can have consequences not only for these particular countries, but given their size and increasing importance in an interconnected world also for the global economy. In order to support sustained and stable growth in the long term, emerging markets must increase their levels of productivity, which they can do in two ways: by introducing the necessary reforms that will improve the functioning of their markets and boost their innovation potential, and by better leveraging their digital ecosystems. In terms of the latter, an analysis of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) results for the past years shows that, in general, little progress has been achieved. 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3 . Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 Figure A: 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 Value Networked Readiness Index 65 3. 9 69 4. 0 56 4. 0 50 4. 3 69 3. 9 83 3 . 8 51 4. 1 62 4. 1 72 3. 9 70 4. 0 Environment subindex 101 3. 5 116 3 . 4 100 3. 5 87 3. 8 78 3. 7 91 3. 8 64 3. 9 77 3. 9 34 4. 6 31 4. 8 1. Political and regulatory environment 77 3. 6 78 3. 6 102 3. 2 100 3. 4 71 3. 7 73 3. 6 46 4. 1 56 4. 0 23 4. 9 20 5. 0 2. Business and innovation environment 121 3. 5 135 3. 3 83 3. 8 73 4. 2 91 3. 8 103 3. 9 105 3. 7 115 3. 8 50 4. 4 53 4. 5 Readiness subindex 72 4. 7 76 4. 7 32 5. 4 37 5. 5 64 4. 8 85 4. 6 66 4. 8 73 4. 8 94 4. 1 98 4. 2 3. Infrastructure and digital content 68 4. 0 56 4. 5 40 4. 8 47 4. 8 100 3. 2 119 2. 7 87 3. 5 86 3. 5 82 3. 6 68 4. 2 4. Affordability 67 5. 3 91 5. 0 17 6. 2 14 6. 4 1 6. 9 1 7. 0 42 5 . 7 60 5. 6 94 4. 6 112 4. 0 5. Skills 86 4. 7 91 4. 6 53 5 . 2 64 5. 1 100 4. 3 101 4. 0 57 5. 2 59 5. 2 101 4. 3 97 4. 3 Usage subindex 54 3. 8 47 4. 1 60 3. 7 53 4. 1 78 3. 4 91 3. 4 51 3. 8 61 3. 9 76 3. 4 70 3. 7 6. Individual usage 66 3. 3 59 4. 2 52 3. 9 46 4. 6 117 2. 0 121 2. 1 82 2. 9 80 3 . 3 96 2. 6 78 3 4 7. Business usage 33 4. 0 41 3. 9 83 3. 4 84 3. 4 47 3 . 8 51 3. 8 37 4. 0 44 3. 9 34 4. 0 30 4. 2 8. Government usage 59 4. 0 54 4. 3 71 3. 7 61 4. 1 46 4. 3 41 4. 5 33 4. 6 38 4. 6 89 3. 6 103 3. 6 Impact subindex 53 3. 7 57 3. 6 73 3. 4 44 3. 9 52 3. 7 60 3. 6 41 4. 0 56 3. 7 81 3. 3 89 3 . 3 9. Economic impacts 52 3. 5 64 3. 3 53 3. 4 41 3. 6 41 3. 6 50 3. 5 79 3. 2 81 3 1 59 3. 4 49 3. 5 10. Social impacts 54 3. 9 58 3. 9 89 3. 4 41 4. 3 65 3. 8 73 3. 7 30 4. 8 44 4. 2 98 3. 3 113 3. 0 2014 World Economic Forum 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 22 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Kazakhstan is one of the most prominent of this group, leading the regional rankings at 38th, five positions up from the last edition. The country has improved its ICT infrastructure (58th), which remains one of the most affordable to access in the world (2nd) an advantage that is also reflected in stronger ICT uptake by individuals (54th), with more than half of its population using the Internet or owning a computer with an Internet connection at home. 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 otherwise continues to be very reliant on the extraction of fossil fuels. Going forward, the country needs to continue building and strengthening its innovation system and the capacity of local companies to innovate (now 74th) to improve the economic impacts accruing from an increasing uptake of ICTS. With a similar profile, Azerbaijan follows Kazakhstan closely in the rankings as it positions itself at 49th place, seven places up since the last edition. Improvements in the country's ICT infrastructure (55th), giving rise to much higher ICT uptake especially by individuals (61st) have yielded this positive result. Despite this advance, the country continues to lag behind in terms of fostering technological innovation exhibiting low levels of overall and ICT-related patents (75th. To some extent this lag reflects the severe impediments existing in an incipient innovation system (77th) and the insufficient quality of its educational system (114th. Addressing these longterm challenges over the coming years will be crucial for Azerbaijan to diversify its economy and make it less dependent on oil revenues while transitioning toward a knowledge-based society. Similar to other countries in the region, and in sharp contrast to other BRICS economies (see Box3) the Russian Federation moves up four positions to enter the top 50 this year. Slight improvements in the country's ICT infrastructure, which has become more affordable, along with higher rates of individual uptake (46th), have resulted in this positive outcome. Despite this progress, the country continues to suffer from a fairly inefficient political and regulatory environment (100th) and weaknesses in its innovation system including a poor quality educational system (85th) that hinders its capacity to fully leverage ICTS to innovate, either through new products and services (113th) or new organizational models (93rd). It is also worth noting that, although individual ICT uptake is rather good (46th), both government usage (61st) and a poor government vision for developing ICTS (102nd) as well as inferior business uptake (84th) to support its innovation potential (64th) and business activity (94th) remain in need of attention. Within the region, Georgia at 60th place and especially Armenia which has one of the sharpest improvements and reaches 62nd place this year continue on their positive path toward higher positions in the rankings. In contrast, Ukraine, in the middle of a difficult political and social context drops to 80th place, while the Kyrgyz Republic repeats its 118th position of the past edition. 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 and active in developing its ICT agenda. 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. Overall the results have remained stable in virtually all pillars, and notably so for the economic and social impacts accruing from ICTS. The only exception has been a slight improvement in the individual usage score, which reflects the significant effort made to facilitate a broader access to ICTS for a wider share of the population. In comparative terms, however, this stability in the scores represents a drop in the global rankings 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, and are classified now around the middle of the overall rankings. A more nuanced analysis of the different subindexes confirms that this drop in rankings is particularly important for economic and social impacts, where only the Russian Federation manages to improve in both score and rank. Reversing this situation will require the adoption of holistic strategies that support better development of ICT infrastructure and higher uptake of ICTS throughout these countries, including in rural areas. Although the vast expanse of these nations may represent a challenge they should continue to invest in strengthening their ICT infrastructures and facilitating wider access to them. In addition, and very importantly, the conditions needed to better leverage ICTS need to be improved by integrating these technologies better into more robust innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems that can support higher economic and social returns. Strengthening the institutional framework to support the development of ICTS, improving the quality of the educational systems and of the scientific and technological base in the country, and supporting interactions between research institutions and local companies will be thus be key going forward. Box 3: Challenges faced by BRICS economies to fully leverage ICTS (cont'd.)2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 23 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 of the least advanced among them to gain access to much-needed basic services, to improve government transparency and efficiency, and for the most advanced it will contribute to boosting their innovation capacity and allow them to attain higher levels of competitiveness. Taiwan, China, slips to 14th place in this edition despite a stable performance in terms of score. This relative drop in the rankings is primarily the result of improvements in other countries. Taiwan remains at the frontier both as a high-tech manufacturer and as a technology-driven economy with strong usage of ICTS among all society's stakeholders. 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). This remains Taiwan's main area for improvement, especially with its lengthy procedures to enforce contracts (131st. Japan moves up five positions to attain 16th place this year. Although a link between this improvement and its current economic outlook cannot be established, renewed business confidence in the political environment may have contributed to this progress. In addition, Japan has achieved marginal improvements in its ICT infrastructure, which has become more affordable, and maintains its competitive advantage in the high innovation capacity of local firms (4th). Technology and innovation continue to play a key role in making Japan one of the most productive economies worldwide; these have managed to extend to society, as social impacts have continued to improve (23rd). Yet further improvements in social and economic impacts could be achieved by incentivizing a more dynamic environment that could, for example, foster innovation through new organizational models (37th. A more conducive institutional framework, especially the general business and innovation environment (40th), could contribute to delivering better results and boost competitiveness. Australia occupies the 18th rank and is stable since last year, despite an improved score. The country registers a sharp improvement in the affordability of ICTS (49th) and in some notable aspects of individual usage, such as the penetration of broadband subscriptions. According to ITU, the increase in smartphone usage is leading to more handset data download because owners of smartphones are more likely to purchase goods, access video and audio content, pay bills, and use other online services. 10 This increased usage is reflected partially in some aspects of their economic impacts through the creation of new services, new products, and new organizational models. Compared with individuals, businesses and government are less dynamic in taking up ICTS. Neighboring New zealand (20th) shows a stable performance in the rankings with a slight advancement in score. The country's regulatory and business environment remains its strongest competitive advantage (2nd overall in the environment subindex, just behind Singapore. New zealand ranks 1st for the independence of its judicial system and 1st in both the number of days and the number of procedures to start a business. The excellent skill base of its population (6th) also contributes to the country's ability to properly use and leverage a fairly good ICT infrastructure, although it remains rather pricy (127th), constituting New zealand's main weakness. Malaysia is also stable (30th) and confirms its leadership as the highest ranked economy in Developing Asia. Malaysia maintains relatively competitive regulatory (25th) and business (24th) environments, and its government continues to use ICTS extensively (9th), highlighting the high priority of this sector in the government's agenda. Business usage (27th) is also strong, as firms invest to adopt new technologies and make the effort to become increasingly innovative. The combination of a favorable environment and an overall high level of ICT usage results in high positive economic (30th) and social (25th) impacts. However, individual usage (49th), although improving in many dimensions, has yet to expand so that ICTS become a widespread technology in Malaysian households. This will certainly increase as the economy develops, but further investment in infrastructure and digital content (71st) are needed to ease access and foster even higher economic and social impacts. China falls four places in the rankings this year and occupies the 62nd position overall despite an increase in its overall score. The country is slowly improving its innovation potential but still lags behind in leveraging the full potential of ICTS. For example, despite an increase in patent applications, the overall level remains relatively low (32nd) with just 11.5 applications per million population. Individual usage is also growing, which explains most of the progress in China's score. However, only just over 40 percent of individuals use the Internet on a regular basis and there are only 13 fixed broadband Internet subscriptions for every 100 people (51st). Mobile broadband Internet has registered more substantial growth, but its penetration is still low, with 17 subscriptions per 100 population (76th). Consequently, individual usage in China still ranks low (80th), trailing behind the level of ICTS used by other stakeholders: business (44th) and government (38th. Certainly the vast size of the country and its proportion of rural population does not allow for rapid improvement in ICT usage and infrastructure build up, yet China needs to fill the gap to meet its ICT potential. Some of the constraints to better leverage ICTS that have been faced by the country in the past are not improving. The institutional framework does not lead to higher ICT uptake (56th), and the business environment (115th) witnesses a relative 2014 World Economic Forum 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 24 The Global Information technology Report 2014 worsening because of excessive bureaucracy and red tape, high taxes (135th), and delayed availability of new technologies (107th), at least at the national, aggregate level. In terms of readiness, China is making an effort to improve its infrastructure, with augmented production of electricity and higher international Internet bandwidth capacity and server security. Yet performance in these dimensions is still relatively low because improvements hardly keep up with the country's rapid development. Moreover, progress on the construction of hard ICT infrastructure is counterbalanced by a diminished accessibility of digital content (67th. And although the skill base of the workforce is growing (for instance, participation in secondary education is growing to reach 86.6 percent of its population), it is not growing as quickly as in other competing economies, and the country attains a relatively low 59th position on the skills pillar. Furthermore, the affordability of ICTS has dropped to 60th place, representing the main area of decline. All these limitations combine to realize only low economic impacts (81st), allowing a limited impact of ICTS on new services and products and a low share of the workforce employed in knowledge-intensive activities. Further and sustained efforts should be made to unleash the innovative potential of ICTS both through investment in capacity building and infrastructure and through a more open and creative environment that could foster new ideas and business models. Since the last assessment, Indonesia climbs 12 places to attain 64th position, the third best result among members of the Association of Southeast Asian nations (ASEAN) after Singapore and Malaysia. 11 This result is achieved thanks to balanced improvements across the board rather than to a sharp increase in one particular area, although more significant progress takes place in the environment subindex. Both the political and regulatory environment (68th) and the business environment (62nd) are improving. The former is driven by stronger perceptions about the effectiveness of the country's institutions with enhanced intellectual property protection (55th), a more efficient legal system (49th), and better-developed ICT regulations (46th). The latter is driven by stronger local competition (66th, up several positions since last year) and the greater availability of the latest technologies (60th), while venture capital availability remains high (17th) and slightly improving as well. However, further advancements can be achieved in this area, as excessive red tape continues to limit the creation of new businesses. Indonesia's readiness also improves. While affordability remains one of its main strengths (37th), progress in skills and infrastructure add to the country's fairly solid performance. After having achieved full mobile network coverage last year, its international Internet bandwidth capacity improves significantly to reach 77th place. In terms of skills the quality of its educational system is improving as well as its population's participation in higher education, with a secondary education enrollment rate of 81 percent. Yet readiness can be enhanced further by continuing investing in education and especially in ICT infrastructure, where the capacity of secure Internet servers (105th) and electricity production (104th) remain insufficient to sustain future ICT development. Usage, also on a positive trend, has stayed more stable. Across stakeholders, businesses (36th) lead, with companies quickly absorbing the latest technologies and increasingly integrating ICTS in their daily activities. Businesses are followed by the government (49th while households continue to lag behind (95th. The penetration of mobile phones passed 100 subscriptions per population a few years ago, mobile broadband subscriptions are rapidly evolving, and social networks are popular. However, the low usage of the Internet (112th) and the scarce availability of personal computers (103rd) and home Internet connections (117th) still reflect gaps in the fulfilment of Indonesia's ICT agenda. Consequently, economic and social impacts (86th and 63rd, respectively) are increasing but still low compared to the tremendous improvements registered in the few years. It is hoped that the benefits of ICTS are building up and will be secured in the near future. Thailand similar to most other ASEAN members, improves its performance this year, reaching 67th place in the rankings. Despite the wide gap vis-à-vis Singapore and, to a lesser extent, Malaysia, Thailand exhibits progress in all the subindexes. Its main strengths lie in its relative affordability of ICTS (47th) and its business and innovation environment (45th. However, in both these pillars Thailand alternates good results with areas for improvement. For example, in terms of affordability, the accessible mobile phone tariffs (30th) are counterbalanced by less competitive broadband Internet prices (86th. Similarly, the business and innovation environment includes a high level of local competition (41st) as well as low government procurement of advanced technology (105th. Business usage is another area of relative strength (59th), thanks to the widespread use of ICTS for consumer transactions (50th) and also to active technology absorption (50th. Individual usage of ICTS still lags behind (85th), 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. Yet, aside from mobile telephony, other technologies remain relatively scant, especially the breadth of mobile broadband technologies (132nd. Moreover, the institutional environment does not seem to be particularly conducive (79th) and the government does not appear to be particularly eager to push the digital agenda nationwide (84th). The resulting economic impact is therefore not yet satisfactory (104th), with few ICT PCT applications, few organizational models, and a low share of the workforce in knowledge-intensive activities. 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 25 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 Sri lanka, another ASEAN economy, drops seven places to take the 76th position in the rankings, but its score continues on a positive upward trend. The environment subindex, both in its political and regulatory component and in its business and innovation component, loses some ground, yet this is compensated for by stronger usage, especially among business (50th) and government (43rd) stakeholders. Individual usage is also improving, but because it is starting from a very low base (112th) it still needs to fill important gaps across the board, while the country's infrastructure (104th) demands sustained investments to support the ICT sector adequately. 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. Overall, India's networked readiness profile remains hindered by the quality of its political, regulatory, and business environment (91st) and its lack of digital infrastructure (119th), which is reflected in low individual usage (121st) and wide gaps in education participation that limit the creation of a wide skill base (101st). Red tape and corporate tax continue to create a difficult environment for businesses to operate, with almost no improvements since the last assessment. On this dimension despite the positive availability of venture capital (27th), competitive local markets (24th), the availability of the latest technologies (58th), and improving perceptions of judicial independence (40th) bureaucracy and administrative costs are extremely burdensome. For example, enforcing contracts remains a long process, both in terms of number of procedures (134th) and time (146th. In terms of readiness, the development of the country's infrastructure proceeds slowly: for example, electricity production expands, but remains insufficient overall (101st); the number of secure Internet servers also increases but remains low (108th). However, the most worrisome signals of insufficient progress on the digital agenda come from the lack of skills buildup, with dismal progress made in secondary education participation (68.5 percent, ranking 105th) and literacy rate (127th). The inadequate diffusion of basic skills required in a knowledge society is certainly a drag on ICT development and hinders leveraging the yet-untapped innovation potential of large, young Indian human resources. The low level of ICT usage by households and individuals reflects the strong human, infrastructure, and digital divides that characterize India. The penetration of mobile phones is low (69.9 percent) and not growing, while the numbers of Internet users (12.6 percent), households with a personal computer (10.9 percent), and mobile broadband subscriptions (5 percent) are disappointing (all ranking below the 102nd position). The main strength of India lies in its very affordable set of ICT tariffs (1st) and its businesses'capacity to adopt new technology (48th. The government continues to emphasize ICTS as a promising tool to address some of the country's priorities such as job creation, corruption, red tape, and education. However, this vision has yet to translate into a structural transformation of India's economy and society. Improving its position both within the ASEAN group and overall, the Philippines climbs eight places to reach the 78th position. With a significant improvement in its overall score, the country continues its positive trend. The scores of all the 10 networked readiness pillars register an increase. A significant improvement in the perceived efficiency in the country's legal system and property rights protection drive the political and regulatory environment up to 87th place. ICT readiness is the other area where the Philippines improves the most, thanks to a more affordable (75th) access to ICT infrastructure and better skills (69th), despite the need for higher quality in the educational system. Business usage is, as in many other Asian economies, at a more advanced stage (43rd) than individual usage (91st). Progress made in terms of economic impacts registered last year continues this year, moving up eight positions and reaching 48th place. The role of ICTS in fostering innovation by creating new products and services (42nd) and organizational models (28th) is confirmed and contributes to this promising result. With a stable performance, Vietnam is overtaken by the Philippines in the ASEAN group but remains 84th overall and marginally improves its score. The affordability pillar is corroborated as the main strength of Vietnam's performance (8th), jumping 30 positions since the last assessment. The business and innovation environment is the other main area where Vietnam progresses significantly albeit from a low base (100th this year. The other many shortcomings endure: the poor overall quality of the political and regulatory environment (91st) and ICT infrastructure (121st) limit the expansion of the ICT sector, while available skills (88th) show no signs of development. The usage of ICTS by individuals (84th), businesses (88th), and government (58th) remain stable, with little progress registered since the last assessment. Such a lack of dynamism not only is detrimental to the development of ICTS, but also seriously undermines the country's competitiveness going forward. The eight ASEAN members covered by the NRI in the last edition improve their overall scores and a majority make progress in the rankings as well, although some continue to be located toward the lower end: Cambodia (108th), the newly covered Lao PDR (109th), and Myanmar (146th) close the regional rankings. Finally, Bhutan, assessed for the first time this year, ranks 94th; Pakistan is ranked 105th, down three places; Bangladesh is 114th, losing one position; and Nepal is 126th.2014 World Economic Forum 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 26 The Global Information technology Report 2014 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Improving the connectivity of the region continues to represent one of its main challenges despite the recent efforts of many countries to develop and update their ICT infrastructures. Countries such as Chile, Panama, Uruguay, and Colombia have made significant progress in developing and ensuring more and better access to ICT infrastructure, ensuring higher ICT usage across stakeholders. However, persistent weaknesses in the broader innovation system hinder the overall capacity of the region to fully leverage ICTS to foster its competitiveness potential highlighting the rise of the new digital divide that is, the divide between countries that are achieving positive economic and social impacts related to the use of ICTS and those that are not. Despite a slight increase in its overall score, Chile drops one notch to 35th place while still leading the regional rankings. As mentioned above, the country relentlessly continues to develop its ICT infrastructure and ensure higher ICT usage across stakeholders, with one of the highest rates of Internet users (45th), e-commerce (35th), and online government (24th) services in the region. Despite this important progress weaknesses in its innovation system, which are reflected in the relatively low capacity of Chilean companies to innovate (63rd) and concerns about the quality of its educational system (74th), 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. Panama continues its ascent in the rankings, moving up three spots to 43rd place. The country has recognized the importance of ICTS as one of the key sources of economic growth for the future both as an industry and as an enabler for innovation notably in the service sector. This governmental vision (22nd) is reflected in higher rates of ICT uptake by businesses (39th) and individuals (68th), even if the reported figures do not reflect the government's efforts to provide free universal Internet access. Notwithstanding this progress, the country still suffers from weaknesses in its educational system (75th), notably in important areas for innovation such as math and science (114th), and in its political and regulatory environment (62nd). Panama's overall capacity to innovate is also still low (50th. These weaknesses hinder its ability to fully leverage its digital potential to foster higher levels of competitiveness. Stable at 53rd place, Costa rica exhibits some progress in ensuring higher ICT uptake, with an important increase in the number of households with access to an Internet connection (59th) and a higher proportion of its population with mobile broadband subscriptions (70th), thanks to efforts to guarantee affordable (15th) access to the ICT infrastructure. Notwithstanding these strengths, overall individual (64th) and government (64th) usage remain a bit low, and some weaknesses in the political and regulatory environment (63rd) notably in the effectiveness of lawmaking bodies (140th) and the number of days to enforce a contract (123rd), as well as the conditions needed to boost innovation and entrepreneurship (70th) affect the country's capacity to leverage its ICT potential to foster innovation and ensure the transition toward a knowledge-based economy (65th). Barbados suffers a significant drop in the rankings, falling 16 positions to arrive at 55th place. This decline is driven by sharp increases in the price of accessing its ICT infrastructure and a drop in the economic impacts derived from ICT usage (57th). Overall, the Caribbean island continues to boast an excellent educational system (6th) that, coupled with a relatively favorable environment for business (38th), could result in higher economic impacts than those yet achieved. However, weaknesses in its innovation system, where companies report low levels of capacity to innovate (81st) and difficulties in accessing venture capital financing (98th), along with long and cumbersome procedures to start a business (94th), continue to hamper its innovation potential and thwart its ability to leverage the digital ecosystem. Going forward, addressing these weaknesses while continuing to improve its ICT infrastructure and uptake would result in greater economic and social impacts. Despite the improvement in score that reflects the effort Uruguay has made to boost its ICT infrastructure and uptake over the past years, because other countries are progressing more quickly the country drops four places to land at 56th place. As in past years, Uruguay continues to improve its ICT infrastructure (50th), which has become more affordable (80th), resulting in higher levels of uptake by individuals (48th). Notwithstanding this progress, the country continues to suffer from weaknesses in its overall innovation system: of concern is the quality of its educational system (120th) 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. Colombia moves up three positions to reach 63rd place this year. Improvements in its ICT infrastructure, which has become relatively more affordable (44th), and in individual uptake (77th) with a larger number of Internet users (66th) and households with a personal computer (74th) and an Internet connection (75th) have allowed for this positive result. Notwithstanding this progress, the country continues to suffer from poor framework conditions for entrepreneurship and innovation (104th) and from weaknesses in its educational sector, notably in the quality of math and science education (108th), resulting in a poor capacity to innovate (83rd) and a small share of its population engaged in knowledge-intensive jobs (89th). 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 27 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 Despite a slight increase in NRI score thanks to improvements in its ICT infrastructure (56th), Brazil drops nine positions to arrive at 69th place 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 a government committed to offering a significant number of its services online (32nd), resulting in fairly good citizen e-participation (31st). However, a poor business and innovation environment (135th), coupled with weaknesses in its educational system (121st) notably in the area of math and science (136th) hampers the full attainment of the economic impacts that ICTS can provide (64th). Only a small proportion of its population is engaged in knowledgeintensive jobs (75th. After a couple of years of important improvements in the rankings, Mexico does not consolidate past gains and falls 16 positions to reach 79th place. Despite some progress in expanding and upgrading its ICT infrastructure (81st) 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. All this results in low ICT usage levels by both individuals and businesses in spite of the government's significant efforts to offer many of its services online (28th), thereby enabling good rates of citizen e-participation (25th. In addition, its innovation ecosystem needs strengthening and, in general, Mexican companies have a low capacity to innovate (75th), resulting in low economic impacts (80th) and a population that concentrates largely on low-productivity activities and few jobs considered to be knowledge intensive (97th). A full implementation of the country's digital agenda and addressing the persistent weaknesses in the innovation system should help in resolving several of these persistent challenges. Peru jumps 13 places to attain 90th position, thanks to some improvement in its ICT infrastructure for example, greater access to international Internet bandwidth and higher individual uptake. Despite this progress, the country continues to lag significantly behind in terms of its capacity to fully leverage ICTS to build its competitiveness and modernize its economy, which continues to rely heavily on mining. Overall, weaknesses in its educational sector (134th which does not seem to provide the right set of skills, coupled with relatively low deployment of its ICT infrastructure (95th), result in low levels of ICT uptake by both individuals (94th) and businesses (89th). In addition, weaknesses in enabling conditions for leveraging digital capacity for innovation (93rd), along with a weak political and regulatory environment (119th) and an excessive number of days to open new businesses (103rd), result in a poor innovation capacity (106th) and an economy that is not able to offer many knowledge-intensive jobs (94th). Improving the development of ICT infrastructure and access to it, coupled with better conditions and interaction with other innovation-related investments such as education, training, and R&d would help to improve the situation going forward. Argentina drops one position to reach 100th place. In general, the country boasts few changes since last year. Although the development of an expensive (121st) ICT infrastructure (78th) and uptake by individuals (57th) present values above the Latin american average, the severe weaknesses in its business environment (135th) and concerns about the quality of its educational system (104th) and its ability to provide the workforce with the necessary skills for the economy result in this disappointing position. Finally Paraguay (102nd), Venezuela (106th), Honduras (117th), Bolivia (120th), Nicaragua (124th), and Haiti (143rd) close the regional rankings. These countries all suffer from both important weaknesses in the development of their ICT infrastructures and a lack of the innovation and entrepreneurial conditions that could help them fully leverage them. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Sub-saharan africa slowly continues to develop its ICT infrastructure, especially by expanding the share of the population covered by, and having access to, mobile telephony and by expanding the number of Internet users, which in some countries such as South africa has doubled almost. These improvements have led to many important innovations that provide more and better services that were previously unavailable, such as financial services. Notwithstanding this progress, the region overall continues to suffer from a relatively poor ICT infrastructure, which remains costly to access, although some notable exceptions exist. More importantly, severe weaknesses persist in the region's business and innovation ecosystems, which result in very low positive economic and social impacts. Addressing these weaknesses, not only by developing a more solid ICT infrastructure but also by improving the framework conditions for innovation and entrepreneurship, will be crucial to avoid the emergence of a new digital divide that will be evident in a disparity of the economic and social impacts associated with what has been called the digital revolution. Mauritius recovers the ground lost last year and moves up seven positions to attain 48th place Gains across the board most notably in terms of a better ICT infrastructure and skills base, along with a higher level of individual usage have led this improvement. Overall, the government's vision (31st) to develop ICTS as a key 2014 World Economic Forum 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 28 The Global Information technology Report 2014 sector to support the economic development of the island, coupled with a positive political and regulatory environment, have resulted in improvements in an affordable (11th) ICT infrastructure and higher levels of ICT users, even if less than half of its population uses the Internet or has a computer with an Internet connection at home. Improving the economic impacts (70th) accruing from a higher use of ICTS will require resolving some important weaknesses in the innovation system, such as the capacity of local companies to innovate (72nd), which is considered still low. Despite some important improvements in the penetration of ICTS among individuals, which is reflected in a higher NRI score, South africa remains stable at 70th place. In the past year, an expensive (112th) ICT infrastructure (68th) has exhibited little progress. In using ICTS, the business community (30th) seems to have taken the lead, using ICTS vigorously in interactions with other businesses (30th); this business-to-business use seems much more developed than interactions with consumers (62nd. On the other hand, the government (103rd) lags substantially behind in embracing ICTS, offering few online services (80th), which in turn results in low social impacts (113th). Weaknesses in the innovation system, notably in terms of skills development (97th), also affect the country's economic potential (49th) despite its fairly robust political and regulatory environment. In the bottom half of the rankings, Rwanda moves up three positions to reach 85th place, regaining some of the ground lost last year. Overall, the country depicts a profile similar to that of previous years. It makes little progress in improving its very expensive (128th) ICT infrastructure (108th), which results in a low uptake by its population (138th) despite the clear vision of the government (5th) to promote ICTS in the country. Weaknesses in its innovation system and the low share of its population that graduates from secondary education (139th) also affect its capacity to fully leverage ICTS to boost innovation (93rd) or increase its population's online participation (112th. Despite some very significant efforts to boost its ICT infrastructure and ICT uptake by its population, Kenya remains stable at 92nd place. As in the case of Rwanda, despite a strong government vision (26th) to develop ICTS, the actual uptake by its population (113rd) continues to remain very low, albeit increasing: only around 10 percent of households have a computer (113th) or an Internet connection (103rd. Weaknesses in the innovation and entrepreneurial environment (110th) and a fairly low skills base (98th) also affect the capacity of the country to fully achieve the potential benefits accruing from ICTS. In East Africa, Zambia (110th) and Uganda (115th), swapping places from last year, and Tanzania (125th) continue to lag behind in developing their ICT infrastructures, promoting higher ICT uptake, and finally benefiting from the economic yields associated with it. The situation is similar in West Africa, where many countries such as Senegal (113th), Gabon (128th), and Cameroon (131st) remain at the bottom of the rankings as a consequence of both the insufficient development of their ICT infrastructures despite important progress made in their mobile telephony uptake, and weaknesses in their innovation systems that result in a low capacity to boost their overall competitiveness. Efforts to close the digital divide in these countries should focus not only on developing their ICT infrastructures but also on improving the framework conditions for innovation in order to avoid the perpetuation of the gap in economic and social impacts that constitute the new digital divide. THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA As in previous years, the region depicts a highly diversified outlook in terms of the capacity of countries to leverage ICTS to boost competitiveness and wellbeing. On the one hand Israel and several Gulf Cooperation Council states have continued their efforts to improve ICT uptake and integrate ICTS better in more robust innovation ecosystems in order to obtain higher returns. 12 On the other hand, many countries in North africa continue to lag behind and suffer from important weaknesses in their framework conditions and overall innovation capacity that prevent them from fully leveraging ICTS and obtaining higher returns. Israel repeats its position at 15th place, leading the regional rankings with a stable profile. The country continues to boast a fairly good ICT infrastructure (29th) that remains affordable (35th) and results in very high levels of ICT usage (14th) across all agents. Around three-quarters of the country's households count on a personal computer (21st and Internet connection (29th) at home and are Internet users (31st), and more than half of its population has access to mobile broadband (26th). The government has made also a significant effort to offer its services online (15th), and e-commerce (23rd) is developed fairly well. In addition, the country benefits from a rather skilful labor force (39th), despite some concerns about the quality of education (56th), that coupled with favorable conditions for innovation and entrepreneurship (14th) and a high capacity of companies to innovate (4th) result in very high technological capacity, as evidenced by the high number of overall patents (5th), notably in ICT-related fields (4th). Qatar remains stable at 23rd place and leads the rankings in the Arab world. In the past year, the country has continued to improve and upgrade its ICT infrastructure (31st) and uptake (18th), 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. Qatar is among the top 10 in the world in terms of Internet users (9th) and households having access to a computer (8th) and Internet connection (10th), which has become almost 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 29 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 universal and has helped to achieve very high social impacts (8th). Economic impacts (32nd), while improving, could be higher. Technological innovation (46th) remains modest, and just a quarter of its population is employed in knowledge-intensive jobs (61st). Continuing to address some of the weaknesses in its innovation system, which is quickly evolving and strengthening, would result in a higher technological potential. The United arab emirates continues to move up in the rankings, this year by one position, to reach 24th place. Improvements in its ICT infrastructure (30th) and ICT uptake by individuals (29th) have led to greater economic impacts (27th) and thus the rise in the rankings. As in Qatar, the government has a strong vision (1st) to develop ICTS as one of the key industries to diversify the local economy; this is reflected in the already high and rapidly increasing levels of ICT uptake across all stakeholders. More precisely, 85 percent of its population use the Internet (14th) and have access to a personal computer at home (18th); government services are largely available online (9th) and e-commerce is established relatively well (20th). Benefiting from a pro-business environment, the country also obtains fairly good economic impacts (27th), even though its technological innovation capacity remains low (49th). Sustaining efforts to strengthen its innovation ecosystem will be important going forward in order to boost the potential results of a fairly well developed digital ecosystem. Stable at 29th place, Bahrain continues to depict a robust performance. Although ICT infrastructure, especially in terms of international Internet bandwidth (74th), may not be developed as well in Bahrain as in other countries, it is less costly to access (25th) and uptake by individuals is one of the highest in the world (14th), with a very high number of Internet users (10th); the number of households with a personal computer (3rd) is similar to that of the Nordic countries. As for other countries in the region, the government has a strong vision to develop the sector (14th) and offers a wide range of services online. Notwithstanding these strengths, Bahrain suffers from an overall low capacity to innovate (82nd), which reflects persistent weaknesses in its innovation system. 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. Despite some significant improvement in the uptake of ICTS by individuals and development in its infrastructure, Saudi arabia falls one position to reach 32nd place. Overall the country depicts a very stable profile compared with that of previous editions. Similar to others in the region, the government (6th) is leading the effort to digitally connect and advance the country, while individual uptake (44th), despite recent improvements, and business uptake (34th), with a limited development of e-commerce (54th), lag a bit behind. Notwithstanding a fairly business friendly environment (23rd) that should continue its efforts to cut red tape (107th weaknesses in its innovation system do not allow the economic impacts that ICTS could bring (37th. Going forward, strengthening its innovation system through more and more efficient investments to foster the scientific and technological capacity of the country will be important to increasing the share of its population working at knowledgeintensive jobs (67th) and helping the transition from a resource-based economy toward an innovation-driven one. In the Levantine, both Jordan and Lebanon improve their scores, but while Jordan moves up three positions to 44th place, reaffirming its leadership in the area, Lebanon drops three to 97th place. In North africa, countries except Algeria suffer significant drops and are positioned in the lower half of the rankings, illustrating the difficulties they face if they are to fully develop their ICT potential and leverage it to obtain great social and economic impacts. Tunisia, at 87th place, leads the area, followed by Egypt, Morocco, and Algeria at 91st, 99th, and 129th place, respectively. Egypt, at 91st place, falls 11 positions despite a slight improvement in individual ICT uptake (71st), which has nevertheless been smaller than the improvement seen by other countries that have evolved faster. Overall, Egypt continues to lag behind in terms of developing its ICT infrastructure (99th), although it remains fairly affordable (16th). ICT uptake by government is average (42nd), but penetration among citizens (71st) with less than half its population using the Internet (75th) and businesses, in their interaction with other businesses (81st) and consumers (70th), remain modest. Weaknesses in the political and regulatory environment (115th) and the business and innovation environment (117th) result in a low innovation capacity by Egyptian companies (111th) and thus limited economic (59th) and social (65th) positive outcomes. Falling 10 positions, Morocco, at 99th place, barely ranks among the first 100 analyzed economies. As in the case of Egypt, ICT infrastructure (93rd) has improved slowly. This is also the case of individual ICT uptake although progress in Morocco has been slower than in other countries that are moving faster. Overall, the country's economic (123rd) and social (115th) impacts remain very low, partly as a consequence of the relatively low ICT uptake, partly because of the poor conditions for boosting innovation and entrepreneurship (88th) in the country, and partly because of its low skills base (111th). In comparative terms, individuals are advanced more in using ICTS, with more than half of its population using internet (57th), than both businesses, where e-business still lags behind, and the government, which notably scores poorly in terms of its offerings of online services (125th). 2014 World Economic Forum 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 30 The Global Information technology Report 2014 After a sharp drop in the past edition, Algeria manages to move up two positions to reach 129th place. With very poor general conditions for business and innovation development (145th), a poorly developed ICT infrastructure (127th), and very low ICT penetration across all stakeholders, it is not surprising that the country does not achieve higher economic (133rd) and social (140th) impacts. CONCLUSIONS With the advent of the information revolution, ICTS have become ubiquitous and the world hyperconnected, deeply transforming the economic and social relationships across stakeholders. In this environment of fast-paced change a new form of asset that can be thought of as the gold or oil of previous economic revolution periods has emerged: data. Large amounts of data, often referred to as big data, are generated constantly both in a structured and non-structured manner. Thanks to advances in ICTS, the volume and velocity of generation of these data are unprecedented, as is the capacity of organizations to capture and treat them, potentially generating great economic and social value. However, success in extracting this value requires more than just the generation of or access to big data. Organizations, both public and private, need to decide how to acquire, treat, and interpret these data. This will frequently require new management philosophies and organizational structures capable of adapting and benefiting from the new market opportunities. At the same time the potential of big data to be misused is also increasingly becoming a source of concern. Privacy issues, and sometimes concerns about geopolitical and strategic matters regarding national security, have been raised. Measures that can build resilience and avoid these perils will need to be developed. Against this backdrop, for the past 13 years, the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) of the GITR series has contributed to better understanding and measuring the determinants and impacts that ICTS can make, analyzing national conditions and stakeholders'readiness to fully leverage the potential that ICTS unveil. An analysis of the digital landscape confirms some of the key findings that have been presented in previous editions. Overall 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 and that characterize the changing nature of this digital divide. The NRI results show that many developing and emerging countries have made significant attempts to develop their ICT infrastructure mainly by increasing mobile telephony, which has become increasingly available for a large share of the population and has resulted in new services, such as financial services, that were previously unavailable. However, progress in building and upgrading the enabling infrastructure to allow for more and higher quality Internet connections or to expand ICT uptake has been slower, especially in the least-developed countries. In addition, these countries suffer from unfavorable business and innovation conditions and weaknesses in their educational systems, hindering their capacity to fully leverage the existing ICT uptake and resulting in lower innovation and competitiveness capacity. This situation is particularly worrisome in sub-Saharan African countries. On a more positive note, some countries, notably in the Commonwealth of independent states and the Gulf Cooperation Council, have made significant progress over the past years, channeling many of the fossil fuel revenues toward ICT investments as a strategy to diversify their economies and make them less dependent on volatile international energy prices. Another trend that is confirmed by the results is that large intra-regional disparities persist across all regions: from Latin america to Asia and the ASEAN countries, from the Middle east and North africa to Europe and the EU countries. In Latin america, the regional rankings continue to be led by Chile, Panama, Costa rica, and Uruguay countries that portray relatively good results, albeit with some weaknesses in their overall innovation systems, in terms of increasingly developing their digital ecosystems. On the other hand, little progress is recorded for countries such as Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, and Venezuela. Within Asia and the ASEAN countries, the differences are also stark. Although Singapore continues to be at the forefront of the global rankings Malaysia is the only other economy from the region that manages to score within the top 30, followed distantly by Indonesia and Thailand just above the top half of the rankings; Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal come in toward the bottom of the rankings. In the middle East and North africa, the differences have become even more pronounced. While many countries from the Gulf Cooperation Council, especially Qatar and the United arab emirates, have continued their decisive progress toward strengthening their digital and innovation ecosystems, countries in North africa continue to suffer from significant challenges to promoting ICT uptake and from poor conditions that present obstacles to integrating ICTS and leveraging them to boost innovation and competitiveness. Finally, in Europe, notably even within the European union, the differences are also significant. A deeper analysis reveals that differences in terms of fostering ICT infrastructure and uptake are not so prominent to a large extent, this is thanks to the efforts of the European commission to develop a robust digital infrastructure throughout the Union. However, differences across countries in the conditions under which innovation can occur affect their capacity to fully take advantage of the existing infrastructure. Efforts to continue bettering these conditions for innovation will be key to reducing this new digital divide going forward. Finally, of special importance given their size 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 and leveraging their ICT potential. Overall, although the situation differs across the five economies, they all seem to face difficulties in developing and benefiting from their digital potential. While their vast geographical expanse may hinder their capacity to quickly and more economically develop their ICT infrastructure and reach out to larger shares of the population, weaknesses in their innovation systems persist despite the many efforts to mitigate these limitations. This situation hampers their potential to benefit from the economic and social benefits that ICTS could bring about to boost their competitiveness and allow them to transition toward full-fledged knowledgebased societies. The GITR series and the NRI provide a comprehensive analytical framework for assessing not only the progress made in raising ICT connectivity in different countries, but also and more importantly the progress made in obtaining the desired economic and social impacts that higher connectivity and the rise of big data can yield in generating growth and high-quality employment in a rapidly changing context. Designed and produced as a framework for multi-stakeholder dialogue, it also serves to identify and define policies and measures that can catalyze change toward better leveraging ICTS and achieving their full potential. 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Harrisonh, N. Lamba, and V. Srikanth. 2011. Smarter Cities Series: Understanding the IBM Approach to Traffic Management. Redguides for Business leaders. IBM. Available at http://www. redbooks. ibm. com/redpapers/pdfs/redp4737. pdf. 2014 World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 33 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 This appendix presents the structure of the Networked Readiness Index 2014 (NRI. As explained in the chapter, the NRI framework separates environmental factors from ICT readiness, usage, and impact. That distinction is reflected in the NRI structure, which comprises four subindexes. Each subindex is divided in turn into a number of pillars, for a total of 10. The 54 individual indicators used in the computation of the NRI are distributed among the 10 pillars. In the list below, the number preceding the period indicates the pillar to which the variable belongs (e g.,, indicator 2. 05 belongs to the 2nd pillar; indicator 8. 03 belongs to the 8th pillar. The numbering of the indicators matches the numbering of the data tables at the end of the Report. The computation of the NRI is based on successive aggregations of scores, from the indicator level (i e.,, the most disaggregated level) to the overall NRI score (i e.,, the highest level. Unless noted otherwise, we use an arithmetic mean to aggregate individual indicators within each pillar and also for higher aggregation levels (i e.,, pillars and subindexes. a Throughout the Report, scores in the various dimensions of the NRI pillars are reported with a precision of two decimal points. However, exact figures are used always at every step of the computation of the NRI. Variables that are derived from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey (the Survey) are identified here by an asterisk(*.*All the other indicators come from external sources, as described in the Technical Notes and Sources section at the end of the Report. These variables are transformed into a 1-to-7 scale in order to align them with the Survey's results. We apply a min-max transformation, which preserves the order of, and the relative distance between, scores. b NETWORKED READINESS INDEX 2014 Networked Readiness Index=1/4 Environment subindex+1/4 Readiness subindex+1/4 Usage subindex +1/4 Impact subindex ENVIRONMENT SUBINDEX Environment subindex=1/2 Political and regulatory environment+1/2 Business and innovation environment 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*1. 03 Judicial independence*1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*c 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regulations*c 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*1. 07 Software piracy rate, %software installed 1. 08 Number of procedures to enforce a contractd 1. 09 Number of days to enforce a contractd 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*2. 02 Venture capital availability*2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits 2. 04 Number of days to start a businesse 2. 05 Number of procedures to start a businesse 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate,%2. 08 Quality of management schools*2. 09 Government procurement of advanced technology products*Appendix A: Structure and computation of the Networked Readiness Index 2014 2014 World Economic Forum 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 34 The Global Information technology Report 2014 READINESS SUBINDEX Readiness subindex=1/3 Infrastructure and digital content+1/3 Affordability +1/3 Skills 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%population 3. 03 International Internet bandwidth, kb /s per user 3. 04 Secure Internet servers per million population 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*4th pillar: Affordabilityf 4. 01 Mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min. 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 4. 03 Internet and telephony sectors competition index, 0 2 (best) 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*5. 02 Quality of math and science education*5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%5. 04 Adult literacy rate,%USAGE SUBINDEX Usage subindex=1/3 Individual usage+1/3 Business usage+1/3 Government usage 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 population 6. 02 Percentage of individuals using the Internet 6. 03 Percentage of households with computer 6. 04 Households with Internet access,%6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subscriptions per 100 population 6. 06 Mobile broadband Internet subscriptions per 100 population 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*7. 02 Capacity for innovation*7. 03 PCT patent applications per million population 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*g 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*g 7. 06 Extent of staff training*8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to government vision of the future*8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best) 8. 03 Government success in ICT promotion*IMPACT SUBINDEX Impact subindex=1/2 Economic impacts+1/2 Social impacts 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services and products*9. 02 PCT ICT patent applications per million population 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*9. 04 Employment in knowledge-intensive activities,%workforce 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*10.02 Internet access in schools*10.03 ICT use and government efficiency*10.04 E-Participation Index , 0 1 (best) NOTES a Formally, for a category i composed of K indicators, we have: When two individual indicators are averaged (e g.,, indicators 1. 04) and 1. 05 in the 1st pillar), each receives half the weight of a normal indicator. b Formally, we have: 6 x country score sample minimum+1 (sample maximum sample minimum) The sample minimum and sample maximum are, respectively, the lowest and highest country scores in the sample of economies covered by the GCI. In some instances, adjustments were made to account for extreme outliers. For those indicators for which a higher value indicates a worse outcome (i e.,, indicators 1. 07,1. 08,1. 09,2. 03,2. 04,2. 05,4. 01, and 4. 02), the transformation formula takes the following form, thus ensuring that 1 and 7 still corresponds to the worst and best possible outcomes, respectively: 6 x country score sample minimum+7 (sample maximum sample minimum) c For indicators 1. 04 and 1. 05, the average of the respective scores is used in the computation of the NRI. d For indicators 1. 08 and 1. 09, the average of the respective normalized scores is used in the computation of the NRI. e For indicators 2. 04 and 2. 05, the average of the respective normalized scores is used in the computation of the NRI. f The affordability pillar is computed as follows: the average of the normalized scores of indicators 4. 01 mobile cellular tariffs and 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs is multiplied by a competition factor, the value of which is derived from indicator 4. 03 Internet and telephony sectors competition index. It corresponds to the score achieved by an economy on this indicator normalized on a scale from 0. 75 (worst) to 1. 00 (best), using the min-max transformation described above. A normalized score of 0. 75 is assigned to an economy with a competition index score of 0, which means that a monopolistic situation prevails in the 19 categories of ICT services considered. A normalized score of 1. 00 is assigned to an economy where all 19 categories are liberalized fully. Where data are missing for indicator 4. 03 (i e.,, Puerto rico and Timor-Leste), the score on the affordability pillar, which is simply the average of the normalized scores of indicators 4. 01 and 4. 02, is used. The competition index score for Taiwan, China, was derived from national sources. g For indicators 7. 04 and 7. 05, the average of the respective scores is used in the computation of the NRI. categoryi K k=1indicatork K 2014 World Economic Forum CHAPTER 1. 2 The Internet of Everything: How the Network Unleashes the Benefits of Big data ROBERT PEPPER JOHN GARRITY Cisco systems Exabytes (1018) of new data are created every single day. Much of this information is transported over Internet protocol (IP) networks. First described by Clive Humby as the new oil, 1 this data growth is fueling knowledge economies, sparking innovation, and unleashing waves of creative destruction. But most of these data are unstructured and underutilized, flowing at a volume and velocity that is often too large and too fast to analyze. If data do in fact, comprise the new raw material of business, on par with economic inputs such as capital and labor, 2 then deriving insight and added value from this new input will require targeted transmission, processing, and analysis. A rising share of this data growth is flowing over IP networks as more people, places, and things connect to this Internet of Everything (Ioe). Proprietary networks, built on industry-siloed standards such as those in manufacturing or electric utilities, are increasingly migrating to IP networks, facilitating the growth of big data, and fast becoming the key link among data generation, processing, analysis, and utilization. How can we effectively maximize value from this data explosion and avoid the pitfall of diminishing marginal data value? This chapter details how IP networks underpin the Ioe and can accelerate big data's transformational impact on individuals, businesses, and governments around the world. After first highlighting four major trends driving data growth over IP networks and detailing how networks are central to maximizing analytical value from the data deluge, the chapter identifies critical technology and public policy challenges that could either accelerate or encumber the full impact of big data and the Ioe. ACCELERATING DATA PRODUCTION AND DATA TRAFFIC Data growth is skyrocketing. Over 2. 5 quintillion bytes of data are created each day; 90 percent of the world's stored data was created in the last two years alone. 3 To put this into context, one hour of customer transaction data at Wal-mart (2. 5 petabytes) provides 167 times the amount of data housed by the Library of Congress. The research consultancy IDC estimates that the digital universe all digital data created, replicated, or consumed is growing by a factor of 30 from 2005 to 2020, doubling every two years. By 2020, there will be over 40 trillion gigabytes (or 40 yottabytes) of digital data or 5, 200 gigabytes for every person on earth. 4 Much of this data growth is traversing IP networks. Cisco's Visual Networking Index estimates that from 2012 to 2017, total traffic over IP networks will grow threefold, rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23 percent. Mobile data traffic, however, is growing at an even faster pace: over the same period, mobile data will grow 13-fold, with a CAGR of 66 percent, capturing a greater share of all data created and transmitted (Figure1). 5 The Global Information technology Report 2014 35 2014 World Economic Forum Despite the rapid growth in data production and transmission, however, only a small fraction of all physical objects in the world are connected currently to IP networks. Cisco estimates that less than 1 percent of physical objects are connected to IP networks. 6 But the Ioe is expanding as more devices and users are connecting to IP networks every day, conducting more transactions and processes online. For individuals, the impacts of the Ioe are felt daily. Sensors embedded in shoes, for example, track the distances that fitness enthusiasts run and automatically upload information to social media profiles to immediately compare athletic achievements with those of friends. Internet-enabled alarm clocks gather data on weather and traffic, combining that information with a user's schedule, determining the optimal time to wake local residents. And applications on smart phones can control home electronic devices, adjusting heating and cooling levels as well as arming (or disarming) security settings remotely. At an industrial level, applications using sensor technologies are capturing vast amounts of data to improve decision-making. Sensors embedded in agricultural fields monitor temperature and moisture levels, controlling irrigation systems. Devices in oil fields and deep well rigs track all aspects of drilling and fuel delivery, increasing production efficiency. And sensors in vehicles are able to monitor usage informing decisions around refueling and repair as well as vehicle design. For governments, Ioe and big data applications are helping to monitor pandemics and environmental conditions, improve public safety and security, and increase efficiency in the delivery of public services such as municipal traffic systems that incorporate real-time remote monitoring to streamline traffic flows. As more people, places, and things connect to the Ioe, the data universe will continue to grow rapidly. The Ioe will not only fuel the expansion of big data and data transmission, but can also provide targeted, automatic, data-driven analysis for our day-to-day lives. CRITICAL DRIVERS OF DATA GROWTH In 1944 the first digital computer, the Colossus, was deployed in the United kingdom to decipher codes during WORLD WAR II. The Colossus was able to process data at 5, 000 characters per second (25 Kb/s). 7 Currently the world's fastest supercomputer, the Milkyway-2, can process 54,902 × 1012 operations per second (54,902 TFLOP/s). 8 This intensive growth in data processing power continues today, coupled with extensive growth in data production. This data growth also supports four major trends that lead to a rising share of data transmission over IP networks in the world of the Ioe as described below. Internet protocol (IP) is becoming the common language for most data communication. Proprietary industrial networks are migrating to IP, bringing previously isolated data onto public and managed IP networks. The Internet's history is built on the migration of proprietary networks to IP. Proprietary data networks such as Appletalk and IBM Systems Network architecture (SNA) have migrated to IP over time, and traditional time-division multiplexing (TDM) voice networks are migrating to 0 500 1, 000 1, 500 2, 000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 (forecasted) 2015 (forecasted) Figure 1: Growth rates and rising share of mobile data Sources: Cisco 2013b; EMC 2013; authors'calculations. Indexed data traffic series, 2010 levels of bytes=100 Mobile data traffic Total data universe Total IP traffic 1. 2: The Internet of Everything 36 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum Voice over internet Protocol (Voip. Today electricity grids, building systems, industrial manufacturing, oil systems, and a multitude of other sectors with networks that were built previously with proprietary protocols are increasingly migrating to IP as industries and enterprises recognize the value of interoperability and scale. Each migration shifts a large amount of data production and transmission onto IP networks (see Box1). Previously unconnected places, people, things, and processes are connecting to networks for the first time. Billions of people and devices will come online in the next five years, adding heavily to the endpoints collecting data and to the devices consuming information. Cisco's Visual Networking Index estimates that, between 2012 and 2017,7 billion more devices will connect to the Internet, reaching a total of 19 billion connected devices. These figures are conservative projections; other estimates of the total number of connected devices range from around 20 billion to 50 billion by 2020.9 By 2017, nearly half of the world's population (3. 6 billion out of 7. 6 billion people) will be connected to the Internet. Of the world's total inhabited areas, mobile network coverage will increase to 85 percent in 2017, up from 79 percent in 2012.10 In addition, a diversity of processes are migrating online. These include transactional activities (such as payments and requests), environmental monitoring (such as environmental sensors and remote monitoring), and government interactions (including census taking, tax collections, and benefit distributions. Existing physically stored information is being digitized in order to record and share previously analogue material. Over the last decade, the digital share of the world's stored information has increased from 25 percent to over 98 percent. 11 Information previously stored on other media such as paper, film, and other analogue formats is being digitized, along with meta-information about the data itself (e g.,, descriptive statistics, frequency distribution, dispersion, etc..This digitization of information is leading to greater exchange of stored media and data over the Internet. The introduction of Internet protocol version 6 (IPV6) allows for trillions of trillions (1038) of devices to connect to the Internet. IPV6 is the latest update to the protocol that underpins the Internet. It defines the system for routing traffic on the Internet by giving identification and location to all points connected to the global IP network. The previous version of the protocol, IPV4, enabled only approximately 4 billion IP ADDRESSES. But IPV6 provides more than 340 trillion, trillion trillion, addresses, 12 ensuring no immediate exhaustion of IP Box 1: Big data: Huge and growing data volume from industrial applications Industrial applications of the Internet of Everything (Ioe) generate immense data flows, which are increasingly shifting over to Internet protocol (IP) networks. One reason for the shift is that IP networks have increased reliability. Industrial networks have traditionally been concerned with uptime and latency, and IP networks have evolved to be able to handle industrial demands and the data flows that come with them. In the oil and gas industry, for example, data are utilized across the entire value chain, from exploration, production, refining, and distribution to marketing and retail. Sensors and computing are used to capture and monitor seismic data, borehole activity, environmental readings, weather, production utilization, storage capacity, spot pricing (trading), transportation, inventory levels, demand and forecasts, and location data. In seismic exploration, the cost, size, and speed of data are all rising as exploration moves to 3d imaging. Data capture amounted to around 300 megabytes per square kilometer in the 1990s. By 2006, data per square kilometer amounted to 25 gigabytes, while today the amount per square kilometer is in the petabytes. 1 According to Chevron and industry-wide estimates, a fully optimized digital oil field based on data utilization results in 8 percent higher production rates and 6 percent higher overall recovery. 2 In electric utility grids, data utilization also improves efficiency. Current grids monitor data to control electricity flows (both to and from the grid) based on real-time demand, thus improving generator efficiency and ensuring more-sustainable energy sources. Upgrading standard electric meters to smart meters allows information to be communicated over a network back to a control center and increases the amount of data captured. While traditional meters are read once a month, some smart meters can report usage rates in 15-minute intervals. For every million meters, this leads to 96 million measurements per day, an estimated 3, 000-fold increase in data collection. 3 Conservative estimates of the total amount of data that will be generated by smart meters by 2019 in the United states alone (assuming only two readings per day, and below full deployment) yields measurements in the order of hundreds of petabytes per year. 4 In an example from another industry, aircraft manufacture and operation, sensors on General electric (GE)' s jet plane turbines illustrate the vast amount of data generated daily. GE estimates that each sensor on a GE turbine generates approximately 500 gigabytes of data every day. Each turbine has 20 sensors, and globally GE owns approximately 12,000 turbines. This aggregates to petabytes of data daily. 5 Notes 1 Beals 2013; see also note 4 at the end of this chapter. 2 Leber 2012.3 IBM Software 2012.4 Danahy 2009; Fehrenbacher 2009.5 Lopez 2013. The Global Information technology Report 2014 37 1. 2: The Internet of Everything 2014 World Economic Forum addresses or limits to the number of IP connections. The sheer number of available addresses allows for every single star in the known universe to have 4. 8 trillion addresses. THE GAP BETWEEN DATA GROWTH AND DATA VALUE Current estimates suggest that only half a percent of all data is being analyzed for insights; 13 furthermore, the vast majority of existing data are unstructured and machine-generated. 14 Applying analytics to a greater share of all data can lead to productivity increases, economic growth, and societal development through the creation of actionable insights. Data alone are not very interesting or useful. It is when data can be used and become actionable that they can change processes and have direct positive impact on people's lives. The Ioe generates data, and adding analysis and analytics turns those data into actionable information. Building on the framework of the knowledge hierarchy, 15 aggregated data become information that when analyzed, become knowledge. Knowledge can lead to insights and informed decisionmaking, which at the highest level is wisdom (Figure2). For example, society at large can benefit from tracking trends observed from metadata such as anonymized mobile phone data used to track population migration after the earthquake and cholera outbreaks in Port-au-prince, Haiti. 16 Likewise, analyzing social media discussions can identify crises or flu outbreaks. At an industrial level, big data analysis can yield very large benefits. For example, the value of modernizing the US electricity grid to be driven data is estimated at US$210 billion. A reconstituted electricity grid would be based on an architecture driven by technology selections to fully harness the convergence of data controls and transactions. 17 According to Bradley et al. in a recent Cisco White paper, harvesting data for critical decision-making though the Ioe can create approximately US$14. 4 trillion dollars of added value in the commercial sector over the next 10 years across a wide range of industries. 18 This opportunity exists in the form of new value created by technology innovation, market share gains, and increasing competitive advantage. It translates into an opportunity to increase global corporate profits by approximately 21 percent, driven by improvements in asset utilization (reducing costs and improving capital efficiency), employee productivity (improved labor efficiency), supply chain logistics (eliminating waste and improving process efficiency), customer experience (adding more customers), and innovation (reducing time to market). 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, and forecasts that the impact could increase to 41 percent in three years. 19 Capturing these gains, however, may require concurrent investment in resources to manage the rise in data. It is forecasted that by 2020, an average business will have to manage 50 times more information than it does today, while the average information technology (IT) staff is expected to rise only by 1. 5 times. 20 Benefits to society via improved outcomes Figure 2: Turning data into insight Sources: Ackoff 1989; authors'interpretation. Insight (wisdom) Process optimization Decision-making Knowledge Metrics and scorecards Information Data Individual data points 1. 2: The Internet of Everything 38 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum EQUIPPING IP NETWORKS TO DELIVER BIG DATA INSIGHTS Moving up the knowledge pyramid from data to insights and informed decisions is a critical challenge facing businesses and governments. Equipping IP networks to better transmit data to processing centers as well as enabling the network to create, analyze, and act on data insights is one comprehensive approach. Building this capability will require improving network infrastructure, building analytical capabilities and intelligence into the network, and distributing computing and analytical capabilities throughout the network, particularly at the edge. Specifically, these are: Network infrastructure improvements. These improvements include connecting all things, including unintelligent ones (those that are capable only of transmitting data, not receiving them); securing infrastructure; improving inter and intradata center traffic flows; and increasing the ability to manage private and public networks. Building intelligence into the network. This will require building in the ability to compute data in motion and host partner applications in an ecosystem where applications can be built to analyze data inflow, particularly enabling machineto-machine (M2m) services. Distributing computing and storage. Efficient distribution will require moving the ability to analyze data only in the data center to add processing at the edge (or near the edge) of the network, to prevent delays in processing caused by latency as well as delays caused by network congestion. TECHNICAL AND POLICY CHALLENGES Building a network that will maximize the impact of big data requires powerful and seamless interactions among sensors devices, computing, storage, analytics, and control systems. But although IP networks are primed to support the expansion of big data and the Ioe, technical and policy challenges exist in the ability of current IP networks to fully exploit big data expansion (Figure3). An approach that tackles these issues concurrently will help to create the right ecosystem. The discussion below highlights specific issues that will need to be addressed thoughtfully. Standards and interoperability issues span both the technical and policy domains. Agreement on standards is critical to develop economies of scale by encouraging product and service innovation around a common language, and generally accepted global standards allow for greater interoperability between devices. Requirements differ for closed critical networks (such as utilities) and open networks (for example, those that may monitor parking space availability), but common standards allow information to be exchanged within, and among, these networks when those needs arise. Privacy issues arise with the growth of data, particularly with regard to data generated by or about individuals. Policymakers must identify the appropriate balance between protecting the privacy of individuals'data and allowing for innovation in service delivery and product development. New technologies and services, Source: Authors. TECHNICAL POLICY Figure 3: Policy and technical issues facing big data and the Ioe Standards & interoperability Privacy & security Spectrum & bandwidth constraints Reliability Scaling Electrical power Cross-border data traffic Legacy regulatory models The Global Information technology Report 2014 39 1. 2: The Internet of Everything 2014 World Economic Forum such as location-based services, are bringing these privacy issues to the forefront, offering users enhanced experiences while raising concerns of identity protection. Some policies such as transparency in the use of data and effective mechanisms for consumer control of personal data can help in this regard. The key security issues for big data include the reliable prevention of hacking and access by unauthorized and unwanted users to large databases and data flows. In order to ensure a healthy ecosystem where users, consumers, and businesses feel safe in engaging in big data activities, network security is essential. Over the next five years, the growth of mobile data traffic will require greater radio spectrum to enable wireless M2m, as well as people-to-people (P2p) and people-to-machine (P2m), connectivity. Ensuring device connectivity and sufficient bandwidth for all of the uses of wireless sensors will require careful planning. The spectrum requirements are going to be heterogeneous and will include narrowband and broadband frequencies, short haul and long haul spectrum, continuous data transmission and short bursts of data transmission, and licensed spectrum in addition to license-exempt spectrum. Bandwidth constraints will also be an obstacle in transmitting data over existing networks. The examples cited in Box1 reflect the volume of data being generated by proprietary networks resulting in the need to move computing close to the network edge in a distributed intelligence architecture. Data loads will be lumpy across various applications of the Ioe, and matching bandwidth needs to bandwidth availability will be a continuous challenge. As more critical processes are conducted as part of the Ioe, the need for reliability in IP networks increases. Healthcare applications that require instant communication between end users and medical professionals, safety and security applications, utility functions, and industrial uses are examples where continuous, uninterrupted, real-time communications require reliable and redundant connectivity. Low latency (the time required for round-trip data transmission) is required already for advanced cloud computing applications such as high-definition video conferencing and industrial collaboration. Any interruption to the transmission of data over networks negatively impacts these processes. Constraints on the technological limits of electrical efficiency and on computer memory and processing already pose limits to computing and data analysis. Data centers, for example, exemplify the boundaries where electrical power, cooling resources, and space design are redesigned constantly and re-imagined to advance current capabilities. As the Ioe expands into tens of billions of connected devices, the technological aspects of IP networks have to be able to manage the huge scale of device connectivity. One aspect of this expansion, Internet addressing, is being resolved with the migration from IPV4 to IPV6. Other challenges include determining how virtualized computing environments may support a reallocation of computing resources. And new sources of electrical power (advanced batteries, simple chemical reactions, etc. will be needed to power the multitude of new devices that will emerge. Ioe applications that collect and handle data across sovereign jurisdictions could be affected negatively by policies restricting cross-border data traffic and global trade in Ioe-related services. Emerging cross-border issues include national data protection rules and data transfers, data portability and interoperability standards, and liability costs for cloud service providers. Furthermore, trade in some Ioe services may fall under existing international trade agreements, while others do not. As the Ioe permeates across business sectors, the application of Ioe technology in traditional industries presents new challenges to legacy regulatory models. Ioe technology is impacting business models input/output markets, and end users in markets ranging from healthcare to utilities. The heavily regulated energy markets, in particular, face a range of issues from connected energy technologies. At the consumer level, smart meters may present privacy and security challenges. However, at the aggregation and distribution levels, utility companies face the new reality of a changing energy source mix and must adapt to transactional loads and markets along with existing grid control that needs to adapt to distributed intelligence as well as challenges to traditional regulated utility pricing. THE CENTRALITY OF THE NETWORK Since the beginning of our species humans have been processing data. We have been our own primary data machines. But today, with the advent of vast arrays of computing power, we increasingly rely on data processed by others, and the Ioe and the era of big data are transforming our lives. Data flows and the ability to capture value from data are changing industries, creating new opportunities while impacting others. 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 by 2 percent to 2. 5 percent by 2025.22 The Ioe where more data are being captured by more devices, interacting with more people and changing the processes by which we live, learn, work, and play is having a profound impact on the world. But the value derived from the Ioe can be increased measurably if IP networks are able to facilitate the rise of big data and generate added positive impact for society. 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. act4apps. org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ACT-The-European-App-Economy-20131. pdf. 1. 2: The Internet of Everything 42 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum CHAPTER 1. 3 Big data Maturity: An Action Plan for Policymakers and Executives BAHJAT EL-DARWICHE VOLKMAR KOCH DAVID MEER RAMEZ T. SHEHADI WALID TOHME Booz & Company The total volume of structured and unstructured data generated by individuals, enterprises, and public organizations is multiplying exponentially; 90 percent of the total data stored today is less than two years old. 1 So-called big data has the potential to improve or transform existing business operations and reshape entire economic sectors. It can also pave the way for disruptive, entrepreneurial companies and allow new industries to emerge. THE BIG DATA IMPERATIVE If they are to capitalize on this potential, organizations should avoid a common misapprehension. Much debate has focused on the need to develop the technology to store and analyze the deluge of data that threatens to drown companies. Although this technology is indeed necessary it is not sufficient to enable big data to be exploited fully. Organizations must instead remold their decisionmaking culture so that senior executives make more judgments based on clear data insights rather than on intuition. They must build the necessary internal capabilities, deploying the technical and human resources to interpret data in an astute manner. Moreover, because they rely on governments to provide the requisite environment, they must ask policymakers to create the regulatory framework and information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure to remove external obstacles. We propose a Big data Maturity Framework that is based on the experiences of organizations that have undergone a big data transformation. This framework will allow organizations to assess their progress in this arena and determine what they need to do to extract greater business and organizational benefits from the vast volume of data. The framework incorporates three elements:(1) environment readiness;(2) internal capabilities; and (3) the various, steadily more sophisticated, ways to use big data that range from increased efficiency in existing operations to a complete change in an organization's business model. WHAT IS BIG DATA? Big data represents the newest and most comprehensive version of organizations'long-term aspiration to establish and improve their data-driven decision-making. It is characterized by what are known as the three Vs large data volumes, from a variety of sources, at high velocity (i e.,, real-time data capture, storage, and analysis). Besides structured data (such as customer or financial records), which are kept typically in organizations'data warehouses, big data builds on unstructured data from sources such as social media, text and video messages, and technical sensors (such The authors wish to thank Dr. Andreas Deckert for his contribution to this chapter. The Global Information technology Report 2014 43 2014 World Economic Forum as global positioning system or GPS, devices) often originating from outside the organization itself. The magnitude and complexity of data being produced far exceed the typical capacities of traditional databases and data warehouses for the purposes of storing, processing, analyzing, and deriving insights. Usage statistics emanating from social media sites illustrate the sheer volume of unstructured data. For example, in 2012 Facebook reported that it was processing around 2. 5 billion new pieces of content daily. 2 Big data has the potential to infuse executive decisions with an unprecedented level of data-driven insights. However, research indicates that many organizations are struggling to cope with the challenges of big data. For example in 2012 the Aberdeen Group found that the proportion of executives who reported that their companies were unable to use unstructured data, and who complained that the volume of data was growing too rapidly to manage, had increased by up to 25 percent during the previous year. 3 EVOLUTION, NOT REVOLUTION Despite the rapid growth of big data, organizations should keep its influence in perspective. Although remarkable, the big data phenomenon is merely the continuation of a journey in which ever-moreelaborate data have influenced decision-making. From organizations'first attempts at data analytics in the 1960s and 1970s this journey has proceeded through various stages, described by buzz words such as data mining and business intelligence, all of which sought to transform raw data into meaningful information for business purposes (Figure1). The latest development, big data, may appear all-enveloping and revolutionary. However, the essential principles for exploiting its commercial benefit remain exactly the same as they were in previous moves toward increased data-driven decision-making. Executives must harness this recent data explosion by focusing on carefully formulating the business questions that enable the swift and accurate identification of those nuggets of data that they believe can improve their organization's 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Now and future Figure 1: Evolution of data-driven decision-making Source: Booz & Company. Linearprogramming Managementinformation systems/dashboards Datamarts Datawarehouses Dataclusters Operations research Creditscoring Cloudstorage Nonlinear programming Crowdsourcing Internetofthings Neuralnetworks Webanalytics Industry4. 0 Decision support systemts Customer relationship management Sentimentanalysis Image analysis Webcrawling Naturallanguage processing Data visualizationmontecarlo simulations Standardreporting Knowledgediscovery Operational intelligence Heuristic problemsolving Riskmodeling Alerting Expertsystems Ad -hocreporting Datacubes/drilldown Forecasting Statisticalanalysis Websearch Yieldmanagement Datamining Telematics Predictivemodeling Discreteevent simulation Businesssintelligence Machinelearning Speechrecognition Textmining Videoanalysis Contextualmarketing Useractivitytracking Real -timeanalytics Advancedanalytics Socialmedia monitoring Anticipatoryanalytics Artificialintelligence Analytics: Degree of sophistication Volume/complexity of data BIG DATA Chapter 1. 3: Big data Maturity 44 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum performance or allow them to gain access to new revenue pools. This continuation of a trusted managerial approach does not, however, imply an endorsement of inertia. Rather, organizations must foster a new decision-making culture to exploit the opportunities presented by big data and prepare their own internal capabilities to handle this new era. At the same time, they must encourage governments to nurture an environment conducive to the exploitation of big data. THE BUSINESS IMPACT OF BIG DATA Many organizations are still in the early stages of reaping the benefits of big data. Writing in the Harvard Business Review Andrew Mcafee and Erik Brynjolfsson explored the impact of big data on corporate performance. The authors interviewed executives in 330 publicly traded companies in the United states. They then examined relevant performance data, enabling them to measure the extent to which corporate attitudes toward big data correlated with how the respective companies were faring. Mcafee and Brynjolfsson's conclusions were remarkable for establishing a connection between big data and performance: The more companies characterized themselves as data-driven, the better they performed on objective measures of financial and operational results. The advantage gained by these companies over their rivals was marked also: In particular, companies in the top third of their industry in the use of data-driven decision-making were, on average, 5 percent more productive and 6 percent more profitable than their competitors. 4 Despite these findings, broad adoption of advanced big data practices has materialized not yet. A 2013 Gartner survey found that less than 8 percent of companies surveyed have deployed actually big data technology. 5 Investment in forthcoming projects is much more widespread; the research firm IDC has forecasted that the market for big data technology and services will reach US$16. 9 billion by 2015, up from US$3. 2 billion in 2010. This represents a 40 percent annual growth rate, seven times the rate for the overall ICT business. 6 This trend is affecting all regions. For example, over 40 percent of chief information officers in the middle East, according to IDC, are considering big data technology investment in 2013. Although few have undertaken actually large-scale big data or analytics programs to date, IDC forecasts investment in this area to grow at a compound annual growth rate of over 20 percent over the coming five years. 7 Both expenditure and implementation vary substantially across regions, industries, and functional domains. For example, highly digitized industries such as telecommunications and travel still tend to spend substantially more on big data projects than the energy sector, and there is far more implementation of big data initiatives in the United states than in the Asia Pacific region. Meanwhile, the Economist Intelligence Unit found that big data is enlisted most frequently to assist financial management and marketing/sales, and deemed least valuable in human resources management. 8 How big data is used The big data maturity stages (Figure2) depict the various ways in which data can be used, from selective adoption to large-scale implementation. Depending on the maturity of an organization's big data capabilities, big data can significantly increase top-line revenues and markedly reduce operational expenses. The path to business model transformation, the highest level of maturity, promises potential high returns but often involves major investment over many years. The first maturity stage, performance management, enables executives to view their own business more clearly through, for example, user-friendly management information dashboards. This stage typically relies on internal data, with an organization establishing key performance indicators (KPIS) to evaluate its success at achieving stated goals. During stage 2 functional area excellence, organizations start to experiment with internal and external data to improve selected facets of their business. This may involve sales and marketing techniques such as customer segmentation and targeting, or entry-stage analytical methods for product recommendations. For example, one retailer analyzed data recounting the past purchasing behavior of individual customers in conjunction with the company's most recent sales to predict and recommend each customer's most likely next purchase. This resulted in a revenue increase of up to 5 percent, depending on the customer segment. Advances in operational efficiency through big data such as the efficient deployment of staff resources and the optimization of the supply chain, also reside within this maturity stage. Recent examples include a German car manufacturer that used real-time performance monitoring of production machinery to trigger a 20 percent increase in productivity. Each machine was monitored tightly to highlight downtime and plan around those production disruptions to optimize the utilization of the overall plant. In the public sector, a Canadian hospital observed previously unseen patterns in streaming data from monitoring of newborns, enabling detection of dangerous infections 24 hours before symptoms appeared. 9 At the value proposition enhancement stage (stage 3), organizations start to monetize big data, positioning it as a value driver of the business that offers a new source of competitive advantage beyond the mere improvement of operations or services. In many instances this involves obtaining data from external sources and The Global Information technology Report 2014 45 Chapter 1. 3: Big data Maturity 2014 World Economic Forum deriving insights from it. This may include innovations such as customized, real-time recommendations or the personalization of services to augment the customer experience. For example, one leading European bank tailored its website content to trigger an increase of 12 percent in sales. After customers logged in, the bank presented one of several alternative websites based on the relevant individual's transaction history and segment and the company's overall product portfolio. The content was specific to the predicted needs of the customer to maximize sales potential. Data-rich organizations such as retailers or telecommunications companies, are equipped better than others to utilize their internally generated data in this way. For instance, a global mass merchant was able to increase its profit per customer by 37 percent by applying advanced customer analytics, such as behavioral segmentation, to identify its best customers and provide them with personalized offers. The frequency of those target customers'purchases rose by approximately 25 percent, and the average basket size increased by around 10 percent. Another instructive case involved the US city of Los angeles, which introduced demand-responsive pricing for parking. The city sets specific prices for hourly parking in each street varying according to the time and day. These prices are based on in depth choice modeling, fed with data from parking sensors, surveys, weather forecasts, information about holidays, local business activities, and other information. The goal is to reach a steadily high, but not excessive, utilization Figure 2: Big data maturity stages and related use cases Source: Booz & Company. Maturity stages Typical use cases/applications Stage 1: Performance management Financial reporting Regulatory/compliance reporting Dashboards for management reporting Performance measurement via key performance indicators/metrics Stage 2: Functional area excellence Smart pricing Targeted mailings Customer segmentation Customer value analysis Choice analysis Website clickstream analysis Loyalty schemes Customer satisfaction opt. Supply chain balancing Facility optimization Optimization of staff utilization Route optimization for fleet Fraud monitoring/prevention Patient treatment control Traffic optimization Crime monitoring Stage 3: Value proposition enhancement Targeted advertising/customized recommendations in real time Preventive health monitoring & disease detection Data monetization Online telematics services Personalization of customer experience/products Stage 4: Business model transformation Selling of data to open new revenue pools Data-centric business models (e g.,, web search, web advertising) Quantitative management of investment funds Crowdsourcing to augment internal data Large-scale implementation Experimenting/selective adoption BIG DATA Chapter 1. 3: Big data Maturity 46 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum of parking space at all times. The initial results are impressive. Although city parking revenues increased by 2. 4 percent due to higher utilization, 60 percent of parking rates actually fell and congestion during peak hours decreased by 5 percent. 10 In the final maturity stage business model transformation, big data permeates the whole organization. It becomes deeply embedded within the operation, determining the nature of the business and the mode of executive decision-making. This stage can be reached by both product and services organizations alike. One example of the latter involves the recent merger of the two large advertising companies Omnicom and Publicis. Their industry is moving away from the creative Mad Men approach, where a catchy phrase was the pinnacle of aspiration, toward a more science-based, data-driven business that aims to personalize ads. The ultimate goal is to deliver the right message to the right person at the right time. The Internet and mobile devices play a major role in this development. This new ad tech world will be dominated by those major players that possess the most comprehensive data about consumers and are thus able to understand them better who they are, where they are, what they like, who their friends are, and so on. Omnicom and Publicis believe that their combined size will produce the desired volume of Data general Electric (GE) provides a prominent example of a product organization placing great faith in big data. GE expects that machinery and equipment will soon be loaded with sensors, making in depth status data available both in real time and across longer time spans. To be at the forefront of this development, GE is investing more than US$1 billion in building up its data science capabilities to provide data and analytics services across business functions and geographies. 11 Another showcase for the transformative potential of big data comes from the public sector. Regional and national-level policymakers around the world are launching open data initiatives, making data available to the public via integrated web portals and automated interfaces. Recent examples involve the United kingdom and New york city. 12 Although originally conceived as a way of increasing the transparency of government decisions, the release of public data is an important environmental factor enabling organizations to use big data, creating novel applications and services. However, some organizations do not have to progress through all the big data maturity stages. A data-driven business model has been integral to companies such as Google, Facebook, and Twitter, which have burst on to the scene in recent years and are introducing new technologies to capture the digital advertising market. Such companies actually started operations at the final stage. By doing so they have prompted others to proceed through the earlier stages to keep up. Obstacles to progress Despite widespread interest in data-driven decisionmaking in one form or another, companies face many potential pitfalls in extracting the maximum commercial benefit from big data usage. Some of these relate to their own internal systems and culture; others are tied to the external environment. The most prominent obstacle is the shortage of available talent specializing in data analytics data scientists with an advanced education in mathematics or statistics who are also able to translate raw data material into exploitable commercial insights. Although many educational institutions have started now to establish courses to address this scarcity, the market demand is already considerable. Many organizations also suffer from poor-quality data that are fragmented across various systems, geographies, and functional silos. Embracing the potential of big data as a concept will take organizations only so far. First and foremost they must get the basics right. Internal data has to be of high quality consistent, accurate, and complete and available across the organization. The prevailing decision-making culture presents a major internal obstacle the one that is the least straightforward to identify and then overcome. To complicate matters, changing this culture may impinge on personal concerns relating to status. Companies and public institutions typically rely on the intuition of senior managers for important decisions. As big data extends its reach, executive instinct is challenged by the facts of hard data. However, while data can be of great assistance in solving an actual problem it still holds true that senior management has to ask the right questions. Many of the external challenges that companies face revolve around data privacy considerations. For example, very specific details of an individual's lifestyle preferences and buying habits are captured now and analyzed by companies through their own websites or by monitoring social media. These details are collected all without that person's explicit consent, leading to significant public reservations about big data. Such concerns about privacy will strengthen demands for tighter regulatory control, potentially limiting companies'ability to exploit big data opportunities or exposing them to threats of legal and regulatory intervention. HOW TO REACH BIG DATA MATURITY Our big data maturity framework (Figure3) comprises three elements: the enablers of environment readiness, the organization's internal capabilities, and the different stages of maturity and sophistication in which big data can be used. The framework enables organizations to view the extent of their success in overcoming obstacles, and identifies what more can be done to promote big data maturity and reach the desired destination. The Global Information technology Report 2014 47 Chapter 1. 3: Big data Maturity 2014 World Economic Forum The environment readiness dimension considers how far the relevant governments have enabled organizations in their jurisdiction to use big data freely and productively. This is achieved through appropriate regulations and a supportive infrastructure. The organization's internal capabilities dimension sheds light on a company's readiness to execute big data. By building up these capabilities and integrating them effectively, organizations move further along the path of data-driven decision-making and position themselves to extract greater benefits from big data. While environment readiness serves as an enabler for big data usage internal capabilities act as critical success factors for organizations seeking to progress through the maturity stages. The following two sections explain the full range of actions that governments and organizations need to undertake and which of these take precedence. Environment readiness: Priorities for policymakers Big data will soon become ubiquitous practice in both the public and private worlds. Policymakers therefore need to act in a timely manner to promote an environment that is supportive to organizations seeking to benefit from this inevitable progression. Failure to develop comprehensive environment readiness carries the risk of losing competitive advantage vis-à-vis other countries. Policymakers must therefore: formulate a vision for the usage of data consistent with the public interest, fostering a common understanding with citizens and obtaining their buy in; enable a big data ecosystem by establishing policies to facilitate valid business models for third-party data, service, and information technology system providers; and speed and scale up the education of talent to address the likely significant shortage of talent with the requisite skills to leverage and handle big data from both a business and an IT perspective, potentially in public-private partnerships (PPPS). Such PPPS can avoid having students in tailored university programs graduate with outdated learning by fostering and exploiting private contributions to the educational agenda. PPPS can involve public sponsorship of private education programs, and private support for university education in terms of knowledge transfer and financial endowments. Figure 3: Big data maturity framework Source: Booz & Company. Enablers of environment readiness Success factors for internal capabilities Maturity stages in the usage of big data Traditional applications (getting more out of data you already have) New horizons of big data Technical capabilities/infrastructure Regulatory framework for data privacy Dataavailability andgovernance ICT infrastructure Sponsorship Big data ecosystem Organizational capabilities and resources Public perception and awareness Data-driven decision-making culture Education/training Stage 1: Performance management Stage 2: Functional area excellence Stage 3: Value proposition enhancement Stage 4: Business model transformation What can we read from the data? What can we learn from the data to become better? How can we make data a value driver of our business? How can we use data to fundamentally reinvent our business? Chapter 1. 3: Big data Maturity 48 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum Priorities for policymakers will vary in different parts of the world. Developing countries, for example, will concentrate on building up the required ICT infrastructure and education programs to prepare for large-scale demand from organizations intent on using big data. In more developed countries, however, the government's primary concerns should be ensuring transparent regulation and promoting a public-interest argument for big data. Policymakers must make the case for big data In particular, policymakers should set clear rules regarding data privacy so that organizations know which personal data they can store and for how long, and which data are forbidden explicitly by privacy regulations. If the scope of permissible data is to expand, skeptical citizens must first be persuaded that big data will work in their favor by paving the way for better products and services. Forward-thinking governments will initiate and inform this public debate about the benefits of big data. Indeed, Jules Polonetsky and Omer Tene, in their Stanford Law Review article (2013), argue that finding the right balance between individuals'legitimate privacy concerns and the overall rewards offered by big data practices may be the greatest contemporary public policy challenge. 13 The outcome of this debate will vary depending on the country. Cultural factors will have a strong bearing on the decision about the right level of data privacy in any given country, and this decision will result in a regulatory regime appropriate for citizens and organizations. On a regional level, groups such as the European union allow possible harmonization of data privacy regulation across borders, given that the constituent countries may share attitudes on this issue. Policymakers should promote harmonization On a global level, though, no binding agreement to harmonize regulation around data privacy currently looks likely in the short to medium term. Because countries have legitimate differences on this issue, this lack of harmonization threatens the adoption of big data on an international scale. The prevailing patchwork situation accentuates the lack of clarity on lawful data usage especially the question of which jurisdiction holds sway for certain cross-border cases For example, if data are owned by a company in the European union, but hosted on servers in the United states, which privacy law applies? Legal inconsistency between countries can even inhibit free commerce across borders. This problem arises, for example, when an organization plans to outsource data operations to a foreign provider, yet some personal data are prohibited from being transferred out of the country concerned. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal data, which were revised and updated in 2013, may represent a practical step in the direction of harmonization. 14 In the absence of binding rules, a common understanding for data privacy and data protection regulation on the basis of guidelines and recommendations from a high-profile international organization is the most sensible option currently available. The OECD guidelines follow a best-of-breed approach. They formulate basic principles around the limitation of collection of personal data, the specification of the purpose of data collection, the protection of collected data, the prevention of data loss or unauthorized access, and the right of individuals to obtain information about collected data. The guidelines have influenced in the past national legislation, including privacy acts in Australia, Japan, Mexico, and New zealand. We encourage both OECD members and nonmembers to review and adopt those basic principles and recommendations to establish common ground. An organization's internal capabilities: Priorities for executives There is no general rule dictating how organizations should navigate the stages of big data maturity. They must each decide for themselves, based on their own situation the competitive environment they are operating in, their business model, and their existing internal capabilities. In less-advanced sectors, with executives still grappling with existing data, making intelligent use of what they already possess may have a substantial impact on decision-making. The main priorities for executives are to: develop a clear (big data strategy; prove the value of data in pilot schemes; identify the owner for big data in the organization and formally establish a Chief Data Scientist position (where applicable); recruit/train talent to ask the right questions and technical personnel to provide the systems and tools to allow data scientists to answer those questions; position big data as an integral element of the operating model; and establish a data-driven decision culture and launch a communication campaign around it. Quick wins Organizations should resist expensive upfront infrastructure investments for overly ambitious big data projects. Instead, they should select opportunities for high business impact and adopt pilot schemes that also allow for periodic refinements along the way. Seeking out proprietary data that can be exploited immediately for commercial gain may provide The Global Information technology Report 2014 49 Chapter 1. 3: Big data Maturity 2014 World Economic Forum one such quick win. For example, a mobile phone operator can collect anonymized real-time travel patterns, which are of value for navigation system operators that want to provide up-to-date traffic information to their customers. Help from outside External data providers can offer all types of data to organizations and can therefore complement existing data-gathering efforts. Typical datasets offered by external providers include contact, lifestyle, and demographic information on (market segments of) individuals. Social media platforms are demonstrated also to be great sources of relevant big data for example for sentiment analysis (to determine the voice and desires of the consumer) or for personalizing product offerings. In addition to sourcing data from outside the organization, the selective use of external analytics service providers can also prove instrumental in establishing big data maturity quickly, while potentially training employees to take on these tasks themselves. CONCLUSION We currently see big data as poised to have significant impact in public and business spaces alike. Largescale investment is flowing into establishing big data capabilities in many organizations, despite the limited number of cases in which it has been used successfully in completed projects and initiatives. Decision makers already acknowledge the future influence of data-driven decision-making. However organizations confront vast differences in their ability to utilize big data to good effect, as seen in their stages of big data maturity. These differences range from adopting big data practices for operational improvement in selected functional areas or building or revamping an organization's value proposition to completely transforming their business model based on big data. At the more advanced stages, organizations learn to monetize big data far beyond simply getting better at what they are currently doing; learning this lesson is an accomplishment that can mean a fundamental shift for them. Environment readiness plays a pivotal role in enabling such success, because its effect is far greater than the evolution of individual organizations'internal capabilities and usage levels of big data. Nonetheless, policymakers and organizations in general still have much to do if they want to realize the full potential of big data. For their part, governments throughout the world need to create a supportive environment for the usage of big data to attract business to their region. Meanwhile, organizations must act in a timely manner to determine how they can most effectively deploy big data. They will have to predict what the world of data-driven insights will look like in the medium term, anticipate which trends will lead there, and position their organization accordingly. Within the next five years, big data will become the norm, enabling a new horizon of personalization for both products and services. Wise leaders will soon embrace the game-changing opportunities that big data affords for their societies and organizations, and will provide the necessary sponsorship to realize this potential. Skeptics and laggards, meanwhile, look set to pay a heavy price. NOTES 1 IBM, no date. 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The Global Information technology Report 2014 51 Chapter 1. 3: Big data Maturity 2014 World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum CHAPTER 1. 4 Big data: Balancing the Risks and Rewards of Data-Driven Public Policy ALEX PENTLAND MIT In June 2013, massive US surveillance of phone records and Internet data was revealed by former National security agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden, who called these activities the architecture of oppression. His disclosures ignited an overdue public debate on the balance between personal privacy and our growing digital capabilities regarding the collection and use of personal data. Finding this balance is an issue of vital and urgent interest to corporations and governments as well as to ordinary citizens around the world. This chapter will outline both the risks and the rewards of this new age of big data address policy issues in this area, and provide practical recommendations for a way forward. Data about human behavior, such as census data, have always been essential for both government and industry to function. In recent years, however, a new methodology for collecting data about human behavior has emerged. By analyzing patterns within the digital breadcrumbs that we all leave behind us as we move through the world (call records, credit card transactions, and global positioning system, or GPS, location fixes, for example), scientists are discovering that we can begin to explain many things such as financial crashes, revolutions, panics that previously appeared to be random events. These new tools, with the perspective they provide on life in all its complexity, shape the future of social science and public policy. Just as the microscope and telescope revolutionized the study of biology and astronomy, socioscopes have the potential to revolutionize regulation and public policy. The risk of deploying this sort of data-driven policy and regulation comes from the danger of putting so much personal data into the hands of either companies or governments. Fortunately, new approaches to regulation and technology that can help protect personal privacy from exploitation have been developed. These approaches can mitigate the problem of government overreach as well. Both regulation and technology must continue to evolve in order to provide more scientific, real-time public policy while protecting citizens from the dangers of exploitative companies or an all-knowing authoritarian government. This chapter will provide practical recommendations to achieve these goals. A BIG DATA TAXONOMY It is probably hopeless to try to provide a detailed taxonomy of data types and uses because the technology is progressing so quickly. But it is possible to provide a broad taxonomy framed in terms of control. The three main divisions within the spectrum of data control are:(1) data commons, which are available to all, with at most minor limitations on use;(2) personal or proprietary data, which are controlled typically by individuals or companies, and for which legal and technology infrastructure must provide strict control and auditing of use; and (3) the secret data of governments, The Global Information technology Report 2014 53 2014 World Economic Forum which typically has less direct public oversight and more stringent controls. The issues of data commons will be addressed first, followed by concerns about personal and proprietary data, and, finally, issues of secret government data. The preferred lens for examining these issues is experimentation in the real world rather than arguments from theory or first principles, because using massive, live data to design institutions and policies is outside of our traditional way of managing things. In this new digital era we cannot rely only on existing policy tradition, or even laboratory science, because the strengths and weaknesses of big data analysis are very different from those obtained through standard information sources. To begin to manage our society in a datadriven manner requires us to move beyond academic debate and laboratory question -and-answer processes. Instead, we need to try out new policy ideas within living laboratories real, diverse communities that are willing to try a new way of doing things in order to test and prove our ideas. This is new territory and so it is important for us to constantly try out new ideas in the real world in order to see what works and what does not (see Box1). Data commons The first entry in the data taxonomy is the data commons. A key insight is that our data are worth more when shared because they can inform improvements in systems such as public health, transportation, and government. Using a digital data commons can potentially give us unprecedented ability to measure how our policies are performing so we can know when to act quickly and effectively to address a situation. We already have many data commons available: maps, census data, and financial indices, for example. With the advent of big data, we can potentially develop many more types of data commons; these commons can be both accessible in real time and far more detailed than previous, hand-built data commons (e g.,, census data, etc..This is because the new digital commons depend mostly on data that are produced already as a side effect of ongoing daily life (e g.,, digital transaction records, cell phone location fixes, road toll records, etc. and because they can be produced automatically by computers without human intervention. One major concern with these new data commons is that they can endanger personal privacy. Another, secondary, concern involves the tension between proprietary interests, both commercial and personal, and the goal of putting data in the commons. Acceding to these proprietary interests might tend to reduce the richness of such a commons, which would diminish the ability of such a data commons to enable significant public goods. To explore the viability of a big data commons, what is perhaps the world's first true big data commons was unveiled on May 1, 2013. In this Data for Development (D4d) initiative, 90 research organizations from around the world reported hundreds of results from their analysis of data describing the mobility and call patterns of the citizens of the entire African country Côte d'ivoire. 1 The data were donated by the mobile carrier Orange, with help from the University of Louvain (Belgium) and the MIT Human Dynamics Laboratory (United states), along with collaboration from Bouake University (Côte d'ivoire), the United Nation's Global Pulse, the World Economic Forum, and the GSMA (the mobile carriers'international trade association). The D4d program was led by Nicolas De Cordes (Orange), Vincent Blondel (Louvain), Alex Pentland (MIT), Robert Kirkpatrick (UN Global Pulse), and Bill Hoffman (World Economic Forum). The research projects conducted by the 90 participating organizations explored the use of this data commons, covering many different aspects of better governance. An example of using the D4d data to improve social equality was highlighted by work done by researchers at the University college of London, who developed a method for mapping poverty from the diversity of cell phone usage. As people have more disposable income, they explore or sample their environment more, and their patterns of movement and patterns of phone calls become increasingly diverse. Measurement of this additional exploration allows us to make a surprisingly accurate estimate of their disposable income. Another example of using the D4d data to enhance social equality is the mapping of ethnic boundaries by researchers from the University of California, San diego. This method relies on the fact that ethnic and language groups communicate far more within their own group than they communicate with other groups. This project is significant because, while we know that ethic violence often erupts along such boundaries, the government and aid agencies are usually uncertain about the geography of these social fault zones. The D4d data were utilized also to understand and promote operational efficiency through an analysis of Côte d ivoire's public transportation system by IBM's Dublin laboratory. This analysis showed that, for very little cost the average commute time in Abidjan Côte d ivoire's biggest city could be cut by 10 percent. Other research groups demonstrated similar potential for operational improvements in the areas of government, commerce, agriculture, and finance. Finally, examples of using D4d data to improve social resiliency include analysis of disease spread by groups from Novi Sad University (Serbia), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL, Switzerland ), and Birmingham (United kingdom. These research groups showed that small changes in the public health system could potentially cut the spread of flu by 20 percent as well as significantly reduce the spread of HIV and malaria. Chapter 1. 4: Big data: Balancing the Risks and Rewards of Data-Driven Public Policy 54 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum Box 1: The future of big data and governance The Data for Development (D4d) data commons is only a small first step toward improving governance by using big data. Much more can be accomplished because our current understanding of policy and human society is limited based on very data resources. Currently, most social science is based either on analysis of laboratory experiments or on survey data. These approaches miss the critical fact that it is the details of which people you interact with, and how you interact with them, that truly matter. Social phenomena are made up of billions of small transactions between individuals people trading not only goods and money but also information ideas, or just gossip. There are patterns in those individual transactions that drive phenomena such as financial crashes and Arab springs. We need to understand these micro-patterns because they do not just average out to the classical way of understanding society. Big data gives us for the first time a chance to view society in all its complexity, composed of millions of networks of person-toperson exchanges. Figure A compares social science living labs with traditional experiments. The horizontal axis presents the duration of the data collection; the vertical axis shows the richness of the information collected. If we had an all-seeing view, we could potentially arrive at a true understanding of how society works and develop scientifically proven methods to fix our problems. Unfortunately, as illustrated in Figure A, almost all data from traditional social science (labeled 1 in the figure) are near the (0, 0) coordinate, meaning that these datasets represent information gathered from under a hundred people and for only for a few hours. The studies labeled 2 and 3 are some of the largest social science studies to date. 1 In the last decade computational social scientists have begun to discover how to leverage big data and have been using datasets from companies such as cell phone carriers and social media firms. Typical examples of these studies are labeled 4. Unfortunately, even these large datasets are impoverished because they measure only a few variables at a time, thus providing only a very limited view of human nature. Recently data scientists have developed living lab technologies for harvesting digital breadcrumbs, and are now obtaining much richer descriptions of human behavior. The studies labeled 5, 6, 7, and 8 are living lab studies that use smart phones or electronic name badges (sociometers) to collect data. 2 The point labeled 9 is the D4d dataset that covers the entire country of Côte d'Ivoire. 3 Just a brief examination of Figure A makes it easy to see that these living lab datasets are many orders of magnitude richer than previous social science datasets. These large, digital datasets contain extraordinary amounts of objective, continuous, dense data that allow us to build quantitative, predictive models of human behavior in complex, everyday situations. Importantly, the point labeled 10 shows where the world is headed. In just a few short years we are likely to have available incredibly rich data about the behavior of virtually all of humanity on a continuous basis. The data mostly already exist in cell phone networks credit card databases, and elsewhere, but currently only technical gurus have access to them. As these digital data become more widely available for scientific inquiry, we will be able to understand and manage ourselves in ways better suited to our complex, interconnected, and networked society. Notes 1 See Barker 1968; Dawber 1980.2 For details about these living lab studies, see Pentland 2014; Mobile Territorial Lab (MTL), available at http://www. mobileterritoriallab. eu/.3 See the D4d challenge, available at http://www. d4d. orange. com/home. Figure A: Qualitative overview of social science living labs and traditional experiments Note: Datasets identified in the figure are derived from the following: 1=most social science experiments, 2=the Midwest Field Station Study, 3=the Framingham heart study, 4=large call record datasets, 5=reality mining, 6=social evolution, 7=friends and family, 8=sociometric badge studies, 9=the D4d dataset, and 10=where the world is headed (see text for explanation). 1 4 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 l Traditional social science studies l Social physics studies l Where the world is headed Duration of observation, log scale from minutes to years No. of measurements per person, per minute The Global Information technology Report 2014 55 Chapter 1. 4: Big data: Balancing the Risks and Rewards of Data-Driven Public Policy 2014 World Economic Forum These selected results are just a small sample of the impressive work that is made possible by this rich and unique data commons. These results and others like them are available at http://www. d4d. orange. com/home. Each of these D4d research projects has demonstrated the great potential of a big data commons for improving people's living conditions. From the point of view of Orange, it also demonstrates the potential for new lines of business that combine this data commons with customers'personal data: imagine phone applications that advise commuters about which bus will get them to work quickest, or that help citizens reduce their risk of catching the flu. The work of these 90 research groups also suggests that many of the privacy fears associated with the release of data about human behavior may be generally misunderstood. In this data commons, the data were processed by advanced computer algorithms (e g.,, sophisticated sampling and the use of aggregated indicators) so that it was unlikely that any individual could be identified re. In fact, no path to re-identification was discovered even though several of the research groups studied this specific question. In addition although the data were freely available for any legitimate research in which a group was interested, the data were distributed under a legal contract that specified that they could be used only for the purpose proposed and only by the specific people making the proposal. A similar technologylegal framework is used in trust networks described in the next section. The use of both advanced computer algorithms and contract law to specify and audit how personal data may be used and shared is the goal of new privacy regulations in the European union, the United states, and elsewhere. Personal and proprietary data The second category in the data taxonomy is personal and proprietary data which are controlled typically by individuals or companies, and for which legal and technology infrastructure that provides strict control and auditing of use is needed. The current best practice is a system of data sharing called trust networks. 2 Trust networks are a combination of a computer network that keeps track of user permissions for each piece of personal data and a legal contract that specifies both what can and cannot be done with the data and what happens if there is a violation of the permissions. This is the model of personal data management that is most frequently proposed within the World Economic Forum Personal data Initiative. In such a system all personal data have attached labels specifying what the data can, and cannot, be used for. These labels are matched exactly by terms in a legal contract between all the participants stating penalties for not obeying the permission labels and giving the right to audit the use of the data. Having permissions, including the provenance of the data, allows automatic auditing of data use and allows individuals to change their permissions and withdraw their individual data. Today, longstanding versions of trust networks have proven to be both secure and robust. The best known example is the SWIFT network for inter-bank money transfer; its most distinguishing feature is that it has never been hacked. When asked why he robbed banks, bank robber Willie Sutton famously said, Because that's where the money is. In today's world, the SWIFT network is where the money is trillions of dollars are moved through the network each day. This trust network has kept not only the robbers away, but it also makes sure the money reliably goes where it is supposed to go. Until recently, such systems were available only to the big guys. To give individuals a similarly safe method of managing personal data the MIT Human Dynamics Laboratory (http://hd. media. mit. edu), in partnership with the Institute for Data Driven Design (http://idcubed. org), have helped build openpds (open Personal data Store) a consumer version of this type of system. We are now testing it with a variety of industry and government partners. 3 A major concern about trust networks is associated the cost with keeping track of permissions and supporting the capability for automated auditing. Since many companies already maintain such data structures in order to support internal compliance and auditing functions, the cost concern does not appear to be a major barrier. Another more serious concern however, is the extent to which incidental data about human behavior must be included in the permissions and auditing framework. Such data are collected typically in the course of normal operations in order to support those operations (e g.,, the location of a cell phone is required to complete phone calls), but without specific informed consent. A final concern is that a trust network system may be too complex for average people to use, or that it will not inspire (or deserve) the sort of user trust that the name suggests. In order to investigate these concerns a living lab has been launched with the city of Trento in Italy, supported by Telecom italia, Telefonica, the MIT Human Dynamics Laboratory, the Fondazione Bruno Kessler, the Institute for Data Driven Design, and local companies within Trento. Importantly, this living lab has the approval and informed consent of all its participants they know that they are part of a real-world experiment whose goal is to invent a better way of living. 4 The objective of this living lab is to develop new ways of sharing data to promote greater civic engagement and information diffusion. One specific goal is to build upon and test trust-network software such as the openpds system by deploying a set of personal data services designed to enable users to collect, store, manage, disclose, share, and use data about Chapter 1. 4: Big data: Balancing the Risks and Rewards of Data-Driven Public Policy 56 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum themselves. For example, the openpds system lets the community of young families learn from each other without the work of entering data by hand or the risks associated with sharing through current social media. These data can then be used for the personal selfempowerment of each member, or (when aggregated) for the creation of a data commons that supports improvement of the community for example, a map that shows disposable income for each neighborhood can stimulate better distribution of community services. The ability to share data safely should enable better idea flow among individuals companies, and government; we want to see if these tools can in fact increase productivity and creative output at the scale of an entire city. The Trento living lab will also investigate how to deal with the sensitivities of collecting and using deeply personal data in real-world situations. For example, it will explore different techniques and methodologies to protect the users'privacy while at the same time being able to use personal data typically mobility, financial, and medical records to generate a useful data commons. It will also explore different user interfaces for privacy settings, for configuring the data collected, for the data disclosed to applications, and for those data shared with other users, all in the context of a trust framework. Although the Trento experiment is still in its early days, the initial reaction from participating families is that these sorts of data sharing capabilities are valuable, and they feel safe sharing their data using the openpds system. Government data The third category in the taxonomy is secret government data. A major risk of deploying data-driven policies and regulations comes from the danger of putting so much personal data into the hands of governments. But how can it happen that governments especially authoritarian governments, choose to limit their reach? The answer is unlimited that access to data about the citizen behavior is a great danger to the government as well as to its citizenry. Consider the NSA's response to the recent Snowden leaks: This failure originated from two practices that we need to reverse, Ashton B. Carter, the deputy secretary of defense, said recently. There was an enormous amount of information concentrated in one place, he said. That's a mistake. And second, no individual should be given the kind of access Mr. Snowden had said, Mr. Carter. 5 That is, the government must organize big data resources in a distributed manner, with each different type of data separated and dispersed among many locations, using many different types of computer systems and encryption. Similarly, human resources should be organized into cells of access and permission that are localized both spatially and by data type. Both computer and human resources should always be fragmented redundant and in order to avoid overly powerful central actors. The logic behind this observation is that databases that have different types of data that are physically and logically distributed, and that also have heterogeneous computer and encryption systems, are hard to attack, both physically as well as through cyberattack. This is because any single exploit is likely to gain access to only a limited part of the whole database. Similarly, the resilience of organizations with a heterogeneous cell-like human and permissions structure is familiar from intelligence and terrorist organizations. Importantly, resistance to attack by adopting a distributed organization is a particularly pressing issue for authoritarian governments because unfettered access to data about citizen behavior can be a major aid to organizing a successful coup to overthrow the government. What does all this have to do with the danger that a big data government will trample individual freedoms? The key insight is that for these types of data systems, each type of data analysis operation has a characteristic pattern of communication between different databases and human operators. As a consequence, it is possible to monitor the functioning of the data analysis process without gaining access to, or endangering, the analysis content. In short, one can use metadata about metadata in order to monitor the use of metadata, and with some reasonable confidence one can ensure that only normal and usual analysis operations are being conducted without reference to specific content. Governments that structure their data resources in this manner can more easily monitor attacks and misuse of all sorts. As a concrete example let us assume a system in which different types of databases are distributed physically. In this case one can observe the amount and pattern of traffic between the different databases. These patterns are characteristic of the analysis being performed, and so deviations from the normal patterns of communication between databases are cause for concern. In this manner, an open civil authority can perform substantial, fairly effective monitoring of the functioning of a classified agency. In most cases it is sufficient that each element of the system monitor only local traffic. A familiar example of this type of monitoring is the many eyes security strategy. When patterns of communication among different departments are visible (as with physical mail then the patterns of normal operations are also visible to many employees, even though the content of the operations (the content of The Global Information technology Report 2014 57 Chapter 1. 4: Big data: Balancing the Risks and Rewards of Data-Driven Public Policy 2014 World Economic Forum the requested records) remains hidden. For example, a health official responsible for maintaining health records will be able to see if those records are suddenly being accessed by the finance records office with unusual frequency, and may inquire if that is proper. In contrast, when copies of all the data types are all in one place (as when all the records are located in one filing cabinet), it is easy for people to conduct unauthorized analyses. The computer architecture for the type of system that relies on multiple distributed types of oversight is very similar to that of the trust networks described in the previous section: distributed data stores with permissions, provenance, and auditing for sharing among data stores. In this case, however, the data stores are segmented by their referent for example, tax records for individuals, tax records for companies, import records from country X to port Y, and so on rather than having one data store per person. Because the architecture is so similar to the citizencentric personal data stores, it enables easier and safer sharing of data between citizens and government. For this reason, several states within the United states are beginning to test this architecture for both internal and external data analysis services. Finally it should not escape the reader's attention that all of these lessons also apply to companies with large, complex databases. Misbehavior by employees, industrial espionage, and cyberattack are among the greatest dangers that companies face in the big data era. A distributed architecture of databases joined with a network that supports permissions, provenance, and auditing can reduce risk and increase resilience of companies'internal data analysis functions. SUMMARY We are entering a big data world, where governance is driven far more by data than it has been in the past. Basic to the success of a data-driven society is the protection of personal privacy and freedom. Discussions at the World Economic Forum have made substantial contributions to altering the privacy and data ownership standards around the world in order to give individuals unprecedented control over data that are about them, while at the same time providing for increased transparency and engagement in both the public and private spheres. We still face the challenge that large organizations, in particular governments and corporations, may be tempted to abuse the power of the data that they hold. To address this concern, we need to establish best practices that are in the interest of both large organizations and individuals. This chapter has suggested one path that can limit potential abuses of power while at the same time providing greater security for organizations that use big data. The key policy recommendations for all large organizations commercial or government, are that: 1. Large data systems should store data in a distributed manner, separated by type (e g.,, financial vs. health) and real-world categories (e g.,, individual vs. corporate. These systems should be managed by a department whose function is focused on those data, with sharing permissions set and monitored by personnel from that department. Best practice would have the custodians of data be regional and use heterogeneous computer systems. With such safeguards in place, it is difficult to attack many different types of data at once, and it is more difficult to combine data types without authentic authorization. 2. Data sharing should always maintain provenance and permissions associated with data, and should support automatic, tamper-proof auditing. Best practice would share answers only to questions about the data (e g. by using the preprogrammed structured query language, or SQL, queries known as Database Views) rather than sharing the data themselves, whenever possible. This allows improved internal compliance and auditing and helps to minimize the risk of unauthorized information leakage by providing the minimum amount of information required. 3. Systems controlled by partner organizations, and not just one's own systems, should be secure. External data sharing should take place only between data systems that have similar local control, permissions, provenance, and auditing, and should include the use of standardized legal agreements such as those employed in trust networks, as described earlier. Without such safeguards, data can be siphoned off at either the data source or at the end consumer, without even attacking central system directly. 4. The need for a secure data ecosystem extends to the private data of individuals and the proprietary data of partner companies. As a consequence, best practice for data flows to and from individual citizens and businesses is to require them to have secure personal data stores and be enrolled in a trust network data sharing agreement. 6 5. All entities should employ secure identity credentials at all times. Best practice is to base these credentials on biometric signatures. 7 6. Create an open data commons that is available to partners under a lightweight legal agreement such as the trust network agreements. Open data can generate great value by allowing third parties to improve services. Although these recommendations might seem cumbersome at first glance, they are implemented for the most part easily with the standard protocols already Chapter 1. 4: Big data: Balancing the Risks and Rewards of Data-Driven Public Policy 58 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum found within modern computer databases and networks. In many cases, the use of distributed data stores and management are already part of current practice, and so the entire system will be simpler and cheaper to implement than a centralized solution: all that is really new is the careful use of provenance, permissions, and auditing within a legal or regulatory framework such as a trust network. 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Personal data: The Emergence of a New Asset Class. Geneva: World Economic Forum. Available at http://www3. weforum. org/docs/WEF ITTC Personaldatanewasset report 2011. pdf. The Global Information technology Report 2014 59 Chapter 1. 4: Big data: Balancing the Risks and Rewards of Data-Driven Public Policy 2014 World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum CHAPTER 1. 5 Managing the Risks and Rewards of Big data MATT QUINN CHRIS TAYLOR TIBCO One of the biggest challenges of the term big data is deciding on a standard definition of what those words really mean. For many companies that have worked in an environment of large datasets, fast-moving information, and data that lack traditional structure, working in an environment of big data is just business as usual. In this chapter we will discuss how managing the growing challenge of data is not new for a regional healthcare organization in the Midwestern United states a global logistics company, and a major American retailer. But for a majority of organizations, which have integrated neither data nor built a strategy around its use, the term big data itself is a way to express the sudden digitization of many things that have been with us forever but were captured not previously and stored as data. For most companies, big data represents a significant challenge to growth and competitive positioning. In some cases, it represents the survival of the business. BIG DATA: RISKS AND REWARDS Digitization itself is not new, but the maturation and availability of the Internet; the rapid growth of mobile computing; and, more recently, the addition of sensor data (data derived from devices that sense their environment) to the mix have pushed all the boundaries of how we think about data and its uses. The term big data represents the need for a new way of thinking but also implies new tools and new ways of managing data. Like many things, data can be used to do positive things for the world, but it can also be used to manipulate, embarrass, or repress. Data can be highly accurate and efficiently structured or unstructured, fragmented, and highly suspect. Data can also be managed well or carelessly. Big data in its outsized properties, amplifies those effects. It is in those extremes that the risks and rewards of big data are decided. THREE KEY BIG DATA TRENDS As the world becomes more familiar with big data, three key trends that have a significant impact on those risks and rewards are emerging. First and foremost, big data leverages previously untapped data sources. Those sources are of several types. The first includes wearable devices that stream data about an individual and his or her surrounding environment on a momentby-moment basis such sensors include the applications on a smartphone that sense movement. The sensor in a runner's shoe is a very consumer-facing example but business-facing sensors, which track all kinds of things, are proliferating very quickly. A pacemaker is a sensor that has been around a while (the newer models give feedback to healthcare workers). The next type comprises connected sensors that instantly digitize and report what is happening in any moment and in any location. Examples of this type include the global positioning system (GPS) device that reports location back to a central computer or a user, The Global Information technology Report 2014 61 2014 World Economic Forum and devices in the soil of a farm that sense when and how much to irrigate. There are also sensors in trains, for example, that watch for signals that maintenance is necessary before a human could ever see them, such as brake heat, brake wear, movement in the rails, and so on. This new breed of sensors is coming into service and is connected to the Internet, making big data even bigger than human-generated information. The third type of sensor provides constant reporting by machines that perform the work critical to our security, health, and lifestyle. Machines can be something as large as an aircraft or locomotive or they can be components of one of those things. Some of the most interesting of these sensors are the ones that measure the way an aircraft engine is performing mid-flight. Machines used to be purely mechanical but are controlled increasingly computer. Those computer controls mean not only that data are constantly being fed into machines but that they are also coming out of machines at a quickly increasing rate. We have reached a point of information discovery that reveals correlation before causation, leaving researchers scratching their heads to find the underlying causes for correlations that data analysis clearly demonstrates. TIBCO's chief executive officer, Vivek Ranadive, is fond of saying that we have reached a point where we may know the what without knowing the why. The previously untapped information sources create a data ecosystem that can be modeled in a way that blends historical with in-the-moment information and is remarkably useful for anticipating the future. These models accurately predict such diverse outcomes as the spread of disease the failure rate of aircraft components, and consumer behaviors. Big data's effectiveness is coupled tightly to an organization's ability to bring the right data together in the right moments that allow for the right response and outcome. Whatever we may know today, the continued discovery of previously untapped data sources will continue to change and improve our models, allowing us to better anticipate future events and to continue to increase our ability to affect desired outcomes. The desire to affect outcomes brings about the second trend of big data: the need for automation technologies. Richard Hackathorn wrote about the valuetime curve of information back in 2004 in Real-time to Real-Value, just as the world was becoming broadly and acutely aware of the explosion of data. 1 Hackathorn's curve describes the decreasing value of data over time as it passes through stages of use (Figure1). The challenge of the decreasing value of data over time has become even more meaningful in the age of big data. Today, the volume, velocity, and variety of data continue to push the curve down and to the right as organizations struggle to capture, analyze, and decide in a gradually more difficult environment. Added to this complexity is the increasing access to real-time data that leaves organizations in some industries attempting to reduce their response time to microseconds, understanding that this is a crucial part of being successful in their business. The value-time curve challenge makes big data management a function of creating automation wherever possible. Machines have always been humanity's friend in making work more efficient and big data follows the same path. Big data's growth in each of its dimensions eliminates the ability for humans to intervene and reprogram processes in real time, opening the door for better and better tools that can manage data far more quickly and efficiently than a human can. Data exist in a moment, ready for decision and action, but there is a higher-level purpose for information. Data comprise the digital representation of events, or things that happen in patterns that occur over time, in conjunction with other events or in isolation, and even with things that may be expected but do not occur (such as when a patient fails to pick up a prescription after being discharged from a hospital, starting a likely string of events that will lead to readmission. The idea of keeping track of what does not occur is a level of complexity higher than the old ways of waiting for data to arrive or change. Automation is suited especially well to the complexity of predicting, and then anticipating, events. In many organizations, automation is also a significant part of the actions that events precipitate. The big data conversation often centers on the use of machines as the best resource for the storage and analytic processing of vast amounts of data, but this is only a piece of the story. Automation is increasingly a logical response to the need to find filter, and correlate each piece of data as it flows over the enterprise so that decisions can be made some through automation and some using a hybrid approach combining human and machine. Once decisions are reached, automation becomes the path for taking action in the shortest time frame possible before the value of data decays further. The third trend being driven by big data is the necessity for adaptable, less fragile systems. For big data to leverage previously untapped sources of information, organizations need to quickly adapt to the opportunities and risks represented by these new sources. Automated systems that manage big data ecosystems cannot be developed around rigid schemas that require redevelopment for each new stream of information. Instead systems need to absorb new information in an adaptable way that also adds value to existing data that have already been collected. Adaptable systems treat new sources of data coming constantly as the means to improve analytical models, create better decisions, and drive more appropriate actions. Chapter 1. 5: Managing the Risks and Rewards of Big data 62 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum RESOLVING TWO PRIMARY CHALLENGES OF BIG DATA Most organizations need to overcome two primary challenges before becoming productive with big data. The first is need the for powerful visualization that allows the business to explore data to find questions worth answering. This stands the traditional business intelligence model on its head, as the pre big data model began with the business asking a question and ended with information technology structuring data to answer those questions in a very repeatable way, typically as dashboards. Visualization instead begins with capturing all data available so that multi-structured and iterative discovery can take place that reveals information with or without having the right question. Visualization lets the data speak for themselves. Humans are suited extremely well to visual analysis. Our brains are wired to very rapidly assimilate what we see and spot patterns. Using our eyes, we can spot a trend or an outlier in a fraction of a second, far faster than we can by sifting through numbers on a screen. If a picture is worth a thousand words visualization is worth petabytes, terabytes, and more of raw data. Visualized data and the human mind make for a highly efficient combination. Most importantly, visualized data have the effect of engaging the nontechnical but business-savvy human in the iterative process of discovering exploitable insight. This lessens the organization's reliance on technical resources and, specifically, on data scientists. The second hurdle that organizations face is need the to manage ever-larger amounts of Data systems scoped for today's needs quickly become insufficient when the data are increasing in size, speed, and complexity. Unfortunately when people talk about big data they often use the term to compartmentalize it and give it boundaries. This is a natural reaction and harkens to the beginning of computerization when data were processed as batches of transactions that represented a finite amount of information. Thinking of big data in those terms fails to take into account all of the data being created everywhere, every day. This compartmentalized view can also deprecate data that may not appear useful or valuable or may be difficult to process. At a point in the future, organizations will very likely look back and wish they had considered all data when deciding what to store. When we consider data without specific boundaries we can focus our efforts on linking data together and analyzing them more broadly. We will probably find the data have value for a wider range of people in the organization than originally anticipated. When we consider all data, we can see the value of discovering the connectivity of data. This brings into consideration different data types that are used to adorn our original data and make them more valuable as a source of visual, predictive, and operational analytics. Why does that matter? We have grown accustomed to having instantaneous answers to our questions. As data grow, they have the very real likelihood of slowing down how decisions are made. Nonlinear growth taxes our systems and creates the scenario that every day we get bogged down more as untapped data sources become newly available, our clever automations become less effective, and our systems seem less adaptable than before. An all-data approach allows the organization to see today's information as the best we have in the moment, knowing that we will continue to layer on more DATA LATENCY ANALYSIS LATENCY DECISION LATENCY Business eventdata stored Information delivered Action taken Figure 1: The value-time curve Source: Hackathorn 2004. l Process entry and exit l Process intermediate steps Time value The Global Information technology Report 2014 63 Chapter 1. 5: Managing the Risks and Rewards of Big data 2014 World Economic Forum data not with the goal of having a larger dataset, but instead with the goal of using all of the data available to gain the best outcome. Rather than slowing down the results, using all available data takes into account data linkages and permits a broad analysis that allows the most organizational clients to constantly arrive at the best possible outcome. Enabling the organization with visualization and the constantly additive benefits of all data allows experts to be able to explore data to find their value. For a retailer that means being able to explore diverse data that include historical visits to the website as well as transactions completed or shopping carts abandoned; with the addition of geographical information from a mobile society, the retailer has an ability to understand the ambient circumstances at the time decisions are being made. ENSURING THAT HUMANS STAY IN THE LOOP For exactly this reason we need to take a very careful approach to how big data is being used and apply the right level of oversight. There are two specific reasons for having an appropriate governance model, each tackling the problem from the opposite perspective. The first is need a to ensure that data are not being used in a way that goes against the organization's best interests. Such unfortunate (even inappropriate) uses can be the result of rogue individuals with no checks and balances on their access and actions or it can be the result of individuals acting with the best intentions but incurring unintended consequences that go against the goals of the organization. Data are very powerful, and organizations need to ensure that information is being collected, stored, analyzed, and acted upon in ways that can be audited and that raises alarms when necessary. The second need for governance is demonstrated by the danger of having machines talking to machines without a human supervising the conversation. Systems need to leave an aperture for control by humans to avoid the problems of passive neglect or runaway processing. Finding the right balance is the challenge and it involves looking at the value of the decisions being reached and the risk associated with the decision. There is a broad spectrum of judgments that covers small, incremental decisions that have moderate impact on an overall risk profile versus large, occasional decisions that can have enormous impact. Machines are exceptionally good at monitoring and executing detail, but the need for humans to focus on the macro decisions is significant. Consider the car analogy: a human cannot be involved in every firing of every cylinder. The human has absolute responsibility, however, for the speed of the car under the current conditions, monitoring the engine temperature, and a host of other variables. STRIKING A PRIVACY BALANCE We have watched the sharing of personal data increase year after year since people first connected across the Internet. Many of the risks and rewards of big data are coupled tightly to the use of all of those data. On the reward side, data can be used to create far better customer service by knowing the customers'needs and histories. They can be used to create more personalized offers based on customers'preferences and their loyalty to a brand. From this perspective data can be used to engage the customer and to create a better relationship that serves everyone's needs. Healthcare-related personal information improves treatment and saves lives both at the individual level and in aggregate, as clinical trials of sample patients give way to all data about every patient. Personalization and healthcare offer two standout opportunities for big data to reward us. At the same time, big data comes with privacy concerns that are not simply related to technology but are also about very human things such as privacy, all-knowing creepiness, and personal security. Given enough personal data information can be correlated that can be both unsettling and unwanted. Today's public, legislative, and legal sentiments may not be tomorrow's, and these attitudes tend to diverge by government and region of the world. What is standard practice in terms of collecting personal information in the United states is frowned upon in many parts of Europe. Managing the Facebook Effect, where people willingly share ever-increasing amounts of personal information, is a challenge for individuals and governments as well as for the software companies that sit in the middle, confronted with inconsistent norms and laws across different locations in the world. Privacy paradigms are in constant flux but the need for a consistent approach to meet privacy expectations never changes. Protecting privacy has, at its roots, the need to protect data both at a discrete level and, maybe even more importantly, at an aggregate level. Learning a great deal about a person by combining factors that may seem harmless at a discrete level but, when taken together, may give away information that the person would not want generally known is one such example. This could happen, for instance, by combining someone's Facebook status with the location where he or she logged in to pay an electric bill with the home zip code; this could target wealthy people by knowing that they are not at home, making them vulnerable to burglaries. Each discrete piece of information is not meaningful, but in the aggregate can make someone a potential victim. Systems exist that can manage the access, movement, and dissemination of data, but in our haste to build out the largest datasets and the maximum computational power, the need to put the right controls in place has been overlooked consistently. Some of this has been naiveté, and some has been a deliberate Chapter 1. 5: Managing the Risks and Rewards of Big data 64 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum stretching of the boundaries of individual expectations. Throughout the evolution of big data, the capability to govern data appropriately has existed, but unless organizations make the choice themselves or are pushed by legal or public pressure, the protection of personal privacy remains a low priority. SHOWING BIG DATA'S SOPHISTICATED SYSTEMS Gaining benefits from big data while mitigating risks is entirely a matter of data systems sophistication. This section will explore three examples that demonstrate the successful use of big data. The first example of that sophistication is on display at a major network of hospitals in the Midwest to address the problem of sepsis the systemic infection of the body which is a constant threat to hospitalized patients. Sepsis is acquired usually in the healthcare facility; it is not the reason a patient arrives. Instead, sepsis appears somewhere between a patient's travel between the emergency room, the laboratory, the radiology department, and any other department where treatment is given. If not treated immediately, sepsis usually results in the death of the patient. This healthcare company realized that, in order to tackle the sepsis problem, they had to create a sophisticated system that could follow a patient throughout his or her stay. The system needed to track patient data despite that patient's location within the hospital and despite the siloed information technology systems that are all too common in healthcare. Most of all the system needed to bring data together in a way that allows high-speed correlation, based on prior analysis of sepsis data, so that medical staff can be alerted within lifesaving time frames. This company's sophisticated system was successful at significantly shortening time frames for response to sepsis and significantly decreased the mortality rate in their facilities. They were successful enough, in fact, to allow their system to be turned into a Software-as-a-service and contracted to other facilities. 2 The second example is one of logistics. Like healthcare, logistics is an age-old practice undergoing big data transformation. It has become far more complicated in recent years because of the explosion of data that connect the customer's customer and the supplier's supplier. We are able to know significantly more in the form of digital data that not only allow the prediction of outcomes but that also allow us to make operational decisions at any point along the supply chain. For a global package delivery company, knowing their business means being able to access all available data to monitor not just the arrival and departure of aircraft but also the aircraft altimeter and attitude in order to provide additional layers of data that provide better insight on the nuanced status of the flight. 3 In a similar fashion, today's complex contracts encompass the global movement of pharmaceuticals and other sensitive cargos that require constantly monitoring all data. A global logistics company must monitor discrete data such as package temperature, location, and time to delivery that continually describe a shipment's ambient conditions; furthermore, these data must be available alongside expiration data and acceptable data ranges. Those aggregate data form the basis for ensuring non-stop compliance to local and international standards for moving items that require special handling. Those same data ensure that contract terms are being respected and provide the basis for improving profitability while decreasing waste and inefficiency within a contracted service. It is a gift that keeps on giving, as detailed historical shipment data allow better pricing of potential new contracts, making the logistics carrier more competitive and reducing the risk of negotiating and accepting poor contracts. Without the ability to manage all relevant data logistics companies and their customers would be unable to effectively move cargoes that bring enormous benefits to all parts of the planet. The third example is seen in retail markets. In retail, the management of big data supports a brand's ability to predict the best product offering and to establish effective marketing and loyalty programs. It also supports better ways to sell and greatly improves customer service execution. 4 Big data offers an enormous reward to retail because successful selling is ultimately about having an excellent understanding of customers and the circumstances in which they buy. Even more importantly successful retail is about creating the circumstances that turn a customer into a fan. A fan feels a personal connection to the brand and is much more likely to be an advocate. From a revenue perspective, a fan has a much greater total lifetime value. But creating a fan is not a simple exercise in better customer service. Predictive analytics, heavily dependent on powerful visualization, form the basis for knowing the best moments and the best ways to engage with the customer. Understanding the past is key to predicting the future, and visualization reveals the meaningful patterns in data that tell us what happened under a host of variables in the past. Visual analytics tell the retailer what can be anticipated in today's real-time situations and set the stage for blending information streaming constantly from the website, store, and logistical systems, along with data coming from mobile devices. That information is vitally important to knowing not only how to provide information and offers to help a customer through a purchase, but also how to best serve a customer's needs after products have been purchased. The brand that knows its customers using this approach is leaps and bounds ahead of the one that lacks these capabilities. Although the rewards are clear, a risk remains in gaining the customer's favor while requiring access to so much personal information. Loyalty programs are the The Global Information technology Report 2014 65 Chapter 1. 5: Managing the Risks and Rewards of Big data 2014 World Economic Forum ideal way to gain that access and avoid the creepiness factor. Focused customer loyalty management elicits the customer's permission through a system of rewards and exclusive offers that provides benefit back to the customer, mitigating the risk of a brand being perceived as stalking the customer or invading their privacy. ENSURING THE BENEFITS, MITIGATING THE RISKS Managing the three key trends of leveraging previously untapped data sources, using automation wherever possible, and creating less fragile data systems are crucial parts of ensuring the benefits of big data while mitigating its risks. Accomplishing these three objectives requires successfully meeting big data's two main challenges: the need to visualize by using analytics tools and the need to systematically discover, capture, govern, and secure ever-larger amounts of data. Big data has a remarkable ability to change the world. Its benefits need to be considered as a function of how well its risks are managed. Truly expert handling of big data brings the reward of being able to react to world-changing events, both big and small, at an unprecedented rate and scope. Epidemics can be tracked and miracle drugs developed, but at the same time, there is a need to ensure that humans are not cut out of the loop. Organizations need to carefully plan for the right level of oversight that gives an aperture of control to humans after all, big data should be working for the benefit of humans, not the other way around. Organizations that manage big data have an obligation to monitor security device, server, and application logs, all of which generate machine data that provide insight into how, when, and why machines are communicating with other machines. Monitoring the activities of machines allows organizations to watch for patterns and avoid runaway transactions or manipulation that can lead to fraud and other unintended results. Server logs also provide indications of who accessed data and how these data were used, affording critical oversight into potential illegal or unethical access and use of data. Machine data are monitored by healthcare organizations to show compliance with Health insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards banks to prevent credit card fraud, and governments and corporations to watch for and prevent data loss. Today's public, legislative, and legal sentiments may not be tomorrow's; these attitudes will continue to diverge by government and region. Governments and other organizations need to balance the Facebook Effect, which entails the deliberate sharing of more and more personal information, with the requirements of security and what the marketplace can use for better customer service and marketing. Organizations, both public and private, need to proactively take steps to prevent privacy intrusion whether the public demands such measures or not. European governments provide an example with the right to be forgotten for minors across the European union. Those steps may include obtaining approval, either by asking permission or by gaining permission in exchange for tangible benefits for the collection and use of personal data a common technique used by customer loyalty programs. Organizations should also consider the use of anonymization techniques to mask personal identities where that is the appropriate path. Organizations, both public and private, must balance the risks and rewards of big data especially as big data moves from low impact experiments to driving real-time operations and decision-making. Although social acceptance of what data can and will be shared is changing and evolving, its impact on privacy and personal security and the introduction of the creepiness factor are all things to consider. Big data is a fast-moving technology space that will affect all aspects of our lives. Transparency about what how, and why data will be used will become more important as organizations seek to provide better services and products at both the government and private levels. Taken together, the trends and challenges will shape the path forward for organizations that wish to be deliberate and wise about their use of big data. NOTES 1 Hackathorne 2004.2 The website for the service is http://mercytelehealth. com/services/safe-watch/./3 Confidential client example. 4 Confidential client example. REFERENCES Hackathorne, R. 2004. The BI Watch: Real-time to Real-Value. DM Review, January (2004. Available at http://www. bolder. com/pubs/DMR200401-Real-time%20to%20real-Value. pdf. Mercy Services. Telehealth Services, Safe Watch. Available at http://mercytelehealth. com/services/safe-watch/./Chapter 1. 5: Managing the Risks and Rewards of Big data 66 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum CHAPTER 1. 6 Rebalancing Socioeconomic Asymmetry in a Data-Driven 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 but gained real traction in the mid-1990s with the advent of the public Internet drove the economic transformation that Machlup and Drucker envisioned. Research by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows how rapidly the combination of personal computers, digital telecommunication devices, and the Internet impacted economic growth in the early years of that troika. A 2004 OECD paper estimates that inflation-adjusted investment in ICTS accounted for an average of 0. 5 percentage points of annual growth in real GDP in OECD countries between 1995 and 2001.3 This represents about 20 percent of total growth in real GDP a significant impact. And a 2002 OECD study demonstrated that corporate investment in networked computer systems is associated consistently with increased labor productivity for example, productivity was found to be 11 percent higher in US manufacturing plants that have computer networks. 4 It took about 80 years for steam engines to increase labor productivity by approximately that amount, about 40 years for electricity, 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. Early Internet-era ICTS enabled more efficient and effective processing and use of data resulting in information that was used, for the most part to improve the performance of existing processes, businesses, and industries. Although in some cases that information transformed businesses completely (e g.,, Amazon), these are still traditional businesses. To describe what was created during this period as a knowledge economy would be an exaggeration. Much information has been generated from the raw data collection made possible by advances in ICTS, and significant new knowledge has been created, but neither is yet the foundation on 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, and commingling vast datasets in ways that were previously either unknown or impossible. 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: battered by global competition, commoditization, and shrinking product/service cycles, corporations seeking to maintain or grow their profit margins will increasingly rely on creating new (and hard-to-emulate) products and services based on insights derived from the datasets that they own or can gain access to, especially those pertaining to their customers. Two decades after the emergence of the consumer Internet, the world is awash in data. By one estimate, almost 3 zettabytes (3 billion terabytes) of information had been created by 2012, a digital deluge that is growing at around 50 percent a year. 6 By the end of 2013, the number of wirelessly connected devices, at an estimated 8 billion, will have exceeded the 7. 2 billion people on the planet. 7 By 2020, as many as 50 billion devices could be connected wirelessly to the Internet, 8 while the world population is forecast to be fewer than 8 billion people. 9 At the same time, from 2012 to 2017 machine to machine-machine data traffic is set to grow an estimated 24 times, to reach 6 × 1017 bytes per month an astonishing compound annual growth rate of 89 percent. 10 Indeed, the majority of big data will be collected passively and automatically, via machineto-machine transactions, and users will not be involved actively in the majority of those transactions. Big data analytics, and machine learning promise new solutions to previously intractable problems (e g.,, in healthcare, disaster response, the environment, and transportation; new businesses will be able to create innovative services by selecting, combining, and parsing data in groundbreaking ways; and individuals will be empowered because they will be able to draw on a wide range of yet-to-be invented data-based services and tools to improve the quality of their lives. Big data, then, truly does promise to create new knowledge and indeed new kinds of knowledge on 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, across geopolitical boundaries, while minimizing risks and harms to individuals and enterprises globally. Existing regulatory approaches that are based on the principles of notice and consent to restrict the collection of data predesignated as personal may overly restrict the supply of data available, hampering the foundation for the new economy. Furthermore, what is considered personal and acceptable use are individual decisions, subject to context, perceived value, and social and cultural norms all of which are in a constant state of flux. In reality, it is not the collection of data that is the source of potential harm but its unconstrained use. Moreover, in the world of big data, it would be impractical, if not impossible, for individuals to give express consent for all the data that may be generated about them. Together, the above factors necessitate a change in policy approach from a collection-based model toward a use-based model, where individuals give permission for the use of data related to them. 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, as well as its implications for individuals, organizations, policy development, and growth. The rest of this chapter will focus on some core challenges that the authors believe could be particularly problematic and that may threaten to impede the development of a promising 21st-century knowledge economy. THE DEMISE OF FAIR VALUE EXCHANGE All previous economic revolutions have been based on the idea of an explicit (i e.,, transparent) fair value exchange. For example, in return for $850, early 20thcentury consumers could obtain a 1909 Ford Model T; $1, 565 bought a base-model 1981 IBM PC; and today, a hardback edition of Adam smith's The Wealth of Nations is available for a price of about $17. The costs and benefits to those on both sides of this value equation (usually an individual and a corporation) are both clear and easily discoverable. The process by which the transaction is executed is established well in modern economics: rational, self-interested economic actors determine the price they are willing to pay for a good or service based on their subjective perception of its utility something that is usually quite simple for them to determine. Assuming that the market in which the economic actors are engaging is not subject to monopolistic or other distortions, prices tend to settle at the point where supply equals demand. Research sponsored by Microsoft and published last year by the International Institute of Communications found that, among other things, users do consider fair value exchange in allowing the use of their data. 11 They have some expectation of what they will receive in return for example, discounts, better service, an improved product, or potential benefits to the larger community in which they live. Retailer loyalty cards are an example of this type of transaction, 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. But very few realize that the primary value to the retailer is the ability to track and analyze the spending patterns of both individuals and aggregated datasets of groups of consumers. In other words significant information asymmetries are embedded in the transaction, and the average consumer lacks all the information required to make a rational decision about whether he or she should participate in it. Chapter 1. 6: 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 which those data are collected and analyzed will become even more opaque to the consumer and the value exchange even harder to discern; trust will decrease correspondingly. An individual may have only a vague idea of what data exist about him or her and what is being done with these data. Some will have been volunteered actively by the consumer; some will have been obtained passively, with or without his or her explicit knowledge; and yet more may have been inferred by commingling a range of public and private, personal and nonpersonal datasets in ways that might expose new information or knowledge about each consumer's habits, lifestyle, health, or financial situation. Although the individual may receive something in return for this information, the real values of both the data provided and the service returned (in other words, the underlying exchange of value) may be almost impossible to determine. Today little agreement exists about how best to value online data. The most comprehensive survey of valuation methodologies was presented in a recent OECD study (on which the authors of this chapter consulted) that identified numerous ways in which data might be valued in the market (refer to Box1 12 However, each of these methods has significant flaws, and none addresses the potential social and economic benefits of personal data. For example, corporate revenues per record/user are problematic because revenues contribute to economic growth only insofar as they generate added value (or surplus). Revenue of $4 per record/user with near-zero profitability is very different from $4 per record/user with 40 percent net profit. Similarly, the vast amount of personal data on Facebook have a relatively low per-person value because the company, while making significant profits from the sheer scale of its data holdings, has yet to find the Holy grail of social media data monetization. Amazon, by contrast, collects far less personal information from individuals, but its business model is predicated on advanced purchase analytics. Thus, on a per-user level, its inferred personal data (which are at present mostly outside the user's control) are more valuable than Facebook's volunteered personal data (which the user has assembled painstakingly, and over which she or he has at least nominal control. Distinguishing personally beneficial uses of data from socially beneficial uses is a further challenge because each creates separate and significant value. For example, the personal value of using an electronic health record is improved treatment for the patient and this undoubtedly has direct monetary value in the form of reduced costs, better outcomes, and so on. But socially beneficial uses also create (or could create) value for example, by facilitating research into new drugs, identifying new epidemiological trends, or improving medical protocols. However, because the value created does not involve explicit market transactions, attributing this benefit directly to data involves some inspired approximation. And even though one estimate puts the savings in this case at up to US$300 billion 13 most of the ways in which data are valued today would consider such benefits an externality to be ignored. For many people, however, the various ways in which data might be valued are largely irrelevant today, because they have given already away their digital crown jewels for free. Individuals are passing massive amounts of personal and other data to large corporations with little or no thought to its potential monetary value and those corporations are making significant profits as a result, because their cost of materials is essentially zero. The concept of fair value exchange no longer exists at least not in any conventional sense. Facebook users, for example, provide it with data that have the potential to generate immense long-term value for the company; in return they receive a free service, but the transaction is wholly asymmetrical. 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. Ordinary people‘share, 'while elite network presences generate unprecedented fortunes. And if an individual's information is valued not in economic terms, Lanier adds, a massive disenfranchisement will take place. 14 Box 1: Potential approaches for estimating the value of personal data The following methods for valuing personal data have been identified, but each has important drawbacks. Possible approaches include: determining the market capitalizations of firms with business models predicated on personal data; ascertaining the revenues or net income per data record; establishing the market prices at which personal data are offered or sold; establishing the economic cost of a data breach; determining prices for personal data in illegal markets; reviewing economic experiments and surveys that attempt to establish the price companies would need to pay for individuals to give up some of their personal information; and ascertaining how much individuals would be willing to pay to protect their data. Source: OECD 2013. The Global Information technology Report 2014 69 Chapter 1. 6: 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, the less the majority of individuals will be worth. 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 and corporations will require a major reset. For a datadriven economy to thrive, individuals would have to receive fair/appropriate monetary compensation for each specific datum they provide, perhaps with additional payments whenever that datum produces incremental profits for the entity to which it has been given (a concept popularized by Lanier). Such an arrangement would be complex: a specific datum might gain value only when commingled with other data, for example, and any payment/micropayment system would have to be capable of keeping track of such complexities (assuming the individual has given permission for this to happen). And a sustainable data-driven economy might also entail individuals paying fees (likely modest) for services they now consider (erroneously) to be free. Such systems, or similar approaches that address these concerns, will be essential to establish the concept of fair value exchange in the world of big data. 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. Without fair value exchange for data along with inherent trust in the data ecosystem everyone will ultimately lose consumers, corporations, and countries alike. Establishing a system of fair value exchange will require new thinking on how technology and policy can work in parallel. DESIGNING A TRUSTWORTHY AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE DATA ECOSYSTEM We believe that an essential element of the foundation that can enable user trust and fair value exchange is an interoperable metadata-based architecture. In such an architecture, data are accompanied logically by a metadata tag that contains references to the permissions and policies associated with the data, along with related provenance information, specified in an extensible and interoperable markup language. The metadata is logically bound to the data and cannot legally be modified unbound or for the entire data lifecycle by any parties other than the user or as specified by, for example, a related policy or rules of a trust framework. More comprehensive consideration of these issues can be found in Realizing the Full Potential of Health Information technology to Improve Healthcare for Americans: The Path Forward and the Digital Enlightenment Yearbook 2013.15 But the use of metadata does not stop at enabling the enforcement of user permissions and related policies. It can also be utilized to track and capture the monetary value produced by personal data, over time, in a decentralized data ecosystem and consequently provides a foundation for both trustworthy data and fair value exchange. Consider: metadata enables individuals to change their personal data preferences and permissions over time, prevent undesirable use of previously collected data, address unanticipated uses, and adjust to changing norms. Thus, if we consider personal data to be the product of an individual's online labors, and if we further consider that, in order to introduce the concept of fair value exchange (and sustainability) into a data-driven economy, those data must be assigned monetary value, then metadata is the mechanism that will enable individuals to direct their labors and reap the related benefits for the duration of its existence in the data ecosystem enabling a more enlightened society in the digital space. How such an approach would incorporate machine to machine-machine generation and use of data remains unanswered, however, and requires considerably more research. Such an approach is technologically non-trivial. A primary challenge is security: although metadata can be logically bound to data, it can also be unbound by bad actors (a situation similar to the vulnerability of today's financial systems to hackers). Thus a strong legal and policy framework will be required to ensure that criminals are discouraged from doing this (again analogous to the laws governing today's financial systems. Another challenge lies in specifying the user permissions and policies that would govern how data can be used within and shared across trust boundaries, and how those permissions and policies would be negotiated among the multiple parties with claims on the data or claims to its monetary value. 16 Yet another, highly significant challenge is developing the appropriate interfaces that will enable individuals to specify their permissions, either directly or through other means (such as recommender systems or data intermediaries). Achieving all this will require the specification of an interoperable metadata-based architecture that can function at Internet scale. The development of such an architecture needs to be a collaboration between multiple data stakeholders to ensure its feasibility and inherent security, as well as its ability to enable alternative policy frameworks. A metadata-based architecture offers value to all stakeholders in the data ecosystem, not only users. Data controllers and processors can more easily understand and comply with permissions and policies defined for specific data. They can also establish a dynamic, economically viable and sustainable marketplace in data that would ideally mirror the way in which fair value exchange is established in the physical world. Solution providers can create applications and services that Chapter 1 6: Rebalancing Socioeconomic Asymmetry in a Data-Driven Economy 70 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum produce new business value and track the associated value chain, yet still use data in privacy-preserving ways. Companies can develop metadata schemas that fully describe data use, codes of conduct, and relevant policies to meet industry and regulatory requirements. And regulators can take advantage of greatly improved auditability of data, along with a stronger and betterdefined connection between the data and those policies that govern its use. Although metadata can help facilitate a data-driven economy it cannot guarantee that entities handling the data will honor the permissions and policies associated with them. However, when implemented as part of a principles-based policy framework that provides guidance on trustworthy data practices supplemented by voluntary but enforceable codes of conduct and underpinned by legal redress this is a flexible approach that holds the promise of satisfying the interests of regulators, individuals, and industry. 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, enabling the monetary value generated by data to be tracked, captured, and realized as payments to and from the ecosystem's participants. CONCLUSION AND WAYS FORWARD There are many challenges here, and today we have more questions than answers. But what is clear is that, in order to create a sustainable data-driven ecosystem, technology and policy must work symbiotically. For that to happen, governments and their regulatory representatives need to partner closely with industry, academic researchers, and consumer groups to gain a better understanding of the issues and to jointly develop innovative and evidence-based approaches to policy frameworks that address the above needs. Similar to evolution of new technologies such approaches will need to be iterative. 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Available at http://esa. un. org/wpp/./Chapter 1. 6: Rebalancing Socioeconomic Asymmetry in a Data-Driven Economy 72 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 73 CHAPTER 1. 7 Building Trust: The Role of Regulation in Unlocking the Value of Big data SCOTT BEARDSLEY LUIS ENRIQUEZ FERRY GRIJPINK SERGIO SANDOVAL STEVEN SPITTAELS MALIN STRANDELL-JANSSON Mckinsey & Company Data is a precious thing...and that's why I've called data the new oil. Because it's a fuel for innovation, powering and energizing our economy. 1 These were the words of Neelie Kroes, Vice-president of the European commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, when speaking about the value of big data earlier in 2013. As Kroes noted, data comprise a fuel we have begun only just to tap. This new oil is certainly plentiful. Trillions of bytes of data are generated by companies that capture information about their customers, suppliers, and operations. Networked sensors and software embedded in devices and appliances are further energy generators, as are the growing volumes of media content. These sources of data do not even include the billions of individuals around the world generating the same fuel on their smartphones, personal computers, and laptops. And the volumes of data are exploding. Mckinsey recently estimated that the data collected globally will grow from some 2, 700 exabytes in 2012 to 40,000 exabytes by 2020.2 To put this into context, a single exabyte of data equals a hundred thousand times all the printed material of the Library of Congress. Definitions of big data vary greatly. Rather than put a number on what qualifies as big, Mckinsey defines it as datasets so large that typical database software tools are unable to capture, store, manage, and analyze them. Such a definition allows for the fact that the size of datasets regarded as big will also grow with the advance of technology. 3 Whatever the precise definition, big data is acknowledged widely to create value in four ways. It creates greater transparency by making more and better information available more quickly. It helps organizations create highly specific segmentations, enabling them to tailor products and services more precisely. It helps improve decision-making by providing better tools for analysis . And it supports innovation in the form of new products and services. Big data can create significant value for the whole economy. Mckinsey research shows that companies that use big data can deliver productivity and profit gains that are 5 to 6 percent higher than those of competitors. The private sector is not the only beneficiary, however. Big data can also enhance productivity and effectiveness of the public sector and create economic surplus for consumers. For example, the Mckinsey Global Institute estimates that US healthcare expenditure could be reduced by 8 percent by using big data to drive efficiency and quality. No wonder, then, that governments and political institutions are promoting big data on their agendas and adopting initiatives such as the European union's open data directive, which aims to give both citizens and member governments access to a raft of government Please note: The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of Mckinsey and Company. 2014 World Economic Forum 1. 7: Building Trust: The Role of Regulation in Unlocking the Value of Big data 74 The Global Information technology Report 2014 data. Governments understand that big data's economic and social potential can grow only alongside continued innovation in the underlying technologies, platforms, and analytic capabilities for handling data, as well as the evolution of behavior among its users. Recent Mckinsey research shows that enabling open data or liquid data across seven domains education, transportation, consumer products, electricity, oil and gas, healthcare, and consumer finance can generate more than US$3 trillion in additional value a year. 4 There is no guarantee, however, that this potential will be realized fully. Several obstacles lie in the way. The uptake of big data will depend on the adoption of nextgeneration telecommunications infrastructure, which is still in its early development in many parts of the world. Another prerequisite is a large enough pool of talent with the advanced analytical skills needed to put the data to good use. This workforce will need to be trained. Equally, big data uptake will hinge on whether ways can be found to protect information technology infrastructures and the data they carry from cyberattacks. A further imperative is to build the trust of citizens who are growing increasingly suspicious about how information about them is being used. Regulation plays a role in tackling all these obstacles. This chapter focuses only on the need to build trust. It examines the various broad types of regulatory frameworks that are emerging to protect privacy. Furthermore, it identifies the key issues that regulators will need to consider as their policies evolve if their aim is to foster trust while not stifling the enormous potential of big data, and it outlines some actions companies can take themselves to promote consumer trust. CONSUMER TRUST AS AN ENABLER OF BIG DATA Research reveals that consumers are concerned increasingly about how their personal data are used (Figure1 although the level of concern varies according to the type of data being considered. Consumers care more about their financial transactions and healthrelated information than about their online habits, for example. The recent revelations by Edward Snowden disclosing US government data collection practices and the extraction of data from a number of large Internet companies have raised further public awareness about privacy issues and data protection in the online world. If big data is to deliver on its promise, companies will need both to create customer trust in big data applications and their use and to help customers feel safe about the protection of their personal data and privacy. Governments and regulators will need to frame data protection policies that safeguard the privacy of both customers and citizens. At the same time, these policies must not stifle the innovation that big data can deliver, or its attendant economic and social benefits. DATA PROTECTION ARCHETYPES ACROSS THE WORLD The protection of personal data has long been viewed as a fundamental right, enabling individuals to be in control of data about their own person and preventing unnecessary listings and discriminatory behavior. Individuals can exercise this control by explicitly giving or withholding consent before their personal data are Figure 1: Consumers'privacy protection concerns Sources: USC Dornslife/Los angeles times 2012; European commission 2011.**These data are taken from the Special Eurobarometer poll published in 2011. Respondents were asked to select 4 out of 12 possible responses to the question of what should happen to companies that breach protection rules. We present the top 3 responses here. 74%of Europeans think that disclosing personal data is increasingly part of modern life 78%of US citizens think that companies collecting personal information online are invading consumers 'privacy 72%of Internet users are worried about giving away too much personal data 88%of Europeans believe that their data would be protected better in large companies that are obliged to name a data protection officer Companies that breach protection rules should be fined*51 40 %banned from using such data in the future 39%compelled to compensate the victims 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 75 1. 7: Building Trust: The Role of Regulation in Unlocking the Value of Big data used. They have a right to be informed if those data are to be used, and for what purpose. Companies and organizations using their data are required also to protect it from unauthorized use. There are strict measures in place to protect medical data and credit information. But the issue has become more complicated in the Internet era. Some argue that this right should be safeguarded more strongly than ever when so many companies and organizations are seeking access to personal data and can gain that access more easily. On the other hand as we have seen, economic, social, and personal benefits can arise from sharing data, and many consumers are perfectly happy to give up some of their privacy in return for certain goods or services. Data protection laws are evolving not only in an attempt to keep pace with technological developments and new ways of using, collecting, and sharing personal data, but also to keep pace with attitudes toward privacy. To better understand the state of play, Mckinsey has conducted extensive research into the data protection regulatory frameworks of more than 20 countries worldwide, identifying the key principles and requirements (Figure2). From our research we have identified three main archetypes of the level of regulation imposed around the world: from the least to the most extensive, these are regulations with a light touch, those with a minimum standard, and those with strict ex-ante requirements. Light touch/self-regulation. This is the approach used in the United states, where there is no general federal data protection law. Instead, different sectors such as healthcare, telecommunications, and finance are regulated by specific laws applying only to these sectors. These laws are enforced by sector-specific authorities. Separate states can also stipulate their own general regulations. Generally the onus is on industries and the companies within them to build trust with their customers, either by issuing and following codes of conduct or via contractual arrangements. Companies are responsible for the privacy statements issued to their customers and can face judicial sanctions for noncompliance. Facebook and Google are two recent cases in point. 5 Minimum standard setting. 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.,, China and India), others such as Japan have developed well laws. Examples of minimum-level principles are the requirement that individuals (where appropriate) should be able to exercise choice about the collection, use, or disclosure of their data, and that the data collected should be accurate, complete, and up to date. 6 Strict ex-ante requirements. Ex-ante requirements apply in Europe, where both the Council of europe and the EU Commission have developed extensive frameworks to protect data and privacy in their respective member countries. 7 These frameworks not only define what is regarded as personal data and how such data can and cannot be used, but they also set organizational and technological requirements. Companies should, for example, implement technological and organizational measures to protect the data gathered. Furthermore, strict liabilities are in place relating to both companies and cooperation frameworks for regulators. The frameworks stipulate that data from the European union may be transferred only to countries that have an appropriate level of protection. 8 All three regulatory archetypes are constantly evolving. One example of this evolution is that the European union is currently updating the existing data protection directive from 1995 to better meet the requirements of today's data-intensive world. 9 In the United states the Federal trade commission (FTC) has increased its focus on data protection issues and has published several reports and recommendations on the topic in the past few years. It has taken also on a stricter role regarding the enforcement of companies'own privacy statements. 10 The APEC framework was set up in 2004 and has evolved over the past 10 years. Opinions on the best approach to data protection and privacy regulation differ. Some experts argue that it is better to adopt a light-touch approach in a technologically dynamic world because detailed, specific regulation could quickly become obsolete and even hinder technological and business development. Others argue that increasingly powerful technology makes a stricter regulatory approach necessary to protect privacy. Whatever approach is taken we believe data protection and privacy regulation is becoming more and more important across the world, and countries and companies need to embrace it to create competitive advantages for them in the future. KEY REGULATORY AREAS FOR BIG DATA UPTAKE Whatever approach any single government or regulator chooses to adopt, all will need to pay particular attention to key areas that require further clarification to support the kind of innovation and prosperity that big 2014 World Economic Forum 1. 7: Building Trust: The Role of Regulation in Unlocking the Value of Big data 76 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Figure 2: Variation in data protection regulation across markets Sources: Council of europe 2013a, b; European commission 1995,2002, 2012; IAPP 2013a, b.*The convention was initiated and signed by Member States of the Council of europe in 1981. See Council of europe, Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal data (ETS No. 108), available at http://conventions. coe. int/Treaty/en/Treaties/Html/108. htm. Regulation maturity n High n Mid n Low UNITED STATES SOUTH AMERICA EUROPEAN UNION No federal law exists to date Some state -and sector-specific laws have stricter regulations Case-by-case enforcement of privacy statements Tradition of habeas data the right to find out if personal data is processed and the right to file a complaint if it is misused After amendments, regulation in Argentina and Uruguay is at the EU level of strictness No specific data protection law exists in Brazil, but the country has constitutional protection and sector-specific data protection legal provisions Existing regulation is already the strictest globally Regulations cover all industry sectors Regulation requires adequate protection that is, the same level of protection for transmission to third countries A safe harbor agreement with the United states enables free data transfer between compliant companies in the two regions RUSSIA AND CENTRAL ASIA MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA ASIA PACIFIC Data protection Acts exist in some countries (Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine) Enforcement is low (relevant mechanisms and authorities are not always in place) A few countries (Morocco, Tunisia, the United arab emirates) already have data protection laws Morocco signed the Council of europe data protection convention in 2013, *establishing a general data protection regime Most countries are unregulated or have single points in sector laws (e g.,, Algeria, Egypt) The level of protection ranges from strong protection in Japan and the Republic of korea to weaker protection in Bangladesh, China, Pakistan, Indonesia, for example Recent awareness of data protection issues has resulted in several new laws in economies such as India Hong kong SAR, the Republic of korea, and Singapore, as well as other efforts, such as the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules System, enhancing protection 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 77 1. 7: Building Trust: The Role of Regulation in Unlocking the Value of Big data data can drive, while maintaining customer trust and data protection. These areas include: consent before collection, a definition of personal data, anonymization, the right to be forgotten, relevant jurisdiction, and liability issues. Each of these key areas is discussed below. Consent before data collection. A key principle in the European regulatory framework is need the to obtain personal consent before data are gathered. Anyone wanting to use an individual's data must first seek his or her permission. But with so much information now available and being gathered, seeking that approval can be a slow, tedious process for companies and consumers alike and can hinder big data development. Cookies on the Internet are a simple example. Surfing the web would be more convenient without cookie notifications and approvals. The APEC framework recognizes this and the framework states that where appropriate, individuals should be provided with...mechanisms to exercise choice in relation to the collection, use and disclosure of their personal information. 11 However, determining where such choice is appropriate is open to interpretation. The definition of personal data. The suggested EU framework defines personal data as any data that can be attributed to an identifiable person either directly or indirectly. The APEC framework describes personal data as information about an identified or identifiable individual. Both these definitions mean that not only data clearly identifying a person with information such as a name or address is considered to be personal data, but also data that can be attributed to a person indirectly through some other measure, such as via a mobile phone number or an identity code. In a big data world where a lot of data are interlinked, it can be difficult to know exactly when data become personal. Is it only data that identify a person with certainty, or does it also include data that identify someone with high probability? How about a person's actions? Performance? Or buying behavior? To give a concrete example, a US retail chain identified new parents as a very lucrative market segment. The chain analyzed their customers via characteristics such as their shopping habits, age, or marital status to spot customers who were pregnant. They then sent those customers direct marketing material for their baby products ahead of their competitors, who sent their material only after the child's birth. 12 However, information on pregnancies is extremely sensitive, and such material could risk disclosing a pregnancy that has not yet been announced. This could clearly be seen by some as an intrusion of privacy but the issue is not entirely clear from a legal perspective. Anonymization. Closely linked to the dilemma of how to define which data are personal is the issue of data anonymization or sanitization. Traditionally, anonymous data have not been subject to data protection laws. However, in a big data world where anonymized data can easily be linked up, it is not very hard to build a profile of a person without traditional means of identification such as a name or address. For example, a team at Harvard was able to identify individuals from anonymized data in a genetics database by cross-referencing it with other public databases. The accuracy rate was 42 percent based on the use of only three types of information zip code date of birth, and gender and rose to 97 percent when the first name or nickname was added. 13 Another example is the use of de-anonymization tools by researchers from Texas University on 500,000 Netflix users who had voted anonymously for their preferred movies back in 2007. In this case, the researchers also managed to identify users by linking the anonymized ratings with another public database with movie ratings. 14 It can therefore be argued that the use of anonymous data can potentially constitute an intrusion of privacy. Another question related to data anonymization is the right of companies to use the personal data already in their possession and turn them into anonymized data that they sell to others. Some companies are selling their customer data such as location and application data of telecommunications companies to other companies in anonymized and aggregated form for marketing purposes. Companies can target their marketing more effectively by using these data to learn about their customers. Internet companies are also matching their customer data and online habits with data from other companies to better target their online advertising. 15 Several questions arise from a privacy perspective. When can data be considered anonymized? Does using a pseudonym make data anonymous? are allowed companies to use anonymized data without the customer's consent, or must customers give their prior approval? Should that consent be granted before use, or is it enough to allow customers to opt out? The right to be forgotten. The new EU data protection framework proposes introducing a right for users to request that data controllers remove their personal data from their files. Although on paper it sounds easy to remove personal data relating to an individual upon request, this may not be so easy in the real world. The European union Agency for Network and Information security (ENISA) states that a great deal of data are stored in different places in the cloud for security reasons, and these data may have been aggregated or amended into new forms, such as statistical data. Thus removing some specific data from all systems upon request may be entwined with the aggregated data. Clearly this is not such a straightforward task in a virtual environment, and there is no single technical method to enable this easily. 16 Relevant jurisdiction. Data are used increasingly and stored across borders, but regulation is still largely national in its scope and regulators lack jurisdiction in markets outside their own. The uncertainty about jurisdictions creates problems for companies and 2014 World Economic Forum 1. 7: Building Trust: The Role of Regulation in Unlocking the Value of Big data 78 The Global Information technology Report 2014 consumers alike. Which regulations apply to companies from another country? Which judicial authority has the right to intervene in disputes? What happens in cases where a company breaches laws across many markets? In its recent proposal on the new EU data protection regulation, the European union extends the applicability of its regulation to companies outside the European union that are handling data relating to European union based individuals. Liability issues. In today's world, companies often cooperate to produce big data applications and solutions. One company orders software from another, which in turn uses a third company as a contractor, which stores its data within a cloud service operated by yet another. If data are leaked, it can be very difficult to decide which company is liable. The above remaining gray areas must be considered and clarified so that both consumers and companies using big data clearly know what the rules are in order to ensure a certain environment that is conducive to investment and market growth. In the next sections we propose several options for regulators and companies to make the big data environment more certain. IMPLICATIONS FOR REGULATORS AND POLICYMAKERS Regulators will need to address all the above issues when shaping their personal data protection policies. Although not prescribing any single solution, certain principles will help guide regulators in their deliberations and ensure the necessary regulatory balance. These principles include the need to establish regulatory stability, cooperation with members of industries and different countries, and promoting industry selfregulation. Each of these principles is discussed below. Regulation in any field always works best if it creates a stable environment in which companies and other organizations can operate. When it comes to data protection, companies and other organizations will need regulatory certainty if innovation is to be encouraged. Providing that stability is likely to be easier if regulators focus not on specific regulations that may quickly become obsolete, but instead on establishing nondiscriminatory technology-neutral high-level regulatory principles that last. Regulators should cooperate with companies and other stakeholders within the industry when revisiting their regulatory frameworks. This will help to understand the business issues and allow them to be at the forefront of developments without hampering industry development. Regulators should also cooperate internationally to establish common international norms and clarity around applicable legislation. International discussions are already taking place on specific issues. Regulators in the European union and the United states have a safe harbor framework for example, that allows US-based companies to transfer data between the two regions without further approval from EU-based regulators. These safe harbor provisions are currently being revisited. US and Asian regulators are cooperating around the APEC framework; the United states is the first non-APEC market to sign the minimum standard framework. An even a wider take on data protection issues in the big data environment would be beneficial for all parties. Whatever their approach to regulation, governments should promote industry self-regulation. Self-regulation is the best way to achieve a commonly accepted code of conduct for a specific industry. This has already been done in specific areas for example, the use of personal data in mobile marketing but so far efforts have occurred mainly at the country level, in markets such as the United states and the United kingdom. An international industry standard specifically concerning the use of personal data protection in big data would certainly be beneficial to establish a higher level of trust among consumers and create a clear data protection standard for companies. The weakness of industry self-regulation is obviously enforcement, because selfregulation is not normally legally binding. By efficiently managing all stakeholders, regulators can establish a transparent legal framework that helps promote industry growth rather than hindering it with unnecessary legal burdens. IMPLICATIONS FOR COMPANIES The onus is not just on regulators to build an environment of trust where citizens feel their privacy will be protected properly. Companies also have a key role to play. If they develop an efficient data protection strategy companies may also gain competitive advantage in the form of cost savings, organizational efficiency, and importantly reputational advantage. To maximize the benefits of big data and to build trust, a number of actions could be considered. The first action a company should take is to assess its regulatory and operational starting point. Understanding customer concerns and regulatory issues early will help companies determine the areas of risk they need to start tackling. It will also outline the company's strengths and determine the best way to leverage those strengths to develop their big data strategy. For example a company may wish to build on its reputation as a reliable company that safeguards customers'personal data or position itself as an innovative company with cool services based on its users'behavior and habits or preferences. A company should also build a privacy-by design mentality. It goes without saying that companies will need to comply with relevant regulations. But gaining consumers'trust is a question of mentality, too. Many companies may find they need to implement changes across the organization as well as in relevant processes and technology applications to protect consumer privacy. 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 79 1. 7: Building Trust: The Role of Regulation in Unlocking the Value of Big data Companies should strive to make data protection part of the company culture. They can avoid costs occurring at a later stage (when compliance measures are needed) by implementing data protection in their processes from the start. Companies must also cooperate with regulatory authorities. Privacy and data protection regulation is constantly evolving. This means that companies will need to establish a close relationship with national regulators to ensure compliance and to make certain that the regulators and policymakers understand the business issues at hand and the benefits of big data for society. Furthermore companies need to cooperate with other industry participants. Cooperating to develop industry-specific norms and standards will help to create an industry norm that enables consumers to have greater trust. Importantly, companies also should empower customers. Customers'concerns about privacy are alleviated often if they are able to make their own decisions about what data they do or do not share. Providing transparent privacy policies or simply informing the customer of the scope of data handling as well as requesting clear consent declarations from customers also helps create customer trust without sacrificing big data business opportunities. Technological tools help as they can allow customers to adjust their privacy settings and choose whether to opt in or out of services. One example of this is British telecom's cookie settings, which allow the customer to set the level of cookies allowed and choose the level of privacy they are ready to sacrifice for better services or service quality. Companies have a key role to play in creating consumer trust. Success in this area is not only about managing regulators and compliance, but also about creating a reputation as trustworthy and reliable in terms of both secure operations and fair commercial practices. As mentioned in the beginning of this chapter customers are usually willing to share personal data if the value of the service is attractive enough and the customers feel they get more in return than they give up. CONCLUSION Big data offers a wide range of opportunities not just for individual companies, but also for nations and society as a whole. Both regulators and companies have large roles to play to ensure positive development in this emerging market with such great potential. Regulators and policymakers should respond swiftly to regulatory and policy concerns regarding big data development. They must enable fast network build-out. They must also ensure the education and training of a qualified workforce and safeguard Internet safety. And they must address consumer disquiet about privacy and the protection of personal data an area where several issues are unclear and require further consideration and clarification, ideally in cooperation with players across the industry value chain and at an international level. Above, a number of suggestions about how companies might respond to these concerns were outlined. Initially companies should conduct an assessment of their regulatory and operational status quo to identify risks and opportunities. They should consider implementing a privacy-by design mentality to avoid unnecessary costs while ensuring compliance. Companies should also consider cooperating both with regulators and others within their industry to create trust of their specific sector. Key for gaining customer trust will however, be the empowerment of customers by clearly communicating their privacy policies to them, giving them options for their privacy settings, and requesting consent declarations. Companies need to ensure that their customers understand what choice means in terms of service performance and make sure their services are providing more value to the customer than the loss of privacy is worth. It is only by addressing customer concerns at different levels within the industry that the big data industry can eventually evolve to its full potential. 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Voters Across the Political Spectrum Concerned About Tech Companies Invading Their Privacy. Press release, March 21. Available at http://dornsife. usc. edu/usc-lat-poll-privacy-march-2012/.2014 World Economic Forum CHAPTER 1. 8 From Big data to Big Social and Economic Opportunities: Which Policies Will Lead to Leveraging Data-Driven Innovation's Potential? PEDRO LESS ANDRADE JESS HEMERLY GABRIEL RECALDE PATRICK RYAN Public Policy Division, Google, Inc. Over the last few years, myriad examples of innovation in data analysis have emerged, creating new business models for data-driven innovation. For example, businesses are developing ways for real-time weather information to be communicated to devices in the field that can advise farmers on pest activity, water supply, and inclement weather. 1 The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute has found a way to generate extremely accurate rainfall information using nothing more than existing data from cell-tower installations. 2 The next phase of the Internet 's evolution has us on a clear path toward a revolution of data. 3 Every year, the costs associated with the production, collection, storage, and dissemination of data come down, making those data more readily available. This process is fomented by the increasing migration of many social and economic activities to the web. 4 More data are generated today than ever before; this is a positive trend that will inevitably continue: 90 percent of the world's information generated through the history of mankind has been generated over the last two years, 5 while data generated per year is growing at a rate of 40 percent. 6 In this chapter we will focus on the social and economic value of data, but from the point of view of use and purpose rather than volume. We will therefore talk about data driven-innovation instead of big data, and will provide case studies from different areas, with a special consideration of how data-driven innovation in the public sector could improve policymaking. We will finish the chapter by describing the main issues that should be addressed by policymakers who can leverage the potential of data-driven innovation in their communities through forward looking policies. WHY SPEAK OF DATA-DRIVEN INNOVATION INSTEAD OF BIG DATA? It has become axiomatic that more data are produced every year, and somehow this phenomenon has driven commentators to call this revolution the age of big data. However, what is commonly known as big data is not a new concept, as the use of data to build successful products and services, optimize business processes, or make more efficient data-based decisions already has established an history. Innovative uses of data have been key to developing new products and making more efficient decisions for quite a long time, and these activities have become more common and more efficient with the availability of modern computing. Crunching data statistics, and trends in new ways has helped always change the way that entire sectors operate. Agriculture is one of the first major sectors to have benefitted from the aggregation and analysis of data: in 1793, the Farmer's Almanac found a The opinions here are the views of the authors and do not represent the views and positions of their employer. The Global Information technology Report 2014 81 2014 World Economic Forum niche when it published its first report more to provide landowners with guidance for what they might expect in the coming year and to plan their crops accordingly. 7 It took 183 years for paper-based, manpower-intensive analysis to become automated, but in 1950, a team of meteorologists used the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) computer to make the first successful numerical weather prediction. 8 Moreover, the term big data is ambiguous, and it sets up data as a negative because of the implication that big is bad. Indeed, many common definitions of big data usually focus not on size but instead on various characteristics, including the frequency of production, speed, volume, variety, and capacities needed to manage and process information. 9 Mckinsey, for example, describes big data as datasets whose size is beyond the ability of typical database tools to capture, store, manage and analyze. 10 The implications of this definition are that the main features of big data (quantity, speed, variety) are technical properties that depend not on the data itself, but instead on the evolution of computing, storage, and processing technologies. 11 What may look like big data today will not likely be as big in the near future. Thus, what is important about data is not their volume, but how they may contribute to innovation and therefore be used to create value. Data alone do not possess inherent value; instead it is the processing of data in innovative ways that brings new economic and social benefits, and this value creates a virtuous circle to feed into more use of data-based decisionmaking and analysis. 12 In other words, it is the use of data that really matters. 13 One way to measure this value is to measure the socioeconomic metrics (or to estimate the future potential) obtained from the use of data. The excitement that we are seeing with new deployments of data to fuel innovation is not just because of the volume of data nor is it about the data themselves. As pointed out by the Software and Information Industry Association, transformative data can be big or small or even the‘needle'of data found in a giant haystack. 14 The truth is that data are data, and that has changed not for centuries. When big data is no longer a trendy concept, data will continue to drive innovation, and solutions for new problems will come from new ways of analyzing and interpreting data, regardless of volume or our technological capacities to manage it. In the next section, we will address what we see in the future for data-driven innovation. THE BENEFITS OF DATA-DRIVEN INNOVATION Many sectors benefit from data-driven innovation: healthcare (e g.,, diagnosis and treatment), financial services (e g.,, analyzing market trends and economic conditions), and transportation and public administration (e g.,, metrics on what citizens want and where economic development is headed), to name a few. In one example, a philanthropic research center stores and analyzes the cancer genome and the sequences and mutations of more than 10,000 cancer cases to understand the complexity of the disease. 15 In another recent project, a university-based group of academics mined data from 60 years of historical weather records to identify the factors that are most predictive of hurricane activity. 16 In the private sector, Paypal has developed a system that screens payments and combines them with IP ADDRESSES, browser information, and other technical data to identify and prevent fraudulent activity in online payments, bolstering trust for commercial exchanges on the Internet. 17 A startup firm has developed a no-cost platform for users that helps travelers predict flight delays using an algorithm that scours data on every domestic flight for the past 10 years and matches it to real-time conditions. 18 Finally, the United nations is working with governments around the world to understand global trends related to hunger, poverty, disease, and job loss. 19 However, because data-driven innovation takes place across various sectors of the economy and society, it is sometimes difficult to quantify its full economic impact. For example, using any traditional measure of Gross domestic product (GDP), Wikipedia does not contribute any economic value. 20 This makes no sense in today's world, as economists are now demonstrating that a fundamental problem exists in our ability to quantify the value of data, and this gap misleads policymakers in their drive to maximize economic surplus. 21 As Michael Mandel has observed, economists have been trained systematically to think of the economy as divided into two big categories:‘‘goods'and‘services.''22 Data are neither a good nor a service and so they escape traditional economic analysis. This highlights the complication of discussing data: although the value often creates an economic reward, such measurements are not easy to make. The Internet itself has been a strong contributor to economic growth for more than two decades, 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, which provides near real-time estimates of flu activity for a number of countries around the world. Flu Trends provides its analysis based on aggregated search queries. 24 Some of these estimates have been compared with official historic influenza data from relevant countries with surprisingly high levels of accuracy and in some cases Flu Trends provided information weeks ahead of official records. In the case of H1n1, the world's citizens were searching online long before official statistics were available. 25 Additionally, the data from Flu Trends are open, available for everybody 1. 8: From Big data to Big Social and Economic Opportunities 82 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum to download and use. A group of researchers from the Johns hopkins university, for example, used these data to develop a practical influenza forecast model designed to provide medical centers with advance warning of the expected number of flu cases, thus allowing sufficient time to implement interventions before outbreaks. 26 This example illustrates how the openness and accessibility of data are crucial to keeping the wheel of innovation rolling by allowing others to access and manipulate the data in transformative ways. Similarly the rapid collection and processing of information has helped in recent natural disasters. After a devastating earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, a group of researchers from the Karolinska Institute and Columbia University analyzed calling data of over 2 million mobile phones to detect the pattern of population movements across the country. This information was handed then to humanitarian agencies to allocate relief resources in a more efficient way. 27 The findings of the project, called Flow Minder, suggest that population movements during disasters may be more predictable than had previously been understood. 28 These examples show that there are ethical and responsible ways of analyzing big sets of data and equally ethical and responsible ways of using them to provide high-value solutions for citizens whether or not they have a clear quantifiable economic value at the outset. More efficient preparation for outbreaks and better understanding of post-disaster movement ultimately mean more cost-effective deployment of public services. High-value products and services and more efficient deployment of resources are not the only outcomes of data-driven innovation. Studies suggest that there is a direct connection between data-driven decision-making in business and improved firm performance. Firms that adopt data-driven decision-making have an output and productivity that is 5 percent to 6 percent higher than would be expected, given their other investments and their information technology (IT) usage. 29 Another study has shown that the use of Internet computing tools can also help firms reach decisions more efficiently, across a broad range of industries, as they allow firms of all sizes to leverage data-driven analysis without needing to make huge investments in their IT infrastructure. 30 As is the case for businesses, policymakers are entrusted to make decisions for the citizenry with very little information. Politicians recognize the need to base their recommendations on objective information, and they are expected to move quickly, just as business managers are. In fact, the public sector is one the most dataintensive sectors of all. According to Mckinsey, the US government had over 848 petabytes of data stored in 2009 second only to the manufacturing sector. 31 What is usually known as data-driven policymaking involves the collection of information related to how roads are traveled, to determine trends in utility consumption and the provision of government services (Box1), and to promote creativity and new ideas within government agencies. 32 Statistical agencies inside of governments, such as census departments, have long been established to maintain data about the nation. Thus data-driven policymaking is not new but the opportunities brought by the advances on information and communication technologies make data-driven policymaking increasingly accessible to government officials. Further, open government initiatives put these data into the hands of the public, facilitating a new kind of transparency and civic engagement for curious and interested citizens. Data can benefit society when they are open. 33 By providing a way to check assumptions, detect problems, clarify choices, prioritize resources, and identify solutions, data-driven policymaking injects databased rationality into the policymaking process, all of which could also create economic benefits. 34 According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), by fully exploiting public data, governments in the European union could reduce administrative costs by 15 percent to 20 percent, creating the equivalent of €150 billion to €300 billion. 35 In other words, data-driven policymaking moves policymaking out of the realm of intuition and dogma by creating a sound evidentiary basis for decisions. However, studies suggest that the public sector still does not fully exploit the potential of the data it generates and collects, nor does it exploit the potential of data generated elsewhere. The revolution of data still needs to make its way within government agencies. Although the government is one of the sectors with the greatest potential to capture value from data-driven innovation it also has one of the lowest productivity growth rates because it lags behind business and industry in fully embracing data. Box 1: Hong kong Efficiency Unit The Hong kong Efficiency Unit acts as a single point of contact for handling public inquiries and complaints on behalf of many government departments. After collecting thousands of complaints each year, its staff recognized the social messages hidden in the complaints data, which in fact provided important feedback on public service. Using a platform called the Complaints Intelligence System, they now use the complaints information collected to gain a better understanding of daily issues by uncovering trends, patterns, and relationships inherent in the complaints. Source: Government of the Hong kong Special Administrative Region, Hong kong Efficiency Unit, 2013. The Global Information technology Report 2014 83 1. 8: 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 using data for better policymaking processes, the public sector can also play its part by promoting and fostering data-driven innovation and growth throughout economies. To realize the potential of data-driven innovation, policymakers need to develop coherent policies for the use of data. This could be achieved by:(1) making public data accessible through open data formats,(2) promoting balanced legislation, and (3) supporting education that focuses on data science skills. Open data initiatives The use of data across sectors can drive innovation and economic growth. However, many generators of data including governments do not share their data. As we have seen, the public sector is one of the main producers and collectors of data. Open data initiatives that make data in the public sector accessible to everyone contribute to data-driven innovation and create value for governments. For example, aggregate public transport data may be used by developers to create useful applications for passengers (see Box2. This access to real-time information could result in a greater number of passengers and, subsequently, to more income for the transport authorities. In addition, accessible public data usually lead to better data because data users can test structure and help to fix mistakes (see Box3). Improvements in the quality of data mean better databased solutions and, ultimately, better policy. It is important to note that opening up public data does not necessarily lead to the disclosure of personal data. Public data that may contain personal information of citizens should be shared in an aggregate or fully de-identified way to protect citizens'privacy. We will go into more detail around the discussions on privacy and personal data in the following section. How to get the best of data-driven innovation The increasing ease of linking and analyzing information usually raises concerns about individual privacy protection. Personal data are the type that has drawn the most attention from a regulatory point of view, in relation to data-driven innovation. The challenge is to achieve a reasonable balance between individuals'right to privacy and the emerging opportunities in data-driven innovation. For this reason, in order to capitalize on opportunities for economic growth via innovation, flexible and adaptable policies are needed. We need to focus on using datasets responsibly and ensuring that personally identifiable information is accessible only by those who are authorized to do so, without limiting innovation. In other words, privacy protection frameworks should support secure and reliable data flows while enhancing responsible, risk-reducing behavior regarding the use of personal data. Legislation should take into account the tension between data-driven innovation and the principle of data minimization. This principle essentially states that the collection of personal data should be limited to what is relevant and necessary to accomplish a specific purpose, and for only as long as necessary. This tension usually materializes in two regulatory discussions: first, the definition of personal data; and second, the model of consent by users. These considerations are both critical, but framing things in this way leads to the inevitable conclusion that fewer data are better. A key dividend of data-driven innovation is the possibility of finding new insights by analyzing existing data and combining them with other data. This can sometimes blur the lines between personal and nonpersonal data, as well as the uses for which consent may have been given. 36 A practical definition of personal data should be based on the real possibility of identifying an individual during the treatment of data. 37 This is why applying existing approaches to personal data may result in overly broad definitions that can have unintended negative consequences for data-driven innovation For the same reason that combining and correlating datasets is a key feature of data-driven innovation, the full potential of data collected may not be clear at the time of collection. A consent model that is appropriate to the data-driven economy should provide a path for individuals to participate in research through informed consent. In this model, they would become aware of the benefits of their participation as well as potential privacy risks. For this reason, the legislative considerations for data collection should not assume that less is always more 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: Harvard Transparency Project The Transparency Policy Project at Harvard's Kennedy School studied the relationship between transit data format and accessibility and the number of applications for that system. Of the five transit agencies they studied, the Trimet in Portland, Oregon, and the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) in Boston have generated the highest ratio of applications per transit rider (1 to 7, 000 and 1 to 27,000, respectively). Meanwhile, the most reluctant agency to adopt open data, WASHINGTON DC's Metro, had only 10 applications serving its customers in 2012 (1 to 121,400). Source: Rojas, 2012.1.8: From Big data to Big Social and Economic Opportunities 84 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum data analysis, information science, metadata and data visualization. The demand for engineers who specialize in technologies such as machine learning and natural language processing will also increase, and a gap between the supply and demand for these types of skills may hinder data-driven innovation's full potential. 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. CONCLUSION We have begun already to see the impact technology has had on the volume and speed at which data may be generated, analyzed, and put to use. Thirty years ago we needed an army of data-entry clerks to feed an information into a system; today, the information is already available in a machine-readable format. We carry devices with sensors that can provide incredible amounts of information in real time. Every day, the world adds petabytes of information into social networks and other Internet platforms. Talking about this phenomenon as big data, however, misses the true potential of data. Instead, we should focus our discussion on data-driven innovation, as this relates to the results and outcomes of data use from generating innovative products and service to improving business and government efficiency. Many other examples provided earlier have shown that datadriven solutions have transformative social impact as well. However achieving the full potential of data-driven innovation demands challenging the outdated paradigms established in a significantly less data-intensive world. To achieve the maximum benefits from data-driven innovation, policymakers must take into account the possibility that regulation could preclude economic and societal benefits. Decisions that affect datadriven innovation are focused usually on the problems of privacy and data protection, but fail to consider economic and social benefits that regulation could preclude. It is by looking at the big picture surrounding big data that we can create the right environment for data-driven innovation, and that the individuals, 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 , History of the Farmer's Almanac. 8 Platzman 1979.9 Hemerly 2013.10 Manyika et al. 2011.11 OECD 2013.12 According to Hilbert (2013, p. 4), the crux of the‘Big data'paradigm is actually not the increasingly large amount of data itself, but its analysis for intelligent decision-making. 13 Hemerly 2013.14 SIIA 2013.15 Burke 2012.16 Mccormick University 2012. See also Chen 2013.17 Sims 2011.18 See www. flightcaster. com. 19 United nations 2012.20 Tapscott and Williams 2007.21 Pélissié du Rausas et al. 2011.22 Mandel 2012, p. 1. 23 A collection of studies that quantify the contribution of the Internet to GDP is available at www. valueoftheweb. com. 24 The Economist 2013b.25 The Economist 2011.26 Dugas et al. 2013.27 Lu et al. 2012.28 Talbot 2013.29 Brynjolfsson et al. 2011.30 Cacciola and Gibbons 2012.31 Manyika et al. 2011.32 Esty and Rushing 2007.33 Rojas 2012.34 Esty and Rushing 2007.35 Manyika et al. 2011.36 Hemerly 2013.37 For example, an IP ADDRESS, by itself, cannot be linked to nor identify an individual, because it identifies only a device connected to a network. 38 Manyika et al. 2011. Box 3: Can open data lead to better data? Moscow's city government published about 170 datasets with geo coordinates at the Moscow opendata portal. 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New york: Portfolio Trade books. United nations. 2012. Big data for Development: Challenges & Opportunities. Global Pulse, May. Available at http://www. unglobalpulse. org/sites/default/files/Bigdatafordevelopment-UNGLOBALPULSEJUNE2012. pdf. 1. 8: From Big data to Big Social and Economic Opportunities 86 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum CHAPTER 1. 9 Making Big data Something More than The next Big Thing ANANT GUPTA HCL Technologies Big data is the business buzzword du jour. But how can you turn this hot topic into a real source of business value? You have heard certainly the breathless spiel: The world today is being flooded with digital data, in myriad manifestations and washing over us at such incredible speed that making sense of it is dauntingly difficult. Yet this tidal wave of data when channeled and filtered by an array of new information technologies holds untold value for organizations, whether they are small not-forprofits or Fortune 500 companies. Or so we are told. But despite the sometimes exaggerated hype surrounding big data, the fundamental assertion is true: data and the decisions driven by those data now represent the next frontier of innovation and productivity. Estimates of the potential benefits of leveraging big data are indeed staggering: productivity-led savings worth US$300 billion a year for the US healthcare industry and €250 billion for the European public sector, a 60 percent potential increase in retailers'operating margins. 1 And technology seems poised to deliver these benefits. One small example: data storage technology has advanced to the point that only US$600 is all it takes to purchase storage space that can accommodate the entire world's music! 2 Some large companies have used indeed emerging technologies to extract significant value from big data. Visa recently announced that increasing from 40 to 200 the number of attributes it analyzes in each credit card transaction has saved 6 cents in every $100 worth of transactions. 3 Wal-mart uses a self-teaching semantic search tool that, honed by the monthly clickstream data of 45 million online shoppers, tailors offerings to online shoppers, raising the rate of completed transactions by more than 10 percent. 4 But for most businesses, the promise of big data is nowhere close to being fulfilled. For one thing spending on it is polarized. While the telecommunications, travel, retail, life sciences, and financial services industries are making significant strides in big data technologies, other industries, such as manufacturing and government, 5 are in a wait-and-watch mode. The lack of major big data initiatives across industries can be seen in the numbers from service providers. In 2012, the global top 20 big data players made less than 1 percent of their total revenues from big data. The total market for big data hardware, software, and services in 2012 was US$11. 5 billion, whereas the combined overall revenue of those 20 big data players was more than US$1. 2 trillion. The disparity between a few success stories and the lack of action elsewhere has created a high level of anxiety within firms that have not yet begun to explore big data. But it is important that they not rush thoughtlessly into the fray. An organization should make The Global Information technology Report 2014 87 2014 World Economic Forum a big data investment only if it has well-defined and realizable business objectives. We offer here nine steps that companies can take to begin turning big data talk into action, buzz into business benefits. WHY IS EXTRACTING VALUE FROM BIG DATA SO HARD? First, though, we examine some of the barriers to realizing big data's promise. Volume, velocity, and variety Big data is said often to be characterized by 3 Vs: its tremendous volume, the velocity at which it needs to be processed, and the variety of data types it encompasses. The first two characteristics are fairly obvious: technology has made it possible to capture increasingly large amounts of information and make it available for analysis in real time. But mining the value of big data also is difficult because it requires simultaneously analyzing various types of information transactions, log data, mail documents, social media interactions, machine data, geospatial data, video and audio data, to name just a few much of which is unstructured. Traditional types of business data were available in a format that was structured and could have been analyzed automatically for example, a spreadsheet quantifying customer returns of different products at different stores over time. However much of the value in big data exists in unstructured information for example, the transcript of a chat session between a retail customer and a customer service representative. Synthesizing unstructured data from numerous sources and extracting relevant information from it can be as much art as science. Talent scarcity Much has been said and published about the looming talent gap. Estimates suggest that the United states alone faces a shortage of 140,000 to 190,000 people with deep analytical skills, as well as 1. 5 million analysts and managers to analyze big data and make decisions based on those findings. 6 Another report predicts that only one-third of 4. 4 million big data jobs created by 2015 will be filled. 7 Unlike traditional analytics, mining big data requires an extremely diverse set of skills deep business insights, data visualization, statistics, machine learning, and computer programming. Policy should work to mitigate this talent shortage through forwardlooking education and immigration policies. Flawed data governance Big data is not a substitute for much less a solution for flawed information management practices. If anything, it requires much more rigorous data governance structures. Without those improvements, information technology (IT) systems that have not been upgraded to handle large volumes of data are likely to collapse under the sheer weight of the data being processed. Surveys suggest that business leaders are excited often more about the potential of big data Box 1: A user's glossary of key big data terms As an organization plans its big data strategy, the following terms are likely to be used with increasing frequency. Hadoop: A batch-oriented programming framework that supports the processing of large data sets in a distributed computing environment. Hadoop is written in the Java programming language and is a top-level Apache project (Apache is decentralized a community of developers supporting open-source software). HBASE: A nonrelational, column-oriented distributed database written in Java. A column-oriented database stores data tables as sections of columns of data rather than as rows of data, as in most relational databases, providing fast aggregation and computation of large numbers of similar data items. HDFS: A distributed, scalable, and portable file system written in Java for the Hadoop framework. Hive: A data warehouse infrastructure built on top of Hadoop, providing data summarization, query, and analysis. It permits queries over the data using a familiar SQL-like syntax. Flume: A tool for collecting, aggregating, and moving large amounts of log data from applications to Hadoop. Mahout: A library of Hadoop implementations of common analytical computations. Oozie: A workflow scheduler system developed to manage Hadoop jobs. Pig: A platform for analyzing large datasets that consists of a high-level language (Pig Latin) for expressing data analysis programs, coupled with infrastructure for evaluating these programs. R: R is a free software programming language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics. The R language is used widely among statisticians and data miners for developing statistical software and data analysis. Sqoop: A tool facilitating the transfer of data from relational databases into Hadoop. Zookeeper: A centralized service for maintaining configuration information, naming, providing distributed synchronization, and providing group services for distributed applications. Source: HCL 2013b.1.9: Making Big data Something More than The next Big Thing 88 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum than their IT counterparts. That may be because of IT executives'understanding of the realities on the ground. Lack of a data-driven mind-set Because mind-set can be hard to pin down, its power is underestimated often. That is a mistake when it comes to assessing the prerequisites to successful analytics deployment. It is virtually impossible for big data investments to deliver value if business leaders do not have driven a data mind-set that is, if they do not believe that it is important for decisions to be based on cold, hard numbers rather than gut feel and experience. But once the right mind-set takes hold, other good things will follow: data-driven business leaders will have a tremendous incentive to treat data, and therefore the IT and analytics professionals who help deliver it in an understandable form, as a strategic asset. And these leaders will make it a priority to ease the flow of data across organizational silos. Lack of technical know-how Big data represents a convergence of IT and data science. Technologies include Hadoop (which enables largescale processing of diverse datasets), R (a programming language for statistics), and in-memory databases (where data reside on main memory as opposed to disk storage). Data science includes, among many other areas, machine learning (systems that learn from data) and data warehousing. Big data professionals are expected to be familiar with both disciplines, but this combination is rare, despite the training courses that are sprouting up globally. For descriptions of some of the technologies that enable the analysis of big data, see Box1.)NINE STEPS TO BIG DATA VALUE CREATION The barriers to extracting business value from big data can seem daunting. But they can be overcome through a systematic plan, one that breaks down the challenge into a series of nine sequential steps that will enable organizations to take advantage of this valuable and growing asset. We will consider each of these steps individually here. Step 1: Define responsibilities. Who collects, who analyzes, and who drives value? The onus of collecting data should be shared by the IT and analytics teams, but analysis must be the sole responsibility of analytics professionals. Similarly, only functional leaders for example, the Chief Marketing Officer, the Chief Financial officer, and the Chief Procurement Officer should be responsible for identifying areas within their respective functions where big data could drive value. However, getting this level of support from functional leaders is not easy, especially if the team IT and analytics or a dedicated big data center of excellence reside outside of the business function. In order to drive the big data program the team may want to appoint a big data program sponsor for each function and work closely with him or her to discover and locate the types of information that would improve business outcomes. Most importantly, however, the program sponsor would try to get functional buy in and identify big data opportunities within the function. Step 2: Get the business functions to ask the right questions. Senior executives will have an easier time winning buy in from business functions if they demonstrate how big data might be valuable to them. Simple questions such as What would you really like to know about your business, and how can data help you with it? are a good place to start. Such questions can spur the functional experts themselves to start asking the more fundamental questions that can unlock the value of data. For instance, marketing professionals could ask, What is the value of a‘tweet'or a‘like'?'Are our investments in customer service paying off? What is the optimal price for our product right now? The ability to ask the right questions is key to succeeding with big data. It also pays to keep in mind that big data is not about data themselves; it is about using data to discover insights that can lead to valuable outcomes. Step 3: Take stock of all data worth analyzing. Valuable business insight can come from many sources, including social media feeds, activity streams, and dark data (data that are currently unused but that have already been captured), machine instrumentation, and operational technology feeds. It is important to explore these sources and to experiment with new ways of capturing information, such as complexevent processing, video search, and text analytics. Organizations'data typically fit into four buckets: Operational data, such as data emanating from smart grid meters, embedded systems (examples include microwave sensors and chips inserted in automobiles), transactions logs (such as payment transactions), radio-frequency identification chips (RFID), navigation and location sensors, networks, and servers. Streaming data, such as computer network data, phone conversations, and so on. Documents and content, such as PDFS, web content, and legal discovery elements (electronic information exchange in civil litigations). Rich media, including audio and video tracks, electronic images, and so on. The Global Information technology Report 2014 89 1. 9: Making Big data Something More than The next Big Thing 2014 World Economic Forum Step 4: Select the business functions best positioned to lead the way. It is smart to launch big data initiatives in business functions that are most ready to collect and analyze data and for which the potential payback is high. Functions such as marketing, customer service, supply chain management, and finance are poised for maximum growth. If system readiness is not an issue, these are usually the right places to direct initial investments (see Figure1). Step 5: Match big data initiatives with compatible business functions. Some big data programs can be implemented in a variety of settings, but most are suited to specific functions. For example: Customer functions (such as marketing, e-commerce, and customer service) can use big data for targeted advertising that provides personalized offers to consumers based on their socio-demographic characteristics, and for loyalty management that extends channel reach from point of sale, web, and call center to include mobile and social capabilities. Finance functions (such as finance, risk, and treasury) can use big data for intraday liquidity management, providing real-time monitoring of price movements in relation to positions, to make trading and rebalancing decisions, and for improved credit risk assessment, through multiple big data supported credit risk assessments that factor in hundreds or even thousands of indicators. Supply chain and procurement can use big data for dynamic route optimization because big data technologies that are faster than conventional systems allow more iterations and faster route planning in real-time. Step 6: Determine whether big data will yield valuable information unavailable through traditional business analytics. Making the business case for a big data initiative clearly will be easier if it can be shown that it creates new value. For instance, if a marketing department is currently segmenting customer profiles using standard demographic indicators, would there be additional benefit in analyzing attitudes and preferences (at a granular level) through text and speech analysis? Similarly, if a traditional business intelligence program is currently analyzing financial market sentiments using structured stock information, would it make the sentiment analysis more refined by including social media feeds, news sites, and so on? In comparing views of data from a traditional business intelligence perspective versus a big data one, consider the following the questions: What data are we capturing today? What are the limitations of this kind of structured data? What extra value will we get by collecting external, context-specific, and unstructured data? Where will we find data and how will we collect them? Would our business act upon the insights 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 0 10 20 30 40 50 Figure1: Potential payback of big data initiatives Source: Gartner, 2013. Data systems most fit for purpose Easy pickings Overeager Invest here Not ready but who cares? Most opportunity for analysis Least opportunity for analysis Data systems least fit for purpose Customer service Operations & productionsales Finance Information & research Risk/security R&d Procurement Supply chain management IT Operations, real estate planning Regulatory compliance Legal Human resources Marketing Strategy & business development General management 1. 9: Making Big data Something More than The next Big Thing 90 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum gained? Is the extra business value worth the additional investment of time, energy, and money? Step 7: Assess complexities and prioritize accordingly. All else being equal, an organization should begin its big data experimentation with an initiative that is not too demanding. In assessing possibilities, it is helpful to keep in mind the complexity of both the type of data and the type of analysis the data will require. As we mentioned above, much of what is meant by big data is unstructured information data that traditionally have been impossible to break down and categorize as they are collected. Such data are not only difficult to analyze but can also be misinterpreted easily when taken out of context. Thus it makes sense to experiment in the beginning with data that are relatively easy to analyze. Different types of analysis also present varying degrees of complexity. Generally speaking, descriptive analytics (which answers what happened? for example, an analysis of social media sentiment analysis) are relatively easy to do. However, diagnostic analytics (which answers why did it happen? for example, an analysis of customer defection at the shopping cart stage of the online purchase process; predictive analytics (which answers what will happen? for example, forecasts of customer churn in telecommunications; and prescriptive analytics (which answers how can we make it happen? for example, determining whether personalized offers to customers would make sense), are increasingly complex to conduct. Step 8: Assess your technology architecture. An organization's traditional information architecture may not accommodate massive, high-speed, variable data flows. Many traditional and even state-of-theart technologies were designed not for today's or tomorrow's level of data volume, velocity, and variety. Even as datasets grow exponentially along those dimensions, the investments required for scaling technologies (such as processors, storage, database management systems, and analytics) to perform efficiently grow even faster. To counter these intractable economics, organizations need to consider a variety of methods to upgrade their infrastructure in support of or in anticipation of big data. In fact the idea that big data involves negligible cost because it is analyzed using open-source tools and platforms is a myth. Free open-source technologies such as Hadoop (which enables large-scale processing of diverse datasets) are typically not immediately usable. You need either to hire and train data scientists and analysts in Hadoop programming, or to buy an enterprise-ready version of Hadoop. If the outcome of big data analysis is mission-critical for your business, it probably makes sense to use only purpose-built hardware. Generic servers may be fine for smaller projects and proofs of concept but specifically designed, enterprise-grade servers, storage, and networking products are best for large-scale-production solutions. Creating or upgrading to big data ready technology architecture is no small feat. Building everything from scratch takes time, and buying everything is expensive. Therefore, finding the right combination of insourcing and outsourcing requires careful consideration. Step 9: Start building a team. Big data initiatives require multidisciplinary teams of business and technology experts. Every team member business analyst, programmer, data scientist, and data visualizer will need to have cross-functional familiarity. Building this team is a five-step process: Break down your talent needs into four distinct areas: business analysis, analytics, database technology, and data visualization. Scan your internal landscape for the aforementioned skills. Although they may not be in the target department, every organization probably already includes people who know the business, possess data-crunching capabilities, and make data-driven decisions. Hire people with needed skills if they are not available or cannot be acquired by cross-training existing employees. Hire people with related skills if the needed skills are unavailable within your organization or difficult to acquire through external hires. For instance, consider substituting statisticians for the much less common data scientists. Start small and scale up. In the beginning your needs will be modest. A few hires may be get started adequate to. Some are even predicting that big data analytics will lead to the emergence of an entirely new set of CXO roles within enterprises Chief Data Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief Analytics Officer, and so on. That said, the structure of most organizations would make it difficult for someone owning the big data portfolio to succeed. Without clear line responsibilities, a CDO (whichever flavor, Data or Digital) or a CAO would have little leverage to execute the important tasks needed to increase the organization's big data capabilities and optimize its initiatives. Instead big data and business analytics expertise should fall within existing functions for example, finance, human resources, and marketing with the aim of furthering the strategic initiatives of those functions. The efforts of the big data teams in these areas could be overseen and coordinated by a big data manager, reporting to the Chief Information Officer, who would The Global Information technology Report 2014 91 1. 9: Making Big data Something More than The next Big Thing 2014 World Economic Forum ensure that best practices were adopted and that initiatives were coordinated. Following the nine steps described above will help the IT function to assume such responsibilities. CASE STUDIES Many global organizations have begun already embarking on deriving value out of big data initiatives. Almost all of them have defined step-by-step frameworks somewhat similar to the one outlined above. The sheer variety of value creation evident from clinical trials and marketing to risk management and audits, from analyzing crop and seed production to fan listening posts is also staggering (see Box2). RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT ACTIONS AND POLICIES In order to take full advantage of the potential of big data in both the public and private sectors, we recommend that governments create a vision and platform for publicsector open data. We believe that open data will be an essential characteristic of future public policy. It is important that such a vision percolate down from the top to garner support from ministries and civil servants alike so that open data initiatives function effectively. Communicating from the very top that open data is an essential characteristic of public policy is crucial. Furthermore governments should create an easy-touse platform for the public to access the data in a form that is easily digestible and ready for analysis. It is also advisable to develop rules and regulations for taxing the commercial use of open data. Governments should spearhead the effort to ensure the privacy and security of personal data. The appropriate agency should take a leading role in working with all relevant private -and public-sector entities to develop and implement policies for safeguarding personal data and means for enforcement. Box 2: Organizations already using big data initiatives A few organizations that have followed frameworks for using big data include: A US-based mid-to upscale chain of department stores is gaining new insights from analyzing and combining data on Hadoop with data from traditional databases to turn its marketing staff from Mad Men to Math Men. A US-based provider of business outsourcing solutions has set up an innovation lab where subject experts from different industries and backgrounds work together to tackle big data analytics. An Indianapolis-based global pharmaceutical company is using big data to develop an integrated approach to optimizing how clinical trials are conducted and eliminate inefficiencies. A US-based document management corporation is applying its decades of expertise in imaging technologies to transportation systems that can benefit from real-time analysis of data. Australia-based telecommunications companies use big data to determine which of their customers are less likely to pay their bills, allowing them to focus collection efforts on that group rather than across the whole customer base. A global corporation offering computer-assisted legal research services uses a big data technology platform it has developed in house both for its risk management business and for gathering data it sells to its clients. It now also sells this big data platform through its newly established subsidiary. A US-based multinational consumer goods company has developed a decision-support environment used by more than 60,000 employees worldwide to see what is happening in the business to understand why it is happening, and to determine how to respond to changing market conditions. The decision cockpit is focused on forward-looking projections rather than historical reporting, with data visualization showing the relative revenue and profit contribution of each region, country, territory, brand, and product. The company's performance is tracked also against that of competing brands and products. The company has established about 50 collaborative conference rooms, called Business Spheres, in offices around the globe. The rooms are surrounded by projection screens for displaying the dashboards as well as live videoconferencing sessions allowing remote executives to attend weekly review meetings in person. A California-based multinational energy corporation is using big data to transform the audit function. It runs audit tests on all of its accounts payable transactions instead of only on the small sample it used to analyze before. This enables the finance department to better understand various business risks and adjust audit coverage to the areas that pose the greatest risks. At the same time, it reduces the time spent on auditing by about 15 percent. A British multinational music recording and publishing company has created the Million Interview Dataset over the last few years asking consumers in 24 countries and across 15 languages about their music listening and consumption habits. The Dataset provides rich insights into the interests, attitudes, behaviors, familiarity, and appreciation of music as expressed by music fans. A Minnesota-based member-owned agricultural cooperative combines 20 years of satellite imagery with local seed and crop protection data from its test sites to provide a service that generates field performance information for every acre and matches crop inputs and decisions to the potential of each field and each zone. Source: HCL Technologies. 1. 9: Making Big data Something More than The next Big Thing 92 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum Moreover, it is essential to develop and execute a big data plan for all government services and activities. The plan should identify all government data worth analyzing, define data collection responsibilities, outline steps to ensure data quality, and determine where big data technologies and analysis capabilities should be deployed first. Finally, each government should establish a big data center of excellence (BDCOE. The BDCOE should be the focal point of expertise, long-range thinking and policy formulation, and training and development. It should also be the repository of best practices. It should not only serve as a resource for all government agencies but should also act as the government's leading authority on all matters related to data management. CONCLUSION Big data analytics is not a passing fad. 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The Global Information technology Report 2014 93 1. 9: 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. Note that the two highincome groups in this classification High income: OECD and High income: 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. The indicators are organized by pillar. The numbering of the variables matches that of the data tables in the next section of the Report, which provide descriptions, rankings, and scores for all the indicators. The indicators derived from the 2012 and 2013 editions of the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey are identified by an asterisk(*.*These indicators are measured always on a 1-to-7 scale (where 1 and 7 correspond to the worst and best possible outcomes, respectively. For more information on the Executive Opinion Survey and a detailed explanation of how scores are computed, please refer to Chapter 1. 3 of The Global Competitiveness Report 2013 2014, available for free on the World Economic Forum website at www. weforum. org/gcr. For those indicators not derived from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, the scale is reported next to the title. The Technical Notes and Sources at the end of this Report provides further details on each indicator, including its definition, method of computation, and sources. Note that for the sake of readability the years were omitted. However, the year of each data point is indicated in the corresponding data table. For more information on the framework and computation of the NRI, refer to Chapter 1. 1. ONLINE DATA PORTAL In complement to the analysis presented in this Report, an online data portal can be accessed via www. weforum. org/gitr. The platform offers a number of analytical tools and visualizations, including sortable rankings, scatter plots, bar charts, and maps, as well as the possibility of downloading portions of the NRI dataset. 3: Country/Economy Profiles 100 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*105.3.1 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*85.3.7 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*134.2.3 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*120.3.0 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*113.2.9 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*114.2.9 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...77.75 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...91.39 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...69.525 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*119.4.1 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*136.1.9 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...48.31.7 2. 04 No. days to start a business...12.5 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*144.3.4 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%50.54.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*84.4.1 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*52.3.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...93.1318.7 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...76.17.4 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...85.19.0 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*116.4.1 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...120.0.44 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..48.26.05 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...92.1.64 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*52.4.0 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*54.4.3 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%90.82.4 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%56.96.8 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...70.110.7 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%58.54.7 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%95.20.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%87.20.5 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...78.5.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...71.18.8 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*110.5.1 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*108.4.2 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*121.3.0 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...85.0.3 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*135.3.8 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*131.3.4 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*36.4.4 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*78.3.9 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...88.0.42 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*106.3.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*121.3.6 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*124.3.4 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...99.13.7 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*126.3.3 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*73.4.2 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*82.4.0 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...92.0.11 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.95.3.7 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..83.3.8 A. Environment subindex...95.3.7 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...117.3.1 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...65.4.3 B. Readiness subindex...86.4.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...90.3.5 4th pillar: Affordability...87.5.1 5th pillar: Skills...62.5.2 C. Usage subindex...95.3.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...82.3.2 7th pillar: Business usage...107.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage...93.3.8 D. Impact subindex...108.2.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts...125.2.6 10th pillar: Social impacts...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 Bangladesh 109 Barbados 110 Belgium 111 Benin 112 Bhutan 113 Bolivia 114 Bosnia and herzegovina 115 Botswana 116 Brazil 117 Brunei Darussalam 118 Bulgaria 119 Burkina faso 120 Burundi 121 Cambodia 122 Cameroon 123 Canada 124 Cape verde 125 Chad 126 Chile 127 China 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 Ecuador 137 Egypt 138 El salvador 139 Estonia 140 Ethiopia 141 Finland 142 France 143 Gabon 144 Gambia, The 145 Georgia 146 Germany 147 Ghana 148 Greece 149 Guatemala 150 Guinea 151 Guyana 152 Haiti 153 Honduras 154 Hong kong SAR 155 Hungary 156 Iceland 157 India 158 Indonesia 159 Iran, Islamic Rep. 160 Ireland 161 Israel 162 Italy 163 Jamaica 164 Japan 165 Jordan 166 Kazakhstan 167 Kenya 168 Korea, Rep. 169 Kuwait 170 Kyrgyz Republic 171 Lao PDR 172 Latvia 173 Country /Economy Page Lebanon 174 Lesotho 175 Liberia 176 Libya 177 Lithuania 178 Luxembourg 179 Macedonia, FYR 180 Madagascar 181 Malawi 182 Malaysia 183 Mali 184 Malta 185 Mauritania 186 Mauritius 187 Mexico 188 Moldova 189 Mongolia 190 Montenegro 191 Morocco 192 Mozambique 193 Myanmar 194 Namibia 195 Nepal 196 Netherlands 197 New zealand 198 Nicaragua 199 Nigeria 200 Norway 201 Oman 202 Pakistan 203 Panama 204 Paraguay 205 Peru 206 Philippines 207 Poland 208 Portugal 209 Puerto rico 210 Country/Economy Page Qatar 211 Romania 212 Russian Federation 213 Rwanda 214 Saudi arabia 215 Seychelles 216 Senegal 217 Serbia 218 Sierra leone 219 Singapore 220 Slovak Republic 221 Slovenia 222 South africa 223 Spain 224 Sri lanka 225 Suriname 226 Swaziland 227 Sweden 228 Switzerland 229 Taiwan, China 230 Tanzania 231 Thailand 232 Timor-Leste 233 Trinidad and tobago 234 Tunisia 235 Turkey 236 Uganda 237 Ukraine 238 United arab emirates 239 United kingdom 240 United states 241 Uruguay 242 Venezuela 243 Vietnam 244 Yemen 245 Zambia 246 Zimbabwe 247 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 100 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*105.3.1 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*85.3.7 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*134.2.3 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*120.3.0 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*113.2.9 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*114.2.9 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...77.75 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...91.39 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...69.525 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*119.4.1 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*136.1.9 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...48.31.7 2. 04 No. days to start a business...12.5 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*144.3.4 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%50.54.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*84.4.1 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*52.3.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...93.1,318. 7 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...76.17.4 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...85.19.0 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*116.4.1 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...120.0.44 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..48.26.05 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...92.1.64 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*52.4.0 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*54.4.3 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%90.82.4 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%56.96.8 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...70.110.7 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%58.54.7 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%95.20.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%87.20.5 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...78.5.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...71.18.8 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*110.5.1 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*108.4.2 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*121.3.0 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...85.0.3 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*135.3.8 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*131.3.4 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*36.4.4 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*78.3.9 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...88.0.42 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*106.3.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*121.3.6 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*124.3.4 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...99.13.7 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*126.3.3 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*73.4.2 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*82.4.0 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...92.0.11 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.95.3.7 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..83.3.8 A. Environment subindex...95.3.7 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...117.3.1 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...65.4.3 B. Readiness subindex...86.4.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...90.3.5 4th pillar: Affordability...87.5.1 5th pillar: Skills...62.5.2 C. Usage subindex...95.3.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...82.3.2 7th pillar: Business usage...107.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage...93.3.8 D. Impact subindex...108.2.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts...125.2.6 10th pillar: Social impacts...97.3.3 Albania Albania Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 101 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*125.2.7 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*146.2.1 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*95.3.2 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*116.3.1 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*139.2.3 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*145.2.2 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...95.84 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...131.45 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...101.630 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*144.3.2 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*123.2.0 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...142.71.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...103.25 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...142.14 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*141.3.6 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%78.31.5 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*135.3.0 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*127.2.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...90.1,356. 5 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...124.81.5 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...99.7.7 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...128.1.3 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*144.3.0 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...49.0.18 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..28.20.94 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...104.1.33 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*133.2.7 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*132.2.7 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%46.97.6 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%117.72.6 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...94.97.9 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%113.15.2 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%90.24.2 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%91.19.4 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...90.2.9 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...140.0.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*104.5.1 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*147.3.2 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*147.2.3 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...98.0.1 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*147.3.0 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*145.2.7 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*139.3.0 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*122.3.2 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...123.0.25 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*136.3.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*145.2.9 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...83.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*140.2.9 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...80.19.1 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*138.3.0 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*138.2.2 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*141.2.9 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...107.0.05 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.129.3.0 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..131.2.8 A. Environment subindex...143.2.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...140.2.6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...145.2.9 B. Readiness subindex...101.4.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...127.2.4 4th pillar: Affordability...42.6.0 5th pillar: Skills...102.4.0 C. Usage subindex...134.2.7 6th pillar: Individual usage...104.2.5 7th pillar: Business usage...147.2.5 8th pillar: Government usage...134.3.0 D. Impact subindex...137.2.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts...133.2.4 10th pillar: Social impacts...140.2.3 Algeria Algeria Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 102 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*97.3.2 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*143.2.3 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*127.2.4 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*129.2.7 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*144.2.2 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*137.2.4 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...134.46 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...140.1,296 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*139.3.5 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*119.2.1 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...124.52.1 2. 04 No. days to start a business...137.66 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...94.8 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*148.2.8 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%128.7.5 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*148.2.2 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*133.2.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...120.280.0 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...139.40.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...142.0.6 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...110.3.5 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*135.3.5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...81.0.28 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 115.57.22 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...104.1.33 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*144.2.2 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*147.2.1 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%140.31.5 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%121.70.4 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...138.47.1 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%109.16.9 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%118.8.5 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%115.7.2 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...124.0.2 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...120.1.5 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*123.4.8 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*145.3.3 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*146.2.5 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...118.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*144.3.2 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*139.3.0 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*124.3.3 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*137.2.8 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...106.0.33 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*126.3.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*137.3.3 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*137.2.9 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*144.2.7 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*127.2.6 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*138.2.9 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...112.0.03 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.144.2.5 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144...n/a n/A a. Environment subindex...147.2.6 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...145.2.5 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...147.2.7 B. Readiness subindex...138.2.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...146.1.6 4th pillar: Affordability...110.4.1 5th pillar: Skills...141.2.3 C. Usage subindex...142.2.5 6th pillar: Individual usage...133.1.7 7th pillar: Business usage...143.2.6 8th pillar: Government usage...131.3.1 D. Impact subindex...138.2.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts...137.2.4 10th pillar: Social impacts...139.2.4 Angola Angola Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 103 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*146.2.1 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*127.2.9 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*132.2.4 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*133.2.6 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*147.1.9 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*139.2.3 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...69.69 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...55.36 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...87.590 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*123.4.0 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*142.1.7 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...147.107.8 2. 04 No. days to start a business...103.25 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...142.14 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*134.4.0 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%17.74.8 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*33.4.9 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*140.2.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...65.3,180. 9 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...109.94.1 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...67.22.0 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...62.41.8 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*88.4.7 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...141.0.77 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..79.33.99 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*104.3.2 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*116.3.2 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%72.90.2 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%50.97.9 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...19.151.9 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%54.55.8 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%58.56.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%58.47.5 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...56.10.9 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...69.20.9 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*45.6.0 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*115.4.1 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*91.3.3 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...62.1.3 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*106.4.4 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*68.4.6 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*100.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*143.2.5 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...59.0.53 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*141.3.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*116.3.7 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...61.0.3 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*88.3.9 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...56.25.0 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*118.3.5 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*79.4.0 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*140.2.9 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...52.0.29 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.100.3.5 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..99.3.5 A. Environment subindex...135.3.2 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...135.2.8 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...122.3.6 B. Readiness subindex...100.4.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...78.3.9 4th pillar: Affordability...121.3.7 5th pillar: Skills...79.4.9 C. Usage subindex...77.3.6 6th pillar: Individual usage...57.4.3 7th pillar: Business usage...99.3.3 8th pillar: Government usage...121.3.3 D. Impact subindex...96.3.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts...87.3.1 10th pillar: Social impacts...98.3.3 Argentina Argentina Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 104 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*78.3.5 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*42.4.6 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*110.3.0 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*74.3.7 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*76.3.4 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*75.3.6 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...101.88 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...142.49 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...80.570 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*97.4.5 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*93.2.4 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...77.38.8 2. 04 No. days to start a business...9...4 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...3...2 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*102.4.6 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%59.46.0 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*120.3.4 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*111.3.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...74.2,507. 7 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...43.99.8 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...47.40.4 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...72.26.9 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*64.5.3 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...63.0.22 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..54.28.13 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...113.1.25 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*69.3.7 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*67.4.2 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%54.95.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%11.99.6 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...65.111.9 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%84.39.2 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%79.34.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%81.25.4 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...74.6.7 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...55.29.1 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*67.5.8 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*98.4.4 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*77.3.4 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...50.3.5 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*48.5.2 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*78.4.4 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*114.3.6 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*47.4.4 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...109.0.33 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*46.4.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*46.4.7 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...53.0.5 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*36.4.7 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...62.24.1 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*64.4.3 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*78.4.0 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*24.5.0 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.00 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.65.4.0 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..82.3.8 A. Environment subindex...83.3.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...104.3.3 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...67.4.3 B. Readiness subindex...51.5.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...53.4.6 4th pillar: Affordability...63.5.4 5th pillar: Skills...47.5.4 C. Usage subindex...73.3.7 6th pillar: Individual usage...74.3.5 7th pillar: Business usage...82.3.5 8th pillar: Government usage...76.4.0 D. Impact subindex...67.3.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts...47.3.5 10th pillar: Social impacts...80.3.6 Armenia Armenia Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 105 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*25.4.5 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*17.5.1 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*16.5.7 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*30.4.6 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*30.4.3 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*21.5.3 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...5...23 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...12.28 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...26.395 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*23.6.1 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*19.3.6 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...108.47.0 2. 04 No. days to start a business...5...3 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...10.3 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*13.5.8 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%8...83.2 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*29.5.1 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*57.3.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...9 11,120. 8 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...33.69.1 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...8..1, 724.5 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*22.6.1 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...26.0.10 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 101.41.30 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*23.4.8 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*37.4.6 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%1...133.0 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...84.105.6 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%18.82.4 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%17.85.2 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%17.81.4 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...25.24.3 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...7...96.2 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*10.6.4 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*14.5.8 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*23.4.5 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...21.76.2 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*27.5.6 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*12.5.8 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*30.4.5 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*25.4.7 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...9...0. 86 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*48.4.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*22.5.1 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...20.20.1 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*21.4.9 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...16.42.9 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*24.5.3 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*17.5.9 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*51.4.5 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...8...0. 76 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.18.5.4 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..18.5.3 A. Environment subindex...14.5.2 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...15.5.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...21.5.2 B. Readiness subindex...9...6. 2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...8...6. 8 4th pillar: Affordability...49.5.8 5th pillar: Skills...20.5.8 C. Usage subindex...19.5.3 6th pillar: Individual usage...15.5.9 7th pillar: Business usage...24.4.8 8th pillar: Government usage...21.5.2 D. Impact subindex...20.5.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts...23.4.6 10th pillar: Social impacts...15.5.3 Australia Australia High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 106 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*35.4.3 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*21.5.1 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*30.5.1 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*24.4.8 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*25.4.4 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*17.5.5 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...5...23 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...4...25 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...29.397 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*24.6.1 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*55.2.8 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...125.52.4 2. 04 No. days to start a business...103.25 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...94.8 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*11.5.8 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%25.71.0 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*40.4.7 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*47.3.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...26.7,618. 2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...17.108.1 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...16.1,134 134. 7 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*15.6.2 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...20.0.08 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..87.35.98 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*24.4.8 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*39.4.6 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%41.98.0 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...11.160.5 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%21.81.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%22.81.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%20.79.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...23.25.0 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...23.56.3 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*21.6.2 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*17.5.8 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*14.5.0 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...10.159.6 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*9...5. 9 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*17.5.6 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*16.4.9 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*69.3.9 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...26.0.75 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*56.4.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*36.4.9 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...13.31.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*48.4.5 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...25.38.5 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*23.5.3 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*25.5.7 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*22.5.1 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...41.0.37 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.22.5.3 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..19.5.2 A. Environment subindex...23.5.0 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...18.5.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...39.4.8 B. Readiness subindex...11.6.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...10.6.5 4th pillar: Affordability...34.6.1 5th pillar: Skills...22.5.8 C. Usage subindex...20.5.3 6th pillar: Individual usage...20.5.7 7th pillar: Business usage...11.5.4 8th pillar: Government usage...36.4.6 D. Impact subindex...24.4.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts...24.4.5 10th pillar: Social impacts...31.4.8 Austria Austria High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 107 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*63.3.7 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*24.5.1 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*93.3.3 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*64.3.8 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*53.3.7 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*69.3.7 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...100.87 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...98.40 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...6...237 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*65.5.0 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*52.2.9 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...81.40.0 2. 04 No. days to start a business...37.7 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...10.3 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*128.4.2 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%96.19.6 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*134.3.1 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*14.4.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...81.2,212. 3 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...45.40.6 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...101.6.5 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*50.5.4 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...65.0.22 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..18.17.99 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...102.1.40 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*114.3.1 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*110.3.3 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%38.99.5 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%3...99.8 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...73.108.8 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%59.54.2 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%67.45.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%61.46.8 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...46.14.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...46.34.8 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*38.6.0 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*59.4.9 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*35.4.1 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...77.0.6 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*47.5.2 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*51.4.9 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*80.3.9 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*6...5. 5 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...98.0.37 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*8...5. 6 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*43.4.8 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...75.0.1 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*24.4.9 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...60.24.2 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*31.5.2 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*72.4.2 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*11.5.4 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...82.0.13 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.49.4.3 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..56.4.1 A. Environment subindex...70.3.9 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...66.3.7 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...77.4.1 B. Readiness subindex...49.5.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...55.4.6 4th pillar: Affordability...40.6.0 5th pillar: Skills...66.5.1 C. Usage subindex...44.4.2 6th pillar: Individual usage...61.4.2 7th pillar: Business usage...52.3.8 8th pillar: Government usage...34.4.8 D. Impact subindex...46.3.8 9th pillar: Economic impacts...42.3.6 10th pillar: Social impacts...46.4.1 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 108 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*85.3.4 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*40.4.7 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*46.4.5 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*41.4.2 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*43.3.9 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*32.4.8 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...44.54 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...141.48 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...102.635 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*26.6.0 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*15.3.8 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...5...13.5 2. 04 No. days to start a business...51.9 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...79.7 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*40.5.3 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%77.33.5 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*85.4.1 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*24.4.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...12 10,694. 9 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...74.18.1 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...45.135.8 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*38.5.7 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...32.0.13 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..55.28.21 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...63.1.92 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*48.4.1 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*77.4.0 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%56.95.5 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%80.91.9 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...10.161.2 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%10.88.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%3...92.7 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%20.79.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...49.13.2 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...8...91.2 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*12.6.3 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*30.5.5 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*82.3.4 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...69.1.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*38.5.4 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*87.4.2 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*41.4.3 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*14.5.2 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...9...0. 86 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*12.5.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*49.4.7 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...52.0.5 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*46.4.5 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...74.20.7 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*18.5.4 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*45.5.0 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*13.5.4 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...19.0.66 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.29.4.9 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..29.4.8 A. Environment subindex...40.4.5 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...48.4.1 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...27.5.0 B. Readiness subindex...32.5.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...39.5.0 4th pillar: Affordability...25.6.3 5th pillar: Skills...58.5.2 C. Usage subindex...25.5.1 6th pillar: Individual usage...14.6.0 7th pillar: Business usage...49.3.8 8th pillar: Government usage...5...5. 6 D. Impact subindex...35.4.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts...63.3.4 10th pillar: Social impacts...18.5.2 Bahrain Bahrain High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 109 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*101.3.2 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*123.3.0 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*129.2.4 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*114.3.1 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*81.3.3 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*130.2.6 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...104.90 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...111.41 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...147.1,442 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*101.4.4 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*125.2.0 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...62.35.0 2. 04 No. days to start a business...57.11 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...79.7 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*74.4.9 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%109.13.2 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*105.3.7 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*142.2.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...118.288.2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...128.3.0 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...136.0.7 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*117.4.0 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...5...0. 04 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month...3...10.37 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...113.1.25 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*98.3.3 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*112.3.3 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%119.50.8 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%132.57.7 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...128.62.8 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%128.6.3 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%130.4.8 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%133.3.2 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...117.0.4 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...127.0.5 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*138.4.4 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*111.4.2 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*120.3.0 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...117.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*130.4.0 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*124.3.5 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*137.3.1 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*65.4.1 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...84.0.44 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*76.4.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*112.3.8 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...92.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*119.3.5 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...109.7.3 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*96.3.7 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*122.2.8 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*107.3.6 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...97.0.08 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.119.3.2 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..114.3.2 A. Environment subindex...132.3.2 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...138.2.7 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...114.3.8 B. Readiness subindex...104.4.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...112.2.9 4th pillar: Affordability...23.6.3 5th pillar: Skills...128.2.8 C. Usage subindex...120.2.9 6th pillar: Individual usage...134.1.7 7th pillar: Business usage...127.3.0 8th pillar: Government usage...73.4.0 D. Impact subindex...127.2.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts...130.2.5 10th pillar: Social impacts...118.2.9 Bangladesh Bangladesh Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 110 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*15.5.0 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*64.4.1 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*21.5.5 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*34.4.5 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*32.4.2 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*37.4.5 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...78.38 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...143.1,340 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*28.5.9 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*98.2.4 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...87.40.8 2. 04 No. days to start a business...86.18 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...94.8 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*50.5.2 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%37.60.8 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*26.5.1 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*54.3.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...60.3,698. 3 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...34.67.4 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...30.374.3 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*28.6.0 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...136.0.59 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 129.80.33 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...118.1.20 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*6...5. 3 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*9...5. 5 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%23.104.7 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%n/a n/a INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...46.122.5 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%32.73.3 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%41.69.2 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%44.62.9 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...30.23.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...44.36.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*25.6.2 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*44.5.2 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*81.3.4 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...43.6.2 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*70.4.8 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*79.4.4 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*32.4.5 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*53.4.3 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...96.0.37 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*57.4.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*74.4.3 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*76.4.1 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...47.30.3 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*42.4.8 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*38.5.1 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*60.4.3 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...112.0.03 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.55.4.2 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..39.4.5 A. Environment subindex...38.4.6 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...35.4.4 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...42.4.7 B. Readiness subindex...91.4.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...35.5.3 4th pillar: Affordability...144.2.0 5th pillar: Skills...15.5.9 C. Usage subindex...43.4.3 6th pillar: Individual usage...33.5.1 7th pillar: Business usage...53.3.8 8th pillar: Government usage...72.4.0 D. Impact subindex...58.3.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts...57.3.4 10th pillar: Social impacts...64.3.8 Barbados Barbados High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 111 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*49.4.0 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*30.4.9 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*24.5.4 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*40.4.2 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*36.4.0 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*22.5.2 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...7...24 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...5...26 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...58.505 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*12.6.3 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*26.3.3 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...130.57.5 2. 04 No. days to start a business...9...4 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...10.3 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*6...6. 0 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%27.69.3 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*2...6. 0 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*45.3.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...31.6,935. 1 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...33.99.9 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...11.180.4 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...22.673.6 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*26.6.0 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...135.0.59 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..64.29.39 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*7...5. 3 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*3...6. 0 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%19.106.5 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...68.111.3 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%19.82.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%25.80.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%23.78.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...10.33.3 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...51.33.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*28.6.1 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*26.5.6 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*10.5.1 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...16.110.7 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*26.5.6 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*34.5.1 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*19.4.9 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*63.4.1 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...39.0.65 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*68.4.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*30.5.0 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...17.25.4 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*30.4.8 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...11.44.6 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*19.5.4 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*26.5.7 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*52.4.5 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...82.0.13 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.27.5.1 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..24.5.1 A. Environment subindex...19.5.1 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...21.5.0 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...22.5.1 B. Readiness subindex...25.5.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...22.6.0 4th pillar: Affordability...101.4.6 5th pillar: Skills...4...6. 3 C. Usage subindex...27.5.0 6th pillar: Individual usage...25.5.5 7th pillar: Business usage...18.5.1 8th pillar: Government usage...42.4.5 D. Impact subindex...29.4.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts...20.4.7 10th pillar: Social impacts...40.4.3 Belgium Belgium High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 112 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*45.4.1 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*135.2.6 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*116.2.7 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*104.3.3 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*91.3.2 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*101.3.1 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...116.42 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...119.795 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*131.3.8 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*113.2.2 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...139.65.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...76.15 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...22.4 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*89.4.7 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%111.12.4 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*73.4.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*100.3.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...146.15.7 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...126.3.2 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...137.0.7 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*141.3.2 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...72.0.24 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 132.101.41 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...139.0.50 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*101.3.2 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*66.4.2 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%123.47.7 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%142.42.4 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...110.83.7 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%136.3.8 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%131.4.2 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%139.2.4 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...134.0.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...129.0.4 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*125.4.8 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*122.4.0 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*114.3.0 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*129.4.0 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*112.3.7 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*136.3.1 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*124.3.1 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...130.0.20 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*129.3.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*99.4.0 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*132.3.1 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*131.3.2 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*140.2.0 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*127.3.2 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...97.0.08 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.135.2.8 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..123.3.0 A. Environment subindex...127.3.3 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...107.3.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...131.3.4 B. Readiness subindex...134.2.8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...122.2.7 4th pillar: Affordability...134.2.8 5th pillar: Skills...130.2.8 C. Usage subindex...137.2.6 6th pillar: Individual usage...124.2.0 7th pillar: Business usage...128.3.0 8th pillar: Government usage...137.2.9 D. Impact subindex...132.2.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts...119.2.7 10th pillar: Social impacts...136.2.5 Benin Benin Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 113 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*22.4.7 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*96.3.5 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*38.4.8 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*51.4.0 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*87.3.3 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*44.4.1 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...138.47 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...3...225 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*135.3.7 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*107.2.2 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...87.40.8 2. 04 No. days to start a business...114.32 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...94.8 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*96.4.7 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%124.8.7 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*111.3.6 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*48.3.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...15.9,688. 6 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...124.3.3 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...88.12.1 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*90.4.7 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...38.0.14 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..44.25.66 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...104.1.33 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*41.4.3 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*71.4.1 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%101.73.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%137.52.8 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...118.75.6 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%100.25.4 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%101.16.4 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%102.11.6 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...93.2.3 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...115.2.5 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*106.5.1 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*138.3.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*78.3.4 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...82.0.4 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*134.3.8 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*141.3.0 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*119.3.4 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*33.4.5 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...102.0.35 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*61.4.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*110.3.9 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*114.3.6 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...90.16.5 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*50.4.5 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*88.3.8 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*43.4.7 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...112.0.03 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.94.3.7 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144...n/a n/A a. Environment subindex...76.3.9 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...43.4.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...123.3.6 B. Readiness subindex...84.4.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...67.4.2 4th pillar: Affordability...45.5.9 5th pillar: Skills...114.3.6 C. Usage subindex...110.3.1 6th pillar: Individual usage...114.2.3 7th pillar: Business usage...130.3.0 8th pillar: Government usage...70.4.0 D. Impact subindex...97.3.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts...112.2.8 10th pillar: Social impacts...81.3.6 Bhutan Bhutan Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 114 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*86.3.3 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*118.3.1 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*102.3.1 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*82.3.6 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*88.3.3 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*98.3.2 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...83.79 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...98.40 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...88.591 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*130.3.8 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*32.3.2 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...145.83.4 2. 04 No. days to start a business...132.49 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...144.15 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*137.3.8 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%72.37.7 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*126.3.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*74.3.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...106.699.5 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...101.95.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...113.5.2 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...94.9.7 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*130.3.7 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...126.0.51 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 111.49.63 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...136.0.80 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*89.3.4 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*98.3.6 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%95.77.3 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%84.91.2 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...104.90.4 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%91.34.2 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%88.25.9 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%107.10.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...107.1.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...98.6.6 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*145.3.8 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*125.3.9 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*70.3.5 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...99.0.1 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*137.3.7 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*108.3.9 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*112.3.6 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*112.3.4 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...92.0.41 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*119.3.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*107.3.9 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*100.3.7 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...95.15.3 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*99.3.7 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*100.3.5 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*115.3.4 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...63.0.21 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.120.3.2 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..119.3.0 A. Environment subindex...131.3.2 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...109.3.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...139.3.2 B. Readiness subindex...115.3.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...114.2.8 4th pillar: Affordability...126.3.4 5th pillar: Skills...93.4.5 C. Usage subindex...116.3.0 6th pillar: Individual usage...108.2.4 7th pillar: Business usage...118.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage...115.3.5 D. Impact subindex...104.3.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts...111.2.8 10th pillar: Social impacts...101.3.2 Bolivia Bolivia Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 115 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*73.3.6 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*67.4.0 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*64.3.9 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*85.3.5 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*54.3.7 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*135.2.5 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...62.66 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...67.37 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...90.595 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*76.4.9 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*131.1.9 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...24.25.5 5 2. 04 No. days to start a business...124.37 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...129.11 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*143.3.4 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%71.37.7 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*41.4.7 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*89.3.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...57.3,979. 9 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...43.99.8 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...65.23.9 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...74.25.8 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*36.5.8 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...88.0.31 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..15.15.85 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...74.1.86 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*132.2.7 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*13.5.4 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%75.89.3 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%49.98.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...105.87.6 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%40.65.4 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%73.39.8 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%70.39.7 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...58.10.6 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...83.12.2 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*44.6.0 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*93.4.4 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*108.3.1 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...57.2.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*101.4.5 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*88.4.2 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*58.4.1 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*86.3.7 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...96.0.37 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*89.4.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*91.4.1 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...64.0.2 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*81.4.0 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*65.4.3 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*61.4.5 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*64.4.2 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.00 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.68.4.0 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..78.3.8 A. Environment subindex...80.3.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...76.3.6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...83.4.1 B. Readiness subindex...46.5.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...63.4.4 4th pillar: Affordability...30.6.1 5th pillar: Skills...57.5.3 C. Usage subindex...79.3.6 6th pillar: Individual usage...70.3.7 7th pillar: Business usage...92.3.4 8th pillar: Government usage...99.3.7 D. Impact subindex...87.3.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts...88.3.0 10th pillar: Social impacts...85.3.5 Bosnia and herzegovina Bosnia and herzegovina Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 116 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*17.4.9 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*101.3.4 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*26.5.3 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*25.4.8 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*23.4.4 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*47.4.1 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...87.80 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...12.28 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...100.625 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*91.4.6 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*57.2.8 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...23.25.4 2. 04 No. days to start a business...135.60 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...107.9 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*93.4.7 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%130.7.4 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*97.3.8 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*67.3.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...124.187.2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...97.96.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...104.6.5 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...89.11.5 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*103.4.5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...125.0.47 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 137.114.48 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...112.1.27 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*65.3.7 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*92.3.8 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%92.81.7 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%102.85.1 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...17.153.8 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%121.11.5 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%109.12.3 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%110.9.1 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...108.0.9 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...14.74.9 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*88.5.4 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*101.4.3 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*102.3.2 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...94.0.2 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*119.4.2 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*122.3.5 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*87.3.8 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*61.4.1 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...101.0.36 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*84.4.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*120.3.6 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*126.3.4 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...86.17.1 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*93.3.8 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*104.3.4 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*78.4.1 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...112.0.03 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.103.3.4 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..96.3.5 A. Environment subindex...61.4.1 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...40.4.3 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...107.3.8 B. Readiness subindex...118.3.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...109.3.0 4th pillar: Affordability...142.2.4 5th pillar: Skills...92.4.6 C. Usage subindex...88.3.5 6th pillar: Individual usage...79.3.3 7th pillar: Business usage...106.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage...86.3.8 D. Impact subindex...110.2.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts...120.2.7 10th pillar: Social impacts...107.3.1 Botswana Botswana Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 117 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*133.2.6 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*60.4.2 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*65.3.9 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*101.3.3 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*68.3.5 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*80.3.5 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...40.53 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...126.44 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...114.731 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*63.5.1 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*61.2.7 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...141.68.3 2. 04 No. days to start a business...146.108 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...137.13 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*70.5.0 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%86.25.6 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*49.4.5 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*69.3.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...73.2,700. 2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...28.100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...41.44.8 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...59.54.3 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*92.4.7 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...140.0.65 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..14.15.77 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*121.3.0 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*136.2.6 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%20.105.8 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%85.90.4 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...43.125.0 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%65.49.8 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%65.49.9 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%62.45.4 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...65.9.2 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...49.33.7 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*37.6.0 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*51.5.0 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*36.4.0 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...53.3.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*54.5.1 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*30.5.2 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*44.4.3 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*93.3.7 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...32.0.67 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*88.4.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*51.4.7 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...58.0.4 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*43.4.5 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...75.20.5 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*88.3.9 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*98.3.6 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*61.4.2 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...31.0.50 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.69.4.0 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..60.4.0 A. Environment subindex...116.3.4 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...78.3.6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...135.3.3 B. Readiness subindex...76.4.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...56.4.5 4th pillar: Affordability...91.5.0 5th pillar: Skills...91.4.6 C. Usage subindex...47.4.1 6th pillar: Individual usage...59.4.2 7th pillar: Business usage...41.3.9 8th pillar: Government usage...54.4.3 D. Impact subindex...57.3.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts...64.3.3 10th pillar: Social impacts...58.3.9 Brazil Brazil Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 118 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*26.4.5 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*49.4.3 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*34.5.0 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*19.5.0 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*80.3.3 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*39.4.4 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...65.67 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...138.47 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...73.540 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*50.5.2 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*24.3.4 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...10.16.1 2. 04 No. days to start a business...144.101 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...144.15 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*62.5.1 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%90.24.3 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*52.4.5 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*10.4.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...16.9,163. 3 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...n/a n/a 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...48.39.9 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...50.111.6 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*48.5.5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...111.0.38 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 122.66.38 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...134.0.88 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*32.4.4 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*29.4.8 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%15.107.8 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%62.95.4 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...62.114.0 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%48.60.3 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%14.86.9 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%30.72.4 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...81.4.8 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...94.7.6 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*19.6.3 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*63.4.8 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*67.3.5 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...58.1.8 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*59.5.0 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*75.4.5 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*26.4.6 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*17.5.0 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...44.0.59 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*21.5.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*66.4.5 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...41.1.2 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*54.4.4 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...51.28.4 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*30.5.2 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*32.5.5 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*39.4.8 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...34.0.47 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.45.4.3 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..57.4.1 A. Environment subindex...54.4.2 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...46.4.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...69.4.2 B. Readiness subindex...78.4.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...37.5.2 4th pillar: Affordability...129.3.1 5th pillar: Skills...30.5.7 C. Usage subindex...41.4.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...50.4.5 7th pillar: Business usage...56.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage...30.4.9 D. Impact subindex...38.4.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts...51.3.5 10th pillar: Social impacts...32.4.8 Brunei Darussalambrunei Darussalam High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 119 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*117.2.8 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*66.4.0 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*123.2.6 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*125.2.9 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*122.2.8 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*104.3.0 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...61.64 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...78.38 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...77.564 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*99.4.4 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*65.2.7 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...31.27.7 2. 04 No. days to start a business...86.18 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...22.4 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*101.4.6 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%41.59.6 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*112.3.6 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*90.3.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...32.6,807. 4 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...28.100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...25.85.4 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...43.164.1 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*65.5.2 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...142.0.82 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..33.22.36 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...104.1.33 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*90.3.4 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*59.4.3 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%61.93.2 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%46.98.4 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...21.148.1 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%55.55.1 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%61.52.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%55.51.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...38.17.9 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...34.48.5 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*79.5.6 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*113.4.2 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*103.3.2 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...48.4.8 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*78.4.8 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*64.4.7 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*127.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*110.3.4 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...70.0.49 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*111.3.8 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*104.3.9 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...43.1.1 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*102.3.7 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...49.29.6 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*91.3.8 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*51.4.7 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*100.3.7 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...112.0.03 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.73.4.0 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..71.3.9 A. Environment subindex...71.3.9 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...105.3.3 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...50.4.6 B. Readiness subindex...75.4.8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...34.5.3 4th pillar: Affordability...119.3.7 5th pillar: Skills...56.5.3 C. Usage subindex...65.3.9 6th pillar: Individual usage...47.4.6 7th pillar: Business usage...104.3.3 8th pillar: Government usage...97.3.7 D. Impact subindex...86.3.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts...73.3.2 10th pillar: Social impacts...93.3.4 Bulgaria Bulgaria Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 120 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*116.2.9 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*124.3.0 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*142.2.1 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*103.3.3 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*106.3.0 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*88.3.4 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...67.37 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...47.446 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*145.3.2 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*147.1.7 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...99.43.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...68.13 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...10.3 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*116.4.4 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%138.4.6 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*110.3.6 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*94.3.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...142.44.0 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...137.61.1 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...139.1.8 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...139.0.6 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*147.2.6 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...100.0.34 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 131.101.12 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*127.2.7 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*97.3.7 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%145.25.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%147.28.7 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...129.60.6 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%138.3.7 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%135.3.4 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%134.2.8 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...129.0.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...139.0.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*142.4.2 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*140.3.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*119.3.0 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...110.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*117.4.3 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*129.3.4 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*142.2.9 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*68.4.0 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...120.0.29 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*80.4.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*89.4.1 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*120.3.5 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*105.3.6 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*147.1.6 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*69.4.1 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...77.0.16 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.136.2.8 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..130.2.8 A. Environment subindex...126.3.3 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...108.3.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...128.3.5 B. Readiness subindex...147.2.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...147.1.4 4th pillar: Affordability...131.3.1 5th pillar: Skills...144.2.1 C. Usage subindex...127.2.7 6th pillar: Individual usage...139.1.7 7th pillar: Business usage...135.2.9 8th pillar: Government usage...101.3.7 D. Impact subindex...118.2.8 9th pillar: Economic impacts...108.2.9 10th pillar: Social impacts...120.2.8 Burkina faso Burkina faso Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 121 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*136.2.4 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*141.2.3 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*147.1.7 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*136.2.6 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*135.2.5 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*142.2.3 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...126.44 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...121.832 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*143.3.2 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*137.1.9 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...122.51.6 2. 04 No. days to start a business...15.5 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...10.3 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*146.3.3 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%143.3.2 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*142.2.6 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*138.2.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...147.14.2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...122.83.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...123.3.5 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...144.0.3 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*146.2.6 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...n/a n/a 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month. n/a n/a 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...96.1.54 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*143.2.3 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*103.3.4 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%142.28.5 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%123.67.2 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...146.22.8 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%146.1.2 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%147.0.1 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%146.0.1 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...145.0.0 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...138.0.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*148.3.1 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*143.3.5 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*148.2.2 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*146.3.0 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*147.2.6 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*147.2.6 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*127.3.0 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...137.0.15 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*145.3.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*144.2.9 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*147.2.6 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*148.2.6 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*144.1.8 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*146.2.6 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.00 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.147.2.3 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..144.2.3 A. Environment subindex...144.2.7 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...146.2.4 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...142.3.0 B. Readiness subindex...145.2.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...133.2.1 4th pillar: Affordability...n/a n/a 5th pillar: Skills...137.2.4 C. Usage subindex...148.2.1 6th pillar: Individual usage...148.1.3 7th pillar: Business usage...148.2.4 8th pillar: Government usage...144.2.6 D. Impact subindex...146.2.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts...144.2.2 10th pillar: Social impacts...147.2.0 Burundi Burundi Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 122 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*67.3.6 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*98.3.5 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*115.2.8 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*83.3.5 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*72.3.5 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*99.3.2 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...126.44 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...54.483 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*82.4.7 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*43.3.0 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...15.21.4 2. 04 No. days to start a business...145.104 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...129.11 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*78.4.9 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%104.15.8 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*108.3.7 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*46.3.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...138.72.1 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...89.13.6 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...113.3.0 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*86.4.8 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...55.0.19 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 116.61.54 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...65.1.88 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*76.3.6 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*102.3.5 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%128.45.0 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%112.73.9 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...36.128.5 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%131.4.9 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%128.5.4 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%127.3.9 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...121.0.2 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...97.6.7 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*108.5.1 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*82.4.6 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*71.3.5 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*82.4.7 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*107.3.9 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*66.4.0 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*85.3.8 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...131.0.19 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*52.4.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*77.4.3 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*62.4.3 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...118.2.5 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*87.3.9 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*89.3.8 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*99.3.7 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.00 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.108.3.4 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..106.3.3 A. Environment subindex...98.3.7 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...95.3.4 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...98.3.9 B. Readiness subindex...113.3.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...97.3.3 4th pillar: Affordability...105.4.5 5th pillar: Skills...119.3.3 C. Usage subindex...107.3.2 6th pillar: Individual usage...105.2.5 7th pillar: Business usage...78.3.5 8th pillar: Government usage...114.3.5 D. Impact subindex...111.2.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts...117.2.7 10th pillar: Social impacts...110.3.1 Cambodia Cambodia Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 123 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*113.2.9 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*128.2.9 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*136.2.3 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*102.3.3 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*103.3.0 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*100.3.2 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...93.83 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...116.42 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...120.800 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*111.4.2 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*112.2.2 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...112.48.8 2. 04 No. days to start a business...76.15 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*92.4.7 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%115.11.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*48.4.6 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*38.3.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...119.283.4 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...138.58.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...146.0.3 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...130.1.2 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*129.3.7 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...103.0.35 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 135.112.53 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...116.1.22 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*60.3.9 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*72.4.1 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%121.50.4 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%118.71.3 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...130.60.4 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%129.5.7 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%119.8.3 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%129.3.5 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...113.0.6 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...137.0.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*121.4.8 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*94.4.4 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*105.3.1 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...104.0.1 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*68.4.8 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*104.4.0 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*78.3.9 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*82.3.8 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...116.0.30 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*72.4.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*97.4.0 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...87.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*108.3.6 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*100.3.7 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*135.2.3 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*77.4.1 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...112.0.03 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.131.2.9 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..124.2.9 A. Environment subindex...125.3.3 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...132.2.9 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...111.3.8 B. Readiness subindex...137.2.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...143.1.6 4th pillar: Affordability...136.2.8 5th pillar: Skills...116.3.6 C. Usage subindex...119.2.9 6th pillar: Individual usage...130.1.8 7th pillar: Business usage...95.3.4 8th pillar: Government usage...102.3.6 D. Impact subindex...116.2.8 9th pillar: Economic impacts...103.2.9 10th pillar: Social impacts...123.2.8 Cameroon Cameroon Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 124 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*10.5.2 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*19.5.1 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*10.6.2 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*11.5.4 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*15.4.8 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*13.5.6 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...14.27 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...55.36 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...80.570 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*19.6.1 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*23.3.4 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...21.24.3 2. 04 No. days to start a business...15.5 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...1...1 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*33.5.4 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%43.58.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*7...5. 7 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*55.3.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...3 18,510. 4 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...18.100.5 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...15.1,233. 4 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*21.6.1 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...93.0.33 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..75.32.57 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*10.5.2 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*17.5.2 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%26.102.3 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...116.80.1 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%12.86.8 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%15.86.6 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%16.83.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...11.32.5 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...39.42.1 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*13.6.3 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*34.5.4 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*27.4.3 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...19.82.4 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*31.5.5 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*21.5.5 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*34.4.5 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*56.4.2 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...6...0. 89 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*51.4.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*28.5.1 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...12.31.4 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*13.5.1 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...13.43.8 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*26.5.2 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*11.6.1 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*32.4.8 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...15.0.68 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.17.5.4 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..12.5.4 A. Environment subindex...10.5.4 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...12.5.3 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...3...5. 5 B. Readiness subindex...13.6.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...7...6. 8 4th pillar: Affordability...65.5.4 5th pillar: Skills...8...6. 1 C. Usage subindex...26.5.0 6th pillar: Individual usage...27.5.5 7th pillar: Business usage...25.4.6 8th pillar: Government usage...25.5.0 D. Impact subindex...17.5.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts...17.4.9 10th pillar: Social impacts...16.5.3 Canada Canada High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 125 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*44.4.1 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*82.3.8 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*53.4.1 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*72.3.7 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*64.3.5 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*105.3.0 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...67.37 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...39.425 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*78.4.8 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*100.2.3 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...74.37.2 2. 04 No. days to start a business...53.10 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...79.7 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*122.4.3 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%94.20.6 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*116.3.5 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*41.3.8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...111.570.3 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...97.96.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...106.6.3 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...75.24.3 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*104.4.5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...122.0.46 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..98.40.41 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...77.1.83 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*61.3.9 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*100.3.5 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%64.92.7 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%105.84.9 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...108.86.0 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%89.34.7 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%87.26.5 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%97.13.7 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...86.4.0 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...66.23.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*97.5.3 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*85.4.5 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*126.2.9 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*100.4.5 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*110.3.8 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*118.3.4 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*32.4.6 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...85.0.44 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*38.4.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*79.4.3 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*84.4.0 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*61.4.4 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*91.3.8 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*42.4.7 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...59.0.24 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.89.3.7 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..81.3.8 A. Environment subindex...69.3.9 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...58.3.9 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...93.4.0 B. Readiness subindex...102.4.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...107.3.1 4th pillar: Affordability...106.4.5 5th pillar: Skills...82.4.8 C. Usage subindex...92.3.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...97.2.8 7th pillar: Business usage...115.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage...50.4.3 D. Impact subindex...73.3.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts...83.3.1 10th pillar: Social impacts...69.3.8 Cape verde Cape verde Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 126 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*142.2.1 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*145.2.1 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*144.2.0 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*142.2.4 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*145.2.2 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*144.2.2 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...111.41 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...116.743 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*147.2.9 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*143.1.7 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...143.73.8 2. 04 No. days to start a business...136.62 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...107.9 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*145.3.3 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%145.2.3 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*140.2.7 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*126.2.8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...148.8.4 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...140.36.1 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...144.0.5 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...n/a n/a 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*148.2.5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...143.0.88 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..52.26.28 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...98.1.50 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*131.2.7 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*127.2.9 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%147.22.8 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%145.35.4 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...144.35.4 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%141.2.1 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%139.2.5 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%140.2.3 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...123.0.2 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...140.0.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*146.3.4 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*144.3.4 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*139.2.6 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*148.2.9 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*148.2.5 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*145.2.8 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*121.3.2 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...141.0.10 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*130.3.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*147.2.8 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*148.2.6 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*146.2.6 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*148.1.3 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*131.3.0 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...112.0.03 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.148.2.2 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..142.2.5 A. Environment subindex...148.2.4 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...147.2.4 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...148.2.4 B. Readiness subindex...146.2.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...148.1.4 4th pillar: Affordability...123.3.4 5th pillar: Skills...148.1.9 C. Usage subindex...147.2.2 6th pillar: Individual usage...147.1.3 7th pillar: Business usage...146.2.5 8th pillar: Government usage...142.2.7 D. Impact subindex...147.2.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts...146.2.1 10th pillar: Social impacts...146.2.0 Chad Chad Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 127 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*62.3.7 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*36.4.8 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*27.5.3 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*29.4.7 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*24.4.4 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*60.3.8 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...53.61 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...55.36 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...53.480 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*34.5.8 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*31.3.3 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...31.27.7 2. 04 No. days to start a business...19.6 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...79.7 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*37.5.4 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%26.70.5 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*16.5.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*27.4.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...58.3,915. 6 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...46.40.5 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...54.82.2 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*46.5.5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...98.0.34 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..90.37.16 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*74.3.6 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*107.3.4 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%74.89.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%43.98.6 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...29.138.2 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%45.61.4 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%60.53.7 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%63.45.3 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...52.12.4 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...58.28.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*26.6.1 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*45.5.1 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*63.3.5 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...41.6.3 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*35.5.5 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*35.5.1 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*46.4.3 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*40.4.4 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...24.0.75 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*54.4.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*29.5.0 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...51.0.5 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*38.4.7 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...63.24.1 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*38.5.0 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*48.4.9 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*28.4.9 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...19.0.66 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.35.4.6 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..34.4.6 A. Environment subindex...29.4.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...38.4.3 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...11.5.3 B. Readiness subindex...60.5.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...44.4.9 4th pillar: Affordability...81.5.1 5th pillar: Skills...71.5.0 C. Usage subindex...39.4.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...52.4.4 7th pillar: Business usage...45.3.9 8th pillar: Government usage...32.4.8 D. Impact subindex...37.4.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts...43.3.5 10th pillar: Social impacts...29.4.9 Chile Chile Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 128 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*39.4.2 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*52.4.3 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*57.4.0 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*43.4.2 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*47.3.8 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*53.3.9 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...80.77 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...67.37 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...32.406 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*105.4.4 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*16.3.8 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...135.63.7 2. 04 No. days to start a business...118.33 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...137.13 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*46.5.3 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%91.24.3 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*83.4.1 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*13.4.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...61.3,508. 4 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...54.99.5 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...125.3.3 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...111.3.1 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*67.5.2 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...13.0.07 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..84.35.44 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...110.1.29 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*54.4.0 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*48.4.4 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%82.86.6 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%66.94.3 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...115.80.8 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%78.42.3 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%70.40.9 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%72.37.4 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...51.12.7 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...76.16.9 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*126.4.7 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*71.4.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*30.4.2 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...32.11.5 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*66.4.9 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*41.5.1 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*48.4.3 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*24.4.8 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...59.0.53 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*37.4.8 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*52.4.6 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...28.4.9 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*35.4.7 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...108.7.4 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*45.4.7 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*35.5.3 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*47.4.6 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...63.0.21 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.62.4.1 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..58.4.0 A. Environment subindex...77.3.9 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...56.4.0 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...115.3.8 B. Readiness subindex...73.4.8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...86.3.5 4th pillar: Affordability...60.5.6 5th pillar: Skills...59.5.2 C. Usage subindex...61.3.9 6th pillar: Individual usage...80.3.3 7th pillar: Business usage...44.3.9 8th pillar: Government usage...38.4.6 D. Impact subindex...56.3.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts...81.3.1 10th pillar: Social impacts...44.4.2 China China Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 129 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*124.2.7 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*55.4.2 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*106.3.0 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*95.3.4 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*93.3.2 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*95.3.2 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...40.53 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...42.34 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...139.1,288 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*96.4.5 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*75.2.6 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...144.76.0 2. 04 No. days to start a business...76.15 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...107.9 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*64.5.1 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%60.45.0 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*70.4.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*49.3.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...94.1,313. 2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...68.20.4 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...70.28.4 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*91.4.7 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...79.0.27 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..45.25.85 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*86.3.5 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*108.3.4 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%63.92.8 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%71.93.6 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...86.102.9 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%66.49.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%74.38.4 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%75.32.1 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...69.8.2 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...103.5.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*80.5.6 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*97.4.4 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*83.3.4 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...68.1.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*62.4.9 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*56.4.8 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*93.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*57.4.2 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...16.0.84 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*74.4.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*62.4.5 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...76.0.1 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*56.4.4 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...89.16.8 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*70.4.2 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*82.3.9 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*68.4.1 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...11.0.74 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.63.4.0 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..66.3.9 A. Environment subindex...101.3.6 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...96.3.4 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...104.3.9 B. Readiness subindex...70.4.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...80.3.7 4th pillar: Affordability...44.5.9 5th pillar: Skills...76.4.9 C. Usage subindex...62.3.9 6th pillar: Individual usage...77.3.4 7th pillar: Business usage...79.3.5 8th pillar: Government usage...31.4.9 D. Impact subindex...49.3.8 9th pillar: Economic impacts...75.3.2 10th pillar: Social impacts...39.4.4 Colombia Colombia Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 130 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*140.2.2 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*51.4.3 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*37.4.8 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*68.3.7 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*37.4.0 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*59.3.8 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...50.58 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...98.40 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...123.852 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*49.5.3 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*103.2.3 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...129.55.3 2. 04 No. days to start a business...102.24 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...107.9 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*52.5.2 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%56.46.7 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*17.5.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*66.3.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...83.2,075. 5 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...134.69.5 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...59.29.9 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...52.94.9 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*47.5.5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...22.0.09 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..31.21.59 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...94.1.63 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*20.4.9 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*45.4.5 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%32.101.1 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%58.96.3 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...64.111.9 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%68.47.5 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%66.49.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%59.47.3 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...64.9.3 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...70.20.3 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*36.6.0 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*43.5.2 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*37.4.0 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...63.1.2 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*43.5.3 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*47.4.9 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*23.4.7 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*71.3.9 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...67.0.50 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*65.4.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*45.4.8 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...60.0.3 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*39.4.6 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...65.23.9 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*47.4.6 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*58.4.6 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*76.4.1 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...47.0.32 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.53.4.2 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..53.4.1 A. Environment subindex...64.4.0 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...63.3.8 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...70.4.2 B. Readiness subindex...50.5.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...92.3.4 4th pillar: Affordability...15.6.4 5th pillar: Skills...24.5.8 C. Usage subindex...57.4.0 6th pillar: Individual usage...64.3.9 7th pillar: Business usage...38.4.0 8th pillar: Government usage...64.4.1 D. Impact subindex...50.3.8 9th pillar: Economic impacts...52.3.5 10th pillar: Social impacts...54.4.0 Costa rica Costa rica Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 131 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*103.3.1 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*108.3.3 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*128.2.4 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*90.3.4 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*95.3.2 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*123.2.7 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...89.81 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...27.32 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...85.585 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*94.4.5 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*116.2.1 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...107.46.4 2. 04 No. days to start a business...40.8 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*72.5.0 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%125.8.4 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*62.4.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*43.3.8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...117.314.5 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...108.94.5 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...78.17.0 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...125.1.5 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*131.3.7 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...87.0.30 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 117.63.17 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...116.1.22 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*83.3.5 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*60.4.3 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%141.28.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%134.56.9 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...103.91.2 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%139.2.4 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%141.2.3 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%144.1.3 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...133.0.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...140.0.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*78.5.6 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*67.4.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*127.2.9 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...105.0.1 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*120.4.2 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*118.3.6 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*40.4.3 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*81.3.8 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...106.0.33 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*98.3.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*95.4.0 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*103.3.7 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*124.3.4 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*134.2.3 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*112.3.5 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...82.0.13 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.122.3.1 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..120.3.0 A. Environment subindex...111.3.5 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...116.3.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...102.3.9 B. Readiness subindex...124.3.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...105.3.1 4th pillar: Affordability...120.3.7 5th pillar: Skills...133.2.7 C. Usage subindex...115.3.0 6th pillar: Individual usage...117.2.2 7th pillar: Business usage...96.3.4 8th pillar: Government usage...107.3.6 D. Impact subindex...119.2.8 9th pillar: Economic impacts...102.2.9 10th pillar: Social impacts...127.2.8 Côte d'ivoire Côte d'ivoire Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 132 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*92.3.3 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*71.4.0 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*109.3.0 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*140.2.5 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*132.2.5 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*81.3.5 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...40.53 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...78.38 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...83.572 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*59.5.1 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*110.2.2 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...12.19.8 2. 04 No. days to start a business...40.8 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...58.6 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*107.4.5 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%44.58.8 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*78.4.2 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*136.2.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...75.2,500. 1 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...60.28.7 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...36.245.1 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*42.5.6 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...71.0.24 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..51.26.19 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*97.3.4 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*22.5.0 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%42.98.0 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%40.98.9 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...60.115.4 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%44.63.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%42.68.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%39.66.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...36.20.7 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...24.53.9 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*71.5.6 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*76.4.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*110.3.1 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...34.9.8 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*49.5.2 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*65.4.6 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*121.3.3 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*98.3.6 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...40.0.64 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*110.3.8 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*64.4.5 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...37.1.4 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*67.4.2 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...40.32.3 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*72.4.2 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*53.4.7 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*94.3.7 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...52.0.29 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.46.4.3 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..51.4.2 A. Environment subindex...58.4.1 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...88.3.5 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...44.4.7 B. Readiness subindex...41.5.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...54.4.6 4th pillar: Affordability...36.6.0 5th pillar: Skills...36.5.6 C. Usage subindex...46.4.2 6th pillar: Individual usage...39.5.0 7th pillar: Business usage...81.3.5 8th pillar: Government usage...65.4.1 D. Impact subindex...54.3.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts...40.3.6 10th pillar: Social impacts...66.3.8 Croatia Croatia High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 133 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*46.4.0 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*61.4.1 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*47.4.5 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*42.4.2 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*26.4.4 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*40.4.4 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...34.48 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...122.43 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...115.735 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*41.5.5 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*54.2.8 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...18.22.5 2. 04 No. days to start a business...40.8 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...58.6 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*47.5.2 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%57.46.5 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*18.5.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*72.3.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...51.4,414. 6 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...32.100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...32.69.7 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...20.786.5 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*40.5.6 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...29.0.12 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..38.23.92 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...109.1.31 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*9...5. 3 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*7...5. 6 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%62.92.8 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%42.98.7 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...91.98.4 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%47.61.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%39.70.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%45.62.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...37.19.2 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...47.34.1 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*41.6.0 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*38.5.2 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*93.3.3 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...47.5.2 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*76.4.8 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*53.4.9 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*67.4.0 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*77.3.9 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...51.0.56 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*96.4.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*76.4.3 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...73.0.1 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*82.4.0 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...33.35.0 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*46.4.6 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*30.5.6 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*66.4.2 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...97.0.08 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.37.4.6 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..35.4.6 A. Environment subindex...39.4.6 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...45.4.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...26.5.0 B. Readiness subindex...16.6.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...28.5.8 4th pillar: Affordability...39.6.0 5th pillar: Skills...11.6.1 C. Usage subindex...48.4.1 6th pillar: Individual usage...45.4.6 7th pillar: Business usage...58.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage...66.4.1 D. Impact subindex...52.3.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts...45.3.5 10th pillar: Social impacts...57.4.0 Cyprus Cyprus High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 134 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*110.3.0 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*47.4.4 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*68.3.8 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*115.3.1 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*126.2.7 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*61.3.8 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...20.35 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...8...27 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...95.611 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*53.5.2 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*74.2.6 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...110.48.1 2. 04 No. days to start a business...94.20 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...107.9 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*12.5.8 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%30.64.6 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*90.4.0 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*124.2.8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...23.8,260. 3 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...43.99.8 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...19.100.1 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...27.518.6 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*19.6.1 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...118.0.43 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..63.29.20 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...69.1.87 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*67.3.7 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*83.4.0 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%52.96.0 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...41.126.9 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%28.75.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%34.75.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%33.71.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...40.16.4 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...29.52.1 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*43.6.0 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*54.4.9 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*26.4.3 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...29.15.3 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*24.5.7 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*9...5. 8 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*68.4.0 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*113.3.3 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...53.0.54 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*116.3.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*78.4.3 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...32.2.3 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*73.4.1 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...26.37.3 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*58.4.5 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*24.5.8 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*101.3.6 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...55.0.26 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.42.4.5 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..42.4.4 A. Environment subindex...49.4.2 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...51.4.0 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...60.4.4 B. Readiness subindex...35.5.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...23.6.0 4th pillar: Affordability...84.5.1 5th pillar: Skills...49.5.3 C. Usage subindex...40.4.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...30.5.3 7th pillar: Business usage...31.4.1 8th pillar: Government usage...96.3.7 D. Impact subindex...45.3.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts...38.3.6 10th pillar: Social impacts...47.4.1 Czech republic Czech republic High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 135 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*23.4.7 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*18.5.1 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*8...6. 2 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*21.4.9 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*38.4.0 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*26.5.0 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...7...24 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...47.35 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...35.410 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*29.5.9 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*95.2.4 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...29.27.0 2. 04 No. days to start a business...19.6 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...22.4 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*27.5.5 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%19.73.6 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*25.5.2 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*87.3.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...40.5,438. 4 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...88.97.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...12.174.8 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...5..2, 214.3 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*29.6.0 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...11.0.06 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..73.32.19 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...65.1.88 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*21.4.9 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*42.4.5 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%5...119.5 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...56.117.6 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%4...93.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%4...92.2 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%6...92.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...3...38.8 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...6...97.2 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*46.5.9 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*20.5.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*13.5.0 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...7...208.5 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*21.5.7 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*18.5.6 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*14.5.0 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*48.4.3 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...13.0.86 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*50.4.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*33.4.9 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...11.38.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*29.4.8 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...9...45.2 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*28.5.2 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*22.5.8 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*34.4.8 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...28.0.55 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.13.5.5 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..8...5. 6 A. Environment subindex...16.5.2 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...19.5.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...18.5.2 B. Readiness subindex...14.6.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...20.6.2 4th pillar: Affordability...29.6.2 5th pillar: Skills...18.5.9 C. Usage subindex...7...5. 7 6th pillar: Individual usage...3...6. 6 7th pillar: Business usage...7...5. 7 8th pillar: Government usage...26.5.0 D. Impact subindex...19.5.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts...16.4.9 10th pillar: Social impacts...24.5.0 Denmark Denmark High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 136 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*129.2.7 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*73.4.0 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*131.2.4 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*99.3.4 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*107.3.0 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*107.3.0 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...78.76 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...42.34 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...49.460 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*51.5.2 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*86.2.5 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...97.43.5 2. 04 No. days to start a business...89.19 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...79.7 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*75.4.9 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%76.34.0 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*106.3.7 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*80.3.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...95.1,278. 6 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...107.94.6 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...84.14.9 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...78.23.0 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*60.5.3 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...116.0.42 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..96.39.51 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*140.2.5 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*146.2.2 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%98.75.1 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%87.90.1 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...106.86.9 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%74.45.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%96.19.8 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%99.13.7 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...83.4.3 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...78.15.6 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*51.5.9 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*56.4.9 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*98.3.2 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...83.0.4 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*53.5.1 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*61.4.7 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*76.4.0 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*104.3.5 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...55.0.54 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*85.4.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*57.4.6 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...80.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*44.4.5 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...85.17.3 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*80.4.0 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*99.3.6 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*74.4.1 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...34.0.47 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.93.3.7 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..90.3.6 A. Environment subindex...97.3.7 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...110.3.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...79.4.1 B. Readiness subindex...103.4.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...87.3.5 4th pillar: Affordability...95.4.7 5th pillar: Skills...106.3.9 C. Usage subindex...87.3.5 6th pillar: Individual usage...93.2.9 7th pillar: Business usage...67.3.6 8th pillar: Government usage...81.3.9 D. Impact subindex...64.3.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts...71.3.2 10th pillar: Social impacts...61.3.9 Dominican republic Dominican republic Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 137 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*91.3.3 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*65.4.0 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*100.3.2 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*97.3.4 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*100.3.1 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*79.3.6 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...67.68 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...91.39 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...86.588 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*89.4.6 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*34.3.2 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...57.33.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...134.56 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...137.13 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*112.4.5 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%69.38.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*77.4.2 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*29.4.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...91.1,329. 2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...96.96.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...55.31.8 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...79.22.1 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*97.4.6 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...104.0.36 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..99.41.06 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*62.3.8 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*84.4.0 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%80.86.8 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%82.91.6 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...81.106.2 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%88.35.1 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%82.32.2 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%84.22.5 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...77.5.3 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...68.21.6 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*103.5.1 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*87.4.5 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*53.3.7 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...81.0.4 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*95.4.6 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*57.4.8 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*61.4.1 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*58.4.2 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...80.0.46 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*62.4.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*83.4.2 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*66.4.2 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...98.14.6 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*66.4.3 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*80.4.0 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*55.4.4 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...59.0.24 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.82.3.9 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..91.3.6 A. Environment subindex...81.3.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...89.3.5 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...78.4.1 B. Readiness subindex...83.4.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...75.3.9 4th pillar: Affordability...92.4.9 5th pillar: Skills...75.4.9 C. Usage subindex...74.3.6 6th pillar: Individual usage...83.3.2 7th pillar: Business usage...71.3.6 8th pillar: Government usage...62.4.1 D. Impact subindex...80.3.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts...95.3.0 10th pillar: Social impacts...71.3.8 Ecuador Ecuador Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 138 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*135.2.4 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*104.3.4 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*82.3.5 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*106.3.2 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*94.3.2 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*94.3.2 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...53.61 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...116.42 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...132.1,010 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*117.4.1 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*51.2.9 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...94.42.6 2. 04 No. days to start a business...40.8 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...79.7 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*131.4.1 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%79.28.8 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*145.2.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*116.3.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...84.1,972. 3 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...43.99.8 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...117.4.2 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...107.3.7 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*89.4.7 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...8...0. 05 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..11.15.09 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...103.1.36 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*145.2.2 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*145.2.2 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%97.75.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%113.73.9 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...51.119.9 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%75.44.1 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%76.37.9 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%74.32.3 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...91.2.8 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...59.27.9 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*50.5.9 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*110.4.2 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*111.3.1 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...75.0.6 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*81.4.7 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*70.4.5 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*138.3.1 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*141.2.6 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...42.0.60 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*131.3.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*101.3.9 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...70.0.2 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*78.4.0 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...35.34.0 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*92.3.8 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*125.2.7 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*96.3.7 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...15.0.68 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.91.3.7 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..80.3.8 A. Environment subindex...119.3.4 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...115.3.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...117.3.7 B. Readiness subindex...93.4.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...99.3.3 4th pillar: Affordability...16.6.4 5th pillar: Skills...120.3.3 C. Usage subindex...89.3.5 6th pillar: Individual usage...71.3.7 7th pillar: Business usage...112.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage...113.3.5 D. Impact subindex...61.3.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts...59.3.4 10th pillar: Social impacts...65.3.8 Egypt Egypt Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 139 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*122.2.8 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*102.3.4 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*105.3.0 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*126.2.8 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*110.3.0 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*112.2.9 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...87.80 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...42.34 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...118.786 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*113.4.1 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*59.2.8 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...76.38.1 2. 04 No. days to start a business...84.17 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...94.8 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*105.4.6 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%89.24.5 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*93.3.8 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*71.3.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...99.927.9 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...101.95.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...101.6.9 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...81.20.6 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*85.4.8 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...75.0.26 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..60.29.02 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...69.1.87 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*109.3.1 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*129.2.8 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%107.67.2 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%106.84.5 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...31.137.3 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%99.25.5 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%102.15.3 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%95.15.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...87.3.8 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...100.5.5 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*111.5.0 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*102.4.3 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*56.3.7 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...119.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*105.4.4 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*73.4.5 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*81.3.9 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*119.3.2 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...32.0.67 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*112.3.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*88.4.1 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*79.4.0 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...102.11.9 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*101.3.7 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*97.3.7 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*116.3.4 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...28.0.55 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.98.3.6 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..93.3.5 A. Environment subindex...110.3.5 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...121.3.1 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...95.4.0 B. Readiness subindex...96.4.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...102.3.1 4th pillar: Affordability...55.5.7 5th pillar: Skills...107.3.8 C. Usage subindex...93.3.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...96.2.9 7th pillar: Business usage...80.3.5 8th pillar: Government usage...74.4.0 D. Impact subindex...84.3.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts...109.2.8 10th pillar: Social impacts...70.3.8 El salvador El salvador Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 140 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*36.4.3 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*3...5. 8 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*20.5.5 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*39.4.3 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*33.4.2 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*31.4.8 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...34.48 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...47.35 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...39.425 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*35.5.8 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*30.3.3 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...114.49.4 2. 04 No. days to start a business...32.7 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*22.5.6 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%24.71.7 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*54.4.5 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*34.3.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...18.8,933. 9 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...28.100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...62.26.5 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...23.660.0 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*6...6. 4 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...99.0.34 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..61.29.07 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*47.4.1 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*26.4.9 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%13.109.1 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%1...99.8 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...12.160.4 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%25.79.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%31.76.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%26.75.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...20.25.5 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...13.76.9 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*8...6. 4 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*36.5.4 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*28.4.3 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...26.31.1 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*6...6. 0 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*11.5.8 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*37.4.4 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*18.5.0 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...18.0.82 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*13.5.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*9...5. 5 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...22.11.8 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*3...5. 5 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...20.41.8 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*7...5. 8 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*3...6. 5 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*5...5. 6 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...8...0. 76 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.21.5.3 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..22.5.1 A. Environment subindex...26.4.9 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...26.4.8 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...28.4.9 B. Readiness subindex...22.5.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...25.5.9 4th pillar: Affordability...61.5.5 5th pillar: Skills...25.5.8 C. Usage subindex...22.5.2 6th pillar: Individual usage...17.5.8 7th pillar: Business usage...28.4.4 8th pillar: Government usage...12.5.5 D. Impact subindex...13.5.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts...22.4.6 10th pillar: Social impacts...4...5. 9 Estonia Estonia High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 141 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*94.3.3 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*130.2.8 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*112.2.9 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*81.3.6 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*116.2.9 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*85.3.5 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...78.38 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...71.530 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*126.3.9 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*114.2.1 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...54.33.4 2. 04 No. days to start a business...76.15 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...107.9 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*133.4.0 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%126.8.2 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*118.3.5 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*61.3.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...141.57.7 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...130.73.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...115.4.8 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...145.0.2 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*142.3.1 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...28.0.11 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 114.55.23 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...144.0.00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*108.3.1 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*109.3.4 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%134.37.2 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%144.39.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...147.22.4 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%144.1.5 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%143.2.1 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%141.1.9 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...143.0.0 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...107.4.4 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*144.3.9 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*131.3.8 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*141.2.6 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...121.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*141.3.5 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*146.2.7 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*123.3.3 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*72.3.9 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...76.0.47 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*97.4.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*132.3.4 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*130.3.3 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...91.15.9 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*132.3.2 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*124.2.8 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*92.3.8 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...44.0.34 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.130.2.9 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..128.2.9 A. Environment subindex...112.3.5 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...102.3.4 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...120.3.6 B. Readiness subindex...135.2.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...135.1.9 4th pillar: Affordability...115.3.9 5th pillar: Skills...140.2.3 C. Usage subindex...130.2.7 6th pillar: Individual usage...146.1.5 7th pillar: Business usage...141.2.8 8th pillar: Government usage...83.3.9 D. Impact subindex...112.2.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts...128.2.6 10th pillar: Social impacts...103.3.2 Ethiopia Ethiopia Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 142 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*2...5. 7 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*5...5. 6 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*2...6. 6 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*2...6. 1 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*1...5. 9 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*1...6. 2 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...10.25 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...36.33 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...22.375 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*1...6. 5 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*11.4.0 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...80.39.8 2. 04 No. days to start a business...70.14 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...10.3 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*86.4.8 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%2...95.5 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*10.5.6 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*21.4.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...8 12,997. 4 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...53.99.5 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...14.159.3 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...10.1,612. 6 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*2...6. 5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...14.0.07 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..58.28.94 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*2...5. 9 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*2...6. 3 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%16.107.5 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...8...172.3 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%7...91.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%10.88.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%13.87.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...16.30.3 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...3...106.6 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*6...6. 4 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*7...6. 0 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*2...5. 7 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...4...283.6 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*1...6. 2 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*16.5.6 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*2...5. 5 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*16.5.1 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...7...0. 88 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*16.5.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*1...5. 8 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...2...110.1 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*1...5. 7 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...12.43.9 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*10.5.7 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*2...6. 6 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*14.5.4 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...11.0.74 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.1.6.0 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..1...6. 0 A. Environment subindex...3...5. 6 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...3...5. 9 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...9...5. 4 B. Readiness subindex...1...6. 6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...1...6. 9 4th pillar: Affordability...18.6.4 5th pillar: Skills...1...6. 5 C. Usage subindex...2...6. 0 6th pillar: Individual usage...6...6. 4 7th pillar: Business usage...2...6. 0 8th pillar: Government usage...8...5. 6 D. Impact subindex...2...5. 9 9th pillar: Economic impacts...1...6. 0 10th pillar: Social impacts...7...5. 8 Finland Finland High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 143 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*29.4.5 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*29.4.9 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*31.5.1 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*48.4.1 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*31.4.3 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*12.5.7 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...22.37 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...15.29 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...26.395 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*18.6.1 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*49.2.9 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...136.64.7 2. 04 No. days to start a business...32.7 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*26.5.5 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%45.57.1 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*5...5. 8 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*60.3.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...22.8,449. 8 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...26.83.9 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...28.409.0 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*41.5.6 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...124.0.47 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..41.24.50 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*43.4.2 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*15.5.2 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%11.109.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...95.97.4 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%17.83.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%22.81.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%19.80.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...4...37.5 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...31.51.8 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*54.5.9 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*32.5.5 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*16.4.8 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...15.111.3 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*37.5.5 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*27.5.3 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*42.4.3 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*59.4.2 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...8...0. 88 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*63.4.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*21.5.2 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...14.30.6 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*42.4.6 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...10.44.8 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*35.5.1 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*64.4.4 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*40.4.8 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...25.0.58 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.25.5.1 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..26.5.1 A. Environment subindex...30.4.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...23.5.0 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...47.4.7 B. Readiness subindex...27.5.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...27.5.8 4th pillar: Affordability...72.5.3 5th pillar: Skills...19.5.9 C. Usage subindex...23.5.2 6th pillar: Individual usage...22.5.7 7th pillar: Business usage...20.4.9 8th pillar: Government usage...28.5.0 D. Impact subindex...23.4.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts...19.4.8 10th pillar: Social impacts...35.4.7 France France High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 144 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*54.3.9 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*136.2.6 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*120.2.6 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*86.3.5 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*86.3.3 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*131.2.6 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...78.38 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...133.1,070 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*129.3.9 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*124.2.0 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...97.43.5 2. 04 No. days to start a business...133.50 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...79.7 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*129.4.2 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%131.7.2 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*127.3.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*91.3.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...97.1,109. 8 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...128.79.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...108.5.5 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...90.11.0 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*143.3.0 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...121.0.46 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 100.41.15 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...115.1.23 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*126.2.7 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*121.3.0 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%117.53.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%93.89.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...6...179.5 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%126.8.6 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%114.10.1 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%113.7.9 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...118.0.3 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...140.0.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*133.4.6 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*96.4.4 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*144.2.5 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...86.0.3 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*122.4.1 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*135.3.1 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*113.3.6 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*94.3.7 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...131.0.19 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*95.4.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*127.3.5 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*146.2.7 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*125.3.3 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*142.2.0 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*120.3.4 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...92.0.11 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.128.3.0 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..121.3.0 A. Environment subindex...134.3.2 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...120.3.1 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...137.3.3 B. Readiness subindex...117.3.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...132.2.3 4th pillar: Affordability...109.4.1 5th pillar: Skills...113.3.7 C. Usage subindex...122.2.9 6th pillar: Individual usage...109.2.4 7th pillar: Business usage...126.3.0 8th pillar: Government usage...122.3.3 D. Impact subindex...136.2.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts...136.2.4 10th pillar: Social impacts...134.2.6 Gabon Gabon Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 145 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*33.4.3 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*50.4.3 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*61.4.0 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*33.4.5 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*45.3.9 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*43.4.2 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...36.33 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...33.407 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*74.4.9 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*85.2.5 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...148.283.2 2. 04 No. days to start a business...108.27 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...94.8 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*84.4.8 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%139.4.5 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*46.4.6 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*18.4.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...127.147.4 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...119.85.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...133.2.1 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...106.3.9 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*81.4.9 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...102.0.35 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 144.986.58 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...122.1.13 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*29.4.5 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*94.3.8 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%115.57.5 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%138.51.1 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...109.85.2 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%120.12.4 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%122.7.4 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%116.6.7 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...136.0.0 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...121.1.4 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*101.5.2 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*60.4.9 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*65.3.5 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*79.4.8 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*84.4.3 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*29.4.5 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*23.4.8 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...110.0.32 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*27.5.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*61.4.6 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*64.4.3 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*55.4.5 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*85.3.9 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*48.4.6 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.00 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.107.3.4 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..98.3.5 A. Environment subindex...68.3.9 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...36.4.4 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...125.3.5 B. Readiness subindex...131.2.8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...123.2.6 4th pillar: Affordability...137.2.7 5th pillar: Skills...124.3.2 C. Usage subindex...99.3.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...120.2.1 7th pillar: Business usage...60.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage...56.4.2 D. Impact subindex...79.3.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts...67.3.3 10th pillar: Social impacts...84.3.5 Gambia, The gambia, The Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 146 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*65.3.7 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*79.3.8 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*91.3.3 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*92.3.4 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*105.3.0 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*124.2.7 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...107.91 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...36.33 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...11.285 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*100.4.4 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*106.2.3 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...11.16.4 2. 04 No. days to start a business...2...2 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...3...2 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*123.4.3 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%82.27.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*107.3.7 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*62.3.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...79.2,273. 7 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...57.99.1 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...40.52.9 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...73.25.9 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*71.5.1 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...15.0.08 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..25.20.15 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*105.3.2 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*106.3.4 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%81.86.8 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%4...99.7 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...77.107.8 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%71.45.5 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%80.32.7 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%76.32.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...66.8.7 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...91.8.5 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*66.5.8 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*117.4.1 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*118.3.0 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...66.1.2 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*92.4.6 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*98.4.0 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*107.3.6 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*88.3.7 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...42.0.60 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*71.4.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*102.3.9 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...57.0.4 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*117.3.5 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...69.22.2 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*67.4.3 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*62.4.5 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*41.4.7 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...63.0.21 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.60.4.1 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..65.3.9 A. Environment subindex...73.3.9 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...97.3.4 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...59.4.4 B. Readiness subindex...40.5.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...59.4.5 4th pillar: Affordability...4...6. 8 5th pillar: Skills...78.4.9 C. Usage subindex...75.3.6 6th pillar: Individual usage...76.3.4 7th pillar: Business usage...110.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage...55.4.2 D. Impact subindex...74.3.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts...100.2.9 10th pillar: Social impacts...59.3.9 Georgia Georgia Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 147 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*11.5.1 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*26.5.0 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*13.6.0 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*13.5.2 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*11.4.9 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*14.5.6 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...12.26 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...18.30 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...25.394 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*13.6.3 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*33.3.2 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...114.49.4 2. 04 No. days to start a business...75.15 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...107.9 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*10.5.9 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%46.56.5 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*27.5.1 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*17.4.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...28.7,460. 6 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...30.74.8 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...18.1,090. 9 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*25.6.1 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...27.0.11 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..92.37.93 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*14.5.1 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*21.5.1 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%30.101.7 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...67.111.6 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%16.84.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%12.87.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%15.85.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...9...33.7 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...40.40.8 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*56.5.9 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*16.5.8 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*3...5. 6 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...6...210.5 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*20.5.7 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*14.5.8 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*10.5.1 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*34.4.5 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...24.0.75 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*34.4.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*15.5.3 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...10.46.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*17.5.1 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...14.43.5 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*25.5.2 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*42.5.0 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*33.4.8 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...8...0. 76 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.12.5.5 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..13.5.4 A. Environment subindex...17.5.1 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...10.5.4 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...31.4.9 B. Readiness subindex...8...6. 2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...11.6.5 4th pillar: Affordability...43.5.9 5th pillar: Skills...12.6.0 C. Usage subindex...13.5.5 6th pillar: Individual usage...19.5.7 7th pillar: Business usage...5...5. 8 8th pillar: Government usage...27.5.0 D. Impact subindex...14.5.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts...8...5. 2 10th pillar: Social impacts...20.5.2 Germany Germany High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 148 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*31.4.3 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*77.3.8 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*50.4.4 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*50.4.1 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*65.3.5 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*56.3.9 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...55.36 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...56.495 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*81.4.7 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*67.2.7 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...19.22.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...70.14 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...94.8 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*68.5.0 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%112.12.2 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*51.4.5 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*64.3.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...115.451.2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...118.87.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...147.0.2 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...114.3.0 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*114.4.2 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...18.0.08 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 104.45.42 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...89.1.67 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*46.4.2 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*62.4.2 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%114.58.2 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%122.67.3 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...90.101.0 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%107.17.1 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%107.13.8 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%105.11.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...120.0.3 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...48.33.9 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*99.5.2 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*91.4.4 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*55.3.7 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...107.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*102.4.4 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*115.3.7 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*79.3.9 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*49.4.3 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...116.0.30 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*58.4.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*75.4.3 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*89.3.9 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*84.3.9 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*114.3.1 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*86.4.0 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...92.0.11 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.96.3.6 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..95.3.5 A. Environment subindex...48.4.2 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...41.4.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...66.4.3 B. Readiness subindex...109.3.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...124.2.5 4th pillar: Affordability...64.5.4 5th pillar: Skills...110.3.7 C. Usage subindex...100.3.3 6th pillar: Individual usage...100.2.7 7th pillar: Business usage...90.3.4 8th pillar: Government usage...85.3.9 D. Impact subindex...101.3.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts...85.3.1 10th pillar: Social impacts...106.3.2 Ghana Ghana Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 149 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*106.3.1 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*106.3.3 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*84.3.4 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*138.2.5 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*130.2.6 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*70.3.7 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...53.61 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...91.39 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...141.1,300 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*67.5.0 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*146.1.7 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...100.44.0 2. 04 No. days to start a business...70.14 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*87.4.8 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%4...91.4 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*94.3.8 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*141.2.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...47.5,103. 2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...33.99.9 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...35.64.2 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...42.168.3 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*69.5.1 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...137.0.61 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..43.25.15 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...80.1.80 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*112.3.1 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*58.4.3 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%10.110.8 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%55.97.3 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...49.120.0 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%53.56.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%56.57.4 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%51.54.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...27.24.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...35.45.7 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*90.5.4 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*88.4.5 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*117.3.0 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...37.7.2 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*107.4.4 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*86.4.2 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*116.3.5 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*138.2.8 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...48.0.58 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*140.3.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*129.3.5 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...38.1.4 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*128.3.3 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...44.31.1 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*109.3.6 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*86.3.9 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*124.3.2 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...44.0.34 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.74.3.9 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..64.3.9 A. Environment subindex...89.3.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...114.3.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...64.4.3 B. Readiness subindex...62.5.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...40.5.0 4th pillar: Affordability...102.4.6 5th pillar: Skills...53.5.3 C. Usage subindex...67.3.8 6th pillar: Individual usage...43.4.7 7th pillar: Business usage...102.3.3 8th pillar: Government usage...117.3.4 D. Impact subindex...90.3.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts...91.3.0 10th pillar: Social impacts...87.3.4 Greece Greece High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 150 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*143.2.1 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*75.3.9 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*107.3.0 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*100.3.3 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*73.3.5 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*111.2.9 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...83.79 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...24.31 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...145.1,402 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*48.5.3 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*60.2.8 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...89.40.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...94.20 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...58.6 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*53.5.2 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%99.17.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*38.4.8 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*113.3.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...113.553.9 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...102.6.6 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...86.14.1 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*74.5.1 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...114.0.41 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..70.30.78 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*135.2.6 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*139.2.4 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%110.65.1 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%110.75.9 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...30.137.8 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%111.16.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%97.19.2 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%109.9.3 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...98.1.8 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...106.4.5 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*74.5.6 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*41.5.2 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*51.3.7 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...101.0.1 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*52.5.2 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*55.4.8 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*28.4.5 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*115.3.3 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...77.0.46 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*115.3.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*58.4.6 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*51.4.5 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...104.9.4 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*75.4.1 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*110.3.3 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*108.3.5 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...59.0.24 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.101.3.5 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..102.3.4 A. Environment subindex...105.3.6 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...123.3.0 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...74.4.2 B. Readiness subindex...107.3.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...100.3.3 4th pillar: Affordability...78.5.2 5th pillar: Skills...122.3.3 C. Usage subindex...96.3.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...99.2.8 7th pillar: Business usage...42.3.9 8th pillar: Government usage...109.3.6 D. Impact subindex...99.3.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts...94.3.0 10th pillar: Social impacts...95.3.3 Guatemala Guatemala Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 151 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*139.2.3 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*139.2.5 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*137.2.2 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*139.2.5 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*118.2.9 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*143.2.2 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...142.49 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...9...276 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*140.3.5 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*141.1.8 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...146.91.2 2. 04 No. days to start a business...81.16 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*132.4.1 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%123.8.8 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*144.2.5 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*112.3.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...135.90.2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...127.80.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...134.2.1 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...143.0.4 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*145.2.7 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...36.0.14 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 145 2, 049.86 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...91.1.65 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*139.2.6 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*111.3.3 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%131.38.8 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%143.41.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...140.41.8 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%143.1.5 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%144.2.1 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%145.1.3 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...144.0.0 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...140.0.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*143.4.2 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*129.3.9 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*145.2.5 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*123.4.1 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*134.3.1 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*129.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*96.3.7 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...144.0.00 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*105.3.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*136.3.3 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*142.2.9 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...119.0.7 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*135.3.1 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*143.1.8 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*126.3.2 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.00 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.145.2.5 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..140.2.6 A. Environment subindex...142.2.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...139.2.6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...144.2.9 B. Readiness subindex...139.2.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...134.2.0 4th pillar: Affordability...122.3.7 5th pillar: Skills...142.2.2 C. Usage subindex...144.2.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...145.1.5 7th pillar: Business usage...138.2.9 8th pillar: Government usage...139.2.8 D. Impact subindex...145.2.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts...148.2.0 10th pillar: Social impacts...142.2.3 Guinea Guinea Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 152 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*68.3.6 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*91.3.6 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*79.3.5 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*73.3.7 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*60.3.6 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*84.3.5 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...55.36 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...84.581 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*73.4.9 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*38.3.2 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...51.32.5 2. 04 No. days to start a business...96.20 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...94.8 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*69.5.0 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%110.12.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*50.4.5 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*39.3.8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...98.1,046. 0 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...88.97.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...98.8.4 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...102.6.3 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*68.5.1 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...31.0.12 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..35.22.82 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...139.0.50 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*49.4.1 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*53.4.3 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%22.105.4 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%104.85.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...123.68.8 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%93.33.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%92.22.9 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%85.20.6 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...89.3.7 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...133.0.1 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*60.5.8 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*69.4.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*38.4.0 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*80.4.8 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*80.4.4 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*64.4.1 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*46.4.4 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...123.0.25 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*55.4.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*93.4.1 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*75.4.1 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...101.12.7 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*68.4.3 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*76.4.1 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*75.4.1 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.00 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.88.3.8 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..100.3.4 A. Environment subindex...65.4.0 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...64.3.8 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...71.4.2 B. Readiness subindex...80.4.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...98.3.3 4th pillar: Affordability...70.5.4 5th pillar: Skills...60.5.2 C. Usage subindex...102.3.3 6th pillar: Individual usage...103.2.5 7th pillar: Business usage...63.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage...87.3.8 D. Impact subindex...102.3.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts...106.2.9 10th pillar: Social impacts...91.3.4 Guyana Guyana Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 153 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*147.2.1 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*142.2.3 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*143.2.0 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*146.2.2 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*140.2.3 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*147.2.0 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...47.35 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...71.530 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*128.3.9 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*135.1.9 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...83.40.4 2. 04 No. days to start a business...143.97 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...133.12 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*140.3.7 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%n/a n/a 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*130.3.2 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*135.2.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...139.71.6 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...n/a n/a 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...148.0.2 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...123.1.7 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*138.3.5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...54.0.18 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 126.72.32 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*142.2.3 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*120.3.0 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%.%n/a n/a 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%140.48.7 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...131.59.9 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%125.9.8 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%123.7.3 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%131.3.4 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...147.0.0 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...140.0.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*119.4.9 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*132.3.8 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*140.2.6 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*138.3.7 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*128.3.4 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*144.2.8 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*140.2.7 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...142.0.09 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*138.3.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*139.3.2 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*136.3.0 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*141.2.9 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*136.2.3 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*145.2.7 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.00 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.143.2.5 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..141.2.6 A. Environment subindex...141.2.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...144.2.6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...141.3.1 B. Readiness subindex...140.2.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...142.1.6 4th pillar: Affordability...108.4.1 5th pillar: Skills...143.2.1 C. Usage subindex...145.2.3 6th pillar: Individual usage...132.1.8 7th pillar: Business usage...140.2.8 8th pillar: Government usage...147.2.5 D. Impact subindex...142.2.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts...138.2.4 10th pillar: Social impacts...143.2.2 Haiti Haiti Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 154 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*121.2.8 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*119.3.1 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*108.3.0 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*109.3.2 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*96.3.1 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*103.3.1 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...75.73 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...138.47 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...128.920 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*93.4.5 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*82.2.5 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...78.39.2 2. 04 No. days to start a business...70.14 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...137.13 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*104.4.6 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%95.20.6 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*123.3.4 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*125.2.8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...100.916.3 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...116.89.9 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...118.4.2 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...95.9.5 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*107.4.5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...107.0.36 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..83.34.71 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*141.2.4 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*144.2.2 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%102.73.1 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%101.85.1 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...99.92.9 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%105.18.1 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%104.15.1 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%100.13.2 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...110.0.8 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...90.8.6 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*98.5.3 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*74.4.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*112.3.1 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*91.4.6 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*93.4.1 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*77.3.9 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*139.2.7 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...94.0.38 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*146.2.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*109.3.9 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*94.3.8 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...100.12.8 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*115.3.5 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*115.3.1 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*134.3.0 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...82.0.13 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.116.3.2 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..109.3.3 A. Environment subindex...129.3.3 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...128.2.9 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...118.3.7 B. Readiness subindex...108.3.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...115.2.8 4th pillar: Affordability...77.5.2 5th pillar: Skills...112.3.7 C. Usage subindex...117.3.0 6th pillar: Individual usage...106.2.5 7th pillar: Business usage...91.3.4 8th pillar: Government usage...133.3.0 D. Impact subindex...120.2.8 9th pillar: Economic impacts...116.2.7 10th pillar: Social impacts...119.2.9 Honduras Honduras Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 155 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*42.4.1 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*7...5. 5 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*4...6. 3 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*3...5. 8 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*2...5. 6 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*10.5.7 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...30.43 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...8...27 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...17.360 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*11.6.3 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*1...4. 6 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...19.22.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...5...3 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...10.3 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*7...5. 9 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%39.60.1 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*14.5.4 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*19.4.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...39.5,519. 3 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...2..1, 426.6 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...24.636.7 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*10.6.3 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...3...0. 02 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..66.30.08 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*22.4.8 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*10.5.5 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%21.105.6 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...1...229.2 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%33.72.8 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%24.80.3 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%22.78.6 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...15.31.2 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...11.83.2 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*16.6.3 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*12.5.9 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*29.4.2 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...n/a n/a 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*18.5.8 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*19.5.5 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*21.4.7 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*21.4.9 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...n/a n/a 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*17.5.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*19.5.3 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...n/a n/a 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*18.5.1 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...29.36.2 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*14.5.5 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*14.6.1 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*17.5.2 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...n/a n/a Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.8.5.6 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..14.5.4 A. Environment subindex...4...5. 6 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...11.5.4 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...2...5. 7 B. Readiness subindex...12.6.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...26.5.9 4th pillar: Affordability...22.6.4 5th pillar: Skills...10.6.1 C. Usage subindex...15.5.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...12.6.0 7th pillar: Business usage...16.5.1 8th pillar: Government usage...24.5.1 D. Impact subindex...10.5.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts...13.5.0 10th pillar: Social impacts...11.5. 6hong Kong SAR Hong kong SAR High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 156 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*64.3.7 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*57.4.2 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*66.3.9 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*113.3.1 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*138.2.4 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*58.3.9 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...28.41 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...47.35 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...26.395 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*57.5.2 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*122.2.1 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...118.49.7 2. 04 No. days to start a business...15.5 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...22.4 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*43.5.3 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%42.59.5 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*68.4.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*114.3.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...62.3,460. 3 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...83.15.3 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...35.247.2 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*24.6.1 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...78.0.27 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 107.48.58 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...68.1.88 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*93.3.4 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*38.4.6 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%35.100.8 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%13.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...59.116.1 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%34.72.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%38.71.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%35.69.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...31.22.9 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...64.24.2 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*76.5.6 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*73.4.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*97.3.2 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...28.24.2 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*42.5.3 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*52.4.9 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*108.3.6 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*108.3.4 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...31.0.69 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*117.3.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*65.4.5 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...29.4.8 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*74.4.1 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...31.35.4 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*83.4.0 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*33.5.4 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*87.3.9 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...36.0.45 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.47.4.3 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..44.4.3 A. Environment subindex...50.4.2 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...54.4.0 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...56.4.4 B. Readiness subindex...67.4.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...64.4.4 4th pillar: Affordability...94.4.8 5th pillar: Skills...41.5.5 C. Usage subindex...45.4.2 6th pillar: Individual usage...40.4.9 7th pillar: Business usage...62.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage...69.4.0 D. Impact subindex...42.4.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts...36.3.7 10th pillar: Social impacts...42.4.3 Hungary Hungary High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 157 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*60.3.7 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*31.4.9 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*19.5.6 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*27.4.7 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*21.4.5 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*29.4.8 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...34.48 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...8...27 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...37.417 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*7...6. 4 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*68.2.7 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...41.29.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...12.5 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*83.4.8 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%10.80.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*22.5.2 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*53.3.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...1 54,817. 2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...5...319.0 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...1..3, 139.3 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*1...6. 6 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...33.0.13 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..50.26.18 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*16.5.1 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*24.4.9 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%14.108.6 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...76.108.1 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%1...96.2 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%2...96.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%2...95.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...7...34.3 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...16.70.9 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*1...6. 7 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*2...6. 2 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*32.4.1 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...18.84.1 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*22.5.7 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*28.5.3 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*24.4.7 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*62.4.1 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...53.0.54 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*66.4.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*31.5.0 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...21.13.9 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*22.4.9 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...6...46.9 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*15.5.5 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*1...6. 6 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*38.4.8 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...77.0.16 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.19.5.3 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..17.5.3 A. Environment subindex...20.5.0 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...27.4.8 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...19.5.2 B. Readiness subindex...2...6. 4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...2...6. 9 4th pillar: Affordability...13.6.4 5th pillar: Skills...13.6.0 C. Usage subindex...24.5.2 6th pillar: Individual usage...7...6. 4 7th pillar: Business usage...22.4.8 8th pillar: Government usage...53.4.3 D. Impact subindex...25.4.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts...25.4.5 10th pillar: Social impacts...34.4.7 Iceland Iceland High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 158 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*61.3.7 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*54.4.2 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*40.4.7 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*62.3.8 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*48.3.8 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*71.3.7 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...58.63 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...134.46 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...146.1,420 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*58.5.2 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*27.3.3 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...134.62.8 2. 04 No. days to start a business...108.27 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...133.12 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*24.5.6 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%92.23.3 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*30.5.0 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*92.3.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...101.861.7 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...122.83.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...111.5.3 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...108.3.6 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*84.4.8 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...7...0. 04 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month...4...13.45 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*33.4.4 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*32.4.7 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%105.68.5 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%127.62.8 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...122.69.9 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%119.12.6 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%112.10.9 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%108.9.5 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...102.1.2 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...104.5.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*91.5.4 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*48.5.0 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*41.4.0 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...61.1.5 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*69.4.8 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*71.4.5 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*53.4.2 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*54.4.3 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...55.0.54 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*29.4.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*40.4.8 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...55.0.4 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*40.4.6 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*63.4.3 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*77.4.1 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*53.4.4 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...71.0.18 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.83.3.8 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..68.3.9 A. Environment subindex...91.3.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...73.3.6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...103.3.9 B. Readiness subindex...85.4.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...119.2.7 4th pillar: Affordability...1...7. 0 5th pillar: Skills...101.4.0 C. Usage subindex...91.3.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...121.2.1 7th pillar: Business usage...51.3.8 8th pillar: Government usage...41.4.5 D. Impact subindex...60.3.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts...50.3.5 10th pillar: Social impacts...73.3.7 India India Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 159 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*57.3.8 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*46.4.5 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*74.3.7 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*49.4.1 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*50.3.7 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*55.3.9 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...98.86 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...98.40 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...57.498 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*60.5.1 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*17.3.7 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...49.32.2 2. 04 No. days to start a business...131.48 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...119.10 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*66.5.0 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%84.27.2 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*58.4.4 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*25.4.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...104.748.1 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...77.17.1 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...105.3.9 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*80.4.9 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...45.0.16 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..56.28.48 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...84.1.76 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*36.4.3 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*35.4.7 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%93.81.2 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%77.92.8 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...61.114.2 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%112.15.4 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%103.15.1 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%117.6.5 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...103.1.2 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...54.31.6 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*48.5.9 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*46.5.1 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*24.4.4 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...103.0.1 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*63.4.9 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*31.5.2 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*25.4.6 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*42.4.4 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...67.0.50 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*53.4.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*38.4.9 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...88.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*41.4.6 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...106.8.6 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*69.4.2 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*50.4.8 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*73.4.1 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...63.0.21 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.64.4.0 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..76.3.8 A. Environment subindex...63.4.0 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...68.3.7 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...62.4.4 B. Readiness subindex...65.4.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...85.3.6 4th pillar: Affordability...37.6.0 5th pillar: Skills...61.5.2 C. Usage subindex...69.3.7 6th pillar: Individual usage...95.2.9 7th pillar: Business usage...36.4.0 8th pillar: Government usage...49.4.3 D. Impact subindex...72.3.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts...86.3.1 10th pillar: Social impacts...63.3.8 Indonesia Indonesia Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 160 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*59.3.8 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*97.3.5 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*73.3.7 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*91.3.4 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*124.2.7 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*122.2.8 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...98.40 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...58.505 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*121.4.0 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*139.1.8 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...101.44.1 2. 04 No. days to start a business...81.16 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...94.8 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*121.4.3 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%48.55.2 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*95.3.8 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*73.3.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...66.3,178. 1 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...97.96.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...121.3.7 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...127.1.3 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*123.3.9 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...61.0.21 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 124.69.52 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...110.1.29 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*103.3.2 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*40.4.6 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%83.86.3 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%103.85.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...117.76.1 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%98.26.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%77.37.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%78.26.5 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...85.4.0 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...122.1.3 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*147.3.3 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*120.4.0 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*85.3.4 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...106.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*139.3.7 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*121.3.5 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*141.3.0 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*105.3.5 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...70.0.49 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*102.3.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*106.3.9 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...84.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*107.3.6 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...93.15.3 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*95.3.8 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*126.2.7 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*70.4.1 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...71.0.18 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.104.3.4 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..101.3.4 A. Environment subindex...86.3.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...86.3.5 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...86.4.0 B. Readiness subindex...110.3.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...103.3.1 4th pillar: Affordability...118.3.7 5th pillar: Skills...85.4.7 C. Usage subindex...113.3.0 6th pillar: Individual usage...111.2.4 7th pillar: Business usage...129.3.0 8th pillar: Government usage...91.3.8 D. Impact subindex...107.3.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts...114.2.8 10th pillar: Social impacts...105.3.2 Iran, Islamic Rep. Iran, Islamic Rep. Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 161 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*28.4.5 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*23.5.1 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*3...6. 4 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*22.4.8 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*19.4.6 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*19.5.4 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...19.34 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...1...21 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...106.650 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*30.5.9 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*69.2.7 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...25.25.7 2. 04 No. days to start a business...53.10 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...22.4 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*42.5.3 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%21.73.5 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*19.5.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*70.3.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...36.5,993. 7 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...20.97.1 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...19.1,003. 1 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*49.5.4 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...134.0.55 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..68.30.56 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*5...5. 5 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*25.4.9 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%6...117.8 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...78.107.2 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%25.79.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%19.83.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%18.81.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...32.22.7 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...18.65.9 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*29.6.1 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*25.5.6 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*20.4.6 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...20.79.1 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*33.5.5 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*33.5.1 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*20.4.8 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*45.4.4 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...55.0.54 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*41.4.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*14.5.4 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...15.29.9 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*15.5.1 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...22.41.2 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*44.4.7 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*43.5.0 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*46.4.6 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...82.0.13 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.26.5.1 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..27.5.1 A. Environment subindex...12.5.3 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...13.5.3 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...16.5.3 B. Readiness subindex...26.5.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...19.6.2 4th pillar: Affordability...98.4.7 5th pillar: Skills...9...6. 1 C. Usage subindex...29.4.9 6th pillar: Individual usage...23.5.6 7th pillar: Business usage...23.4.8 8th pillar: Government usage...45.4.4 D. Impact subindex...31.4.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts...18.4.8 10th pillar: Social impacts...55.4.0 Ireland Ireland High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 162 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*51.4.0 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*32.4.9 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*15.5.8 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*44.4.2 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*34.4.1 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*34.4.6 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...17.31 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...47.35 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...125.890 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*17.6.2 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*8...4. 2 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...41.29.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...70.14 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*95.4.7 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%33.62.4 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*42.4.7 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*9...4. 5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...25.7,677. 6 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...39.56.2 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...29.396.4 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*37.5.7 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...89.0.31 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month...2...8. 39 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...84.1.76 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*56.4.0 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*78.4.0 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%27.101.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...48.120.7 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%31.73.4 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%21.82.1 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%29.73.4 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...22.25.3 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...26.53.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*32.6.1 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*5...6. 1 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*4...5. 6 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...5...215.8 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*40.5.3 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*23.5.4 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*49.4.2 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*43.4.4 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...15.0.85 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*19.5.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*26.5.1 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...5...79.4 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*19.5.0 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...19.42.4 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*22.5.3 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*39.5.1 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*31.4.8 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...7...0. 89 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.15.5.4 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..15.5.4 A. Environment subindex...22.5.0 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...28.4.7 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...14.5.3 B. Readiness subindex...20.5.8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...29.5.7 4th pillar: Affordability...35.6.0 5th pillar: Skills...39.5.5 C. Usage subindex...14.5.5 6th pillar: Individual usage...26.5.5 7th pillar: Business usage...8...5. 7 8th pillar: Government usage...19.5.2 D. Impact subindex...6...5. 5 9th pillar: Economic impacts...4...5. 6 10th pillar: Social impacts...14.5.4 Israel Israel High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 163 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*128.2.7 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*89.3.7 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*70.3.7 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*145.2.3 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*134.2.5 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*67.3.7 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...34.48 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...67.37 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...135.1,185 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*69.5.0 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*138.1.8 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...138.65.8 2. 04 No. days to start a business...22.6 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...58.6 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*73.5.0 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%31.63.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*31.5.0 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*129.2.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...48.4,832. 2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...28.76.3 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...39.208.1 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*98.4.6 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...42.0.15 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..46.25.91 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...89.1.67 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*72.3.6 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*61.4.3 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%36.100.7 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%38.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...13.159.8 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%51.58.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%44.67.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%43.63.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...34.22.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...28.52.2 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*65.5.8 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*112.4.2 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*31.4.2 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...24.51.8 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*113.4.3 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*82.4.3 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*130.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*130.3.0 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...48.0.58 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*144.3.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*111.3.8 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...26.8.2 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*121.3.5 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...34.34.5 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*107.3.6 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*96.3.7 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*113.3.5 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...55.0.26 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.58.4.2 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..50.4.2 A. Environment subindex...88.3.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...99.3.4 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...76.4.1 B. Readiness subindex...33.5.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...42.4.9 4th pillar: Affordability...32.6.1 5th pillar: Skills...43.5.5 C. Usage subindex...51.4.1 6th pillar: Individual usage...37.5.0 7th pillar: Business usage...61.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage...112.3.5 D. Impact subindex...82.3.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts...58.3.4 10th pillar: Social impacts...94.3.3 Italy Italy High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 164 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*90.3.3 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*92.3.6 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*49.4.4 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*94.3.4 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*77.3.4 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*83.3.5 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...47.35 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...107.655 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*42.5.5 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*130.1.9 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...103.44.3 2. 04 No. days to start a business...22.6 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*55.5.2 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%85.26.0 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*69.4.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*128.2.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...85.1,899. 5 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...101.95.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...69.20.2 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...60.51.3 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*56.5.3 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...69.0.23 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 105.47.09 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...61.1.93 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*66.3.7 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*115.3.2 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%65.92.7 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%99.87.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...96.96.3 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%70.46.5 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%81.32.6 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%82.23.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...84.4.3 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...119.1.6 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*53.5.9 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*65.4.8 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*60.3.6 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...74.0.6 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*75.4.8 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*97.4.0 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*62.4.1 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*89.3.7 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...115.0.31 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*75.4.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*85.4.2 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*63.4.3 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...78.20.1 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*94.3.8 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*75.4.1 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*81.4.0 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.00 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.86.3.8 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..85.3.7 A. Environment subindex...67.4.0 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...60.3.8 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...80.4.1 B. Readiness subindex...88.4.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...79.3.8 4th pillar: Affordability...89.5.0 5th pillar: Skills...87.4.7 C. Usage subindex...94.3.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...87.3.1 7th pillar: Business usage...72.3.6 8th pillar: Government usage...104.3.6 D. Impact subindex...94.3.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts...78.3.1 10th pillar: Social impacts...100.3.2 Jamaica Jamaica Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 165 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*30.4.4 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*33.4.8 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*14.6.0 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*28.4.7 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*35.4.1 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*11.5.7 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...3...21 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...24.31 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...17.360 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*14.6.3 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*39.3.1 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...118.49.7 2. 04 No. days to start a business...100.22 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...94.8 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*1...6. 2 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%40.59.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*86.4.0 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*37.3.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...24.8,041. 6 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...33.99.9 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...52.32.8 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...21.750.0 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*13.6.2 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...113.0.40 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..23.20.01 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*50.4.1 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*34.4.7 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%29.101.8 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...69.110.9 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%24.79.1 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%26.80.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%14.86.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...19.27.7 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...2...115.1 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*68.5.7 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*6...6. 1 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*6...5. 6 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...1...301.1 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*7...6. 0 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*6...6. 0 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*4...5. 3 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*28.4.6 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...9...0. 86 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*45.4.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*20.5.2 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...1...118.9 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*37.4.7 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...57.24.9 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*32.5.1 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*37.5.2 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*37.4.8 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...11.0.74 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.16.5.4 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..21.5.2 A. Environment subindex...21.5.0 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...16.5.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...40.4.8 B. Readiness subindex...19.5.8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...21.6.1 4th pillar: Affordability...54.5.7 5th pillar: Skills...29.5.7 C. Usage subindex...9...5. 7 6th pillar: Individual usage...16.5.9 7th pillar: Business usage...4...6. 0 8th pillar: Government usage...22.5.2 D. Impact subindex...16.5.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts...11.5.1 10th pillar: Social impacts...23.5.1 Japan Japan High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 166 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*77.3.5 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*44.4.5 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*48.4.4 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*38.4.3 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*27.4.4 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*36.4.6 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...50.58 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...78.38 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...110.689 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*36.5.7 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*45.3.0 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...37.28.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...63.12 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...79.7 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*44.5.3 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%66.39.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*47.4.6 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*51.3.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...77.2,369. 7 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...112.5.2 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...69.29.3 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*54.5.3 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...9...0. 05 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..36.22.95 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...60.1.94 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*27.4.6 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*30.4.8 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%76.89.1 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%59.95.9 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...37.128.2 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%81.41.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%59.54.6 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%64.43.6 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...92.2.8 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...85.11.3 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*39.6.0 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*27.5.6 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*69.3.5 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...80.0.4 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*45.5.3 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*44.4.9 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*83.3.9 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*30.4.6 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...93.0.39 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*30.4.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*35.4.9 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...77.0.1 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*34.4.7 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*39.4.9 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*44.5.0 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*26.4.9 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...92.0.11 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.44.4.4 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..47.4.2 A. Environment subindex...41.4.5 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...44.4.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...41.4.7 B. Readiness subindex...48.5.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...88.3.5 4th pillar: Affordability...6...6. 6 5th pillar: Skills...38.5.5 C. Usage subindex...59.4.0 6th pillar: Individual usage...67.3.8 7th pillar: Business usage...47.3.8 8th pillar: Government usage...52.4.3 D. Impact subindex...48.3.8 9th pillar: Economic impacts...44.3.5 10th pillar: Social impacts...51.4.1 Jordan Jordan Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 167 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*41.4.2 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*53.4.3 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*88.3.4 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*53.3.9 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*61.3.6 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*73.3.6 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...78.76 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...67.37 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...19.370 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*88.4.6 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*72.2.6 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...36.28.6 2. 04 No. days to start a business...63.12 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...58.6 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*120.4.3 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%61.44.5 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*96.3.8 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*58.3.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...44.5,229. 0 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...101.95.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...54.32.0 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...98.7.4 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*59.5.3 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...17.0.08 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month...8...14.60 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...69.1.87 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*88.3.4 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*75.4.1 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%45.97.7 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%9...99.7 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...3...185.8 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%61.53.3 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%49.63.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%53.52.6 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...62.9.8 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...38.42.5 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*96.5.3 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*78.4.6 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*74.3.5 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...70.1.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*67.4.9 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*58.4.8 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*56.4.1 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*27.4.6 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...21.0.78 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*26.5.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*80.4.3 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...65.0.2 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*71.4.2 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...50.29.3 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*59.4.4 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*52.4.7 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*30.4.8 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...3...0. 95 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.38.4.6 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..43.4.3 A. Environment subindex...57.4.1 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...61.3.8 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...58.4.4 B. Readiness subindex...31.5.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...58.4.5 4th pillar: Affordability...2...6. 9 5th pillar: Skills...51.5.3 C. Usage subindex...38.4.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...51.4.4 7th pillar: Business usage...66.3.6 8th pillar: Government usage...23.5.1 D. Impact subindex...36.4.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts...60.3.4 10th pillar: Social impacts...21.5.1 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 168 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*50.4.0 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*62.4.1 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*60.4.0 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*57.3.9 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*56.3.7 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*86.3.4 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...81.78 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...126.44 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...51.465 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*71.5.0 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*47.3.0 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...102.44.2 2. 04 No. days to start a business...114.32 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...119.10 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*35.5.4 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%141.4.0 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*57.4.4 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*79.3.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...125.186.8 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...117.89.1 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...66.23.7 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...103.4.2 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*79.4.9 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...21.0.09 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 119.65.18 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*44.4.2 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*95.3.8 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%112.60.1 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%97.87.4 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...121.71.2 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%95.32.1 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%113.10.8 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%103.11.5 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...128.0.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...116.2.2 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*81.5.5 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*66.4.8 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*34.4.1 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.2 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*57.5.0 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*66.4.6 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*54.4.2 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*26.4.7 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...86.0.43 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*31.4.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*41.4.8 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...81.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*52.4.5 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*62.4.3 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*81.4.0 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*57.4.4 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...107.0.05 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.92.3.7 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..92.3.5 A. Environment subindex...92.3.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...71.3.7 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...110.3.8 B. Readiness subindex...99.4.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...94.3.4 4th pillar: Affordability...97.4.7 5th pillar: Skills...98.4.3 C. Usage subindex...86.3.5 6th pillar: Individual usage...113.2.3 7th pillar: Business usage...54.3.8 8th pillar: Government usage...46.4.4 D. Impact subindex...71.3.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts...55.3.4 10th pillar: Social impacts...83.3.5 Kenya Kenya Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 169 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*119.2.8 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*12.5.3 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*78.3.5 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*84.3.5 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*101.3.0 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*48.4.0 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...25.40 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...36.33 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...4...230 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*27.5.9 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*115.2.1 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...33.27.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...19.6 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*8...5. 9 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%1...100.8 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*56.4.5 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*31.4.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...13 10,567. 3 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...33.99.9 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...63.25.8 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...3..2, 751.6 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*14.6.2 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...39.0.14 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..88.36.31 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...87.1.75 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*64.3.8 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*20.5.1 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%50.96.7 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...72.109.4 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%15.84.1 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%20.82.3 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%1...97.4 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...5...37.2 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...4...105.1 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*57.5.9 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*21.5.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*22.4.5 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...8...198.4 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*17.5.8 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*2...6. 2 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*51.4.2 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*15.5.1 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...1...1. 00 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*14.5.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*2...5. 7 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...4...87.8 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*16.5.1 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...72.21.5 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*12.5.7 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*13.6.1 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*8...5. 5 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...1...1. 00 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.10.5.5 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..11.5.5 A. Environment subindex...34.4.7 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...42.4.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...20.5.2 B. Readiness subindex...17.5.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...13.6.4 4th pillar: Affordability...57.5.7 5th pillar: Skills...31.5.7 C. Usage subindex...3...5. 9 6th pillar: Individual usage...9...6. 3 7th pillar: Business usage...10.5.5 8th pillar: Government usage...3...5. 9 D. Impact subindex...5...5. 7 9th pillar: Economic impacts...7...5. 2 10th pillar: Social impacts...2...6. 1 Korea, Rep. Korea, Rep. High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 170 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*89.3.3 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*131.2.7 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*36.5.0 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*66.3.8 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*49.3.8 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*62.3.8 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...52.59 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...146.50 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...79.566 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*64.5.0 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*71.2.6 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...4...12.4 2. 04 No. days to start a business...114.32 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...133.12 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*110.4.5 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%93.22.3 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*92.3.9 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*120.2.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...4 18,388. 0 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...109.5.4 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...41.179.0 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*51.5.4 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...35.0.14 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..30.21.37 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...142.0.25 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*106.3.1 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*99.3.6 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%34.101.0 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%69.93.9 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...15.156.9 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%23.79.2 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%35.75.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%40.65.2 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...101.1.4 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...n/a n/a 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*35.6.0 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*57.4.9 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*136.2.6 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...89.0.3 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*61.4.9 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*69.4.5 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*94.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*126.3.1 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...47.0.58 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*133.3.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*135.3.3 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...68.0.2 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*133.3.1 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...82.18.7 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*78.4.0 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*66.4.4 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*111.3.5 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...71.0.18 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.72.4.0 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..62.3.9 A. Environment subindex...78.3.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...75.3.6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...81.4.1 B. Readiness subindex...64.5.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...52.4.7 4th pillar: Affordability...76.5.2 5th pillar: Skills...70.5.0 C. Usage subindex...58.4.0 6th pillar: Individual usage...38.5.0 7th pillar: Business usage...94.3.4 8th pillar: Government usage...105.3.6 D. Impact subindex...103.3.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts...127.2.6 10th pillar: Social impacts...82.3.5 Kuwait Kuwait High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 171 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*132.2.6 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*137.2.5 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*140.2.2 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*132.2.6 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*133.2.5 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*140.2.3 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...78.38 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...7...260 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*138.3.6 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*133.1.9 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...54.33.4 2. 04 No. days to start a business...40.8 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...3...2 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*124.4.3 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%64.41.3 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*139.2.7 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*144.2.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...72.2,748. 7 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...87.97.5 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...120.3.9 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...104.4.1 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*78.4.9 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...41.0.15 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 138.114.69 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*123.2.7 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*122.3.0 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%78.88.2 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%12.99.2 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...45.124.2 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%101.21.7 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%124.6.9 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%118.6.3 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...109.0.9 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...134.0.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*117.4.9 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*139.3.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*138.2.6 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...95.0.1 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*133.3.8 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*105.3.9 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*131.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*147.2.4 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...88.0.42 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*143.3.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*138.3.3 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*134.3.0 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...84.17.6 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*140.3.0 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*109.3.3 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*144.2.7 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...52.0.29 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.118.3.2 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..118.3.1 A. Environment subindex...122.3.4 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...131.2.9 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...99.3.9 B. Readiness subindex...106.4.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...96.3.4 4th pillar: Affordability...116.3.8 5th pillar: Skills...89.4.7 C. Usage subindex...126.2.8 6th pillar: Individual usage...102.2.6 7th pillar: Business usage...137.2.9 8th pillar: Government usage...132.3.0 D. Impact subindex...126.2.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts...131.2.5 10th pillar: Social impacts...116.2. 9kyrgyz Republic Kyrgyz Republic Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 172 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*27.4.5 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*70.4.0 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*56.4.1 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*35.4.5 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*114.2.9 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*64.3.8 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...116.42 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...46.443 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*112.4.2 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*66.2.7 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...28.26.8 2. 04 No. days to start a business...141.92 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...58.6 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*56.5.2 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%102.17.1 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*82.4.1 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*44.3.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...122.242.8 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...131.72.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...96.9.4 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...133.0.9 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*77.5.0 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...59.0.21 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 142.209.78 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...130.0.91 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*57.4.0 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*90.3.8 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%125.46.5 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%116.72.7 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...127.64.7 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%123.10.7 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%117.8.7 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%121.5.1 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...125.0.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...117.2.1 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*118.4.9 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*90.4.5 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*46.3.8 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...113.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*98.4.5 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*95.4.1 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*55.4.2 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*35.4.5 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.22 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*49.4.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*73.4.3 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*70.4.2 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*73.4.2 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*87.3.9 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*56.4.4 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.00 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.109.3.3 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144...n/a n/A a. Environment subindex...66.4.0 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...50.4.1 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...97.3.9 B. Readiness subindex...129.3.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...125.2.5 4th pillar: Affordability...130.3.1 5th pillar: Skills...118.3.5 C. Usage subindex...112.3.1 6th pillar: Individual usage...129.1.9 7th pillar: Business usage...74.3.5 8th pillar: Government usage...89.3.8 D. Impact subindex...88.3.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts...74.3.2 10th pillar: Social impacts...92.3.4 Lao PDR Lao PDR Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 173 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*82.3.4 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*56.4.2 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*63.3.9 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*117.3.0 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*97.3.1 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*51.4.0 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...44.54 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...8...27 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...52.469 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*45.5.3 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*58.2.8 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...68.35.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...67.13 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...22.4 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*34.5.4 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%28.67.3 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*59.4.4 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*101.3.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...69.2,960. 9 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...79.98.8 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...38.59.0 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...33.274.5 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*31.5.9 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...64.0.22 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..22.19.73 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...82.1.77 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*68.3.7 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*33.4.7 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%40.98.7 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%2...99.8 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...63.112.1 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%30.74.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%39.70.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%35.69.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...29.23.4 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...22.58.2 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*55.5.9 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*68.4.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*66.3.5 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...36.8.8 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*46.5.2 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*24.5.4 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*47.4.3 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*107.3.4 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...45.0.59 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*99.3.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*68.4.4 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...45.1.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*65.4.2 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...24.39.5 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*54.4.5 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*27.5.7 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*63.4.2 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...63.0.21 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.39.4.6 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..41.4.4 A. Environment subindex...42.4.4 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...53.4.0 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...32.4.9 B. Readiness subindex...29.5.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...41.5.0 4th pillar: Affordability...26.6.2 5th pillar: Skills...35.5.6 C. Usage subindex...42.4.3 6th pillar: Individual usage...31.5.3 7th pillar: Business usage...48.3.8 8th pillar: Government usage...78.4.0 D. Impact subindex...43.3.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts...35.3.7 10th pillar: Social impacts...45.4.2 Latvia Latvia Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 174 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*145.2.1 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*148.2.0 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*135.2.3 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*130.2.7 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*141.2.3 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*136.2.4 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...71.71 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...67.37 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...112.721 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*86.4.6 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*62.2.7 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...45.30.2 2. 04 No. days to start a business...51.9 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*25.5.5 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%58.46.3 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*13.5.4 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*146.2.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...59.3,733. 9 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...56.99.1 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...71.18.4 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...61.48.6 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*115.4.2 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...97.0.34 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..49.26.07 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...138.0.55 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*13.5.2 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*4...5. 8 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%100.74.0 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%90.89.6 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...114.80.8 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%46.61.3 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%27.79.7 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%42.64.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...63.9.7 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...56.28.3 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*70.5.7 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*86.4.5 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*89.3.4 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...60.1.5 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*136.3.7 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*140.3.0 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*99.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*148.2.2 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...74.0.48 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*148.2.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*134.3.4 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...50.0.6 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*138.2.9 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...42.31.9 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*145.2.7 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*107.3.4 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*148.2.3 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...47.0.32 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.97.3.6 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..94.3.5 A. Environment subindex...103.3.6 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...142.2.6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...48.4.6 B. Readiness subindex...79.4.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...77.3.9 4th pillar: Affordability...99.4.6 5th pillar: Skills...45.5.4 C. Usage subindex...90.3.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...58.4.2 7th pillar: Business usage...116.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage...136.2.9 D. Impact subindex...114.2.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts...101.2.9 10th pillar: Social impacts...121.2.8 Lebanon Lebanon Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 175 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*53.3.9 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*133.2.7 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*80.3.5 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*80.3.6 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*75.3.4 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*92.3.3 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...111.41 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...97.615 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*132.3.7 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*81.2.5 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...9...16.0 2. 04 No. days to start a business...112.29 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...79.7 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*94.4.7 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%117.10.8 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*122.3.4 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*131.2.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...134.100.5 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...125.81.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...105.6.3 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...141.0.5 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*128.3.7 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...123.0.46 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 139.122.24 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*73.3.6 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*105.3.4 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%118.51.7 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%89.89.6 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...119.75.3 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%133.4.6 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%126.5.9 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%128.3.7 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...131.0.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...95.7.5 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*137.4.4 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*141.3.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*130.2.8 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*143.3.5 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*137.3.1 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*110.3.6 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*132.2.9 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...116.0.30 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*142.3.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*142.3.0 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*145.2.7 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...113.6.0 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*136.3.1 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*120.3.0 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*139.2.9 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...112.0.03 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.133.2.9 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..138.2.7 A. Environment subindex...99.3.7 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...90.3.5 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...108.3.8 B. Readiness subindex...130.3.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...131.2.4 4th pillar: Affordability...138.2.7 5th pillar: Skills...103.4.0 C. Usage subindex...138.2.6 6th pillar: Individual usage...127.1.9 7th pillar: Business usage...136.2.9 8th pillar: Government usage...135.2.9 D. Impact subindex...141.2.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts...147.2.1 10th pillar: Social impacts...135.2.5 Lesotho Lesotho Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 176 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*71.3.6 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*105.3.3 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*83.3.4 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*67.3.8 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*57.3.7 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*68.3.7 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...98.40 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...137.1,280 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*136.3.6 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*63.2.7 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...27.26.6 2. 04 No. days to start a business...12.5 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...22.4 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*103.4.6 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%97.19.4 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*117.3.5 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*40.3.8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...136.87.7 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...144.16.4 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...135.2.0 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...131.1.2 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*136.3.5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...1...0. 00 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month. n/a n/a 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...87.1.75 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*96.3.4 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*125.2.9 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%127.45.2 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%129.60.8 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...134.57.1 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%137.3.8 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%145.2.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%143.1.5 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...146.0.0 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...135.0.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*127.4.6 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*136.3.8 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*68.3.5 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*132.3.9 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*132.3.3 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*101.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*83.3.8 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...131.0.19 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*108.3.8 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*133.3.4 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*122.3.4 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...105.9.3 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*119.3.5 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*129.2.6 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*106.3.6 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...112.0.03 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.121.3.2 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..97.3.5 A. Environment subindex...82.3.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...92.3.5 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...75.4.2 B. Readiness subindex...114.3.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...145.1.6 4th pillar: Affordability...5...6. 8 5th pillar: Skills...131.2.8 C. Usage subindex...132.2.7 6th pillar: Individual usage...136.1.7 7th pillar: Business usage...123.3.1 8th pillar: Government usage...124.3.2 D. Impact subindex...133.2.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts...134.2.4 10th pillar: Social impacts...128.2.7 Liberia Liberia Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 177 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*126.2.7 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*144.2.2 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*97.3.2 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*124.2.9 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*115.2.9 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*146.2.2 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...104.90 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...122.43 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...111.690 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*141.3.4 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*128.2.0 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...47.31.6 2. 04 No. days to start a business...120.35 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...119.10 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*139.3.7 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%36.60.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*146.2.2 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*143.2.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...49.4,524. 5 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...81.98.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...88.14.0 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...121.1.8 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*139.3.4 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...n/a n/a 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 123.66.89 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...144.0.00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*148.1.9 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*130.2.7 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%24.104.3 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%92.89.5 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...16.155.8 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%115.14.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%98.17.6 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%98.13.7 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...106.1.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...n/a n/a 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*115.5.0 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*142.3.6 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*143.2.5 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*142.3.5 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*144.2.7 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*143.2.9 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*145.2.5 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...144.0.00 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*147.2.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*148.2.5 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*143.2.9 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*147.2.6 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*145.1.8 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*147.2.4 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.00 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.138.2.7 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..132.2.8 A. Environment subindex...136.3.2 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...141.2.6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...116.3.7 B. Readiness subindex...122.3.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...84.3.6 4th pillar: Affordability...145.1.7 5th pillar: Skills...96.4.4 C. Usage subindex...139.2.6 6th pillar: Individual usage...92.2.9 7th pillar: Business usage...144.2.6 8th pillar: Government usage...148.2.1 D. Impact subindex...148.2.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts...145.2.1 10th pillar: Social impacts...148.1.9 Libya Libya Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 178 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*87.3.3 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*41.4.7 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*71.3.7 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*96.3.4 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*90.3.2 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*66.3.7 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...44.54 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...27.32 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...12.300 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*38.5.7 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*84.2.5 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...96.43.1 2. 04 No. days to start a business...32.7 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...22.4 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*36.5.4 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%14.76.6 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*60.4.4 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*109.3.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...89.1,401. 2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...81.98.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...29.76.2 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...34.273.0 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*23.6.1 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...57.0.20 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..20.19.13 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...63.1.92 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*59.4.0 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*16.5.2 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%18.106.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%7...99.7 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...9...165.1 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%38.68.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%47.64.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%45.62.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...35.21.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...73.18.8 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*20.6.2 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*42.5.2 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*40.4.0 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...45.5.8 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*4...6. 1 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*10.5.8 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*59.4.1 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*70.3.9 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...29.0.70 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*44.4.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*32.5.0 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...36.1.5 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*25.4.9 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...18.42.8 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*37.5.0 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*23.5.8 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*35.4.8 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...30.0.53 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.31.4.8 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..32.4.7 A. Environment subindex...43.4.4 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...52.4.0 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...37.4.8 B. Readiness subindex...24.5.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...45.4.9 4th pillar: Affordability...12.6.4 5th pillar: Skills...23.5.8 C. Usage subindex...34.4.5 6th pillar: Individual usage...41.4.8 7th pillar: Business usage...33.4.1 8th pillar: Government usage...37.4.6 D. Impact subindex...27.4.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts...28.4.1 10th pillar: Social impacts...27.5.0 Lithuania Lithuania Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 179 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*7...5. 4 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*1...5. 9 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*18.5.7 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*15.5.2 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*9...5. 2 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*6...5. 9 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...2...20 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...5...26 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...15.321 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*10.6.3 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*13.4.0 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...13.20.7 2. 04 No. days to start a business...89.19 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...58.6 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*59.5.1 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%98.18.2 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*55.4.5 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*11.4.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...45.5,159. 6 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...33.99.9 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...1..4, 088.5 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...6..1, 983.3 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*8...6. 4 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...74.0.25 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..72.31.70 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*34.4.4 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*44.4.5 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%33.101.0 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...25.145.4 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%6...92.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%5...92.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%4...93.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...12.32.4 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...12.80.6 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*30.6.1 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*11.5.9 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*11.5.1 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...14.112.6 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*15.5.9 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*26.5.3 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*3...5. 4 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*7...5. 5 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...29.0.70 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*6...5. 8 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*5...5. 6 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...19.23.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*14.5.1 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...1...57.2 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*4...5. 9 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*9...6. 2 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*16.5.3 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...38.0.39 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.11.5.5 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..16.5.4 A. Environment subindex...11.5.3 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...4...5. 7 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...29.4.9 B. Readiness subindex...18.5.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...17.6.3 4th pillar: Affordability...56.5.7 5th pillar: Skills...27.5.7 C. Usage subindex...8...5. 7 6th pillar: Individual usage...5...6. 4 7th pillar: Business usage...13.5.3 8th pillar: Government usage...10.5.5 D. Impact subindex...15.5.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts...10.5.2 10th pillar: Social impacts...19.5.2 Luxembourg Luxembourg High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 180 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*52.3.9 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*48.4.4 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*98.3.2 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*87.3.5 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*112.2.9 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*54.3.9 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...62.66 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...67.37 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...93.604 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*80.4.7 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*90.2.5 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...1...8. 2 2. 04 No. days to start a business...2...2 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...3...2 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*85.4.8 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%65.40.8 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*99.3.8 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*81.3.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...63.3,268. 2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...33.99.9 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...58.30.8 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...63.39.4 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*53.5.4 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...60.0.21 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..74.32.42 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...130.0.91 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*70.3.7 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*51.4.4 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%91.81.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%53.97.4 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...82.106.2 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%43.63.1 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%55.58.4 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%49.56.8 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...48.13.7 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...63.25.1 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*23.6.2 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*121.4.0 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*94.3.2 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*56.5.0 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*85.4.3 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*104.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*29.4.6 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...83.0.45 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*32.4.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*81.4.2 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*90.3.9 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...48.29.6 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*49.4.6 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*40.5.1 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*36.4.8 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...82.0.13 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.57.4.2 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..67.3.9 A. Environment subindex...53.4.2 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...67.3.7 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...46.4.7 B. Readiness subindex...71.4.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...61.4.4 4th pillar: Affordability...88.5.0 5th pillar: Skills...68.5.1 C. Usage subindex...56.4.0 6th pillar: Individual usage...53.4.4 7th pillar: Business usage...101.3.3 8th pillar: Government usage...47.4.4 D. Impact subindex...55.3.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts...65.3.3 10th pillar: Social impacts...52.4.1 Macedonia, FYR Macedonia, FYR Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 181 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*130.2.6 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*126.2.9 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*141.2.1 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*121.2.9 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*121.2.8 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*108.2.9 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...78.38 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...124.871 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*109.4.3 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*89.2.5 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...67.35.8 2. 04 No. days to start a business...40.8 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...3...2 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*82.4.8 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%140.4.1 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*87.4.0 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*86.3.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...140.65.9 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...142.23.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...143.0.5 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...140.0.5 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*127.3.8 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...130.0.53 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 140.126.42 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*117.3.0 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*82.4.0 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%132.38.0 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%126.64.5 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...141.39.4 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%142.2.1 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%138.2.9 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%136.2.7 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...135.0.0 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...130.0.3 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*102.5.2 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*106.4.3 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*73.3.5 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...108.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*111.4.4 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*101.4.0 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*102.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*129.3.0 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...110.0.32 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*113.3.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*114.3.8 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*105.3.7 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...116.2.9 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*116.3.5 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*132.2.4 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*117.3.4 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...112.0.03 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.139.2.7 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..137.2.7 A. Environment subindex...120.3.4 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...129.2.9 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...94.4.0 B. Readiness subindex...144.2.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...144.1.6 4th pillar: Affordability...141.2.4 5th pillar: Skills...126.2.9 C. Usage subindex...129.2.7 6th pillar: Individual usage...141.1.6 7th pillar: Business usage...100.3.3 8th pillar: Government usage...126.3.2 D. Impact subindex...134.2.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts...135.2.4 10th pillar: Social impacts...132.2.6 Madagascar Madagascar Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 182 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*84.3.4 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*110.3.2 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*59.4.0 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*56.3.9 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*44.3.9 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*89.3.4 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...116.42 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...43.432 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*127.3.9 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*96.2.4 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...61.34.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...129.40 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...119.10 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*125.4.3 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%147.0.8 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*124.3.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*83.3.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...131.119.1 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...119.85.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...129.2.8 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...134.0.9 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*119.4.0 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...112.0.39 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 130.84.90 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...122.1.13 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*92.3.4 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*113.3.2 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%138.34.2 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%111.74.8 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...145.29.2 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%134.4.4 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%132.4.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%120.5.5 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...142.0.0 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...112.3.5 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*129.4.6 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*133.3.8 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*116.3.0 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...120.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*110.4.4 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*126.3.4 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*84.3.9 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*101.3.5 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.22 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*104.3.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*115.3.7 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*106.3.6 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*114.3.5 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*123.2.8 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*122.3.3 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.00 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.132.2.9 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..129.2.8 A. Environment subindex...107.3.6 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...69.3.7 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...130.3.4 B. Readiness subindex...136.2.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...126.2.4 4th pillar: Affordability...139.2.6 5th pillar: Skills...125.3.0 C. Usage subindex...136.2.6 6th pillar: Individual usage...142.1.5 7th pillar: Business usage...121.3.1 8th pillar: Government usage...125.3.2 D. Impact subindex...125.2.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts...110.2.8 10th pillar: Social impacts...131.2.6 Malawi Malawi Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 183 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*16.5.0 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*13.5.3 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*44.4.5 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*18.5.1 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*17.4.7 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*30.4.8 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...47.55 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...15.29 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...39.425 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*37.5.7 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*7...4. 2 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...69.36.3 2. 04 No. days to start a business...22.6 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...10.3 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*32.5.4 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%73.37.1 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*35.4.9 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*4...4. 8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...50.4,523. 5 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...93.96.8 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...79.16.4 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...57.65.7 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*44.5.5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...48.0.17 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..82.34.65 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*19.5.0 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*27.4.9 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%108.66.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%75.93.1 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...26.141.3 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%39.65.8 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%45.66.9 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%41.64.7 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...68.8.4 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...82.13.4 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*42.6.0 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*33.5.5 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*15.4.9 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...31.12.5 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*28.5.6 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*22.5.4 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*11.5.1 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*9...5. 4 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...20.0.79 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*9...5. 6 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*13.5.4 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...27.6.2 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*12.5.3 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...52.27.5 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*20.5.3 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*36.5.2 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*9...5. 5 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...31.0.50 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.30.4.8 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..30.4.8 A. Environment subindex...24.5.0 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...25.4.8 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...24.5.1 B. Readiness subindex...59.5.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...71.4.1 4th pillar: Affordability...48.5.9 5th pillar: Skills...67.5.1 C. Usage subindex...30.4.8 6th pillar: Individual usage...49.4.5 7th pillar: Business usage...27.4.5 8th pillar: Government usage...9...5. 6 D. Impact subindex...28.4.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts...30.4.0 10th pillar: Social impacts...25.5.0 Malaysia Malaysia Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 184 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*108.3.0 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*112.3.2 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*122.2.6 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*111.3.1 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*83.3.3 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*127.2.7 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...55.36 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...98.620 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*84.4.6 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*99.2.3 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...116.49.5 2. 04 No. days to start a business...58.11 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*111.4.5 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%129.7.5 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*119.3.4 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*59.3.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...143.38.4 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...143.20.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...110.5.3 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...132.1.0 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*132.3.7 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...108.0.36 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 128.79.59 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...118.1.20 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*122.2.9 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*126.2.9 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%120.50.6 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%146.33.4 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...92.98.4 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%140.2.2 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%121.7.7 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%137.2.5 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...138.0.0 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...124.0.7 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*130.4.6 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*84.4.5 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*104.3.2 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*85.4.7 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*117.3.6 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*135.3.1 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*64.4.1 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...110.0.32 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*43.4.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*63.4.5 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*69.4.2 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*71.4.2 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*117.3.1 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*72.4.1 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.00 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.127.3.0 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..122.3.0 A. Environment subindex...117.3.4 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...111.3.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...119.3.7 B. Readiness subindex...143.2.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...140.1.7 4th pillar: Affordability...135.2.8 5th pillar: Skills...139.2.4 C. Usage subindex...111.3.1 6th pillar: Individual usage...118.2.1 7th pillar: Business usage...114.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage...82.3.9 D. Impact subindex...95.3.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts...69.3.3 10th pillar: Social impacts...109.3.1 Mali Mali Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 185 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*18.4.9 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*20.5.1 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*39.4.8 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*46.4.2 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*55.3.7 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*28.4.9 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...30.43 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...98.40 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...58.505 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*22.6.1 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*37.3.2 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...90.41.0 2. 04 No. days to start a business...128.40 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...129.11 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*4...6. 0 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%68.39.4 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*21.5.2 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*35.3.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...41.5,265. 5 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...3...625.8 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...9..1, 627.8 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*11.6.3 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...132.0.54 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..42.24.81 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*8...5. 3 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*8...5. 5 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%57.95.0 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%79.92.4 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...39.127.0 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%36.70.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%30.78.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%24.77.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...14.32.0 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...45.35.3 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*7...6. 4 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*31.5.5 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*47.3.8 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...33.10.2 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*12.5.9 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*43.5.0 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*35.4.4 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*4...5. 7 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...41.0.61 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*5...5. 8 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*25.5.1 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...42.1.2 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*32.4.8 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...23.39.7 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*11.5.7 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*20.5.9 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*6...5. 6 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...55.0.26 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.28.5.0 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..28.4.9 A. Environment subindex...36.4.6 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...30.4.6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...49.4.6 B. Readiness subindex...23.5.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...18.6.3 4th pillar: Affordability...90.5.0 5th pillar: Skills...16.5.9 C. Usage subindex...28.5.0 6th pillar: Individual usage...24.5.5 7th pillar: Business usage...32.4.1 8th pillar: Government usage...13.5.4 D. Impact subindex...30.4.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts...29.4.0 10th pillar: Social impacts...28.4.9 Malta Malta High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 186 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*131.2.6 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*132.2.7 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*130.2.4 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*127.2.8 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*119.2.8 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*132.2.5 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...134.46 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...19.370 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*98.4.5 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*132.1.9 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...140.68.2 2. 04 No. days to start a business...92.19 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...107.9 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*108.4.5 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%135.5.1 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*143.2.5 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*104.3.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...129.134.8 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...136.62.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...127.3.0 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...120.1.8 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*126.3.8 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...105.0.36 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 108.48.94 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*136.2.6 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*133.2.7 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%144.26.8 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%130.58.6 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...83.106.0 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%130.5.4 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%134.3.7 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%130.3.4 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...122.0.2 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...110.3.6 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*124.4.8 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*109.4.2 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*137.2.6 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*86.4.7 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*136.3.1 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*148.2.5 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*136.2.8 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...143.0.08 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*132.3.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*141.3.1 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*144.2.9 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*143.2.7 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*141.2.0 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*142.2.8 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.00 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.142.2.6 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..135.2.7 A. Environment subindex...140.2.9 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...133.2.9 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...143.3.0 B. Readiness subindex...133.2.8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...139.1.7 4th pillar: Affordability...104.4.5 5th pillar: Skills...145.2.1 C. Usage subindex...140.2.5 6th pillar: Individual usage...116.2.2 7th pillar: Business usage...139.2.8 8th pillar: Government usage...146.2.5 D. Impact subindex...144.2.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts...142.2.3 10th pillar: Social impacts...144.2.1 Mauritania Mauritania Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 187 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*21.4.8 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*45.4.5 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*35.5.0 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*23.4.8 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*22.4.4 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*49.4.0 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...48.57 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...47.35 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...70.529 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*46.5.3 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*46.3.0 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...35.28.2 2. 04 No. days to start a business...22.6 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*30.5.5 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%67.39.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*61.4.4 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*75.3.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...80.2,265. 8 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...80.16.1 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...46.134.7 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*76.5.0 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...50.0.18 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..29.21.32 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*37.4.3 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*43.4.5 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%55.95.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%94.88.8 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...52.119.9 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%80.41.4 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%71.40.6 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%65.42.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...54.11.2 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...67.22.9 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*69.5.7 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*52.5.0 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*72.3.5 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*60.5.0 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*99.4.0 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*38.4.4 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*31.4.6 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...86.0.43 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*35.4.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*59.4.6 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*60.4.3 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...76.20.4 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*52.4.5 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*67.4.3 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*54.4.4 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...97.0.08 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.48.4.3 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..55.4.1 A. Environment subindex...37.4.6 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...33.4.5 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...43.4.7 B. Readiness subindex...47.5.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...76.3.9 4th pillar: Affordability...11.6.5 5th pillar: Skills...52.5.3 C. Usage subindex...60.4.0 6th pillar: Individual usage...66.3.9 7th pillar: Business usage...64.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage...48.4.3 D. Impact subindex...70.3.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts...70.3.2 10th pillar: Social impacts...74.3.7 Mauritius Mauritius Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 188 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*114.2.9 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*59.4.2 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*90.3.3 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*98.3.4 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*78.3.3 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*77.3.6 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...48.57 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...78.38 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...30.400 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*61.5.1 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*76.2.6 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...126.53.7 2. 04 No. days to start a business...22.6 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...58.6 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*65.5.0 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%83.27.7 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*65.4.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*63.3.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...76.2,449. 5 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...33.99.9 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...81.15.7 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...71.28.1 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*94.4.7 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...129.0.52 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..57.28.53 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*119.3.0 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*131.2.7 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%88.84.1 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%72.93.5 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...112.83.4 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%85.38.4 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%83.32.2 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%79.26.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...59.10.5 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...87.9.8 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*86.5.4 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*64.4.8 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*75.3.5 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...59.1.7 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*64.4.9 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*76.4.4 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*72.4.0 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*76.3.9 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...28.0.73 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*81.4.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*55.4.6 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...66.0.2 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*58.4.4 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...97.14.7 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*79.4.0 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*90.3.8 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*65.4.2 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...25.0.58 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.79.3.9 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..63.3.9 A. Environment subindex...75.3.9 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...70.3.7 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...85.4.1 B. Readiness subindex...94.4.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...81.3.7 4th pillar: Affordability...93.4.9 5th pillar: Skills...95.4.4 C. Usage subindex...71.3.7 6th pillar: Individual usage...89.3.1 7th pillar: Business usage...70.3.6 8th pillar: Government usage...40.4.5 D. Impact subindex...59.3.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts...80.3.1 10th pillar: Social impacts...48.4.1 Mexico Mexico Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 189 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*120.2.8 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*93.3.6 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*145.1.9 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*131.2.6 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*137.2.5 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*125.2.7 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...104.90 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...24.31 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...16.337 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*116.4.1 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*118.2.1 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...83.40.4 2. 04 No. days to start a business...37.7 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...58.6 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*119.4.4 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%70.38.2 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*133.3.2 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*139.2.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...87.1,624. 9 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...85.98.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...23.94.2 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...77.23.0 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*52.5.4 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...82.0.29 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..26.20.47 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*115.3.0 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*74.4.1 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%99.74.6 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%39.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...87.102.0 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%77.43.4 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%68.44.5 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%65.42.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...53.11.9 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...102.5.1 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*82.5.5 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*124.4.0 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*134.2.7 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...73.0.7 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*99.4.5 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*94.4.1 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*126.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*90.3.7 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...61.0.52 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*82.4.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*117.3.7 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...54.0.4 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*109.3.6 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...43.31.3 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*98.3.7 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*56.4.6 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*90.3.9 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...38.0.39 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.77.3.9 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..77.3.8 A. Environment subindex...121.3.4 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...126.3.0 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...105.3.9 B. Readiness subindex...55.5.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...60.4.4 4th pillar: Affordability...31.6.1 5th pillar: Skills...84.4.7 C. Usage subindex...83.3.5 6th pillar: Individual usage...73.3.6 7th pillar: Business usage...125.3.1 8th pillar: Government usage...75.4.0 D. Impact subindex...68.3.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts...76.3.2 10th pillar: Social impacts...60.3.9 Moldova Moldova Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 190 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*109.3.0 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*94.3.5 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*111.2.9 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*110.3.2 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*129.2.6 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*134.2.5 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...27.32 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...13.314 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*90.4.6 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*144.1.7 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...22.24.6 2. 04 No. days to start a business...58.11 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*98.4.6 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%35.61.1 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*136.2.9 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*106.3.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...86.1,725. 7 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...113.91.3 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...22.94.3 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...84.19.3 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*72.5.1 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...24.0.10 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month...5...14.01 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...95.1.56 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*137.2.6 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*68.4.1 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%25.103.5 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%54.97.4 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...47.120.7 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%110.16.4 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%84.30.3 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%96.14.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...88.3.8 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...75.18.4 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*75.5.6 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*79.4.6 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*107.3.1 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...87.0.3 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*88.4.6 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*81.4.3 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*73.4.0 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*95.3.7 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...45.0.59 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*103.3.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*92.4.1 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*112.3.6 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...64.24.0 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*81.4.0 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*83.3.9 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*89.3.9 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...24.0.61 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.61.4.1 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..59.4.0 A. Environment subindex...72.3.9 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...98.3.4 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...57.4.4 B. Readiness subindex...44.5.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...69.4.2 4th pillar: Affordability...7...6. 6 5th pillar: Skills...65.5.1 C. Usage subindex...85.3.5 6th pillar: Individual usage...90.3.0 7th pillar: Business usage...83.3.4 8th pillar: Government usage...71.4.0 D. Impact subindex...63.3.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts...89.3.0 10th pillar: Social impacts...49.4.1 Mongolia Mongolia Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 191 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*43.4.1 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*58.4.2 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*75.3.6 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*58.3.9 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*63.3.5 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*76.3.6 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...83.79 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...142.49 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...74.545 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*83.4.7 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*36.3.2 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...14.20.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...53.10 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...58.6 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*135.3.9 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%47.55.5 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*36.4.8 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*32.3.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...53.4,279. 4 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...37.60.6 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...67.30.6 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*57.5.3 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...127.0.51 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..89.36.65 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*35.4.4 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*23.4.9 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%69.90.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%44.98.5 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...5...181.3 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%52.56.8 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%63.51.3 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%50.55.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...67.8.4 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...60.27.5 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*31.6.1 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*89.4.5 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*59.3.6 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...51.3.2 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*71.4.8 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*67.4.6 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*63.4.1 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*44.4.4 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...64.0.51 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*64.4.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*71.4.4 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*72.4.2 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...27.37.2 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*60.4.4 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*71.4.3 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*50.4.5 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...47.0.32 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.52.4.3 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..48.4.2 A. Environment subindex...52.4.2 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...80.3.6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...34.4.9 B. Readiness subindex...61.5.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...46.4.8 4th pillar: Affordability...103.4.5 5th pillar: Skills...34.5.6 C. Usage subindex...52.4.1 6th pillar: Individual usage...55.4.3 7th pillar: Business usage...69.3.6 8th pillar: Government usage...51.4.3 D. Impact subindex...47.3.8 9th pillar: Economic impacts...39.3.6 10th pillar: Social impacts...56.4.0 Montenegro Montenegro Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 192 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Notes: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 Following a correction on the data for indicators 8. 02 Government online service Index and 10.04 E-participation Index, the country profile for Morocco has been updated accordingly. 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*83.3.4 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*80.3.8 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*87.3.4 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*71.3.7 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*74.3.4 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*90.3.3 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...62.66 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...98.40 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...61.510 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*66.5.0 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*56.2.8 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...117.49.6 2. 04 No. days to start a business...58.11 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*60.5.1 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%103.16.2 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*45.4.6 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*96.3.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...103.775.8 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...85.14.9 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...109.3.6 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*99.4.5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...110.0.38 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..27.20.64 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*110.3.1 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*52.4.3 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%104.68.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%124.67.1 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...50.120.0 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%57.55.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%69.43.1 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%71.38.9 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...97.2.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...86.10.1 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*87.5.4 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*95.4.4 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*129.2.8 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...78.0.5 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*115.4.3 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*106.3.9 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*96.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*51.4.3 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...53.0.5 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*59.4.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*86.4.2 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...72.0.1 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*101.3.7 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...111.6.8 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*106.3.6 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*113.3.1 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*85.4.0 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...38.0.4 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.90.3.7 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..89.3.6 A. Environment subindex...84.3.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...81.3.6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...88.4.0 B. Readiness subindex...95.4.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...93.3.4 4th pillar: Affordability...51.5.8 5th pillar: Skills...111.3.7 C. Usage subindex...70.3.7 6th pillar: Individual usage...72.3.6 7th pillar: Business usage...111.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage...48.4.3 D. Impact subindex...103.3.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts...123.2.6 10th pillar: Social impacts...82.3.5 Morocco (updated) Morocco Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 193 Notes: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 Country profile for Morocco initially reported. Please see the previous page for the updated version. 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*83.3.4 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*80.3.8 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*87.3.4 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*71.3.7 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*74.3.4 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*90.3.3 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...62.66 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...98.40 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...61.510 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*66.5.0 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*56.2.8 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...117.49.6 2. 04 No. days to start a business...58.11 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*60.5.1 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%103.16.2 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*45.4.6 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*96.3.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...103.775.8 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...85.14.9 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...109.3.6 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*99.4.5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...110.0.38 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..27.20.64 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*110.3.1 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*52.4.3 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%104.68.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%124.67.1 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...50.120.0 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%57.55.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%69.43.1 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%71.38.9 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...97.2.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...86.10.1 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*87.5.4 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*95.4.4 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*129.2.8 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...78.0.5 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*115.4.3 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*106.3.9 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*96.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*51.4.3 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...125.0.25 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*59.4.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*86.4.2 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...72.0.1 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*101.3.7 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...111.6.8 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*106.3.6 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*113.3.1 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*85.4.0 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.00 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.99.3.6 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..89.3.6 A. Environment subindex...84.3.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...81.3.6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...88.4.0 B. Readiness subindex...95.4.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...93.3.4 4th pillar: Affordability...51.5.8 5th pillar: Skills...111.3.7 C. Usage subindex...82.3.5 6th pillar: Individual usage...72.3.6 7th pillar: Business usage...111.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage...92.3.8 D. Impact subindex...121.2.8 9th pillar: Economic impacts...123.2.6 10th pillar: Social impacts...115.2.9 Morocco (initially reported) Morocco Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 194 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*70.3.6 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*125.2.9 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*125.2.6 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*105.3.3 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*117.2.9 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*129.2.7 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...18.30 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...129.950 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*104.4.4 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*121.2.1 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...75.37.5 2. 04 No. days to start a business...68.13 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...107.9 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*126.4.2 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%137.4.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*137.2.8 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*95.3.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...107.684.7 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...n/a n/a 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...140.1.6 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...124.1.5 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*125.3.8 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...76.0.26 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 133.106.78 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...121.1.17 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*129.2.7 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*137.2.6 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%146.25.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%135.56.1 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...143.36.2 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%132.4.8 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%127.5.9 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%124.4.7 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...130.0.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...118.1.8 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*139.4.4 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*107.4.3 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*132.2.8 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*121.4.2 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*116.3.6 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*120.3.3 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*109.3.4 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...98.0.37 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*92.4.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*122.3.6 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*125.3.4 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*129.3.3 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*128.2.6 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*114.3.5 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...82.0.13 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.137.2.8 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..133.2.8 A. Environment subindex...124.3.4 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...113.3.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...126.3.5 B. Readiness subindex...142.2.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...137.1.9 4th pillar: Affordability...132.3.1 5th pillar: Skills...147.2.0 C. Usage subindex...131.2.7 6th pillar: Individual usage...144.1.5 7th pillar: Business usage...124.3.1 8th pillar: Government usage...110.3.5 D. Impact subindex...123.2.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts...121.2.7 10th pillar: Social impacts...124.2.8 Mozambique Mozambique Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 195 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*93.3.3 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*147.2.0 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*113.2.8 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*134.2.6 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*143.2.2 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*126.2.7 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...131.45 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...134.1,160 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*148.2.5 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*148.1.5 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...113.48.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...139.72 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...129.11 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*97.4.6 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%108.13.8 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*141.2.7 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*145.2.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...128.140.0 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...145.2.3 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...95.9.4 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...146.0.1 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*121.3.9 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...n/a n/a 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 134.108.18 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...144.0.00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*125.2.7 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*134.2.7 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%122.50.2 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%78.92.7 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...148.10.3 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%147.1.1 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%142.2.3 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%142.1.8 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...139.0.0 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...136.0.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*132.4.6 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*148.2.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*135.2.7 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*140.3.7 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*133.3.2 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*146.2.6 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*133.2.9 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...140.0.10 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*125.3.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*140.3.1 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*135.3.0 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*137.3.0 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*139.2.2 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*133.3.0 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.00 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.146.2.3 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144...n/a n/A a. Environment subindex...146.2.7 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...137.2.7 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...146.2.7 B. Readiness subindex...148.2.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...136.1.9 4th pillar: Affordability...146.1.0 5th pillar: Skills...115.3.6 C. Usage subindex...146.2.2 6th pillar: Individual usage...143.1.5 7th pillar: Business usage...145.2.5 8th pillar: Government usage...143.2.6 D. Impact subindex...140.2.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts...139.2.4 10th pillar: Social impacts...141.2.3 Myanmar Myanmar Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 196 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*40.4.2 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*90.3.7 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*41.4.7 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*32.4.5 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*42.3.9 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*41.4.3 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...36.33 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...49.460 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*52.5.2 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*88.2.5 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...16.21.8 2. 04 No. days to start a business...137.66 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...119.10 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*99.4.6 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%121.9.3 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*121.3.4 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*97.3.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...110.644.8 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...122.3.6 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...82.19.9 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*106.4.5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...70.0.24 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 127.78.18 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...100.1.43 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*118.3.0 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*128.2.9 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%111.64.8 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%95.88.8 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...98.95.0 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%118.12.9 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%106.14.3 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%101.13.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...105.1.2 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...50.33.2 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*85.5.5 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*58.4.9 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*84.3.4 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*50.5.2 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*90.4.2 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*69.4.0 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*97.3.6 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...116.0.30 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*93.4.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*94.4.1 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*98.3.7 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...88.16.9 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*97.3.7 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*111.3.2 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*129.3.1 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...112.0.03 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.105.3.4 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..111.3.3 A. Environment subindex...59.4.1 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...37.4.4 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...112.3.8 B. Readiness subindex...116.3.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...106.3.1 4th pillar: Affordability...125.3.4 5th pillar: Skills...104.3.9 C. Usage subindex...103.3.2 6th pillar: Individual usage...101.2.7 7th pillar: Business usage...68.3.6 8th pillar: Government usage...116.3.5 D. Impact subindex...117.2.8 9th pillar: Economic impacts...105.2.9 10th pillar: Social impacts...122.2.8 Namibia Namibia Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 197 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*137.2.4 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*134.2.7 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*92.3.3 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*123.2.9 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*104.3.0 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*117.2.9 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...91.39 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...126.910 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*120.4.0 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*102.2.3 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...46.31.5 2. 04 No. days to start a business...85.17 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...79.7 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*109.4.5 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%106.14.5 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*100.3.8 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*132.2.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...130.122.0 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...141.35.1 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...141.1.6 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...116.2.5 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*118.4.0 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...12.0.07 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month...9...14.72 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...101.1.41 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*94.3.4 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*89.3.8 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%109.65.8 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%133.57.4 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...132.59.6 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%122.11.1 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%120.7.8 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%126.4.1 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...116.0.5 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...65.23.8 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*134.4.5 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*128.3.9 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*125.2.9 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...116.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*128.4.0 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*123.3.5 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*133.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*131.2.9 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...122.0.29 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*118.3.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*131.3.5 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*123.3.4 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...114.4.8 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*130.3.3 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*105.3.4 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*135.3.0 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...112.0.03 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.123.3.1 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..126.2.9 A. Environment subindex...123.3.4 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...125.3.0 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...113.3.8 B. Readiness subindex...111.3.8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...141.1.7 4th pillar: Affordability...9...6. 5 5th pillar: Skills...121.3.3 C. Usage subindex...133.2.7 6th pillar: Individual usage...125.2.0 7th pillar: Business usage...132.2.9 8th pillar: Government usage...130.3.1 D. Impact subindex...135.2.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts...141.2.3 10th pillar: Social impacts...129.2.7 Nepal Nepal Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 198 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*14.5.0 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*16.5.1 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*7...6. 2 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*9...5. 6 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*5...5. 4 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*9...5. 7 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...14.27 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...5...26 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...65.514 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*9...6. 4 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*21.3.5 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...79.39.3 2. 04 No. days to start a business...9...4 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...22.4 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*5...6. 0 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%15.76.4 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*9...5. 7 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*26.4.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...35.6,092. 2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...13.172.9 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...2..2, 803.7 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*5...6. 4 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...106.0.36 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..69.30.65 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*12.5.2 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*14.5.3 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%3...128.4 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...54.118.0 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%4...93.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%1...97.2 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%3...94.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...2...39.8 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...21.61.3 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*4...6. 6 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*22.5.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*9...5. 1 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...9...189.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*11.5.9 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*4...6. 0 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*9...5. 1 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*41.4.4 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...5...0. 96 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*25.5.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*7...5. 5 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...7...55.8 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*5...5. 4 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...8...45.9 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*5...5. 8 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*6...6. 3 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*20.5.1 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...1...1. 00 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.4.5.8 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..4...5. 8 A. Environment subindex...6...5. 5 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...8...5. 5 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...5...5. 4 B. Readiness subindex...15.6.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...14.6.4 4th pillar: Affordability...69.5.4 5th pillar: Skills...7...6. 1 C. Usage subindex...5...5. 9 6th pillar: Individual usage...4...6. 5 7th pillar: Business usage...6...5. 7 8th pillar: Government usage...14.5.4 D. Impact subindex...3...5. 8 9th pillar: Economic impacts...5...5. 6 10th pillar: Social impacts...3...6. 1 Netherlands Netherlands High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 199 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*4...5. 7 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*10.5.4 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*1...6. 7 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*4...5. 8 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*3...5. 6 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*3...6. 0 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...4...22 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...18.30 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...2...216 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*21.6.1 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*18.3.6 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...59.34.6 2. 04 No. days to start a business...1...1 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...1...1 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*31.5.4 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%11.80.8 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*24.5.2 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*65.3.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...14.9,984. 4 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...88.97.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...56.31.1 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...14.1,466. 0 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*32.5.9 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...138.0.62 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 113.51.86 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...97.1.53 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*11.5.2 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*12.5.4 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%4...119.8 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...71.110.4 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%8...89.5 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%9...91.2 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%12.87.4 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...18.27.8 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...17.65.9 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*18.6.3 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*19.5.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*21.4.6 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...22.69.8 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*19.5.7 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*15.5.7 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*15.5.0 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*10.5.3 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...21.0.78 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*23.5.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*17.5.3 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...23.11.8 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*20.5.0 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...15.42.9 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*17.5.4 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*28.5.7 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*19.5.1 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...25.0.58 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.20.5.3 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..20.5.2 A. Environment subindex...2...5. 6 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...2...5. 9 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...8...5. 4 B. Readiness subindex...45.5.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...12.6.4 4th pillar: Affordability...127.3.2 5th pillar: Skills...6...6. 1 C. Usage subindex...16.5.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...13.6.0 7th pillar: Business usage...21.4.8 8th pillar: Government usage...18.5.3 D. Impact subindex...22.4.8 9th pillar: Economic impacts...26.4.4 10th pillar: Social impacts...17.5.2 New zealand New zealand High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 200 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*99.3.2 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*99.3.4 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*121.2.6 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*89.3.4 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*98.3.1 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*82.3.5 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...83.79 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...67.37 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...34.409 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*133.3.7 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*29.3.3 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...137.64.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...123.36 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...79.7 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*136.3.8 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%100.17.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*103.3.7 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*78.3.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...109.647.7 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...64.24.7 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...93.10.3 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*113.4.2 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...144.0.91 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 106.48.29 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...65.1.88 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*107.3.1 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*118.3.1 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%103.68.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%109.78.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...107.86.1 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%116.13.5 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%115.9.9 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%114.7.4 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...100.1.6 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...123.1.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*131.4.6 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*130.3.9 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*79.3.4 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...100.0.1 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*127.4.0 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*111.3.8 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*85.3.8 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*111.3.4 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...113.0.31 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*122.3.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*126.3.5 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*116.3.6 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...96.14.8 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*111.3.6 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*102.3.5 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*110.3.5 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...82.0.13 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.124.3.1 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..125.2.9 A. Environment subindex...128.3.3 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...103.3.3 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...136.3.3 B. Readiness subindex...121.3.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...82.3.7 4th pillar: Affordability...140.2.5 5th pillar: Skills...109.3.8 C. Usage subindex...123.2.8 6th pillar: Individual usage...122.2.1 7th pillar: Business usage...113.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage...123.3.3 D. Impact subindex...113.2.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts...122.2.7 10th pillar: Social impacts...111.3.1 Nicaragua Nicaragua Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 201 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*88.3.3 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*109.3.3 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*96.3.2 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*77.3.6 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*92.3.2 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*121.2.8 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...91.82 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...98.40 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...48.447 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*87.4.6 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*101.2.3 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...56.33.8 2. 04 No. days to start a business...111.28 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...94.8 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*76.4.9 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%118.10.4 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*102.3.7 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*77.3.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...126.164.6 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...95.96.1 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...145.0.3 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...122.1.7 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*102.4.5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...51.0.18 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 120.65.58 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*113.3.1 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*117.3.1 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%129.43.8 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%128.61.3 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...125.66.8 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%94.32.9 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%111.11.4 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%110.9.1 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...140.0.0 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...74.18.4 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*72.5.6 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*80.4.6 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*80.3.4 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...114.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*93.4.6 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*83.4.3 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*45.4.3 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*66.4.0 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...126.0.22 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*78.4.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*56.4.6 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...91.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*80.4.0 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*104.3.7 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*101.3.5 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*97.3.7 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...71.0.18 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.112.3.3 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..113.3.3 A. Environment subindex...109.3.5 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...112.3.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...106.3.9 B. Readiness subindex...119.3.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...117.2.8 4th pillar: Affordability...107.4.4 5th pillar: Skills...132.2.7 C. Usage subindex...105.3.2 6th pillar: Individual usage...110.2.4 7th pillar: Business usage...73.3.6 8th pillar: Government usage...111.3.5 D. Impact subindex...91.3.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts...72.3.2 10th pillar: Social impacts...99.3.2 Nigeria Nigeria Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 202 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*8...5. 4 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*9...5. 5 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*5...6. 3 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*7...5. 6 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*10.5.1 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*15.5.5 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...14.27 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...42.34 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...10.280 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*3...6. 5 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*4...4. 3 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...86.40.7 2. 04 No. days to start a business...37.7 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*39.5.3 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%22.73.1 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*20.5.2 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*20.4.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...2 29,244. 2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...88.97.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...10.187.8 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...7..1, 878.9 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*3...6. 4 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...25.0.10 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..77.33.89 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*18.5.0 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*47.4.4 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%8...113.0 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...57.116.7 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%2...95.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%5...92.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%4...93.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...6...36.3 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...10.84.8 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*3...6. 6 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*8...6. 0 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*12.5.0 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...12.133.6 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*8...6. 0 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*8...5. 8 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*8...5. 2 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*20.4.9 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...13.0.86 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*20.5.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*11.5.4 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...16.28.5 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*8...5. 3 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...7...46.0 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*6...5. 8 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*5...6. 3 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*21.5.1 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...15.0.68 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.5.5.7 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..5...5. 7 A. Environment subindex...7...5. 5 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...7...5. 5 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...6...5. 4 B. Readiness subindex...4...6. 3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...6...6. 8 4th pillar: Affordability...28.6.2 5th pillar: Skills...17.5.9 C. Usage subindex...6...5. 8 6th pillar: Individual usage...2...6. 6 7th pillar: Business usage...12.5.4 8th pillar: Government usage...15.5.4 D. Impact subindex...12.5.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts...15.5.0 10th pillar: Social impacts...13.5.6 Norway Norway High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 203 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*12.5.1 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*35.4.8 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*29.5.3 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*14.5.2 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*18.4.7 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*24.5.2 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...53.61 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...147.51 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...91.598 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*56.5.2 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*14.3.9 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...17.22.0 2. 04 No. days to start a business...40.8 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*54.5.2 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%81.28.1 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*88.4.0 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*12.4.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...30.7,231. 6 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...86.97.6 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...97.8.9 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...58.56.1 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*75.5.1 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...44.0.16 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..59.29.01 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...69.1.87 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*53.4.0 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*87.3.9 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%58.94.2 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%100.86.9 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...14.159.3 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%49.60.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%50.62.7 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%68.41.9 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...95.2.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...32.50.9 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*95.5.3 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*53.5.0 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*61.3.6 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...71.1.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*65.4.9 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*89.4.2 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*33.4.5 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*13.5.2 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...35.0.67 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*15.5.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*50.4.7 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...67.0.2 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*57.4.4 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...59.24.3 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*34.5.1 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*47.4.9 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*18.5.2 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...36.0.45 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.40.4.6 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..40.4.5 A. Environment subindex...33.4.7 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...32.4.5 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...36.4.8 B. Readiness subindex...57.5.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...70.4.1 4th pillar: Affordability...33.6.1 5th pillar: Skills...73.5.0 C. Usage subindex...37.4.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...56.4.3 7th pillar: Business usage...57.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage...20.5.2 D. Impact subindex...40.4.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts...56.3.4 10th pillar: Social impacts...33.4.7 Oman Oman High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 204 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*102.3.1 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*122.3.1 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*55.4.1 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*112.3.1 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*108.3.0 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*109.2.9 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...98.86 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...134.46 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...131.976 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*79.4.8 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*77.2.6 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...60.34.7 2. 04 No. days to start a business...98.21 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...119.10 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*79.4.9 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%120.9.5 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*72.4.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*110.3.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...114.540.7 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...111.92.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...100.7.3 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...129.1.3 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*93.4.7 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...10.0.06 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..62.29.20 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*84.3.5 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*104.3.4 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%135.36.6 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%136.54.9 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...124.67.1 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%124.10.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%108.12.5 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%112.8.3 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...115.0.5 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...125.0.7 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*116.5.0 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*81.4.6 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*49.3.7 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...112.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*104.4.4 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*103.4.0 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*128.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*128.3.0 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...98.0.37 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*91.4.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*98.4.0 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...90.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*92.3.9 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...79.19.5 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*128.3.3 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*92.3.7 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*121.3.3 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...82.0.13 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.111.3.3 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..105.3.3 A. Environment subindex...118.3.4 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...124.3.0 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...101.3.9 B. Readiness subindex...105.4.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...110.3.0 4th pillar: Affordability...19.6.4 5th pillar: Skills...136.2.5 C. Usage subindex...121.2.9 6th pillar: Individual usage...126.1.9 7th pillar: Business usage...97.3.4 8th pillar: Government usage...118.3.4 D. Impact subindex...105.3.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts...98.3.0 10th pillar: Social impacts...112.3.0 Pakistan Pakistan Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 205 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*107.3.0 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*39.4.7 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*118.2.7 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*61.3.9 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*58.3.6 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*35.4.6 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...72.72 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...27.32 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...109.686 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*31.5.9 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*12.4.0 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...85.40.5 2. 04 No. days to start a business...22.6 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*71.5.0 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%63.41.8 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*63.4.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*7...4. 5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...82.2,100. 6 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...97.96.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...57.30.8 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...47.133.9 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*58.5.3 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...66.0.22 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..37.23.92 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*75.3.6 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*114.3.2 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%89.84.0 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%68.94.1 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...7...178.0 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%72.45.2 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%75.38.3 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%77.31.6 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...72.7.8 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...80.14.3 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*27.6.1 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*28.5.6 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*50.3.7 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...64.1.2 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*44.5.3 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*25.5.4 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*43.4.3 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*22.4.9 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...77.0.46 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*22.5.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*37.4.9 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...46.0.9 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*47.4.5 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...58.24.4 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*41.4.8 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*34.5.4 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*29.4.9 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...47.0.32 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.43.4.4 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..46.4.2 A. Environment subindex...46.4.3 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...62.3.8 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...35.4.8 B. Readiness subindex...58.5.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...65.4.3 4th pillar: Affordability...27.6.2 5th pillar: Skills...86.4.7 C. Usage subindex...50.4.1 6th pillar: Individual usage...68.3.7 7th pillar: Business usage...39.4.0 8th pillar: Government usage...39.4.6 D. Impact subindex...41.4.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts...46.3.5 10th pillar: Social impacts...37.4.5 Panama Panama Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 206 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*141.2.2 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*117.3.1 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*146.1.7 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*141.2.5 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*99.3.1 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*141.2.3 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...93.83 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...78.38 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...88.591 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*114.4.1 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*97.2.4 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...62.35.0 2. 04 No. days to start a business...120.35 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...79.7 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*57.5.2 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%75.34.5 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*132.3.2 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*122.2.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...20.8,766. 9 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...110.94.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...92.11.6 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...91.10.9 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*109.4.4 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...62.0.22 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..76.32.63 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*138.2.6 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*142.2.3 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%106.67.8 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%70.93.9 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...89.101.6 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%96.27.1 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%89.24.3 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%83.22.8 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...104.1.2 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...99.6.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*92.5.3 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*103.4.3 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*115.3.0 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...97.0.1 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*109.4.4 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*77.4.4 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*109.3.6 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*135.2.8 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...80.0.46 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*127.3.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*82.4.2 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*85.4.0 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...92.15.4 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*120.3.5 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*130.2.6 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*130.3.1 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...77.0.16 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.102.3.5 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..104.3.4 A. Environment subindex...130.3.3 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...136.2.7 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...96.3.9 B. Readiness subindex...82.4.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...72.4.1 4th pillar: Affordability...50.5.8 5th pillar: Skills...105.3.9 C. Usage subindex...109.3.1 6th pillar: Individual usage...98.2.8 7th pillar: Business usage...105.3.3 8th pillar: Government usage...120.3.3 D. Impact subindex...115.2.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts...99.2.9 10th pillar: Social impacts...125.2.8 Paraguay Paraguay Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 207 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*144.2.1 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*84.3.7 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*126.2.5 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*107.3.2 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*109.3.0 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*120.2.8 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...65.67 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...111.41 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...42.426 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*85.4.6 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*50.2.9 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...70.36.4 2. 04 No. days to start a business...103.25 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*61.5.1 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%62.42.6 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*67.4.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*98.3.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...92.1,324. 4 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...92.97.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...91.13.1 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...80.21.7 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*108.4.4 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...86.0.30 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..65.29.78 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*134.2.7 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*140.2.4 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%70.90.7 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%91.89.6 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...93.98.0 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%86.38.2 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%85.29.9 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%89.20.2 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...82.4.7 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...114.2.9 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*100.5.2 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*83.4.6 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*106.3.1 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...90.0.3 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*73.4.8 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*72.4.5 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*90.3.8 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*114.3.3 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...61.0.52 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*107.3.8 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*72.4.4 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...78.0.1 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*55.4.4 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...94.15.3 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*82.4.0 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*94.3.7 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*102.3.6 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...38.0.39 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.90.3.7 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..103.3.4 A. Environment subindex...93.3.7 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...119.3.1 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...61.4.4 B. Readiness subindex...90.4.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...95.3.4 4th pillar: Affordability...59.5.6 5th pillar: Skills...99.4.3 C. Usage subindex...98.3.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...94.2.9 7th pillar: Business usage...89.3.4 8th pillar: Government usage...94.3.8 D. Impact subindex...81.3.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts...84.3.1 10th pillar: Social impacts...75.3.7 Peru Peru Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 208 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*79.3.5 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*72.4.0 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*99.3.2 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*76.3.6 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*71.3.5 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*78.3.6 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...70.70 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...67.37 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...122.842 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*47.5.3 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*40.3.1 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...104.44.5 2. 04 No. days to start a business...120.35 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...144.15 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*63.5.1 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%80.28.2 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*39.4.7 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*85.3.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...105.727.8 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...86.14.3 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...96.8.6 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*73.5.1 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...83.0.29 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..95.39.32 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*40.4.3 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*96.3.7 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%87.84.6 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%64.95.4 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...79.106.5 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%87.36.2 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%100.16.9 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%92.18.9 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...94.2.2 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...108.3.8 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*22.6.2 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*40.5.2 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*48.3.8 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...84.0.3 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*51.5.2 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*63.4.7 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*27.4.6 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*80.3.8 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...67.0.50 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*70.4.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*42.4.8 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...74.0.1 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*28.4.8 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...68.22.5 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*74.4.1 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*74.4.2 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*71.4.1 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...63.0.21 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.78.3.9 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..86.3.7 A. Environment subindex...90.3.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...87.3.5 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...92.4.0 B. Readiness subindex...81.4.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...89.3.5 4th pillar: Affordability...75.5.2 5th pillar: Skills...69.5.1 C. Usage subindex...76.3.6 6th pillar: Individual usage...91.2.9 7th pillar: Business usage...43.3.9 8th pillar: Government usage...67.4.1 D. Impact subindex...62.3.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts...48.3.5 10th pillar: Social impacts...76.3.7 Philippines Philippines Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 209 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*96.3.2 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*83.3.8 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*54.4.1 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*119.3.0 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*111.2.9 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*72.3.7 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...40.53 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...36.33 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...108.685 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*102.4.4 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*104.2.3 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...91.41.6 2. 04 No. days to start a business...113.30 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...22.4 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*38.5.3 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%20.73.5 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*89.4.0 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*103.3.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...55.4,192. 8 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...52.99.5 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...31.70.6 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...31.299.6 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*70.5.1 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...56.0.19 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..71.31.60 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...82.1.77 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*87.3.4 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*69.4.1 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%48.97.4 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%5...99.7 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...28.140.3 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%41.65.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%37.73.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%34.70.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...42.15.5 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...19.63.5 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*109.5.1 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*114.4.1 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*62.3.6 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...38.6.9 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*103.4.4 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*46.4.9 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*75.4.0 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*125.3.1 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...55.0.54 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*123.3.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*105.3.9 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...40.1.3 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*96.3.8 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...32.35.1 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*108.3.6 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*55.4.6 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*119.3.4 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...71.0.18 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.54.4.2 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..49.4.2 A. Environment subindex...55.4.1 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...65.3.8 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...52.4.5 B. Readiness subindex...39.5.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...38.5.1 4th pillar: Affordability...52.5.8 5th pillar: Skills...48.5.3 C. Usage subindex...54.4.1 6th pillar: Individual usage...36.5.1 7th pillar: Business usage...75.3.5 8th pillar: Government usage...108.3.6 D. Impact subindex...78.3.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts...62.3.4 10th pillar: Social impacts...88.3.4 Poland Poland High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 210 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*74.3.5 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*25.5.0 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*51.4.2 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*122.2.9 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*85.3.3 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*38.4.5 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...25.40 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...42.34 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...76.547 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*15.6.2 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*109.2.2 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...93.42.3 2. 04 No. days to start a business...5...3 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...10.3 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*77.4.9 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%29.65.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*11.5.5 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*50.3.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...52.4,325. 8 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...8...195.5 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...37.240.9 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*27.6.0 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...85.0.29 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..78.33.97 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*58.4.0 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*73.4.1 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%12.109.7 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%63.95.4 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...58.116.1 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%42.64.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%46.66.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%47.61.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...33.22.5 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...52.32.8 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*52.5.9 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*29.5.5 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*42.3.9 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...30.12.7 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*29.5.6 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*32.5.2 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*70.4.0 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*36.4.5 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...38.0.65 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*24.5.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*23.5.1 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...30.3.4 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*27.4.8 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...45.31.0 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*27.5.2 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*29.5.7 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*15.5.3 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...41.0.37 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.33.4.7 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..33.4.7 A. Environment subindex...35.4.6 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...39.4.3 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...25.5.0 B. Readiness subindex...43.5.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...36.5.2 4th pillar: Affordability...62.5.5 5th pillar: Skills...46.5.4 C. Usage subindex...32.4.6 6th pillar: Individual usage...42.4.8 7th pillar: Business usage...35.4.0 8th pillar: Government usage...33.4.8 D. Impact subindex...33.4.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts...34.3.9 10th pillar: Social impacts...30.4.8 Portugal Portugal High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 211 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*104.3.1 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*28.5.0 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*42.4.7 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*16.5.2 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*14.4.8 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*7...5. 9 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...29.42 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...91.39 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...98.620 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*25.6.0 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*48.2.9 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...120.50.7 2. 04 No. days to start a business...22.6 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...58.6 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*9...5. 9 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%5...86.5 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*44.4.6 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*82.3.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...38.5,536. 8 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...135.68.4 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...15.136.9 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...49.112.9 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*30.5.9 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...n/a n/a 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month. n/a n/a 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...n/a n/a 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*63.3.8 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*93.3.8 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%94.78.3 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%86.90.3 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...113.82.6 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%63.51.4 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%54.60.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%48.60.7 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...43.15.5 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...81.13.7 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*15.6.3 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*23.5.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*25.4.4 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...n/a n/a 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*39.5.3 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*39.5.1 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*18.4.9 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*73.3.9 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...n/a n/a 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*73.4.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*44.4.8 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...n/a n/a 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*26.4.9 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...41.31.9 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*51.4.5 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*59.4.5 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*58.4.3 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...n/a n/a Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.41.4.5 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..36.4.6 A. Environment subindex...32.4.7 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...29.4.6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...33.4.9 B. Readiness subindex...89.4.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...66.4.2 4th pillar: Affordability...n/a n/a 5th pillar: Skills...90.4.7 C. Usage subindex...36.4.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...63.4.0 7th pillar: Business usage...19.5.0 8th pillar: Government usage...63.4.1 D. Impact subindex...26.4.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts...21.4.7 10th pillar: Social impacts...38.4.5 Puerto rico Puerto rico High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 212 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*3...5. 7 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*6...5. 6 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*12.6.1 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*10.5.4 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*7...5. 2 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*4...6. 0 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...38.50 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...122.43 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...80.570 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*20.6.1 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*2...4. 5 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...3...11.3 2. 04 No. days to start a business...49.9 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...94.8 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*16.5.8 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%113.12.1 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*8...5. 7 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*1...5. 6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...6 16,081. 4 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...50.33.2 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...44.140.9 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*18.6.2 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...37.0.14 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 112.49.90 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...128.0.93 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*4...5. 8 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*6...5. 6 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%9...111.6 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%57.96.3 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...40.126.9 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%9...88.1 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%8...91.5 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%10.88.1 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...60.10.5 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...20.61.8 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*17.6.3 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*10.5.9 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*17.4.8 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...46.5.4 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*16.5.9 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*37.5.1 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*5...5. 3 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*2...5. 9 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...27.0.74 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*3...6. 0 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*8...5. 5 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...31.2.9 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*2...5. 5 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...61.24.2 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*1...6. 1 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*15.6.0 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*3...6. 0 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...22.0.63 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.23.5.2 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..23.5.1 A. Environment subindex...13.5.2 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...14.5.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...17.5.2 B. Readiness subindex...36.5.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...31.5.6 4th pillar: Affordability...100.4.6 5th pillar: Skills...5...6. 3 C. Usage subindex...18.5.3 6th pillar: Individual usage...21.5.7 7th pillar: Business usage...26.4.5 8th pillar: Government usage...4...5. 8 D. Impact subindex...21.4.8 9th pillar: Economic impacts...32.4.0 10th pillar: Social impacts...8...5. 7 Qatar Qatar High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 213 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*127.2.7 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*63.4.1 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*114.2.8 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*128.2.8 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*128.2.6 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*110.2.9 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...58.63 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...27.32 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...64.512 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*107.4.3 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*92.2.4 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...95.42.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...49.9 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*115.4.4 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%53.51.6 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*104.3.7 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*99.3.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...70.2,899. 2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...33.99.9 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...16.114.9 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...56.66.6 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*55.5.3 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...133.0.54 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..13.15.74 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*99.3.3 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*57.4.3 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%53.96.0 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%52.97.7 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...85.105.0 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%64.50.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%57.57.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%51.54.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...41.16.2 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...61.27.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*84.5.5 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*104.4.3 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*90.3.4 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...56.2.1 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*84.4.7 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*42.5.0 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*134.3.1 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*103.3.5 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...61.0.52 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*114.3.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*103.3.9 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...48.0.7 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*115.3.6 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...70.22.2 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*110.3.6 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*60.4.5 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*103.3.6 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...97.0.08 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.75.3.9 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..75.3.9 A. Environment subindex...85.3.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...101.3.4 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...72.4.2 B. Readiness subindex...52.5.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...51.4.7 4th pillar: Affordability...68.5.4 5th pillar: Skills...54.5.3 C. Usage subindex...68.3.8 6th pillar: Individual usage...62.4.2 7th pillar: Business usage...98.3.3 8th pillar: Government usage...90.3.8 D. Impact subindex...100.3.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts...97.3.0 10th pillar: Social impacts...96.3.3 Romania Romania Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 214 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*95.3.3 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*95.3.5 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*119.2.7 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*118.3.0 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*120.2.8 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*113.2.9 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...58.63 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...55.36 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...8...270 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*124.4.0 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*70.2.6 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...120.50.7 2. 04 No. days to start a business...76.15 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...79.7 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*113.4.5 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%16.75.5 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*113.3.6 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*108.3.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...29.7,365. 7 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...101.95.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...51.32.8 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...64.38.9 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*66.5.2 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...34.0.14 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..17.16.29 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...98.1.50 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*85.3.5 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*56.4.3 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%86.84.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%10.99.6 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...4...182.9 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%62.53.3 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%52.60.6 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%54.51.2 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...45.14.5 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...27.52.8 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*89.5.4 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*126.3.9 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*64.3.5 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...39.6.8 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*94.4.6 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*49.4.9 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*88.3.8 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*102.3.5 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...37.0.66 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*100.3.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*113.3.8 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...34.1.5 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*93.3.9 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...17.42.8 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*102.3.7 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*54.4.6 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*93.3.8 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...19.0.66 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.50.4.3 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..54.4.1 A. Environment subindex...87.3.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...100.3.4 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...73.4.2 B. Readiness subindex...37.5.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...47.4.8 4th pillar: Affordability...14.6.4 5th pillar: Skills...64.5.1 C. Usage subindex...53.4.1 6th pillar: Individual usage...46.4.6 7th pillar: Business usage...84.3.4 8th pillar: Government usage...61.4.1 D. Impact subindex...44.3.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts...41.3.6 10th pillar: Social impacts...41.4.3 Russian Federation Russian Federation Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 215 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*9...5. 3 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*37.4.8 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*33.5.0 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*17.5.1 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*20.4.5 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*33.4.7 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...3...23 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...4...230 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*62.5.1 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*35.3.2 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...41.29.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...2...2 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...3...2 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*90.4.7 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%132.6.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*91.3.9 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*5...4. 7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...144.22.8 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...80.98.4 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...103.6.6 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...119.2.0 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*105.4.5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...95.0.33 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 143.398.83 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...62.1.93 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*51.4.1 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*70.4.1 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%139.31.8 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%120.71.1 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...137.49.7 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%127.8.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%140.2.4 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%138.2.4 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...137.0.0 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...113.3.2 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*120.4.9 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*61.4.8 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*76.3.5 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*90.4.6 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*102.4.0 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*71.4.0 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*5...5. 6 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...105.0.34 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*1...6. 2 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*34.4.9 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*53.4.4 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*33.5.1 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*68.4.3 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*4...5. 7 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...112.0.03 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.85.3.8 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..88.3.7 A. Environment subindex...28.4.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...17.5.2 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...55.4.5 B. Readiness subindex...125.3.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...108.3.0 4th pillar: Affordability...128.3.1 5th pillar: Skills...123.3.3 C. Usage subindex...97.3.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...138.1.7 7th pillar: Business usage...76.3.5 8th pillar: Government usage...29.5.0 D. Impact subindex...51.3.8 9th pillar: Economic impacts...53.3.5 10th pillar: Social impacts...53.4.1 Rwanda Rwanda Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 216 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*32.4.3 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*27.5.0 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*28.5.3 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*36.4.5 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*28.4.4 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*27.5.0 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...39.51 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...98.40 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...102.635 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*32.5.8 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*25.3.4 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...6...14.5 2. 04 No. days to start a business...97.21 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...107.9 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*18.5.7 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%55.50.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*64.4.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*6...4. 6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...17.9,008. 0 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...55.99.4 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...49.36.4 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...68.30.5 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*39.5.6 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...52.0.18 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 110.49.34 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...104.1.33 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*39.4.3 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*64.4.2 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%7...114.3 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%98.87.2 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...2...187.4 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%60.54.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%43.67.7 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%38.66.6 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...73.6.9 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...36.45.4 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*33.6.1 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*15.5.8 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*43.3.9 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...42.6.2 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*23.5.7 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*54.4.8 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*57.4.1 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*8...5. 4 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...19.0.80 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*7...5. 7 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*24.5.1 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...33.2.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*23.4.9 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...67.22.9 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*16.5.5 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*49.4.8 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*7...5. 5 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...22.0.63 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.32.4.8 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..31.4.8 A. Environment subindex...27.4.9 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...31.4.6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...23.5.1 B. Readiness subindex...54.5.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...33.5.3 4th pillar: Affordability...96.4.7 5th pillar: Skills...55.5.3 C. Usage subindex...31.4.8 6th pillar: Individual usage...44.4.7 7th pillar: Business usage...34.4.0 8th pillar: Government usage...6...5. 6 D. Impact subindex...32.4.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts...37.3.6 10th pillar: Social impacts...22.5.1 Saudi arabia Saudi arabia High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 217 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*80.3.4 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*100.3.4 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*103.3.1 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*52.3.9 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*59.3.6 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*96.3.2 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...81.78 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...122.43 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...117.770 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*54.5.2 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*108.2.2 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...111.48.5 2. 04 No. days to start a business...22.6 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...22.4 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*58.5.1 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%127.7.6 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*43.4.6 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*42.3.8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...123.226.1 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...114.91.1 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...114.5.1 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...118.2.1 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*96.4.6 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...91.0.32 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 121.65.73 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...84.1.76 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*80.3.5 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*79.4.0 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%130.41.0 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%139.49.7 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...111.83.6 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%103.19.2 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%116.9.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%119.5.8 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...112.0.7 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...111.3.6 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*73.5.6 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*39.5.2 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*92.3.3 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...102.0.1 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*83.4.7 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*92.4.2 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*125.3.3 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*91.3.7 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...104.0.35 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*47.4.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*54.4.6 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...82.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*104.3.7 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*77.4.0 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*93.3.7 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*88.3.9 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...63.0.21 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.114.3.3 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..107.3.3 A. Environment subindex...100.3.6 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...106.3.3 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...89.4.0 B. Readiness subindex...127.3.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...116.2.8 4th pillar: Affordability...117.3.8 5th pillar: Skills...134.2.6 C. Usage subindex...106.3.2 6th pillar: Individual usage...115.2.3 7th pillar: Business usage...85.3.4 8th pillar: Government usage...88.3.8 D. Impact subindex...85.3.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts...82.3.1 10th pillar: Social impacts...86.3.5 Senegal Senegal Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 218 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*98.3.2 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*103.3.4 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*124.2.6 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*137.2.5 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*136.2.5 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*115.2.9 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...72.72 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...55.36 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...102.635 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*118.4.1 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*129.1.9 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...73.36.8 2. 04 No. days to start a business...62.12 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...58.6 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*138.3.8 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%52.52.4 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*114.3.6 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*123.2.8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...42.5,238. 4 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...49.99.7 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...24.89.6 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...65.37.7 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*101.4.5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...68.0.23 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..97.40.27 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*111.3.1 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*55.4.3 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%67.91.7 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%48.98.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...55.117.9 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%67.48.1 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%53.60.3 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%57.48.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...50.12.9 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...30.52.1 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*112.5.0 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*137.3.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*133.2.8 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...55.2.2 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*112.4.3 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*109.3.8 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*140.3.0 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*120.3.2 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...48.0.58 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*128.3.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*124.3.6 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...59.0.4 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*131.3.2 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...46.30.4 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*103.3.7 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*84.3.9 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*109.3.5 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...59.0.24 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.80.3.9 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..87.3.7 A. Environment subindex...106.3.6 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...118.3.1 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...87.4.0 B. Readiness subindex...53.5.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...49.4.8 4th pillar: Affordability...67.5.4 5th pillar: Skills...63.5.2 C. Usage subindex...72.3.7 6th pillar: Individual usage...54.4.4 7th pillar: Business usage...133.2.9 8th pillar: Government usage...100.3.7 D. Impact subindex...93.3.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts...93.3.0 10th pillar: Social impacts...90.3.4 Serbia Serbia Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 219 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*37.4.3 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*69.4.0 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*52.4.1 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*47.4.1 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*41.4.0 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*46.4.1 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...67.37 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...127.915 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*68.5.0 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*42.3.1 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...25.25.7 2. 04 No. days to start a business...127.39 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...119.10 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*100.4.6 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%146.1.4 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*75.4.2 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*33.3.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...71.2,806. 5 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...81.98.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...82.15.6 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...17.1,127. 8 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*83.4.8 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...139.0.62 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..67.30.53 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...124.1.08 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*31.4.4 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*65.4.2 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%31.101.3 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%81.91.8 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...22.147.8 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%69.47.1 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%62.51.9 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%67.41.9 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...55.11.0 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...89.8.6 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*94.5.3 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*55.4.9 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*58.3.6 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...27.25.7 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*96.4.6 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*113.3.7 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*39.4.4 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*38.4.5 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...106.0.33 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*42.4.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*87.4.2 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*99.3.7 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...53.26.4 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*57.4.5 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*69.4.3 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*59.4.3 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...97.0.08 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.66.4.0 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..79.3.8 A. Environment subindex...62.4.0 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...49.4.1 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...90.4.0 B. Readiness subindex...74.4.8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...43.4.9 4th pillar: Affordability...113.3.9 5th pillar: Skills...44.5.4 C. Usage subindex...64.3.9 6th pillar: Individual usage...65.3.9 7th pillar: Business usage...55.3.8 8th pillar: Government usage...68.4.1 D. Impact subindex...77.3.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts...77.3.2 10th pillar: Social impacts...79.3.6 Seychelles Seychelles Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 220 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*48.4.0 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*120.3.1 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*104.3.1 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*69.3.7 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*125.2.7 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*87.3.4 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...91.39 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...66.515 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*137.3.6 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*145.1.7 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...50.32.4 2. 04 No. days to start a business...63.12 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...58.6 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*130.4.1 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%136.5.0 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*131.3.2 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*84.3.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...145.21.3 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...132.70.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...137.2.0 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...138.0.7 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*137.3.5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...2...0. 00 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 125.70.50 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...129.0.92 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*116.3.0 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*135.2.6 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%136.35.0 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%141.43.3 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...142.37.0 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%145.1.3 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%146.0.8 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%n/a n/a 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...147.0.0 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...n/a n/a 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*135.4.5 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*134.3.8 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*131.2.8 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...109.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*131.4.0 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*143.2.7 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*117.3.5 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*75.3.9 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...135.0.17 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*87.4.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*123.3.6 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*129.3.3 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*133.3.2 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*133.2.3 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*105.3.6 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...107.0.05 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.134.2.9 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..143.2.5 A. Environment subindex...108.3.6 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...82.3.6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...124.3.6 B. Readiness subindex...141.2.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...138.1.8 4th pillar: Affordability...114.3.9 5th pillar: Skills...146.2.0 C. Usage subindex...135.2.6 6th pillar: Individual usage...135.1.7 7th pillar: Business usage...134.2.9 8th pillar: Government usage...119.3.3 D. Impact subindex...130.2.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts...124.2.6 10th pillar: Social impacts...133.2.6 Sierra leone Sierra leone Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 221 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*1...6. 1 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*2...5. 8 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*17.5.7 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*1...6. 1 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*12.4.9 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*2...6. 1 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...18.33 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...1...21 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...1...150 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*16.6.2 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*6...4. 2 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...30.27.1 2. 04 No. days to start a business...5...3 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...10.3 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*19.5.6 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%23.72.0 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*6...5. 7 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*2...5. 1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...19.8,873. 8 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...4...387.6 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...25.635.3 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*9...6. 3 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...46.0.16 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..85.35.55 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*3...5. 8 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*1...6. 3 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%17.107.0 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%60.95.9 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...18.152.1 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%29.74.2 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%11.87.7 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%11.87.7 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...21.25.4 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...1...126.1 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*14.6.3 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*13.5.8 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*18.4.8 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...13.120.9 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*14.5.9 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*29.5.3 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*6...5. 2 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*3...5. 9 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...1...1. 00 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*4...5. 9 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*10.5.5 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...9...51.1 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*11.5.3 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...2...51.0 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*3...5. 9 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*4...6. 3 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*1...6. 1 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...3...0. 95 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.2.6.0 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..2...6. 0 A. Environment subindex...1...5. 9 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...1...5. 9 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...1...5. 8 B. Readiness subindex...6...6. 2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...16.6.3 4th pillar: Affordability...46.5.9 5th pillar: Skills...2...6. 4 C. Usage subindex...4...5. 9 6th pillar: Individual usage...10.6.1 7th pillar: Business usage...15.5.2 8th pillar: Government usage...1...6. 3 D. Impact subindex...1...5. 9 9th pillar: Economic impacts...6...5. 6 10th pillar: Social impacts...1...6. 2 Singapore Singapore High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 222 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*115.2.9 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*81.3.8 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*133.2.3 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*143.2.4 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*142.2.2 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*65.3.7 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...25.40 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...27.32 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...74.545 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*70.5.0 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*64.2.7 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...109.47.2 2. 04 No. days to start a business...89.19 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...79.7 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*29.5.5 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%49.55.1 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*109.3.7 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*134.2.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...43.5,231. 7 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...93.11.5 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...38.226.2 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*35.5.8 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...73.0.25 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..93.38.16 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...78.1.82 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*130.2.7 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*86.3.9 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%60.93.5 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...65.111.9 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%22.80.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%29.79.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%25.76.6 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...44.14.7 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...41.39.7 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*58.5.9 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*72.4.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*96.3.2 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...35.8.8 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*34.5.5 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*36.5.1 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*91.3.8 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*117.3.3 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...66.0.50 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*121.3.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*84.4.2 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...35.1.5 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*83.4.0 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...38.32.9 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*90.3.9 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*31.5.5 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*118.3.4 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...82.0.13 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.59.4.1 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..61.4.0 A. Environment subindex...74.3.9 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...83.3.6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...68.4.3 B. Readiness subindex...66.4.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...62.4.4 4th pillar: Affordability...71.5.3 5th pillar: Skills...72.5.0 C. Usage subindex...49.4.1 6th pillar: Individual usage...35.5.1 7th pillar: Business usage...65.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage...106.3.6 D. Impact subindex...66.3.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts...54.3.4 10th pillar: Social impacts...78.3.6 Slovak Republic Slovak Republic High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 223 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*123.2.8 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*43.4.6 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*76.3.6 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*135.2.6 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*131.2.6 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*42.4.2 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...33.46 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...27.32 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...136.1,270 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*39.5.6 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*127.2.0 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...51.32.5 2. 04 No. days to start a business...22.6 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...3...2 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*49.5.2 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%6...85.1 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*74.4.2 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*121.2.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...27.7,544. 1 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...49.99.7 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...21.94.7 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...26.556.8 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*33.5.9 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...84.0.29 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 102.41.73 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*55.4.0 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*18.5.1 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%43.97.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%8...99.7 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...74.108.6 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%36.70.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%31.76.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%28.74.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...26.24.3 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...43.37.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*64.5.8 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*62.4.8 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*54.3.7 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...23.58.6 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*36.5.5 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*45.4.9 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*105.3.6 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*106.3.5 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...35.0.67 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*86.4.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*69.4.4 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...24.8.7 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*68.4.2 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...21.41.4 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*48.4.6 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*16.6.0 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*83.4.0 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...63.0.21 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.36.4.6 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..37.4.5 A. Environment subindex...47.4.3 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...72.3.7 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...30.4.9 B. Readiness subindex...28.5.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...24.5.9 4th pillar: Affordability...82.5.1 5th pillar: Skills...26.5.7 C. Usage subindex...35.4.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...34.5.1 7th pillar: Business usage...37.4.0 8th pillar: Government usage...57.4.2 D. Impact subindex...39.4.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts...33.3.9 10th pillar: Social impacts...43.4.2 Slovenia Slovenia High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 224 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*38.4.2 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*34.4.8 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*22.5.5 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*12.5.3 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*13.4.9 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*18.5.5 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...20.35 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...15.29 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...92.600 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*40.5.6 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*28.3.3 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...44.30.1 2. 04 No. days to start a business...92.19 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*45.5.3 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%105.15.4 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*23.5.2 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*119.2.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...46.5,131. 3 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...48.99.8 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...73.18.1 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...53.83.7 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*87.4.8 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...128.0.51 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..91.37.25 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...125.1.07 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*146.2.1 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*148.1.9 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%28.101.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%76.93.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...33.130.6 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%81.41.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%91.23.6 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%80.25.5 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...96.2.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...62.25.2 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*83.5.5 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*35.5.4 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*33.4.1 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...40.6.4 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*30.5.6 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*62.4.7 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*17.4.9 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*116.3.3 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...80.0.46 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*109.3.8 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*47.4.7 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...39.1.4 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*50.4.5 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...54.25.3 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*122.3.4 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*116.3.1 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*104.3.6 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...77.0.16 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.70.4.0 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..70.3.9 A. Environment subindex...31.4.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...20.5.0 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...53.4.5 B. Readiness subindex...98.4.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...68.4.2 4th pillar: Affordability...112.4.0 5th pillar: Skills...97.4.3 C. Usage subindex...70.3.7 6th pillar: Individual usage...78.3.4 7th pillar: Business usage...30.4.2 8th pillar: Government usage...103.3.6 D. Impact subindex...89.3.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts...49.3.5 10th pillar: Social impacts...113.3.0 South africa South africa Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 225 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*56.3.8 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*38.4.8 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*72.3.7 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*70.3.7 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*69.3.5 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*50.4.0 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...32.44 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...98.40 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...61.510 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*33.5.8 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*105.2.3 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...131.58.6 2. 04 No. days to start a business...101.23 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...119.10 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*28.5.5 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%9...82.6 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*4...5. 8 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*102.3.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...34.6,350. 4 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...43.99.8 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...27.81.4 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...32.294.4 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*34.5.8 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...40.0.14 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..81.34.63 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*77.3.6 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*88.3.9 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%2...128.5 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%51.97.7 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...75.108.4 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%34.72.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%36.74.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%37.68.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...24.24.4 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...25.53.6 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*47.5.9 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*49.5.0 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*57.3.7 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...25.39.2 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*41.5.3 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*40.5.1 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*97.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*79.3.8 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...23.0.76 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*101.3.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*27.5.1 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...25.8.4 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*33.4.7 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...39.32.5 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*36.5.1 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*46.4.9 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*49.4.5 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...31.0.50 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.34.4.7 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..38.4.5 A. Environment subindex...45.4.3 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...47.4.1 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...51.4.5 B. Readiness subindex...30.5.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...32.5.5 4th pillar: Affordability...41.6.0 5th pillar: Skills...50.5.3 C. Usage subindex...33.4.5 6th pillar: Individual usage...32.5.2 7th pillar: Business usage...40.4.0 8th pillar: Government usage...44.4.4 D. Impact subindex...34.4.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts...31.4.0 10th pillar: Social impacts...36.4.6 Spain Spain High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 226 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*24.4.7 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*76.3.9 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*62.3.9 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*31.4.6 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*39.4.0 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*63.3.8 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...95.84 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...98.40 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...142.1,318 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*72.4.9 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*91.2.5 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...128.55.1 2. 04 No. days to start a business...40.8 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...58.6 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*20.5.6 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%107.14.4 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*37.4.8 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*16.4.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...112.558.1 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...81.98.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...107.6.0 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...97.7.7 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*95.4.6 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...4...0. 04 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month...1...8. 22 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...133.0.88 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*28.4.6 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*46.4.5 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%39.99.1 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%83.91.2 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...101.91.6 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%104.18.3 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%105.15.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%106.10.3 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...99.1.7 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...93.7.8 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*114.5.0 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*47.5.1 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*44.3.8 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...76.0.6 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*58.5.0 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*60.4.7 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*52.4.2 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*19.4.9 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...94.0.38 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*18.5.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*48.4.7 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...79.0.1 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*45.4.5 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...81.19.1 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*43.4.8 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*108.3.4 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*25.4.9 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...97.0.08 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.76.3.9 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..69.3.9 A. Environment subindex...79.3.8 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...74.3.6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...82.4.1 B. Readiness subindex...69.4.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...104.3.1 4th pillar: Affordability...38.6.0 5th pillar: Skills...40.5.5 C. Usage subindex...81.3.5 6th pillar: Individual usage...112.2.4 7th pillar: Business usage...50.3.8 8th pillar: Government usage...43.4.4 D. Impact subindex...69.3.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts...66.3.3 10th pillar: Social impacts...77.3.6 Sri lanka Sri lanka Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 227 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*118.2.8 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*138.2.5 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*58.4.0 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*108.3.2 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*102.3.0 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*118.2.9 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...126.44 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...148.1,715 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*110.4.3 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*126.2.0 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...33.27.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...148.208 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...137.13 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*91.4.7 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%114.12.1 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*80.4.1 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*117.3.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...67.3,081. 7 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...136.2.0 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...66.37.4 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*120.3.9 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...53.0.18 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..94.38.59 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...120.1.18 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*102.3.2 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*81.4.0 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%85.85.4 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%65.94.7 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...80.106.5 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%90.34.7 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%78.34.3 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%88.20.2 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...76.5.5 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...79.15.0 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*107.5.1 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*105.4.3 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*113.3.1 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...79.0.5 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*126.4.0 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*119.3.6 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*74.4.0 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*134.2.8 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...136.0.16 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*120.3.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*119.3.7 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*118.3.5 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...71.21.6 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*134.3.1 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*131.2.6 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*143.2.8 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.00 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.113.3.3 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..117.3.1 A. Environment subindex...137.3.2 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...134.2.8 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...127.3.5 B. Readiness subindex...92.4.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...101.3.3 4th pillar: Affordability...86.5.1 5th pillar: Skills...77.4.9 C. Usage subindex...114.3.0 6th pillar: Individual usage...86.3.1 7th pillar: Business usage...108.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage...141.2.8 D. Impact subindex...129.2.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts...107.2.9 10th pillar: Social impacts...138.2.4 Suriname Suriname Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 228 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*76.3.5 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*116.3.2 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*81.3.5 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*63.3.8 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*70.3.5 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*52.4.0 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...98.40 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...130.956 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*122.4.0 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*53.2.8 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...71.36.5 2. 04 No. days to start a business...126.38 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...133.12 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*117.4.4 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%133.6.0 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*128.3.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*107.3.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...116.383.4 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...93.96.8 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...138.1.8 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...100.6.5 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*122.3.9 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...109.0.37 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 136.113.67 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...143.0.08 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*81.3.5 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*91.3.8 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%113.59.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%96.87.8 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...126.65.4 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%102.20.8 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%110.11.9 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%104.11.4 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...119.0.3 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...84.11.9 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*122.4.8 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*123.4.0 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*95.3.2 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*114.4.3 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*125.3.5 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*86.3.8 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*118.3.2 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...138.0.14 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*124.3.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*130.3.5 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*113.3.6 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*127.3.3 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*112.3.2 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*125.3.2 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...107.0.05 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.126.3.0 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..136.2.7 A. Environment subindex...113.3.5 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...84.3.5 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...129.3.4 B. Readiness subindex...128.3.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...118.2.8 4th pillar: Affordability...143.2.3 5th pillar: Skills...100.4.1 C. Usage subindex...128.2.7 6th pillar: Individual usage...119.2.1 7th pillar: Business usage...117.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage...140.2.8 D. Impact subindex...124.2.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts...118.2.7 10th pillar: Social impacts...126.2.8 Swaziland Swaziland Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 229 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*6...5. 4 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*11.5.4 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*9...6. 2 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*5...5. 7 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*4...5. 4 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*16.5.5 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...7...24 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...18.30 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...13.314 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*2...6. 5 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*5...4. 3 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...123.52.0 2. 04 No. days to start a business...81.16 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...10.3 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*23.5.6 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%18.73.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*15.5.4 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*22.4.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...5 17,383. 3 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...28.100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...7...279.3 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...11.1,511. 9 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*12.6.2 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...16.0.08 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..53.27.57 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*17.5.0 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*41.4.6 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%49.96.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...44.124.6 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%3...94.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%5...92.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%6...92.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...13.32.3 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...5...104.9 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*5...6. 5 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*1...6. 2 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*7...5. 5 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...2...294.5 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*3...6. 1 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*5...6. 0 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*7...5. 2 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*11.5.3 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...16.0.84 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*10.5.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*3...5. 7 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...3...88.8 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*4...5. 4 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...4...47.6 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*9...5. 7 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*8...6. 2 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*10.5.5 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...15.0.68 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.3.5.9 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..3...5. 9 A. Environment subindex...8...5. 4 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...6...5. 6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...15.5.3 B. Readiness subindex...3...6. 4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...3...6. 8 4th pillar: Affordability...10.6.5 5th pillar: Skills...21.5.8 C. Usage subindex...1...6. 1 6th pillar: Individual usage...1...6. 6 7th pillar: Business usage...3...6. 0 8th pillar: Government usage...7...5. 6 D. Impact subindex...4...5. 8 9th pillar: Economic impacts...2...6. 0 10th pillar: Social impacts...10.5.6 Sweden Sweden High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 230 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*13.5.0 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*22.5.1 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*11.6.1 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*6...5. 7 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*6...5. 3 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*5...6. 0 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...10.25 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...27.32 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...24.390 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*4...6. 4 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*22.3.4 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...38.29.1 2. 04 No. days to start a business...86.18 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...58.6 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*21.5.6 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%51.54.3 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*1...6. 1 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*36.3.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...21.8,501. 2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...6...312.0 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...4..2, 282.2 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*7...6. 4 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...119.0.43 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..40.24.48 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*1...6. 0 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*5...5. 8 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%51.96.2 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...35.130.2 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%13.85.2 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%16.85.8 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%8...90.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...1...39.9 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...42.39.6 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*24.6.2 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*3...6. 1 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*1...5. 8 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...3...293.5 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*2...6. 2 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*13.5.8 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*1...5. 6 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*52.4.3 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...32.0.67 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*33.4.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*18.5.3 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...6...61.6 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*31.4.8 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...3...49.8 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*13.5.7 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*12.6.1 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*23.5.0 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...44.0.34 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.6.5.6 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..6...5. 7 A. Environment subindex...9...5. 4 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...9...5. 5 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...12.5.3 B. Readiness subindex...10.6.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...9...6. 7 4th pillar: Affordability...66.5.4 5th pillar: Skills...3...6. 4 C. Usage subindex...10.5.6 6th pillar: Individual usage...11.6.1 7th pillar: Business usage...1...6. 1 8th pillar: Government usage...35.4.7 D. Impact subindex...11.5.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts...3...5. 6 10th pillar: Social impacts...26.5.0 Switzerland Switzerland High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 231 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*81.3.4 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*14.5.2 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*45.4.5 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*45.4.2 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*52.3.7 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*23.5.2 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...22.37 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...131.45 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...61.510 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*43.5.5 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*9...4. 1 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...62.35.0 2. 04 No. days to start a business...53.10 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...10.3 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*2...6. 1 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%7...83.4 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*32.4.9 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*8...4. 5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...11 10,859. 0 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...42.44.3 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...n/a n/a 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*16.6.2 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...90.0.32 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..47.26.05 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*30.4.5 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*11.5.4 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%37.100.0 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%45.98.4 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...42.126.5 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%27.76.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%33.75.2 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%31.72.2 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...28.23.9 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...33.49.9 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*34.6.1 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*18.5.8 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*19.4.8 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...n/a n/a 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*13.5.9 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*7...5. 9 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*31.4.5 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*12.5.2 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...n/a n/a 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*11.5.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*12.5.4 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...n/a n/a 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*10.5.3 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...37.33.7 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*8...5. 8 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*7...6. 2 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*12.5.4 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...n/a n/a Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.14.5.5 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..10.5.5 A. Environment subindex...25.4.9 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...34.4.4 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...4...5. 5 B. Readiness subindex...7...6. 2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...5...6. 8 4th pillar: Affordability...53.5.7 5th pillar: Skills...14.6.0 C. Usage subindex...17.5.3 6th pillar: Individual usage...28.5.4 7th pillar: Business usage...14.5.2 8th pillar: Government usage...16.5.4 D. Impact subindex...7...5. 4 9th pillar: Economic impacts...12.5.1 10th pillar: Social impacts...6...5. 8 Taiwan, China Taiwan, China High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 232 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*75.3.5 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*113.3.2 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*94.3.2 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*75.3.6 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*82.3.3 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*93.3.2 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...78.38 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...66.515 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*125.3.9 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*73.2.6 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...105.44.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...107.26 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...107.9 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*127.4.2 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%142.3.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*129.3.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*76.3.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...132.114.4 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...101.95.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...119.4.0 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...135.0.8 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*134.3.6 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...92.0.32 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 109.49.03 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...130.0.91 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*100.3.2 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*138.2.5 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%137.35.0 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%115.73.2 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...135.57.0 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%135.4.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%136.3.2 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%132.3.3 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...141.0.0 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...109.3.7 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*136.4.4 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*127.3.9 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*101.3.2 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...115.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*125.4.1 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*120.3.5 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*95.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*92.3.7 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...102.0.35 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*77.4.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*108.3.9 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...85.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*97.3.7 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...117.2.6 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*123.3.4 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*118.3.1 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*95.3.7 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...97.0.08 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.125.3.0 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..127.2.9 A. Environment subindex...115.3.5 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...85.3.5 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...132.3.4 B. Readiness subindex...123.3.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...120.2.7 4th pillar: Affordability...111.4.0 5th pillar: Skills...129.2.8 C. Usage subindex...124.2.8 6th pillar: Individual usage...137.1.7 7th pillar: Business usage...120.3.1 8th pillar: Government usage...98.3.7 D. Impact subindex...128.2.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts...132.2.5 10th pillar: Social impacts...117.2.9 Tanzania Tanzania Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 233 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*112.3.0 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*88.3.7 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*67.3.8 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*60.3.9 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*62.3.5 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*102.3.1 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...72.72 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...55.36 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...45.440 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*75.4.9 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*41.3.1 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...40.29.8 2. 04 No. days to start a business...110.28 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...22.4 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*41.5.3 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%54.51.4 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*53.4.5 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*105.3.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...78.2,343. 0 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...61.26.6 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...83.19.6 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*82.4.8 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...30.0.12 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..86.35.81 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...79.1.82 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*78.3.6 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*80.4.0 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%79.87.0 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%73.93.5 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...38.127.3 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%97.26.5 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%86.26.9 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%93.18.4 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...70.8.2 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...132.0.1 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*49.5.9 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*50.5.0 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*87.3.4 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...65.1.2 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*74.4.8 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*50.4.9 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*50.4.2 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*99.3.6 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...64.0.51 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*94.4.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*67.4.4 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...69.0.2 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*86.4.0 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...103.10.9 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*86.3.9 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*65.4.4 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*79.4.1 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...47.0.32 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.67.4.0 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..74.3.9 A. Environment subindex...56.4.1 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...79.3.6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...45.4.7 B. Readiness subindex...63.5.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...73.4.1 4th pillar: Affordability...47.5.9 5th pillar: Skills...74.4.9 C. Usage subindex...80.3.6 6th pillar: Individual usage...85.3.2 7th pillar: Business usage...59.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage...84.3.9 D. Impact subindex...83.3.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts...104.2.9 10th pillar: Social impacts...68.3.8 Thailand Thailand Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 234 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*72.3.6 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*129.2.9 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*86.3.4 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*88.3.5 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*89.3.3 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*128.2.7 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...147.51 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...138.1,285 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*146.3.1 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*87.2.5 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...2...11.0 2. 04 No. days to start a business...142.94 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...94.8 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*142.3.5 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%101.17.7 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*147.2.2 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*88.3.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...133.112.0 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...111.92.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...75.17.5 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...115.2.6 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*140.3.3 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...115.0.42 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 141.172.26 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...n/a n/a 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*124.2.7 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*141.2.3 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%116.56.6 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%131.58.3 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...136.55.7 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%148.0.9 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%n/a n/a 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%n/a n/a 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...132.0.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...128.0.4 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*140.4.4 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*146.3.3 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*124.2.9 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...88.0.3 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*145.3.1 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*142.2.7 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*132.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*123.3.2 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.22 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*137.3.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*143.2.9 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...62.0.3 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*139.2.9 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...n/a n/a 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*139.3.0 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*137.2.3 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*123.3.2 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.00 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.141.2.7 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..134.2.7 A. Environment subindex...138.3.1 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...127.2.9 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...134.3.3 B. Readiness subindex...132.2.8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...111.3.0 4th pillar: Affordability...133.2.8 5th pillar: Skills...135.2.6 C. Usage subindex...141.2.5 6th pillar: Individual usage...128.1.9 7th pillar: Business usage...142.2.7 8th pillar: Government usage...138.2.9 D. Impact subindex...139.2.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts...143.2.3 10th pillar: Social impacts...137.2.4 Timor-Leste Timor-Leste Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 235 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*69.3.6 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*115.3.2 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*43.4.6 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*79.3.6 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*84.3.3 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*91.3.3 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...116.42 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...143.1,340 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*55.5.2 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*111.2.2 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...38.29.1 2. 04 No. days to start a business...125.38 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...79.7 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*88.4.7 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%116.11.5 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*34.4.9 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*130.2.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...33.6,651. 5 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...72.18.4 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...51.96.5 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*62.5.3 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...96.0.34 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..19.18.71 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...126.1.00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*45.4.2 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*36.4.6 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%73.89.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%41.98.8 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...27.140.8 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%50.59.5 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%51.61.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%69.40.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...47.13.8 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...92.8.4 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*63.5.8 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*75.4.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*123.2.9 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...72.1.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*77.4.8 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*96.4.1 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*60.4.1 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*87.3.7 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...72.0.48 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*79.4.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*118.3.7 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...71.0.2 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*95.3.8 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...55.25.0 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*89.3.9 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*57.4.6 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*98.3.7 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...97.0.08 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.71.4.0 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..72.3.9 A. Environment subindex...94.3.7 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...93.3.4 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...91.4.0 B. Readiness subindex...56.5.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...57.4.5 4th pillar: Affordability...74.5.3 5th pillar: Skills...42.5.5 C. Usage subindex...66.3.9 6th pillar: Individual usage...60.4.2 7th pillar: Business usage...87.3.4 8th pillar: Government usage...80.4.0 D. Impact subindex...92.3.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts...92.3.0 10th pillar: Social impacts...89.3.4 Trinidad and tobago Trinidad and tobago High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 236 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*111.3.0 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*87.3.7 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*77.3.6 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*54.3.9 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*67.3.5 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*97.3.2 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...76.74 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...91.39 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...78.565 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*77.4.8 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*44.3.0 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...133.62.4 2. 04 No. days to start a business...58.11 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...119.10 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*80.4.9 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%74.35.2 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*66.4.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*115.3.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...88.1,511. 2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...58.99.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...70.18.7 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...87.13.1 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*110.4.3 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...94.0.33 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month...7...14.42 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...135.0.82 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*71.3.7 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*31.4.7 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%68.91.1 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%108.79.1 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...53.118.1 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%79.41.4 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%93.22.8 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%85.20.6 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...80.4.9 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...88.8.9 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*40.6.0 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*70.4.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*99.3.2 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...67.1.1 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*116.4.3 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*114.3.7 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*111.3.6 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*74.3.9 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...74.0.48 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*83.4.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*96.4.0 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...63.0.2 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*87.3.9 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...73.20.9 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*76.4.1 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*95.3.7 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*80.4.0 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...41.0.37 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.87.3.8 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144...n/a n/A a. Environment subindex...102.3.6 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...94.3.4 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...109.3.8 B. Readiness subindex...87.4.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...83.3.6 4th pillar: Affordability...73.5.3 5th pillar: Skills...81.4.8 C. Usage subindex...84.3.5 6th pillar: Individual usage...81.3.3 7th pillar: Business usage...103.3.3 8th pillar: Government usage...77.4.0 D. Impact subindex...76.3.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts...90.3.0 10th pillar: Social impacts...72.3.8 Tunisia Tunisia High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 237 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*19.4.8 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*68.4.0 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*85.3.4 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*59.3.9 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*46.3.9 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*74.3.6 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...57.62 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...55.36 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...38.420 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*44.5.4 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*83.2.5 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...82.40.2 2. 04 No. days to start a business...22.6 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...58.6 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*15.5.8 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%38.60.7 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*101.3.8 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*23.4.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...64.3,236. 6 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...44.40.6 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...48.116.8 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*63.5.3 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...58.0.21 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..24.20.02 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*91.3.4 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*101.3.5 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%77.88.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%67.94.1 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...102.91.5 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%73.45.1 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%64.50.2 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%60.47.2 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...57.10.6 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...77.16.5 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*61.5.8 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*37.5.3 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*45.3.8 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...44.6.2 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*55.5.1 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*48.4.9 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*65.4.0 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*55.4.2 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...77.0.46 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*69.4.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*53.4.6 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...49.0.6 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*61.4.3 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...77.20.2 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*40.4.9 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*63.4.4 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*44.4.7 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...107.0.05 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.51.4.3 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..45.4.2 A. Environment subindex...44.4.4 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...55.4.0 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...38.4.8 B. Readiness subindex...42.5.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...48.4.8 4th pillar: Affordability...17.6.4 5th pillar: Skills...80.4.8 C. Usage subindex...63.3.9 6th pillar: Individual usage...69.3.7 7th pillar: Business usage...46.3.9 8th pillar: Government usage...60.4.1 D. Impact subindex...65.3.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts...68.3.3 10th pillar: Social impacts...67.3.8 Turkey Turkey Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 238 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*47.4.0 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*114.3.2 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*101.3.1 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*65.3.8 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*66.3.5 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*119.2.8 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...n/a n/a 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...78.38 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...55.490 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*108.4.3 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*94.2.4 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...72.36.6 2. 04 No. days to start a business...114.32 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...144.15 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*67.5.0 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%122.9.1 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*98.3.8 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*68.3.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...137.74.4 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...116.4.7 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...126.1.5 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*133.3.6 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...67.0.23 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..80.34.25 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*82.3.5 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*119.3.1 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%143.27.6 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%114.73.2 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...139.45.0 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%114.14.7 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%133.4.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%125.4.2 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...126.0.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...96.7.4 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*141.4.2 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*116.4.1 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*109.3.1 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...111.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*118.4.3 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*130.3.4 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*115.3.5 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*67.4.0 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...120.0.29 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*60.4.5 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*90.4.1 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*91.3.9 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...115.4.4 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*112.3.5 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*121.2.9 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*84.4.0 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...97.0.08 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.115.3.3 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..110.3.3 A. Environment subindex...104.3.6 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...77.3.6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...121.3.6 B. Readiness subindex...112.3.8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...113.2.9 4th pillar: Affordability...58.5.7 5th pillar: Skills...127.2.9 C. Usage subindex...125.2.8 6th pillar: Individual usage...140.1.6 7th pillar: Business usage...122.3.1 8th pillar: Government usage...95.3.7 D. Impact subindex...122.2.8 9th pillar: Economic impacts...126.2.6 10th pillar: Social impacts...114.3.0 Uganda Uganda Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 239 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*138.2.4 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*107.3.3 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*139.2.2 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*144.2.3 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*146.2.2 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*133.2.5 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...95.84 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...18.30 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...23.378 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*106.4.3 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*120.2.1 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...127.54.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...98.21 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...58.6 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*106.4.5 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%12.79.7 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*115.3.6 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*118.3.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...54.4,265. 2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...33.99.9 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...87.14.1 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...76.23.5 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*43.5.5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...6...0. 04 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month...6...14.17 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...74.1.86 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*79.3.6 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*28.4.8 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%44.97.8 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%6...99.7 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...34.130.3 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%92.33.7 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%72.40.5 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%73.36.5 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...71.8.0 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...101.5.4 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*93.5.3 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*100.4.3 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*100.3.2 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...52.3.2 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*87.4.7 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*59.4.7 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*103.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*142.2.6 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...88.0.42 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*135.3.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*125.3.6 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...47.0.8 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*127.3.3 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...36.33.9 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*121.3.4 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*70.4.3 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*128.3.2 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...77.0.16 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.81.3.9 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..73.3.9 A. Environment subindex...114.3.5 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...130.2.9 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...84.4.1 B. Readiness subindex...34.5.5 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...74.4.1 4th pillar: Affordability...3...6. 9 5th pillar: Skills...37.5.5 C. Usage subindex...101.3.3 6th pillar: Individual usage...75.3.5 7th pillar: Business usage...93.3.4 8th pillar: Government usage...129.3.1 D. Impact subindex...98.3.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts...79.3.1 10th pillar: Social impacts...102.3.2 Ukraine Ukraine Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 240 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*20.4.8 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*4...5. 7 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*23.5.5 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*20.4.9 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*16.4.8 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*20.5.3 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...22.37 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...142.49 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...68.524 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*8...6. 4 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*10.4.1 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...7...14.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...40.8 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...58.6 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*17.5.7 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%87.25.2 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*28.5.1 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*3...5. 1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...10 11,107. 7 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...53.32.4 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...40.183.7 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*20.6.1 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...19.0.08 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 103.41.77 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...126.1.00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*15.5.1 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*19.5.1 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%66.92.3 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%88.90.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...20.149.6 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%14.85.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%18.85.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%32.72.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...61.10.3 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...37.44.8 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*11.6.4 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*4...6. 1 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*39.4.0 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...49.4.5 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*10.5.9 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*20.5.5 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*13.5.0 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*1...5. 9 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...9...0. 86 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*2...6. 1 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*4...5. 6 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...44.1.1 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*9...5. 3 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...30.36.1 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*2...6. 1 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*21.5.8 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*2...6. 0 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...11.0.74 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.24.5.2 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..25.5.1 A. Environment subindex...18.5.1 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...24.4.9 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...13.5.3 B. Readiness subindex...38.5.4 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...30.5.6 4th pillar: Affordability...85.5.1 5th pillar: Skills...33.5.6 C. Usage subindex...21.5.2 6th pillar: Individual usage...29.5.3 7th pillar: Business usage...29.4.4 8th pillar: Government usage...2...6. 1 D. Impact subindex...18.5.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts...27.4.2 10th pillar: Social impacts...5...5. 8 United arab emirates United arab emirates High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 241 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*5...5. 5 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*8...5. 5 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*6...6. 2 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*8...5. 6 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*8...5. 2 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*8...5. 8 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...12.26 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...12.28 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...44.437 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*5...6. 4 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*20.3.5 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...58.34.0 2. 04 No. days to start a business...63.12 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...58.6 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*3...6. 0 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%34.61.2 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*3...5. 9 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*56.3.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...37.5,697. 2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...51.99.6 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...9...188.9 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...12.1,478. 3 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*4...6. 4 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...131.0.53 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..21.19.68 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...76.1.85 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*26.4.6 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*50.4.4 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%47.97.4 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...32.135.3 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%11.87.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%12.87.0 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%9...88.6 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...8...34.0 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...15.72.1 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*2...6. 6 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*24.5.7 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*8...5. 2 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...17.87.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*5...6. 1 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*1...6. 3 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*22.4.7 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*37.4.5 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...4...0. 97 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*39.4.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*6...5. 6 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...18.25.1 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*6...5. 4 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...5...47.2 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*21.5.3 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*10.6.2 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*27.4.9 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...5...0. 92 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.9.5.5 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..7...5. 6 A. Environment subindex...5...5. 5 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...5...5. 7 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...10.5.3 B. Readiness subindex...21.5.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...15.6.4 4th pillar: Affordability...79.5.2 5th pillar: Skills...28.5.7 C. Usage subindex...12.5.6 6th pillar: Individual usage...8...6. 3 7th pillar: Business usage...17.5.1 8th pillar: Government usage...17.5.4 D. Impact subindex...9...5. 4 9th pillar: Economic impacts...14.5.0 10th pillar: Social impacts...9...5. 7united Kingdom United kingdom High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 242 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*58.3.8 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*15.5.2 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*32.5.0 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*26.4.7 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*29.4.3 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*25.5.2 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...1...19 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...27.32 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...19.370 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*6...6. 4 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*3...4. 3 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...106.46.3 2. 04 No. days to start a business...15.5 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...58.6 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*14.5.8 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%3...95.3 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*12.5.5 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*15.4.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...7 13,639. 7 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...33.99.9 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...36.61.9 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...13.1,474. 1 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*17.6.2 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...80.0.27 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..10.14.95 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*25.4.6 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*49.4.4 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%59.93.6 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%14.99.0 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...97.95.4 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%20.81.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%28.79.3 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%26.75.0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...17.28.3 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...9...88.2 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*9...6. 4 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*9...6. 0 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*5...5. 6 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...11.143.9 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*25.5.6 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*3...6. 2 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*12.5.0 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*39.4.5 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...1...1. 00 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*28.5.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*16.5.3 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...8...51.6 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*7...5. 3 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...28.36.3 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*29.5.2 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*18.5.9 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*45.4.6 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...5...0. 92 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.7.5.6 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..9...5. 6 A. Environment subindex...15.5.2 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...22.5.0 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...7...5. 4 B. Readiness subindex...5...6. 3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...4...6. 8 4th pillar: Affordability...21.6.4 5th pillar: Skills...32.5.6 C. Usage subindex...11.5.6 6th pillar: Individual usage...18.5.8 7th pillar: Business usage...9...5. 6 8th pillar: Government usage...11.5.5 D. Impact subindex...8...5. 4 9th pillar: Economic impacts...9...5. 2 10th pillar: Social impacts...12.5.6 United states United states High-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 243 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*66.3.6 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*78.3.8 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*25.5.4 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*55.3.9 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*40.4.0 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*45.4.1 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...67.68 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...111.41 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...113.725 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*92.4.5 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*80.2.5 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...92.41.9 2. 04 No. days to start a business...32.7 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*114.4.5 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%32.63.2 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*79.4.2 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*93.3.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...68.3,057. 2 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...1...100.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...43.40.6 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...55.80.4 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*45.5.5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...101.0.35 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..12.15.22 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...137.0.75 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*120.3.0 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*124.2.9 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%71.90.3 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%47.98.1 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...24.147.1 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%56.55.1 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%48.63.7 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%56.48.4 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...39.16.6 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...53.32.5 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*62.5.8 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*92.4.4 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*88.3.4 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...54.2.2 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*89.4.6 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*74.4.5 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*92.3.8 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*84.3.8 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...52.0.55 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*67.4.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*60.4.6 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...56.0.4 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*49.4.5 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...66.23.1 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*56.4.5 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*19.5.9 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*91.3.9 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...71.0.18 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.56.4.2 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..52.4.2 A. Environment subindex...51.4.2 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...57.4.0 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...54.4.5 B. Readiness subindex...68.4.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...50.4.8 4th pillar: Affordability...80.5.1 5th pillar: Skills...83.4.7 C. Usage subindex...55.4.0 6th pillar: Individual usage...48.4.5 7th pillar: Business usage...86.3.4 8th pillar: Government usage...59.4.2 D. Impact subindex...53.3.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts...61.3.4 10th pillar: Social impacts...50.4.1 Uruguay Uruguay Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 244 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*148.1.5 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*111.3.2 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*148.1.1 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*148.1.8 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*148.1.5 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*148.1.6 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...101.88 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...18.30 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...94.610 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*115.4.1 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*117.2.1 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...132.61.7 2. 04 No. days to start a business...147.144 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...148.17 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*147.3.0 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%13.77.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*76.4.2 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*148.1.9 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...56.4,137. 5 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...115.90.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...94.10.9 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...92.10.7 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*100.4.5 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...77.0.26 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..16.16.04 04 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...1...2. 00 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*128.2.7 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*123.2.9 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%84.85.4 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%61.95.5 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...88.101.9 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%76.44.0 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%94.20.2 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%89.20.2 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...75.6.7 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...105.4.8 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*59.5.8 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*118.4.1 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*128.2.8 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...91.0.2 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*124.4.1 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*91.4.2 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*106.3.6 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*144.2.5 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...72.0.48 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*139.3.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*128.3.5 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...89.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*111.3.6 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...83.18.6 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*113.3.5 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*106.3.4 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*137.3.0 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...55.0.26 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.106.3.4 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..108.3.3 A. Environment subindex...145.2.7 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...148.2.3 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...140.3.2 B. Readiness subindex...72.4.8 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...91.3.4 4th pillar: Affordability...20.6.4 5th pillar: Skills...94.4.5 C. Usage subindex...108.3.1 6th pillar: Individual usage...88.3.1 7th pillar: Business usage...119.3.1 8th pillar: Government usage...127.3.2 D. Impact subindex...109.2.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts...115.2.8 10th pillar: Social impacts...108.3.1 Venezuela Venezuela Upper-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 245 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*55.3.8 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*86.3.7 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*89.3.4 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*93.3.4 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*79.3.3 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*116.2.9 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...89.81 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...55.36 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...30.400 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*134.3.7 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*78.2.6 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...65.35.2 2. 04 No. days to start a business...119.34 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...119.10 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*51.5.2 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%88.24.6 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*125.3.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*30.4.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...96.1,129. 1 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...132.70.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...90.13.4 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...99.6.7 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*61.5.3 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...23.0.09 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..34.22.79 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...69.1.87 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*95.3.4 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*85.3.9 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate%..%96.77.2 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%74.93.4 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...23.147.7 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%83.39.5 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%99.17.5 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%94.15.6 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...79.4.9 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...72.18.8 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*105.5.1 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*135.3.8 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*86.3.4 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...92.0.2 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*32.5.5 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*38.5.1 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*98.3.7 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*60.4.2 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...88.0.42 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*36.4.9 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*39.4.8 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...86.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*59.4.4 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...107.7.4 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*53.4.5 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*41.5.1 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*67.4.2 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...92.0.11 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.84.3.8 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..84.3.7 A. Environment subindex...96.3.7 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...91.3.5 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...100.3.9 B. Readiness subindex...77.4.7 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...121.2.7 4th pillar: Affordability...8...6. 6 5th pillar: Skills...88.4.7 C. Usage subindex...78.3.6 6th pillar: Individual usage...84.3.2 7th pillar: Business usage...88.3.4 8th pillar: Government usage...58.4.2 D. Impact subindex...75.3.4 9th pillar: Economic impacts...96.3.0 10th pillar: Social impacts...62.3.8 Vietnam Vietnam Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 246 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*134.2.5 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*140.2.4 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*138.2.2 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*147.2.2 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*127.2.7 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*138.2.4 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...103.89 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...55.36 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...105.645 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*142.3.4 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*134.1.9 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...53.32.7 2. 04 No. days to start a business...129.40 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...58.6 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*118.4.4 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%119.10.3 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*138.2.8 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*147.2.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...121.266.3 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...121.84.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...130.2.8 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...142.0.5 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*124.3.8 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...43.0.15 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..39.24.08 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...141.0.36 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*147.2.0 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*143.2.3 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%124.46.9 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%125.65.3 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...133.58.3 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%106.17.4 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%129.5.1 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%123.4.7 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...111.0.7 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...131.0.2 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*128.4.6 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*119.4.1 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*142.2.6 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*97.4.5 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*138.3.0 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*122.3.3 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*146.2.4 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...134.0.18 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*134.3.3 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*146.2.8 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*141.2.9 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...87.17.0 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*142.2.8 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*146.1.7 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*136.3.0 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...127.0.00 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.140.2.7 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..139.2.6 A. Environment subindex...139.2.9 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...143.2.6 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...138.3.3 B. Readiness subindex...120.3.3 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...129.2.4 4th pillar: Affordability...83.5.1 5th pillar: Skills...138.2.4 C. Usage subindex...143.2.4 6th pillar: Individual usage...131.1.8 7th pillar: Business usage...131.3.0 8th pillar: Government usage...145.2.6 D. Impact subindex...143.2.2 9th pillar: Economic impacts...140.2.4 10th pillar: Social impacts...145.2.1 Yemen Yemen Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles The Global Information technology Report 2014 247 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97.1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*34.4.3 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*74.3.9 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*69.3.7 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*37.4.4 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*51.3.7 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*57.3.9 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...91.82 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...47.35 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...95.611 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*95.4.5 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*79.2.5 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...8...15.1 2. 04 No. days to start a business...32.7 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...34.5 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*48.5.2 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%144.2.4 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*71.4.3 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*28.4.0 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...102.840.1 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...129.78.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...131.2.7 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...117.2.3 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*111.4.3 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...117.0.43 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month 118.64.14 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...93.1.64 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*38.4.3 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*76.4.0 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%126.45.6 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%119.71.2 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...120.74.8 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%117.13.5 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%137.3.1 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%135.2.8 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...127.0.1 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...126.0.6 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*77.5.6 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*77.4.6 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*52.3.7 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...122.0.0 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*72.4.8 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*100.4.0 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*89.3.8 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*50.4.3 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...113.0.31 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*40.4.7 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*70.4.4 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*77.4.1 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...110.7.3 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*85.3.9 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*103.3.5 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*62.4.2 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...112.0.03 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.110.3.3 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..115.3.2 A. Environment subindex...60.4.1 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...59.3.8 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...63.4.3 B. Readiness subindex...126.3.1 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...130.2.4 4th pillar: Affordability...124.3.4 5th pillar: Skills...117.3.6 C. Usage subindex...104.3.2 6th pillar: Individual usage...123.2.0 7th pillar: Business usage...77.3.5 8th pillar: Government usage...79.4.0 D. Impact subindex...106.3.0 9th pillar: Economic impacts...113.2.8 10th pillar: Social impacts...104.3.2 Zambia Zambia Lower-middle-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum 2: Country/Economy Profiles 248 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Note: Indicators followed by an asterisk(*)are measured on a 1-to-7 (best) scale. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles on page 97 1. Political and regulatory environment 6. Individual usage 7. Business 5. Skills usage 8. Government 4. Affordability usage 3. Infrastructure and digital content 9. Economic impacts 2. Business and innovation environment 10. Social impacts 1234567 The Networked Readiness Index in detail INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*100.3.2 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*121.3.1 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*117.2.7 1. 04 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes*..*78.3.6 1. 05 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs*..*123.2.8 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*106.3.0 1. 07 Software piracy rate,%software installed...108.92 1. 08 No. procedures to enforce a contract...78.38 1. 09 No. days to enforce a contract...35.410 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*103.4.4 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*140.1.8 2. 03 Total tax rate,%profits...66.35.3 2. 04 No. days to start a business...140.90 2. 05 No. procedures to start a business...107.9 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*81.4.9 2. 07 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate%..%134.5.9 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*81.4.1 2. 09 Gov't procurement of advanced tech*..*137.2.6 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production, kwh/capita...108.668.1 3. 02 Mobile network coverage,%pop...125.81.0 3. 03 Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user...132.2.6 3. 04 Secure Internet servers/million pop...112.3.0 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*112.4.2 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min...47.0.16 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month..32.21.93 4. 03 Internet & telephony competition, 0 2 (best...81.1.79 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of educational system*..*42.4.3 5. 02 Quality of math & science education*..*63.4.2 5. 03 Secondary education gross enrollment rate,%133.38.0 5. 04 Adult literacy rate%..%107.83.6 INDICATOR RANK/148 VALUE 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop...100.91.9 6. 02 Individuals using Internet%..%108.17.1 6. 03 Households w/personal computer%..%125.6.5 6. 04 Households w/Internet access%..%122.4.9 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subs.//100 pop...114.0.5 6. 06 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop...57.28.1 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*113.5.0 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*99.4.3 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*122.2.9 7. 03 PCT patents, applications/million pop...96.0.1 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*..*108.4.4 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*..*127.3.4 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*82.3.9 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to gov't vision*..*100.3.6 8. 02 Government Online service Index, 0 1 (best...139.0.13 8. 03 Gov't success in ICT promotion*..*90.4.1 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services & products*..*100.3.9 9. 02 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop...93.0.0 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*.*110.3.6 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs,%workforce...112.6.6 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*117.3.5 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*119.3.0 10.03 ICT use & gov't efficiency*..*132.3.0 10.04 E-Participation Index, 0 1 (best...112.0.03 Rank Value (out of 148)( 1 7) Networked Readiness Index 2014.117.3.2 Networked Readiness Index 2013 (out of 144)..116.3.2 A. Environment subindex...133.3.2 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...122.3.1 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...133.3.3 B. Readiness subindex...97.4.2 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...128.2.4 4th pillar: Affordability...24.6.3 5th pillar: Skills...108.3.8 C. Usage subindex...118.2.9 6th pillar: Individual usage...107.2.4 7th pillar: Business usage...109.3.2 8th pillar: Government usage...128.3.1 D. Impact subindex...131.2.6 9th pillar: Economic impacts...129.2.5 10th pillar: Social impacts...130.2.7 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Low-income group average 2014 World Economic Forum Part 3 Data Tables 2014 World Economic Forum 2014 World 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. The data tables are organized into 10 sections, which correspond to the 10 pillars of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI). Environment subindex 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment Readiness subindex 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 4th pillar: Affordability 5th pillar: Skills Usage subindex 6th pillar: Individual usage 7th pillar: Business usage 8th pillar: Government usage Impact subindex 9th pillar: Economic impacts 10th pillar: Social impacts EXECUTIVE OPINION SURVEY INDICATORS In the tables, indicators derived from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey (the Survey) have represented scores by blue-colored bar graphs. Survey questions asked for responses on a scale of 1 to 7, where an answer of 1 and 7 always corresponds to the worst and best possible outcomes, respectively. In the tables, the Survey question and the two extreme answers are shown above the rankings. Scores are reported with a precision of one decimal point, although exact figures are used to determine rankings. The sample mean is represented by a dotted line running across the bar graphs. For more information on the Executive Opinion Survey and a detailed explanation of how scores are computed, please refer to Chapter 1. 3 of The Global Competitiveness Report 2013 2014, available for free on the World Economic Forum website at www. weforum. org/gcr. OTHER INDICATORS Indicators not derived from the Executive Opinion Survey are presented in black bar graphs. For each indicator, a short description appears at the top of the page. The base period (i e.,, the period to which the majority of the data corresponds) follows the description. When the period differs from the base period for a particular economy, this is indicated in a footnote. A detailed description for each indicator can be found in the Technical Notes and Sources section at the end of the Report. When data are not available or are outdated too, n/a is used in lieu of the rank and the value. Because of the nature of data, ties between two or more countries are possible. In such cases, shared rankings are indicated accordingly. For example, it takes the same number of procedures 26 in Belgium as in Luxembourg and The netherlands to enforce a contract. As a result, in Table 1. 08, all three countries are ranked 5th and listed alphabetically. ONLINE DATA PORTAL Complementing the analysis presented in this Report, an online data portal can be accessed via www. weforum. org/gitr. The platform offers a number of analytical tools and visualizations including sortable rankings, scatter plots, bar charts, and maps, as well as the possibility of downloading portions of the NRI dataset. 256 The Global Information technology Report 2014 4: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 6 7 1 Singapore...6. 1 2 Finland...5. 7 3 Qatar...5. 7 4 New zealand...5. 7 5 United kingdom...5. 5 6 Sweden...5. 4 7 Luxembourg...5. 4 8 Norway...5. 4 9 Rwanda...5. 3 10 Canada...5. 2 11 Germany...5. 1 12 Oman...5. 1 13 Switzerland...5. 0 14 Netherlands...5. 0 15 Barbados...5. 0 16 Malaysia...5. 0 17 Botswana...4. 9 18 Malta...4. 9 19 Turkey...4. 8 20 United arab emirates...4. 8 21 Mauritius...4. 8 22 Bhutan...4. 7 23 Denmark...4. 7 24 Sri lanka...4. 7 25 Australia...4. 5 26 Brunei Darussalam...4. 5 27 Lao PDR...4. 5 28 Ireland...4. 5 29 France...4. 5 30 Japan...4. 4 31 Ghana...4. 3 32 Saudi arabia...4. 3 33 Gambia, The...4. 3 34 Zambia...4. 3 35 Austria...4. 3 36 Estonia...4. 3 37 Seychelles...4. 3 38 South africa...4. 2 39 China...4. 2 40 Namibia...4. 2 41 Kazakhstan...4. 2 42 Hong kong SAR...4. 1 43 Montenegro...4. 1 44 Cape verde...4. 1 45 Benin...4. 1 46 Cyprus...4. 0 47 Uganda...4. 0 48 Sierra leone...4. 0 49 Belgium...4. 0 50 Kenya...4. 0 51 Israel...4. 0 52 Macedonia, FYR...3. 9 53 Lesotho...3. 9 54 Gabon...3. 9 55 Vietnam...3. 8 56 Spain...3. 8 57 Indonesia...3. 8 58 United states...3. 8 59 Iran, Islamic Rep...3. 8 60 Iceland...3. 7 61 India...3. 7 62 Chile...3. 7 63 Azerbaijan...3. 7 64 Hungary...3. 7 65 Georgia...3. 7 66 Uruguay...3. 6 67 Cambodia...3. 6 68 Guyana...3. 6 69 Trinidad and tobago...3. 6 70 Mozambique...3. 6 71 Liberia...3. 6 72 Timor-Leste...3. 6 73 Bosnia and herzegovina...3. 6 74 Portugal...3. 5 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 6 7 75 Tanzania...3. 5 76 Swaziland...3. 5 77 Jordan...3. 5 78 Armenia...3. 5 79 Philippines...3. 5 80 Senegal...3. 4 81 Taiwan, China...3. 4 82 Latvia...3. 4 83 Morocco...3. 4 84 Malawi...3. 4 85 Bahrain...3. 4 86 Bolivia...3. 3 87 Lithuania...3. 3 88 Nigeria...3. 3 89 Kuwait...3. 3 90 Jamaica...3. 3 91 Ecuador...3. 3 92 Croatia...3. 3 93 Myanmar...3. 3 94 Ethiopia...3. 3 95 Russian Federation...3. 3 96 Poland...3. 2 97 Angola...3. 2 98 Serbia...3. 2 99 Nicaragua...3. 2 100 Zimbabwe...3. 2 101 Bangladesh...3. 2 102 Pakistan...3. 1 103 Côte d'ivoire...3. 1 104 Puerto rico...3. 1 105 Albania...3. 1 106 Greece...3. 1 107 Panama...3. 0 108 Mali...3. 0 109 Mongolia...3. 0 110 Czech republic...3. 0 111 Tunisia...3. 0 112 Thailand...3. 0 113 Cameroon...2. 9 114 Mexico...2. 9 115 Slovak Republic...2. 9 116 Burkina faso...2. 9 117 Bulgaria...2. 8 118 Suriname...2. 8 119 Korea, Rep...2. 8 120 Moldova...2. 8 121 Honduras...2. 8 122 El salvador...2. 8 123 Slovenia...2. 8 124 Colombia...2. 7 125 Algeria...2. 7 126 Libya...2. 7 127 Romania...2. 7 128 Italy...2. 7 129 Dominican republic...2. 7 130 Madagascar...2. 6 131 Mauritania...2. 6 132 Kyrgyz Republic...2. 6 133 Brazil...2. 6 134 Yemen...2. 5 135 Egypt...2. 4 136 Burundi...2. 4 137 Nepal...2. 4 138 Ukraine...2. 4 139 Guinea...2. 3 140 Costa rica...2. 2 141 Paraguay...2. 2 142 Chad...2. 1 143 Guatemala...2. 1 144 Peru...2. 1 145 Lebanon...2. 1 146 Argentina...2. 1 147 Haiti...2. 1 148 Venezuela...1. 5 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*How effective is your national parliament/congress as a lawmaking institution? 1=not effective at all among the worst in the world; 7=extremely effective among the best in the world 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 253 Index of Data Tables Environment subindex 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment...255 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*..*256 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*..*257 1. 03 Judicial independence*..*258 1. 04 Efficiency of legal framework in settling disputes*..*259 1. 05 Efficiency of legal framework in challenging regulations*..*260 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*..*261 1. 07 Software piracy rate...262 1. 08 Number of procedures to enforce a contract...263 1. 09 Time required to enforce a contract...264 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment...265 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*..*266 2. 02 Venture capital availability*..*267 2. 03 Total tax rate...268 2. 04 Time required to start a business...269 2. 05 Number of procedures required to start a business...270 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*..*271 2. 07 Tertiary education enrollment rate...272 2. 08 Quality of management schools*..*273 2. 09 Government procurement of advanced technology products*..*274 Readiness subindex 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content...275 3. 01 Electricity production...276 3. 02 Mobile network coverage rate...277 3. 03 International Internet bandwidth...278 3. 04 Secure Internet servers...279 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*..*280 4th pillar: Affordability...281 4. 01 Mobile cellular tariffs...282 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs...283 4. 03 Internet and telephony sectors competition index...284 5th pillar: Skills...285 5. 01 Quality of the educational system*..*286 5. 02 Quality of math and science education*..*287 5. 03 Secondary education enrollment rate...288 5. 04 Adult literacy rate...289 Usage subindex 6th pillar: Individual usage...291 6. 01 Mobile telephone subscriptions...292 6. 02 Internet users...293 6. 03 Households with a personal computer...294 6. 04 Households with Internet access...295 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subscriptions...296 6. 06 Mobile broadband Internet subscriptions...297 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*..*298 7th pillar: Business usage...299 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*..*300 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*..*301 7. 03 PCT patent applications (all types...302 7. 04 ICT use for business-to-business transactions...303 7. 05 Internet use for business-to-consumer transactions...304 7. 06 Extent of staff training*..*305 8th pillar: Government usage...307 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to government vision of the future*..*308 8. 02 Government Online service Index...309 8. 03 Government success in ICT promotion*..*310 Impact subindex 9th pillar: Economic impacts...311 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services and products*..*312 9. 02 PCT ICT patents...313 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*..*314 9. 04 Knowledge-intensive jobs...315 10th pillar: Social impacts...317 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*..*318 10.02 Internet access in schools*..*319 10.03 ICT use and government efficiency*..*320 10.04 E-Participation Index...321 2014 World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum 1st pillar Political and regulatory environment 2014 World Economic Forum 256 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 6 7 1 Singapore...6. 1 2 Finland...5. 7 3 Qatar...5. 7 4 New zealand...5. 7 5 United kingdom...5. 5 6 Sweden...5. 4 7 Luxembourg...5. 4 8 Norway...5. 4 9 Rwanda...5. 3 10 Canada...5. 2 11 Germany...5. 1 12 Oman...5. 1 13 Switzerland...5. 0 14 Netherlands...5. 0 15 Barbados...5. 0 16 Malaysia...5. 0 17 Botswana...4. 9 18 Malta...4. 9 19 Turkey...4. 8 20 United arab emirates...4. 8 21 Mauritius...4. 8 22 Bhutan...4. 7 23 Denmark...4. 7 24 Sri lanka...4. 7 25 Australia...4. 5 26 Brunei Darussalam...4. 5 27 Lao PDR...4. 5 28 Ireland...4. 5 29 France...4. 5 30 Japan...4. 4 31 Ghana...4. 3 32 Saudi arabia...4. 3 33 Gambia, The...4. 3 34 Zambia...4. 3 35 Austria...4. 3 36 Estonia...4. 3 37 Seychelles...4. 3 38 South africa...4. 2 39 China...4. 2 40 Namibia...4. 2 41 Kazakhstan...4. 2 42 Hong kong SAR...4. 1 43 Montenegro...4. 1 44 Cape verde...4. 1 45 Benin...4. 1 46 Cyprus...4. 0 47 Uganda...4. 0 48 Sierra leone...4. 0 49 Belgium...4. 0 50 Kenya...4. 0 51 Israel...4. 0 52 Macedonia, FYR...3. 9 53 Lesotho...3. 9 54 Gabon...3. 9 55 Vietnam...3. 8 56 Spain...3. 8 57 Indonesia...3. 8 58 United states...3. 8 59 Iran, Islamic Rep...3. 8 60 Iceland...3. 7 61 India...3. 7 62 Chile...3. 7 63 Azerbaijan...3. 7 64 Hungary...3. 7 65 Georgia...3. 7 66 Uruguay...3. 6 67 Cambodia...3. 6 68 Guyana...3. 6 69 Trinidad and tobago...3. 6 70 Mozambique...3. 6 71 Liberia...3. 6 72 Timor-Leste...3. 6 73 Bosnia and herzegovina...3. 6 74 Portugal...3. 5 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 6 7 75 Tanzania...3. 5 76 Swaziland...3. 5 77 Jordan...3. 5 78 Armenia...3. 5 79 Philippines...3. 5 80 Senegal...3. 4 81 Taiwan, China...3. 4 82 Latvia...3. 4 83 Morocco...3. 4 84 Malawi...3. 4 85 Bahrain...3. 4 86 Bolivia...3. 3 87 Lithuania...3. 3 88 Nigeria...3. 3 89 Kuwait...3. 3 90 Jamaica...3. 3 91 Ecuador...3. 3 92 Croatia...3. 3 93 Myanmar...3. 3 94 Ethiopia...3. 3 95 Russian Federation...3. 3 96 Poland...3. 2 97 Angola...3. 2 98 Serbia...3. 2 99 Nicaragua...3. 2 100 Zimbabwe...3. 2 101 Bangladesh...3. 2 102 Pakistan...3. 1 103 Côte d'ivoire...3. 1 104 Puerto rico...3. 1 105 Albania...3. 1 106 Greece...3. 1 107 Panama...3. 0 108 Mali...3. 0 109 Mongolia...3. 0 110 Czech republic...3. 0 111 Tunisia...3. 0 112 Thailand...3. 0 113 Cameroon...2. 9 114 Mexico...2. 9 115 Slovak Republic...2. 9 116 Burkina faso...2. 9 117 Bulgaria...2. 8 118 Suriname...2. 8 119 Korea, Rep...2. 8 120 Moldova...2. 8 121 Honduras...2. 8 122 El salvador...2. 8 123 Slovenia...2. 8 124 Colombia...2. 7 125 Algeria...2. 7 126 Libya...2. 7 127 Romania...2. 7 128 Italy...2. 7 129 Dominican republic...2. 7 130 Madagascar...2. 6 131 Mauritania...2. 6 132 Kyrgyz Republic...2. 6 133 Brazil...2. 6 134 Yemen...2. 5 135 Egypt...2. 4 136 Burundi...2. 4 137 Nepal...2. 4 138 Ukraine...2. 4 139 Guinea...2. 3 140 Costa rica...2. 2 141 Paraguay...2. 2 142 Chad...2. 1 143 Guatemala...2. 1 144 Peru...2. 1 145 Lebanon...2. 1 146 Argentina...2. 1 147 Haiti...2. 1 148 Venezuela...1. 5 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*How effective is your national parliament/congress as a lawmaking institution? 1=not effective at all among the worst in the world; 7=extremely effective among the best in the world 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 257 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 9 7 1 Luxembourg...5. 9 2 Singapore...5. 8 3 Estonia...5. 8 4 United arab emirates...5. 7 5 Finland...5. 6 6 Qatar...5. 6 7 Hong kong SAR...5. 5 8 United kingdom...5. 5 9 Norway...5. 5 10 New zealand...5. 4 11 Sweden...5. 4 12 Korea, Rep...5. 3 13 Malaysia...5. 3 14 Taiwan, China...5. 2 15 United states...5. 2 16 Netherlands...5. 1 17 Australia...5. 1 18 Denmark...5. 1 19 Canada...5. 1 20 Malta...5. 1 21 Austria...5. 1 22 Switzerland...5. 1 23 Ireland...5. 1 24 Azerbaijan...5. 1 25 Portugal...5. 0 26 Germany...5. 0 27 Saudi arabia...5. 0 28 Puerto rico...5. 0 29 France...4. 9 30 Belgium...4. 9 31 Iceland...4. 9 32 Israel...4. 9 33 Japan...4. 8 34 South africa...4. 8 35 Oman...4. 8 36 Chile...4. 8 37 Rwanda...4. 8 38 Spain...4. 8 39 Panama...4. 7 40 Bahrain...4. 7 41 Lithuania...4. 7 42 Armenia...4. 6 43 Slovenia...4. 6 44 Jordan...4. 5 45 Mauritius...4. 5 46 Indonesia...4. 5 47 Czech republic...4. 4 48 Macedonia, FYR...4. 4 49 Brunei Darussalam...4. 3 50 Gambia, The...4. 3 51 Costa rica...4. 3 52 China...4. 3 53 Kazakhstan...4. 3 54 India...4. 2 55 Colombia...4. 2 56 Latvia...4. 2 57 Hungary...4. 2 58 Montenegro...4. 2 59 Mexico...4. 2 60 Brazil...4. 2 61 Cyprus...4. 1 62 Kenya...4. 1 63 Romania...4. 1 64 Barbados...4. 1 65 Ecuador...4. 0 66 Bulgaria...4. 0 67 Bosnia and herzegovina...4. 0 68 Turkey...4. 0 69 Seychelles...4. 0 70 Lao PDR...4. 0 71 Croatia...4. 0 72 Philippines...4. 0 73 Dominican republic...4. 0 74 Zambia...3. 9 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 9 7 75 Guatemala...3. 9 76 Sri lanka...3. 9 77 Ghana...3. 8 78 Uruguay...3. 8 79 Georgia...3. 8 80 Morocco...3. 8 81 Slovak Republic...3. 8 82 Cape verde...3. 8 83 Poland...3. 8 84 Peru...3. 7 85 Albania...3. 7 86 Vietnam...3. 7 87 Tunisia...3. 7 88 Thailand...3. 7 89 Italy...3. 7 90 Namibia...3. 7 91 Guyana...3. 6 92 Jamaica...3. 6 93 Moldova...3. 6 94 Mongolia...3. 5 95 Russian Federation...3. 5 96 Bhutan...3. 5 97 Iran, Islamic Rep...3. 5 98 Cambodia...3. 5 99 Nicaragua...3. 4 100 Senegal...3. 4 101 Botswana...3. 4 102 El salvador...3. 4 103 Serbia...3. 4 104 Egypt...3. 4 105 Liberia...3. 3 106 Greece...3. 3 107 Ukraine...3. 3 108 Côte d'ivoire...3. 3 109 Nigeria...3. 3 110 Malawi...3. 2 111 Venezuela...3. 2 112 Mali...3. 2 113 Tanzania...3. 2 114 Uganda...3. 2 115 Trinidad and tobago...3. 2 116 Swaziland...3. 2 117 Paraguay...3. 1 118 Bolivia...3. 1 119 Honduras...3. 1 120 Sierra leone...3. 1 121 Zimbabwe...3. 1 122 Pakistan...3. 1 123 Bangladesh...3. 0 124 Burkina faso...3. 0 125 Mozambique...2. 9 126 Madagascar...2. 9 127 Argentina...2. 9 128 Cameroon...2. 9 129 Timor-Leste...2. 9 130 Ethiopia...2. 8 131 Kuwait...2. 7 132 Mauritania...2. 7 133 Lesotho...2. 7 134 Nepal...2. 7 135 Benin...2. 6 136 Gabon...2. 6 137 Kyrgyz Republic...2. 5 138 Suriname...2. 5 139 Guinea...2. 5 140 Yemen...2. 4 141 Burundi...2. 3 142 Haiti...2. 3 143 Angola...2. 3 144 Libya...2. 2 145 Chad...2. 1 146 Algeria...2. 1 147 Myanmar...2. 0 148 Lebanon...2. 0 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*How developed are your country's laws relating to the use of ICTS (e g.,, electronic commerce, digital signatures, consumer protection? 1=not developed at all; 7=extremely well developed 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum 258 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 9 7 1 New zealand...6. 7 2 Finland...6. 6 3 Ireland...6. 4 4 Hong kong SAR...6. 3 5 Norway...6. 3 6 United kingdom...6. 2 7 Netherlands...6. 2 8 Denmark...6. 2 9 Sweden...6. 2 10 Canada...6. 2 11 Switzerland...6. 1 12 Qatar...6. 1 13 Germany...6. 0 14 Japan...6. 0 15 Israel...5. 8 16 Australia...5. 7 17 Singapore...5. 7 18 Luxembourg...5. 7 19 Iceland...5. 6 20 Estonia...5. 5 21 Barbados...5. 5 22 South africa...5. 5 23 United arab emirates...5. 5 24 Belgium...5. 4 25 Uruguay...5. 4 26 Botswana...5. 3 27 Chile...5. 3 28 Saudi arabia...5. 3 29 Oman...5. 3 30 Austria...5. 1 31 France...5. 1 32 United states...5. 0 33 Rwanda...5. 0 34 Brunei Darussalam...5. 0 35 Mauritius...5. 0 36 Kuwait...5. 0 37 Costa rica...4. 8 38 Bhutan...4. 8 39 Malta...4. 8 40 India...4. 7 41 Namibia...4. 7 42 Puerto rico...4. 7 43 Trinidad and tobago...4. 6 44 Malaysia...4. 5 45 Taiwan, China...4. 5 46 Bahrain...4. 5 47 Cyprus...4. 5 48 Jordan...4. 4 49 Jamaica...4. 4 50 Ghana...4. 4 51 Portugal...4. 2 52 Seychelles...4. 1 53 Cape verde...4. 1 54 Poland...4. 1 55 Pakistan...4. 1 56 Lao PDR...4. 1 57 China...4. 0 58 Suriname...4. 0 59 Malawi...4. 0 60 Kenya...4. 0 61 Gambia, The...4. 0 62 Sri lanka...3. 9 63 Latvia...3. 9 64 Bosnia and herzegovina...3. 9 65 Brazil...3. 9 66 Hungary...3. 9 67 Thailand...3. 8 68 Czech republic...3. 8 69 Zambia...3. 7 70 Italy...3. 7 71 Lithuania...3. 7 72 Spain...3. 7 73 Iran, Islamic Rep...3. 7 74 Indonesia...3. 7 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 9 7 75 Montenegro...3. 6 76 Slovenia...3. 6 77 Tunisia...3. 6 78 Korea, Rep...3. 5 79 Guyana...3. 5 80 Lesotho...3. 5 81 Swaziland...3. 5 82 Egypt...3. 5 83 Liberia...3. 4 84 Greece...3. 4 85 Turkey...3. 4 86 Timor-Leste...3. 4 87 Morocco...3. 4 88 Kazakhstan...3. 4 89 Vietnam...3. 4 90 Mexico...3. 3 91 Georgia...3. 3 92 Nepal...3. 3 93 Azerbaijan...3. 3 94 Tanzania...3. 2 95 Algeria...3. 2 96 Nigeria...3. 2 97 Libya...3. 2 98 Macedonia, FYR...3. 2 99 Philippines...3. 2 100 Ecuador...3. 2 101 Uganda...3. 1 102 Bolivia...3. 1 103 Senegal...3. 1 104 Sierra leone...3. 1 105 El salvador...3. 0 106 Colombia...3. 0 107 Guatemala...3. 0 108 Honduras...3. 0 109 Croatia...3. 0 110 Armenia...3. 0 111 Mongolia...2. 9 112 Ethiopia...2. 9 113 Myanmar...2. 8 114 Romania...2. 8 115 Cambodia...2. 8 116 Benin...2. 7 117 Zimbabwe...2. 7 118 Panama...2. 7 119 Russian Federation...2. 7 120 Gabon...2. 6 121 Nicaragua...2. 6 122 Mali...2. 6 123 Bulgaria...2. 6 124 Serbia...2. 6 125 Mozambique...2. 6 126 Peru...2. 5 127 Angola...2. 4 128 Côte d'ivoire...2. 4 129 Bangladesh...2. 4 130 Mauritania...2. 4 131 Dominican republic...2. 4 132 Argentina...2. 4 133 Slovak Republic...2. 3 134 Albania...2. 3 135 Lebanon...2. 3 136 Cameroon...2. 3 137 Guinea...2. 2 138 Yemen...2. 2 139 Ukraine...2. 2 140 Kyrgyz Republic...2. 2 141 Madagascar...2. 1 142 Burkina faso...2. 1 143 Haiti...2. 0 144 Chad...2. 0 145 Moldova...1. 9 146 Paraguay...1. 7 147 Burundi...1. 7 148 Venezuela...1. 1 1. 03 Judicial independence*In your country, to what extent is the judiciary independent from influences of members of government, citizens, or firms? 1=heavily influenced; 7=entirely independent 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 259 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 8 7 1 Singapore...6. 1 2 Finland...6. 1 3 Hong kong SAR...5. 8 4 New zealand...5. 8 5 Sweden...5. 7 6 Switzerland...5. 7 7 Norway...5. 6 8 United kingdom...5. 6 9 Netherlands...5. 6 10 Qatar...5. 4 11 Canada...5. 4 12 South africa...5. 3 13 Germany...5. 2 14 Oman...5. 2 15 Luxembourg...5. 2 16 Puerto rico...5. 2 17 Rwanda...5. 1 18 Malaysia...5. 1 19 Brunei Darussalam...5. 0 20 United arab emirates...4. 9 21 Denmark...4. 9 22 Ireland...4. 8 23 Mauritius...4. 8 24 Austria...4. 8 25 Botswana...4. 8 26 United states...4. 7 27 Iceland...4. 7 28 Japan...4. 7 29 Chile...4. 7 30 Australia...4. 6 31 Sri lanka...4. 6 32 Namibia...4. 5 33 Gambia, The...4. 5 34 Barbados...4. 5 35 Lao PDR...4. 5 36 Saudi arabia...4. 5 37 Zambia...4. 4 38 Jordan...4. 3 39 Estonia...4. 3 40 Belgium...4. 2 41 Bahrain...4. 2 42 Cyprus...4. 2 43 China...4. 2 44 Israel...4. 2 45 Taiwan, China...4. 2 46 Malta...4. 2 47 Seychelles...4. 1 48 France...4. 1 49 Indonesia...4. 1 50 Ghana...4. 1 51 Bhutan...4. 0 52 Senegal...3. 9 53 Kazakhstan...3. 9 54 Tunisia...3. 9 55 Uruguay...3. 9 56 Malawi...3. 9 57 Kenya...3. 9 58 Montenegro...3. 9 59 Turkey...3. 9 60 Thailand...3. 9 61 Panama...3. 9 62 India...3. 8 63 Swaziland...3. 8 64 Azerbaijan...3. 8 65 Uganda...3. 8 66 Kuwait...3. 8 67 Liberia...3. 8 68 Costa rica...3. 7 69 Sierra leone...3. 7 70 Spain...3. 7 71 Morocco...3. 7 72 Cape verde...3. 7 73 Guyana...3. 7 74 Armenia...3. 7 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 8 7 75 Tanzania...3. 6 76 Philippines...3. 6 77 Nigeria...3. 6 78 Zimbabwe...3. 6 79 Trinidad and tobago...3. 6 80 Lesotho...3. 6 81 Ethiopia...3. 6 82 Bolivia...3. 6 83 Cambodia...3. 5 84 Korea, Rep...3. 5 85 Bosnia and herzegovina...3. 5 86 Gabon...3. 5 87 Macedonia, FYR...3. 5 88 Timor-Leste...3. 5 89 Nicaragua...3. 4 90 Côte d'ivoire...3. 4 91 Iran, Islamic Rep...3. 4 92 Georgia...3. 4 93 Vietnam...3. 4 94 Jamaica...3. 4 95 Colombia...3. 4 96 Lithuania...3. 4 97 Ecuador...3. 4 98 Mexico...3. 4 99 Dominican republic...3. 4 100 Guatemala...3. 3 101 Brazil...3. 3 102 Cameroon...3. 3 103 Burkina faso...3. 3 104 Benin...3. 3 105 Mozambique...3. 3 106 Egypt...3. 2 107 Peru...3. 2 108 Suriname...3. 2 109 Honduras...3. 2 110 Mongolia...3. 2 111 Mali...3. 1 112 Pakistan...3. 1 113 Hungary...3. 1 114 Bangladesh...3. 1 115 Czech republic...3. 1 116 Algeria...3. 1 117 Latvia...3. 0 118 Russian Federation...3. 0 119 Poland...3. 0 120 Albania...3. 0 121 Madagascar...2. 9 122 Portugal...2. 9 123 Nepal...2. 9 124 Libya...2. 9 125 Bulgaria...2. 9 126 El salvador...2. 8 127 Mauritania...2. 8 128 Romania...2. 8 129 Angola...2. 7 130 Lebanon...2. 7 131 Moldova...2. 6 132 Kyrgyz Republic...2. 6 133 Argentina...2. 6 134 Myanmar...2. 6 135 Slovenia...2. 6 136 Burundi...2. 6 137 Serbia...2. 5 138 Greece...2. 5 139 Guinea...2. 5 140 Croatia...2. 5 141 Paraguay...2. 5 142 Chad...2. 4 143 Slovak Republic...2. 4 144 Ukraine...2. 3 145 Italy...2. 3 146 Haiti...2. 2 147 Yemen...2. 2 148 Venezuela...1. 8 1. 04 Efficiency of legal framework in settling disputes*In your country, how efficient is the legal framework for private businesses in settling disputes? 1=extremely inefficient; 7=extremely efficient 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum 260 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 5 7 1 Finland...5. 9 2 Hong kong SAR...5. 6 3 New zealand...5. 6 4 Sweden...5. 4 5 Netherlands...5. 4 6 Switzerland...5. 3 7 Qatar...5. 2 8 United kingdom...5. 2 9 Luxembourg...5. 2 10 Norway...5. 1 11 Germany...4. 9 12 Singapore...4. 9 13 South africa...4. 9 14 Puerto rico...4. 8 15 Canada...4. 8 16 United arab emirates...4. 8 17 Malaysia...4. 7 18 Oman...4. 7 19 Ireland...4. 6 20 Rwanda...4. 5 21 Iceland...4. 5 22 Mauritius...4. 4 23 Botswana...4. 4 24 Chile...4. 4 25 Austria...4. 4 26 Cyprus...4. 4 27 Jordan...4. 4 28 Saudi arabia...4. 4 29 United states...4. 3 30 Australia...4. 3 31 France...4. 3 32 Barbados...4. 2 33 Estonia...4. 2 34 Israel...4. 1 35 Japan...4. 1 36 Belgium...4. 0 37 Costa rica...4. 0 38 Denmark...4. 0 39 Sri lanka...4. 0 40 Uruguay...4. 0 41 Seychelles...4. 0 42 Namibia...3. 9 43 Bahrain...3. 9 44 Malawi...3. 9 45 Gambia, The...3. 9 46 Turkey...3. 9 47 China...3. 8 48 India...3. 8 49 Kuwait...3. 8 50 Indonesia...3. 7 51 Zambia...3. 7 52 Taiwan, China...3. 7 53 Azerbaijan...3. 7 54 Bosnia and herzegovina...3. 7 55 Malta...3. 7 56 Kenya...3. 7 57 Liberia...3. 7 58 Panama...3. 6 59 Senegal...3. 6 60 Guyana...3. 6 61 Kazakhstan...3. 6 62 Thailand...3. 5 63 Montenegro...3. 5 64 Cape verde...3. 5 65 Ghana...3. 5 66 Uganda...3. 5 67 Tunisia...3. 5 68 Brazil...3. 5 69 Spain...3. 5 70 Swaziland...3. 5 71 Philippines...3. 5 72 Cambodia...3. 5 73 Guatemala...3. 5 74 Morocco...3. 4 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 5 7 75 Lesotho...3. 4 76 Armenia...3. 4 77 Jamaica...3. 4 78 Mexico...3. 3 79 Vietnam...3. 3 80 Brunei Darussalam...3. 3 81 Bangladesh...3. 3 82 Tanzania...3. 3 83 Mali...3. 3 84 Trinidad and tobago...3. 3 85 Portugal...3. 3 86 Gabon...3. 3 87 Bhutan...3. 3 88 Bolivia...3. 3 89 Timor-Leste...3. 3 90 Lithuania...3. 2 91 Benin...3. 2 92 Nigeria...3. 2 93 Colombia...3. 2 94 Egypt...3. 2 95 Côte d'ivoire...3. 2 96 Honduras...3. 1 97 Latvia...3. 1 98 Nicaragua...3. 1 99 Paraguay...3. 1 100 Ecuador...3. 1 101 Korea, Rep...3. 0 102 Suriname...3. 0 103 Cameroon...3. 0 104 Nepal...3. 0 105 Georgia...3. 0 106 Burkina faso...3. 0 107 Dominican republic...3. 0 108 Pakistan...3. 0 109 Peru...3. 0 110 El salvador...3. 0 111 Poland...2. 9 112 Macedonia, FYR...2. 9 113 Albania...2. 9 114 Lao PDR...2. 9 115 Libya...2. 9 116 Ethiopia...2. 9 117 Mozambique...2. 9 118 Guinea...2. 9 119 Mauritania...2. 8 120 Russian Federation...2. 8 121 Madagascar...2. 8 122 Bulgaria...2. 8 123 Zimbabwe...2. 8 124 Iran, Islamic Rep...2. 7 125 Sierra leone...2. 7 126 Czech republic...2. 7 127 Yemen...2. 7 128 Romania...2. 6 129 Mongolia...2. 6 130 Greece...2. 6 131 Slovenia...2. 6 132 Croatia...2. 5 133 Kyrgyz Republic...2. 5 134 Italy...2. 5 135 Burundi...2. 5 136 Serbia...2. 5 137 Moldova...2. 5 138 Hungary...2. 4 139 Algeria...2. 3 140 Haiti...2. 3 141 Lebanon...2. 3 142 Slovak Republic...2. 2 143 Myanmar...2. 2 144 Angola...2. 2 145 Chad...2. 2 146 Ukraine...2. 2 147 Argentina...1. 9 148 Venezuela...1. 5 1. 05 Efficiency of legal framework in challenging regulations*In your country, how easy is it for private businesses to challenge government actions and/or regulations through the legal system? 1=extremely difficult; 7=extremely easy 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 261 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 8 7 1 Finland...6. 2 2 Singapore...6. 1 3 New zealand...6. 0 4 Qatar...6. 0 5 Switzerland...6. 0 6 Luxembourg...5. 9 7 Puerto rico...5. 9 8 United kingdom...5. 8 9 Netherlands...5. 7 10 Hong kong SAR...5. 7 11 Japan...5. 7 12 France...5. 7 13 Canada...5. 6 14 Germany...5. 6 15 Norway...5. 5 16 Sweden...5. 5 17 Austria...5. 5 18 South africa...5. 5 19 Ireland...5. 4 20 United arab emirates...5. 3 21 Australia...5. 3 22 Belgium...5. 2 23 Taiwan, China...5. 2 24 Oman...5. 2 25 United states...5. 2 26 Denmark...5. 0 27 Saudi arabia...5. 0 28 Malta...4. 9 29 Iceland...4. 8 30 Malaysia...4. 8 31 Estonia...4. 8 32 Bahrain...4. 8 33 Rwanda...4. 7 34 Israel...4. 6 35 Panama...4. 6 36 Jordan...4. 6 37 Barbados...4. 5 38 Portugal...4. 5 39 Brunei Darussalam...4. 4 40 Cyprus...4. 4 41 Namibia...4. 3 42 Slovenia...4. 2 43 Gambia, The...4. 2 44 Bhutan...4. 1 45 Uruguay...4. 1 46 Seychelles...4. 1 47 Botswana...4. 1 48 Korea, Rep...4. 0 49 Mauritius...4. 0 50 Spain...4. 0 51 Latvia...4. 0 52 Swaziland...4. 0 53 China...3. 9 54 Macedonia, FYR...3. 9 55 Indonesia...3. 9 56 Ghana...3. 9 57 Zambia...3. 9 58 Hungary...3. 9 59 Costa rica...3. 8 60 Chile...3. 8 61 Czech republic...3. 8 62 Kuwait...3. 8 63 Sri lanka...3. 8 64 Lao PDR...3. 8 65 Slovak Republic...3. 7 66 Lithuania...3. 7 67 Italy...3. 7 68 Liberia...3. 7 69 Azerbaijan...3. 7 70 Greece...3. 7 71 India...3. 7 72 Poland...3. 7 73 Kazakhstan...3. 6 74 Turkey...3. 6 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 8 7 75 Armenia...3. 6 76 Montenegro...3. 6 77 Mexico...3. 6 78 Philippines...3. 6 79 Ecuador...3. 6 80 Brazil...3. 5 81 Croatia...3. 5 82 Nicaragua...3. 5 83 Jamaica...3. 5 84 Guyana...3. 5 85 Ethiopia...3. 5 86 Kenya...3. 4 87 Sierra leone...3. 4 88 Burkina faso...3. 4 89 Malawi...3. 4 90 Morocco...3. 3 91 Trinidad and tobago...3. 3 92 Lesotho...3. 3 93 Tanzania...3. 2 94 Egypt...3. 2 95 Colombia...3. 2 96 Senegal...3. 2 97 Tunisia...3. 2 98 Bolivia...3. 2 99 Cambodia...3. 2 100 Cameroon...3. 2 101 Benin...3. 1 102 Thailand...3. 1 103 Honduras...3. 1 104 Bulgaria...3. 0 105 Cape verde...3. 0 106 Zimbabwe...3. 0 107 Dominican republic...3. 0 108 Madagascar...2. 9 109 Pakistan...2. 9 110 Romania...2. 9 111 Guatemala...2. 9 112 El salvador...2. 9 113 Russian Federation...2. 9 114 Albania...2. 9 115 Serbia...2. 9 116 Vietnam...2. 9 117 Nepal...2. 9 118 Suriname...2. 9 119 Uganda...2. 8 120 Peru...2. 8 121 Nigeria...2. 8 122 Iran, Islamic Rep...2. 8 123 Côte d'ivoire...2. 7 124 Georgia...2. 7 125 Moldova...2. 7 126 Myanmar...2. 7 127 Mali...2. 7 128 Timor-Leste...2. 7 129 Mozambique...2. 7 130 Bangladesh...2. 6 131 Gabon...2. 6 132 Mauritania...2. 5 133 Ukraine...2. 5 134 Mongolia...2. 5 135 Bosnia and herzegovina...2. 5 136 Lebanon...2. 4 137 Angola...2. 4 138 Yemen...2. 4 139 Argentina...2. 3 140 Kyrgyz Republic...2. 3 141 Paraguay...2. 3 142 Burundi...2. 3 143 Guinea...2. 2 144 Chad...2. 2 145 Algeria...2. 2 146 Libya...2. 2 147 Haiti...2. 0 148 Venezuela...1. 6 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*In your country, how strong is the protection of intellectual property, including anti-counterfeiting measures? 1=extremely weak; 7=extremely strong 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum 262 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 United states...19 2 Luxembourg...20 3 Japan...21 4 New zealand...22 5 Australia...23 5 Austria...23 7 Belgium...24 7 Denmark...24 7 Sweden...24 10 Finland...25 10 Switzerland...25 12 Germany...26 12 United kingdom...26 14 Canada...27 14 Netherlands...27 14 Norway...27 17 Israel...31 18 Singapore...33 19 Ireland...34 20 Czech republic...35 20 South africa...35 22 France...37 22 Taiwan, China...37 22 United arab emirates...37 25 Korea, Rep...40 25 Portugal...40 25 Slovak Republic...40 28 Hungary...41 29 Puerto rico...42 30 Hong kong SAR...43 30 Malta...43 32 Spain...44 33 Slovenia...46 34 Cyprus...48 34 Estonia...48 34 Iceland...48 34 Italy...48 38 Qatar...50 39 Saudi arabia...51 40 Brazil...53 40 Colombia...53 40 Croatia...53 40 Poland...53 44 Bahrain...54 44 Latvia...54 44 Lithuania...54 47 Malaysia...55 48 Mauritius...57 48 Mexico...57 50 Costa rica...58 50 Jordan...58 52 Kuwait...59 53 Chile...61 53 Egypt...61 53 Greece...61 53 Oman...61 57 Turkey...62 58 India...63 58 Romania...63 58 Russian Federation...63 61 Bulgaria...64 62 Bosnia and herzegovina...66 62 Macedonia, FYR...66 62 Morocco...66 65 Brunei Darussalam...67 65 Peru...67 67 Ecuador...68 67 Uruguay...68 69 Argentina...69 70 Philippines...70 71 Lebanon...71 72 Panama...72 72 Serbia...72 72 Thailand...72 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Honduras...73 76 Tunisia...74 77 Albania...75 78 Dominican republic...76 78 Kazakhstan...76 80 China...77 81 Kenya...78 81 Senegal...78 83 Bolivia...79 83 Guatemala...79 83 Montenegro...79 83 Nicaragua...79 87 Botswana...80 87 El salvador...80 89 Côte d'ivoire...81 89 Vietnam...81 91 Nigeria...82 91 Zambia...82 93 Cameroon...83 93 Paraguay...83 95 Algeria...84 95 Sri lanka...84 95 Ukraine...84 98 Indonesia...86 98 Pakistan...86 100 Azerbaijan...87 101 Armenia...88 101 Venezuela...88 103 Yemen...89 104 Bangladesh...90 104 Libya...90 104 Moldova...90 107 Georgia...91 108 Zimbabwe...92 n/a Angola...n/a n/a Barbados...n/a n/a Benin...n/a n/a Bhutan...n/a n/a Burkina faso...n/a n/a Burundi...n/a n/a Cambodia...n/a n/a Cape verde...n/a n/a Chad...n/a n/a Ethiopia...n/a n/a Gabon...n/a n/a Gambia, The...n/a n/a Ghana...n/a n/a Guinea...n/a n/a Guyana...n/a n/a Haiti...n/a n/a Iran, Islamic Rep...n/a n/a Jamaica...n/a n/a Kyrgyz Republic...n/a n/a Lao PDR...n/a n/a Lesotho...n/a n/a Liberia...n/a n/a Madagascar...n/a n/a Malawi...n/a n/a Mali...n/a n/a Mauritania...n/a n/a Mongolia...n/a n/a Mozambique...n/a n/a Myanmar...n/a n/a Namibia...n/a n/a Nepal...n/a n/a Rwanda...n/a n/a Seychelles...n/a n/a Sierra leone...n/a n/a Suriname...n/a n/a Swaziland...n/a n/a Tanzania...n/a n/a Timor-Leste...n/a n/a Trinidad and tobago...n/a n/a Uganda...n/a 1. 07 Software piracy rate Unlicensed software units as a percentage of total software units installed 2011 SOURCE: Business Software Alliance, Shadow Market: 2011 BSA Global Software Piracy Study (ninth edition) 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 263 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Ireland...21 1 Singapore...21 3 Rwanda...23 4 Austria...25 5 Belgium...26 5 Luxembourg...26 5 Netherlands...26 8 Czech republic...27 8 Hong kong SAR...27 8 Iceland...27 8 Latvia...27 12 Australia...28 12 Botswana...28 12 United kingdom...28 15 France...29 15 Malaysia...29 15 South africa...29 18 Germany...30 18 Mozambique...30 18 New zealand...30 18 Sweden...30 18 Ukraine...30 18 Venezuela...30 24 Guatemala...31 24 Japan...31 24 Moldova...31 27 Côte d'ivoire...32 27 Lithuania...32 27 Mongolia...32 27 Panama...32 27 Romania...32 27 Slovak Republic...32 27 Slovenia...32 27 Switzerland...32 27 United states...32 36 Finland...33 36 Gambia, The...33 36 Georgia...33 36 Korea, Rep...33 36 Namibia...33 36 Poland...33 42 Colombia...34 42 Dominican republic...34 42 El salvador...34 42 Norway...34 42 Portugal...34 47 Denmark...35 47 Estonia...35 47 Haiti...35 47 Hungary...35 47 Israel...35 47 Jamaica...35 47 Mauritius...35 47 Zambia...35 55 Argentina...36 55 Canada...36 55 Chile...36 55 Ghana...36 55 Guyana...36 55 Mali...36 55 Russian Federation...36 55 Serbia...36 55 Thailand...36 55 Turkey...36 55 Vietnam...36 55 Yemen...36 67 Bosnia and herzegovina...37 67 Burkina faso...37 67 Cape verde...37 67 China...37 67 Italy...37 67 Kazakhstan...37 67 Lebanon...37 67 Macedonia, FYR...37 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 67 Nicaragua...37 67 Philippines...37 67 Seychelles...37 78 Barbados...38 78 Bulgaria...38 78 Croatia...38 78 Ethiopia...38 78 Gabon...38 78 Jordan...38 78 Kyrgyz Republic...38 78 Madagascar...38 78 Mexico...38 78 Paraguay...38 78 Tanzania...38 78 Uganda...38 78 Zimbabwe...38 91 Albania...39 91 Ecuador...39 91 Greece...39 91 Nepal...39 91 Puerto rico...39 91 Sierra leone...39 91 Tunisia...39 98 Azerbaijan...40 98 Bolivia...40 98 Costa rica...40 98 Indonesia...40 98 Iran, Islamic Rep...40 98 Liberia...40 98 Malta...40 98 Morocco...40 98 Nigeria...40 98 Saudi arabia...40 98 Spain...40 98 Sri lanka...40 98 Swaziland...40 111 Bangladesh...41 111 Chad...41 111 Lesotho...41 111 Peru...41 111 Uruguay...41 116 Benin...42 116 Cameroon...42 116 Egypt...42 116 Lao PDR...42 116 Malawi...42 116 Trinidad and tobago...42 122 Cyprus...43 122 Libya...43 122 Qatar...43 122 Senegal...43 126 Brazil...44 126 Burundi...44 126 Cambodia...44 126 Kenya...44 126 Suriname...44 131 Algeria...45 131 Myanmar...45 131 Taiwan, China...45 134 Angola...46 134 India...46 134 Mauritania...46 134 Pakistan...46 138 Bhutan...47 138 Brunei Darussalam...47 138 Honduras...47 141 Bahrain...48 142 Armenia...49 142 Guinea...49 142 Montenegro...49 142 United arab emirates...49 146 Kuwait...50 147 Oman...51 147 Timor-Leste...51 1. 08 Number of procedures to enforce a contract Number of procedures to resolve a dispute, counted from the moment the plaintiff files a lawsuit in court until payment 2013 SOURCE: World bank/International finance corporation, Doing Business 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises 2014 World Economic Forum 264 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Singapore...150 2 New zealand...216 3 Bhutan...225 4 Korea, Rep...230 4 Rwanda...230 6 Azerbaijan...237 7 Kyrgyz Republic...260 8 Russian Federation...270 9 Guinea...276 10 Norway...280 11 Georgia...285 12 Lithuania...300 13 Mongolia...314 13 Sweden...314 15 Luxembourg...321 16 Moldova...337 17 Hong kong SAR...360 17 Japan...360 19 Kazakhstan...370 19 Mauritania...370 19 United states...370 22 Finland...375 23 Ukraine...378 24 Switzerland...390 25 Germany...394 26 Australia...395 26 France...395 26 Hungary...395 29 Austria...397 30 Mexico...400 30 Vietnam...400 32 China...406 33 Gambia, The...407 34 Nicaragua...409 35 Denmark...410 35 Zimbabwe...410 37 Iceland...417 38 Turkey...420 39 Cape verde...425 39 Estonia...425 39 Malaysia...425 42 Peru...426 43 Malawi...432 44 United kingdom...437 45 Thailand...440 46 Lao PDR...443 47 Burkina faso...446 48 Nigeria...447 49 Dominican republic...460 49 Namibia...460 51 Kenya...465 52 Latvia...469 53 Chile...480 54 Cambodia...483 55 Uganda...490 56 Ghana...495 57 Indonesia...498 58 Belgium...505 58 Iran, Islamic Rep...505 58 Malta...505 61 Morocco...510 61 Spain...510 61 Taiwan, China...510 64 Romania...512 65 Netherlands...514 66 Sierra leone...515 66 Tanzania...515 68 United arab emirates...524 69 Albania...525 70 Mauritius...529 71 Ethiopia...530 71 Haiti...530 73 Brunei Darussalam...540 74 Montenegro...545 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 74 Slovak Republic...545 76 Portugal...547 77 Bulgaria...564 78 Tunisia...565 79 Kuwait...566 80 Armenia...570 80 Canada...570 80 Qatar...570 83 Croatia...572 84 Guyana...581 85 Côte d'ivoire...585 86 Ecuador...588 87 Argentina...590 88 Bolivia...591 88 Paraguay...591 90 Bosnia and herzegovina...595 91 Oman...598 92 South africa...600 93 Macedonia, FYR...604 94 Venezuela...610 95 Czech republic...611 95 Zambia...611 97 Lesotho...615 98 Mali...620 98 Puerto rico...620 100 Botswana...625 101 Algeria...630 102 Bahrain...635 102 Saudi arabia...635 102 Serbia...635 105 Yemen...645 106 Ireland...650 107 Jamaica...655 108 Poland...685 109 Panama...686 110 Jordan...689 111 Libya...690 112 Lebanon...721 113 Uruguay...725 114 Brazil...731 115 Cyprus...735 116 Chad...743 117 Senegal...770 118 El salvador...786 119 Benin...795 120 Cameroon...800 121 Burundi...832 122 Philippines...842 123 Costa rica...852 124 Madagascar...871 125 Israel...890 126 Nepal...910 127 Seychelles...915 128 Honduras...920 129 Mozambique...950 130 Swaziland...956 131 Pakistan...976 132 Egypt...1, 010 133 Gabon...1, 070 134 Myanmar...1, 160 135 Italy...1, 185 136 Slovenia...1, 270 137 Liberia...1, 280 138 Timor-Leste...1, 285 139 Colombia...1, 288 140 Angola...1, 296 141 Greece...1, 300 142 Sri lanka...1, 318 143 Barbados...1, 340 143 Trinidad and tobago...1, 340 145 Guatemala...1, 402 146 India...1, 420 147 Bangladesh...1, 442 148 Suriname...1, 715 1. 09 Time required to enforce a contract Number of days to resolve a dispute, counted from the moment the plaintiff decides to file the lawsuit in court until payment 2013 SOURCE: World bank/International finance corporation, Doing Business 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises 2014 World Economic Forum 2nd pillar Business and innovation environment 2014 World Economic Forum 266 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 9 7 1 Finland...6. 5 2 Sweden...6. 5 3 Norway...6. 5 4 Switzerland...6. 4 5 United kingdom...6. 4 6 United states...6. 4 7 Iceland...6. 4 8 United arab emirates...6. 4 9 Netherlands...6. 4 10 Luxembourg...6. 3 11 Hong kong SAR...6. 3 12 Belgium...6. 3 13 Germany...6. 3 14 Japan...6. 3 15 Portugal...6. 2 16 Singapore...6. 2 17 Israel...6. 2 18 France...6. 1 19 Canada...6. 1 20 Qatar...6. 1 21 New zealand...6. 1 22 Malta...6. 1 23 Australia...6. 1 24 Austria...6. 1 25 Puerto rico...6. 0 26 Bahrain...6. 0 27 Korea, Rep...5. 9 28 Barbados...5. 9 29 Denmark...5. 9 30 Ireland...5. 9 31 Panama...5. 9 32 Saudi arabia...5. 8 33 Spain...5. 8 34 Chile...5. 8 35 Estonia...5. 8 36 Jordan...5. 7 37 Malaysia...5. 7 38 Lithuania...5. 7 39 Slovenia...5. 6 40 South africa...5. 6 41 Cyprus...5. 5 42 Jamaica...5. 5 43 Taiwan, China...5. 5 44 Turkey...5. 4 45 Latvia...5. 3 46 Mauritius...5. 3 47 Philippines...5. 3 48 Guatemala...5. 3 49 Costa rica...5. 3 50 Brunei Darussalam...5. 2 51 Dominican republic...5. 2 52 Namibia...5. 2 53 Czech republic...5. 2 54 Senegal...5. 2 55 Trinidad and tobago...5. 2 56 Oman...5. 2 57 Hungary...5. 2 58 India...5. 2 59 Croatia...5. 1 60 Indonesia...5. 1 61 Mexico...5. 1 62 Rwanda...5. 1 63 Brazil...5. 1 64 Kuwait...5. 0 65 Azerbaijan...5. 0 66 Morocco...5. 0 67 Greece...5. 0 68 Seychelles...5. 0 69 Italy...5. 0 70 Slovak Republic...5. 0 71 Kenya...5. 0 72 Sri lanka...4. 9 73 Guyana...4. 9 74 Gambia, The...4. 9 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 9 7 75 Thailand...4. 9 76 Bosnia and herzegovina...4. 9 77 Tunisia...4. 8 78 Cape verde...4. 8 79 Pakistan...4. 8 80 Macedonia, FYR...4. 7 81 Ghana...4. 7 82 Cambodia...4. 7 83 Montenegro...4. 7 84 Mali...4. 6 85 Peru...4. 6 86 Lebanon...4. 6 87 Nigeria...4. 6 88 Kazakhstan...4. 6 89 Ecuador...4. 6 90 Mongolia...4. 6 91 Botswana...4. 6 92 Uruguay...4. 5 93 Honduras...4. 5 94 Côte d'ivoire...4. 5 95 Zambia...4. 5 96 Colombia...4. 5 97 Armenia...4. 5 98 Mauritania...4. 5 99 Bulgaria...4. 4 100 Georgia...4. 4 101 Bangladesh...4. 4 102 Poland...4. 4 103 Zimbabwe...4. 4 104 Mozambique...4. 4 105 China...4. 4 106 Ukraine...4. 3 107 Romania...4. 3 108 Uganda...4. 3 109 Madagascar...4. 3 110 Suriname...4. 3 111 Cameroon...4. 2 112 Lao PDR...4. 2 113 El salvador...4. 1 114 Paraguay...4. 1 115 Venezuela...4. 1 116 Moldova...4. 1 117 Egypt...4. 1 118 Serbia...4. 1 119 Albania...4. 1 120 Nepal...4. 0 121 Iran, Islamic Rep...4. 0 122 Swaziland...4. 0 123 Argentina...4. 0 124 Russian Federation...4. 0 125 Tanzania...3. 9 126 Ethiopia...3. 9 127 Malawi...3. 9 128 Haiti...3. 9 129 Gabon...3. 9 130 Bolivia...3. 8 131 Benin...3. 8 132 Lesotho...3. 7 133 Nicaragua...3. 7 134 Vietnam...3. 7 135 Bhutan...3. 7 136 Liberia...3. 6 137 Sierra leone...3. 6 138 Kyrgyz Republic...3. 6 139 Angola...3. 5 140 Guinea...3. 5 141 Libya...3. 4 142 Yemen...3. 4 143 Burundi...3. 2 144 Algeria...3. 2 145 Burkina faso...3. 2 146 Timor-Leste...3. 1 147 Chad...2. 9 148 Myanmar...2. 5 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*In your country, to what extent are the latest technologies available? 1=not available at all; 7=widely available 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 267 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 2. 7 7 1 Hong kong SAR...4. 6 2 Qatar...4. 5 3 United states...4. 3 4 Norway...4. 3 5 Sweden...4. 3 6 Singapore...4. 2 7 Malaysia...4. 2 8 Israel...4. 2 9 Taiwan, China...4. 1 10 United arab emirates...4. 1 11 Finland...4. 0 12 Panama...4. 0 13 Luxembourg...4. 0 14 Oman...3. 9 15 Bahrain...3. 8 16 China...3. 8 17 Indonesia...3. 7 18 New zealand...3. 6 19 Australia...3. 6 20 United kingdom...3. 5 21 Netherlands...3. 5 22 Switzerland...3. 4 23 Canada...3. 4 24 Brunei Darussalam...3. 4 25 Saudi arabia...3. 4 26 Belgium...3. 3 27 India...3. 3 28 South africa...3. 3 29 Nicaragua...3. 3 30 Estonia...3. 3 31 Chile...3. 3 32 Bolivia...3. 2 33 Germany...3. 2 34 Ecuador...3. 2 35 Rwanda...3. 2 36 Montenegro...3. 2 37 Malta...3. 2 38 Guyana...3. 2 39 Japan...3. 1 40 Philippines...3. 1 41 Thailand...3. 1 42 Seychelles...3. 1 43 Cambodia...3. 0 44 Tunisia...3. 0 45 Jordan...3. 0 46 Mauritius...3. 0 47 Kenya...3. 0 48 Puerto rico...2. 9 49 France...2. 9 50 Peru...2. 9 51 Egypt...2. 9 52 Azerbaijan...2. 9 53 Swaziland...2. 8 54 Cyprus...2. 8 55 Austria...2. 8 56 Morocco...2. 8 57 Botswana...2. 8 58 Latvia...2. 8 59 El salvador...2. 8 60 Guatemala...2. 8 61 Brazil...2. 7 62 Lebanon...2. 7 63 Liberia...2. 7 64 Slovak Republic...2. 7 65 Bulgaria...2. 7 66 Lao PDR...2. 7 67 Ghana...2. 7 68 Iceland...2. 7 69 Ireland...2. 7 70 Russian Federation...2. 6 71 Kuwait...2. 6 72 Kazakhstan...2. 6 73 Tanzania...2. 6 74 Czech republic...2. 6 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 2. 7 7 75 Colombia...2. 6 76 Mexico...2. 6 77 Pakistan...2. 6 78 Vietnam...2. 6 79 Zambia...2. 5 80 Uruguay...2. 5 81 Lesotho...2. 5 82 Honduras...2. 5 83 Turkey...2. 5 84 Lithuania...2. 5 85 Gambia, The...2. 5 86 Dominican republic...2. 5 87 Timor-Leste...2. 5 88 Namibia...2. 5 89 Madagascar...2. 5 90 Macedonia, FYR...2. 5 91 Sri lanka...2. 5 92 Romania...2. 4 93 Armenia...2. 4 94 Uganda...2. 4 95 Denmark...2. 4 96 Malawi...2. 4 97 Paraguay...2. 4 98 Barbados...2. 4 99 Mali...2. 3 100 Cape verde...2. 3 101 Nigeria...2. 3 102 Nepal...2. 3 103 Costa rica...2. 3 104 Poland...2. 3 105 Spain...2. 3 106 Georgia...2. 3 107 Bhutan...2. 2 108 Senegal...2. 2 109 Portugal...2. 2 110 Croatia...2. 2 111 Trinidad and tobago...2. 2 112 Cameroon...2. 2 113 Benin...2. 2 114 Ethiopia...2. 1 115 Korea, Rep...2. 1 116 Côte d'ivoire...2. 1 117 Venezuela...2. 1 118 Moldova...2. 1 119 Angola...2. 1 120 Ukraine...2. 1 121 Mozambique...2. 1 122 Hungary...2. 1 123 Algeria...2. 0 124 Gabon...2. 0 125 Bangladesh...2. 0 126 Suriname...2. 0 127 Slovenia...2. 0 128 Libya...2. 0 129 Serbia...1. 9 130 Jamaica...1. 9 131 Bosnia and herzegovina...1. 9 132 Mauritania...1. 9 133 Kyrgyz Republic...1. 9 134 Yemen...1. 9 135 Haiti...1. 9 136 Albania...1. 9 137 Burundi...1. 9 138 Italy...1. 8 139 Iran, Islamic Rep...1. 8 140 Zimbabwe...1. 8 141 Guinea...1. 8 142 Argentina...1. 7 143 Chad...1. 7 144 Mongolia...1. 7 145 Sierra leone...1. 7 146 Greece...1. 7 147 Burkina faso...1. 7 148 Myanmar...1. 5 2. 02 Venture capital availability*In your country, how easy is it for entrepreneurs with innovative but risky projects to find venture capital? 1=extremely difficult; 7=extremely easy 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum 268 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Macedonia, FYR...8. 2 2 Timor-Leste...11.0 3 Qatar...11.3 4 Kuwait...12.4 5 Bahrain...13.5 6 Saudi arabia...14.5 7 United arab emirates...14.9 8 Zambia...15.1 9 Lesotho...16.0 10 Brunei Darussalam...16.1 11 11 Georgia...16.4 12 Croatia...19.8 13 Luxembourg...20.7 14 Montenegro...20.9 15 Cambodia...21.4 16 Namibia...21.8 17 Oman...22.0 18 Cyprus...22.5 19 Ghana...22.9 19 Hong kong SAR...22.9 21 Canada...24.3 22 Mongolia...24.6 23 Botswana...25.4 24 Bosnia and herzegovina...25.5 25 Ireland...25.7 25 Seychelles...25.7 27 Liberia...26.6 28 Lao PDR...26.8 29 Denmark...27.0 30 Singapore...27.1 31 Bulgaria...27.7 31 Chile...27.7 33 Korea, Rep...27.9 33 Suriname...27.9 35 Mauritius...28.2 36 Kazakhstan...28.6 37 Jordan...28.9 38 Switzerland...29.1 38 Trinidad and tobago...29.1 40 Thailand...29.8 41 Iceland...29.9 41 Israel...29.9 41 Rwanda...29.9 44 South africa...30.1 45 Lebanon...30.2 46 Nepal...31.5 47 Libya...31.6 48 Albania...31.7 49 Indonesia...32.2 50 Sierra leone...32.4 51 Guyana...32.5 51 Slovenia...32.5 53 Yemen...32.7 54 Ethiopia...33.4 54 Kyrgyz Republic...33.4 56 Nigeria...33.8 57 Ecuador...33.9 58 United kingdom...34.0 59 New zealand...34.6 60 Pakistan...34.7 61 Malawi...34.9 62 Bangladesh...35.0 62 Paraguay...35.0 62 Taiwan, China...35.0 65 Vietnam...35.2 66 Zimbabwe...35.3 67 Madagascar...35.8 68 Latvia...35.9 69 Malaysia...36.3 70 Peru...36.4 71 Swaziland...36.5 72 Uganda...36.6 73 Serbia...36.8 74 Cape verde...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...39.3 80 Finland...39.8 81 Azerbaijan...40.0 82 Turkey...40.2 83 Haiti...40.4 83 Moldova...40.4 85 Panama...40.5 86 Norway...40.7 87 Barbados...40.8 87 Bhutan...40.8 89 Guatemala...40.9 90 Malta...41.0 91 Poland...41.6 92 Uruguay...41.9 93 Portugal...42.3 94 Egypt...42.6 95 Romania...42.9 96 Lithuania...43.1 97 Dominican republic...43.5 97 Gabon...43.5 99 Burkina faso...43.9 100 Greece...44.0 101 Iran, Islamic Rep...44.1 102 Kenya...44.2 103 Jamaica...44.3 104 Philippines...44.5 105 Tanzania...44.9 106 United states...46.3 107 Côte d'ivoire...46.4 108 Australia...47.0 109 Slovak Republic...47.2 110 Czech republic...48.1 111 Senegal...48.5 112 Cameroon...48.8 113 Myanmar...48.9 114 Estonia...49.4 114 Germany...49.4 116 Mali...49.5 117 Morocco...49.6 118 Hungary...49.7 118 Japan...49.7 120 Puerto rico...50.7 120 Russian Federation...50.7 122 Burundi...51.6 123 Sweden...52.0 124 Angola...52.1 125 Austria...52.4 126 Mexico...53.7 127 Ukraine...54.9 128 Sri lanka...55.1 129 Costa rica...55.3 130 Belgium...57.5 131 Spain...58.6 132 Venezuela...61.7 133 Tunisia...62.4 134 India...62.8 135 China...63.7 136 France...64.7 137 Nicaragua...64.9 138 Italy...65.8 139 Benin...65.9 140 Mauritania...68.2 141 Brazil...68.3 142 Algeria...71.9 143 Chad...73.8 144 Colombia...76.0 145 Bolivia...83.4 146 Guinea...91.2 147 Argentina...107.8 148 Gambia, The...283.2 2. 03 Total tax rate Sum of profit tax, labor tax and social contributions, property taxes, turnover taxes, and other taxes, as a share(%)of commercial profits 2013 SOURCE: World bank/International finance corporation, Doing Business 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 269 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 New zealand...1 2 Georgia...2 2 Macedonia, FYR...2 2 Rwanda...2 5 Australia...3 5 Hong kong SAR...3 5 Portugal...3 5 Singapore...3 9 Armenia...4 9 Belgium...4 9 Netherlands...4 12 Albania...5 12 Iceland...5 12 Liberia...5 15 Burundi...5 15 Canada...5 15 Hungary...5 15 United states...5 19 Chile...6 19 Denmark...6 19 Korea, Rep...6 22 Italy...6 22 Jamaica...6 22 Malaysia...6 22 Mauritius...6 22 Mexico...6 22 Panama...6 22 Puerto rico...6 22 Senegal...6 22 Slovenia...6 22 Turkey...6 32 Estonia...7 32 France...7 32 Lithuania...7 32 Uruguay...7 32 Zambia...7 37 Azerbaijan...7 37 Moldova...7 37 Norway...7 40 Côte d'ivoire...8 40 Croatia...8 40 Cyprus...8 40 Egypt...8 40 Kyrgyz Republic...8 40 Madagascar...8 40 Oman...8 40 Sri lanka...8 40 United arab emirates...8 49 Qatar...9 49 Romania...9 51 Bahrain...9 51 Lebanon...9 53 Cape verde...10 53 Ireland...10 53 Montenegro...10 53 Taiwan, China...10 57 Bangladesh...11 58 Mali...11 58 Mongolia...11 58 Morocco...11 58 Tunisia...11 62 Serbia...12 63 Jordan...12 63 Kazakhstan...12 63 Sierra leone...12 63 United kingdom...12 67 Latvia...13 68 Burkina faso...13 68 Mozambique...13 70 Finland...14 70 Ghana...14 70 Greece...14 70 Honduras...14 70 Israel...14 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Germany...15 76 Benin...15 76 Cameroon...15 76 Colombia...15 76 Ethiopia...15 76 Russian Federation...15 81 Guinea...16 81 Iran, Islamic Rep...16 81 Sweden...16 84 El salvador...17 85 Nepal...17 86 Barbados...18 86 Bulgaria...18 86 Switzerland...18 89 Dominican republic...19 89 Luxembourg...19 89 Slovak Republic...19 92 Mauritania...19 92 South africa...19 94 Czech republic...20 94 Guatemala...20 96 Guyana...20 97 Saudi arabia...21 98 Pakistan...21 98 Ukraine...21 100 Japan...22 101 Spain...23 102 Costa rica...24 103 Algeria...25 103 Argentina...25 103 Austria...25 103 Peru...25 107 Tanzania...26 108 Gambia, The...27 108 India...27 110 Thailand...28 111 Nigeria...28 112 Lesotho...29 113 Poland...30 114 Bhutan...32 114 Kenya...32 114 Kuwait...32 114 Uganda...32 118 China...33 119 Vietnam...34 120 Libya...35 120 Paraguay...35 120 Philippines...35 123 Nicaragua...36 124 Bosnia and herzegovina...37 125 Trinidad and tobago...38 126 Swaziland...38 127 Seychelles...39 128 Malta...40 129 Malawi...40 129 Yemen...40 131 Indonesia...48 132 Bolivia...49 133 Gabon...50 134 Ecuador...56 135 Botswana...60 136 Chad...62 137 Angola...66 137 Namibia...66 139 Myanmar...72 140 Zimbabwe...90 141 Lao PDR...92 142 Timor-Leste...94 143 Haiti...97 144 Brunei Darussalam...101 145 Cambodia...104 146 Brazil...108 147 Venezuela...144 148 Suriname...208 2. 04 Time required to start a business Number of days required to start a business 2013 SOURCE: World bank/International finance corporation, Doing Business 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises 2014 World Economic Forum 270 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Canada...1 1 New zealand...1 3 Armenia...2 3 Georgia...2 3 Kyrgyz Republic...2 3 Macedonia, FYR...2 3 Madagascar...2 3 Rwanda...2 3 Slovenia...2 10 Australia...3 10 Azerbaijan...3 10 Belgium...3 10 Burkina faso...3 10 Burundi...3 10 Finland...3 10 Hong kong SAR...3 10 Malaysia...3 10 Portugal...3 10 Singapore...3 10 Sweden...3 10 Taiwan, China...3 22 Benin...4 22 Bulgaria...4 22 Denmark...4 22 Hungary...4 22 Ireland...4 22 Latvia...4 22 Liberia...4 22 Lithuania...4 22 Netherlands...4 22 Poland...4 22 Senegal...4 22 Thailand...4 34 Albania...5 34 Cameroon...5 34 Côte d'ivoire...5 34 Estonia...5 34 France...5 34 Greece...5 34 Guinea...5 34 Iceland...5 34 Israel...5 34 Jamaica...5 34 Korea, Rep...5 34 Lebanon...5 34 Mali...5 34 Mauritius...5 34 Mongolia...5 34 Morocco...5 34 Norway...5 34 Oman...5 34 Panama...5 34 Peru...5 34 Romania...5 34 South africa...5 34 Uruguay...5 34 Zambia...5 58 Croatia...6 58 Cyprus...6 58 Guatemala...6 58 Italy...6 58 Kazakhstan...6 58 Lao PDR...6 58 Luxembourg...6 58 Mexico...6 58 Moldova...6 58 Montenegro...6 58 Puerto rico...6 58 Serbia...6 58 Sierra leone...6 58 Sri lanka...6 58 Switzerland...6 58 Turkey...6 58 Ukraine...6 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 58 United arab emirates...6 58 United kingdom...6 58 United states...6 58 Yemen...6 79 Bahrain...7 79 Bangladesh...7 79 Cape verde...7 79 Chile...7 79 Dominican republic...7 79 Egypt...7 79 Gabon...7 79 Jordan...7 79 Lesotho...7 79 Nepal...7 79 Nicaragua...7 79 Paraguay...7 79 Russian Federation...7 79 Slovak Republic...7 79 Trinidad and tobago...7 94 Angola...8 94 Austria...8 94 Barbados...8 94 Bhutan...8 94 El salvador...8 94 Gambia, The...8 94 Ghana...8 94 Guyana...8 94 Iran, Islamic Rep...8 94 Japan...8 94 Nigeria...8 94 Qatar...8 94 Timor-Leste...8 107 Botswana...9 107 Chad...9 107 Colombia...9 107 Costa rica...9 107 Czech republic...9 107 Ethiopia...9 107 Germany...9 107 Mauritania...9 107 Mozambique...9 107 Saudi arabia...9 107 Tanzania...9 107 Zimbabwe...9 119 Indonesia...10 119 Kenya...10 119 Libya...10 119 Malawi...10 119 Namibia...10 119 Pakistan...10 119 Seychelles...10 119 Spain...10 119 Tunisia...10 119 Vietnam...10 129 Bosnia and herzegovina...11 129 Cambodia...11 129 Malta...11 129 Myanmar...11 133 Haiti...12 133 India...12 133 Kuwait...12 133 Swaziland...12 137 Brazil...13 137 China...13 137 Ecuador...13 137 Honduras...13 137 Suriname...13 142 Algeria...14 142 Argentina...14 144 Bolivia...15 144 Brunei Darussalam...15 144 Philippines...15 144 Uganda...15 148 Venezuela...17 2. 05 Number of procedures required to start a business Number of procedures required to start a business 2013 SOURCE: World bank/International finance corporation, Doing Business 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 271 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 9 7 1 Japan...6. 2 2 Taiwan, China...6. 1 3 United kingdom...6. 0 4 Malta...6. 0 5 Netherlands...6. 0 6 Belgium...6. 0 7 Hong kong SAR...5. 9 8 Korea, Rep...5. 9 9 Puerto rico...5. 9 10 Germany...5. 9 11 Austria...5. 8 12 Czech republic...5. 8 13 Australia...5. 8 14 United states...5. 8 15 Turkey...5. 8 16 Qatar...5. 8 17 United arab emirates...5. 7 18 Saudi arabia...5. 7 19 Singapore...5. 6 20 Sri lanka...5. 6 21 Switzerland...5. 6 22 Estonia...5. 6 23 Sweden...5. 6 24 India...5. 6 25 Lebanon...5. 5 26 France...5. 5 27 Denmark...5. 5 28 Spain...5. 5 29 Slovak Republic...5. 5 30 Mauritius...5. 5 31 New zealand...5. 4 32 Malaysia...5. 4 33 Canada...5. 4 34 Latvia...5. 4 35 Kenya...5. 4 36 Lithuania...5. 4 37 Chile...5. 4 38 Poland...5. 3 39 Norway...5. 3 40 Bahrain...5. 3 41 Thailand...5. 3 42 Ireland...5. 3 43 Hungary...5. 3 44 Jordan...5. 3 45 South africa...5. 3 46 China...5. 3 47 Cyprus...5. 2 48 Zambia...5. 2 49 Slovenia...5. 2 50 Barbados...5. 2 51 Vietnam...5. 2 52 Costa rica...5. 2 53 Guatemala...5. 2 54 Oman...5. 2 55 Jamaica...5. 2 56 Lao PDR...5. 2 57 Paraguay...5. 2 58 Senegal...5. 1 59 Luxembourg...5. 1 60 Morocco...5. 1 61 Peru...5. 1 62 Brunei Darussalam...5. 1 63 Philippines...5. 1 64 Colombia...5. 1 65 Mexico...5. 0 66 Indonesia...5. 0 67 Uganda...5. 0 68 Ghana...5. 0 69 Guyana...5. 0 70 Brazil...5. 0 71 Panama...5. 0 72 Côte d'ivoire...5. 0 73 Italy...5. 0 74 Bangladesh...4. 9 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 9 7 75 Dominican republic...4. 9 76 Nigeria...4. 9 77 Portugal...4. 9 78 Cambodia...4. 9 79 Pakistan...4. 9 80 Tunisia...4. 9 81 Zimbabwe...4. 9 82 Madagascar...4. 8 83 Iceland...4. 8 84 Gambia, The...4. 8 85 Macedonia, FYR...4. 8 86 Finland...4. 8 87 Greece...4. 8 88 Trinidad and tobago...4. 7 89 Benin...4. 7 90 Rwanda...4. 7 91 Suriname...4. 7 92 Cameroon...4. 7 93 Botswana...4. 7 94 Lesotho...4. 7 95 Israel...4. 7 96 Bhutan...4. 7 97 Myanmar...4. 6 98 Mongolia...4. 6 99 Namibia...4. 6 100 Seychelles...4. 6 101 Bulgaria...4. 6 102 Armenia...4. 6 103 Liberia...4. 6 104 Honduras...4. 6 105 El salvador...4. 6 106 Ukraine...4. 5 107 Croatia...4. 5 108 Mauritania...4. 5 109 Nepal...4. 5 110 Kuwait...4. 5 111 Mali...4. 5 112 Ecuador...4. 5 113 Russian Federation...4. 5 114 Uruguay...4. 5 115 Romania...4. 4 116 Burkina faso...4. 4 117 Swaziland...4. 4 118 Yemen...4. 4 119 Moldova...4. 4 120 Kazakhstan...4. 3 121 Iran, Islamic Rep...4. 3 122 Cape verde...4. 3 123 Georgia...4. 3 124 Kyrgyz Republic...4. 3 125 Malawi...4. 3 126 Mozambique...4. 2 127 Tanzania...4. 2 128 Azerbaijan...4. 2 129 Gabon...4. 2 130 Sierra leone...4. 1 131 Egypt...4. 1 132 Guinea...4. 1 133 Ethiopia...4. 0 134 Argentina...4. 0 135 Montenegro...3. 9 136 Nicaragua...3. 8 137 Bolivia...3. 8 138 Serbia...3. 8 139 Libya...3. 7 140 Haiti...3. 7 141 Algeria...3. 6 142 Timor-Leste...3. 5 143 Bosnia and herzegovina...3. 4 144 Albania...3. 4 145 Chad...3. 3 146 Burundi...3. 3 147 Venezuela...3. 0 148 Angola...2. 8 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*In your country, how intense is competition in the local markets? 1=not intense at all; 7=extremely intense 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum 272 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Korea, Rep...100.8 2 Finland...95.5 3 United states...95.3 4 Greece8...91.4 5 Puerto rico...86.5 6 Slovenia...85.1 7 Taiwan, China...83.4 8 Australia...83.2 9 Spain...82.6 10 Iceland...80.9 11 New zealand...80.8 12 Ukraine12...79.7 13 Venezuela10...77.9 14 Lithuania...76.6 15 Netherlands...76.4 16 Russian Federation10...75.5 17 Argentina11...74.8 18 Sweden...73.9 19 Denmark11...73.6 20 Poland...73.5 21 Ireland...73.5 22 Norway...73.1 23 Singapore...72.0 24 Estonia11...71.7 25 Austria...71.0 26 Chile...70.5 27 Belgium...69.3 28 Latvia...67.3 29 Portugal11...65.9 30 Czech republic...64.6 31 Italy...63.9 32 Uruguay11...63.2 33 Israel10...62.4 34 United kingdom...61.2 35 Mongolia12...61.1 36 Libya4...60.9 37 Barbados...60.8 38 Turkey...60.7 39 Hong kong SAR12...60.1 40 Japan...59.9 41 Bulgaria...59.6 42 Hungary...59.5 43 Canada2...58.9 44 Croatia...58.8 45 France...57.1 46 Germany...56.5 47 Montenegro11...55.5 48 Iran, Islamic Rep. 12.55.2 49 Slovak Republic...55.1 50 Albania12...54.9 51 Switzerland...54.3 52 Serbia12...52.4 53 Romania...51.6 54 Thailand12...51.4 55 Saudi Arabia12...50.9 56 Costa Rica12...46.7 57 Cyprus...46.5 58 Lebanon12...46.3 59 Armenia12...46.0 60 Colombia12...45.0 61 Kazakhstan12...44.5 62 Peru11...42.6 63 Panama...41.8 64 Kyrgyz Republic...41.3 65 Macedonia, FYR...40.8 66 Jordan...39.9 67 Mauritius12...39.9 68 Malta...39.4 69 Ecuador9...38.9 70 Moldova12...38.2 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina12...37.7 72 Bolivia8...37.7 73 Malaysia11...37.1 74 Tunisia12...35.2 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Paraguay11...34.5 76 Dominican Republic5...34.0 77 Bahrain12...33.5 78 Algeria12...31.5 79 Egypt...28.8 80 Philippines10...28.2 81 Oman...28.1 82 Georgia12...27.9 83 Mexico...27.7 84 Indonesia...27.2 85 Jamaica11...26.0 86 Brazil6...25.6 87 United Arab Emirates9...25.2 88 Vietnam12...24.6 89 El salvador...24.5 90 Brunei Darussalam12...24.3 91 China...24.3 92 India...23.3 93 Kuwait5...22.3 94 Cape Verde12...20.6 95 Honduras11...20.6 96 Azerbaijan...19.6 97 Liberia2...19.4 98 Luxembourg11...18.2 99 Guatemala8...17.9 100 Nicaragua4...17.9 101 Timor-Leste11...17.7 102 Lao PDR...17.1 103 Morocco...16.2 104 Cambodia...15.8 105 South Africa7...15.4 106 Nepal...14.5 107 Sri lanka...14.4 108 Myanmar...13.8 109 Bangladesh...13.2 110 Guyana12...12.9 111 Benin...12.4 112 Ghana12...12.2 113 Qatar12...12.1 114 Suriname3...12.1 115 Cameroon...11.9 116 Trinidad and Tobago6...11.5 117 Lesotho12...10.8 118 Nigeria6...10.4 119 Yemen...10.3 120 Pakistan12...9. 5 121 Namibia9...9. 3 122 Uganda...9. 1 123 Guinea12...8. 8 124 Bhutan...8. 7 125 Côte d'Ivoire11...8. 4 126 Ethiopia12...8. 2 127 Senegal11...7. 6 128 Angola...7. 5 129 Mali12...7. 5 130 Botswana7...7. 4 131 Gabon1...7. 2 132 Rwanda12...6. 9 133 Swaziland...6. 0 134 Zimbabwe12...5. 9 135 Mauritania12...5. 1 136 Sierra leone...5. 0 137 Mozambique...4. 9 138 Burkina Faso12...4. 6 139 Gambia, The9...4. 5 140 Madagascar12...4. 1 141 Kenya10...4. 0 142 Tanzania12...3. 9 143 Burundi11...3. 2 144 Zambia2...2. 4 145 Chad...2. 3 146 Seychelles12...1. 4 147 Malawi...0. 8 n/a Haiti...n/a 2. 07 Tertiary education enrollment rate Gross tertiary education enrollment rate(%)2011 SOURCES: United nations Education, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO), UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data centre (accessed November 5, 2013; World bank, World Development Indicators 2013 (December edition; national sources 1 1999 2 2000 3 2002 4 2003 5 2004 6 2005 7 2006 8 2007 9 2008 10 2009 11 2010 12 2012 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 273 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 2 7 1 Switzerland...6. 1 2 Belgium...6. 0 3 United kingdom...5. 9 4 Spain...5. 8 5 France...5. 8 6 Singapore...5. 7 7 Canada...5. 7 8 Qatar...5. 7 9 Netherlands...5. 7 10 Finland...5. 6 11 Portugal...5. 5 12 United states...5. 5 13 Lebanon...5. 4 14 Hong kong SAR...5. 4 15 Sweden...5. 4 16 Chile...5. 3 17 Costa rica...5. 3 18 Cyprus...5. 3 19 Ireland...5. 3 20 Norway...5. 2 21 Malta...5. 2 22 Iceland...5. 2 23 South africa...5. 2 24 New zealand...5. 2 25 Denmark...5. 2 26 Barbados...5. 1 27 Germany...5. 1 28 United arab emirates...5. 1 29 Australia...5. 1 30 India...5. 0 31 Italy...5. 0 32 Taiwan, China...4. 9 33 Argentina...4. 9 34 Trinidad and tobago...4. 9 35 Malaysia...4. 9 36 Montenegro...4. 8 37 Sri lanka...4. 8 38 Guatemala...4. 8 39 Philippines...4. 7 40 Austria...4. 7 41 Bosnia and herzegovina...4. 7 42 Israel...4. 7 43 Senegal...4. 6 44 Puerto rico...4. 6 45 Morocco...4. 6 46 Gambia, The...4. 6 47 Jordan...4. 6 48 Cameroon...4. 6 49 Brazil...4. 5 50 Guyana...4. 5 51 Ghana...4. 5 52 Brunei Darussalam...4. 5 53 Thailand...4. 5 54 Estonia...4. 5 55 Luxembourg...4. 5 56 Korea, Rep...4. 5 57 Kenya...4. 4 58 Indonesia...4. 4 59 Latvia...4. 4 60 Lithuania...4. 4 61 Mauritius...4. 4 62 Côte d'ivoire...4. 3 63 Panama...4. 3 64 Saudi arabia...4. 3 65 Mexico...4. 3 66 Tunisia...4. 3 67 Peru...4. 3 68 Hungary...4. 3 69 Jamaica...4. 3 70 Colombia...4. 3 71 Zambia...4. 3 72 Pakistan...4. 3 73 Benin...4. 3 74 Slovenia...4. 2 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 2 7 75 Seychelles...4. 2 76 Venezuela...4. 2 77 Ecuador...4. 2 78 Croatia...4. 2 79 Uruguay...4. 2 80 Suriname...4. 1 81 Zimbabwe...4. 1 82 Lao PDR...4. 1 83 China...4. 1 84 Albania...4. 1 85 Bahrain...4. 1 86 Japan...4. 0 87 Madagascar...4. 0 88 Oman...4. 0 89 Poland...4. 0 90 Czech republic...4. 0 91 Rwanda...3. 9 92 Kuwait...3. 9 93 El salvador...3. 8 94 Greece...3. 8 95 Iran, Islamic Rep...3. 8 96 Kazakhstan...3. 8 97 Botswana...3. 8 98 Uganda...3. 8 99 Macedonia, FYR...3. 8 100 Nepal...3. 8 101 Turkey...3. 8 102 Nigeria...3. 7 103 Nicaragua...3. 7 104 Romania...3. 7 105 Bangladesh...3. 7 106 Dominican republic...3. 7 107 Georgia...3. 7 108 Cambodia...3. 7 109 Slovak Republic...3. 7 110 Burkina faso...3. 6 111 Bhutan...3. 6 112 Bulgaria...3. 6 113 Russian Federation...3. 6 114 Serbia...3. 6 115 Ukraine...3. 6 116 Cape verde...3. 5 117 Liberia...3. 5 118 Ethiopia...3. 5 119 Mali...3. 4 120 Armenia...3. 4 121 Namibia...3. 4 122 Lesotho...3. 4 123 Honduras...3. 4 124 Malawi...3. 3 125 Vietnam...3. 3 126 Bolivia...3. 3 127 Gabon...3. 3 128 Swaziland...3. 3 129 Tanzania...3. 3 130 Haiti...3. 2 131 Sierra leone...3. 2 132 Paraguay...3. 2 133 Moldova...3. 2 134 Azerbaijan...3. 1 135 Algeria...3. 0 136 Mongolia...2. 9 137 Mozambique...2. 8 138 Yemen...2. 8 139 Kyrgyz Republic...2. 7 140 Chad...2. 7 141 Myanmar...2. 7 142 Burundi...2. 6 143 Mauritania...2. 5 144 Guinea...2. 5 145 Egypt...2. 3 146 Libya...2. 2 147 Timor-Leste...2. 2 148 Angola...2. 2 2. 08 Quality of management schools*In your country, how would you assess the quality of business schools? 1=extremely poor among the worst in the world; 7=excellent among the best in the world 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum 274 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 5 7 1 Qatar...5. 6 2 Singapore...5. 1 3 United arab emirates...5. 1 4 Malaysia...4. 8 5 Rwanda...4. 7 6 Saudi arabia...4. 6 7 Panama...4. 5 8 Taiwan, China...4. 5 9 Israel...4. 5 10 Brunei Darussalam...4. 5 11 Luxembourg...4. 4 12 Oman...4. 4 13 China...4. 4 14 Azerbaijan...4. 4 15 United states...4. 3 16 Sri lanka...4. 3 17 Germany...4. 3 18 Gambia, The...4. 2 19 Hong kong SAR...4. 2 20 Norway...4. 2 21 Finland...4. 2 22 Sweden...4. 2 23 Turkey...4. 1 24 Bahrain...4. 1 25 Indonesia...4. 1 26 Netherlands...4. 1 27 Chile...4. 0 28 Zambia...4. 0 29 Ecuador...4. 0 30 Vietnam...4. 0 31 Korea, Rep...4. 0 32 Montenegro...3. 9 33 Seychelles...3. 9 34 Estonia...3. 9 35 Malta...3. 9 36 Switzerland...3. 9 37 Japan...3. 9 38 Cameroon...3. 9 39 Guyana...3. 8 40 Liberia...3. 8 41 Cape verde...3. 8 42 Senegal...3. 8 43 Côte d'ivoire...3. 8 44 Lao PDR...3. 7 45 Belgium...3. 7 46 Cambodia...3. 7 47 Austria...3. 7 48 Bhutan...3. 7 49 Colombia...3. 7 50 Portugal...3. 7 51 Jordan...3. 7 52 Albania...3. 7 53 Iceland...3. 7 54 Barbados...3. 6 55 Canada...3. 6 56 United kingdom...3. 6 57 Australia...3. 6 58 Kazakhstan...3. 6 59 Mali...3. 6 60 France...3. 6 61 Ethiopia...3. 6 62 Georgia...3. 6 63 Mexico...3. 6 64 Ghana...3. 6 65 New zealand...3. 6 66 Costa rica...3. 5 67 Botswana...3. 5 68 Uganda...3. 5 69 Brazil...3. 5 70 Ireland...3. 5 71 El salvador...3. 5 72 Cyprus...3. 5 73 Iran, Islamic Rep...3. 5 74 Bolivia...3. 5 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 5 7 75 Mauritius...3. 5 76 Tanzania...3. 5 77 Nigeria...3. 4 78 Nicaragua...3. 4 79 Kenya...3. 4 80 Dominican republic...3. 4 81 Macedonia, FYR...3. 4 82 Puerto rico...3. 4 83 Malawi...3. 4 84 Sierra leone...3. 4 85 Philippines...3. 4 86 Madagascar...3. 4 87 Denmark...3. 4 88 Timor-Leste...3. 4 89 Bosnia and herzegovina...3. 4 90 Bulgaria...3. 3 91 Gabon...3. 3 92 India...3. 3 93 Uruguay...3. 2 94 Burkina faso...3. 2 95 Mozambique...3. 2 96 Morocco...3. 2 97 Namibia...3. 2 98 Peru...3. 2 99 Romania...3. 2 100 Benin...3. 2 101 Latvia...3. 2 102 Spain...3. 2 103 Poland...3. 1 104 Mauritania...3. 1 105 Thailand...3. 1 106 Mongolia...3. 1 107 Swaziland...3. 1 108 Russian Federation...3. 1 109 Lithuania...3. 0 110 Pakistan...3. 0 111 Armenia...3. 0 112 Guinea...3. 0 113 Guatemala...3. 0 114 Hungary...3. 0 115 Tunisia...3. 0 116 Egypt...3. 0 117 Suriname...3. 0 118 Ukraine...3. 0 119 South africa...2. 9 120 Kuwait...2. 9 121 Slovenia...2. 9 122 Paraguay...2. 9 123 Serbia...2. 8 124 Czech republic...2. 8 125 Honduras...2. 8 126 Chad...2. 8 127 Algeria...2. 7 128 Jamaica...2. 7 129 Italy...2. 7 130 Trinidad and tobago...2. 7 131 Lesotho...2. 7 132 Nepal...2. 7 133 Angola...2. 6 134 Slovak Republic...2. 6 135 Haiti...2. 6 136 Croatia...2. 6 137 Zimbabwe...2. 6 138 Burundi...2. 6 139 Moldova...2. 5 140 Argentina...2. 5 141 Greece...2. 4 142 Bangladesh...2. 4 143 Libya...2. 3 144 Kyrgyz Republic...2. 3 145 Myanmar...2. 2 146 Lebanon...2. 2 147 Yemen...2. 1 148 Venezuela...1. 9 2. 09 Government procurement of advanced technology products*In your country, to what extent do government purchasing decisions foster innovation? 1=not at all; 7=to a great extent 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum 3rd pillar Infrastructure and digital content 2014 World Economic Forum 276 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Iceland3...54,817. 2 2 Norway3...29,244. 2 3 Canada3...18,510. 4 4 Kuwait...18,388. 0 5 Sweden3...17,383. 3 6 Qatar...16,081. 4 7 United States3...13,639. 7 8 Finland3...12,997. 4 9 Australia3...11,120. 8 10 United arab emirates...11,107. 7 11 Taiwan, China...10,859. 0 12 Bahrain...10,694. 9 13 Korea, Rep. 3...10,567. 3 14 New Zealand3...9, 984.4 15 Bhutan1...9, 688.6 16 Brunei Darussalam...9, 163.3 17 Saudi arabia...9, 008.0 18 Estonia3...8, 933.9 19 Singapore...8, 873.8 20 Paraguay...8, 766.9 21 Switzerland3...8, 501.2 22 France3...8, 449.8 23 Czech Republic3...8, 260.3 24 Japan3...8, 041.6 25 Israel3...7, 677.6 26 Austria3...7, 618.2 27 Slovenia3...7, 544.1 28 Germany3...7, 460.6 29 Russian Federation...7, 365.7 30 Oman...7, 231.6 31 Belgium3...6, 935.1 32 Bulgaria...6, 807.4 33 Trinidad and tobago...6, 651.5 34 Spain3...6, 350.4 35 Netherlands3...6, 092.2 36 Ireland3...5, 993.7 37 United Kingdom3...5, 697.2 38 Puerto Rico1...5, 536.8 39 Hong kong SAR...5, 519.3 40 Denmark3...5, 438.4 41 Malta...5, 265.5 42 Serbia...5, 238.4 43 Slovak Republic3...5, 231.7 44 Kazakhstan...5, 229.0 45 Luxembourg3...5, 159.6 46 South africa...5, 131.3 47 Greece3...5, 103.2 48 Italy3...4, 832.2 49 Libya...4, 524.5 50 Malaysia...4, 523.5 51 Cyprus...4, 414.6 52 Portugal3...4, 325.8 53 Montenegro...4, 279.4 54 Ukraine...4, 265.2 55 Poland3...4, 192.8 56 Venezuela...4, 137.5 57 Bosnia and herzegovina...3, 979.9 58 Chile3...3, 915.6 59 Lebanon...3, 733.9 60 Barbados2...3, 698.3 61 China...3, 508.4 62 Hungary3...3, 460.3 63 Macedonia, FYR...3, 268.2 64 Turkey3...3, 236.6 65 Argentina...3, 180.9 66 Iran, Islamic Rep...3, 178.1 67 Suriname1...3, 081.7 68 Uruguay...3, 057.2 69 Latvia...2, 960.9 70 Romania...2, 899.2 71 Seychelles1...2, 806.5 72 Kyrgyz Republic...2, 748.7 73 Brazil...2, 700.2 74 Armenia...2, 507.7 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Croatia...2, 500.1 76 Mexico3...2, 449.5 77 Jordan...2, 369.7 78 Thailand...2, 343.0 79 Georgia...2, 273.7 80 Mauritius1...2, 265.8 81 Azerbaijan...2, 212.3 82 Panama...2, 100.6 83 Costa rica...2, 075.5 84 Egypt...1, 972.3 85 Jamaica...1, 899.5 86 Mongolia...1, 725.7 87 Moldova...1, 624.9 88 Tunisia...1, 511.2 89 Lithuania...1, 401.2 90 Algeria...1, 356.5 91 Ecuador...1, 329.2 92 Peru...1, 324.4 93 Albania...1, 318.7 94 Colombia...1, 313.2 95 Dominican republic...1, 278.6 96 Vietnam...1, 129.1 97 Gabon...1, 109.8 98 Guyana1...1, 046.0 99 El salvador...927.9 100 Honduras...916.3 101 India...861.7 102 Zambia...840.1 103 Morocco...775.8 104 Indonesia...748.1 105 Philippines...727.8 106 Bolivia...699.5 107 Mozambique...684.7 108 Zimbabwe...668.1 109 Nicaragua...647.7 110 Namibia...644.8 111 Cape Verde1...570.3 112 Sri lanka...558.1 113 Guatemala...553.9 114 Pakistan...540.7 115 Ghana...451.2 116 Swaziland1...383.4 117 Côte d'ivoire...314.5 118 Bangladesh...288.2 119 Cameroon...283.4 120 Angola...280.0 121 Yemen...266.3 122 Lao PDR2...242.8 123 Senegal...226.1 124 Botswana...187.2 125 Kenya...186.8 126 Nigeria...164.6 127 Gambia, The1...147.4 128 Myanmar...140.0 129 Mauritania1...134.8 130 Nepal...122.0 131 Malawi1...119.1 132 Tanzania...114.4 133 Timor-Leste...112.0 134 Lesotho1...100.5 135 Guinea1...90.2 136 Liberia1...87.7 137 Uganda1...74.4 138 Cambodia...72.1 139 Haiti...71.6 140 Madagascar1...65.9 141 Ethiopia...57.7 142 Burkina Faso1...44.0 143 Mali1...38.4 144 Rwanda1...22.8 145 Sierra Leone1...21.3 146 Benin...15.7 147 Burundi1...14.2 148 Chad1...8. 4 3. 01 Electricity production Electricity production (kwh) per capita 2011 SOURCES: The World bank, World Development Indicators Online (October 2013 update; US Central intelligence agency (CIA), The World Factbook (accessed November 11, 2013) 1 2009 2 2010 3 2012 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 277 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Azerbaijan...100.0 1 Bahrain...100.0 1 Bhutan...100.0 1 Chile8...100.0 1 Colombia...100.0 1 Croatia...100.0 1 Guatemala...100.0 1 Hong kong SAR...100.0 1 Indonesia8...100.0 1 Kuwait7...100.0 1 Malta...100.0 1 Montenegro7...100.0 1 Namibia...100.0 1 Netherlands...100.0 1 Nicaragua6...100.0 1 Qatar...100.0 1 Singapore...100.0 1 Slovak Republic...100.0 1 Suriname...100.0 1 Switzerland...100.0 1 Taiwan, China...100.0 1 Thailand8...100.0 1 Trinidad and tobago...100.0 1 Turkey7...100.0 1 Uganda...100.0 1 United arab emirates...100.0 1 Uruguay...100.0 28 Brazil...100.0 28 Bulgaria...100.0 28 Estonia...100.0 28 Sweden...100.0 32 Cyprus...100.0 33 Belgium...99.9 33 Greece...99.9 33 Japan...99.9 33 Korea, Rep...99.9 33 Luxembourg7...99.9 33 Macedonia, FYR7...99.9 33 Mexico...99.9 33 Romania...99.9 33 Ukraine...99.9 33 United states...99.9 43 Armenia...99.8 43 Bosnia and herzegovina...99.8 43 Czech republic...99.8 43 Egypt...99.8 43 Spain...99.8 48 South Africa4...99.8 49 Serbia...99.7 49 Slovenia...99.7 51 United kingdom...99.6 52 Poland...99.5 53 Finland5...99.5 54 China6...99.5 55 Saudi arabia...99.4 56 Lebanon...99.1 57 Georgia8...99.1 58 Albania8...99.0 58 Australia...99.0 58 Austria...99.0 58 Bangladesh...99.0 58 Barbados8...99.0 58 Benin...99.0 58 Cambodia6...99.0 58 Canada...99.0 58 France...99.0 58 Germany...99.0 58 Hungary...99.0 58 Iceland...99.0 58 Ireland...99.0 58 Israel...99.0 58 Italy...99.0 58 Jordan...99.0 58 Mauritius...99.0 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 58 Morocco...99.0 58 Philippines8...99.0 58 Portugal...99.0 58 Tunisia...99.0 79 Latvia4...98.8 80 Rwanda...98.4 81 Libya6...98.0 81 Lithuania...98.0 81 Seychelles...98.0 81 Sri lanka...98.0 85 Moldova4...98.0 86 Oman...97.6 87 Kyrgyz Republic...97.5 88 Denmark5...97.0 88 Guyana8...97.0 88 New zealand...97.0 88 Norway1...97.0 92 Peru...97.0 93 Malaysia...96.8 93 Swaziland...96.8 95 Nigeria...96.1 96 Ecuador...96.0 97 Botswana...96.0 97 Cape verde...96.0 97 Iran, Islamic Rep...96.0 97 Panama...96.0 101 Bolivia...95.0 101 El Salvador4...95.0 101 Jamaica4...95.0 101 Kazakhstan7...95.0 101 Russian Federation3...95.0 101 Tanzania...95.0 107 Dominican republic...94.6 108 Côte d'ivoire...94.5 109 Argentina4...94.1 110 Paraguay7...94.0 111 Pakistan...92.0 111 Timor-Leste...92.0 113 Mongolia...91.3 114 Senegal...91.1 115 Venezuela4...90.0 116 Honduras4...89.9 117 Kenya...89.1 118 Ghana...87.0 119 Gambia, The4...85.0 119 Malawi...85.0 121 Yemen7...84.0 122 Burundi6...83.0 122 India6...83.0 124 Algeria4...81.5 125 Lesotho...81.0 125 Zimbabwe...81.0 127 Guinea5...80.0 128 Gabon4...79.0 129 Zambia...78.0 130 Ethiopia...73.0 131 Lao PDR...72.0 132 Sierra Leone3...70.0 132 Vietnam3...70.0 134 Costa Rica6...69.5 135 Puerto Rico6...68.4 136 Mauritania5...62.0 137 Burkina Faso3...61.1 138 Cameroon3...58.0 139 Angola3...40.0 140 Chad...36.1 141 Nepal7...35.1 142 Madagascar3...23.0 143 Mali3...20.0 144 Liberia2...16.4 145 Myanmar8...2. 3 n/a Brunei Darussalam...n/a n/a Haiti...n/a n/a Mozambique...n/a 3. 02 Mobile network coverage rate Percentage of total population covered by a mobile network signal 2012 SOURCE: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database 2013 (December 2013 edition) 1 2001 2 2003 3 2006 4 2007 5 2008 6 2009 7 2010 8 2011 2014 World Economic Forum 278 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Luxembourg...4, 088.5 2 Hong kong SAR...1, 426.6 3 Malta...625.8 4 Singapore...387.6 5 Iceland...319.0 6 Switzerland...312.0 7 Sweden...279.3 8 Portugal...195.5 9 United kingdom...188.9 10 Norway...187.8 11 Belgium...180.4 12 Denmark...174.8 13 Netherlands...172.9 14 Finland...159.3 15 Puerto Rico3...136.9 16 Romania...114.9 17 Austria...108.1 18 Canada...100.5 19 Czech republic...100.1 20 Ireland...97.1 21 Slovenia...94.7 22 Mongolia...94.3 23 Moldova...94.2 24 Serbia...89.6 25 Bulgaria...85.4 26 France...83.9 27 Spain...81.4 28 Italy...76.3 29 Lithuania...76.2 30 Germany...74.8 31 Poland...70.6 32 Cyprus...69.7 33 Australia...69.1 34 Barbados...67.4 35 Greece...64.2 36 United states...61.9 37 Montenegro...60.6 38 Latvia...59.0 39 Israel...56.2 40 Georgia...52.9 41 Brazil...44.8 42 Taiwan, China...44.3 43 Uruguay...40.6 44 Turkey...40.6 45 Azerbaijan...40.6 46 Chile...40.5 47 Armenia...40.4 48 Brunei Darussalam...39.9 49 Saudi arabia...36.4 50 Qatar...33.2 51 Russian Federation...32.8 52 Japan...32.8 53 United arab emirates...32.4 54 Kazakhstan...32.0 55 Ecuador...31.8 56 New zealand...31.1 57 Panama...30.8 58 Macedonia, FYR...30.8 59 Costa rica...29.9 60 Croatia...28.7 61 Thailand...26.6 62 Estonia...26.5 63 Korea, Rep...25.8 64 Nicaragua...24.7 65 Bosnia and herzegovina...23.9 66 Kenya...23.7 67 Argentina...22.0 68 Colombia...20.4 69 Jamaica...20.2 70 Tunisia...18.7 71 Lebanon...18.4 72 Trinidad and tobago...18.4 73 South africa...18.1 74 Bahrain...18.1 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Timor-Leste...17.5 76 Albania...17.4 77 Indonesia...17.1 78 Côte d'ivoire...17.0 79 Malaysia...16.4 80 Mauritius...16.1 81 81 Mexico...15.7 82 Seychelles...15.6 83 Hungary...15.3 84 Dominican republic...14.9 85 Morocco...14.9 86 Philippines...14.3 87 Ukraine...14.1 88 Libya4...14.0 89 Cambodia...13.6 90 Vietnam...13.4 91 Peru...13.1 92 Paraguay...11.6 93 Slovak Republic...11.5 94 Venezuela...10.9 95 Myanmar...9. 4 96 Lao PDR...9. 4 97 Oman...8. 9 98 Guyana...8. 4 99 Algeria...7. 7 100 Pakistan...7. 3 101 El salvador...6. 9 102 Guatemala...6. 6 103 Rwanda...6. 6 104 Botswana...6. 5 105 Lesotho...6. 3 106 Cape verde...6. 3 107 Sri lanka...6. 0 108 Gabon...5. 5 109 Kuwait3...5. 4 110 Mali...5. 3 111 India...5. 3 112 Jordan...5. 2 113 Bolivia...5. 2 114 Senegal...5. 1 115 Ethiopia...4. 8 116 Uganda...4. 7 117 Egypt...4. 2 118 Honduras...4. 2 119 Tanzania...4. 0 120 Kyrgyz Republic...3. 9 121 Iran, Islamic Rep...3. 7 122 Namibia...3. 6 123 Burundi...3. 5 124 Bhutan...3. 3 125 China...3. 3 126 Benin...3. 2 127 Mauritania...3. 0 128 Bangladesh...3. 0 129 Malawi...2. 8 130 Yemen...2. 8 131 Zambia...2. 7 132 Zimbabwe...2. 6 133 Gambia, The...2. 1 134 Guinea...2. 1 135 Liberia...2. 0 136 Suriname2...2. 0 137 Sierra leone...2. 0 138 Swaziland...1. 8 139 Burkina faso...1. 8 140 Mozambique...1. 6 141 Nepal...1. 6 142 Angola...0. 6 143 Madagascar...0. 5 144 Chad...0. 5 145 Nigeria...0. 3 146 Cameroon...0. 3 147 Ghana...0. 2 148 Haiti1...0. 2 3. 03 International Internet bandwidth International Internet bandwidth (kb/s) per Internet user 2012 SOURCE: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database 2013 (December 2013 edition) 1 2004 2 2009 3 2010 4 2011 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 279 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Iceland...3, 139.3 2 Netherlands...2, 803.7 3 Korea, Rep...2, 751.6 4 Switzerland...2, 282.2 5 Denmark...2, 214.3 6 Luxembourg...1, 983.3 7 Norway...1, 878.9 8 Australia...1, 724.5 9 Malta...1, 627.8 10 Finland...1, 612.6 11 Sweden...1, 511.9 12 United kingdom...1, 478.3 13 United states...1, 474.1 14 New zealand...1, 466.0 15 Canada...1, 233.4 16 Austria...1, 134.7 17 Seychelles...1, 127.8 18 Germany...1, 090.9 19 Ireland...1, 003.1 20 Cyprus...786.5 21 Japan...750.0 22 Belgium...673.6 23 Estonia...660.0 24 Hong kong SAR...636.7 25 Singapore...635.3 26 Slovenia...556.8 27 Czech republic...518.6 28 France...409.0 29 Israel...396.4 30 Barbados...374.3 31 Poland...299.6 32 Spain...294.4 33 Latvia...274.5 34 Lithuania...273.0 35 Hungary...247.2 36 Croatia...245.1 37 Portugal...240.9 38 Slovak Republic...226.2 39 Italy...208.1 40 United arab emirates...183.7 41 Kuwait...179.0 42 Greece...168.3 43 Bulgaria...164.1 44 Qatar...140.9 45 Bahrain...135.8 46 Mauritius...134.7 47 Panama...133.9 48 Turkey...116.8 49 Puerto rico...112.9 50 Brunei Darussalam...111.6 51 Trinidad and tobago...96.5 52 Costa rica...94.9 53 South africa...83.7 54 Chile...82.2 55 Uruguay...80.4 56 Romania...66.6 57 Malaysia...65.7 58 Oman...56.1 59 Brazil...54.3 60 Jamaica...51.3 61 Lebanon...48.6 62 Argentina...41.8 63 Macedonia, FYR...39.4 64 Russian Federation...38.9 65 Serbia...37.7 66 Suriname...37.4 67 Montenegro...30.6 68 Saudi arabia...30.5 69 Jordan...29.3 70 Colombia...28.4 71 Mexico...28.1 72 Armenia...26.9 73 Georgia...25.9 74 Bosnia and herzegovina...25.8 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Cape verde...24.3 76 Ukraine...23.5 77 Moldova...23.0 78 Dominican republic...23.0 79 Ecuador...22.1 80 Peru...21.7 81 El salvador...20.6 82 Namibia...19.9 83 Thailand...19.6 84 Mongolia...19.3 85 Albania...19.0 86 Guatemala...14.1 87 Tunisia...13.1 88 Bhutan...12.1 89 Botswana...11.5 90 Gabon...11.0 91 Paraguay...10.9 92 Venezuela...10.7 93 Nicaragua...10.3 94 Bolivia...9. 7 95 Honduras...9. 5 96 Philippines...8. 6 97 Sri lanka...7. 7 98 Kazakhstan...7. 4 99 Vietnam...6. 7 100 Swaziland...6. 5 101 Azerbaijan...6. 5 102 Guyana...6. 3 103 Kenya...4. 2 104 Kyrgyz Republic...4. 1 105 Indonesia...3. 9 106 Gambia, The...3. 9 107 Egypt...3. 7 108 India...3. 6 109 Morocco...3. 6 110 Angola...3. 5 111 China...3. 1 112 Zimbabwe...3. 0 113 Cambodia...3. 0 114 Ghana...3. 0 115 Timor-Leste2...2. 6 116 Nepal...2. 5 117 Zambia...2. 3 118 Senegal...2. 1 119 Rwanda...2. 0 120 Mauritania...1. 8 121 Libya...1. 8 122 Nigeria...1. 7 123 Haiti...1. 7 124 Mozambique...1. 5 125 Côte d'ivoire...1. 5 126 Uganda...1. 5 127 Iran, Islamic Rep...1. 3 128 Algeria...1. 3 129 Pakistan...1. 3 130 Cameroon...1. 2 131 Liberia...1. 2 132 Mali...1. 0 133 Lao PDR...0. 9 134 Malawi...0. 9 135 Tanzania...0. 8 136 Bangladesh...0. 7 137 Benin...0. 7 138 Sierra leone...0. 7 139 Burkina faso...0. 6 140 Madagascar...0. 5 141 Lesotho1...0. 5 142 Yemen...0. 5 143 Guinea...0. 4 144 Burundi...0. 3 145 Ethiopia...0. 2 146 Myanmar...0. 1 n/a Chad...n/a n/a Taiwan, China...n/a 3. 04 Secure Internet servers Secure Internet servers per million population 2012 SOURCES: The World bank, World Development Indicators Online (December 2013 edition; national sources 1 2010 2 2011 2014 World Economic Forum 280 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 9 7 1 Iceland...6. 6 2 Finland...6. 5 3 Norway...6. 4 4 United kingdom...6. 4 5 Netherlands...6. 4 6 Estonia...6. 4 7 Switzerland...6. 4 8 Luxembourg...6. 4 9 Singapore...6. 3 10 Hong kong SAR...6. 3 11 Malta...6. 3 12 Sweden...6. 2 13 Japan...6. 2 14 Korea, Rep...6. 2 15 Austria...6. 2 16 Taiwan, China...6. 2 17 United states...6. 2 18 Qatar...6. 2 19 Czech republic...6. 1 20 United arab emirates...6. 1 21 Canada...6. 1 22 Australia...6. 1 23 Lithuania...6. 1 24 Hungary...6. 1 25 Germany...6. 1 26 Belgium...6. 0 27 Portugal...6. 0 28 Barbados...6. 0 29 Denmark...6. 0 30 Puerto rico...5. 9 31 Latvia...5. 9 32 New zealand...5. 9 33 Slovenia...5. 9 34 Spain...5. 8 35 Slovak Republic...5. 8 36 Bosnia and herzegovina...5. 8 37 Israel...5. 7 38 Bahrain...5. 7 39 Saudi arabia...5. 6 40 Cyprus...5. 6 41 France...5. 6 42 Croatia...5. 6 43 Ukraine...5. 5 44 Malaysia...5. 5 45 Uruguay...5. 5 46 Chile...5. 5 47 Costa rica...5. 5 48 Brunei Darussalam...5. 5 49 Ireland...5. 4 50 Azerbaijan...5. 4 51 Kuwait...5. 4 52 Moldova...5. 4 53 Macedonia, FYR...5. 4 54 Jordan...5. 3 55 Romania...5. 3 56 Jamaica...5. 3 57 Montenegro...5. 3 58 Panama...5. 3 59 Kazakhstan...5. 3 60 Dominican republic...5. 3 61 Vietnam...5. 3 62 Trinidad and tobago...5. 3 63 Turkey...5. 3 64 Armenia...5. 3 65 Bulgaria...5. 2 66 Russian Federation...5. 2 67 China...5. 2 68 Guyana...5. 1 69 Greece...5. 1 70 Poland...5. 1 71 Georgia...5. 1 72 Mongolia...5. 1 73 Philippines...5. 1 74 Guatemala...5. 1 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 9 7 75 Oman...5. 1 76 Mauritius...5. 0 77 Lao PDR...5. 0 78 Kyrgyz Republic...4. 9 79 Kenya...4. 9 80 Indonesia...4. 9 81 Gambia, The...4. 9 82 Thailand...4. 8 83 Seychelles...4. 8 84 India...4. 8 85 El salvador...4. 8 86 Cambodia...4. 8 87 South africa...4. 8 88 Argentina...4. 7 89 Egypt...4. 7 90 Bhutan...4. 7 91 Colombia...4. 7 92 Brazil...4. 7 93 Pakistan...4. 7 94 Mexico...4. 7 95 Sri lanka...4. 6 96 Senegal...4. 6 97 Ecuador...4. 6 98 Italy...4. 6 99 Morocco...4. 5 100 Venezuela...4. 5 101 Serbia...4. 5 102 Nigeria...4. 5 103 Botswana...4. 5 104 Cape verde...4. 5 105 Rwanda...4. 5 106 Namibia...4. 5 107 Honduras...4. 5 108 Peru...4. 4 109 Paraguay...4. 4 110 Tunisia...4. 3 111 Zambia...4. 3 112 Zimbabwe...4. 2 113 Nicaragua...4. 2 114 Ghana...4. 2 115 Lebanon...4. 2 116 Albania...4. 1 117 Bangladesh...4. 0 118 Nepal...4. 0 119 Malawi...4. 0 120 Suriname...3. 9 121 Myanmar...3. 9 122 Swaziland...3. 9 123 Iran, Islamic Rep...3. 9 124 Yemen...3. 8 125 Mozambique...3. 8 126 Mauritania...3. 8 127 Madagascar...3. 8 128 Lesotho...3. 7 129 Cameroon...3. 7 130 Bolivia...3. 7 131 Côte d'ivoire...3. 7 132 Mali...3. 7 133 Uganda...3. 6 134 Tanzania...3. 6 135 Angola...3. 5 136 Liberia...3. 5 137 Sierra leone...3. 5 138 Haiti...3. 5 139 Libya...3. 4 140 Timor-Leste...3. 3 141 Benin...3. 2 142 Ethiopia...3. 1 143 Gabon...3. 0 144 Algeria...3. 0 145 Guinea...2. 7 146 Burundi...2. 6 147 Burkina faso...2. 6 148 Chad...2. 5 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*In your country, how available is digital content via multiple platforms (e g.,, fixed-line Internet, Wireless internet, mobile network, satellite? 1=not available at all; 7=widely available 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum 4th pillar Affordability 2014 World Economic Forum 282 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Liberia3...0. 00 2 Sierra Leone3...0. 00 3 Hong kong SAR...0. 02 4 Sri lanka...0. 04 5 Bangladesh...0. 04 6 Ukraine...0. 04 7 India...0. 04 8 Egypt...0. 05 9 Jordan...0. 05 10 Pakistan...0. 06 11 Denmark...0. 06 12 Nepal...0. 07 13 China...0. 07 14 Finland...0. 07 15 Georgia...0. 08 16 Sweden...0. 08 17 Kazakhstan...0. 08 18 Ghana...0. 08 19 United Arab Emirates3...0. 08 20 Austria...0. 08 21 Kenya...0. 09 22 Costa rica...0. 09 23 Vietnam...0. 09 24 Mongolia...0. 10 25 Norway...0. 10 26 Australia...0. 10 27 Germany...0. 11 28 Ethiopia...0. 11 29 Cyprus...0. 12 30 Thailand...0. 12 31 Guyana...0. 12 32 Bahrain3...0. 13 33 Iceland...0. 13 34 Russian Federation...0. 14 35 Kuwait3...0. 14 36 Guinea2...0. 14 37 Qatar3...0. 14 38 Bhutan...0. 14 39 Korea, Rep...0. 14 40 Spain...0. 14 41 Kyrgyz Republic3...0. 15 42 Italy...0. 15 43 Yemen...0. 15 44 Oman3...0. 16 45 Indonesia...0. 16 46 Singapore...0. 16 47 Zimbabwe3...0. 16 48 Malaysia...0. 17 49 Algeria...0. 18 50 Mauritius...0. 18 51 Nigeria...0. 18 52 Saudi arabia...0. 18 53 Suriname...0. 18 54 Haiti...0. 18 55 Cambodia...0. 19 56 Poland...0. 19 57 Lithuania...0. 20 58 Turkey...0. 21 59 Lao PDR3...0. 21 60 Macedonia, FYR...0. 21 61 Iran, Islamic Rep. 1...0. 21 62 Paraguay...0. 22 63 Armenia...0. 22 64 Latvia...0. 22 65 Azerbaijan...0. 22 66 Panama...0. 22 67 Uganda...0. 23 68 Serbia...0. 23 69 Jamaica...0. 23 70 Namibia...0. 24 71 Croatia...0. 24 72 Benin...0. 24 73 Slovak Republic...0. 25 74 Luxembourg...0. 25 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 El Salvador3...0. 26 76 Mozambique...0. 26 77 Venezuela...0. 26 78 Hungary...0. 27 79 Colombia...0. 27 80 United states...0. 27 81 Angola...0. 28 82 Moldova...0. 29 83 Philippines...0. 29 84 Slovenia...0. 29 85 Portugal...0. 29 86 Peru...0. 30 87 Côte d'ivoire...0. 30 88 Bosnia and herzegovina...0. 31 89 Israel3...0. 31 90 Taiwan, China3...0. 32 91 Senegal...0. 32 92 Tanzania...0. 32 93 Canada...0. 33 94 Tunisia...0. 33 95 Rwanda3...0. 33 96 Trinidad and tobago...0. 34 97 Lebanon...0. 34 98 Chile...0. 34 99 Estonia...0. 34 100 Burkina faso...0. 34 101 Uruguay...0. 35 102 Gambia, The3...0. 35 103 Cameroon3...0. 35 104 Ecuador3...0. 36 105 Mauritania...0. 36 106 Netherlands...0. 36 107 Honduras3...0. 36 108 Mali...0. 36 109 Swaziland...0. 37 110 Morocco...0. 38 111 Brunei Darussalam...0. 38 112 Malawi...0. 39 113 Japan...0. 40 114 Guatemala...0. 41 115 Timor-Leste3...0. 42 116 Dominican republic...0. 42 117 Zambia3...0. 43 118 Czech republic...0. 43 119 Switzerland...0. 43 120 Albania...0. 44 121 Gabon...0. 46 122 Cape verde...0. 46 123 Lesotho...0. 46 124 France...0. 47 125 Botswana...0. 47 126 Bolivia...0. 51 127 Montenegro...0. 51 128 South africa...0. 51 129 Mexico...0. 52 130 Madagascar...0. 53 131 United kingdom...0. 53 132 Malta...0. 54 133 Romania...0. 54 134 Ireland...0. 55 135 Belgium...0. 59 136 Barbados...0. 59 137 Greece...0. 61 138 New zealand...0. 62 139 Seychelles...0. 62 140 Brazil...0. 65 141 Argentina...0. 77 142 Bulgaria...0. 82 143 Chad3...0. 88 144 Nicaragua...0. 91 n/a Burundi...n/a n/a Libya...n/a n/a Myanmar...n/a n/a Puerto rico...n/a 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs Average per-minute cost of different types of mobile cellular calls (PPP $) 2012 SOURCES: Author's calculations based on International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database 2013 (December 2013 edition; International monetary fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2013 edition; World bank, World Development Indicators (December 2013 edition) 1 2009 2 2010 3 2011 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 283 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Sri lanka...8. 22 2 Israel3...8. 39 3 Bangladesh...10.37 4 India...13.45 5 Mongolia...14.01 6 Ukraine...14.17 7 Tunisia...14.42 8 Kazakhstan...14.60 9 Nepal...14.72 10 United states...14.95 11 Egypt...15.09 12 Uruguay...15.22 13 Romania...15.74 14 Brazil...15.77 15 Bosnia and herzegovina...15.85 16 Venezuela...16.04 17 Russian Federation...16.29 18 Azerbaijan...17.99 19 Trinidad and tobago...18.71 20 Lithuania...19.13 21 United kingdom...19.68 22 Latvia...19.73 23 Japan...20.01 24 Turkey...20.02 25 Georgia...20.15 26 Moldova...20.47 27 Morocco...20.64 28 Algeria...20.94 29 Mauritius...21.32 30 Kuwait3...21.37 31 Costa rica...21.59 32 Zimbabwe...21.93 33 Bulgaria...22.36 34 Vietnam...22.79 35 Guyana...22.82 36 Jordan...22.95 37 Panama...23.92 38 Cyprus...23.92 39 Yemen...24.08 40 Switzerland...24.48 41 France...24.50 42 Malta...24.81 43 Greece...25.15 44 Bhutan...25.66 45 Colombia...25.85 46 Italy...25.91 47 Taiwan, China...26.05 48 Albania...26.05 49 Lebanon...26.07 50 Iceland...26.18 51 Croatia...26.19 52 Chad2...26.28 53 Sweden...27.57 54 Armenia...28.13 55 Bahrain3...28.21 56 Indonesia...28.48 57 Mexico...28.53 58 Finland...28.94 59 Oman3...29.01 60 El Salvador3...29.02 61 Estonia...29.07 62 Pakistan...29.20 63 Czech republic...29.20 64 Belgium...29.39 65 Peru...29.78 66 Hong kong SAR...30.08 67 Seychelles...30.53 68 Ireland...30.56 69 Netherlands...30.65 70 Guatemala...30.78 71 Poland...31.60 72 Luxembourg...31.70 73 Denmark...32.19 74 Macedonia, FYR...32.42 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Canada...32.57 76 Paraguay...32.63 77 Norway...33.89 78 Portugal...33.97 79 Argentina...33.99 80 Uganda...34.25 81 Spain...34.63 82 Malaysia...34.65 83 Honduras...34.71 84 China...35.44 85 Singapore...35.55 86 Thailand...35.81 87 Austria...35.98 88 Korea, Rep...36.31 89 Montenegro...36.65 90 Chile...37.16 91 South africa...37.25 92 Germany...37.93 93 Slovak Republic...38.16 94 Suriname...38.59 95 Philippines...39.32 96 Dominican republic...39.51 97 Serbia...40.27 98 Cape verde...40.41 99 Ecuador3...41.06 100 Gabon...41.15 101 Australia...41.30 102 Slovenia...41.73 103 United Arab Emirates3...41.77 104 Ghana...45.42 105 Jamaica...47.09 106 Nicaragua...48.29 107 Hungary...48.58 108 Mauritania...48.94 109 Tanzania...49.03 110 Saudi arabia...49.34 111 Bolivia...49.63 112 Qatar3...49.90 113 New zealand...51.86 114 Ethiopia...55.23 115 Angola...57.22 116 Cambodia...61.54 117 Côte d'ivoire...63.17 118 Zambia3...64.14 119 Kenya...65.18 120 Nigeria...65.58 121 Senegal...65.73 122 Brunei Darussalam...66.38 123 Libya1...66.89 124 Iran, Islamic Rep. 1...69.52 125 Sierra Leone1...70.50 126 Haiti...72.32 127 Namibia...78.18 128 Mali...79.59 129 Barbados...80.33 130 Malawi...84.90 131 Burkina faso...101.12 132 Benin...101.41 133 Mozambique...106.78 134 Myanmar...108.18 135 Cameroon...112.53 136 Swaziland...113.67 137 Botswana...114.48 138 Kyrgyz Republic3...114.69 139 Lesotho...122.24 140 Madagascar...126.42 141 Timor-Leste3...172.26 142 Lao PDR3...209.78 143 Rwanda...398.83 144 Gambia, The3...986.58 145 Guinea2...2, 049.86 n/a Burundi...n/a n/a Liberia...n/a n/a Puerto rico...n/a 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs Monthly subscription charge for fixed (wired) broadband Internet service (PPP $) 2012 SOURCES: Author's calculations based on International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database 2013 (December 2013 edition; International monetary fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2013 edition; World bank, World Development Indicators (December 2013 edition) 1 2009 2 2010 3 2011 2014 World Economic Forum 284 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Argentina1...2. 00 1 Australia5...2. 00 1 Austria6...2. 00 1 Belgium19...2. 00 1 Brazil6...2. 00 1 Burkina Faso19...2. 00 1 Canada6...2. 00 1 Chile16...2. 00 1 Colombia19...2. 00 1 Croatia19...2. 00 1 Dominican Republic19...2. 00 1 Ecuador16...2. 00 1 Estonia16...2. 00 1 Finland19...2. 00 1 France6...2. 00 1 Georgia7...2. 00 1 Germany4...2. 00 1 Guatemala4...2. 00 1 Haiti17...2. 00 1 Honduras3...2. 00 1 Hong kong SAR3...2. 00 1 Iceland6...2. 00 1 India6...2. 00 1 Ireland6...2. 00 1 Japan19...2. 00 1 Kenya11...2. 00 1 Kyrgyz Republic16...2. 00 1 Lesotho14...2. 00 1 Luxembourg5...2. 00 1 Madagascar16...2. 00 1 Malaysia6...2. 00 1 Malta10...2. 00 1 Mauritania11...2. 00 1 Mauritius10...2. 00 1 Mexico4...2. 00 1 Moldova19...2. 00 1 Montenegro11...2. 00 1 Morocco19...2. 00 1 Netherlands5...2. 00 1 Nigeria4...2. 00 1 Norway16...2. 00 1 Pakistan10...2. 00 1 Panama19...2. 00 1 Paraguay4...2. 00 1 Peru19...2. 00 1 Philippines16...2. 00 1 Portugal19...2. 00 1 Romania10...2. 00 1 Serbia19...2. 00 1 Singapore7...2. 00 1 Slovenia11...2. 00 1 Spain19...2. 00 1 Sweden16...2. 00 1 Switzerland6...2. 00 1 Taiwan, China19...2. 00 1 Turkey9...2. 00 1 Uganda13...2. 00 1 United States19...2. 00 1 Venezuela7...2. 00 60 Jordan12...1. 94 61 Jamaica19...1. 93 62 Rwanda16...1. 93 63 Bahrain11...1. 92 63 Lithuania16...1. 92 65 Cambodia17...1. 88 65 Denmark16...1. 88 65 Nicaragua3...1. 88 68 Hungary2...1. 88 69 Czech Republic19...1. 87 69 El Salvador19...1. 87 69 Kazakhstan5...1. 87 69 Oman15...1. 87 69 Vietnam19...1. 87 74 Bosnia and Herzegovina9...1. 86 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 74 Ukraine19...1. 86 76 United Kingdom16...1. 85 77 Cape Verde17...1. 83 78 Slovak Republic19...1. 82 79 Thailand17...1. 82 80 Greece8...1. 80 81 Zimbabwe8...1. 79 82 Latvia10...1. 77 82 Poland16...1. 77 84 Indonesia16...1. 76 84 Israel19...1. 76 84 Senegal19...1. 76 87 Korea, Rep. 16.1.75 75 87 Liberia16...1. 75 89 Ghana19...1. 67 89 Italy16...1. 67 91 Guinea16...1. 65 92 Albania16...1. 64 93 Zambia17...1. 64 94 Costa Rica15...1. 63 95 Mongolia18...1. 56 96 Burundi5...1. 54 97 New Zealand1...1. 53 98 Chad16...1. 50 98 Russian Federation16...1. 50 100 Namibia19...1. 43 101 Nepal19...1. 41 102 Azerbaijan16...1. 40 103 Egypt16...1. 36 104 Algeria16...1. 33 104 Angola16...1. 33 104 Bhutan16...1. 33 104 Bulgaria19...1. 33 104 Saudi Arabia19...1. 33 109 Cyprus19...1. 31 110 China17...1. 29 110 Iran, Islamic Rep. 16.1.29 29 112 Botswana19...1. 27 113 Armenia16...1. 25 113 Bangladesh19...1. 25 115 Gabon19...1. 23 116 Cameroon16...1. 22 116 Côte d'Ivoire19...1. 22 118 Barbados16...1. 20 118 Mali16...1. 20 120 Suriname19...1. 18 121 Mozambique16...1. 17 122 Gambia, The16...1. 13 122 Malawi16...1. 13 124 Seychelles19...1. 08 125 South Africa16...1. 07 126 Trinidad and Tobago19...1. 00 126 United Arab Emirates17...1. 00 128 Qatar19...0. 93 129 Sierra Leone16...0. 92 130 Lao PDR16...0. 91 130 Macedonia, FYR16...0. 91 130 Tanzania16...0. 91 133 Sri Lanka16...0. 88 134 Brunei Darussalam16...0. 88 135 Tunisia19...0. 82 136 Bolivia16...0. 80 137 Uruguay16...0. 75 138 Lebanon19...0. 55 139 Benin17...0. 50 139 Guyana16...0. 50 141 Yemen16...0. 36 142 Kuwait16...0. 25 143 Swaziland19...0. 08 144 Ethiopia19...0. 00 144 Libya16...0. 00 144 Myanmar19...0. 00 n/a Puerto rico...n/a n/a Timor-Leste...n/a 4. 03 Internet and telephony sectors competition index Level of competition index for Internet services, international long distance services, and mobile telephone services on a 0-to-2 (best) scale 2010 or most recent SOURCE: Authors'calculations based oninternational Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication Regulatory Database (accessed December 2013). 1 1990 2 1992 3 1995 4 1996 5 1997 6 1998 7 2000 8 2001 9 2002 10 2003 11 2004 12 2005 13 2006 14 2008 15 2009 16 2010 17 2011 18 2011*19 20 2014 World Economic Forum 5th pillar Skills 2014 World Economic Forum 286 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 7 7 1 Switzerland...6. 0 2 Finland...5. 9 3 Singapore...5. 8 4 Qatar...5. 8 5 Ireland...5. 5 6 Barbados...5. 3 7 Belgium...5. 3 8 Malta...5. 3 9 Cyprus...5. 3 10 Canada...5. 2 11 New zealand...5. 2 12 Netherlands...5. 2 13 Lebanon...5. 2 14 Germany...5. 1 15 United arab emirates...5. 1 16 Iceland...5. 1 17 Sweden...5. 0 18 Norway...5. 0 19 Malaysia...5. 0 20 Costa rica...4. 9 21 Denmark...4. 9 22 Hong kong SAR...4. 8 23 Australia...4. 8 24 Austria...4. 8 25 United states...4. 6 26 United kingdom...4. 6 27 Jordan...4. 6 28 Sri lanka...4. 6 29 Gambia, The...4. 5 30 Taiwan, China...4. 5 31 Seychelles...4. 4 32 Brunei Darussalam...4. 4 33 India...4. 4 34 Luxembourg...4. 4 35 Montenegro...4. 4 36 Indonesia...4. 3 37 Mauritius...4. 3 38 Zambia...4. 3 39 Saudi arabia...4. 3 40 Philippines...4. 3 41 Bhutan...4. 3 42 Zimbabwe...4. 3 43 France...4. 2 44 Kenya...4. 2 45 Trinidad and tobago...4. 2 46 Ghana...4. 2 47 Estonia...4. 1 48 Bahrain...4. 1 49 Guyana...4. 1 50 Japan...4. 1 51 Rwanda...4. 1 52 Albania...4. 0 53 Oman...4. 0 54 China...4. 0 55 Slovenia...4. 0 56 Israel...4. 0 57 Lao PDR...4. 0 58 Portugal...4. 0 59 Lithuania...4. 0 60 Cameroon...3. 9 61 Cape verde...3. 9 62 Ecuador...3. 8 63 Puerto rico...3. 8 64 Korea, Rep...3. 8 65 Botswana...3. 7 66 Jamaica...3. 7 67 Czech republic...3. 7 68 Latvia...3. 7 69 Armenia...3. 7 70 Macedonia, FYR...3. 7 71 Tunisia...3. 7 72 Italy...3. 6 73 Lesotho...3. 6 74 Chile...3. 6 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 7 7 75 Panama...3. 6 76 Cambodia...3. 6 77 Spain...3. 6 78 Thailand...3. 6 79 Ukraine...3. 6 80 Senegal...3. 5 81 Swaziland...3. 5 82 Uganda...3. 5 83 Côte d'ivoire...3. 5 84 Pakistan...3. 5 85 Russian Federation...3. 5 86 Colombia...3. 5 87 Poland...3. 4 88 Kazakhstan...3. 4 89 Bolivia...3. 4 90 Bulgaria...3. 4 91 Turkey...3. 4 92 Malawi...3. 4 93 Hungary...3. 4 94 Nepal...3. 4 95 Vietnam...3. 4 96 Liberia...3. 4 97 Croatia...3. 4 98 Bangladesh...3. 3 99 Romania...3. 3 100 Tanzania...3. 2 101 Benin...3. 2 102 Suriname...3. 2 103 Iran, Islamic Rep...3. 2 104 Argentina...3. 2 105 Georgia...3. 2 106 Kuwait...3. 1 107 Nicaragua...3. 1 108 Ethiopia...3. 1 109 El salvador...3. 1 110 Morocco...3. 1 111 Serbia...3. 1 112 Greece...3. 1 113 Nigeria...3. 1 114 Azerbaijan...3. 1 115 Moldova...3. 0 116 Sierra leone...3. 0 117 Madagascar...3. 0 118 Namibia...3. 0 119 Mexico...3. 0 120 Uruguay...3. 0 121 Brazil...3. 0 122 Mali...2. 9 123 Kyrgyz Republic...2. 7 124 Timor-Leste...2. 7 125 Myanmar...2. 7 126 Gabon...2. 7 127 Burkina faso...2. 7 128 Venezuela...2. 7 129 Mozambique...2. 7 130 Slovak Republic...2. 7 131 Chad...2. 7 132 Bosnia and herzegovina...2. 7 133 Algeria...2. 7 134 Peru...2. 7 135 Guatemala...2. 6 136 Mauritania...2. 6 137 Mongolia...2. 6 138 Paraguay...2. 6 139 Guinea...2. 6 140 Dominican republic...2. 5 141 Honduras...2. 4 142 Haiti...2. 3 143 Burundi...2. 3 144 Angola...2. 2 145 Egypt...2. 2 146 South africa...2. 1 147 Yemen...2. 0 148 Libya...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? 1=not well at all; 7=extremely well 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 287 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 0 7 1 Singapore...6. 3 2 Finland...6. 3 3 Belgium...6. 0 4 Lebanon...5. 8 5 Switzerland...5. 8 6 Qatar...5. 6 7 Cyprus...5. 6 8 Malta...5. 5 9 Barbados...5. 5 10 Hong kong SAR...5. 5 11 Taiwan, China...5. 4 12 New zealand...5. 4 13 Bosnia and herzegovina...5. 4 14 Netherlands...5. 3 15 France...5. 2 16 Lithuania...5. 2 17 Canada...5. 2 18 Slovenia...5. 1 19 United arab emirates...5. 1 20 Korea, Rep...5. 1 21 Germany...5. 1 22 Croatia...5. 0 23 Montenegro...4. 9 24 Iceland...4. 9 25 Ireland...4. 9 26 Estonia...4. 9 27 Malaysia...4. 9 28 Ukraine...4. 8 29 Brunei Darussalam...4. 8 30 Jordan...4. 8 31 Tunisia...4. 7 32 India...4. 7 33 Latvia...4. 7 34 Japan...4. 7 35 Indonesia...4. 7 36 Trinidad and tobago...4. 6 37 Australia...4. 6 38 Hungary...4. 6 39 Austria...4. 6 40 Iran, Islamic Rep...4. 6 41 Sweden...4. 6 42 Denmark...4. 5 43 Mauritius...4. 5 44 Luxembourg...4. 5 45 Costa rica...4. 5 46 Sri lanka...4. 5 47 Norway...4. 4 48 China...4. 4 49 United states...4. 4 50 United kingdom...4. 4 51 Macedonia, FYR...4. 4 52 Morocco...4. 3 53 Guyana...4. 3 54 Albania...4. 3 55 Serbia...4. 3 56 Russian Federation...4. 3 57 Romania...4. 3 58 Greece...4. 3 59 Bulgaria...4. 3 60 Côte d'ivoire...4. 3 61 Italy...4. 3 62 Ghana...4. 2 63 Zimbabwe...4. 2 64 Saudi arabia...4. 2 65 Seychelles...4. 2 66 Benin...4. 2 67 Armenia...4. 2 68 Mongolia...4. 1 69 Poland...4. 1 70 Rwanda...4. 1 71 Bhutan...4. 1 72 Cameroon...4. 1 73 Portugal...4. 1 74 Moldova...4. 1 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 0 7 75 Kazakhstan...4. 1 76 Zambia...4. 0 77 Bahrain...4. 0 78 Israel...4. 0 79 Senegal...4. 0 80 Thailand...4. 0 81 Suriname...4. 0 82 Madagascar...4. 0 83 Czech republic...4. 0 84 Ecuador...4. 0 85 Vietnam...3. 9 86 Slovak Republic...3. 9 87 Oman...3. 9 88 Spain...3. 9 89 Nepal...3. 8 90 Lao PDR...3. 8 91 Swaziland...3. 8 92 Botswana...3. 8 93 Puerto rico...3. 8 94 Gambia, The...3. 8 95 Kenya...3. 8 96 Philippines...3. 7 97 Burkina faso...3. 7 98 Bolivia...3. 6 99 Kuwait...3. 6 100 Cape verde...3. 5 101 Turkey...3. 5 102 Cambodia...3. 5 103 Burundi...3. 4 104 Pakistan...3. 4 105 Lesotho...3. 4 106 Georgia...3. 4 107 Chile...3. 4 108 Colombia...3. 4 109 Ethiopia...3. 4 110 Azerbaijan...3. 3 111 Guinea...3. 3 112 Bangladesh...3. 3 113 Malawi...3. 2 114 Panama...3. 2 115 Jamaica...3. 2 116 Argentina...3. 2 117 Nigeria...3. 1 118 Nicaragua...3. 1 119 Uganda...3. 1 120 Haiti...3. 0 121 Gabon...3. 0 122 Kyrgyz Republic...3. 0 123 Venezuela...2. 9 124 Uruguay...2. 9 125 Liberia...2. 9 126 Mali...2. 9 127 Chad...2. 9 128 Namibia...2. 9 129 El salvador...2. 8 130 Libya...2. 7 131 Mexico...2. 7 132 Algeria...2. 7 133 Mauritania...2. 7 134 Myanmar...2. 7 135 Sierra leone...2. 6 136 Brazil...2. 6 137 Mozambique...2. 6 138 Tanzania...2. 5 139 Guatemala...2. 4 140 Peru...2. 4 141 Timor-Leste...2. 3 142 Paraguay...2. 3 143 Yemen...2. 3 144 Honduras...2. 2 145 Egypt...2. 2 146 Dominican republic...2. 2 147 Angola...2. 1 148 South africa...1. 9 5. 02 Quality of math and science education*In your country, how would you assess the quality of math and science education in schools? 1=extremely poor among the worst in the world; 7=excellent among the best in the world 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum 288 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Australia...133.0 2 Spain...128.5 3 Netherlands...128.4 4 New zealand...119.8 5 Denmark7...119.5 6 Ireland...117.8 7 Saudi Arabia8...114.3 8 Norway...113.0 9 Qatar...111.6 10 Greece7...110.8 11 France...109.9 12 Portugal7...109.7 13 Estonia7...109.1 14 Iceland...108.6 15 Brunei Darussalam8...107.8 16 Finland...107.5 17 Singapore...107.0 18 Lithuania...106.9 19 Belgium...106.5 20 Brazil2...105.8 21 Hong kong SAR8...105.6 22 Guyana...105.4 23 Barbados...104.7 24 Libya3...104.3 25 Mongolia8...103.5 26 Canada7...102.3 27 Israel7...101.9 28 South Africa8...101.9 29 Japan...101.8 30 Germany...101.7 31 Seychelles...101.3 32 Costa rica...101.1 33 Luxembourg...101.0 34 Kuwait5...101.0 35 Hungary...100.8 36 Italy...100.7 37 Taiwan, China...100.0 38 Azerbaijan...99.5 39 Sri lanka...99.1 40 Latvia...98.7 41 Austria...98.0 42 Croatia...98.0 43 Slovenia...97.9 44 Ukraine8...97.8 45 Kazakhstan8...97.7 46 Algeria...97.6 47 United kingdom...97.4 48 Poland...97.4 49 Sweden...96.9 50 Korea, Rep...96.7 51 Switzerland...96.2 52 Czech republic...96.0 53 Romania...96.0 54 Armenia8...95.9 55 Mauritius8...95.9 56 Bahrain8...95.5 57 Malta...95.0 58 Oman8...94.2 59 United states...93.6 60 Slovak Republic...93.5 61 Bulgaria...93.2 62 Cyprus...92.8 63 Colombia8...92.8 64 Cape Verde8...92.7 65 Jamaica7...92.7 66 United Arab Emirates3...92.3 67 Serbia8...91.7 68 Tunisia...91.1 69 Montenegro8...90.9 70 Peru...90.7 71 Uruguay7...90.3 72 Argentina7...90.2 73 Trinidad and Tobago5...89.9 74 Chile...89.9 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Bosnia and herzegovina...89.3 76 Jordan...89.1 77 Turkey...88.9 78 Kyrgyz Republic...88.2 79 Thailand8...87.0 80 Ecuador8...86.8 81 Georgia6...86.8 82 China...86.6 83 Iran, Islamic Rep. 8...86.3 84 Venezuela8...85.4 85 Suriname...85.4 86 Russian Federation6...84.9 87 Philippines6...84.6 88 Mexico...84.1 89 Panama8...84.0 90 Albania5...82.4 91 Macedonia, FYR7...81.9 92 Botswana5...81.7 93 Indonesia...81.2 94 Puerto rico...78.3 95 Bolivia...77.3 96 Vietnam7...77.2 97 Egypt7...75.9 98 Dominican republic...75.1 99 Moldova8...74.6 100 Lebanon8...74.0 101 Bhutan8...73.9 102 Honduras8...73.1 103 Nicaragua7...68.9 104 Morocco8...68.9 105 India...68.5 106 Paraguay7...67.8 107 El salvador...67.2 108 Malaysia7...66.9 109 Nepal8...65.8 110 Guatemala...65.1 111 Namibia4...64.8 112 Kenya6...60.1 113 Swaziland...59.9 114 Ghana8...58.2 115 Gambia, The7...57.5 116 Timor-Leste...56.6 117 Gabon1...53.9 118 Lesotho8...51.7 119 Bangladesh...50.8 120 Mali8...50.6 121 Cameroon8...50.4 122 Myanmar7...50.2 123 Benin...47.7 124 Yemen8...46.9 125 Lao PDR8...46.5 126 Zambia5...45.6 127 Liberia...45.2 128 Cambodia5...45.0 129 Nigeria7...43.8 130 Senegal...41.0 131 Guinea8...38.8 132 Madagascar8...38.0 133 Zimbabwe3...38.0 134 Ethiopia8...37.2 135 Pakistan8...36.6 136 Sierra leone...35.0 137 Tanzania8...35.0 138 Malawi8...34.2 139 Rwanda8...31.8 140 Angola...31.5 141 Côte d'Ivoire1...28.9 142 Burundi8...28.5 143 Uganda6...27.6 144 Mauritania8...26.8 145 Burkina Faso8...25.9 146 Mozambique8...25.9 147 Chad8...22.8 n/a Haiti...n/a 5. 03 Secondary enrollment rate Secondary education gross enrollment rate(%)2011 SOURCES: United nations Education, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO), UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data centre (accessed November 5, 2013; World bank, World Development Indicators (December 2013 edition; national sources 1 2002 2 2005 3 2006 4 2007 5 2008 6 2009 7 2010 8 2012 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 289 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Estonia...99.8 2 Latvia...99.8 3 Azerbaijan5...99.8 4 Georgia...99.7 5 Poland...99.7 6 Ukraine...99.7 7 Lithuania...99.7 8 Slovenia...99.7 9 Kazakhstan6...99.7 10 Russian Federation6...99.6 11 Armenia...99.6 12 Kyrgyz Republic5...99.2 13 Hungary...99.0 14 Australia...99.0 14 Austria...99.0 14 Belgium...99.0 14 Canada...99.0 14 Czech republic...99.0 14 Denmark...99.0 14 Finland...99.0 14 France...99.0 14 Germany...99.0 14 Hong kong SAR...99.0 14 Iceland...99.0 14 Ireland...99.0 14 Israel...99.0 14 Japan...99.0 14 Korea, Rep...99.0 14 Luxembourg...99.0 14 Netherlands...99.0 14 New zealand...99.0 14 Norway...99.0 14 Slovak Republic...99.0 14 Sweden...99.0 14 Switzerland...99.0 14 United kingdom...99.0 14 United states...99.0 38 Italy...99.0 39 Moldova...99.0 40 Croatia...98.9 41 Trinidad and tobago...98.8 42 Cyprus...98.7 43 Chile5...98.6 44 Montenegro...98.5 45 Taiwan, China7...98.4 46 Bulgaria...98.4 47 Uruguay6...98.1 48 Serbia...98.0 49 Bosnia and herzegovina...98.0 50 Argentina...97.9 51 Spain6...97.7 52 Romania...97.7 53 Macedonia, FYR...97.4 54 Mongolia...97.4 55 Greece...97.3 56 Albania...96.8 57 Qatar6...96.3 58 Costa rica...96.3 59 Jordan...95.9 60 Singapore6...95.9 61 Venezuela5...95.5 62 Brunei Darussalam...95.4 63 Portugal...95.4 64 Philippines4...95.4 65 Suriname6...94.7 66 China6...94.3 67 Turkey...94.1 68 Panama6...94.1 69 Kuwait4...93.9 70 Paraguay6...93.9 71 Colombia...93.6 72 Mexico...93.5 73 Thailand1...93.5 74 Vietnam...93.4 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Malaysia6...93.1 76 South africa...93.0 77 Indonesia...92.8 78 Myanmar...92.7 79 Malta1...92.4 80 Bahrain6...91.9 81 Seychelles...91.8 82 Ecuador...91.6 83 Sri Lanka6...91.2 84 Bolivia5...91.2 85 Brazil6...90.4 86 Puerto rico...90.3 87 Dominican republic...90.1 88 United Arab Emirates1...90.0 89 Lesotho6...89.6 90 Lebanon3...89.6 91 Peru3...89.6 92 Libya...89.5 93 Gabon...89.0 94 Mauritius...88.8 95 Namibia6...88.8 96 Swaziland...87.8 97 Kenya6...87.4 98 Saudi arabia...87.2 99 Jamaica...87.0 100 Oman6...86.9 101 Honduras...85.1 102 Botswana...85.1 103 Iran, Islamic Rep. 4...85.0 104 Guyana5...85.0 105 Cape verde...84.9 106 El Salvador6...84.5 107 Zimbabwe...83.6 108 Tunisia6...79.1 109 Nicaragua1...78.0 110 Guatemala...75.9 111 Malawi6...74.8 112 Cambodia5...73.9 113 Egypt7...73.9 114 Uganda6...73.2 115 Tanzania6...73.2 116 Lao PDR1...72.7 117 Algeria2...72.6 118 Cameroon6...71.3 119 Zambia6...71.2 120 Rwanda6...71.1 121 Angola...70.4 122 Ghana6...67.3 123 Burundi6...67.2 124 Morocco...67.1 125 Yemen...65.3 126 Madagascar5...64.5 127 India2...62.8 128 Nigeria6...61.3 129 Liberia6...60.8 130 Mauritania...58.6 131 Timor-Leste6...58.3 132 Bangladesh...57.7 133 Nepal...57.4 134 Côte d'ivoire...56.9 135 Mozambique6...56.1 136 Pakistan5...54.9 137 Bhutan1...52.8 138 Gambia, The...51.1 139 Senegal5...49.7 140 Haiti2...48.7 141 Sierra leone...43.3 142 Benin6...42.4 143 Guinea6...41.0 144 Ethiopia3...39.0 145 Chad...35.4 146 Mali...33.4 147 Burkina Faso3...28.7 n/a Barbados...n/a 5. 04 Adult literacy rate Adult literacy rate(%)2011 SOURCES: United nations Education, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO), UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data centre (accessed November 5, 2013; national sources 1 2005 2 2006 3 2007 4 2008 5 2009 6 2010 7 2012 2014 World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum 6th pillar Individual usage 2014 World Economic Forum 292 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Hong kong SAR...229.2 2 Saudi arabia...187.4 3 Kazakhstan...185.8 4 Russian Federation...182.9 5 Montenegro...181.3 6 Gabon...179.5 7 Panama...178.0 8 Finland...172.3 9 Lithuania...165.1 10 Bahrain...161.2 11 Austria...160.5 12 Estonia...160.4 13 Italy...159.8 14 Oman...159.3 15 Kuwait...156.9 16 Libya...155.8 17 Botswana...153.8 18 Singapore...152.1 19 Argentina...151.9 20 United arab emirates...149.6 21 Bulgaria...148.1 22 Seychelles...147.8 23 Vietnam...147.7 24 Uruguay...147.1 25 Luxembourg...145.4 26 Malaysia...141.3 27 Trinidad and tobago...140.8 28 Poland...140.3 29 Chile...138.2 30 Guatemala...137.8 31 El salvador...137.3 32 United kingdom...135.3 33 South africa...130.6 34 Ukraine...130.3 35 Switzerland...130.2 36 Cambodia...128.5 37 Jordan...128.2 38 Thailand...127.3 39 Malta...127.0 40 Qatar...126.9 41 Czech republic...126.9 42 Taiwan, China...126.5 43 Brazil...125.0 44 Sweden...124.6 45 Kyrgyz Republic...124.2 46 Barbados...122.5 47 Mongolia...120.7 48 Israel...120.7 49 Greece...120.0 50 Morocco...120.0 51 Egypt...119.9 52 Mauritius...119.9 53 Tunisia...118.1 54 Netherlands...118.0 55 Serbia...117.9 56 Denmark...117.6 57 Norway...116.7 58 Portugal...116.1 59 Hungary...116.1 60 Croatia...115.4 61 Indonesia...114.2 62 Brunei Darussalam...114.0 63 Latvia...112.1 64 Costa rica...111.9 65 Armenia...111.9 65 Slovak Republic...111.9 67 Germany...111.6 68 Belgium...111.3 69 Japan...110.9 70 Albania...110.7 71 New zealand...110.4 72 Korea, Rep...109.4 73 Azerbaijan...108.8 74 Slovenia...108.6 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Spain...108.4 76 Iceland...108.1 77 Georgia...107.8 78 Ireland...107.2 79 Philippines...106.5 80 Suriname...106.5 81 Ecuador...106.2 82 Macedonia, FYR...106.2 83 Mauritania...106.0 84 Australia...105.6 85 Romania...105.0 86 Colombia...102.9 87 Moldova...102.0 88 Venezuela...101.9 89 Paraguay...101.6 90 Ghana...101.0 91 Cyprus...98.4 92 Mali...98.4 93 Peru...98.0 94 Algeria...97.9 95 France...97.4 96 Jamaica...96.3 97 United states...95.4 98 Namibia...95.0 99 Honduras...92.9 100 Zimbabwe...91.9 101 Sri lanka...91.6 102 Turkey...91.5 103 Côte d'ivoire...91.2 104 Bolivia...90.4 105 Bosnia and herzegovina...87.6 106 Dominican republic...86.9 107 Nicaragua...86.1 108 Cape verde...86.0 109 Gambia, The...85.2 110 Benin...83.7 111 Senegal...83.6 112 Mexico...83.4 113 Puerto rico...82.6 114 Lebanon...80.8 115 China...80.8 116 Canada...80.1 117 Iran, Islamic Rep...76.1 118 Bhutan...75.6 119 Lesotho...75.3 120 Zambia...74.8 121 Kenya...71.2 122 India...69.9 123 Guyana...68.8 124 Pakistan...67.1 125 Nigeria...66.8 126 Swaziland...65.4 127 Lao PDR...64.7 128 Bangladesh...62.8 129 Burkina faso...60.6 130 Cameroon...60.4 131 Haiti...59.9 132 Nepal...59.6 133 Yemen...58.3 134 Liberia...57.1 135 Tanzania...57.0 136 Timor-Leste...55.7 137 Rwanda...49.7 138 Angola...47.1 139 Uganda...45.0 140 Guinea...41.8 141 Madagascar...39.4 142 Sierra leone...37.0 143 Mozambique...36.2 144 Chad...35.4 145 Malawi...29.2 146 Burundi...22.8 147 Ethiopia...22.4 148 Myanmar...10.3 6. 01 Mobile telephone subscriptions Mobile telephone subscriptions (post-paid and prepaid) per 100 population 2012 SOURCE: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database 2013 (December 2013 edition) 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 293 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Iceland...96.2 2 Norway...95.0 3 Sweden...94.0 4 Denmark...93.0 4 Netherlands...93.0 6 Luxembourg...92.0 7 Finland...91.0 8 New zealand...89.5 9 Qatar...88.1 10 Bahrain...88.0 11 United kingdom...87.0 12 Canada...86.8 13 Switzerland...85.2 14 United arab emirates...85.0 15 Korea, Rep...84.1 16 Germany...84.0 17 France...83.0 18 Australia...82.4 19 Belgium...82.0 20 United states...81.0 21 Austria...81.0 22 Slovak Republic...80.0 23 Kuwait...79.2 24 Japan...79.1 25 Estonia...79.0 25 Ireland...79.0 27 Taiwan, China...76.0 28 Czech republic...75.0 29 Singapore...74.2 30 Latvia...74.0 31 Israel...73.4 32 Barbados...73.3 33 Hong kong SAR...72.8 34 Hungary...72.0 34 Spain...72.0 36 Malta...70.0 36 Slovenia...70.0 38 Lithuania...68.0 39 Malaysia...65.8 40 Bosnia and herzegovina...65.4 41 Poland...65.0 42 Portugal...64.0 43 Macedonia, FYR...63.1 44 Croatia...63.0 45 Chile...61.4 46 Lebanon...61.3 47 Cyprus...61.0 48 Brunei Darussalam...60.3 49 Oman...60.0 50 Trinidad and tobago...59.5 51 Italy...58.0 52 Montenegro...56.8 53 Greece...56.0 54 Argentina...55.8 55 Bulgaria...55.1 56 Uruguay...55.1 57 Morocco...55.0 58 Albania...54.7 59 Azerbaijan...54.2 60 Saudi arabia...54.0 61 Kazakhstan...53.3 62 Russian Federation...53.3 63 Puerto rico...51.4 64 Romania...50.0 65 Brazil...49.8 66 Colombia...49.0 67 Serbia...48.1 68 Costa rica...47.5 69 Seychelles...47.1 70 Jamaica...46.5 71 Georgia...45.5 72 Panama...45.2 73 Turkey...45.1 74 Dominican republic...45.0 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Egypt...44.1 76 Venezuela...44.0 77 Moldova...43.4 78 China...42.3 79 Tunisia...41.4 80 Mauritius...41.4 81 Jordan...41.0 81 South africa...41.0 83 Vietnam...39.5 84 Armenia...39.2 85 Mexico...38.4 86 Peru...38.2 87 Philippines...36.2 88 Ecuador...35.1 89 Cape verde...34.7 90 Suriname...34.7 91 Bolivia...34.2 92 Ukraine...33.7 93 Guyana...33.0 94 Nigeria...32.9 95 Kenya...32.1 96 Paraguay...27.1 97 Thailand...26.5 98 Iran, Islamic Rep...26.0 99 El salvador...25.5 100 Bhutan...25.4 101 Kyrgyz Republic...21.7 102 Swaziland...20.8 103 Senegal...19.2 104 Sri lanka...18.3 105 Honduras...18.1 106 Yemen...17.4 107 Ghana...17.1 108 Zimbabwe...17.1 109 Angola...16.9 110 Mongolia...16.4 111 Guatemala...16.0 112 Indonesia...15.4 113 Algeria...15.2 114 Uganda...14.7 115 Libya1...14.0 116 Nicaragua...13.5 117 Zambia...13.5 118 Namibia...12.9 119 India...12.6 120 Gambia, The...12.4 121 Botswana...11.5 122 Nepal...11.1 123 Lao PDR...10.7 124 Pakistan...10.0 125 Haiti...9. 8 126 Gabon...8. 6 127 Rwanda...8. 0 128 Bangladesh...6. 3 129 Cameroon...5. 7 130 Mauritania...5. 4 131 Cambodia...4. 9 132 Mozambique...4. 8 133 Lesotho...4. 6 134 Malawi...4. 4 135 Tanzania...4. 0 136 Benin...3. 8 137 Liberia...3. 8 138 Burkina faso...3. 7 139 Côte d'ivoire...2. 4 140 Mali...2. 2 141 Chad...2. 1 142 Madagascar...2. 1 143 Guinea...1. 5 144 Ethiopia...1. 5 145 Sierra leone...1. 3 146 Burundi...1. 2 147 Myanmar...1. 1 148 Timor-Leste...0. 9 6. 02 Internet users Percentage of individuals using the Internet 2012 SOURCE: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database 2013 (December 2013 edition) 1 2011 2014 World Economic Forum 294 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Netherlands...97.2 2 Iceland...96.0 3 Bahrain...92.7 4 Denmark...92.2 5 Luxembourg...92.0 5 Norway...92.0 5 Sweden...92.0 8 Qatar...91.5 9 New zealand...91.2 10 Finland...88.0 11 Singapore...87.7 12 Germany...87.0 12 United kingdom...87.0 14 Brunei Darussalam...86.9 15 Canada...86.6 16 Switzerland...85.8 17 Australia...85.2 18 United arab emirates...85.0 19 Ireland...83.0 20 Korea, Rep...82.3 21 Israel...82.1 22 Austria...81.0 22 France...81.0 24 Hong kong SAR...80.3 25 Belgium...80.0 26 Japan...80.0 27 Lebanon...79.7 28 United states...79.3 29 Slovak Republic...79.0 30 Malta...78.0 31 Estonia...76.0 31 Slovenia...76.0 33 Taiwan, China...75.2 34 Czech republic...75.0 35 Kuwait...75.0 36 Spain...74.0 37 Poland...73.0 38 Hungary...71.0 39 Cyprus...70.0 39 Latvia...70.0 41 Barbados...69.2 42 Croatia...68.0 43 Saudi arabia...67.7 44 Italy...67.0 45 Malaysia...66.9 46 Portugal...66.0 47 Lithuania...64.0 48 Uruguay...63.7 49 Kazakhstan...63.0 50 Oman...62.7 51 Trinidad and tobago...61.0 52 Russian Federation...60.6 53 Serbia...60.3 54 Puerto rico...60.0 55 Macedonia, FYR...58.4 56 Greece...57.4 57 Romania...57.0 58 Argentina...56.0 59 Jordan...54.6 60 Chile...53.7 61 Bulgaria...52.0 62 Seychelles...51.9 63 Montenegro...51.3 64 Turkey...50.2 65 Brazil...49.9 66 Costa rica...49.0 67 Azerbaijan...45.0 68 Moldova...44.5 69 Morocco...43.1 70 China...40.9 71 Mauritius...40.6 72 Ukraine...40.5 73 Bosnia and herzegovina...39.8 74 Colombia...38.4 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Panama...38.3 76 Egypt...37.9 77 Iran, Islamic Rep...37.0 78 Suriname...34.3 79 Armenia...34.0 80 Georgia...32.7 81 Jamaica...32.6 82 Ecuador...32.2 83 Mexico...32.2 84 Mongolia...30.3 85 Peru...29.9 86 Thailand...26.9 87 Cape verde...26.5 88 Bolivia...25.9 89 Paraguay...24.3 90 Algeria...24.2 91 91 South africa...23.6 92 Guyana...22.9 93 Tunisia...22.8 94 Venezuela...20.2 95 Albania...20.0 96 Dominican republic...19.8 97 Guatemala...19.2 98 Libya...17.6 99 Vietnam...17.5 100 Philippines...16.9 101 Bhutan...16.4 102 El salvador...15.3 103 Indonesia...15.1 104 Honduras...15.1 105 Sri lanka...15.0 106 Namibia...14.3 107 Ghana...13.8 108 Pakistan...12.5 109 Botswana...12.3 110 Swaziland...11.9 111 Nigeria...11.4 112 India...10.9 113 Kenya...10.8 114 Gabon...10.1 115 Nicaragua...9. 9 116 Senegal...9. 0 117 Lao PDR...8. 7 118 Angola...8. 5 119 Cameroon...8. 3 120 Nepal...7. 8 121 Mali...7. 7 122 Gambia, The...7. 4 123 Haiti...7. 3 124 Kyrgyz Republic...6. 9 125 Zimbabwe...6. 5 126 Lesotho...5. 9 127 Mozambique...5. 9 128 Cambodia...5. 4 129 Yemen...5. 1 130 Bangladesh...4. 8 131 Benin...4. 2 132 Malawi...4. 0 133 Uganda...4. 0 134 Mauritania...3. 7 135 Burkina faso...3. 4 136 Tanzania...3. 2 137 Zambia...3. 1 138 Madagascar...2. 9 139 Chad...2. 5 140 Rwanda...2. 4 141 Côte d'ivoire...2. 3 142 Myanmar...2. 3 143 Ethiopia...2. 1 144 Guinea...2. 1 145 Liberia...2. 0 146 Sierra Leone1...0. 8 147 Burundi2...0. 1 n/a Timor-Leste...n/a 6. 03 Households with a personal computer Percentage of households equipped with a personal computer 2012 SOURCE: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database 2013 (December 2013 edition) 1 2005 2 2009 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 295 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Korea, Rep...97.4 2 Iceland...95.0 3 Netherlands...94.0 4 Luxembourg...93.0 4 Norway...93.0 6 Denmark...92.0 6 Sweden...92.0 8 Switzerland...90.0 9 United kingdom...88.6 10 Qatar...88.1 11 Singapore...87.7 12 New zealand...87.4 13 Finland...87.0 14 Japan...86.0 15 Germany...85.0 16 Canada...83.0 17 Australia...81.4 18 Ireland...81.0 19 France...80.0 20 Austria...79.0 20 Bahrain...79.0 22 Hong kong SAR...78.6 23 Belgium...78.0 24 Malta...77.0 25 Slovak Republic...76.6 26 Estonia...75.0 26 United states...75.0 28 Slovenia...74.0 29 Israel...73.4 30 Brunei Darussalam...72.4 31 Taiwan, China...72.2 32 United arab emirates...72.0 33 Czech republic...71.0 34 Poland...70.0 35 Hungary...69.0 35 Latvia...69.0 37 Spain...68.0 38 Saudi arabia...66.6 39 Croatia...66.0 40 Kuwait...65.2 41 Malaysia...64.7 42 Lebanon...64.0 43 Italy...63.0 44 Barbados...62.9 45 Cyprus...62.0 45 Lithuania...62.0 47 Portugal...61.0 48 Puerto rico...60.7 49 Macedonia, FYR...56.8 50 Montenegro...55.0 51 Greece...54.0 51 Romania...54.0 53 Kazakhstan...52.6 54 Russian Federation...51.2 55 Bulgaria...51.0 56 Uruguay...48.4 57 Serbia...48.0 58 Argentina...47.5 59 Costa rica...47.3 60 Turkey...47.2 61 Azerbaijan...46.8 62 Brazil...45.4 63 Chile...45.3 64 Jordan...43.6 65 Mauritius...42.0 65 Moldova...42.0 67 Seychelles...41.9 68 Oman...41.9 69 Trinidad and tobago...40.0 70 Bosnia and herzegovina...39.7 71 Morocco...38.9 72 China...37.4 73 Ukraine...36.5 74 Egypt...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...26.0 80 South africa...25.5 81 Armenia...25.4 82 Jamaica...23.0 83 Paraguay...22.8 84 Ecuador...22.5 85 Guyana...20.6 85 Tunisia...20.6 87 Albania...20.5 88 Suriname...20.2 89 Peru...20.2 89 Venezuela...20.2 91 Algeria...19.4 92 Philippines...18.9 93 Thailand...18.4 94 Vietnam...15.6 95 El salvador...15.0 96 Mongolia...14.0 97 Cape verde...13.7 98 Libya...13.7 99 Dominican republic...13.7 100 Honduras...13.2 101 Namibia...13.0 102 Bhutan...11.6 103 Kenya...11.5 104 Swaziland...11.4 105 Ghana...11.0 106 Sri lanka...10.3 107 Bolivia...10.0 108 India...9. 5 109 Guatemala...9. 3 110 Botswana...9. 1 110 Nigeria...9. 1 112 Pakistan...8. 3 113 Gabon...7. 9 114 Nicaragua...7. 4 115 Angola...7. 2 116 Gambia, The...6. 7 117 Indonesia...6. 5 118 Kyrgyz Republic...6. 3 119 Senegal...5. 8 120 Malawi...5. 5 121 Lao PDR...5. 1 122 Zimbabwe...4. 9 123 Yemen...4. 7 124 Mozambique...4. 7 125 Uganda...4. 2 126 Nepal...4. 1 127 Cambodia...3. 9 128 Lesotho...3. 7 129 Cameroon...3. 5 130 Mauritania...3. 4 131 Haiti...3. 4 132 Tanzania...3. 3 133 Bangladesh...3. 2 134 Burkina faso...2. 8 135 Zambia...2. 8 136 Madagascar...2. 7 137 Mali...2. 5 138 Rwanda...2. 4 139 Benin...2. 4 140 Chad...2. 3 141 Ethiopia...1. 9 142 Myanmar...1. 8 143 Liberia...1. 5 144 Côte d'ivoire...1. 3 145 Guinea...1. 3 146 Burundi1...0. 1 n/a Sierra leone...n/a n/a Timor-Leste...n/a 6. 04 Households with Internet access Percentage of households with Internet access at home 2012 SOURCE: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database 2013 (December 2013 edition) 1 2009 2014 World Economic Forum 296 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Switzerland...39.9 2 Netherlands...39.8 3 Denmark...38.8 4 France...37.5 5 Korea, Rep...37.2 6 Norway...36.3 7 Iceland...34.3 8 United kingdom...34.0 9 Germany...33.7 10 Belgium...33.3 11 Canada...32.5 12 Luxembourg...32.4 13 Sweden...32.3 14 Malta...32.0 15 Hong kong SAR...31.2 16 Finland...30.3 17 United states...28.3 18 New zealand...27.8 19 Japan...27.7 20 Estonia...25.5 21 Singapore...25.4 22 Israel...25.3 23 Austria...25.0 24 Spain...24.4 25 Australia...24.3 26 Slovenia...24.3 27 Greece...24.1 28 Taiwan, China...23.9 29 Latvia...23.4 30 Barbados...23.1 31 Hungary...22.9 32 Ireland...22.7 33 Portugal...22.5 34 Italy...22.1 35 Lithuania...21.1 36 Croatia...20.7 37 Cyprus...19.2 38 Bulgaria...17.9 39 Uruguay...16.6 40 Czech republic...16.4 41 Romania...16.2 42 Poland...15.5 43 Puerto rico...15.5 44 Slovak Republic...14.7 45 Russian Federation...14.5 46 Azerbaijan...14.1 47 Trinidad and tobago...13.8 48 Macedonia, FYR...13.7 49 Bahrain...13.2 50 Serbia...12.9 51 China...12.7 52 Chile...12.4 53 Moldova...11.9 54 Mauritius...11.2 55 Seychelles...11.0 56 Argentina...10.9 57 Turkey...10.6 58 Bosnia and herzegovina...10.6 59 Mexico...10.5 60 Qatar...10.5 61 United arab emirates...10.3 62 Kazakhstan...9. 8 63 Lebanon...9. 7 64 Costa rica...9. 3 65 Brazil...9. 2 66 Georgia...8. 7 67 Montenegro...8. 4 68 Malaysia...8. 4 69 Colombia...8. 2 70 Thailand...8. 2 71 Ukraine...8. 0 72 Panama...7. 8 73 Saudi arabia...6. 9 74 Armenia...6. 7 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Venezuela...6. 7 76 Suriname...5. 5 77 Ecuador...5. 3 78 Albania...5. 1 79 Vietnam...4. 9 80 Tunisia...4. 9 81 Brunei Darussalam...4. 8 82 Peru...4. 7 83 Dominican republic...4. 3 84 Jamaica...4. 3 85 Iran, Islamic Rep...4. 0 86 Cape verde...4. 0 87 El salvador...3. 8 88 Mongolia...3. 8 89 Guyana...3. 7 90 Algeria...2. 9 91 Egypt...2. 8 92 Jordan...2. 8 93 Bhutan...2. 3 94 Philippines...2. 2 95 Oman...2. 1 96 South africa...2. 1 97 Morocco...2. 1 98 Guatemala...1. 8 99 Sri lanka...1. 7 100 Nicaragua...1. 6 101 Kuwait...1. 4 102 India...1. 2 103 Indonesia...1. 2 104 Paraguay...1. 2 105 Namibia...1. 2 106 Libya...1. 1 107 Bolivia...1. 1 108 Botswana...0. 9 109 Kyrgyz Republic...0. 9 110 Honduras...0. 8 111 Yemen...0. 7 112 Senegal...0. 7 113 Cameroon...0. 6 114 Zimbabwe...0. 5 115 Pakistan...0. 5 116 Nepal...0. 5 117 Bangladesh...0. 4 118 Gabon...0. 3 119 Swaziland...0. 3 120 Ghana...0. 3 121 Cambodia...0. 2 122 Mauritania...0. 2 123 Chad...0. 2 124 Angola...0. 2 125 Lao PDR...0. 1 126 Uganda...0. 1 127 Zambia...0. 1 128 Kenya...0. 1 129 Burkina faso...0. 1 130 Mozambique...0. 1 131 Lesotho...0. 1 132 Timor-Leste...0. 1 133 Côte d'Ivoire3...0. 1 134 Benin...0. 1 135 Madagascar...0. 0 136 Gambia, The...0. 0 137 Rwanda...0. 0 138 Mali...0. 0 139 Myanmar...0. 0 140 Nigeria...0. 0 141 Tanzania...0. 0 142 Malawi...0. 0 143 Ethiopia...0. 0 144 Guinea...0. 0 145 Burundi...0. 0 146 Liberia...0. 0 147 Haiti2...0. 0 147 Sierra Leone1...0. 0 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subscriptions Fixed broadband Internet subscriptions per 100 population 2012 SOURCE: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database 2013 (December 2013 edition) 1 2007 2 2008 3 2009 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 297 3: 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...104.9 6 Denmark...97.2 7 Australia...96.2 8 Bahrain...91.2 9 United states...88.2 10 Norway...84.8 11 Hong kong SAR...83.2 12 Luxembourg...80.6 13 Estonia...76.9 14 Botswana...74.9 15 United kingdom...72.1 16 Iceland...70.9 17 New zealand...65.9 18 Ireland...65.9 19 Poland...63.5 20 Qatar...61.8 21 Netherlands...61.3 22 Latvia...58.2 23 Austria...56.3 24 Croatia...53.9 25 Spain...53.6 26 Israel...53.0 27 Russian Federation...52.8 28 Italy...52.2 29 Czech republic...52.1 30 Serbia...52.1 31 France...51.8 32 Oman...50.9 33 Taiwan, China...49.9 34 Bulgaria...48.5 35 Greece...45.7 36 Saudi arabia...45.4 37 United arab emirates...44.8 38 Kazakhstan...42.5 39 Canada...42.1 40 Germany...40.8 41 Slovak Republic...39.7 42 Switzerland...39.6 43 Slovenia...37.0 44 Barbados...36.0 45 Malta...35.3 46 Azerbaijan...34.8 47 Cyprus...34.1 48 Ghana...33.9 49 Brazil...33.7 50 Namibia...33.2 51 Belgium...33.0 52 Portugal...32.8 53 Uruguay...32.5 54 Indonesia...31.6 55 Armenia...29.1 56 Lebanon...28.3 57 Zimbabwe...28.1 58 Chile...28.0 59 Egypt...27.9 60 Montenegro...27.5 61 Romania...27.0 62 South africa...25.2 63 Macedonia, FYR...25.1 64 Hungary...24.2 65 65 Nepal...23.8 66 Cape verde...23.0 67 Mauritius...22.9 68 Ecuador...21.6 69 Argentina...20.9 70 Costa rica...20.3 71 Albania...18.8 72 Vietnam...18.8 73 Lithuania...18.8 74 Nigeria...18.4 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Mongolia...18.4 76 China...16.9 77 Turkey...16.5 78 Dominican republic...15.6 79 Suriname...15.0 80 Panama...14.3 81 Puerto rico...13.7 82 Malaysia...13.4 83 Bosnia and herzegovina...12.2 84 Swaziland...11.9 85 Jordan...11.3 86 Morocco...10.1 87 Mexico...9. 8 88 Tunisia...8. 9 89 Seychelles...8. 6 90 Honduras...8. 6 91 Georgia...8. 5 92 Trinidad and tobago...8. 4 93 Sri lanka...7. 8 94 Brunei Darussalam...7. 6 95 Lesotho...7. 5 96 Uganda...7. 4 97 Cambodia...6. 7 98 Bolivia...6. 6 99 Paraguay...6. 0 100 El salvador...5. 5 101 Ukraine...5. 4 102 Moldova...5. 1 103 Colombia...5. 0 104 India...5. 0 105 Venezuela...4. 8 106 Guatemala...4. 5 107 Ethiopia...4. 4 108 Philippines...3. 8 109 Tanzania...3. 7 110 Mauritania...3. 6 111 Senegal...3. 6 112 Malawi...3. 5 113 Rwanda...3. 2 114 Peru...2. 9 115 Bhutan...2. 5 116 Kenya...2. 2 117 Lao PDR...2. 1 118 Mozambique...1. 8 119 Jamaica...1. 6 120 Angola...1. 5 121 Gambia, The...1. 4 122 Iran, Islamic Rep...1. 3 123 Nicaragua...1. 0 124 Mali...0. 7 125 Pakistan...0. 7 126 Zambia...0. 6 127 Bangladesh...0. 5 128 Timor-Leste...0. 4 129 Benin...0. 4 130 Madagascar...0. 3 131 Yemen...0. 2 132 Thailand...0. 1 133 Guyana...0. 1 134 Kyrgyz Republic1...0. 0 135 Liberia...0. 0 136 Myanmar...0. 0 137 Cameroon...0. 0 138 Burundi...0. 0 139 Burkina faso...0. 0 140 Algeria...0. 0 140 Chad...0. 0 140 Côte d'Ivoire2...0. 0 140 Gabon...0. 0 140 Guinea...0. 0 140 Haiti2...0. 0 n/a Kuwait...n/a n/a Libya...n/a n/a Sierra leone...n/a 6. 06 Mobile broadband Internet subscriptions Mobile broadband Internet subscriptions per 100 population 2012 SOURCE: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database 2013 (December 2013 edition) 1 2010 2 2011 2014 World Economic Forum 298 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 5. 5 7 1 Iceland...6. 7 2 United kingdom...6. 6 3 Norway...6. 6 4 Netherlands...6. 6 5 Sweden...6. 5 6 Finland...6. 4 7 Malta...6. 4 8 Estonia...6. 4 9 United states...6. 4 10 Australia...6. 4 11 United arab emirates...6. 4 12 Bahrain...6. 3 13 Canada...6. 3 14 Singapore...6. 3 15 Puerto rico...6. 3 16 Hong kong SAR...6. 3 17 Qatar...6. 3 18 New zealand...6. 3 19 Brunei Darussalam...6. 3 20 Lithuania...6. 2 21 Austria...6. 2 22 Philippines...6. 2 23 Macedonia, FYR...6. 2 24 Switzerland...6. 2 25 Barbados...6. 2 26 Chile...6. 1 27 Panama...6. 1 28 Belgium...6. 1 29 Ireland...6. 1 30 Luxembourg...6. 1 31 Montenegro...6. 1 32 Israel...6. 1 33 Saudi arabia...6. 1 34 Taiwan, China...6. 1 35 Kuwait...6. 0 36 Costa rica...6. 0 37 Brazil...6. 0 38 Azerbaijan...6. 0 39 Jordan...6. 0 40 Tunisia...6. 0 41 Cyprus...6. 0 42 Malaysia...6. 0 43 Czech republic...6. 0 44 Bosnia and herzegovina...6. 0 45 Argentina...6. 0 46 Denmark...5. 9 47 Spain...5. 9 48 Indonesia...5. 9 49 Thailand...5. 9 50 Egypt...5. 9 51 Dominican republic...5. 9 52 Portugal...5. 9 53 Jamaica...5. 9 54 France...5. 9 55 Latvia...5. 9 56 Germany...5. 9 57 Korea, Rep...5. 9 58 Slovak Republic...5. 9 59 Venezuela...5. 8 60 Guyana...5. 8 61 Turkey...5. 8 62 Uruguay...5. 8 63 Trinidad and tobago...5. 8 64 Slovenia...5. 8 65 Italy...5. 8 66 Georgia...5. 8 67 Armenia...5. 8 68 Japan...5. 7 69 Mauritius...5. 7 70 Lebanon...5. 7 71 Croatia...5. 6 72 Nigeria...5. 6 73 Senegal...5. 6 74 Guatemala...5. 6 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 5. 5 7 75 Mongolia...5. 6 76 Hungary...5. 6 77 Zambia...5. 6 78 Côte d'ivoire...5. 6 79 Bulgaria...5. 6 80 Colombia...5. 6 81 Kenya...5. 5 82 Moldova...5. 5 83 South africa...5. 5 84 Romania...5. 5 85 Namibia...5. 5 86 Mexico...5. 4 87 Morocco...5. 4 88 Botswana...5. 4 89 Russian Federation...5. 4 90 Greece...5. 4 91 India...5. 4 92 Paraguay...5. 3 93 Ukraine...5. 3 94 Seychelles...5. 3 95 Oman...5. 3 96 Kazakhstan...5. 3 97 Cape verde...5. 3 98 Honduras...5. 3 99 Ghana...5. 2 100 Peru...5. 2 101 Gambia, The...5. 2 102 Madagascar...5. 2 103 Ecuador...5. 1 104 Algeria...5. 1 105 Vietnam...5. 1 106 Bhutan...5. 1 107 Suriname...5. 1 108 Cambodia...5. 1 109 Poland...5. 1 110 Albania...5. 1 111 El salvador...5. 0 112 Serbia...5. 0 113 Zimbabwe...5. 0 114 Sri lanka...5. 0 115 Libya...5. 0 116 Pakistan...5. 0 117 Kyrgyz Republic...4. 9 118 Lao PDR...4. 9 119 Haiti...4. 9 120 Rwanda...4. 9 121 Cameroon...4. 8 122 Swaziland...4. 8 123 Angola...4. 8 124 Mauritania...4. 8 125 Benin...4. 8 126 China...4. 7 127 Liberia...4. 6 128 Yemen...4. 6 129 Malawi...4. 6 130 Mali...4. 6 131 Nicaragua...4. 6 132 Myanmar...4. 6 133 Gabon...4. 6 134 Nepal...4. 5 135 Sierra leone...4. 5 136 Tanzania...4. 4 137 Lesotho...4. 4 138 Bangladesh...4. 4 139 Mozambique...4. 4 140 Timor-Leste...4. 4 141 Uganda...4. 2 142 Burkina faso...4. 2 143 Guinea...4. 2 144 Ethiopia...3. 9 145 Bolivia...3. 8 146 Chad...3. 4 147 Iran, Islamic Rep...3. 3 148 Burundi...3. 1 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*In your country, how widely used are virtual social networks (e g.,, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin? 1=not used at all; 7=widely used 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum 7th pillar Business usage 2014 World Economic Forum 300 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 7 7 1 Sweden...6. 2 2 Iceland...6. 2 3 Switzerland...6. 1 4 United arab emirates...6. 1 5 Israel...6. 1 6 Japan...6. 1 7 Finland...6. 0 8 Norway...6. 0 9 United states...6. 0 10 Qatar...5. 9 11 Luxembourg...5. 9 12 Hong kong SAR...5. 9 13 Singapore...5. 8 14 Australia...5. 8 15 Saudi arabia...5. 8 16 Germany...5. 8 17 Austria...5. 8 18 Taiwan, China...5. 8 19 New zealand...5. 7 20 Denmark...5. 7 21 Korea, Rep...5. 7 22 Netherlands...5. 7 23 Puerto rico...5. 7 24 United kingdom...5. 7 25 Ireland...5. 6 26 Belgium...5. 6 27 Jordan...5. 6 28 Panama...5. 6 29 Portugal...5. 5 30 Bahrain...5. 5 31 Malta...5. 5 32 France...5. 5 33 Malaysia...5. 5 34 Canada...5. 4 35 South africa...5. 4 36 Estonia...5. 4 37 Turkey...5. 3 38 Cyprus...5. 2 39 Senegal...5. 2 40 Philippines...5. 2 41 Guatemala...5. 2 42 Lithuania...5. 2 43 Costa rica...5. 2 44 Barbados...5. 2 45 Chile...5. 1 46 Indonesia...5. 1 47 Sri lanka...5. 1 48 India...5. 0 49 Spain...5. 0 50 Thailand...5. 0 51 Brazil...5. 0 52 Mauritius...5. 0 53 Oman...5. 0 54 Czech republic...4. 9 55 Seychelles...4. 9 56 Dominican republic...4. 9 57 Kuwait...4. 9 58 Namibia...4. 9 59 Azerbaijan...4. 9 60 Gambia, The...4. 9 61 Rwanda...4. 8 62 Slovenia...4. 8 63 Brunei Darussalam...4. 8 64 Mexico...4. 8 65 Jamaica...4. 8 66 Kenya...4. 8 67 Côte d'ivoire...4. 7 68 Latvia...4. 7 69 Guyana...4. 7 70 Tunisia...4. 7 71 China...4. 7 72 Slovak Republic...4. 7 73 Hungary...4. 7 74 Honduras...4. 7 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 7 7 75 Trinidad and tobago...4. 7 76 Croatia...4. 7 77 Zambia...4. 6 78 Kazakhstan...4. 6 79 Mongolia...4. 6 80 Nigeria...4. 6 81 Pakistan...4. 6 82 Cambodia...4. 6 83 Peru...4. 6 84 Mali...4. 5 85 Cape verde...4. 5 86 Lebanon...4. 5 87 Ecuador...4. 5 88 Greece...4. 5 89 Montenegro...4. 5 90 Lao PDR...4. 5 91 Ghana...4. 4 92 Uruguay...4. 4 93 Bosnia and herzegovina...4. 4 94 Cameroon...4. 4 95 Morocco...4. 4 96 Gabon...4. 4 97 Colombia...4. 4 98 Armenia...4. 4 99 Zimbabwe...4. 3 100 Ukraine...4. 3 101 Botswana...4. 3 102 El salvador...4. 3 103 Paraguay...4. 3 104 Romania...4. 3 105 Suriname...4. 3 106 Madagascar...4. 3 107 Mozambique...4. 3 108 Albania...4. 2 109 Mauritania...4. 2 110 Egypt...4. 2 111 Bangladesh...4. 2 112 Italy...4. 2 113 Bulgaria...4. 2 114 Poland...4. 1 115 Argentina...4. 1 116 Uganda...4. 1 117 Georgia...4. 1 118 Venezuela...4. 1 119 Yemen...4. 1 120 Iran, Islamic Rep...4. 0 121 Macedonia, FYR...4. 0 122 Benin...4. 0 123 Swaziland...4. 0 124 Moldova...4. 0 125 Bolivia...3. 9 126 Russian Federation...3. 9 127 Tanzania...3. 9 128 Nepal...3. 9 129 Guinea...3. 9 130 Nicaragua...3. 9 131 Ethiopia...3. 8 132 Haiti...3. 8 133 Malawi...3. 8 134 Sierra leone...3. 8 135 Vietnam...3. 8 136 Liberia...3. 8 137 Serbia...3. 7 138 Bhutan...3. 7 139 Kyrgyz Republic...3. 7 140 Burkina faso...3. 7 141 Lesotho...3. 7 142 Libya...3. 6 143 Burundi...3. 5 144 Chad...3. 4 145 Angola...3. 3 146 Timor-Leste...3. 3 147 Algeria...3. 2 148 Myanmar...2. 7 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*In your country, to what extent do businesses adopt new technology? 1=not at all; 7=adopt extensively 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 301 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 6 7 1 Switzerland...5. 8 2 Finland...5. 7 3 Germany...5. 6 4 Israel...5. 6 5 United states...5. 6 6 Japan...5. 6 7 Sweden...5. 5 8 United kingdom...5. 2 9 Netherlands...5. 1 10 Belgium...5. 1 11 Luxembourg...5. 1 12 Norway...5. 0 13 Denmark...5. 0 14 Austria...5. 0 15 Malaysia...4. 9 16 France...4. 8 17 Qatar...4. 8 18 Singapore...4. 8 19 Taiwan, China...4. 8 20 Ireland...4. 6 21 New zealand...4. 6 22 Korea, Rep...4. 5 23 Australia...4. 5 24 Indonesia...4. 4 25 Puerto rico...4. 4 26 Czech republic...4. 3 27 Canada...4. 3 28 Estonia...4. 3 29 Hong kong SAR...4. 2 30 China...4. 2 31 Italy...4. 2 32 Iceland...4. 1 33 South africa...4. 1 34 Kenya...4. 1 35 Azerbaijan...4. 1 36 Brazil...4. 0 37 Costa rica...4. 0 38 Guyana...4. 0 39 United arab emirates...4. 0 40 Lithuania...4. 0 41 India...4. 0 42 Portugal...3. 9 43 Saudi arabia...3. 9 44 Sri lanka...3. 8 45 Turkey...3. 8 46 Lao PDR...3. 8 47 Malta...3. 8 48 Philippines...3. 8 49 Pakistan...3. 7 50 Panama...3. 7 51 Guatemala...3. 7 52 Zambia...3. 7 53 Ecuador...3. 7 54 Slovenia...3. 7 55 Ghana...3. 7 56 El salvador...3. 7 57 Spain...3. 7 58 Seychelles...3. 6 59 Montenegro...3. 6 60 Jamaica...3. 6 61 Oman...3. 6 62 Poland...3. 6 63 Chile...3. 5 64 Russian Federation...3. 5 65 Gambia, The...3. 5 66 Latvia...3. 5 67 Brunei Darussalam...3. 5 68 Liberia...3. 5 69 Jordan...3. 5 70 Bolivia...3. 5 71 Cambodia...3. 5 72 Mauritius...3. 5 73 Madagascar...3. 5 74 Kazakhstan...3. 5 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 3. 6 7 75 Mexico...3. 5 76 Rwanda...3. 5 77 Armenia...3. 4 78 Bhutan...3. 4 79 Nicaragua...3. 4 80 Nigeria...3. 4 81 Barbados...3. 4 82 Bahrain...3. 4 83 Colombia...3. 4 84 Namibia...3. 4 85 Iran, Islamic Rep...3. 4 86 Vietnam...3. 4 87 Thailand...3. 4 88 Uruguay...3. 4 89 Lebanon...3. 4 90 Romania...3. 4 91 Argentina...3. 3 92 Senegal...3. 3 93 Cyprus...3. 3 94 Macedonia, FYR...3. 2 95 Swaziland...3. 2 96 Slovak Republic...3. 2 97 Hungary...3. 2 98 Dominican republic...3. 2 99 Tunisia...3. 2 100 Ukraine...3. 2 101 Tanzania...3. 2 102 Botswana...3. 2 103 Bulgaria...3. 2 104 Mali...3. 2 105 Cameroon...3. 1 106 Peru...3. 1 107 Mongolia...3. 1 108 Bosnia and herzegovina...3. 1 109 Uganda...3. 1 110 Croatia...3. 1 111 Egypt...3. 1 112 Honduras...3. 1 113 Suriname...3. 1 114 Benin...3. 0 115 Paraguay...3. 0 116 Malawi...3. 0 117 Greece...3. 0 118 Georgia...3. 0 119 Burkina faso...3. 0 120 Bangladesh...3. 0 121 Albania...3. 0 122 Zimbabwe...2. 9 123 Trinidad and tobago...2. 9 124 Timor-Leste...2. 9 125 Nepal...2. 9 126 Cape verde...2. 9 127 Côte d'ivoire...2. 9 128 Venezuela...2. 8 129 Morocco...2. 8 130 Lesotho...2. 8 131 Sierra leone...2. 8 132 Mozambique...2. 8 133 Serbia...2. 8 134 Moldova...2. 7 135 Myanmar...2. 7 136 Kuwait...2. 6 137 Mauritania...2. 6 138 Kyrgyz Republic...2. 6 139 Chad...2. 6 140 Haiti...2. 6 141 Ethiopia...2. 6 142 Yemen...2. 6 143 Libya...2. 5 144 Gabon...2. 5 145 Guinea...2. 5 146 Angola...2. 5 147 Algeria...2. 3 148 Burundi...2. 2 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*In your country, to what extent do companies have the capacity to innovate? 1=not at all; 7=to a great extent 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum 302 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Japan1...301.1 2 Sweden1...294.5 3 Switzerland1...293.5 4 Finland1...283.6 5 Israel1...215.8 6 Germany1...210.5 7 Denmark1...208.5 8 Korea, Rep. 1...198.4 9 Netherlands1...189.0 10 Austria1...159.6 11 United States1...143.9 12 Norway1...133.6 13 Singapore1...120.9 14 Luxembourg1...112.6 15 France1...111.3 16 Belgium1...110.7 17 United Kingdom1...87.0 18 Iceland1...84.1 19 Canada1...82.4 20 Ireland1...79.1 21 Australia1...76.2 22 New Zealand1...69.8 23 Slovenia1...58.6 24 Italy1...51.8 25 Spain1...39.2 26 Estonia1...31.1 27 Seychelles1...25.7 28 Hungary1...24.2 29 29 Czech Republic1...15.3 30 Portugal1...12.7 31 Malaysia1...12.5 32 China1...11.5 33 Malta1...10.2 34 Croatia1...9. 8 35 Slovak Republic1...8. 8 36 Latvia1...8. 8 37 Greece1...7. 2 38 Poland1...6. 9 39 Russian Federation1...6. 8 40 South Africa1...6. 4 41 Chile1...6. 3 42 Saudi Arabia1...6. 2 43 Barbados1...6. 2 44 Turkey1...6. 2 45 Lithuania1...5. 8 46 Qatar1...5. 4 47 Cyprus1...5. 2 48 Bulgaria1...4. 8 49 United Arab Emirates1...4. 5 50 Armenia1...3. 5 51 Montenegro1...3. 2 52 Ukraine1...3. 2 53 Brazil1...3. 0 54 Uruguay1...2. 2 55 Serbia1...2. 2 56 Romania1...2. 1 57 Bosnia and Herzegovina1...2. 0 58 Brunei Darussalam1...1. 8 59 Mexico1...1. 7 60 Lebanon1...1. 5 61 India1...1. 5 62 Argentina1...1. 3 63 Costa Rica1...1. 2 64 Panama1...1. 2 65 Thailand1...1. 2 66 Georgia1...1. 2 67 Tunisia1...1. 1 68 Colombia1...1. 0 69 Bahrain1...1. 0 70 Kazakhstan1...1. 0 71 Oman1...1. 0 72 Trinidad and Tobago1...1. 0 73 Moldova1...0. 7 74 Jamaica1...0. 6 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Egypt1...0. 6 76 Sri Lanka1...0. 6 77 Azerbaijan1...0. 6 78 Morocco1...0. 5 79 Suriname1...0. 5 80 Jordan1...0. 4 81 Ecuador1...0. 4 82 Bhutan1...0. 4 83 Dominican Republic1...0. 4 84 Philippines1...0. 3 85 Albania1...0. 3 86 Gabon1...0. 3 87 Mongolia1...0. 3 88 Timor-Leste1...0. 3 89 Kuwait1...0. 3 90 Peru1...0. 3 91 Venezuela1...0. 2 92 Vietnam1...0. 2 93 Kenya1...0. 2 94 Botswana1...0. 2 95 Kyrgyz Republic1...0. 1 96 Zimbabwe1...0. 1 97 Paraguay1...0. 1 98 Algeria1...0. 1 99 Bolivia1...0. 1 100 Nicaragua1...0. 1 101 Guatemala1...0. 1 102 Senegal1...0. 1 103 Indonesia1...0. 1 104 Cameroon1...0. 1 105 Côte d'Ivoire1...0. 1 106 Iran, Islamic Rep. 1...0. 0 107 Ghana1...0. 0 108 Madagascar1...0. 0 109 Sierra Leone1...0. 0 110 Burkina Faso1...0. 0 111 Uganda1...0. 0 112 Pakistan1...0. 0 113 Lao PDR1...0. 0 114 Nigeria1...0. 0 115 Tanzania1...0. 0 116 Nepal1...0. 0 117 Bangladesh1...0. 0 118 Angola1...0. 0 119 El Salvador1...0. 0 120 Malawi1...0. 0 121 Ethiopia1...0. 0 122 Benin1...0. 0 122 Burundi1...0. 0 122 Cambodia1...0. 0 122 Cape Verde1...0. 0 122 Chad1...0. 0 122 Gambia, The1...0. 0 122 Guinea1...0. 0 122 Guyana1...0. 0 122 Haiti1...0. 0 122 Honduras1...0. 0 122 Lesotho1...0. 0 122 Liberia1...0. 0 122 Libya1...0. 0 122 Macedonia, FYR1...0. 0 122 Mali1...0. 0 122 Mauritania1...0. 0 122 Mauritius1...0. 0 122 Mozambique1...0. 0 122 Myanmar1...0. 0 122 Namibia1...0. 0 122 Rwanda1...0. 0 122 Swaziland1...0. 0 122 Yemen1...0. 0 122 Zambia1...0. 0 n/a Hong kong SAR...n/a n/a Puerto rico...n/a n/a Taiwan, China...n/a 7. 03 PCT patents applications Number of applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) per million population 2010 2011 average SOURCES: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Patent Database, January 2014; World bank, World Development Indicators Online (retrieved December 20, 2013) 1 2010-2011 average 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 303 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 8 7 1 Finland...6. 2 2 Switzerland...6. 2 3 Sweden...6. 1 4 Lithuania...6. 1 5 United kingdom...6. 1 6 Estonia...6. 0 7 Japan...6. 0 8 Norway...6. 0 9 Austria...5. 9 10 United arab emirates...5. 9 11 Netherlands...5. 9 12 Malta...5. 9 13 Taiwan, China...5. 9 14 Singapore...5. 9 15 Luxembourg...5. 9 16 Qatar...5. 9 17 Korea, Rep...5. 8 18 Hong kong SAR...5. 8 19 New zealand...5. 7 20 Germany...5. 7 21 Denmark...5. 7 22 Iceland...5. 7 23 Saudi arabia...5. 7 24 Czech republic...5. 7 25 United states...5. 6 26 Belgium...5. 6 27 Australia...5. 6 28 Malaysia...5. 6 29 Portugal...5. 6 30 South africa...5. 6 31 Canada...5. 5 32 Vietnam...5. 5 33 Ireland...5. 5 34 Slovak Republic...5. 5 35 Chile...5. 5 36 Slovenia...5. 5 37 France...5. 5 38 Bahrain...5. 4 39 Puerto rico...5. 3 40 Israel...5. 3 41 Spain...5. 3 42 Hungary...5. 3 43 Costa rica...5. 3 44 Panama...5. 3 45 Jordan...5. 3 46 Latvia...5. 2 47 Azerbaijan...5. 2 48 Armenia...5. 2 49 Croatia...5. 2 50 Namibia...5. 2 51 Philippines...5. 2 52 Guatemala...5. 2 53 Dominican republic...5. 1 54 Brazil...5. 1 55 Turkey...5. 1 56 Macedonia, FYR...5. 0 57 Kenya...5. 0 58 Sri lanka...5. 0 59 Brunei Darussalam...5. 0 60 Mauritius...5. 0 61 Kuwait...4. 9 62 Colombia...4. 9 63 Indonesia...4. 9 64 Mexico...4. 9 65 Oman...4. 9 66 China...4. 9 67 Kazakhstan...4. 9 68 Cameroon...4. 8 69 India...4. 8 70 Barbados...4. 8 71 Montenegro...4. 8 72 Zambia...4. 8 73 Peru...4. 8 74 Thailand...4. 8 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 8 7 75 Jamaica...4. 8 76 Cyprus...4. 8 77 Trinidad and tobago...4. 8 78 Bulgaria...4. 8 79 Gambia, The...4. 8 80 Guyana...4. 8 81 Egypt...4. 7 82 Cambodia...4. 7 83 Senegal...4. 7 84 Romania...4. 7 85 Mali...4. 7 86 Mauritania...4. 7 87 Ukraine...4. 7 88 Mongolia...4. 6 89 Uruguay...4. 6 90 Rwanda...4. 6 91 Honduras...4. 6 92 Georgia...4. 6 93 Nigeria...4. 6 94 Russian Federation...4. 6 95 Ecuador...4. 6 96 Seychelles...4. 6 97 Yemen...4. 5 98 Lao PDR...4. 5 99 Moldova...4. 5 100 Cape verde...4. 5 101 Bosnia and herzegovina...4. 5 102 Ghana...4. 4 103 Poland...4. 4 104 Pakistan...4. 4 105 El salvador...4. 4 106 Argentina...4. 4 107 Greece...4. 4 108 Zimbabwe...4. 4 109 Paraguay...4. 4 110 Malawi...4. 4 111 Madagascar...4. 4 112 Serbia...4. 3 113 Italy...4. 3 114 Swaziland...4. 3 115 Morocco...4. 3 116 Tunisia...4. 3 117 Burkina faso...4. 3 118 Uganda...4. 3 119 Botswana...4. 2 120 Côte d'ivoire...4. 2 121 Mozambique...4. 2 122 Gabon...4. 1 123 Guinea...4. 1 124 Venezuela...4. 1 125 Tanzania...4. 1 126 Suriname...4. 0 127 Nicaragua...4. 0 128 Nepal...4. 0 129 Benin...4. 0 130 Bangladesh...4. 0 131 Sierra leone...4. 0 132 Liberia...3. 9 133 Kyrgyz Republic...3. 8 134 Bhutan...3. 8 135 Albania...3. 8 136 Lebanon...3. 7 137 Bolivia...3. 7 138 Haiti...3. 7 139 Iran, Islamic Rep...3. 7 140 Myanmar...3. 7 141 Ethiopia...3. 5 142 Libya...3. 5 143 Lesotho...3. 5 144 Angola...3. 2 145 Timor-Leste...3. 1 146 Burundi...3. 0 147 Algeria...3. 0 148 Chad...2. 9 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*In your country, to what extent do businesses use ICTS for transactions with other businesses? 1=not at all; 7=to a great extent 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum 304 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 4 7 1 United kingdom...6. 3 2 Korea, Rep...6. 2 3 United states...6. 2 4 Netherlands...6. 0 5 Sweden...6. 0 6 Japan...6. 0 7 Taiwan, China...5. 9 8 Norway...5. 8 9 Czech republic...5. 8 10 Lithuania...5. 8 11 Estonia...5. 8 12 Australia...5. 8 13 Switzerland...5. 8 14 Germany...5. 8 15 New zealand...5. 7 16 Finland...5. 6 17 Austria...5. 6 18 Denmark...5. 6 19 Hong kong SAR...5. 5 20 United arab emirates...5. 5 21 Canada...5. 5 22 Malaysia...5. 4 23 Israel...5. 4 24 Latvia...5. 4 25 Panama...5. 4 26 Luxembourg...5. 3 27 France...5. 3 28 Iceland...5. 3 29 Singapore...5. 3 30 Brazil...5. 2 31 Indonesia...5. 2 32 Portugal...5. 2 33 Ireland...5. 1 34 Belgium...5. 1 35 Chile...5. 1 36 Slovak Republic...5. 1 37 Qatar...5. 1 38 Vietnam...5. 1 39 Puerto rico...5. 1 40 Spain...5. 1 41 China...5. 1 42 Romania...5. 0 43 Malta...5. 0 44 Jordan...4. 9 45 Slovenia...4. 9 46 Poland...4. 9 47 Costa rica...4. 9 48 Turkey...4. 9 49 Russian Federation...4. 9 50 Thailand...4. 9 51 Azerbaijan...4. 9 52 Hungary...4. 9 53 Cyprus...4. 9 54 Saudi arabia...4. 8 55 Guatemala...4. 8 56 Colombia...4. 8 57 Ecuador...4. 8 58 Kazakhstan...4. 8 59 Ukraine...4. 7 60 Sri lanka...4. 7 61 Dominican republic...4. 7 62 South africa...4. 7 63 Philippines...4. 7 64 Bulgaria...4. 7 65 Croatia...4. 6 66 Kenya...4. 6 67 Montenegro...4. 6 68 Argentina...4. 6 69 Kuwait...4. 5 70 Egypt...4. 5 71 India...4. 5 72 Peru...4. 5 73 El salvador...4. 5 74 Uruguay...4. 5 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 4 7 75 Brunei Darussalam...4. 5 76 Mexico...4. 4 77 Paraguay...4. 4 78 Armenia...4. 4 79 Barbados...4. 4 80 Guyana...4. 4 81 Mongolia...4. 3 82 Italy...4. 3 83 Nigeria...4. 3 84 Gambia, The...4. 3 85 Macedonia, FYR...4. 3 86 Greece...4. 2 87 Bahrain...4. 2 88 Bosnia and herzegovina...4. 2 89 Oman...4. 2 90 Namibia...4. 2 91 Venezuela...4. 2 92 Senegal...4. 2 93 Honduras...4. 1 94 Moldova...4. 1 95 Lao PDR...4. 1 96 Trinidad and tobago...4. 1 97 Jamaica...4. 0 98 Georgia...4. 0 99 Mauritius...4. 0 100 Zambia...4. 0 101 Madagascar...4. 0 102 Rwanda...4. 0 103 Pakistan...4. 0 104 Cameroon...4. 0 105 Kyrgyz Republic...3. 9 106 Morocco...3. 9 107 Cambodia...3. 9 108 Bolivia...3. 9 109 Serbia...3. 8 110 Cape verde...3. 8 111 Nicaragua...3. 8 112 Benin...3. 7 113 Seychelles...3. 7 114 Tunisia...3. 7 115 Ghana...3. 7 116 Mozambique...3. 6 117 Mali...3. 6 118 Côte d'ivoire...3. 6 119 Suriname...3. 6 120 Tanzania...3. 5 121 Iran, Islamic Rep...3. 5 122 Botswana...3. 5 123 Nepal...3. 5 124 Bangladesh...3. 5 125 Swaziland...3. 5 126 Malawi...3. 4 127 Zimbabwe...3. 4 128 Haiti...3. 4 129 Burkina faso...3. 4 130 Uganda...3. 4 131 Albania...3. 4 132 Liberia...3. 3 133 Myanmar...3. 2 134 Guinea...3. 1 135 Gabon...3. 1 136 Mauritania...3. 1 137 Lesotho...3. 1 138 Yemen...3. 0 139 Angola...3. 0 140 Lebanon...3. 0 141 Bhutan...3. 0 142 Timor-Leste...2. 7 143 Sierra leone...2. 7 144 Libya...2. 7 145 Algeria...2. 7 146 Ethiopia...2. 7 147 Burundi...2. 6 148 Chad...2. 5 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*In your country, to what extent do businesses use the Internet for selling their goods and services to consumers? 1=not at all; 7=to a great extent 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 305 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 0 7 1 Switzerland...5. 6 2 Finland...5. 5 3 Luxembourg...5. 4 4 Japan...5. 3 5 Qatar...5. 3 6 Singapore...5. 2 7 Sweden...5. 2 8 Norway...5. 2 9 Netherlands...5. 1 10 Germany...5. 1 11 Malaysia...5. 1 12 United states...5. 0 13 United arab emirates...5. 0 14 Denmark...5. 0 15 New zealand...5. 0 16 Austria...4. 9 17 South africa...4. 9 18 Puerto rico...4. 9 19 Belgium...4. 9 20 Ireland...4. 8 21 Hong kong SAR...4. 7 22 United kingdom...4. 7 23 Costa rica...4. 7 24 Iceland...4. 7 25 Indonesia...4. 6 26 Brunei Darussalam...4. 6 27 Philippines...4. 6 28 Guatemala...4. 5 29 Gambia, The...4. 5 30 Australia...4. 5 31 Taiwan, China...4. 5 32 Barbados...4. 5 33 Oman...4. 5 34 Canada...4. 5 35 Malta...4. 4 36 Albania...4. 4 37 Estonia...4. 4 38 Mauritius...4. 4 39 Seychelles...4. 4 40 Côte d'ivoire...4. 3 41 Bahrain...4. 3 42 France...4. 3 43 Panama...4. 3 44 Brazil...4. 3 45 Nigeria...4. 3 46 Chile...4. 3 47 Latvia...4. 3 48 China...4. 3 49 Israel...4. 2 50 Thailand...4. 2 51 Korea, Rep...4. 2 52 Sri lanka...4. 2 53 India...4. 2 54 Kenya...4. 2 55 Lao PDR...4. 2 56 Kazakhstan...4. 1 57 Saudi arabia...4. 1 58 Bosnia and herzegovina...4. 1 59 Lithuania...4. 1 60 Trinidad and tobago...4. 1 61 Ecuador...4. 1 62 Jamaica...4. 1 63 Montenegro...4. 1 64 Guyana...4. 1 65 Turkey...4. 0 66 Cambodia...4. 0 67 Cyprus...4. 0 68 Czech republic...4. 0 69 Namibia...4. 0 70 Portugal...4. 0 71 Rwanda...4. 0 72 Mexico...4. 0 73 Mongolia...4. 0 74 Suriname...4. 0 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 0 7 75 Poland...4. 0 76 Dominican republic...4. 0 77 Honduras...3. 9 78 Cameroon...3. 9 79 Ghana...3. 9 80 Azerbaijan...3. 9 81 El salvador...3. 9 82 Zimbabwe...3. 9 83 Jordan...3. 9 84 Malawi...3. 9 85 Nicaragua...3. 8 86 Swaziland...3. 8 87 Botswana...3. 8 88 Russian Federation...3. 8 89 Zambia...3. 8 90 Peru...3. 8 91 Slovak Republic...3. 8 92 Uruguay...3. 8 93 Colombia...3. 7 94 Kuwait...3. 7 95 Tanzania...3. 7 96 Morocco...3. 7 97 Spain...3. 7 98 Vietnam...3. 7 99 Lebanon...3. 7 100 Argentina...3. 7 101 Liberia...3. 7 102 Madagascar...3. 7 103 Ukraine...3. 7 104 Macedonia, FYR...3. 7 105 Slovenia...3. 6 106 Venezuela...3. 6 107 Georgia...3. 6 108 Hungary...3. 6 109 Paraguay...3. 6 110 Lesotho...3. 6 111 Tunisia...3. 6 112 Bolivia...3. 6 113 Gabon...3. 6 114 Armenia...3. 6 115 Uganda...3. 5 116 Greece...3. 5 117 Sierra leone...3. 5 118 Cape verde...3. 4 119 Bhutan...3. 4 120 Mozambique...3. 3 121 Croatia...3. 3 122 Yemen...3. 3 123 Ethiopia...3. 3 124 Angola...3. 3 125 Senegal...3. 3 126 Moldova...3. 2 127 Bulgaria...3. 2 128 Pakistan...3. 2 129 Guinea...3. 2 130 Italy...3. 2 131 Kyrgyz Republic...3. 2 132 Timor-Leste...3. 2 133 Nepal...3. 2 134 Romania...3. 1 135 Mali...3. 1 136 Benin...3. 1 137 Bangladesh...3. 1 138 Egypt...3. 1 139 Algeria...3. 0 140 Serbia...3. 0 141 Iran, Islamic Rep...3. 0 142 Burkina faso...2. 9 143 Libya...2. 9 144 Haiti...2. 8 145 Chad...2. 8 146 Myanmar...2. 6 147 Burundi...2. 6 148 Mauritania...2. 5 7. 06 Extent of staff training*In your country, to what extent do companies invest in training and employee development? 1=not at all; 7=to a great extent 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum 8th pillar Government usage 2014 World Economic Forum 308 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 0 7 1 United arab emirates...5. 9 2 Qatar...5. 9 3 Singapore...5. 9 4 Malta...5. 7 5 Rwanda...5. 6 6 Azerbaijan...5. 5 7 Luxembourg...5. 5 8 Saudi arabia...5. 4 9 Malaysia...5. 4 10 New zealand...5. 3 11 Sweden...5. 3 12 Taiwan, China...5. 2 13 Oman...5. 2 14 Bahrain...5. 2 15 Korea, Rep...5. 1 16 Finland...5. 1 17 Brunei Darussalam...5. 0 18 Estonia...5. 0 19 Sri lanka...4. 9 20 Norway...4. 9 21 Hong kong SAR...4. 9 22 Panama...4. 9 23 Gambia, The...4. 8 24 China...4. 8 25 Australia...4. 7 26 Kenya...4. 7 27 Kazakhstan...4. 6 28 Japan...4. 6 29 Macedonia, FYR...4. 6 30 Jordan...4. 6 31 Mauritius...4. 6 32 Cape verde...4. 6 33 Bhutan...4. 5 34 Germany...4. 5 35 Lao PDR...4. 5 36 Portugal...4. 5 37 United kingdom...4. 5 38 Seychelles...4. 5 39 United states...4. 5 40 Chile...4. 4 41 Netherlands...4. 4 42 Indonesia...4. 4 43 Israel...4. 4 44 Montenegro...4. 4 45 Ireland...4. 4 46 Guyana...4. 4 47 Armenia...4. 4 48 Denmark...4. 3 49 Ghana...4. 3 50 Zambia...4. 3 51 Morocco...4. 3 52 Switzerland...4. 3 53 Barbados...4. 3 54 India...4. 3 55 Turkey...4. 2 56 Canada...4. 2 57 Colombia...4. 2 58 Ecuador...4. 2 59 France...4. 2 60 Vietnam...4. 2 61 Botswana...4. 1 62 Iceland...4. 1 63 Belgium...4. 1 64 Mali...4. 1 65 Bangladesh...4. 1 66 Nigeria...4. 0 67 Uganda...4. 0 68 Burkina faso...4. 0 69 Austria...3. 9 70 Lithuania...3. 9 71 Costa rica...3. 9 72 Ethiopia...3. 9 73 Puerto rico...3. 9 74 Tunisia...3. 9 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 0 7 75 Sierra leone...3. 9 76 Mexico...3. 9 77 Cyprus...3. 9 78 Albania...3. 9 79 Spain...3. 8 80 Philippines...3. 8 81 Côte d'ivoire...3. 8 82 Cameroon...3. 8 83 Liberia...3. 8 84 Uruguay...3. 8 85 Cambodia...3. 8 86 Bosnia and herzegovina...3. 7 87 Trinidad and tobago...3. 7 88 Georgia...3. 7 89 Jamaica...3. 7 90 Moldova...3. 7 91 Senegal...3. 7 92 Tanzania...3. 7 93 Brazil...3. 7 94 Gabon...3. 7 95 Mongolia...3. 7 96 Guinea...3. 7 97 Namibia...3. 6 98 Croatia...3. 6 99 Thailand...3. 6 100 Zimbabwe...3. 6 101 Malawi...3. 5 102 Russian Federation...3. 5 103 Romania...3. 5 104 Dominican republic...3. 5 105 Iran, Islamic Rep...3. 5 106 Slovenia...3. 5 107 Latvia...3. 4 108 Hungary...3. 4 109 Mozambique...3. 4 110 Bulgaria...3. 4 111 Nicaragua...3. 4 112 Bolivia...3. 4 113 Czech republic...3. 3 114 Peru...3. 3 115 Guatemala...3. 3 116 South africa...3. 3 117 Slovak Republic...3. 3 118 Swaziland...3. 2 119 El salvador...3. 2 120 Serbia...3. 2 121 Chad...3. 2 122 Algeria...3. 2 123 Timor-Leste...3. 2 124 Benin...3. 1 125 Poland...3. 1 126 Kuwait...3. 1 127 Burundi...3. 0 128 Pakistan...3. 0 129 Madagascar...3. 0 130 Italy...3. 0 131 Nepal...2. 9 132 Lesotho...2. 9 133 Myanmar...2. 9 134 Suriname...2. 8 135 Paraguay...2. 8 136 Mauritania...2. 8 137 Angola...2. 8 138 Greece...2. 8 139 Honduras...2. 7 140 Haiti...2. 7 141 Egypt...2. 6 142 Ukraine...2. 6 143 Argentina...2. 5 144 Venezuela...2. 5 145 Libya...2. 5 146 Yemen...2. 4 147 Kyrgyz Republic...2. 4 148 Lebanon...2. 2 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to government vision of the future*To what extent does the government have a clear implementation plan for utilizing ICTS to improve your country's overall competitiveness? 1=no plan; 7=clear plan 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 309 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Korea, Rep...1. 00 1 Singapore...1. 00 1 United states...1. 00 4 United kingdom...0. 97 5 Netherlands...0. 96 6 Canada...0. 89 7 Finland...0. 88 8 France...0. 88 9 Australia...0. 86 9 Bahrain...0. 86 9 Japan...0. 86 9 United arab emirates...0. 86 13 Denmark...0. 86 13 Norway...0. 86 15 Israel...0. 85 16 Colombia...0. 84 16 Sweden...0. 84 18 Estonia...0. 82 19 Saudi arabia...0. 80 20 Malaysia...0. 79 21 Kazakhstan...0. 78 21 New zealand...0. 78 23 Spain...0. 76 24 Chile...0. 75 24 Germany...0. 75 26 Austria...0. 75 27 Qatar...0. 74 28 Mexico...0. 73 29 Lithuania...0. 70 29 Luxembourg...0. 70 31 Hungary...0. 69 32 Brazil...0. 67 32 El salvador...0. 67 32 Switzerland...0. 67 35 Oman...0. 67 35 Slovenia...0. 67 37 Russian Federation...0. 66 38 Portugal...0. 65 39 Belgium...0. 65 40 Croatia...0. 64 41 Malta...0. 61 42 Egypt...0. 60 42 Georgia...0. 60 44 Brunei Darussalam...0. 59 45 Latvia...0. 59 45 Mongolia...0. 59 47 Kuwait...0. 58 48 Greece...0. 58 48 Italy...0. 58 48 Serbia...0. 58 51 Cyprus...0. 56 52 Uruguay...0. 55 53 Czech republic...0. 54 53 Iceland...0. 54 55 Dominican republic...0. 54 55 India...0. 54 55 Ireland...0. 54 55 Poland...0. 54 59 Argentina...0. 53 59 China...0. 53 61 Moldova...0. 52 61 Peru...0. 52 61 Romania...0. 52 64 Montenegro...0. 51 64 Thailand...0. 51 66 Slovak Republic...0. 50 67 Costa rica...0. 50 67 Indonesia...0. 50 67 Philippines...0. 50 70 Bulgaria...0. 49 70 Iran, Islamic Rep...0. 49 72 Trinidad and tobago...0. 48 72 Venezuela...0. 48 74 Lebanon...0. 48 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 74 Tunisia...0. 48 76 Ethiopia...0. 47 77 Guatemala...0. 46 77 Panama...0. 46 77 Turkey...0. 46 80 Ecuador...0. 46 80 Paraguay...0. 46 80 South africa...0. 46 83 Macedonia, FYR...0. 45 84 Bangladesh...0. 44 85 Cape verde...0. 44 86 Kenya...0. 43 86 Mauritius...0. 43 88 Albania...0. 42 88 Kyrgyz Republic...0. 42 88 Ukraine...0. 42 88 Vietnam...0. 42 92 Bolivia...0. 41 93 Jordan...0. 39 94 Honduras...0. 38 94 Sri lanka...0. 38 96 Barbados...0. 37 96 Bosnia and herzegovina...0. 37 98 Azerbaijan...0. 37 98 Mozambique...0. 37 98 Pakistan...0. 37 101 Botswana...0. 36 102 Bhutan...0. 35 102 Tanzania...0. 35 104 Senegal...0. 35 105 Rwanda...0. 34 106 Angola...0. 33 106 Côte d'ivoire...0. 33 106 Seychelles...0. 33 109 Armenia...0. 33 110 Gambia, The...0. 32 110 Madagascar...0. 32 110 Mali...0. 32 113 Nicaragua...0. 31 113 Zambia...0. 31 115 Jamaica...0. 31 116 Cameroon...0. 30 116 Ghana...0. 30 116 Lesotho...0. 30 116 Namibia...0. 30 120 Burkina faso...0. 29 120 Uganda...0. 29 122 Nepal...0. 29 123 Algeria...0. 25 123 Guyana...0. 25 125 Morocco...0. 25 126 Nigeria...0. 22 127 Lao PDR...0. 22 127 Malawi...0. 22 127 Timor-Leste...0. 22 130 Benin...0. 20 131 Cambodia...0. 19 131 Gabon...0. 19 131 Liberia...0. 19 134 Yemen...0. 18 135 Sierra leone...0. 17 136 Suriname...0. 16 137 Burundi...0. 15 138 Swaziland...0. 14 139 Zimbabwe1...0. 13 140 Myanmar...0. 10 141 Chad...0. 10 142 Haiti...0. 09 143 Mauritania...0. 08 144 Guinea...0. 00 144 Libya...0. 00 n/a Hong kong SAR...n/a n/a Puerto rico...n/a n/a Taiwan, China...n/a 8. 02 Government Online service Index The Government Online service Index assesses the quality of government's delivery of online services on a 0-to-1 (best) scale 2012 SOURCE: United nations, United nations E-Government Survey 2012: E-Government for the People 1 2010 2014 World Economic Forum 310 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 3 7 1 Rwanda...6. 2 2 United arab emirates...6. 1 3 Qatar...6. 0 4 Singapore...5. 9 5 Malta...5. 8 6 Luxembourg...5. 8 7 Saudi arabia...5. 7 8 Azerbaijan...5. 6 9 Malaysia...5. 6 10 Sweden...5. 5 11 Taiwan, China...5. 5 12 Bahrain...5. 5 13 Estonia...5. 5 14 Korea, Rep...5. 4 15 Oman...5. 3 16 Finland...5. 3 17 Hong kong SAR...5. 2 18 Sri lanka...5. 1 19 Israel...5. 1 20 Norway...5. 0 21 Brunei Darussalam...5. 0 22 Panama...5. 0 23 New zealand...5. 0 24 Portugal...5. 0 25 Netherlands...5. 0 26 Kazakhstan...5. 0 27 Gambia, The...5. 0 28 United states...5. 0 29 India...4. 9 30 Jordan...4. 9 31 Kenya...4. 9 32 Macedonia, FYR...4. 9 33 Switzerland...4. 9 34 Germany...4. 9 35 Mauritius...4. 9 36 Vietnam...4. 9 37 China...4. 8 38 Cape verde...4. 7 39 United kingdom...4. 7 40 Zambia...4. 7 41 Ireland...4. 7 42 Seychelles...4. 7 43 Mali...4. 7 44 Lithuania...4. 7 45 Japan...4. 7 46 Armenia...4. 6 47 Senegal...4. 6 48 Australia...4. 6 49 Lao PDR...4. 6 50 Denmark...4. 6 51 Canada...4. 6 52 Cambodia...4. 6 53 Indonesia...4. 5 54 Chile...4. 5 55 Guyana...4. 5 56 Austria...4. 5 57 Barbados...4. 5 58 Ghana...4. 5 59 Morocco...4. 5 60 Uganda...4. 5 61 Bhutan...4. 5 62 Ecuador...4. 5 63 France...4. 5 64 Montenegro...4. 4 65 Costa rica...4. 4 66 Iceland...4. 4 67 Uruguay...4. 4 68 Belgium...4. 4 69 Turkey...4. 4 70 Philippines...4. 4 71 Georgia...4. 4 72 Cameroon...4. 3 73 Puerto rico...4. 3 74 Colombia...4. 3 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 3 7 75 Jamaica...4. 3 76 Bangladesh...4. 3 77 Tanzania...4. 3 78 Nigeria...4. 3 79 Trinidad and tobago...4. 2 80 Burkina faso...4. 2 81 Mexico...4. 2 82 Moldova...4. 2 83 Tunisia...4. 1 84 Botswana...4. 1 85 Dominican republic...4. 1 86 Slovenia...4. 1 87 Sierra leone...4. 1 88 Brazil...4. 1 89 Bosnia and herzegovina...4. 1 90 Zimbabwe...4. 1 91 Pakistan...4. 1 92 Mozambique...4. 0 93 Namibia...4. 0 94 Thailand...4. 0 95 Gabon...4. 0 96 Cyprus...4. 0 97 Ethiopia...4. 0 98 Côte d'ivoire...3. 9 99 Latvia...3. 9 100 Russian Federation...3. 9 101 Spain...3. 9 102 Iran, Islamic Rep...3. 9 103 Mongolia...3. 9 104 Malawi...3. 9 105 Guinea...3. 9 106 Albania...3. 9 107 Peru...3. 8 108 Liberia...3. 8 109 South africa...3. 8 110 Croatia...3. 8 111 Bulgaria...3. 8 112 El salvador...3. 7 113 Madagascar...3. 7 114 Romania...3. 7 115 Guatemala...3. 6 116 Czech republic...3. 6 117 Hungary...3. 6 118 Nepal...3. 6 119 Bolivia...3. 6 120 Suriname...3. 5 121 Slovak Republic...3. 5 122 Nicaragua...3. 5 123 Poland...3. 4 124 Swaziland...3. 4 125 Myanmar...3. 4 126 Angola...3. 4 127 Paraguay...3. 4 128 Serbia...3. 4 129 Benin...3. 4 130 Chad...3. 3 131 Egypt...3. 3 132 Mauritania...3. 3 133 Kuwait...3. 3 134 Yemen...3. 3 135 Ukraine...3. 2 136 Algeria...3. 2 137 Timor-Leste...3. 2 138 Haiti...3. 2 139 Venezuela...3. 1 140 Greece...3. 1 141 Argentina...3. 1 142 Lesotho...3. 1 143 Kyrgyz Republic...3. 1 144 Italy...3. 1 145 Burundi...3. 0 146 Honduras...2. 9 147 Libya...2. 9 148 Lebanon...2. 7 8. 03 Government success in ICT promotion*In your country, how successful is the government in promoting the use of information and communication technologies (ICTS? 1=not successful at all; 7=extremely successful 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum 9th pillar Economic impacts 2014 World Economic Forum 312 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 3 7 1 Finland...5. 8 2 Korea, Rep...5. 7 3 Sweden...5. 7 4 United arab emirates...5. 6 5 Luxembourg...5. 6 6 United kingdom...5. 6 7 Netherlands...5. 5 8 Qatar...5. 5 9 Estonia...5. 5 10 Singapore...5. 5 11 Norway...5. 4 12 Taiwan, China...5. 4 13 Malaysia...5. 4 14 Ireland...5. 4 15 Germany...5. 3 16 United states...5. 3 17 New zealand...5. 3 18 Switzerland...5. 3 19 Hong kong SAR...5. 3 20 Japan...5. 2 21 France...5. 2 22 Australia...5. 1 23 Portugal...5. 1 24 Saudi arabia...5. 1 25 Malta...5. 1 26 Israel...5. 1 27 Spain...5. 1 28 Canada...5. 1 29 Chile...5. 0 30 Belgium...5. 0 31 Iceland...5. 0 32 Lithuania...5. 0 33 Denmark...4. 9 34 Rwanda...4. 9 35 Jordan...4. 9 36 Austria...4. 9 37 Panama...4. 9 38 Indonesia...4. 9 39 Vietnam...4. 8 40 India...4. 8 41 Kenya...4. 8 42 Philippines...4. 8 43 Azerbaijan...4. 8 44 Puerto rico...4. 8 45 Costa rica...4. 8 46 Armenia...4. 7 47 South africa...4. 7 48 Sri lanka...4. 7 49 Bahrain...4. 7 50 Oman...4. 7 51 Brazil...4. 7 52 China...4. 6 53 Turkey...4. 6 54 Senegal...4. 6 55 Mexico...4. 6 56 Nigeria...4. 6 57 Dominican republic...4. 6 58 Guatemala...4. 6 59 Mauritius...4. 6 60 Uruguay...4. 6 61 Gambia, The...4. 6 62 Colombia...4. 5 63 Mali...4. 5 64 Croatia...4. 5 65 Hungary...4. 5 66 Brunei Darussalam...4. 5 67 Thailand...4. 4 68 Latvia...4. 4 69 Slovenia...4. 4 70 Zambia...4. 4 71 Montenegro...4. 4 72 Peru...4. 4 73 Lao PDR...4. 3 74 Barbados...4. 3 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 3 7 75 Ghana...4. 3 76 Cyprus...4. 3 77 Cambodia...4. 3 78 Czech republic...4. 3 79 Cape verde...4. 3 80 Kazakhstan...4. 3 81 Macedonia, FYR...4. 2 82 Paraguay...4. 2 83 Ecuador...4. 2 84 Slovak Republic...4. 2 85 Jamaica...4. 2 86 Morocco...4. 2 87 Seychelles...4. 2 88 El salvador...4. 1 89 Burkina faso...4. 1 90 Uganda...4. 1 91 Bosnia and herzegovina...4. 1 92 Mongolia...4. 1 93 Guyana...4. 1 94 Namibia...4. 1 95 Côte d'ivoire...4. 0 96 Tunisia...4. 0 97 Cameroon...4. 0 98 Pakistan...4. 0 99 Benin...4. 0 100 Zimbabwe...3. 9 101 Egypt...3. 9 102 Georgia...3. 9 103 Romania...3. 9 104 Bulgaria...3. 9 105 Poland...3. 9 106 Iran, Islamic Rep...3. 9 107 Bolivia...3. 9 108 Tanzania...3. 9 109 Honduras...3. 9 110 Bhutan...3. 9 111 Italy...3. 8 112 Bangladesh...3. 8 113 Russian Federation...3. 8 114 Madagascar...3. 8 115 Malawi...3. 7 116 Argentina...3. 7 117 Moldova...3. 7 118 Trinidad and tobago...3. 7 119 Suriname...3. 7 120 Botswana...3. 6 121 Albania...3. 6 122 Mozambique...3. 6 123 Sierra leone...3. 6 124 Serbia...3. 6 125 Ukraine...3. 6 126 Nicaragua...3. 5 127 Gabon...3. 5 128 Venezuela...3. 5 129 Greece...3. 5 130 Swaziland...3. 5 131 Nepal...3. 5 132 Ethiopia...3. 4 133 Liberia...3. 4 134 Lebanon...3. 4 135 Kuwait...3. 3 136 Guinea...3. 3 137 Angola...3. 3 138 Kyrgyz Republic...3. 3 139 Haiti...3. 2 140 Myanmar...3. 1 141 Mauritania...3. 1 142 Lesotho...3. 0 143 Timor-Leste...2. 9 144 Burundi...2. 9 145 Algeria...2. 9 146 Yemen...2. 8 147 Chad...2. 8 148 Libya...2. 5 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services and products*In your country, to what extent do ICTS enable new business models? 1=not at all; 7=to a great extent 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 313 3: 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...79.4 6 Switzerland1...61.6 7 Netherlands1...55.8 8 United States1...51.6 9 Singapore1...51.1 10 Germany1...46.0 11 Denmark1...38.0 12 Canada1...31.4 13 Austria1...31.0 14 France1...30.6 15 Ireland1...29.9 16 Norway1...28.5 17 Belgium1...25.4 18 United Kingdom1...25.1 19 Luxembourg1...23.0 20 Australia1...20.1 21 Iceland1...13.9 22 Estonia1...11.8 23 New Zealand1...11.8 24 Slovenia1...8. 7 25 Spain1...8. 4 26 Italy1...8. 2 27 Malaysia1...6. 2 28 China1...4. 9 29 Hungary1...4. 8 30 Portugal1...3. 4 31 Qatar1...2. 9 32 Czech Republic1...2. 3 33 Saudi Arabia1...2. 0 34 Russian Federation1...1. 5 35 Slovak Republic1...1. 5 36 Lithuania1...1. 5 37 Croatia1...1. 4 38 Greece1...1. 4 39 South Africa1...1. 4 40 Poland1...1. 3 41 Brunei Darussalam1...1. 2 42 Malta1...1. 2 43 Bulgaria1...1. 1 44 United Arab Emirates1...1. 1 45 Latvia1...1. 0 46 Panama1...0. 9 47 Ukraine1...0. 8 48 Romania1...0. 7 49 Turkey1...0. 6 50 Lebanon1...0. 6 51 Chile1...0. 5 52 Bahrain1...0. 5 53 Armenia1...0. 5 54 Moldova1...0. 4 55 India1...0. 4 56 Uruguay1...0. 4 57 Georgia1...0. 4 58 Brazil1...0. 4 59 Serbia1...0. 4 60 Costa Rica1...0. 3 61 Argentina1...0. 3 62 Timor-Leste1...0. 3 63 Tunisia1...0. 2 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina1...0. 2 65 Kazakhstan1...0. 2 66 Mexico1...0. 2 67 Oman1...0. 2 68 Kuwait1...0. 2 69 Thailand1...0. 2 70 Egypt1...0. 2 71 Trinidad and Tobago1...0. 2 72 Morocco1...0. 1 73 Cyprus1...0. 1 74 Philippines1...0. 1 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Azerbaijan1...0. 1 76 Colombia1...0. 1 77 Jordan1...0. 1 78 Peru1...0. 1 79 Sri Lanka1...0. 1 80 Dominican Republic1...0. 0 81 Kenya1...0. 0 82 Senegal1...0. 0 83 Algeria1...0. 0 84 Iran, Islamic Rep. 1...0. 0 85 Tanzania1...0. 0 86 Vietnam1...0. 0 87 Cameroon1...0. 0 88 Indonesia1...0. 0 89 Venezuela1...0. 0 90 Pakistan1...0. 0 91 Nigeria1...0. 0 92 Bangladesh1...0. 0 93 Albania1...0. 0 93 Angola1...0. 0 93 Barbados1...0. 0 93 Benin1...0. 0 93 Bhutan1...0. 0 93 Bolivia1...0. 0 93 Botswana1...0. 0 93 Burkina Faso1...0. 0 93 Burundi1...0. 0 93 Cambodia1...0. 0 93 Cape Verde1...0. 0 93 Chad1...0. 0 93 Côte d'Ivoire1...0. 0 93 Ecuador1...0. 0 93 El Salvador1...0. 0 93 Ethiopia1...0. 0 93 Gabon1...0. 0 93 Gambia, The1...0. 0 93 Ghana1...0. 0 93 Guatemala1...0. 0 93 Guinea1...0. 0 93 Guyana1...0. 0 93 Haiti1...0. 0 93 Honduras1...0. 0 93 Jamaica1...0. 0 93 Kyrgyz Republic1...0. 0 93 Lao PDR1...0. 0 93 Lesotho1...0. 0 93 Liberia1...0. 0 93 Libya1...0. 0 93 Macedonia, FYR1...0. 0 93 Madagascar1...0. 0 93 Malawi1...0. 0 93 Mali1...0. 0 93 Mauritania1...0. 0 93 Mauritius1...0. 0 93 Mongolia1...0. 0 93 Montenegro1...0. 0 93 Mozambique1...0. 0 93 Myanmar1...0. 0 93 Namibia1...0. 0 93 Nepal1...0. 0 93 Nicaragua1...0. 0 93 Paraguay1...0. 0 93 Rwanda1...0. 0 93 Seychelles1...0. 0 93 Sierra Leone1...0. 0 93 Suriname1...0. 0 93 Swaziland1...0. 0 93 Uganda1...0. 0 93 Yemen1...0. 0 93 Zambia1...0. 0 93 Zimbabwe1...0. 0 n/a Hong kong SAR...n/a n/a Puerto rico...n/a n/a Taiwan, China...n/a 9. 02 PCT ICT patent applications Number of applications for information and communication technology related patents filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) per million population 2010 2011 average SOURCES: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Patent Database, January 2014; World bank, World Development Indicators Online (retrieved December 20, 2013) 1 2010 2011 average 2014 World Economic Forum 314 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 1 7 1 Finland...5. 7 2 Qatar...5. 5 3 Estonia...5. 5 4 Sweden...5. 4 5 Netherlands...5. 4 6 United kingdom...5. 4 7 United states...5. 3 8 Norway...5. 3 9 United arab emirates...5. 3 10 Taiwan, China...5. 3 11 Singapore...5. 3 12 Malaysia...5. 3 13 Canada...5. 1 14 Luxembourg...5. 1 15 Ireland...5. 1 16 Korea, Rep...5. 1 17 Germany...5. 1 18 Hong kong SAR...5. 1 19 Israel...5. 0 20 New zealand...5. 0 21 Australia...4. 9 22 Iceland...4. 9 23 Saudi arabia...4. 9 24 Azerbaijan...4. 9 25 Lithuania...4. 9 26 Puerto rico...4. 9 27 Portugal...4. 8 28 Philippines...4. 8 29 Denmark...4. 8 30 Belgium...4. 8 31 Switzerland...4. 8 32 Malta...4. 8 33 Spain...4. 7 34 Jordan...4. 7 35 China...4. 7 36 Armenia...4. 7 37 Japan...4. 7 38 Chile...4. 7 39 Costa rica...4. 6 40 India...4. 6 41 Indonesia...4. 6 42 France...4. 6 43 Brazil...4. 5 44 Dominican republic...4. 5 45 Sri lanka...4. 5 46 Bahrain...4. 5 47 Panama...4. 5 48 Austria...4. 5 49 Uruguay...4. 5 50 South africa...4. 5 51 Guatemala...4. 5 52 Kenya...4. 5 53 Rwanda...4. 4 54 Brunei Darussalam...4. 4 55 Peru...4. 4 56 Colombia...4. 4 57 Oman...4. 4 58 Mexico...4. 4 59 Vietnam...4. 4 60 Mauritius...4. 3 61 Turkey...4. 3 62 Cambodia...4. 3 63 Jamaica...4. 3 64 Gambia, The...4. 3 65 Latvia...4. 2 66 Ecuador...4. 2 67 Croatia...4. 2 68 Slovenia...4. 2 69 Mali...4. 2 70 Lao PDR...4. 2 71 Kazakhstan...4. 2 72 Montenegro...4. 2 73 Czech republic...4. 1 74 Hungary...4. 1 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 1 7 75 Guyana...4. 1 76 Barbados...4. 1 77 Zambia...4. 1 78 Egypt...4. 0 79 El salvador...4. 0 80 Nigeria...4. 0 81 Bosnia and herzegovina...4. 0 82 Cyprus...4. 0 83 Slovak Republic...4. 0 84 Cape verde...4. 0 85 Paraguay...4. 0 86 Thailand...4. 0 87 Tunisia...3. 9 88 Argentina...3. 9 89 Ghana...3. 9 90 Macedonia, FYR...3. 9 91 Uganda...3. 9 92 Pakistan...3. 9 93 Russian Federation...3. 9 94 Honduras...3. 8 95 Trinidad and tobago...3. 8 96 Poland...3. 8 97 Tanzania...3. 7 98 Namibia...3. 7 99 Seychelles...3. 7 100 Bolivia...3. 7 101 Morocco...3. 7 102 Bulgaria...3. 7 103 Côte d'ivoire...3. 7 104 Senegal...3. 7 105 Madagascar...3. 7 106 Malawi...3. 6 107 Iran, Islamic Rep...3. 6 108 Cameroon...3. 6 109 Moldova...3. 6 110 Zimbabwe...3. 6 111 Venezuela...3. 6 112 Mongolia...3. 6 113 Swaziland...3. 6 114 Bhutan...3. 6 115 Romania...3. 6 116 Nicaragua...3. 6 117 Georgia...3. 5 118 Suriname...3. 5 119 Bangladesh...3. 5 120 Burkina faso...3. 5 121 Italy...3. 5 122 Liberia...3. 4 123 Nepal...3. 4 124 Albania...3. 4 125 Mozambique...3. 4 126 Botswana...3. 4 127 Ukraine...3. 3 128 Greece...3. 3 129 Sierra leone...3. 3 130 Ethiopia...3. 3 131 Serbia...3. 2 132 Benin...3. 1 133 Kuwait...3. 1 134 Kyrgyz Republic...3. 0 135 Myanmar...3. 0 136 Haiti...3. 0 137 Angola...2. 9 138 Lebanon...2. 9 139 Timor-Leste...2. 9 140 Algeria...2. 9 141 Yemen...2. 9 142 Guinea...2. 9 143 Libya...2. 9 144 Mauritania...2. 9 145 Lesotho...2. 7 146 Gabon...2. 7 147 Burundi...2. 6 148 Chad...2. 6 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*In your country, to what extent do ICTS enable new organizational models (e g.,, virtual teams, remote working, telecommuting) within businesses? 1=not at all; 7=to a great extent 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 315 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Luxembourg...57.2 2 Singapore10...51.0 3 Switzerland...49.8 4 Sweden...47.6 5 United kingdom...47.2 6 Iceland...46.9 7 Norway...46.0 8 Netherlands...45.9 9 Denmark...45.2 10 France...44.8 11 Belgium...44.6 12 Finland...43.9 13 Canada...43.8 14 Germany...43.5 15 New Zealand10...42.9 16 Australia10...42.9 17 Russian Federation...42.8 18 Lithuania...42.8 19 Israel...42.4 20 Estonia...41.8 21 Slovenia...41.4 22 Ireland...41.2 23 Malta...39.7 24 Latvia...39.5 25 Austria...38.5 26 Czech republic...37.3 27 Montenegro...37.2 28 United States10...36.3 29 Hong kong SAR12...36.2 30 United Arab Emirates10...36.1 31 Hungary...35.4 32 Poland...35.1 33 Cyprus...35.0 34 Italy...34.5 35 Egypt...34.0 36 Ukraine...33.9 37 Taiwan, China10...33.7 38 Slovak Republic...32.9 39 Spain...32.5 40 Croatia...32.3 41 Puerto Rico10...31.9 42 Lebanon9...31.9 43 Moldova...31.3 44 Greece...31.1 45 Portugal...31.0 46 Serbia...30.4 47 Barbados6...30.3 48 Macedonia, FYR...29.6 49 Bulgaria...29.6 50 Kazakhstan12...29.3 51 Brunei Darussalam5...28.4 52 Malaysia12...27.5 53 Seychelles13...26.4 54 South africa...25.3 55 Trinidad and Tobago12...25.0 56 Argentina12...25.0 57 Japan...24.9 58 Panama...24.4 59 Oman2...24.3 60 Azerbaijan12...24.2 61 61 Qatar9...24.2 62 62 Armenia3...24.1 63 Chile...24.1 64 Mongolia12...24.0 65 Costa rica...23.9 66 Uruguay13...23.1 67 Saudi Arabia10...22.9 68 Philippines...22.5 69 Georgia9...22.2 70 Romania...22.2 71 Suriname6...21.6 72 Korea, Rep. 12.21.5 73 Tunisia...20.9 74 Bahrain10...20.7 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 75 Brazil...20.5 76 Mauritius...20.4 77 Turkey...20.2 78 Jamaica10...20.1 79 Pakistan10...19.5 80 Algeria6...19.1 81 Sri Lanka12...19.1 82 Kuwait7...18.7 83 Venezuela...18.6 84 Kyrgyz Republic...17.6 85 Dominican republic...17.3 86 Botswana8...17.1 87 Yemen7...17.0 88 Namibia6...16.9 89 Colombia12...16.8 90 Bhutan12...16.5 91 Ethiopia13...15.9 92 Paraguay...15.4 93 Iran, Islamic Rep. 11.15.3 94 Peru...15.3 95 Bolivia11...15.3 96 Nicaragua8...14.8 97 Mexico...14.7 98 Ecuador...14.6 99 Albania...13.7 100 Honduras7...12.8 101 Guyana4...12.7 102 El salvador...11.9 103 Thailand...10.9 104 Guatemala...9. 4 105 Liberia12...9. 3 106 Indonesia12...8. 6 107 Vietnam6...7. 4 108 China7...7. 4 109 Bangladesh7...7. 3 110 Zambia12...7. 3 111 Morocco10...6. 8 112 Zimbabwe13...6. 6 113 Lesotho1...6. 0 114 Nepal3...4. 8 115 Uganda11...4. 4 116 Madagascar12...2. 9 117 Tanzania8...2. 6 118 Cambodia6...2. 5 119 Guinea12...0. 7 n/a Angola...n/a n/a Benin...n/a n/a Bosnia and herzegovina...n/a n/a Burkina faso...n/a n/a Burundi...n/a n/a Cameroon...n/a n/a Cape verde...n/a n/a Chad...n/a n/a Côte d'ivoire...n/a n/a Gabon...n/a n/a Gambia, The...n/a n/a Ghana...n/a n/a Haiti...n/a n/a India...n/a n/a Jordan...n/a n/a Kenya...n/a n/a Lao PDR...n/a n/a Libya...n/a n/a Malawi...n/a n/a Mali...n/a n/a Mauritania...n/a n/a Mozambique...n/a n/a Myanmar...n/a n/a Nigeria...n/a n/a Rwanda...n/a n/a Senegal...n/a n/a Sierra leone...n/a n/a Swaziland...n/a n/a Timor-Leste...n/a 9. 04 Share of workforce employed in knowledge-intensive activities(%)Share of workforce employed in knowledge-intensive activities(%)2012 SOURCE: Authors'calculations based on International labour organization ILOSTAT Database (retrieved November 29, 2013) 1 1999 2 2000 3 2001 4 2002 5 2003 6 2004 7 2005 8 2006 9 2007 10 2008 11 2009 12 2010 13 2011 2014 World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum 10th pillar Social impacts 2014 World Economic Forum 318 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 2 7 1 Qatar...6. 1 2 United arab emirates...6. 1 3 Singapore...5. 9 4 Luxembourg...5. 9 5 Netherlands...5. 8 6 Norway...5. 8 7 Estonia...5. 8 8 Taiwan, China...5. 8 9 Sweden...5. 7 10 Finland...5. 7 11 Malta...5. 7 12 Korea, Rep...5. 7 13 Switzerland...5. 7 14 Hong kong SAR...5. 5 15 Iceland...5. 5 16 Saudi arabia...5. 5 17 New zealand...5. 4 18 Bahrain...5. 4 19 Belgium...5. 4 20 Malaysia...5. 3 21 United kingdom...5. 3 22 Israel...5. 3 23 Austria...5. 3 24 Australia...5. 3 25 Germany...5. 2 26 Canada...5. 2 27 Portugal...5. 2 28 Denmark...5. 2 29 United states...5. 2 30 Brunei Darussalam...5. 2 31 Azerbaijan...5. 2 32 Japan...5. 1 33 Rwanda...5. 1 34 Oman...5. 1 35 France...5. 1 36 Spain...5. 1 37 Lithuania...5. 0 38 Chile...5. 0 39 Jordan...4. 9 40 Turkey...4. 9 41 Panama...4. 8 42 Barbados...4. 8 43 Sri lanka...4. 8 44 Ireland...4. 7 45 China...4. 7 46 Cyprus...4. 6 47 Costa rica...4. 6 48 Slovenia...4. 6 49 Macedonia, FYR...4. 6 50 Bhutan...4. 5 51 Puerto rico...4. 5 52 Mauritius...4. 5 53 Vietnam...4. 5 54 Latvia...4. 5 55 Gambia, The...4. 5 56 Uruguay...4. 5 57 Seychelles...4. 5 58 Czech republic...4. 5 59 Kazakhstan...4. 4 60 Montenegro...4. 4 61 Cape verde...4. 4 62 Kenya...4. 3 63 India...4. 3 64 Armenia...4. 3 65 Bosnia and herzegovina...4. 3 66 Ecuador...4. 3 67 Georgia...4. 3 68 Guyana...4. 3 69 Indonesia...4. 2 70 Colombia...4. 2 71 Mali...4. 2 72 Croatia...4. 2 73 Lao PDR...4. 2 74 Philippines...4. 1 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 2 7 75 Guatemala...4. 1 76 Tunisia...4. 1 77 Senegal...4. 0 78 Kuwait...4. 0 79 Mexico...4. 0 80 Dominican republic...4. 0 81 Mongolia...4. 0 82 Peru...4. 0 83 Hungary...4. 0 84 Ghana...3. 9 85 Zambia...3. 9 86 Thailand...3. 9 87 Cambodia...3. 9 88 Brazil...3. 9 89 Trinidad and tobago...3. 9 90 Slovak Republic...3. 9 91 Bulgaria...3. 8 92 Egypt...3. 8 93 Botswana...3. 8 94 Jamaica...3. 8 95 Iran, Islamic Rep...3. 8 96 Bangladesh...3. 7 97 Namibia...3. 7 98 Moldova...3. 7 99 Bolivia...3. 7 100 Cameroon...3. 7 101 El salvador...3. 7 102 Russian Federation...3. 7 103 Serbia...3. 7 104 Nigeria...3. 7 105 Burkina faso...3. 6 106 Morocco...3. 6 107 Italy...3. 6 108 Poland...3. 6 109 Greece...3. 6 110 Romania...3. 6 111 Nicaragua...3. 6 112 Uganda...3. 5 113 Venezuela...3. 5 114 Malawi...3. 5 115 Honduras...3. 5 116 Madagascar...3. 5 117 Zimbabwe...3. 5 118 Argentina...3. 5 119 Liberia...3. 5 120 Paraguay...3. 5 121 Ukraine...3. 4 122 South africa...3. 4 123 Tanzania...3. 4 124 Côte d'ivoire...3. 4 125 Gabon...3. 3 126 Albania...3. 3 127 Swaziland...3. 3 128 Pakistan...3. 3 129 Mozambique...3. 3 130 Nepal...3. 3 131 Benin...3. 2 132 Ethiopia...3. 2 133 Sierra leone...3. 2 134 Suriname...3. 1 135 Guinea...3. 1 136 Lesotho...3. 1 137 Myanmar...3. 0 138 Algeria...3. 0 139 Timor-Leste...3. 0 140 Kyrgyz Republic...3. 0 141 Haiti...2. 9 142 Yemen...2. 8 143 Mauritania...2. 7 144 Angola...2. 7 145 Lebanon...2. 7 146 Chad...2. 6 147 Libya...2. 6 148 Burundi...2. 6 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*In your country, to what extent do ICTS enable access for all citizens to basic services (e g.,, health education, financial services, etc.?1=not at all; 7=to a great extent 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 319 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 2 7 1 Iceland...6. 6 2 Finland...6. 6 3 Estonia...6. 5 4 Singapore...6. 3 5 Norway...6. 3 6 Netherlands...6. 3 7 Taiwan, China...6. 2 8 Sweden...6. 2 9 Luxembourg...6. 2 10 United kingdom...6. 2 11 Canada...6. 1 12 Switzerland...6. 1 13 Korea, Rep...6. 1 14 Hong kong SAR...6. 1 15 Qatar...6. 0 16 Slovenia...6. 0 17 Australia...5. 9 18 United states...5. 9 19 Uruguay...5. 9 20 Malta...5. 9 21 United arab emirates...5. 8 22 Denmark...5. 8 23 Lithuania...5. 8 24 Czech republic...5. 8 25 Austria...5. 7 26 Belgium...5. 7 27 Latvia...5. 7 28 New zealand...5. 7 29 Portugal...5. 7 30 Cyprus...5. 6 31 Slovak Republic...5. 5 32 Brunei Darussalam...5. 5 33 Hungary...5. 4 34 Panama...5. 4 35 China...5. 3 36 Malaysia...5. 2 37 Japan...5. 2 38 Barbados...5. 1 39 Israel...5. 1 40 Macedonia, FYR...5. 1 41 Vietnam...5. 1 42 Germany...5. 0 43 Ireland...5. 0 44 Jordan...5. 0 45 Bahrain...5. 0 46 Spain...4. 9 47 Oman...4. 9 48 Chile...4. 9 49 Saudi arabia...4. 8 50 Indonesia...4. 8 51 Bulgaria...4. 7 52 Kazakhstan...4. 7 53 Croatia...4. 7 54 Russian Federation...4. 6 55 Poland...4. 6 56 Moldova...4. 6 57 Trinidad and tobago...4. 6 58 Costa rica...4. 6 59 Puerto rico...4. 5 60 Romania...4. 5 61 Bosnia and herzegovina...4. 5 62 Georgia...4. 5 63 Turkey...4. 4 64 France...4. 4 65 Thailand...4. 4 66 Kuwait...4. 4 67 Mauritius...4. 3 68 Rwanda...4. 3 69 Seychelles...4. 3 70 Ukraine...4. 3 71 Montenegro...4. 3 72 Azerbaijan...4. 2 73 Albania...4. 2 74 Philippines...4. 2 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 2 7 75 Jamaica...4. 1 76 Guyana...4. 1 77 India...4. 1 78 Armenia...4. 0 79 Argentina...4. 0 80 Ecuador...4. 0 81 Kenya...4. 0 82 Colombia...3. 9 83 Mongolia...3. 9 84 Serbia...3. 9 85 Gambia, The...3. 9 86 Greece...3. 9 87 Lao PDR...3. 9 88 Bhutan...3. 8 89 Cambodia...3. 8 90 Mexico...3. 8 91 Cape verde...3. 8 92 Pakistan...3. 7 93 Senegal...3. 7 94 Peru...3. 7 95 Tunisia...3. 7 96 Italy...3. 7 97 El salvador...3. 7 98 Brazil...3. 6 99 Dominican republic...3. 6 100 Bolivia...3. 5 101 Nigeria...3. 5 102 Nicaragua...3. 5 103 Zambia...3. 5 104 Botswana...3. 4 105 Nepal...3. 4 106 Venezuela...3. 4 107 Lebanon...3. 4 108 Sri lanka...3. 4 109 Kyrgyz Republic...3. 3 110 Guatemala...3. 3 111 Namibia...3. 2 112 Swaziland...3. 2 113 Morocco...3. 1 114 Ghana...3. 1 115 Honduras...3. 1 116 South africa...3. 1 117 Mali...3. 1 118 Tanzania...3. 1 119 Zimbabwe...3. 0 120 Lesotho...3. 0 121 Uganda...2. 9 122 Bangladesh...2. 8 123 Malawi...2. 8 124 Ethiopia...2. 8 125 Egypt...2. 7 126 Iran, Islamic Rep...2. 7 127 Angola...2. 6 128 Mozambique...2. 6 129 Liberia...2. 6 130 Paraguay...2. 6 131 Suriname...2. 6 132 Madagascar...2. 4 133 Sierra leone...2. 3 134 Côte d'ivoire...2. 3 135 Cameroon...2. 3 136 Haiti...2. 3 137 Timor-Leste...2. 3 138 Algeria...2. 2 139 Myanmar...2. 2 140 Benin...2. 0 141 Mauritania...2. 0 142 Gabon...2. 0 143 Guinea...1. 8 144 Burundi...1. 8 145 Libya...1. 8 146 Yemen...1. 7 147 Burkina faso...1. 6 148 Chad...1. 3 10.02 Internet access in schools*In your country, how widespread is Internet access in schools? 1=nonexistent; 7=extremely widespread 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum 320 The Global Information technology Report 2014 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 1 7 1 Singapore...6. 1 2 United arab emirates...6. 0 3 Qatar...6. 0 4 Rwanda...5. 7 5 Estonia...5. 6 6 Malta...5. 6 7 Saudi arabia...5. 5 8 Korea, Rep...5. 5 9 Malaysia...5. 5 10 Sweden...5. 5 11 Azerbaijan...5. 4 12 Taiwan, China...5. 4 13 Bahrain...5. 4 14 Finland...5. 4 15 Portugal...5. 3 16 Luxembourg...5. 3 17 Hong kong SAR...5. 2 18 Oman...5. 2 19 New zealand...5. 1 20 Netherlands...5. 1 21 Norway...5. 1 22 Austria...5. 1 23 Switzerland...5. 0 24 Armenia...5. 0 25 Sri lanka...4. 9 26 Jordan...4. 9 27 United kingdom...4. 9 28 Chile...4. 9 29 Panama...4. 9 30 Kazakhstan...4. 8 31 Israel...4. 8 32 Canada...4. 8 33 Germany...4. 8 34 Denmark...4. 8 35 Lithuania...4. 8 36 Macedonia, FYR...4. 8 37 Japan...4. 8 38 Iceland...4. 8 39 Brunei Darussalam...4. 8 40 France...4. 8 41 Georgia...4. 7 42 Cape verde...4. 7 43 Bhutan...4. 7 44 Turkey...4. 7 45 United states...4. 6 46 Ireland...4. 6 47 China...4. 6 48 Gambia, The...4. 6 49 Spain...4. 5 50 Montenegro...4. 5 51 Australia...4. 5 52 Belgium...4. 5 53 India...4. 4 54 Mauritius...4. 4 55 Ecuador...4. 4 56 Lao PDR...4. 4 57 Kenya...4. 4 58 Puerto rico...4. 3 59 Seychelles...4. 3 60 Barbados...4. 3 61 Brazil...4. 2 62 Zambia...4. 2 63 Latvia...4. 2 64 Bosnia and herzegovina...4. 2 65 Mexico...4. 2 66 Cyprus...4. 2 67 Vietnam...4. 2 68 Colombia...4. 1 69 Burkina faso...4. 1 70 Iran, Islamic Rep...4. 1 71 Philippines...4. 1 72 Mali...4. 1 73 Indonesia...4. 1 74 Dominican republic...4. 1 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 4. 1 7 75 Guyana...4. 1 76 Costa rica...4. 1 77 Cameroon...4. 1 78 Botswana...4. 1 79 Thailand...4. 1 80 Tunisia...4. 0 81 Jamaica...4. 0 82 Albania...4. 0 83 Slovenia...4. 0 84 Uganda...4. 0 85 Morocco...4. 0 86 Ghana...4. 0 87 Hungary...3. 9 88 Senegal...3. 9 89 Mongolia...3. 9 90 Moldova...3. 9 91 Uruguay...3. 9 92 Ethiopia...3. 8 93 Russian Federation...3. 8 94 Croatia...3. 7 95 Tanzania...3. 7 96 Egypt...3. 7 97 Nigeria...3. 7 98 Trinidad and tobago...3. 7 99 Cambodia...3. 7 100 Bulgaria...3. 7 101 Czech republic...3. 6 102 Peru...3. 6 103 Romania...3. 6 104 South africa...3. 6 105 Sierra leone...3. 6 106 Liberia...3. 6 107 Bangladesh...3. 6 108 Guatemala...3. 5 109 Serbia...3. 5 110 Nicaragua...3. 5 111 Kuwait...3. 5 112 Côte d'ivoire...3. 5 113 Italy...3. 5 114 Mozambique...3. 5 115 Bolivia...3. 4 116 El salvador...3. 4 117 Madagascar...3. 4 118 Slovak Republic...3. 4 119 Poland...3. 4 120 Gabon...3. 4 121 Pakistan...3. 3 122 Malawi...3. 3 123 Timor-Leste...3. 2 124 Greece...3. 2 125 Swaziland...3. 2 126 Guinea...3. 2 127 Benin...3. 2 128 Ukraine...3. 2 129 Namibia...3. 1 130 Paraguay...3. 1 131 Chad...3. 0 132 Zimbabwe...3. 0 133 Myanmar...3. 0 134 Honduras...3. 0 135 Nepal...3. 0 136 Yemen...3. 0 137 Venezuela...3. 0 138 Angola...2. 9 139 Lesotho...2. 9 140 Argentina...2. 9 141 Algeria...2. 9 142 Mauritania...2. 8 143 Suriname...2. 8 144 Kyrgyz Republic...2. 7 145 Haiti...2. 7 146 Burundi...2. 6 147 Libya...2. 4 148 Lebanon...2. 3 10.03 ICT use and government efficiency*In your country, to what extent does the use of ICTS by the government improve the quality of government services to citizens? 1=not at all; 7=to a great extent 2012 2013 weighted average SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 321 3: Data Tables RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 1 Korea, Rep...1. 00 1 Netherlands...1. 00 3 Kazakhstan...0. 95 3 Singapore...0. 95 5 United kingdom...0. 92 5 United states...0. 92 7 Israel...0. 89 8 Australia...0. 76 8 Estonia...0. 76 8 Germany...0. 76 11 Colombia...0. 74 11 Finland...0. 74 11 Japan...0. 74 11 United arab emirates...0. 74 15 Canada...0. 68 15 Egypt...0. 68 15 Norway...0. 68 15 Sweden...0. 68 19 Bahrain...0. 66 19 Chile...0. 66 19 Russian Federation...0. 66 22 Qatar...0. 63 22 Saudi arabia...0. 63 24 Mongolia...0. 61 25 France...0. 58 25 Mexico...0. 58 25 New zealand...0. 58 28 Denmark...0. 55 28 El salvador...0. 55 30 Lithuania...0. 53 31 Brazil...0. 50 31 Malaysia...0. 50 31 Spain...0. 50 34 Brunei Darussalam...0. 47 34 Dominican republic...0. 47 36 Hungary...0. 45 36 Oman...0. 45 38 Luxembourg...0. 39 38 Moldova...0. 39 38 Peru...0. 39 41 Austria...0. 37 41 Portugal...0. 37 41 Tunisia...0. 37 44 Ethiopia...0. 34 44 Greece...0. 34 44 Switzerland...0. 34 47 Costa rica...0. 32 47 Lebanon...0. 32 47 Montenegro...0. 32 47 Panama...0. 32 47 Thailand...0. 32 52 Argentina...0. 29 52 Croatia...0. 29 52 Kyrgyz Republic...0. 29 55 Czech republic...0. 26 55 Italy...0. 26 55 Malta...0. 26 55 Venezuela...0. 26 59 Cape verde...0. 24 59 Ecuador...0. 24 59 Guatemala...0. 24 59 Serbia...0. 24 63 Bolivia...0. 21 63 China...0. 21 63 Georgia...0. 21 63 Indonesia...0. 21 63 Latvia...0. 21 63 Philippines...0. 21 63 Senegal...0. 21 63 Slovenia...0. 21 71 India...0. 18 71 Iran, Islamic Rep...0. 18 71 Kuwait...0. 18 71 Nigeria...0. 18 RANK COUNTRY/ECONOMY VALUE 71 Poland...0. 18 71 Uruguay...0. 18 77 Burkina faso...0. 16 77 Iceland...0. 16 77 Paraguay...0. 16 77 South africa...0. 16 77 Ukraine...0. 16 82 Azerbaijan...0. 13 82 Belgium...0. 13 82 Côte d'ivoire...0. 13 82 Honduras...0. 13 82 Ireland...0. 13 82 Macedonia, FYR...0. 13 82 Mozambique...0. 13 82 Nicaragua...0. 13 82 Pakistan...0. 13 82 Slovak Republic...0. 13 92 Albania...0. 11 92 Gabon...0. 11 92 Ghana...0. 11 92 Jordan...0. 11 92 Vietnam...0. 11 97 Bangladesh...0. 08 97 Benin...0. 08 97 Cyprus...0. 08 97 Mauritius...0. 08 97 Romania...0. 08 97 Seychelles...0. 08 97 Sri lanka...0. 08 97 Tanzania...0. 08 97 Trinidad and tobago...0. 08 97 Uganda...0. 08 107 Algeria...0. 05 107 Kenya...0. 05 107 Sierra leone...0. 05 107 Swaziland...0. 05 107 Turkey...0. 05 112 Angola...0. 03 112 Barbados...0. 03 112 Bhutan...0. 03 112 Botswana...0. 03 112 Bulgaria...0. 03 112 Cameroon...0. 03 112 Chad...0. 03 112 Lesotho...0. 03 112 Liberia...0. 03 112 Madagascar...0. 03 112 Namibia...0. 03 112 Nepal...0. 03 112 Rwanda...0. 03 112 Zambia...0. 03 112 Zimbabwe...0. 03 127 Armenia...0. 00 127 Bosnia and herzegovina...0. 00 127 Burundi...0. 00 127 Cambodia...0. 00 127 Gambia, The...0. 00 127 Guinea...0. 00 127 Guyana...0. 00 127 Haiti...0. 00 127 Jamaica...0. 00 127 Lao PDR...0. 00 127 Libya...0. 00 127 Malawi...0. 00 127 Mali...0. 00 127 Mauritania...0. 00 127 Morocco...0. 00 127 Myanmar...0. 00 127 Suriname...0. 00 127 Timor-Leste...0. 00 127 Yemen...0. 00 n/a Hong kong SAR...n/a n/a Puerto rico...n/a n/a Taiwan, China...n/a 10.04 E-Participation Index The E-Participation Index assesses, on a 0-to-1 (best) scale, the quality, relevance, and usefulness of government websites in providing online information and participatory tools and services to their citizens 2012 SOURCE: United nations, United nations E-Government Survey 2012: E-Government for the People 2014 World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 323 The present section complements the data tables by providing additional information for all 54 indicators that enter the composition of the Networked Readiness Index 2014. 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. The indicators derived from the 2012 and 2013 editions of the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey are identified by an asterisk(*.*The data used in this Report represent the most recent available figures from various international agencies and national authorities at the time when the data collection took place. It is possible that some data have been updated or revised since then. 1st pillar: Political and regulatory environment 1. 01 Effectiveness of lawmaking bodies*How effective is your national parliament/congress as a lawmaking institution? 1=not effective at all among the worst in the world; 7=extremely effective among the best in the world 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 1. 02 Laws relating to ICTS*How developed are your country's laws relating to the use of ICTS (e g.,, electronic commerce, digital signatures, consumer protection? 1=not developed at all; 7=extremely well developed 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 1. 03 Judicial independence*In your country, to what extent is the judiciary independent from influences of members of government, citizens , or firms? 1=heavily influenced; 7=entirely independent 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions Technical Notes and Sources 1. 04 Efficiency of legal framework in settling disputes*In your country , how efficient is the legal framework for private businesses in settling disputes? 1=extremely inefficient; 7=extremely efficient 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 1. 05 Efficiency of legal framework in challenging regulations*In your country, how easy is it for private businesses to challenge government actions and/or regulations through the legal system? 1=extremely difficult; 7=extremely easy 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 1. 06 Intellectual property protection*In your country, how strong is the protection of intellectual property, including anti-counterfeiting measures? 1=extremely weak; 7=extremely strong 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 1. 07 Software piracy rate Unlicensed software units as a percentage of total software units installed 2011 This measure covers piracy of all packaged software that runs on personal computers (PCS), including desktops, laptops, and ultraportables, including netbooks. This includes operating systems; systems software such as databases and security packages; business applications; and consumer applications such as games, personal finance, and reference software. The study does not include software that runs on servers or mainframes. For more information about the methodology, refer to the study available at http://portal. bsa. org/globalpiracy2011/./Source: Business Software Alliance, Shadow Market: 2011 BSA Global Software Piracy Study (ninth edition) 1. 08 Number of procedures to enforce a contract Number of procedures to resolve a dispute, 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. A procedure is defined as any interaction, required by law or commonly used in practice, between the parties or between them and the judge or court officer. This includes steps to file and serve the case, steps for trial and judgment, and steps necessary to enforce the judgment. For more details about the methodology employed and the assumptions made to compute this indicator, visit http://www. doingbusiness. org/methodologysurveys/./Source: World bank/International finance corporation, Doing Business 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises 2014 World Economic Forum 324 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Technical Notes and Sources 1. 09 Time required to enforce a contract Number of days to resolve a dispute, counted from the moment the plaintiff decides to file the lawsuit in court until payment 2013 Time is recorded in calendar days, counted from the moment the plaintiff decides to file the lawsuit in court until payment. This includes both the days when actions take place and the waiting periods between. For more details about the methodology employed and the assumptions made to compute this indicator, visit http://www. doingbusiness. org/methodologysurveys/./Source: World bank/International finance corporation, Doing Business 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises 2nd pillar: Business and innovation environment 2. 01 Availability of latest technologies*In your country, to what extent are the latest technologies available? 1=not available at all; 7=widely available 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2. 02 Venture capital availability*In your country, how easy is it for entrepreneurs with innovative but risky projects to find venture capital? 1=extremely difficult; 7=extremely easy 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2. 03 Total tax rate Sum of profit tax, labor tax and social contributions, property taxes, turnover taxes, and other taxes as a share(%)of commercial profits 2013 The total tax rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial profit. Doing Business 2014 reports the total tax rate for calendar year 2012. The total amount of taxes borne is the sum of all the different taxes and contributions payable after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions. The taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected by the company and remitted to the tax authorities (such as value-added tax, sales tax, or goods and service tax) but not borne by the company are excluded. The taxes included can be divided into five categories: profit or corporate income taxes; social contributions and labor taxes paid by the employer (in respect of which all mandatory contributions are included, even if paid to a private entity such as a requited pension fund); property taxes; turnover taxes; and other taxes (such as municipal fees and vehicle and fuel taxes. For more details about the methodology employed and the assumptions made to compute this indicator, visit http://www. doingbusiness. org/methodologysurveys/./Source: World bank/International finance corporation, Doing Business 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises 2. 04 Time required to start a business Number of days required to start a business 2013 Time is recorded in calendar days. The measure captures the median duration that incorporation lawyers indicate is necessary in practice to complete a procedure with minimum follow-up with government agencies and no extra payments. For more details about the methodology employed and the assumptions made to compute this indicator, visit http://www. doingbusiness. org/methodologysurveys/./Source: World bank/International finance corporation, Doing Business 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises 2. 05 Number of procedures required to start a business Number of procedures required to start a business 2013 A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company founders with external parties (e g.,, government agencies, lawyers, auditors, or notaries. For details about the methodology employed and the assumptions made to compute this indicator, visit http://www. doingbusiness. org/methodologysurveys/./Source: World bank/International finance corporation, Doing Business 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises 2. 06 Intensity of local competition*In your country, how intense is competition in the local markets? 1=not intense at all; 7=extremely intense 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2. 07 Tertiary education enrollment rate Gross tertiary education enrollment rate(%)2011 Tertiary enrollment rate is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the tertiary education level. Tertiary education, whether or not leading to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level. Sources: United nations Education, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO), UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data centre (accessed November 5, 2013; World bank, World Development Indicators 2013 (December edition; national sources 2. 08 Quality of management schools*In your country, how would you assess the quality of business schools? 1=extremely poor among the worst in the world; 7=excellent among the best in the world 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2. 09 Government procurement of advanced technology products*In your country, to what extent do government purchasing decisions foster innovation? 1=not at all; 7=to a great extent 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 3rd pillar: Infrastructure and digital content 3. 01 Electricity production Electricity production (kwh) per capita 2011 Electricity production is measured at the terminals of all alternator sets in a station. In addition to hydropower, coal oil, gas, and nuclear power generation, it covers generation by geothermal, solar wind, and tide and wave energy as well as that from combustible renewables and waste. Production includes the output of electricity plants designed to produce electricity only, as well as that of combined heat and power plants. Total electricity production is divided then by total population. Population figures are from the World bank's World Development Indicators Online (retrieved November 11 2013). ) Sources: The World bank, World Development Indicators Online (October 2013 update; US Central intelligence agency (CIA), The World Factbook (accessed November 11, 2013) 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 325 Technical Notes and Sources 3. 02 Mobile network coverage rate Percentage of total population covered by a mobile network signal 2012 This indicator measures the percentage of inhabitants who are within range of a mobile cellular signal, irrespective of whether or not they are subscribers. This is calculated by dividing the number of inhabitants within range of a mobile cellular signal by the total population. Note that this is not the same as the mobile subscription density or penetration. Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database 2013 (December 2013 edition) 3. 03 International Internet bandwidth International Internet bandwidth (kb/s) per Internet user 2012 International Internet bandwidth is the sum of capacity of all Internet exchanges offering international bandwidth measured in kilobits per second (kb /s). Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database 2013 (December 2013 edition) 3. 04 Secure Internet servers Secure Internet servers per million population 2012 Secure Internet servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Sources: The World bank, World Development Indicators Online (December 2013 edition; national sources 3. 05 Accessibility of digital content*In your country, how available is digital content via multiple platforms (e g.,, fixed-line Internet, Wireless internet, mobile network, satellite? 1=not available at all; 7=widely available 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 4th pillar: Affordability 4. 01 Prepaid mobile cellular tariffs Average per-minute cost of different types of mobile cellular calls (PPP $) 2012 This measure is constructed by first taking the average per-minute cost of a local call to another mobile cellular phone on the same network (on-net) and on another network (off-net. This amount is averaged then with the per-minute cost of a local call to a fixed telephone line. All the tariffs are placed for calls during peak hours and based on a basic, representative mobile cellular prepaid subscription service. The amount is adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP) and expressed in current international dollars. PPP figures were sourced from the World bank's World Development Indicators Online (retrieved December 10, 2013) and the International monetary fund's World Economic Outlook (October 2013 edition. Sources: Author's calculations based on International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database 2013 (December 2013 edition; International monetary fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2013 edition; World bank, World Development Indicators (December 2013 edition) 4. 02 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs Monthly subscription charge for fixed (wired) broadband Internet service (PPP $) 2012 Fixed (wired) broadband is considered any dedicated connection to the Internet at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kilobits per second, using DSL. The amount is adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP) and expressed in current international dollars. PPP figures were sourced from the World bank's World Development Indicators Online (December 2013) and the International monetary fund's World Economic Outlook (October 2013 edition. Sources: Author's calculations based on International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database 2013 (December 2013 edition; International monetary fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2013 edition; World bank, World Development Indicators (December 2013 edition) 4. 03 Internet and telephony sectors competition index Level of competition index for Internet services, international long distance services, and mobile telephone services on a 0-to-2 (best) scale 2010 or most recent This variable measures the degree of liberalization in 19 categories of ICT services, including 3g telephony, retail Internet access services, international long distance calls, and international gateways. For each economy, the level of competition in each of the categories is assessed as follows: monopoly, partial competition, and full competition. The results reflect the situation as of 2010 for the majority of countries (for others, data are available as of 2009,2011, or 2012). The index is calculated as the average of points obtained in each of the 19 categories for which data are available. Full liberalization across all categories yields a score of 2, the best possible score. For more information, consult http://www. itu. int/ITU-D/ICTEYE/Reports. aspx. Source: Authors'calculations based on International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication Regulatory Database (accessed December 2013) 5th pillar: Skills 5. 01 Quality of the educational system*How well does the educational system in your country meet the needs of a competitive economy? 1=not well at all; 7=extremely well 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 5. 02 Quality of math and science education*In your country, how would you assess the quality of math and science education in schools? 1=extremely poor among the worst in the world; 7=excellent among the best in the world 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum 326 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Technical Notes and Sources 5. 03 Secondary enrollment rate Secondary education gross enrollment rate(%)2011 The reported value corresponds to the ratio of total secondary enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the secondary education level. Secondary education (ISCED levels 2 and 3) completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims to lay the foundations for lifelong learning and human development by offering more subject-or skills-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers. Sources: United nations Education, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO), UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data centre (accessed November 5, 2013; World bank, World Development Indicators (December 2013 edition; national sources 5. 04 Adult literacy rate Adult literacy rate(%)2011 Adult literacy is defined as the percentage of the population aged 15 years and over who can both read and write with understanding a short, simple statement on his/her everyday life. For OECD member countries, when data are missing, we apply a value of 99 percent for the purposes of calculating the NRI. This is in line with the approach adopted by the United nations Development Programme (UNDP) in calculating the 2009 edition of the Human Development Index. In the corresponding table, those countries are identified by an asterisk. Sources: United nations Education, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO), UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data centre (accessed November 5, 2013; national sources 6th pillar: Individual usage 6. 01 Mobile telephone subscriptions Mobile telephone subscriptions (post-paid and prepaid) per 100 population 2012 A mobile telephone subscription refers to a subscription to a public mobile telephone service that provides access to the Public Switched Telephone Network using cellular technology, including prepaid SIM CARDS active during the past three months. This includes both analog and digital cellular systems (IMT-2000, Third Generation, 3g) and 4g subscriptions, but excludes mobile broadband subscriptions via data cards or USB modems. Subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint or radio paging and telemetry services are excluded also. It includes all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database 2013 (December 2013 edition) 6. 02 Internet users Percentage of individuals using the Internet 2012 Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network. Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database 2013 (December 2013 edition) 6. 03 Households with a personal computer Percentage of households equipped with a personal computer 2012 The proportion of households with a computer is calculated by dividing the number of households with a computer by the total number of households. A computer refers to a desktop or a laptop computer. It does not include equipment with some embedded computing abilities such as mobile cellular phones, personal digital assistants (PDAS), or TV SETS. Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database 2013 (December 2013 edition) 6. 04 Households with Internet access Percentage of households with Internet access at home 2012 The share of households with Internet access at home is calculated by dividing the number of in-scope households (where at least one household member is aged 15 74) with Internet access by the total number of in-scope households. Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database 2013 (December 2013 edition) 6. 05 Fixed broadband Internet subscriptions Fixed broadband Internet subscriptions per 100 population 2012 This refers to total fixed (wired) broadband Internet subscriptions (that is, subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet a TCP IP connection at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kb/s). Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database 2013 (December 2013 edition) 6. 06 Mobile broadband Internet subscriptions Mobile broadband Internet subscriptions per 100 population 2012 Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database 2013 (December 2013 edition) 6. 07 Use of virtual social networks*In your country , how widely used are virtual social networks (e g.,, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin? 1=not used at all; 7=widely used 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 7th pillar: Business usage 7. 01 Firm-level technology absorption*In your country, to what extent do businesses adopt new technology? 1=not at all; 7=adopt extensively 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 7. 02 Capacity for innovation*In your country, to what extent do companies have the capacity to innovate? 1=not at all; 7=to a great extent 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 327 Technical Notes and Sources 7. 03 PCT patents applications Number of applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) per million population 2010 2011 average This measures the total count of applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), by priority date and inventor nationality, using fractional count if an application is filed by multiple inventors. The average count of applications filed in 2010 and 2011 is divided by population, using figures from the World bank's World Development Indicators Online (retrieved November 28, 2012). ) Sources: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Patent Database, January 2014; World bank, World Development Indicators Online (retrieved December 20, 2013) 7. 04 Business-to-business Internet use*In your country, to what extent do businesses use ICTS for transactions with other businesses? 1=not at all; 7=to a great extent 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 7. 05 Business-to-consumer Internet use*In your country, to what extent do businesses use the Internet for selling their goods and services to consumers? 1=not at all; 7=to a great extent 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 7. 06 Extent of staff training*In your country, to what extent do companies invest in training and employee development? 1=not at all; 7=to a great extent 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 8th pillar: Government usage 8. 01 Importance of ICTS to government vision of the future*To what extent does the government have a clear implementation plan for utilizing ICTS to improve your country's overall competitiveness? 1=no plan; 7=clear plan 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 8. 02 Government Online service Index The Government Online service Index assesses the quality of government's delivery of online services on a 0-to-1 (best) scale 2012 According to the United nations'Public Administration Network, the Government Online service Index captures a government's performance in delivering online services to the citizens. There are four stages of service delivery: Emerging, Enhanced, Transactional, and Connected. Online services are assigned to each stage according to their degree of sophistication, from the more basic to the more sophisticated. In each country, the performance of the government in each of the four stages is measured as the number of services provided as a percentage of the maximum services in the corresponding stage. Examples of services include online presence, deployment of multimedia content, governments'solicitation of citizen input, widespread data sharing, and use of social networking. For more information about the methodology, consult www2. unpan. org/egovkb/datacenter/Countryview. aspx. Source: United nations, United nations E-Government Survey 2012: E-Government for the People 8. 03 Government success in ICT promotion*In your country, how successful is the government in promoting the use of information and communication technologies (ICTS? 1=not successful at all; 7=extremely successful 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 9th pillar: Economic impacts 9. 01 Impact of ICTS on new services and products*In your country, to what extent do ICTS enable new business models? 1=not at all; 7=to a great extent 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 9. 02 PCT ICT patent applications Number of applications for information and communication technology related patents filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) per million population 2010 2011 average This measures the count of applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in the technology domain of information and communication technologies by priority date and inventor nationality, using a fractional count if an application is filed by multiple inventors. For more information, consult ww. oecd. org/sti/innovationinsciencetechnologyandindustry/oecdpatentdatabases. htm. The average count of applications filed in 2010 and 2011 is divided by population using figures from the World bank's World Development Indicators Online (retrieved December 20, 2013. Sources: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Patent Database, January 2014; World bank, World Development Indicators Online (retrieved December 20, 2013) 9. 03 Impact of ICTS on new organizational models*In your country, to what extent do ICTS enable new organizational models (e g.,, virtual teams, remote working, telecommuting) within businesses? 1=not at all; 7=to a great extent 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 9. 04 Share of workforce employed in knowledge-intensive activities(%)Share of workforce employed in knowledge-intensive activities(%)2012 Count of people employed in categories 0 to 3 as a percentage of total people employed, according to ISCO-1968, ISCO-88, and NSCO (excluding 0 Armed forces in ISCO-88). Categories included: ISCO-1968:(0/1) Professional, technical and related workers;(2) Administrative and managerial workers; and (3) Clerical and related workers. ISCO-88:1) Legislators, senior officials and managers;(2) Professionals; and (3) Technicians and associate professionals. Source: Authors'calculations based on International labour organization ILOSTAT Database (retrieved November 29, 2013) 2014 World Economic Forum 328 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Technical Notes and Sources 10th pillar: Social impacts 10.01 Impact of ICTS on access to basic services*In your country, to what extent do ICTS enable access for all citizens to basic services (e g.,, health education, financial services, etc.?1=not at all; 7=to a great extent 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 10.02 Internet access in schools*In your country, how widespread is Internet access in schools? 1=nonexistent; 7=extremely widespread 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 10.03 ICT use and government efficiency*In your country, to what extent does the use of ICTS by the government improve the quality of government services to citizens? 1=not at all; 7=to a great extent 2012 2013 weighted average Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2012 and 2013 editions 10.04 E-Participation Index The E-Participation Index assesses, on a 0-to-1 (best) scale , the quality, relevance, and usefulness of government websites in providing online information and participatory tools and services to their citizens 2012 According to the United nations, the E-Participation Index assesses the quality and usefulness of information and services provided by a country for the purpose of engaging its citizens in public policy making through the use of e-government programs. As such it is indicative of both the capacity and the willingness of the state in encouraging the citizen in promoting deliberative, participatory decision-making in public policy and of the reach of its own socially inclusive governance program. For more information about the methodology, consult www2. unpan. org/egovkb/datacenter/Countryview. aspx. Source: United nations, United nations E-Government Survey 2012: E-Government for the People 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology Report 2014 329 About the Authors Pedro Less Andrade Pedro Less Andrade is Director of Public Policy and Government affairs for Latin america at Google. He holds a Law degree from the University of Buenos aires and a Master's degree (LLM) from the University of Georgia, where he wrote his thesis on the international regulation of electronic commerce. He also pursued postgraduate studies in the Legal Framework of the Multilateral Trading System of the World trade organization (WTO. He is Vice president of Public Policy of the Latin american & Caribbean Federation for Internet & E-commerce (ecom-Lac), a board member and head of the Regulatory Commission at Argentina's Internet Industry Chamber (CABASE), and a member of the Legislative Commission of the Argentinean E-commerce Chamber (CACE). Scott C. Beardsley Scott Beardsley is a Director in Mckinsey & Company's Brussels Office. Since joining the firm in 1989, he has been particularly active in helping clients around the world on a range of strategy, regulation, stakeholder management, business in society, and performance transformation topics in the telecommunications, technology, and media sectors. He is a global leader of Mckinsey's telecommunications practice. Mr Beardsley has led Mckinsey's Strategy practice in Europe, the Middle east, and Africa for the past seven years. He has cochaired the personnel committees that elect and evaluate Mckinsey partners as well as the committee that elects Directors (Senior Partners). Recently he has started leading all the leadership development, training, and learning programs for Mckinsey's consultants globally. Mr Beardsley was a Henry S. Dupont III Scholar (highest honors) for outstanding academic performance at the MIT Sloan School of management, where he graduated with an MBA in Corporate Strategy and Marketing. He holds a Bachelor of science in Electrical engineering magna cum laude from Tufts University, where he achieved highest honors being selected as a Kodak Scholar, a member of the national engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi, and President of Eta Kappa Nu, the electrical and computer engineering honor society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Beñat Bilbao-Osorio Beñat Bilbao-Osorio is an Associate Director and Senior Economist at the Global Competitiveness and Benchmarking Network at the World Economic Forum. In this capacity, he carries out research on national competitiveness issues with a special focus on Latin america and Iberia. In addition, he analyzes the role of innovation and information and communication technologies in fostering competitiveness and is Co-Editor of The Global Information technology Report. Prior to joining the Forum, Dr Bilbao-Osorio worked at the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation at the European commission, where he was responsible for the economic analysis of European Innovation Policy. Prior to that he worked at the Directorates of Science, Technology and Industry, and Education of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on innovation-related topics, as well as at the International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO) on international trade competitiveness analysis. His main research fields are innovation, skills, and economic development, where he has published extensively. Dr Bilbao-Osorio holds a degree in Economics from the Universidad Comercial de Deusto (Spain), a Master in European Studies from the Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium), and a Phd in Economic geography from the London School of Economic and Political science (UK). ) Roberto Crotti Roberto Crotti is a Quantitative Economist with the Global Competitiveness and Benchmarking Network at the World Economic Forum. His responsibilities include the computation of a range of indexes as well as data analysis for various projects and studies. His main areas of expertise are quantitative research, forecasting, macroeconomics, and public economics. Prior to joining the Forum, he worked as an Analyst in the private consulting and forecasting sector. Mr Crotti holds an undergraduate degree in Economics/Economic policy from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, Italy; an MA in Economics from Boston University in the United states, and is enrolled currently in a Phd program in Economics at the Graduate Institute Geneva in Switzerland. Bahjat El-Darwiche Bahjat El-Darwiche is a Partner with Booz & Company, based in Beirut. He is the leader of the firm's Communications, Media, and Technology practice in the middle East. He specializes in communications, media, and technology and has led engagements in the areas of telecommunications-sector strategy development, policymaking and regulatory management, digitization, business development and strategic investments, and corporate management as well as governance, operating models, and restructuring. 2014 World Economic Forum About the Authors 330 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Soumitra Dutta Soumitra Dutta is the Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean and Professor of Management at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate school of Management at Cornell University, New york. Prior to July 2012, he was the Roland Berger Chaired Professor of Business and Technology at INSEAD and the Founding Director of elab, a center of excellence in the digital economy. Professor Dutta obtained his Phd in Computer science and his MSC in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley. His current research is on technology strategy and innovation policies at both corporate and national levels. He has won several awards for research and pedagogy and is involved actively in strategy and policy consulting. His research has been showcased in the global media and he has received several awards, including the Light of India Award'12 (from the Times of India media group) and the Global Innovation Award'13 (from INNOVEX in Israel). Luís Enríquez Luís Enríquez is a Director in Mckinsey & Company's Brussels Office, where he has worked primarily in the infrastructure and regulated industries. He has focused on regulation, operations, and pricing in telecommunications (fixed and mobile businesses) and energy. He coleads Mckinsey's global efforts in regulation, regulatory economics, and stakeholder management and worked extensively in this area both at Mckinsey and prior to joining the firm. Mr Enríquez has an AB in Economics from Harvard university and did his doctoral work in Economics at the University of California at Berkeley, where he focused on the economic dynamics of interconnection among telecommunications networks. Peter Haynes Peter Haynes is a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and former Senior Director Advanced Strategies and Research, at Microsoft Corporation, where his focus was on longterm strategy and policy in areas including cybersecurity, big data, the Internet of things, and the economic impact of digital technologies. 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. He also helped to found Oxford Economic Research Associates, a leading European economic consultancy. Mr Haynes holds an MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Keble College, Oxford. John Garrity John Garrity is Cisco's Global Technology Policy Advisor. He is responsible for policy engagement and datadriven analytical research on technology issues related to the potential of IT and network connectivity for economic growth, competitiveness, social inclusion, and environmental protection. His research covers the expansion of fixed and wireless broadband, national broadband agendas, municipal strategies for ICT use, Internet protocol network traffic demand, and Internet governance. Previously he was a manager in Cisco's Strategy and Economics group, guiding strategic direction for the Emerging Markets organization, a business unit with geographic market coverage across 130 countries. Prior to Cisco, Mr Garrity worked at the World bank in the Corporate Strategy Group, and he has held positions in the US Federal trade commission as well as in state government. He holds a Master in Applied Economics from Ohio State university. Ferry C. Grijpink Ferry C. Grijpink is a Principal in Mckinsey's Singapore office He focuses on advising telecommunications clients on strategy and technology topics in Europe, Africa, and Asia. Within Mckinsey, Mr Grijpink is co-leading Mckinsey's research in deploying and commercializing next-generation infrastructures such as fiber and mobile broadband. He has a strong record in ensuring that analytical findings are delivering real change for clients. He has written numerous articles for Mckinsey's telecoms magazine Recall on 4g, mobile OTT, and frequency auctions. Mr Grijpink is a member of the core faculty of Mckinsey's leadership program for engagement management. Before joining Mckinsey, he worked for Gemini Consulting in their hightech consulting unit where he served consumer electronics and semiconductor companies. He has also been active as an entrepreneur in the mobile Internet space. Mr Grijpink holds an MSC in Electrical engineering with a major in Telecommunications from the Delft University of Technology. 2014 World Economic Forum About the Authors The Global Information technology Report 2014 331 Anant Gupta Anant Gupta is President and Chief executive officer of HCL Technologies Ltd. HCLT), a $4. 8 billion global information technology services company. He joined HCL in 1993, and has held since a series of leadership positions in the company, most recently as President of HCL's Infrastructure Services Division. In this role, he led the company's foray into global markets through its pioneering Remote Infrastructure Management (RIM) Services, going on to lead that Division to become a $1 billion business for the company and growing its contribution to HCL's revenues from 10.2 percent in 2005 to 30 percent today. Mr Gupta has authored also the world's first book on the RIM industry which earned much critical acclaim. In recognition of his contribution to the industry, India's premier IT Consortium, NASSCOM, appointed him as the Founding Chairman of its RIM Forum. Mr Gupta played a transformational role in the evolution of the IT operations management space and pioneered three revolutionary delivery models: RIM as an alternative to the prevalent total outsourcing model; Business Ready Infrastructure (BRI) Service as a smart sourcing alternative to utility computing; and the first hosted pay-by-use Enterprise Systems Management Framework, called MTAASTM. He is credited also with leading the company's incubation of a new approach to application management called ALT AMSTM and Digital System Integration for strategic application development. Under his leadership these models and services are expanding addressable blue ocean markets for HCL and successfully delivering a differentiated value proposition to Global 1000 corporations. Mr Gupta serves as a trustee of the HCLT Foundation and is the Executive Sponsor for the company's sustainability programs. He has been a Task force member of the New Energy Architecture project run by the World Economic Forum and has contributed significantly to global research literature on next generation IT services. Mr Gupta has a BSC in Physics and an MSC Engineering from University of Liverpool. Jess Hemerly Jess Hemerly is a Senior Public Policy and Government affairs analyst at Google, focusing on privacy and security, data-driven innovation, and accessibility. She received a MIMS from the University of California, Berkeley. Ms Hemerly is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals and has CIPP/US certification. Volkmar Koch Volkmar Koch is a Partner at Booz & Company, based in Frankfurt. He leads the Big data/CRM Center of Excellence for Europe and the Middle east within Booz & Company. He has supported clients across the globe in the digital transformation of their business models. He specializes in customer interface and organizations, the development of strategies that capture value from data, and how to embrace opportunities from big data/advanced analytics. Bruno Lanvin Bruno Lanvin is the Executive director of INSEAD's European Competitiveness Initiative (IECI) and of Global Indices projects at INSEAD (Global Information technology, Global Innovation Index, and Global Talent Competitiveness Index). He is a Director on the Board of ICANN and a member of the Board of directors of IDA Infocomm in Singapore. Since 2010 he has been a Broadband Commissioner (www. broadbandcommission. org. In 2009 10 he was Chair of the Global Advisory Council on the Future of Government (World Economic Forum. From 2000 to 2007, he worked for the World bank, where he was inter alia Senior Advisor for E-strategies, Regional Coordinator (Europe and Central asia) for ICT and e-government issues, and Chairman of the Bank's e-Thematic Group. From June 2001 to December 2003, he was the Manager of the Information for Development Program (infodev. In 2000, Mr Lanvin was appointed Executive secretary of the G-8 DOT Force. Before that, he worked for some 20 years in senior positions in the United nations. The author of numerous books and articles on international economics, information technology, and development, he holds a BA in Mathematics and Physics, an MBA from Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) in Paris, and a Phd in Economics from the University of Paris I La Sorbonne. David Meer David Meer is a Partner at Booz & Company, based in New york. He leads the Demand Analytics group, the firm's expert capability in consumer insight and marketing analytics. His work spans several industries, including consumer products and healthcare. He is published widely on the topics of analytics and organic growth, including the Harvard Business Review article Rediscovering Market Segmentation, co-written with public opinion pioneer Daniel Yankelovich. M-H. Carolyn Nguyen Dr M-H. Carolyn Nguyen is a Director in Microsoft's Technology Policy Group, responsible for policy initiatives in data governance and personal data management. Her work is focused on shaping relevant long-term technology policies globally by engaging with stakeholders and raising awareness of potentially disruptive impacts of emerging technologies such as big data and the Internet of things, on existing social, economic, and policy frameworks. Prior to joining Microsoft, Dr Nguyen held positions with Research in motion, Avaya Communications, Lucent Technologies, and Bell laboratories. She received her Phd in Electrical engineering from Columbia University, and completed Executive Business Management Programs at Harvard Business school and London Business school. 2014 World Economic Forum About the Authors 332 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Alex Sandy Pentland Alex Sandy Pentlanddirects MIT's Human Dynamics Laboratory and the MIT Media Lab Entrepreneurship Program, co-leads the World Economic Forum's Big data and Personal data initiatives, and is a board member for Nissan, Motorola Mobility, Telefonica, and a variety of startup firms. He previously helped create and direct MIT's Media Laboratory, the Media Lab Asia laboratories at the Indian Institutes of Technology, and Strong Hospital's Center for Future Health, along with several start-up companies. In 2012 Forbes named Sandy one of the seven most powerful data scientists in the world, along with Google founders and the CTO of the United states, and in 2013 he won the Mckinsey Award from Harvard Business Review. He is among themost-citedcomputational scientists in the world and is a pioneer in social physics, privacy research, organizational engineering, and wearable computing (Google glass. His research has been featured in Nature, Science, and Harvard Business Review, as well as being the focus of TV features on BBC World, Discover, and Science channels. His most recent book is published Social Physics by Penguin Press. Robert Pepper Robert Pepper leads Cisco's Global Technology Policy team working with governments and business leaders across the world in areas such as broadband, IP-enabled services, wireless and spectrum policy, security, privacy, Internet governance, and ICT development. He joined Cisco in July 2005 from the FCC, where he served as Chief of the Office of Plans and Policy and Chief of Policy Development beginning in 1989. There he led teams developing policies promoting the development of the Internet implementing telecommunications legislation, planning for the transition to digital television, and designing and implementing the first US spectrum auctions. Dr pepper serves on the board of the US Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) and advisory boards for Columbia University and Michigan State university, and is a Communications Program Fellow at the Aspen Institute. He is a member of the US Department of commerce's Spectrum Management Advisory Committee, the UK's Ofcom Spectrum Advisory board, and the US Department of state's Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy. He received his BA and Phd from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Matt Quinn Matt Quinn Chief Technology Officer, has been with TIBCO for 15 years. During this time he has held several worldwide positions. As Chief Technology Officer, Mr Quinn works with all product groups to create a common, corporate-wide vision for all of TIBCO's products and technologies; ensures interoperability among TIBCO's various product families as well as consistent architectural approaches across all groups; and provides overall leadership and coordination of TIBCO's product plans and technology direction. Earlier in his career, Mr Quinn was a global architect responsible for the delivery of some of TIBCO's largest implementations in diverse areas such as transportation and logistics, energy, and finance. Gabriel Recalde Gabriel Recalde is a Public Policy and Government affairs Analyst at Google. Currently based in Buenos aires, he works for the Spanish-speaking Latin america policy team. Before joining Google, he worked as a project manager of science, technology, and innovation consultancy projects in Argentina, Chile, and Tanzania. Patrick Ryan Patrick Ryan is Public Policy and Government affairs Senior Counsel For free Expression and International Relations at Google. Before joining the International Relations team Dr Ryan led the global policy strategy for Google's cloud computing platform and coordinated Google's engagement in international policy matters at the Internet Governance Forum and other fora. Prior to joining Google, he was a consultant and lawyer with more than 15 years of experience in the telecommunications sector. In addition, Dr Ryan is an Adjunct Professor (previously Faculty Director) at the University of Colorado at Boulder's Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program, where he taught Internet and telecommunications policy. He also holds an appointment as a Senior Affiliated Researcher with the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven's Interdisciplinary Center for Law & ICT. Dr Ryan was one of the founding board members of the Information and Telecommunications Education and Research Association and has published several law review articles on spectrum, telecommunications, and Internet regulation. Dr Ryanb received a JD from The university of texas at austin, an MBL in International Business Law from the Universität St gallen,(Switzerland), and a Phd from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium). Sergio Sandoval Sergio Sandoval is a Senior Expert in Mckinsey & Company's Brussels Office. Mr Sandoval joined the firm in late 2001 and has been part of Mckinsey's global efforts in regulation, regulatory economics, and stakeholder management for the past five years. He has been a lead author in the annual Global Information technology Report of the World Economic Forum since 2005. The articles were focused on topics of regulation, nextgeneration networks, and the economic impact of highspeed broadband networks. He is also the key liaison person between Mckinsey and the European union his Brussels-based location enables him to maintain high-level contacts and get information firsthand from key European industry stakeholders in Brussels such as the European Telecommunications Network Operators'Association ETNO), the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA), the Centre for European Political Studies (CEPS), and Euractiv. Prior to joining Mckinsey, Mr Sandoval worked with Colombia's Presidency of the Republic as Economic Advisor to the President. He obtained A BS and an MA in Economics from Los Andes University in Colombia, and an MBA with high honours from Solvay Business school. 2014 World Economic Forum About the Authors The Global Information technology Report 2014 333 Ramez T. Shehadi Ramez T . Shehadi is a Partner at Booz & Company, based in Beirut. He leads the firm's digitization platform globally and its Business Technology practice in the middle East. He helps corporations and government organizations to maximize their leverage of technology in order to achieve operational efficiencies, improve relevance of infrastructure, and develop next-generation digital services. He has written extensively on digital strategy and technology-driven socioeconomic improvement in the region. In addition, he is a Fellow of the Aspen Institute's Middle east Leadership Initiative, a member of the Aspen Institute's Global Leadership Network, and a board member of the Young Arab Leaders. Steven Spittaels Steven Spittaels is a Principal in Mckinsey & Company's Brussels Office. He has worked primarily in the media and cable sector. Over the last decade, he has served more than 10 European, Latin american and Asian cable operators and several media companies, ranging from basic to very advanced players and covering strategy and operations. He has spoken also regularly at European Cable and provided input to their yearly conference program. Mr Spittaels is a key member of Mckinsey's digital content service line. He has an MSC in Electrical engineering from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, and holds an MBA In general Management from IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland. Malin Strandell-Jansson Malin Strandell-Jansson is a Knowledge Expert in Mckinsey & Company's Stockholm Office, specializing in telecommunications regulation. She is working for Mckinsey & Company's global telecom practice and is affiliated closely with the strategy practice regulatory service line. Between 2006 and 2010 she held the position of team leader for Mckinsey's global group of analysts focusing on mobile telecommunications research, and has served as the coordinator for Mckinsey's marketing and sales special interest group. She holds a Master of Law In law and Information technology from Stockholm University in Sweden and a Political science degree with a major in International law from Åbo Akademi in Finland. Chris Taylor Chris Taylor, Marketing Director, flew for the US NAVY before finding a home in technology and software, first in application and systems development and deployment and then later in management consulting for the finance energy, logistics, and healthcare sectors. Mr Taylor leads TIBCO's industry and customer marketing, where he has the opportunity to dive into the solutions being created using TIBCO software to solve some of the most complex and rewarding global big data integration challenges. Walid Tohme Dr Walid Tohme is a Senior Principal with Booz & Company, based in Beirut. He is a member of the firm's Healthcare and Business Technology practices, and has over 20 years of experience at the intersection of health and information technology. He has led a variety of programs in North america and the Middle east covering strategy technology, and operations for healthcare providers, payors, and regulators. 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Éva Palócz Chief executive officer Peter Vakhal, Project Manager Iceland Innovation Center Iceland Ardis Armannsdottir, Marketing Manager Karl Fridriksson, Managing director of Human resources and Marketing Snaebjorn Kristjansson , Operational R&d Manager India Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General Danish A. Hashim. Director, Economic Research Marut Sengupta, Deputy Director General Indonesia Center for Industry, SME & Business Competition Studies, University of Trisakti Tulus Tambunan, Director Iran, Islamic Republic of The Center for Economic Studies and Surveys (CESS), Iran Chamber of commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture Hamed Nikraftar, Project Manager Farnaz Safdari, Research Associate Homa Sharifi, Research Associate Ireland Institute for Business Development and Competitiveness School of economics University college Cork Justin Doran, Principal Associate Eleanor Doyle, Director Catherine Kavanagh, Principal Associate Forfás, Economic Analysis and Competitiveness Department Adrian Devitt , Manager Conor Hand, Economist Israel Manufacturers Association of Israel (MAI) Dan Catarivas, Foreign Trade & International Relations Director Amir Hayek, Managing director Zvi Oren, President Italy SDA Bocconi School of management Paola Dubini, Associate professor, Bocconi University Francesco A. Saviozzi, SDA Professor, Strategic and Entrepreneurial Management Department Jamaica Mona School of business & Management (MSBM), The University of the West indies Patricia Douce, Project Administrator William Lawrence, Director, Professional Services Unit Paul Simmonds, Executive director and Professor Japan Keio University Yoko Ishikura Professor, Graduate school of Media Design Heizo Takenaka, Director, Global security Research Institute Jiro Tamura, Professor of Law, Keio University In cooperation with Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate executives) Kiyohiko Ito, Managing director, Keizai Doyukai Jordan Ministry of Planning & International Cooperation Jordan National Competitiveness Team Kawther Al-Zou'bi , Head of Competitiveness Division Basma Arabiyat, Researcher Mukhallad Omari, Director of Policies and Studies Department Kazakhstan National Analytical Centre Aktoty Aitzhanova, Deputy Chairperson Meruyert Shabakbayeva, Expert Analyst Vladislav Yezhov, Chairman Kenya Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi Paul Kamau, Senior Research Fellow Dorothy Mccormick Research Professor Winnie Mitullah, Director and Associate Research Professor 2014 World Economic Forum Partner Institutes 338 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Korea , Republic of KAIST College of Business, the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Byungtae Lee, Dean Jaehyeon Ahn, Associate dean of External affairs and Professor Jinyung Cha, Assistant Director, Exchange Program Korea Development Institute Byungkoo Cho, Executive director, Economic Information Education Center Joohee Cho, Senior Research Associate Yongsoo Lee , Head, Policy Survey Unit Kuwait Kuwait National Competitiveness Committee Adel Al-Husainan, Committee member Fahed Al-Rashed, Committee Chairman Sayer Al -Sayer, Committee member Kyrgyz Republic Economic policy Institute Lola Abduhametova Program Coordinator Marat Tazabekov, Chairman Lao PDR Enterprise & Development Consultants Co.,Ltd Latvia Stockholm School of economics in Riga Karlis Kreslins, EMBA Programme Director Anders Paalzow, Rector Lebanon Bader Young Entrepreneurs Program Joelle Yazbeck, Program Manager Farah Shamas, Program Coordinator Lesotho Private Sector Foundation of Lesotho O. 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Moosa, President Thabo Qhesi, Chief executive officer Nteboheleng Thaele, Researcher Libya Libyan Development Policy Center Yusser Al-Gayed , Project Director Ahmed Jehani, Chairman Mohamed Wefati, Managing director Lithuania Statistics Lithuania Ona Grigiene, Deputy Head, Knowledge Economy and Special Surveys Statistics Division Vilija Lapeniene, Director General Gediminas Samuolis 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 of Antananarivo Ravelomanana Mamy Raoul, Director Razato Rarijaona Simon, Executive secretary Malawi Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry Hope Chavula, Manager, Public Private Dialogue Chancellor L. Kaferapanjira, Chief executive officer Malaysia Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Mohamed Jawhar Hassan, Chairman and Chief executive Steven C. M. Wong Senior Director Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) Mohd Razali Hussain, Director General Lee Saw Hoon, Senior Director Mali Groupe de Recherche en Economie Appliquée et Théorique (GREAT) Massa Coulibaly, Executive director Malta Competitive Malta Foundation for National Competitiveness Margrith Lutschg-Emmenegger, Vice president Adrian Said, Chief Coordinator Isabel Sultana Cassar, Research Coordinator Mauritania Bicom-Service Commercial Guèye Ibrahima, Administrative Financial Director and Analyst Ousmane Samb, Technical and Marketing Director and Analyst Habib Sy, Director Général Mauritius Board of Investment, Mauritius Manaesha Fowdar, Investment Executive, Competitiveness Khoudijah Maudarbocus-Boodoo, Director Ken Poonoosamy, Managing director Joint Economic Council Raj Makoond Director Mexico Center for Intellectual Capital and Competitiveness Erika Ruiz Manzur, Executive director René Villarreal Arrambide, President and Chief executive officer Rodrigo David Villarreal Ramos, Director Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad (IMCO) Gabriela Alarcon, Research director Darcia Datshkovsky Saenz, Researcher Juan E. Pardinas, General Director Ministry of the Economy Adolfo Cimadevilla Cervera, Technical Secretary for Competitiveness Sergio Merino González, Deputy General Director for Competitiveness María del Rocío Ruiz Chávez, Undersecretary for Competitiveness and Standardization Moldova Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (AESM) Grigore Belostecinic, Rector Institute of Economic Research and European Studies (IERES) Corneliu Gutu, Director Mongolia Open Society Forum (OSF) Munkhsoyol Baatarjav Manager of Economic policy Erdenejargal Perenlei, Executive director 2014 World Economic Forum Partner Institutes The Global Information technology Report 2014 339 Montenegro Institute for Strategic Studies and Prognoses (ISSP) Maja Drakic Grgur, Project Manager Petar Ivanovic, Chief executive officer Veselin Vukotic, President Morocco Comité National de l'Environnement des Affaires Mozambique Econpolicy Research Group, Lda. Peter Coughlin, Director Mwikali Kieti, Project Coordinator Myanmar Centre for Economic and Social Development of Myanmar Development Resource Institute (MDRI-CESD) Min Zar Ni Lin, Research Associate U Myint, Chief U Zaw Oo, Executive director Namibia Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Graham Hopwood Executive director Nepal Centre for Economic Development and Administration (CEDA) Ramesh Chandra Chitrakar, Professor, Country Coordinator and Project Director Ram Chandra Dhakal, Executive director and Adviser Mahendra Raj Joshi, Member Netherlands INSCOPE: Research for Innovation, Erasmus University Rotterdam Frans A j. Van den Bosch, Professor Henk W. Volberda, Director and Professor New zealand The New zealand Initiative Oliver Hartwich , Executive director Businessnz Phil O'reilly, Chief executive Nigeria Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) Frank Nweke II, Director General Olajiire Onatade-Abati, Research Analyst Sope Williams-Elegbe, Associate Director & Head of Research Norway BI Norwegian Business school Marius Nordkvelde, Researcher Torger Reve, Professor Oman The International Research Foundation Salem Ben Nasser Al-Ismaily, Chairman Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development (PAIPED) Mehdi Ali Juma, Expert for Economic Research Pakistan Mishal Pakistan Puruesh Chaudhary Director Content Amir Jahangir, Chief executive officer Paraguay Centro de Análisis y Difusión de Economia Paraguaya (CADEP) Dionisio Borda, Research Member Fernando Masi, Director María Belén Servín, Research Member Peru Centro de Desarrollo Industrial (CDI), Sociedad Nacional de Industrias Néstor Asto, Project Director Luis Tenorio, Executive director Philippines Makati Business Club (MBC) Michael B. Mundo, Chief Economist Marc P. Opulencia, Deputy Director Peter Angelo V. Perfecto, Executive director Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) Arnold P. Salvador, Executive director Poland Economic Institute, National bank of Poland Piotr Boguszewski, Advisor Andrzej Slawinski, General Director Portugal PROFORUM, Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Engenharia Ilídio António de Ayala Serôdio Vice president of the Board of directors Fórum de Administradores de Empresas (FAE) Paulo Bandeira, General Director Luis Filipe Pereira, President of the Board of directors Antonio Ramalho, Member of the Board of directors Puerto rico Puerto rico 2000, Inc. Francisco Garcia, President Instituto de Competitividad Internacional, Universidad Interamericana de Puerto rico Francisco Montalvo, Project Coordinator Qatar Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) Sarah Abdallah, Deputy General manager Issa Abdul Salam Abu Issa, Secretary-general Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) Hanan Abdul Ibrahim, Associate Director Darwish Al Emadi, Director Romania SC VBD Alliance Consulting Srl Irina Ion Program Coordinator Rolan Orzan, General Director Russian Federation Eurasia Competitiveness Institute (ECI) Katerina Marandi, Programme Manager Alexey Prazdnichnykh, Managing director Rwanda Private Sector Federation (PSF) Hannington Namara, Chief executive officer Andrew O. Rwigyema, Head of Research and Policy Rwanda Development Board (RDB) Claire Akamanzi, Acting Chief executive officer Daniel Nkubito, Strategy and Competitiveness Division Saudi arabia Alfaisal University Mohammed Kafaji, Assistant professor National Competitiveness Center (NCC) Saud bin Khalid Al -Faisal, President Khaldon Zuhdi Mahasen, Managing director 2014 World Economic Forum Partner Institutes 340 The Global Information technology Report 2014 Senegal Centre de Recherches Economiques Appliquées (CREA University of Dakar Diop Ibrahima Thione, Director Serbia Foundation for the Advancement of Economics (FREN) Aleksandar Radivojevic, Project Coordinator Bojan Ristic, Researcher Jelena Zarkovic Rakic, Director Seychelles Plutus Auditing & Accounting Services Nicolas Boulle, Partner Marco L. Francis, Partner Singapore Economic Development Board Anna Chan, Assistant Managing director, Planning & Policy Cheng Wai San, Deputy Director, Research & Statistics Unit Teo Xinyu, Executive, Research & Statistics Unit Slovak Republic Business Alliance of Slovakia (PAS) Robert Kicina, Executive director Slovenia Institute for Economic Research Peter Stanovnik, Professor Sonja Ur ic, Senior Research Assistant University of Ljubljana, Faculty of economics Mateja Drnov ek Professor South africa Business Leadership South africa Friede Dowie, Director Thero Setiloane, Chief executive officer Business Unity South africa Nomaxabiso Majokweni, Chief executive officer Kgatlaki Ngoasheng, Executive director , Economic policy Spain IESE Business school, International Center for Competitiveness María Luisa Blázquez, Research Associate Antoni Subirà, Professor Sri lanka Institute of Policy Studies of Sri lanka (IPS) Ayodya Galappattige, Research Officer Dilani Hirimuthugodage, Research Officer Saman Kelegama, Executive director Suriname Suriname Trade & Industry Association (VSB) Helen Doelwijt , Executive secretary Rene van Essen, Director Dayenne Wielingen Verwey, Economic policy Officer Swaziland Federation of Swaziland Employers and Chamber of commerce Mduduzi Lokotfwako Coordinator, Trade & Commerce Nyakwesi Motsa, Administration & Finance Manager Sweden International University of Entrepreneurship and Technology Association (IUET) Thomas Andersson, President Switzerland University of St gallen, Executive School of management, Technology and Law (ES-HSG) Rubén Rodriguez Startz, Head of Project Tobias Trütsch, Communications Manager Taiwan, China Council for Economic Planning and Development, Executive Yuan Chien-Liang Chen, Deputy Minister J. B. Hung, Director, Economic Research Department Chung Chung Shieh, Researcher , Economic Research Department Tanzania Research for Policy Development (REPOA) Johansein Rutaihwa, Assistant Researcher Samuel Wangwe, Professor and Executive director Thailand Chulalongkorn Business school, Chulalongkorn University Pasu Decharin Dean Siri-on Setamanit, Assistant Dean Timor-Leste East Timor Development Agency (ETDA) Norman da Silva, Researcher Palmira Pires, Director Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Timor-Leste Kathleen Fon Ha Tchong Goncalves, Vice-president Trinidad and tobago Arthur Lok Jack Graduate school of Business Miguel Carillo, Executive director and Professor of Strategy Nirmala Harrylal, Director, Internationalisation and Institutional Relations Centre Richard A Ramsawak, Deputy Director, Centre of Strategy and Competitiveness The Competitiveness Company Rolph Balgobin, Executive Chairman Tunisia Institut Arabe des Chefs d'Entreprises Ahmed Bouzguenda, President Majdi Hassen, Executive Counsellor Turkey TUSIAD Sabanci University Competitiveness Forum Izak Atiyas Director Ozan Bakis, Project Consultant Sezen Ugurlu, Project Specialist Uganda Kabano Research and development Centre Robert Apunyo, Program Manager Delius Asiimwe, Executive director 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 Office Of Abu dhabi H. E. Mohammed Omar Abdulla, Undersecretary Dubai Competitiveness Office H. E. Khaled Ibrahim Al kassim, Deputy Director General for Executive Affairs Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), Zayed University Mouawiya Alawad, Director Emirates Competitiveness Council H. E. Abdulla Nasser Lootah , Secretary general 2014 World Economic Forum Partner Institutes The Global Information technology Report 2014 341 United kingdom LSE Enterprise Ltd London School of economics and Political science Adam Austerfield, Director of Projects Bregtje Kamphuis, Project Officer/Researcher Robyn Klingler-Vidra, Senior Researcher Uruguay Universidad ORT Uruguay Bruno Gili, Professor Isidoro Hodara, Professor Venezuela CONAPRI The Venezuelan Council for Investment Promotion Litsay Guerrero, Economic Affairs and Investor Services Manager Eduardo Porcarelli, Executive director Vietnam Ho chi minh city Institute for Development Studies (HIDS) Nguyen Trong Hoa, Professor and President Du Phuoc Tan, Head of Department, Urban Management Studies Trieu Thanh Son, Researcher Yemen Yemeni Business Club (YBC) Fathi Abdulwasa Hayel Saeed, Chairman Moneera Abdo Othman, Project Coordinator Fawzi Al-Yemany Team Leader MARCON Marketing Consulting Margret Arning, Managing director Zambia Institute of Economic and Social Research (INESOR), University of Zambia Patricia Funjika, Research Fellow Jolly Kamwanga, Senior Research Fellow and Project Coordinator Mubiana Macwan'gi, Director and Professor Zimbabwe Graduate school of Management, University of Zimbabwe A m. 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