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Benchmarking

  • Oman is ranked 16th on UN eParticipation index

    Oman’s progress in the use of information communication technology has received global recognition with the United Nations biannual eGovernment Survey 2012 ranking the sultanate 16th in the world on the United Nations eParticipation Index.

    The index indicates how governments create an environment in which citizens can be more active and supportive of their governments.

    Oman also recorded good improvement in terms of online citizen and business services indices. The country’s ranking for eServices this year is at 35 compared to 55 in the 2010 Report.

  • Omani Government Readiness Index rises 20 pts to rank 19th

    Complementing His Majesty's vision to create a sustainable knowledge society by embracing information technology communications (ICT) great strides have been made through the fulfillment of e.oman initiatives and projects.

    Through the establishment of secure infrastructure, national IT training and capacity building, the launch of the Official eGovernment Services Portal, in addition to standards frameworks, policies, and increased awareness, Oman has placed in the 50th position in the Global IT Report 2009-2010 among 133 countries, released 25 March 2010, by the World Economic Forum.

  • Online availability of public services: how is Europe progressing?

    Member states are steadily moving more public services on-line, with new members catching up quickly. But progress needs to accelerate. The e-government benchmarking report prepared by Capgemini for DG Information Society examines the availability of government-related on-line services throughout the EU.

    Member States are gradually moving more public services on to the web, but with only 40% of these services fully transactional, there is some way to go before Europe has a high level of genuine on-line functionality. The situation of the new Member States is very satisfactory, corresponding, on average, to where the EU-15 were two years ago. Estonia is already ahead of all but the leading established Member States.

  • Online-Rathäuser im Praxistest

    Jährlich wechseln mehr als elf Prozent der Bundesbürger (neun Millionen Menschen) ihren Wohnort. Da kommt ein Online-Einwohnermeldeservice, wie ihn viele Ämter anbieten, sehr gelegen. Aber wie gut funktioniert das in der Praxis? Um das herauszufinden, haben die Betreiber der nichtkommerziellen Website www.meldeaemter.de alle deutschen Meldeämter von Gemeinden ab einer Einwohnerzahl von 50.000 Personen untersucht und bewertet. Diese wurden in die drei Wertungsklassen "vorbildlich", "hilfreich" sowie "verbesserungswürdig" eingeteilt.

  • Österreich startet Internetoffensive

    Unter der Schirmherrschaft von Bundeskanzler Alfred Gusenbauer und Vizekanzler Wilhelm Molterer soll die Plattform "Internetoffensive Österreich" einen "nationalen Schulterschluss" darstellen, der Österreich endlich die längst geforderte IKT-Strategie bringen soll. Die Plattform stehe auch für die enge Zusammenarbeit aller Stakeholder der IKT aus Unternehmen, Interessensvertretungen, wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen und Organisationen. Gemeinsam will man unter Mitwirkung von Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Sozialpartnern und Interessensvertretungen bis zum Herbst die „Österreichische Internetdeklaration“ erarbeiten. Diese "übergreifende Willenserklärung" soll in der Folge als Basis für die IKT-Strategie der Bundesregierung für die nächsten Jahre dienen.

  • Österreichs Regierung geht beim Internet in die Offensive

    Die österreichische Bundesregierung hat ein weiteres Projekt mit dem Ziel gestartet, die Internetverbreitung zu erhöhen und Österreich in der Spitze internationaler IKT-Rankings zu etablieren. Die neue Internetoffensive Österreich wurde am heutigen Montag von Bundeskanzler Alfred Gusenbauer (SPÖ), Vizekanzler Wilhelm Molterer (ÖVP) und Vertretern aus IKT-Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft sowie von der Arbeiterkammer offiziell gestartet. Aufgabe der sechs thematischen Arbeitskreise ist es, bis Herbst eine "Internetdeklaration" auszuarbeiten. Diese soll dann die Basis für die IKT-Strategie der Bundesregierung für die nächsten Jahre bilden.

  • Pakistan 131th underdeveloped country of the world: report

    Despite allocation of Rs 25.88 billion by the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication Division for e-governance, Pakistan ranks 131 in the world with underdeveloped countries like Angola, Algeria, Kenya, Suriname, Namibia, Gabon, Antigua, Barbuda and Guyana ahead.

    According to a report released by the United Nations titled "United Nations Survey 2008; from e-Governance to Connected Governance", e-governance was best tool to check transparency, accountability, efficiency and effectiveness of any government.

  • PH ranked 98 out of 157 in ICT Dev't Index in 2012 - NSCB

    The Philippines ranked 98th out of 157 countries in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Development Index (IDI) for the year 2012 according to the report released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) last October 2013.

    The "Measuring the Information Society Report 2013" (MIS Report 2013) contains the IDI of 157 countries. IDI generally 'presents the level of ICT developments in countries over time. It is a standard tool that governments, researchers and the general public can use to measure the digital divide and compare ICT performance within and across countries.'

  • PH: Manila among top 25 ICT-savvy cities

    Swedish telecommunications equipment and mobile services firm Ericsson recently ranked Manila as No. 22 of the top 25 largest cities in the world in terms of the ability to use information and communication technology (ICT) to benefit business.

    In the release of Ericsson's third edition of Network Society City report and Index, New York, Stockholm and London emerged as the top three ICT-savvy cities in the ranking.

    According to Patrick Regardh, strategic marketing head for Ericsson global, individuals, rather than businesses or institutions, drive development resulting from ICT maturity.

  • Philippines: Are we really I.T. prepared or are we not?

    SMS capital of the world? Social networking capital of the world? These are just some titles attributed to the Philippines in as far as technology is concerned. Almost every Filipinos has mobile phones, internet cafes all over, people carrying notebooks / netbooks in restaurants, malls, and practically anywhere. But does this really reflect the total readiness of the country in as as technology is concerned? The answer is NO.

    The Philippines slipped from its 81st ranking in 2008 to 85th spot in terms of network readiness in the latest Global Information Technology Report 2009 released by the World Economic Forum. Back in 2007, the Philippines was ranked 69th among all the economies surveyed.

  • Poland ranks low in UN e-government survey

    Poland is dropping down the rankings in a UN survey that assesses the extent and quality of countries' official online presences.

    This year's E-Government Survey placed Poland in 47th position, following on from 45th in 2010 and 33rd in 2008.

    The study considers the degree to which countries' online presences are “the conduit for service flow from government to citizen and consequently a reflection of attention to governance processes.”

  • Poll: Brunei bests Indonesia, Philippines in IT readiness

    Brunei has bested Indonesia, Philippines and Cambodia among Southeast Asian countries surveyed for their readiness in using information communication technologies, according to a poll by the World Economic Forum.

    According to the Global Information Technology report, Brunei retained its ranking from last year at 63 out of 133 countries outranking the other three Southeast Asian countries.

  • Portugal well covered for Internet, but few use it

    Portuguese citizens are amongst the European populations that least use the Internet despite the country being one of the best equipped and offers connectivity that is above the European average, an EC study revealed this week.

    The 2009 report on digital competition that was commissioned by the European Committee showed that the European digital sector had made “strong progress” since 2005, with 56 percent of Europeans regularly using the Internet in 2008.

  • Previous Leaders Lose Ground in the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2008 e-Readiness Rankings

    The 2008 annual e-readiness ranking of the world's largest economies, using a model developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit in co-operation with the IBM Institute for Business Value, reveals today that:

    • The US is now top of the table, followed closely by Hong Kong
    • Digital progress slows in Denmark and other European ICT leaders
    • The digital divide between the top and lower tiers continues to narrow, but more slowly

  • Qatar drops in UN e-governance list

    Qatar has been ranked 23rd among developing countries in the recently released UN E-Government Survey 2010. Interestingly, Qatar falls behind Bahrain, which is ranked third, United Arab Emirates at the 13th position, Kuwait ranked 14th and Saudi Arabia, ranked 20th.

    The UN E-Government Survey assesses UN member states on their application of information and communication technologies to serve and interact with their citizens. It provides a comprehensive assessment of national online services, telecommunication infrastructure and human capital. The e-government survey describes how far governments have actually advanced in these fields. The 2010 edition of the biennial report presented various roles for e-governments in addressing the global financial and economic crisis.

  • Qatar is ranked the 36th in Networked Readiness Index

    Qatar has been ranked 36th in the Networked Readiness Index (NRI), which appeared in the annual â€کGlobal Information Technology Report’ (GITR) 2006-07, by the World Economic Forum.

    NRI is defined as the degree of preparedness of a nation to participate and benefit from ICT developments.

    UAE and Kuwait are ranked 29th and 54th respectively among 122 countries of the world.

  • Qatar ranks 32nd in global IT report

    QATAR is the 32nd “most networked” economy in the world in 2007-2008, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Information Technology Report.

    Qatar climbed four places from 36 in the 2006-2007 ranking.

    Besides Qatar, the United Arab Emirates is the only other GCC country to make it to the top 35.

  • Red Tape & Bad Education Contribute to Put Brazil in the Back of the Line in IT

    The world's 9th biggest economy, Brazil, is not even among the 60 top countries when the matter is Information Technology. In the just-released Global Information Technology Report 2009-2010 prepared for the ninth consecutive year by the World Economic Forum, Sweden tops the ranking while Brazil comes in 61st place.

    Sweden is followed by Singapore and Denmark, which was in the number one position for the last three years. Switzerland (4), the United States (5) and the other Nordic countries together with Canada, Hong Kong and the Netherlands complete the top 10.

  • Report sets e-gov measuring stick

    A consortium of performance organizations presented a baseline report Oct. 30 on agencies' e-government practices, and Office of Management and Budget officials agreed that it creates an important mark for measuring future progress.

  • SA: Kingdom among top 5 countries in e-services

    Saudi Arabia ranks fifth among the world’s top 10 countries in e-government services and online government-citizen interactivity, according to a comparative study conducted by Accenture International, a company specialized in administrative consultation.

    The Kingdom was found to excel in providing online portals for public services and using social media networks to interact with citizens.

    The study was conducted on a sample of 5,000 individuals from the 10 countries that topped the list.

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