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  • Viet Nam climbs 14 spots on UN E-governance readiness standings

    Viet Nam has gained more 14 spots in the UN 2008 E-governance readiness index from the country’s position in 2005, climbing to the 91st among 192 ranked countries.

    The 2008 UN E-Government Readiness Survey, released on January 5, is the fourth edition of the index, and assesses 192 UN member states on their application of information and communication technologies to serve and interact with citizens.

  • Vietnam climbs to 15th in world connectivity ranking

    Vietnam leaped up four ranks to stand at 15th on the 2010 connectivity scorecard, which was recently announced by Nokia Siemens Networks.

    The Connectivity Scorecard is a global ICT index -- the first of its kind to rank 50 countries worldwide not only on their deployment of ICT infrastructure but also to measure the extent to which governments, businesses and consumers make use of connectivity technologies to enhance social and economic prosperity.

  • Vietnam falls behind in e-readiness ranking

    Almost all Vietnam’s electronic-readiness rankings have dropped in the last two years although its information technology market has seen a huge boom, according to industry experts July 5.

    This year, the country’s e-government readiness ranking has fallen 15 places to 112th position among 199 countries, IT experts said in an industry seminar in Ho Chi Minh City.

  • Vietnam improves on e-Government index

    Vietnam ranks 91st of 192 UN member nations on the e-government development readiness index 2008, 14 places better than 2005.

    The country is rated 16th for the readiness to use e-government services (the indicator of the people’s attention and participation in the government’s e-government programs and services). This is a great jump for Vietnam compared to 2005, when it was ranked 63rd.

  • Vietnam moves up UN’s e-government readiness index

    Vietnam ranks 91 out of 192 countries surveyed by the United Nations (UN) for e-government readiness, the UN report said last weekend.

    The country climbed 14 places compared to the last survey in 2005, scoring an index of 0.4558 of the total 1.000, according to the survey which was carried out by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) of the United Nations Secretariat.

    The e-government readiness index shows a country’s application of information and communication technologies (ICT) in providing information, products and services to its citizens.

  • Vietnam officials debate about G-cloud readiness

    Different perspectives were shared at the recent FutureGov Forum Vietnam: while some officials think it is too early to deploy g-cloud, others have started using cloud services.

    At FutureGov Forum Vietnam 2012, held last week in Hanoi, senior government IT decision makers shared their different perspectives about the government cloud, and how ready Vietnam was for such centralised infrastrucutre.

    Vu Duy Loi, Director of the Information Technology Centre under the Party Central Committee said that it is too soon to apply government cloud in Vietnam, emphasising that it is necessary to re-organise the technical infrastructure first.

  • Vietnam shines when it comes to ICT

    Vietnam is among developing countries that stand out as a better information and communication technology (ICT) performer than its income, according to a World Bank report.

    In the report Information and Communications for Development 2009: Extending Reach and Increasing Impact, Vietnam ranks the highest in performance among 35 other developing countries in the same bracket.

  • Weak Property Rights Hold Back Russian IT

    The low level of intellectual and other property rights protection in information and communication technologies is holding Russia back compared with many ex-communist countries, Global Information Technology said in a new report.

    The report, covering 122 countries, ranks Russia 70th in its assessment of "the impact of information and communication technology, or ICT, on the development process and the competitiveness of nations for the year 2006-2007."

  • Web-Savvy Denmark

    For the past six years, the Economist Intelligence Unit has rated countries around the world for Web-readiness, and this year Denmark once again retained the number one position among 65 nations.

    Overall, the Sixth Annual E-Readiness Rankings Report, sponsored by IBM's Institute for Business Value, was upbeat, stating: "For perhaps the first time since the technology bubble burst, the global economy is beginning to feel comfortable in a digital skin. Spending on information and communications technology (ICT) is growing again with some buoyancy in developed markets. In emerging markets, expansion of connectivity — individuals' and organizations' access to voice and data communications — continues on a rapid ascent. Broadband Internet access, meanwhile, is reaching critical mass in several countries and becoming a catalyst for other improvements in the digital economy."

  • WEF-Bericht: Schweden Nummer eins bei IKT-Nutzung

    Schweden ist weltweit die Nummer eins bei der Nutzung der Informationstechnologie.

    Zu diesem Schluss kommt das Weltwirtschaftsforum (WEF) in Genf, das alljährlich in Davos tagt, in seinem am Donnerstag veröffentlichten Bericht zur Informationstechnologie. Deutschland ist von Rang 20 im vergangenen Jahr auf Platz 14 vorgerückt. Auf den Plätzen zwei und drei folgen Singapur und Dänemark, das die Spitzenposition in den vergangenen drei Jahren bekleidet hat. Die Schweiz liegt auf Platz vier, die USA haben den fünften Rang inne.

  • Wide Disparity In Asia Pacific eGovernment Readiness

    Harnessing the Internet in order to provide more services to citizens in the face of dwindling resources is crucial to public sector organisations across Asia Pacific, but new research shows that there significant disparities in countries'...

    Harnessing the Internet in order to provide more services to citizens in the face of dwindling resources is crucial to public sector organisations across Asia Pacific, but new research shows that there significant disparities in countries’ eGovernment preparedness. The first Asia Pacific eGovernment Readiness Survey 2006 was conducted by Fairfax Business Research and sponsored by leading content and business process management solution provider, FileNet. The white paper surveyed IT executives in 112 public sector organisations in Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore.

  • World Bank Report applauds Uganda

    World Bank report has applauded Uganda for embracing new technologies in her development process. The report 'Global Economic Prospects 2008: Technology Diffusion in the Developing World' examines the state of technology in developing countries and the pace with which it has advanced since the early 1990s.

    "The report reveals both encouraging and cautionary trends," the bank said in a statement issued recently.

  • ZA: Government is failing to use technology - Network or be left behind

    Access costs in SA are high and the country ranks 129th for monthly residential telephone subscriptions, 102nd for mobile cellular tariffs and 79th for broadband Internet tariffs.

    Government is failing to use information and communications technology to improve its operations; and the costs of access to the wired world remain way too high, stifling productivity.

    This is according to the findings of a report by the World Economic Forum, in association with Insead Business School of Switzerland, on the progress and impact of information technology around the world.

  • ZA: Nation Edges Up ICT Rankings

    South Africa climbed two places in the World Economic Forum's (WEF's) latest Global Information Technology Report, from 72nd to 70th out of 144 countries surveyed, scoring strongly for factors such as its regulatory, business and innovation environments, but poorly for other factors, particularly for quality of education.

    South Africa was one of only two African countries that made the top half of the WEF's rankings, released on Wednesday, the other being Mauritius (55th). They were followed by Seychelles (79th), Egypt (80th), Cape Verde (81st), Rwanda (88th), Morocco (89th), Kenya (92nd) and Ghana (95th).

  • ZA: Pule: Industry must cut costs

    Communications minister Dina Pule this morning implored new leaders in the ICT sector to address the high cost of communications in SA.

    Speaking at the SA Communications Forum (SACF) meeting Pule congratulated new CEOs Shameel Joosub of Vodacom, Alan Knott-Craig of Cell C, Puleng Sejanamane of Broadband Infraco and Lulama Mokhobo of the SABC.

    “Together I am certain that we can take South Africa to the pinnacle of achievement in the ICT sector. It is vital that we position South Africa as a leading light in ICT on the continent.”

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