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The ranking placed Rabat four places lower than the previous year.

Morocco’s capital city of Rabat has ranked 105 worldwide in Smart City Index for 2020, out of 109 cities.

The International Institute for Management Development (IMD) issued the annual ranking, placing Rabat four places lower than the previous year.

The benchmarking set out in the Global Information Technology Report is based on a proven framework, developed in 2002 and refined year-on-year, namely the Network Readiness Index. This Index is a composite of 10 pillars aggregating the results of 53 variables aimed at measuring the application and the impacts of ICT. This year’s assessment covered 142 economies: once again, the Nordic countries confirmed their status as advanced digital economies, with Sweden attaining excellent results in all pillars.

Malta has once again been confirmed as a leading nation in the delivery of e-Government services in the European Union, the Nationalist Party said today.

In a report published by the European Commission, prepared in collaboration with global analysts Capgemini, RAND Europe, SOGETI and IDC, Malta has performed excellently in a rigorous benchmarking exercise clearly establishing it as the all-round best performer in e-Government in the EU27+.

• 2013 edition of Ericsson's Networked City Index ranks Stockholm, London and Singapore as top three cities among 31 measured
• Key finding: Information and Communications Technology (ICT)-link to societal, economic and environmental development reconfirmed and strengthened as study now addresses more advanced technology
• Key finding: Leadership skills in utilizing ICT cross-functionally has high impact on ICT maturity and innovation capability

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) today published its latest Networked Society City Index. The index ranks 31 cities and measures their ICT maturity in terms of leverage from ICT investments on economic, social and environmental development; the "triple bottom line" effect.

A new ranking of European Union member states by their technical progress has produced some surprising winners and losers and is sure to provoke heated debate.

Most notably, France, which has been investing loads of money into promoting itself as a forward-thinking, tech-savvy nation, was lumped in the lowest category — countries labeled “falling behind” because their current scores are below average and they are deemed to be progressing more slowly than their neighbors.

Waseda University study lists areas to focus on to make it to the top 10.

New Zealand is number 13 – a spot lower than 2014 – in the latest global e-government survey by Waseda University and the International Academy of CIOs (IAC).

Singapore is first place, followed by the United States (number one last year), Denmark, the United Kingdom and Korea. Japan is sixth, followed by Australia, Estonia, Canada and Norway.

The State Services Commission’s e-Govt Unit reviewed 56 government websites on a range of factors including accessibility, usability and personalisation. Sorted was rated the overall top website and scored highly on all factors.

New Zealand has reversed the drastic slide in its ranking against other nations for e-government development, according to a US-based survey; but it still shows a low score for e-government maturity overall.

IMD’s Smart Cities Index 2025 offers valuable insights into how cities around the world, including those in Africa, are becoming smarter, more connected and more sustainable. According to the report, African cities achieved mixed results, highlighting notable improvements but persistent urban challenges.

• African cities are making progress in becoming smarter and more sustainable
• Cairo is the highest-ranked African city at 117th, highlighting challenges in infrastructure and affordable housing
• Nairobi dropped to 136th, facing growing challenges in basic services, healthcare access, safety, and employment
• Affordable housing, transport infrastructure, and urban density management are critical issues in the rankings

On a consistent basis, Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria’s topmost cities, are found behind their African peers in the IMD Smart City Index ranking on account of poor infrastructure stock, housing affordability issues, among other challenges.

The IMD Smart City Index (SCI) assesses the perceptions of residents on issues related to structures and technology applications available to them in their city.

Kaduna State has emerged as the best state in an e-governance ranking carried out by the Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies, CIAPS.

The research which was a joint project by the students of media and journalism and students of digital media saw Kaduna leading in Nigeria with 72 per cent, followed closely by Delta State with 70 per cent and Anambra State with 65.5 per cent.

The Networked Society City Index is a tool that can help city authorities and decision makers monitor the position and progress of cities along the ICT-development curve. It should be read as the starting point in an open dialogue, rather than the final word on how cities can progress their triple bottom lines.

Although Nigeria slipped two places in global e-Government development index to rank 143 out of 193, the Federal Government said it planned to lift the nation to the 50th position.

The e-Government index measures the readiness of the members of the United Nations to offer services electronically. There are three important dimensions of the index, namely provision of online services, telecommunications connectivity and human capacity.

The latest IMD Smart City Index has revealed that Europe has the smartest cities, holding seven out of ten positions. North American cities, once dominant in such rankings, have fallen again and they been in decline since 2021.

In terms of technologies driving those areas showing a rise in smart city capability, one stand out one is photonics. This is because many smart city developments depend on the science of light–a field that enables environmental monitoring, security systems, traffic management, and even autonomous driving. North American cities could leverage these technologies to take the lead.

his award is an international recognition of Norwegian pioneering work, says Minister of Government administration and reform, Heidi Grande Roeys.

Hamilton has been ranked in the top 50 Smart City Governments in the world.

It has come in at 21st, ahead of the only other New Zealand cities ranked, with Wellington at 33rd and Christchurch at 43rd.

More than 230 municipalities submitted entries to make the list, with Hamilton applying for the first time this year.

Decrying the widespread assumption that America has fallen behind the rest of the world in broadband penetration, George Ford and Lawrence Spiwak criticized the OECD’s ranking system at a luncheon in the Rayburn House Office Building.