Bahrain is the highest climber among Gulf nations in this year's rankings and over a three-year period, having gained 21 places since 2006.
Now a close second in the region, the kingdom's rise reflects a commitment to information and communication technology (ICT) as both a sector in its own right and an enabler of continued economic growth, modernisation and competitiveness.
'In Bahrain, we recognise ICT as crucial in ensuring the optimum business environment for international companies looking to locate in the kingdom to best access the trillion dollar Gulf market and wider Middle East,' said Economic Development Board chief operating officer Kamal Ahmed.
'It is key in helping to achieve the ambitions of Economic Vision 2030: to drive private sector growth, support further diversification of the economy and ultimately elevate national living standards by creating greater opportunities for Bahrainis.'
The report highlights Bahrain's ICT and business friendly market environment (15 of 133 economies worldwide); high individual readiness (21); outstanding government readiness (17) and usage (10); and top-class e-government services (8) together with widespread e-participation (11).
The findings follow news in January that the kingdom was ranked first in the Gulf and wider Middle East and 13th of 192 countries worldwide by the 2010 United Nations Global e-Government Readiness Survey.
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Quelle/Source: TradeArabia News Service,
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