The index provides a quantitative appraisal of the use of e-government as a tool in the delivery of services to the public at large. It is a composite index based on website assessment, telecommunications infrastructure and human resources.
The survey adopted a people-centric approach to e-government, as it measured government-to-citizen (G2C) and citizen-to-government (C2G) relationships.
The United Nations said the concept of connected government looks to technology as a strategic tool and as an enabler for public service innovation and productivity growth.
Globally, Lebanon ranked ahead of Ecuador, Cuba and Bolivia, and came behind Maldives, Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam. It ranked ahead of St Vincent & the Grenadines and behind St Lucia among UMICs.
Lebanon’s numerical score was 0.4388 points, down 9.3 percent from 0.484 points in the previous survey. It came below the global average of 0.440 points, the MENA average of 0.4395 points and the UMICs’ average of 0.4937 points.
Lebanon ranked in 93rd place globally, down from 80th place in the previous survey, on the Web Measure Sub-Index. The sub-index reflects governments’ ability to deliver online services to their citizens. Globally, Lebanon ranked ahead of Lesotho and behind Cape Verde. It came in 21st place and ranked ahead of Barbados and behind Panama among UMICs, while it came in 10th place and tied with Iran, ranked ahead of the UAE and came behind Qatar in the MENA region.
Lebanon ranked in 85th place globally, down from 76th place in the last survey, on the Telecommunications Infrastructure Sub-Index. The sub-index includes five variables reflecting a country’s infrastructure capacity as they relate to the delivery of e-government. The variables cover the penetration of personal computers, telephone lines, television sets, internet usage, online population and mobile subscriptions. Globally, Lebanon ranked ahead of Moldova and behind Belarus. It ranked in 31st place ahead of South Africa and behind Mexico among UMICs, while it ranked in 9th place ahead of Tunisia and behind Oman in the region.
Lebanon ranked in 95th place globally, down from 82nd place in the previous survey, on the Human Capital sub-index. The index reflects the adult literacy rate and the combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratios. Lebanon ranked ahead of Indonesia and behind Fiji worldwide, while it ranked in 25th place ahead of Malaysia and behind Grenada among UMICs. It ranked in 7th place and came ahead of Saudi Arabia and behind Jordan in the region.
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Quelle/Source: The Daily Star, 20.01.2010
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