Iceland has replaced South Korea at the top of the ICT Development Index. The index, which tracks key measures of the development of information and communication technology worldwide, is prepared by the International Telecommuncations Union, a specailized UN agency. South Korea has topped the list for the last several years.
The index is published in the ninth annual Measuring the Information Society Report (pdf). The reoport analyzes the state of global ICT development, tracking the development of information and communication technology in 176 member states of the ITU. Iceland exceeds the European and world averages on all key indicators. The report finds that Iceland has a mature and advanced telecommuncation market and a population wich is quick to adapt to new tecnologies:
Iceland is one of the world’s most advanced information societies. High speed mobile and fixed networks are commonplace in Iceland. Almost the entire population of Island is online and ardent Internet users. The government continues to promote network expansion in underserved areas and a regulatory regime that supports competition and innovation is in place.
Iceland has replaced South Korea at the top of the ICT Development Index. The index, which tracks key measures of the development of information and communication technology worldwide, is prepared by the International Telecommuncations Union, a specailized UN agency. South Korea has topped the list for the last several years.
The index is published in the ninth annual Measuring the Information Society Report (pdf). The reoport analyzes the state of global ICT development, tracking the development of information and communication technology in 176 member states of the ITU. Iceland exceeds the European and world averages on all key indicators. The report finds that Iceland has a mature and advanced telecommuncation market and a population wich is quick to adapt to new tecnologies:
Iceland is one of the world’s most advanced information societies. High speed mobile and fixed networks are commonplace in Iceland. Almost the entire population of Island is online and ardent Internet users. The government continues to promote network expansion in underserved areas and a regulatory regime that supports competition and innovation is in place.
