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Table 3:1 EIU readiness ranking. Source: (European Intelligence Unit, 2007).
Categories Weight
Connectivity and Technology Infrastructure
Looks at the penetration rates of Broadband, mobile phones, internets, PCs,
Wi-Fi hotspots, internet security and electronic identification.
Business Environment
Considers the overall political and microeconomic environment, market
opportunities, policies toward private enterprise and foreign investment,
foreign trade and exchange as well as tax systems, financing and labour
market.
Social and Cultural Environment
The social and cultural environment relates to the education and literacy
levels, the degree of entrepreneurship, technical skills of the workforce and
the degree of innovation.
Legal Environment
The legal environment has to do with the effectiveness of the legal
framework, policies governing the internet, the level of censorship, and the
ease of registering a new business.
Government Policy & Vision
Government policy and vision refer to the percentage that governments
spend on e-Government strategies, and online procurement.
Consumer and Business Adoption
Consumer and business adoption looks at how much consumers spend on
ICT per head, the level of e-business development, the degree of online
commerce, and the availability of online public series for citizens and
business.
The Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) developed an “E-Commerce
Readiness Assessment Guide” which defines e-Readiness as the “degree to which an
economy or community is prepared to participate in the digital economy”. This guide
has been designed to provide assistance for the government to implement their own
regulatory policies to ensure a healthy e-commerce development. In this readiness tool
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20%
15%
10%
10%
15%
25%