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Background<br />
Singapore<br />
1<br />
143<br />
Chad<br />
7<br />
UNITED STATES<br />
6<br />
SWITZERLAND<br />
5<br />
NORWAY<br />
2<br />
FINLAND<br />
4<br />
NETHERLANDS<br />
8<br />
UNITED KINGDOM<br />
3<br />
SWEDEN<br />
1<br />
SINGAPORE<br />
FOUR<br />
KEY AREAS<br />
Environment<br />
The political, regulatory,<br />
business and innovation<br />
environment and its<br />
ability to generate impact<br />
Readiness<br />
The quality of<br />
infrastructure, the<br />
affordability of<br />
technology and the<br />
technical competence<br />
of the population<br />
Ready to<br />
network<br />
The Networked Readiness Index ranks the ability of 143 countries<br />
around the world to use information and communications technologies<br />
Usage<br />
The integrated use of<br />
technology among<br />
individuals, businesses<br />
and the government<br />
Impacts<br />
The social and economic<br />
impact of ICTs<br />
In the global economy, technology is of<br />
increasing economic, political and social<br />
importance. To help measure this, the<br />
World Economic Forum has produced its<br />
Networked Readiness Index (NRI) since<br />
2001. The NRI ranks countries' ability to<br />
utilise information and communications<br />
technologies (ICT) for "increased<br />
competitiveness and well-being".<br />
NRI scores, as originally listed in The<br />
Global Information Technology Report<br />
2015, measure how tcountries use ICT in<br />
both local and global markets. There is a<br />
surprising range of both inter- and<br />
intra-regional results.<br />
This infographic highlights key rankings,<br />
derived from scores based on four sets of<br />
criteria (see left).<br />
G7<strong>G20</strong>.com September 2016 • <strong>G20</strong> China: The Hangzhou Summit 163
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