[AFP] North European countries and South Korea have the most advanced telecoms and computer development in the world, the UN’s telecomunications agency said Monday.Sweden came on top of the International Telecommunications Union’s latest five yearly index on computer development, followed by South Korea, which gained two places, Denmark, the Netherlands, Iceland and Norway.
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/20090302/tc_afp/ittelecomdevelopmentunitu_20090302105828Sweden, Korea Top U.N.’s Communication Technology Rankings
The targeting of consumers in developing countries for mobile phones has resulted in six of every 10 global citizens having a cell phone, according to a report from the U.N. International Telecommunication Union, or ITU.The comprehensive 154-country report, unveiled this week in Geneva, covers a wide range of developments in information and communication technologies.”The most advanced countries in ICT [information and communication technologies] are from Northern Europe,” the report stated. “The exception is the Republic of Korea. Sweden tops the new ITU ICT Development Index, followed by the Republic of Korea, Denmark, the Netherlands, Iceland, and Norway.”
http://www.informationweek.com/news/industry/technology-telecom/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=215800537U.N. Says U.S. Internet & Telecom Lags, but It’s Cheap
Last month, I wrote about one ranking of technology and communications that put the United States at the top of the world. The United Nations has chimed in with its own ranking that places this country further back in the pack at No. 17.A quick mea culpa: The headline on the first post was “Surprise: America is No. 1 in Broadband.” As many commenters pointed out, the ranking I was writing about, by Leonard Waverman, the dean of the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary, evaluated a broader range of computing and communications technologies than simply high-speed Internet access.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/un-says-us-internet-telecom-lags-but-its-cheap/
Nordics, S.Korea ‘top global IT ranking’
North European countries and South Korea have the most advanced telecoms and computer development in the world, the UN’s telecomunications agency said Monday.