U.S. tops new tech usage ranking

US TOPS NEW TECH USAGE RANKING
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Tarmo Virki]
The United States, Sweden and Japan topped a new ranking that measures how well countries use telecommunications technologies -- networks, cell phones and computers -- to boost their social and economic prosperity. Connectivity Scorecard, created by London Business School professor Leonard Waverman, and published on Wednesday, measured countries on around 30 indicators including usage of communications technology. The Connectivity Scorecard measures the extent to which governments, businesses and consumers make use of connectivity technologies -- the copper wires, fiber-optic lines, mobile phones and PCs that underpin today’s information economy -- to enhance social and economic prosperity.The study said the top-ranking United States, which has benefited the most from ICT, was rated below 7 out of 10, mostly due to weak usage of vast broadband networks, indicating there is room for improvement for all countries. "These results indicate an opportunity for countries to add hundreds of billions of dollars in economic benefit by rethinking how they measure and enable connectivity," the study said. Russia topped the list for developing countries, way ahead of China or India.
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