Singapore Tops Asia For Technological Advancedness

Singapore has come out second in the rankings of The Global Information Technology Report 2010-2011 by the World Economic Forum.

AsianScientist (Apr. 13, 2011) – Sweden and Singapore continue to top the rankings of The Global Information Technology Report 2010-2011, Transformations 2.0, confirming the leadership of the Nordic countries and the Asian Tiger economies in adopting and implementing technological advances.

The 10th anniversary edition of the report focuses on the power of information and communication technology (ICT) to transform society in the next decade through modernization and innovation.

The Nordic countries lead the way in leveraging ICT. With Denmark in 7th and Norway in 9th place, all are in the top 10, except for Iceland, which is ranked in 16th position. Finland jumps to third place, while Switzerland and the United States are steady in fourth and fifth place respectively.

Led by Singapore in second place, the other Asian Tiger economies continue to make progress in the ranking, with both Taiwan, China, and Korea improving five places to 6th and 10th respectively, and Hong Kong SAR following closely at 12th.

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Source: World Economic Forum.
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