Switzerland in 5th place in international IT comparison
When it comes to using modern information technologies to improve economic competitiveness and living standards, there is a wide gap between developing and developed countries. Sweden, Singapore, Finland, and Denmark top the rankings.
The digital communication infrastructure of 142 countries was compared. Switzerland follows in 5th place, according to a ranking presented by the World Economic Forum WEF in New York on Wednesday, as SDA writes. According to the WEF, Switzerland's favorable political environment, innovative capacity, good infrastructure, excellent technical education at universities and the intensive use of information and communication technologies by consumers and companies all contribute to its positive results.
As in previous years, many European countries are at the top of this year's ranking. According to the WEF, Europe is one of the regions that rely most heavily on new information technologies. However, there are also regional differences. For example, the southern European countries Portugal (33), Spain (38), Italy (48) and Greece (59) are far behind. Of the so-called BRICS countries Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, China has the best ranking in 51st place. Countries south of the Sahara in Africa are only at the bottom of the list, with the Caribbean state of Haiti at the bottom.
