Pakistan ranked second last among ‘e-ready’ nations

According to a survey (full report here) by the The Economist and IBM Pakistan ranks in second to last on a world-wide ‘e-readiness’ scale. The survey weighed in connectivity, technology infrastructure, net adoption, supporting e-services, legal and policy environments when judging the countries. Will the recent announcement by the Pakistani Government to outsource US$50-$100 million development to the local software market help? Pakistan lagged behind all other countries except Nigeria in connectivity scores (only 1.25, this area can use real improvements).

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April 24, 2005. IT. 1 Comment.

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  1. Shaje replied:

    2nd To Last In Web Savvyhttp://msnbc.msn.com/id/7571449/

    Of the 65 countries surveyed, Azerbaijan remained at the bottom of the list with just 2.72 (out of 10) points, up from 2.43, only slightly worse than Pakistan with 2.93 points

    … This year’s study put more emphasis on security: laws and technology that protect users against viruses and fraud … to weak position in education, which was looked at more thoroughly in this year’s survey …

    May 4th, 2005 at 7:21 am. Permalink.