Monday, December 14, 2009

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World Competitiveness Ranking speeds

has made a new version of global technological competitiveness ranking. A study by the Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by the Business Software Alliance (BSA)

The ranking function is to create a tool to compare countries based on their ability to develop technological competitiveness. The competitiveness index examines six aspects: have an appropriate business environment, have a good technological infrastructure, human capital level, the legal framework governing the industry, having a supportive and enabling environment for Research and Development and the role that government has to promote development of the technology industry.





Rank Country Points 1 USA 2 Japan 72.7 77.4

3 South Korea 4 United Kingdom 67.2

5 Australia 67.1 66.5 65.8 Taiwan
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7 Sweden 8 Denmark 65.4 64.9 64.6

9 Canada 10 Switzerland
11 Singapore 63.5 63.1 62.9 Netherlands

12 13 Finland 14 Norway 59.7 62.7


15 Ireland 16 Germany 58.6 58.2 57.5

17 New Zealand 18 France 19 Austria 55.3 55.8


20 Israel 21 Hong Kong 54.5 53.4 53.3

22 Belgium 23 Italy 24 Spain 46.1 46.4

25 (tie) Estonia 45.3
25 (tie) Portugal 27 Slovenia 44.2 45.3


29 28 Hungary 41.5 40.7 Czech Republic 40.0 Poland

30 31 (tie) Chile 39.5
31 (tie) Slovakia 39.5 38.6

33 Greece 34 Latvia 35 Lithuania 36.6 37.9

36 South Africa 37 Malaysia 33.4 34.9


38 Saudi Arabia 39 Turkey 32.5 32.3 Rumania
40 41 Thailand 31.9 32.1

Bulgaria 42 43 Brazil 31.4 31.6


44 Mexico 45 Argentina 30.4 30.0 29.1

India 46 Philippines 47 48 28.7

Russia 49 China 28.0 27.9 50 Sri Lanka 26.0


51 Colombia 52 Venezuela 25.7 25.6 25.2 Ecuador

54 53 Peru 25.1 55 Egypt 24.3


57 56 Ukraine 23.9 23.7 Indonesia 21.4

Kazakistan 58 Algeria 59 60 Pakistan 20.2 20.7


62 61 Vietnam 19.9 18.8 Azerbadjan
63 Iran 64 Nigeria 18.7 15.7

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