Rory Browne wrote:
> Hello Kuda
>> I think Government ICT policy is more to do with keeping Microsoft happy,
> than it is to do with promoting OSS.
>> Rory
Hardly even that as we are 46th to 68th in world rankings
http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/Global%20Information%20Technology%20Report/index.htm
Quality of competition in the ISP sector - *79th* - Down 11 places
Countries that have overtaken us in the past year:
Pakistan, Benin, Nepal, Kenya, Mongolia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zambia, Vietnam, Morocco, Spain and Indonesia.
Internet access in schools - *44th* - Down 6 places
Countries that have overtaken us:
Bahrain, Cyprus, Lithuania, Malaysia, Chile and Spain.
Government prioritization of ICT - *68nd* - Down 16 places
Countries that have overtaken us:
Botswana, Tajikistan, Chile, Jamaica, Macedonia, Pakistan, Belgium, New
Zealand, Colombia, Czech Rep, Madagascar, Slovenia, Maldova, Lithuania,
Kazakhstan and Thailand.
Importance of ICT to government vision of the future - *46th* - Down 12 places
Countries that have overtaken us:
Luxembourg, Canada, Slovenia, Dominican Rep, Sri Lanka, Israel, Chile, Mauritius, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Thailand and Egypt
Government success in ICT promotion - *66th* - Down 16 places
Countries that have overtaken us:
United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Uruguay,
Costa Rica, Japan, Jamaica, Colombia, Slovenia, Uganda, Kenya and Chile.
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