Costa Rica Leader in
Technology in Central
America
Costa Rica is the
country with best
technological
development in Central
America and seventh in
Latin America, according
to "The Global
Information Technology
Report 2007-2008"
published by the World
Economic Forum (WEF).
Overall, Costa Rica
places 60th of the 127
countries ranked.
Denmark is the most
networked economy in the
world, followed by
Sweden and Switzerland.
In Latin America, Chile
took the top spot.
Under the theme
Fostering Innovation
through Networked
Readiness, this year’s
report places a
particular focus on the
role of networked
readiness in spurring
innovation.
The report is published
for the seventh
consecutive year with
record coverage of 127
economies worldwide, the
report has become the
world’s most
comprehensive and
authoritative
international assessment
of the impact of ICT on
the development process
and the competitiveness
of nations.
The report is produced
by the World Economic
Forum in cooperation
with INSEAD, the leading
international business
school, and is sponsored
this year by Cisco
Systems.
The Networked Readiness
Index (NRI), featured in
the Report, examines how
prepared countries are
to use ICT effectively
on three dimensions: the
general business,
regulatory and
infrastructure
environment for ICT; the
readiness of the three
key stakeholder groups
individuals, businesses
and governments - to use
and benefit from ICT;
and their actual usage
of the latest
information and
communication
technologies available.
Jorge Woodbridge,
ministro de
Competitividad, said
that Costa Rica
maintains a stable
course, but has to put
more emphasis on higher
education, especially in
technology.
Woodbridge added that
the country needs to
develop more science and
techonology parks,
industrial parks
specializing in those
areas.
The minister said that
the presence of Intel in
Costa Rica allows the
country to be well
placed in the area of
technology.
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