The World Economic Forum (the folks behind the yearly Davos meeting)
surveyed 133 nations recently to work out how well each is networked up.
Measured by a number of criteria, the U.S. slipped from third last year
to fifth in 2010.
Before you get all defensive and "The U.S. is a big nation, facing unique hurdles to national broadband" on me, the WEF's index is actually measured against a large list of different criteria, including such esoterica as availability of venture capital funding, and maths and science education. The complex scoring system is consistent year on year though, so the U.S.'s slip from third to fifth place is significant. Top this year is Sweden, followed by Singapore, Denmark and Switzerland. Finland, Canada, Denmark and Norway make up the rest of the top ten, with the U.K. sliding in at 13th place.
To read the full, original article click on this link: U.S. Slipping Down "Most Networked Nations" Ranks: World Economic Forum | Technomix | Fast Company
Author: Kit
Eaton
