Study: World Wide Web Really Global at Last
The World Wide Web is finally living up to its name according to the sixth annual "E-readiness Rankings" of the world's largest economies, published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), using a model developed together with the IBM Institute for Business Value. The world is more "e-ready" than ever, with over 1 billion Internet users and 2 billion mobile-phone users worldwide.
"This is the first time we see a level playing field between developed and developing nations in terms of connectivity," IBM's Peter Korsten told Reuters.
"Economic progress is increasingly dependent on innovations in the use of technology," said George Pohle of IBM.
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