Networked Readiness Index

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The Networked Readiness Index is an index published annually by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with INSEAD, as part of their annual Global Information Technology Report.[ citation needed ] It aims to measure the degree of readiness of countries to exploit opportunities offered by information and communications technology. [1] [2] The Networked Readiness Index was first conceived of and constructed by Geoffrey Kirkman, Jeffrey Sachs and Carlos Osorio in 2002 at Harvard University. [3]

The 2016 edition covers 139 nations. [4]

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  2. "Global Information Technology Report 2015". World Economic Forum. 15 April 2015. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  3. Kirkman, Geoffrey; Sachs, Jeffrey; Osorio, Carlos. "The Networked Readiness Index: Measuring the Preparedness of Nations for the Networked World in The Global Information Technology Report 2001-2002: Readiness for the Networked World". Archived from the original on 2023-10-22. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
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