In the World Economic Forum's Networked Readiness Index 2013, Armenia has risen by 12 positions. Nevertheless, it still lags far behind its neighbors.
According to the Global Information Technology Report 2013, Armenia is the 82nd in the Networked Readiness Index 2013 versus the 94th position in the previous report. Azerbaijan is the 56th (versus the 61st position in 2012), and Georgia has risen by 23 positions to the 65th (versus the 88th position in 2012). Russia is the 54th (versus the 56th position in 2012) and China is the 58th (versus 51st position in 2012).
The Global Information Technology Report 2013, with a record coverage of 144 economies, remains one of the most comprehensive and authoritative assessment of the impact of ICT on the competitiveness of nations and the well-being of their citizens. The World Economic Forum's Networked Readiness Index (NRI) measures the propensity for countries to exploit the opportunities offered by information and communications technology. It is published annually. The NRI seeks to better comprehend the impact of ICT on the competitiveness of nations. The NRI is a composite of three components: the environment for ICT offered by a given country or community (Market, political and regulatory, infrastructure environment), the readiness of the community's key stakeholders (individuals, businesses, and governments) to use ICT, and finally the usage of ICT amongst these stakeholders.
At the core of the report, the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) measures the preparedness of an economy to use ICT to boost competitiveness and well-being. In this edition, Finland (1st), Singapore (2nd) and Sweden (3rd) continue to lead the NRI, with the Netherlands (4th), Norway (5th), Switzerland (6th), the United Kingdom (7th), Denmark (8th), the United States (9th) and Taiwan, China (10th) completing the top 10. Burundi holds the last (144th) position. Armenia is between Albania (83rd position) and Cape Verde (81st position), an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres (350 miles) off the coast of Western Africa.