Vietnam leaped up four ranks to stand at 15th on the 2010 Connectivity Scorecard, which was recently announced by Nokia Siemens Networks.
The Connectivity Scorecard is a global ICT index -- the first of its kind to rank 50 countries worldwide not only on their deployment of ICT infrastructure but also to measure the extent to which governments, businesses and consumers make use of connectivity technologies to enhance social and economic prosperity.
According to Nokia Siemens Networks’ report, Vietnam’s growing rate of telephone and Internet users and its improvements in e-government are the main factors that buoyed the country up the rankings.
However, the report pointed out that Vietnam failed to make a true breakthrough in IT due to its low rate of broadband users and modest investment by local businesses in software, hardware and telecom services.
Nokia Siemens Networks’s Head of Global Policy Initiatives Anne Larilahti said great progress was seen both in terms of Vietnamese consumers and the government over last year, noting that 4 percent of households use broadband and 27 percent of the population use the Internet.
Meanwhile, the business community scored 0.19 points in terms of telecom infrastructure and 0.23 point in terms of telecom spectrum usage and skills, much lower than the maximum of 0.72 points and 0.79 points, respectively.
Industry insiders said domestic businesses should pour more investment into IT facilities if they want to narrow the technological gap with other nations./.
The Connectivity Scorecard is a global ICT index -- the first of its kind to rank 50 countries worldwide not only on their deployment of ICT infrastructure but also to measure the extent to which governments, businesses and consumers make use of connectivity technologies to enhance social and economic prosperity.
According to Nokia Siemens Networks’ report, Vietnam’s growing rate of telephone and Internet users and its improvements in e-government are the main factors that buoyed the country up the rankings.
However, the report pointed out that Vietnam failed to make a true breakthrough in IT due to its low rate of broadband users and modest investment by local businesses in software, hardware and telecom services.
Nokia Siemens Networks’s Head of Global Policy Initiatives Anne Larilahti said great progress was seen both in terms of Vietnamese consumers and the government over last year, noting that 4 percent of households use broadband and 27 percent of the population use the Internet.
Meanwhile, the business community scored 0.19 points in terms of telecom infrastructure and 0.23 point in terms of telecom spectrum usage and skills, much lower than the maximum of 0.72 points and 0.79 points, respectively.
Industry insiders said domestic businesses should pour more investment into IT facilities if they want to narrow the technological gap with other nations./.
