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Last Updated: Sunday, 18 April, 2004, 23:39 GMT 00:39 UK
Denmark tops e-business rankings
As the price of new technology drops, the more businesses use it
Denmark is the best place in the world for e-commerce with its Nordic neighbours not far behind, an Economist Intelligence Unit report has found.
The UK ranked second this year, up from third in 2003. The US slipped to sixth.
The research company also believes that the outlook for the technology industry is better than it has been for a while.
It points to increasing global demand for mobile phones and faster internet connections, as well as cheaper and easier-to-use products and software. <b
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Helping hand
All these factors are combining in many countries to make it less of a hassle for companies to use the Internet, the EIU says.
A vital ingredient in future developments, how
eve
, will be the role of governments.
TOP 10 E-READY COUNTRIES
1. Denmark (2)
2. UK (=3)
3. Sweden (1)
4. Norway (7)
5. Finland (6)
6. US (=3)
7. Singapore (12)
8. Netherlands (=3)
9. Hong Kong (10)
10. Switzerland (8)
2003 rankings in brackets
To speed things up even further, firms need to co-operate with local governments, the information and communications industry and businesses, the EIU says.
This already has happened in Nordic countries, helping push four of the region's states into the top five places in the e-readiness rankings.
What sets it apart according to the EIU "is the extent to which the Internet has reshaped business transactions".
Another boost was "the eagerness with which citizens
have incorporated Internet usage into their daily routines and the extent to which (the region's) governments have driven developments".
Last Updated: Sunday, 18 April, 2004, 23:39 GMT 00:39 UK
Denmark tops e-business rankings
As the price of new technology drops, the more businesses use it
Denmark is the best place in the world for e-commerce with its Nordic neighbours not far behind, an Economist Intelligence Unit report has found.
The UK ranked second this year, up from third in 2003. The US slipped to sixth.
The research company also believes that the outlook for the technology industry is better than it has been for a while.
It points to increasing global demand for mobile phones and faster internet connections, as well as cheaper and easier-to-use products and software. <b
>
Helping hand
All these factors are combining in many countries to make it less of a hassle for companies to use the Internet, the EIU says.
A vital ingredient in future developments, how
eve
, will be the role of governments.
TOP 10 E-READY COUNTRIES
1. Denmark (2)
2. UK (=3)
3. Sweden (1)
4. Norway (7)
5. Finland (6)
6. US (=3)
7. Singapore (12)
8. Netherlands (=3)
9. Hong Kong (10)
10. Switzerland (8)
2003 rankings in brackets
To speed things up even further, firms need to co-operate with local governments, the information and communications industry and businesses, the EIU says.
This already has happened in Nordic countries, helping push four of the region's states into the top five places in the e-readiness rankings.
What sets it apart according to the EIU "is the extent to which the Internet has reshaped business transactions".
Another boost was "the eagerness with which citizens
have incorporated Internet usage into their daily routines and the extent to which (the region's) governments have driven developments".