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E–Participation Index
Top 10 Countries
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| United Kingdom |
1.0000 |
| United States |
0.9344 |
| Canada |
0.9016 |
| Singapore |
0.8361 |
| Netherlands |
0.8033 |
| Mexico |
0.7705 |
| New Zealand |
0.7705 |
| Republic of Korea |
0.7705 |
| Denmark |
0.7377 |
| Australia |
0.6721 |
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E–Government Development Index
Top 10 Countries
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| United States |
0.9132 |
| Denmark |
0.9047 |
| United Kingdom |
0.8852 |
| Sweden |
0.8741 |
| Republic of Korea |
0.8575 |
| Australia |
0.8377 |
| Canada |
0.8369 |
| Singapore |
0.8340 |
| Finland |
0.8239 |
| Norway |
0.8178 |
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Towards Access for Opportunity
Economic and social empowerment today rests on the ability to access,
gather, analyze and utilize information and knowledge to widen individual
choices for political, economic, social, cultural and behavioral decisions.
ICTs are the conduits which transmit information and knowledge. By
integrating technology into development planning, more effective and
speedy solutions can be found for economic growth and sustainable
human development.
However, the reality is that access to - and the
distribution of - the tools for knowledge and wealth creation are
highly unequal both among, and between, countries of the world.
The disparities in access to ICT-related development are large and
likely to become larger, at the current rate of technological advancement
– and adoption – in a select few countries of the world.
As more of the services in an economy come online those without
access will be marginalized.
Drawing upon the Millennium Development Framework,
this year’s UN Global E-Government Development Report 2004 comprises
two parts. Part I presents the UN Global E-Government Development
Survey 2004 while Part II of the Report presents a special focus
on what constitutes disparity in access to ICT.
Part II of the UN Global E-Government Development
Report 2004 delves into the issue of what constitutes a lack of
access for opportunity or the ‘access- opportunity divide’,
what defines it, what governs it and where are the countries of
the world placed in terms of their access to ICTs. The Report proposes
taxonomy of countries according to their access opportunities. In
doing so it posits the Access for Opportunity Framework: a structured
re-thinking about accelerating ‘real access’ for all.
Tracking the relative progress of member states in implementing
their ICT and e-government programs, it contributes to a better
understanding of the various facets of the digital divide and the
lack of real access.
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