The Global Information Technology Report 2005-2006

Preface; K.Schwab (World Economic Forum) Foreword; J.Chambers (Cisco Systems, Inc.) Executive Summary; S.Dutta (INSEAD), A.Lopez-Claros & I.Mia (World Economic Forum) The Networked Readiness Index Rankings PART 1: SELECTED ISSUES OF NETWORKED READINESS Networked Readiness and the Benchmarking of ICT Competitiveness; S.Dutta & A.Jain (INSEAD) The Infrastructure Challenge in Telecommunications: A Role for Regulation; S.Beardsley, L.Enriquez, M.Guvendi, M.Lucas & A.Marschner (McKinsey & Company Inc.) PART 2: PRODUCTIVITY-RELATED TOPICS Innovation and Interactions: Wellspring of Competitive Advantage; D.Frosst (Cisco Systems, Inc.) Information Technology and Productivity, or 'It Ain't What You Do, It's the Way that You Do I.T.'; J.Van Reenen & R.Sadun (Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics) An Emerging Opportunity for India: The Productivity of Interactions; N.R.Narayana Murthy (Infosys Technologies Ltd.) PART 3: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CASE STUDIES Information and Communication Technologies in Chile: Past Efforts, Future Challenges; C.Alvarez Voullième, C.Capdevila de la Cerda, F.Flores Labra, A.Foxley Rioseco & A.Navarro Haeussler (Fundación País Digital) Israel: Factors in the Emergence of an ICT Powerhouse; A.Lopez-Claros & I.Mia (World Economic Forum) The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies on the Economic Competitiveness and Social Development of Taiwan; A.L.Dahl (International Environment Forum) & A.Lopez-Claros (World Economic Forum) Connectivity Strategies to Enhance Competitiveness: The Mexican and Korean Experiences and Lessons for Latin America; R.A.V.Ramos & R.Villarreal Arrambide (Centro de Capital Intelectual y Competitividad) PART 4: COUNTRY PROFILES How to Read the Country Profiles List of Countries Country Profiles PART 5: DATA PRESENTATION How to Read the Data Tables List of Data Tables Data Tables About the Authors Partner Institutes Acknowledgment