Vietnam ranks 73rd of 127 economies in the Global Information Technology Report 2007-2008 released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on April 9, ten grades up compared with the ranking a year earlier.

Vietnam ranks high on role of the government with regards to indicators compiled for the networked readiness index (NRI) in 2008, the WEF said.

On the market environment, Vietnam’s state of cluster development stands at 16, while on political and regulatory environment, the countries is placed on the 47th position relating to effectiveness of law-making bodies and 40th in case of number of procedures to enforce a contract.

On the government usage, Vietnam ranks 37th in terms of government success in ICT promotion.
Published for the seventh consecutive year, the WEF Global Information Technology Report is the world's most comprehensive and authoritative international assessment of the impact of information and communication technologies on nations' development and competitiveness. (VNA)

(Source: vnanet.vn)