South Korea leads the world in information and communication technologies for the third consecutive year, followed by Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, Finland and Norway
By the end of the year, 2.7 billion people – that is, 40% of the world’s population – will be connected to the Internet, according to what the UN announced.
According to data released publicly by the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU), 250 million people connected to the Internet in 2.2, while another 4.4 billion have no connection.
90% of people with internet access live in developing countries.
The ITU report says that 6.8 billion mobile connections - roughly the same as the world's population - will be connected to the internet by the end of 2013.
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South Korea leads the world in information and communication technologies for the third consecutive year, followed by Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, Finland and Norway.
The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg and Hong Kong (China) also occupy a high position, while Britain moved up to the 10th place from the 11th place it held last year.
The ITU report includes 157 countries and ranks them according to the annual International Computer Technology (ICT) Index. ICT is the globally recognized Certification Program for Computer Skills and Information Technology knowledge at
introductory, basic and specialized levels.
In the report it is also noted that “mobile broadband services are now more affordable than fixed broadband».
Source: protothema.gr
