The Competitiveness Support Fund (CSF) is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) established to reposition the Pakistan's Economy on a more global competitive footing.
“The World Economic Forum’s 8th annual Global Information Technology Report has been released today, March 26th. The Report’s rankings are based on the Networked Readiness Index, which measures the likelihood that countries will exploit the opportunities offered by Information and Communication Technology services. It tries to comprehend the impact of ICT on the competitiveness of nations. The NRI is a composite of three components; the environment of ICT offered by a country’s government; the readiness of governments, businesses and individuals to use ICT; finally, usage of ICT among these three stakeholders.
According to the report, information and communication technology is an enabler of socioeconomic progress and development and also enhancer of productivity. Pakistan has ranked 98th out of 134 countries on the Networked Readiness Index, a drop of nine spots from last years ranking of 89. Pakistan ranked 112 in the environment component, 101 in the readiness component, and 92 in usage component indicating that although environment and infrastructure are deficient, usage by people and businesses is still relatively better.
The top three countries which according to the report are the most networked are Denmark, Sweden and USA. India ranks 54 on the Networked Readiness Index 2008-09. For more information, please visit:”
The World Economic Forum has recently launched its third annual Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report. According to the report, which ranked 133 countries based on their tourism environment, Switzerland, Austria and Germany were ranked as the most attractive travel destinations. The rankings are based on the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI), which measures the different regulatory and business-related issues that have been identified as levers for improving travel and tourism competitiveness in countries around the world. It also explains the differences in travel intensities between participating countries.
This year’s report was done under the theme “Managing in the Time of Turbulence”, reflective of the global financial crisis that has engulfed the world. The report presents an in-depth analytical analysis of the issues that impacted the tourism industry, such as soaring oil prices.
The top ten ranking countries were Switzerland, Austria, Germany, France, Canada, Spain, Sweden, USA, Australia and Singapore.
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