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To calculate the placement, three areas were taken into account: Environment, Preparedness and Use. Environment measures the degree to which the country's general atmosphere promotes the development of ICTs, measuring factors such as market infrastructure and regulation. Preparedness measures the degree to which agents (individuals, businesses and government) are ready, interested and using ICTs in their daily activities, and use measures the degree to which agents actively utilize ICTs, focusing on how much they gain in terms of productivity and efficiency.
In the 2008-2009 edition of the ranking, of the Central American countries, Costa Rica ranked first with a global position number of 56, followed by Panama (66), El Salvador (78), Guatemala (82), Honduras (95) and Nicaragua (125).
In terms of scoring, with Denmark which took first place with 5.85 as reference, Costa Rica scored 3.99, Panama 3.84, El Salvador 3.69, Guatemala 3.64, Honduras 3.61 and 2.90 Nicaragua.
This ranking was presented in the "Report on Global Information Technology 2008-2009," which also contained profiles for every country, tools that show the strengths and weaknesses of each country and the complete rankings for each of the more than 60 variables considered.
Source: World Economic Forum
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March 2010
Costa Rica leads in Central America (position 49 in the world), followed by Panama (58), El Salvador (81), Guatemala (83), Honduras (106) and Nicaragua (125).
The Global Information Technology Report 2009-2010 was published today by the World Economic Forum and Insead Business School.
April 2012
Top of the list in the region is Panama (57 in the world), followed by Costa Rica (58), Guatemala (98), Honduras (99), El Salvador (103) and Nicaragua (131).
The Global Information and Communication Technologies Report 2012 is prepared by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in collaboration with INSEAD Business School.
September 2009
Market Overview. Internet access and applications. Benchmarking ICT developments in the Americas.
Information Society Statistical Profiles 2009: Americas, by International Telecommunication Union.
When it comes to information society developments in the Americas region, a promising development is mobile cellular uptake, and several of the region’s developing countries have a higher level of mobile penetration than its developed countries. During the past few years, mobile telephony has grown rapidly and is likely to exceed 100 per cent penetration in most countries in the near future. It is notable that no other region has such a strong presence of strategic investors, which account for three out of every four mobile subscriptions in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Americas region also stands out in terms of VoIP traffic, which has been growing steeply in Central and South America.
November 2010
In the Global Human Development Index 2010, Panama is ranked 54, Costa Rica 62, El Salvador 90, Honduras 106, Nicaragua and Guatemala 115 and 116 respectively.
The Central American countries, like others in Latin America, continue to improve in most variables measuring human development and the HDI Program published by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
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