WEF: Chile is Latin American leader in technology use
Publicado el: 17 de junio de 2007
Chile takes the No. 31 position out of a total of 122 nations, topping the list of Latin American countries that best utilize information technology, according to the Global Information Technology Report 2006-2007. Chile is followed by Barbados (ranked 40th), Mexico (49th), Brazil (53rd), Argentina (63rd), and Colombia (64th). The ranking´s new leader is Denmark, followed by Sweden, Singapore, Finland, and Switzerland.
Chile´s primary strengths are the use of technology and government e-readiness. The challenges include the quality of the education system, particularly in math and science; Internet access in schools; and high fees for residential telephone connections, broadband service, and mobile phone calls.
The WEF highlights Latin America´s encouraging trends as it closes the gap with other regions, such as Asia and Western Europe. The development of information technology use in Latin America took hold relatively late compared to other countries, beginning in 1998 with Argentina and Chile.