umm Stats are odd things - the "Countries were judged on the integration of technology in business" something that is very difficult to measure. however - the interesting point of this - is the countries on the list and not on the list - where are the countries like Korea?

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk NETWORKED READINESS INDEX RANKINGS 2006 (2005) 1: Denmark (3) 2: Sweden (8) 3: Singapore (2) 4: Finland (5) 5: Switzerland (9) 6: Netherlands (12) 7: US (1) 8: Iceland (4) 9: UK (10) 10: Norway (13) Source: WEF

US 'no longer technology king'

Singapore was among the nations ranked higher than the US The US has lost its position as the world's primary engine of technology innovation, according to a report by the World Economic Forum.