Switzerland among the leaders in technology

Switzerland is among the seven countries that emerge as the flagship reality of the fourth industrial revolution, which sees in the foreground as information and communication technologies (ICT). It says a report by the World Economic Forum (WEF).

The 2016 edition of The Global Information Technology Report puts thr Helvetic country – along with Sweden, Israel, Singapore, the Netherlands and the United States – a world leader in generating economic impact of investments in ICT.
Among emerging markets, Russia remains stable at 41 th place, China, advancing three positions, is located at 59 th place; leap forward for South Africa passing to 65th place while India recedes, surprisingly, at the 91 th place.

The WEF has also published the NRI (Networked Readiness Index), which measures the success of countries in creating the necessary conditions (technologically speaking) to promote economy and digitized society. The ranking in this field is led by Singapore, followed by Finland and Sweden. Behind them they include Norway, United States, Netherlands, Switzerland (seventh rank), Great Britain, Luxembourg and Japan.