How does Bolivia compare with South America in its use of technology?

"Bolivia continues to suffer from connectivity weaknesses (physical and human infrastructure) which, coupled with an innovation-adverse environment, result in poor leverage Bolivia 2.0? of information and communications technologies." (Global Information Technology Report 2012) A brief snapshot of how Bolivia fares in its use of information and communications technologies Overall, how does Bolivia's use of information and communications Bolivia ranks 127th among 142 economies. Sweden technologies compare to other South American countries? ranked highest overall. Haiti had the lowest score. Best = 7 Networked Readiness Index 2012 5 What is the Networked Readiness index? ranking Produced as part of the 2012 Global Information Technology Report by INSEAD and the World Economic Forum, this index measures a country's overall capacity to support and deliver information and communications technologies (ICT) to its citizens in order to remain or become globally competitive. It is divided into four subindexes (below). Within each subindex are various 4 #12 3 Countries listed (12) Bolivia is ranked in comparison to each of the South American countries: 1 Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Guyana, CHL URY BRA COL GUY ARG ECU PER VEN PRY SUR BOL measures by which each subindex is scored. Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela. Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Rankings by subindex and then by related measures (7 = best) Environment Readiness Usage Impact What does this measure? What does this measure? What does this measure? What does this measure? Effectiveness of law-making bodies Electricity production, kWh/capita Mobile network coverage, % pop Impact of ICT on new services and products Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop Laws relating to ICT Judicial independence Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs Individuals using Internet, % Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user Secure Internet servers/million pop sw/ personal computer, % Households w/ Internet access, % ICТ РСТ рatents, applications/million pop. Impact of ICT on new organizational models Broadband Internet subscriptions/100 pop. Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop. Use of virtual social networks Accessibility of digital content Intellectual property protection Knowledge-intensive jobs, % workforce Software piracy rate, % software installed Mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min. No. procedures to enforce a contract No. days to enforce a contract Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month Impact of ICT on access to basic services Firm-level technology absorption Internet & telephony competition Capacity for innovation Internet access in schools Availability of latest technologies Venture capital availability Total tax rate, % profits No. days to start a business PCT patents, applications/million pop. Quality of educational system ICT use & gov't efficiency Extent of business Internet use E-Participation Index Quality of math & science education Secondary education gross enrollment rate, % Extent of staff training No. procedures to start a business Intensity of local competition Tertiary education gross enrollment rate, % Quality of management schools Gov't prioritization of ICT Adult literacy rate, % Importance of ICT to gov't vision Government Online Service Index Gov't procurement of advanced tec Environment overall Readiness overall Usage overall Impact overall #11 #11 #12 #10 "CHL URY GUY PER COL BRA ECU ARG PRY SUR BOL VEN URY CHL BRA VEN GUY PRY ARG COL ECU SUR BOL PER "CHL URY BRA COL ARG PER GUY ECU SUR VEN PRY BOL CHL URY COL BRA PER ECU ARG GUY VEN BOL PRY SUR | Political & Regulatory Infrastructure & Digital Individual Economic Environment Content Usage Impact #11 #11 #12 CHL URY BRA GUY COL PER BOL ECU ARG SUR PRY VEN 'URY CHL ARG PRY BRA VEN PER COL ECU GUY BOL SUR URY CHL ARG SUR BRA COL VEN PER ECU GUY PRY BOL CHL URY BRA COL PER ARG VEN ECU PRY GUY BOL SUR HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop. | 72.30 Individuals using Internet, % 20% Effectiveness of law-making bodies | 2.88 Laws relating to ICT 2.96 Judicial independence 3.02 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes 2.93 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs 2.91 Intellectual property protection 2.60 Software piracy rate, % software installed 80% No. procedures to enforce a contract 40 days No. days to enforce a contract | 591 days Blectricity production, kWh/capita | 648.75 kWh Mobile network coverage, % pop 45.9 % Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user 4.27 kb/s Secure Internet servers/million pop 7.96 Accessibility of digital content 3.64 Impact of ICT on new services and products | 3.63 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop. 0.00 Households w/ personal computer, % 17.03% Households w/ Internet access, % 3.91% Impact of ICT on new organizational models 3.67 Knowledge-intensive jobs, % workforce 14.32% Broadband Internet subscriptions/100 pop. 0.97 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop. 2.68 Use of virtual social networks 4.20 Business & Affordability Business Social Innovation Usage Impact #12 #12 #9 #11 CHL URY PER GUY COL PRY ECU ARG BRA SUR VEN BOL "PRY VEN GUY BRA ECU URY CHL COL ARG SUR BOL PER 'BRA CHL URY COL GUY PER ARG ECU SUR PRY VEN BOL 'URY CHL COL BRA PER ECU GUY ARG BOL VEN PRY SUR HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown Mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min. | $0.52 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month $84.40 Internet & telephony competition, 0-2 (best) |0.80 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown Availability of latest technologies | 3.68 Venture capital availability 2.89 Total tax rate, % profits 80% No. days to start a business 50 days No. procedures to start a business 15 Intensity of local competition 3.76 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate, % 38.65% Quality of management schools 3.33 Gov't procurement of advanced tec 3.22 Firm-level technology absorption | 3.58 Impact of ICT on access to basic services 3.41 Internet access in schools 3.15 ICT use & gov't efficiency 3.42 E-Participation Index, 0–1 (best) 0.20 Capacity for innovation 2.99 PCT patents, applications/million pop. 0.04 Extent of business Internet use 3.93 Extent of staff training | 3.41 Skills Government Potential... Challenges... Usage Bolivia's political and regulatory environment (as it relates to technology) ranks 7th in South America. One of the most clear challenges for Bolivia is to increase the affordability, availability and reliability of its Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to its citizens and the businesses that operate within its borders. #10 Although Bolivia ranks last in business & innovation, it does show a relatively high (3rd) availability of venture capital. Bolivia ranks last, or close to last, " COL URY ARG CHL BRA GUY SUR VEN BOL ECU PER PRY "CHL COL URY BRA PER GUY ECU VEN ARG BOL PRY SUR along almost every index. The Overall, the quality of Bolivia's math and science education, its educational system overall, and its adult literacy rate all rank 7,7 and 8, respectively. HOW BOLIVIA SCORED 7=best unless other value is shown country's overall Network Readiness rank is 12. HOW BOLIVIA SCORED 7=best unless other value is shown Quality of educational system 3.14 Quality of math & science education 3.00 Secondary education gross enrollment rate, % 81.02% Adult literacy rate, % | 90.70% Gov't prioritization of KT 1 3,37 Importance of ICT to gov't vision 2.95 Government Online Service Index, 0-1 (best) |0.30 And, though Bolivia's individual usage of technologies ranked last (12th), its participation measure (part of the Social Impacts score) ranks a promising 6. Additionally, Bolivia's capacity for innovation rank (5) is highly encouraging, despite another last place ranking for business usage. Lastly, Bolivia's rank for the importance of ICT to government's vision comes in at a reasonable 8. Notes: Ranks were calculated by the author, using data from GITR 2012. www.viewtific.com Source: INSEAD and The World Economic Forum, “The Global Information Technology Report 2012" www.weforum.org/gitr infographic by Carla Uriona "Bolivia continues to suffer from connectivity weaknesses (physical and human infrastructure) which, coupled with an innovation-adverse environment, result in poor leverage Bolivia 2.0? of information and communications technologies." (Global Information Technology Report 2012) A brief snapshot of how Bolivia fares in its use of information and communications technologies Overall, how does Bolivia's use of information and communications Bolivia ranks 127th among 142 economies. Sweden technologies compare to other South American countries? ranked highest overall. Haiti had the lowest score. Best = 7 Networked Readiness Index 2012 5 What is the Networked Readiness index? ranking Produced as part of the 2012 Global Information Technology Report by INSEAD and the World Economic Forum, this index measures a country's overall capacity to support and deliver information and communications technologies (ICT) to its citizens in order to remain or become globally competitive. It is divided into four subindexes (below). Within each subindex are various 4 #12 3 Countries listed (12) Bolivia is ranked in comparison to each of the South American countries: 1 Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Guyana, CHL URY BRA COL GUY ARG ECU PER VEN PRY SUR BOL measures by which each subindex is scored. Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela. Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Rankings by subindex and then by related measures (7 = best) Environment Readiness Usage Impact What does this measure? What does this measure? What does this measure? What does this measure? Effectiveness of law-making bodies Electricity production, kWh/capita Mobile network coverage, % pop Impact of ICT on new services and products Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop Laws relating to ICT Judicial independence Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs Individuals using Internet, % Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user Secure Internet servers/million pop sw/ personal computer, % Households w/ Internet access, % ICТ РСТ рatents, applications/million pop. Impact of ICT on new organizational models Broadband Internet subscriptions/100 pop. Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop. Use of virtual social networks Accessibility of digital content Intellectual property protection Knowledge-intensive jobs, % workforce Software piracy rate, % software installed Mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min. No. procedures to enforce a contract No. days to enforce a contract Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month Impact of ICT on access to basic services Firm-level technology absorption Internet & telephony competition Capacity for innovation Internet access in schools Availability of latest technologies Venture capital availability Total tax rate, % profits No. days to start a business PCT patents, applications/million pop. Quality of educational system ICT use & gov't efficiency Extent of business Internet use E-Participation Index Quality of math & science education Secondary education gross enrollment rate, % Extent of staff training No. procedures to start a business Intensity of local competition Tertiary education gross enrollment rate, % Quality of management schools Gov't prioritization of ICT Adult literacy rate, % Importance of ICT to gov't vision Government Online Service Index Gov't procurement of advanced tec Environment overall Readiness overall Usage overall Impact overall #11 #11 #12 #10 "CHL URY GUY PER COL BRA ECU ARG PRY SUR BOL VEN URY CHL BRA VEN GUY PRY ARG COL ECU SUR BOL PER "CHL URY BRA COL ARG PER GUY ECU SUR VEN PRY BOL CHL URY COL BRA PER ECU ARG GUY VEN BOL PRY SUR | Political & Regulatory Infrastructure & Digital Individual Economic Environment Content Usage Impact #11 #11 #12 CHL URY BRA GUY COL PER BOL ECU ARG SUR PRY VEN 'URY CHL ARG PRY BRA VEN PER COL ECU GUY BOL SUR URY CHL ARG SUR BRA COL VEN PER ECU GUY PRY BOL CHL URY BRA COL PER ARG VEN ECU PRY GUY BOL SUR HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop. | 72.30 Individuals using Internet, % 20% Effectiveness of law-making bodies | 2.88 Laws relating to ICT 2.96 Judicial independence 3.02 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes 2.93 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs 2.91 Intellectual property protection 2.60 Software piracy rate, % software installed 80% No. procedures to enforce a contract 40 days No. days to enforce a contract | 591 days Blectricity production, kWh/capita | 648.75 kWh Mobile network coverage, % pop 45.9 % Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user 4.27 kb/s Secure Internet servers/million pop 7.96 Accessibility of digital content 3.64 Impact of ICT on new services and products | 3.63 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop. 0.00 Households w/ personal computer, % 17.03% Households w/ Internet access, % 3.91% Impact of ICT on new organizational models 3.67 Knowledge-intensive jobs, % workforce 14.32% Broadband Internet subscriptions/100 pop. 0.97 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop. 2.68 Use of virtual social networks 4.20 Business & Affordability Business Social Innovation Usage Impact #12 #12 #9 #11 CHL URY PER GUY COL PRY ECU ARG BRA SUR VEN BOL "PRY VEN GUY BRA ECU URY CHL COL ARG SUR BOL PER 'BRA CHL URY COL GUY PER ARG ECU SUR PRY VEN BOL 'URY CHL COL BRA PER ECU GUY ARG BOL VEN PRY SUR HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown Mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min. | $0.52 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month $84.40 Internet & telephony competition, 0-2 (best) |0.80 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown Availability of latest technologies | 3.68 Venture capital availability 2.89 Total tax rate, % profits 80% No. days to start a business 50 days No. procedures to start a business 15 Intensity of local competition 3.76 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate, % 38.65% Quality of management schools 3.33 Gov't procurement of advanced tec 3.22 Firm-level technology absorption | 3.58 Impact of ICT on access to basic services 3.41 Internet access in schools 3.15 ICT use & gov't efficiency 3.42 E-Participation Index, 0–1 (best) 0.20 Capacity for innovation 2.99 PCT patents, applications/million pop. 0.04 Extent of business Internet use 3.93 Extent of staff training | 3.41 Skills Government Potential... Challenges... Usage Bolivia's political and regulatory environment (as it relates to technology) ranks 7th in South America. One of the most clear challenges for Bolivia is to increase the affordability, availability and reliability of its Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to its citizens and the businesses that operate within its borders. #10 Although Bolivia ranks last in business & innovation, it does show a relatively high (3rd) availability of venture capital. Bolivia ranks last, or close to last, " COL URY ARG CHL BRA GUY SUR VEN BOL ECU PER PRY "CHL COL URY BRA PER GUY ECU VEN ARG BOL PRY SUR along almost every index. The Overall, the quality of Bolivia's math and science education, its educational system overall, and its adult literacy rate all rank 7,7 and 8, respectively. HOW BOLIVIA SCORED 7=best unless other value is shown country's overall Network Readiness rank is 12. HOW BOLIVIA SCORED 7=best unless other value is shown Quality of educational system 3.14 Quality of math & science education 3.00 Secondary education gross enrollment rate, % 81.02% Adult literacy rate, % | 90.70% Gov't prioritization of KT 1 3,37 Importance of ICT to gov't vision 2.95 Government Online Service Index, 0-1 (best) |0.30 And, though Bolivia's individual usage of technologies ranked last (12th), its participation measure (part of the Social Impacts score) ranks a promising 6. Additionally, Bolivia's capacity for innovation rank (5) is highly encouraging, despite another last place ranking for business usage. Lastly, Bolivia's rank for the importance of ICT to government's vision comes in at a reasonable 8. Notes: Ranks were calculated by the author, using data from GITR 2012. www.viewtific.com Source: INSEAD and The World Economic Forum, “The Global Information Technology Report 2012" www.weforum.org/gitr infographic by Carla Uriona "Bolivia continues to suffer from connectivity weaknesses (physical and human infrastructure) which, coupled with an innovation-adverse environment, result in poor leverage Bolivia 2.0? of information and communications technologies." (Global Information Technology Report 2012) A brief snapshot of how Bolivia fares in its use of information and communications technologies Overall, how does Bolivia's use of information and communications Bolivia ranks 127th among 142 economies. Sweden technologies compare to other South American countries? ranked highest overall. Haiti had the lowest score. Best = 7 Networked Readiness Index 2012 5 What is the Networked Readiness index? ranking Produced as part of the 2012 Global Information Technology Report by INSEAD and the World Economic Forum, this index measures a country's overall capacity to support and deliver information and communications technologies (ICT) to its citizens in order to remain or become globally competitive. It is divided into four subindexes (below). Within each subindex are various 4 #12 3 Countries listed (12) Bolivia is ranked in comparison to each of the South American countries: 1 Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Guyana, CHL URY BRA COL GUY ARG ECU PER VEN PRY SUR BOL measures by which each subindex is scored. Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela. Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Rankings by subindex and then by related measures (7 = best) Environment Readiness Usage Impact What does this measure? What does this measure? What does this measure? What does this measure? Effectiveness of law-making bodies Electricity production, kWh/capita Mobile network coverage, % pop Impact of ICT on new services and products Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop Laws relating to ICT Judicial independence Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs Individuals using Internet, % Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user Secure Internet servers/million pop sw/ personal computer, % Households w/ Internet access, % ICТ РСТ рatents, applications/million pop. Impact of ICT on new organizational models Broadband Internet subscriptions/100 pop. Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop. Use of virtual social networks Accessibility of digital content Intellectual property protection Knowledge-intensive jobs, % workforce Software piracy rate, % software installed Mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min. No. procedures to enforce a contract No. days to enforce a contract Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month Impact of ICT on access to basic services Firm-level technology absorption Internet & telephony competition Capacity for innovation Internet access in schools Availability of latest technologies Venture capital availability Total tax rate, % profits No. days to start a business PCT patents, applications/million pop. Quality of educational system ICT use & gov't efficiency Extent of business Internet use E-Participation Index Quality of math & science education Secondary education gross enrollment rate, % Extent of staff training No. procedures to start a business Intensity of local competition Tertiary education gross enrollment rate, % Quality of management schools Gov't prioritization of ICT Adult literacy rate, % Importance of ICT to gov't vision Government Online Service Index Gov't procurement of advanced tec Environment overall Readiness overall Usage overall Impact overall #11 #11 #12 #10 "CHL URY GUY PER COL BRA ECU ARG PRY SUR BOL VEN URY CHL BRA VEN GUY PRY ARG COL ECU SUR BOL PER "CHL URY BRA COL ARG PER GUY ECU SUR VEN PRY BOL CHL URY COL BRA PER ECU ARG GUY VEN BOL PRY SUR | Political & Regulatory Infrastructure & Digital Individual Economic Environment Content Usage Impact #11 #11 #12 CHL URY BRA GUY COL PER BOL ECU ARG SUR PRY VEN 'URY CHL ARG PRY BRA VEN PER COL ECU GUY BOL SUR URY CHL ARG SUR BRA COL VEN PER ECU GUY PRY BOL CHL URY BRA COL PER ARG VEN ECU PRY GUY BOL SUR HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop. | 72.30 Individuals using Internet, % 20% Effectiveness of law-making bodies | 2.88 Laws relating to ICT 2.96 Judicial independence 3.02 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes 2.93 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs 2.91 Intellectual property protection 2.60 Software piracy rate, % software installed 80% No. procedures to enforce a contract 40 days No. days to enforce a contract | 591 days Blectricity production, kWh/capita | 648.75 kWh Mobile network coverage, % pop 45.9 % Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user 4.27 kb/s Secure Internet servers/million pop 7.96 Accessibility of digital content 3.64 Impact of ICT on new services and products | 3.63 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop. 0.00 Households w/ personal computer, % 17.03% Households w/ Internet access, % 3.91% Impact of ICT on new organizational models 3.67 Knowledge-intensive jobs, % workforce 14.32% Broadband Internet subscriptions/100 pop. 0.97 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop. 2.68 Use of virtual social networks 4.20 Business & Affordability Business Social Innovation Usage Impact #12 #12 #9 #11 CHL URY PER GUY COL PRY ECU ARG BRA SUR VEN BOL "PRY VEN GUY BRA ECU URY CHL COL ARG SUR BOL PER 'BRA CHL URY COL GUY PER ARG ECU SUR PRY VEN BOL 'URY CHL COL BRA PER ECU GUY ARG BOL VEN PRY SUR HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown Mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min. | $0.52 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month $84.40 Internet & telephony competition, 0-2 (best) |0.80 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown Availability of latest technologies | 3.68 Venture capital availability 2.89 Total tax rate, % profits 80% No. days to start a business 50 days No. procedures to start a business 15 Intensity of local competition 3.76 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate, % 38.65% Quality of management schools 3.33 Gov't procurement of advanced tec 3.22 Firm-level technology absorption | 3.58 Impact of ICT on access to basic services 3.41 Internet access in schools 3.15 ICT use & gov't efficiency 3.42 E-Participation Index, 0–1 (best) 0.20 Capacity for innovation 2.99 PCT patents, applications/million pop. 0.04 Extent of business Internet use 3.93 Extent of staff training | 3.41 Skills Government Potential... Challenges... Usage Bolivia's political and regulatory environment (as it relates to technology) ranks 7th in South America. One of the most clear challenges for Bolivia is to increase the affordability, availability and reliability of its Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to its citizens and the businesses that operate within its borders. #10 Although Bolivia ranks last in business & innovation, it does show a relatively high (3rd) availability of venture capital. Bolivia ranks last, or close to last, " COL URY ARG CHL BRA GUY SUR VEN BOL ECU PER PRY "CHL COL URY BRA PER GUY ECU VEN ARG BOL PRY SUR along almost every index. The Overall, the quality of Bolivia's math and science education, its educational system overall, and its adult literacy rate all rank 7,7 and 8, respectively. HOW BOLIVIA SCORED 7=best unless other value is shown country's overall Network Readiness rank is 12. HOW BOLIVIA SCORED 7=best unless other value is shown Quality of educational system 3.14 Quality of math & science education 3.00 Secondary education gross enrollment rate, % 81.02% Adult literacy rate, % | 90.70% Gov't prioritization of KT 1 3,37 Importance of ICT to gov't vision 2.95 Government Online Service Index, 0-1 (best) |0.30 And, though Bolivia's individual usage of technologies ranked last (12th), its participation measure (part of the Social Impacts score) ranks a promising 6. Additionally, Bolivia's capacity for innovation rank (5) is highly encouraging, despite another last place ranking for business usage. Lastly, Bolivia's rank for the importance of ICT to government's vision comes in at a reasonable 8. Notes: Ranks were calculated by the author, using data from GITR 2012. www.viewtific.com Source: INSEAD and The World Economic Forum, “The Global Information Technology Report 2012" www.weforum.org/gitr infographic by Carla Uriona "Bolivia continues to suffer from connectivity weaknesses (physical and human infrastructure) which, coupled with an innovation-adverse environment, result in poor leverage Bolivia 2.0? of information and communications technologies." (Global Information Technology Report 2012) A brief snapshot of how Bolivia fares in its use of information and communications technologies Overall, how does Bolivia's use of information and communications Bolivia ranks 127th among 142 economies. Sweden technologies compare to other South American countries? ranked highest overall. Haiti had the lowest score. Best = 7 Networked Readiness Index 2012 5 What is the Networked Readiness index? ranking Produced as part of the 2012 Global Information Technology Report by INSEAD and the World Economic Forum, this index measures a country's overall capacity to support and deliver information and communications technologies (ICT) to its citizens in order to remain or become globally competitive. It is divided into four subindexes (below). Within each subindex are various 4 #12 3 Countries listed (12) Bolivia is ranked in comparison to each of the South American countries: 1 Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Guyana, CHL URY BRA COL GUY ARG ECU PER VEN PRY SUR BOL measures by which each subindex is scored. Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela. Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Rankings by subindex and then by related measures (7 = best) Environment Readiness Usage Impact What does this measure? What does this measure? What does this measure? What does this measure? Effectiveness of law-making bodies Electricity production, kWh/capita Mobile network coverage, % pop Impact of ICT on new services and products Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop Laws relating to ICT Judicial independence Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs Individuals using Internet, % Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user Secure Internet servers/million pop sw/ personal computer, % Households w/ Internet access, % ICТ РСТ рatents, applications/million pop. Impact of ICT on new organizational models Broadband Internet subscriptions/100 pop. Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop. Use of virtual social networks Accessibility of digital content Intellectual property protection Knowledge-intensive jobs, % workforce Software piracy rate, % software installed Mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min. No. procedures to enforce a contract No. days to enforce a contract Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month Impact of ICT on access to basic services Firm-level technology absorption Internet & telephony competition Capacity for innovation Internet access in schools Availability of latest technologies Venture capital availability Total tax rate, % profits No. days to start a business PCT patents, applications/million pop. Quality of educational system ICT use & gov't efficiency Extent of business Internet use E-Participation Index Quality of math & science education Secondary education gross enrollment rate, % Extent of staff training No. procedures to start a business Intensity of local competition Tertiary education gross enrollment rate, % Quality of management schools Gov't prioritization of ICT Adult literacy rate, % Importance of ICT to gov't vision Government Online Service Index Gov't procurement of advanced tec Environment overall Readiness overall Usage overall Impact overall #11 #11 #12 #10 "CHL URY GUY PER COL BRA ECU ARG PRY SUR BOL VEN URY CHL BRA VEN GUY PRY ARG COL ECU SUR BOL PER "CHL URY BRA COL ARG PER GUY ECU SUR VEN PRY BOL CHL URY COL BRA PER ECU ARG GUY VEN BOL PRY SUR | Political & Regulatory Infrastructure & Digital Individual Economic Environment Content Usage Impact #11 #11 #12 CHL URY BRA GUY COL PER BOL ECU ARG SUR PRY VEN 'URY CHL ARG PRY BRA VEN PER COL ECU GUY BOL SUR URY CHL ARG SUR BRA COL VEN PER ECU GUY PRY BOL CHL URY BRA COL PER ARG VEN ECU PRY GUY BOL SUR HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop. | 72.30 Individuals using Internet, % 20% Effectiveness of law-making bodies | 2.88 Laws relating to ICT 2.96 Judicial independence 3.02 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes 2.93 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs 2.91 Intellectual property protection 2.60 Software piracy rate, % software installed 80% No. procedures to enforce a contract 40 days No. days to enforce a contract | 591 days Blectricity production, kWh/capita | 648.75 kWh Mobile network coverage, % pop 45.9 % Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user 4.27 kb/s Secure Internet servers/million pop 7.96 Accessibility of digital content 3.64 Impact of ICT on new services and products | 3.63 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop. 0.00 Households w/ personal computer, % 17.03% Households w/ Internet access, % 3.91% Impact of ICT on new organizational models 3.67 Knowledge-intensive jobs, % workforce 14.32% Broadband Internet subscriptions/100 pop. 0.97 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop. 2.68 Use of virtual social networks 4.20 Business & Affordability Business Social Innovation Usage Impact #12 #12 #9 #11 CHL URY PER GUY COL PRY ECU ARG BRA SUR VEN BOL "PRY VEN GUY BRA ECU URY CHL COL ARG SUR BOL PER 'BRA CHL URY COL GUY PER ARG ECU SUR PRY VEN BOL 'URY CHL COL BRA PER ECU GUY ARG BOL VEN PRY SUR HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown Mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min. | $0.52 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month $84.40 Internet & telephony competition, 0-2 (best) |0.80 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown Availability of latest technologies | 3.68 Venture capital availability 2.89 Total tax rate, % profits 80% No. days to start a business 50 days No. procedures to start a business 15 Intensity of local competition 3.76 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate, % 38.65% Quality of management schools 3.33 Gov't procurement of advanced tec 3.22 Firm-level technology absorption | 3.58 Impact of ICT on access to basic services 3.41 Internet access in schools 3.15 ICT use & gov't efficiency 3.42 E-Participation Index, 0–1 (best) 0.20 Capacity for innovation 2.99 PCT patents, applications/million pop. 0.04 Extent of business Internet use 3.93 Extent of staff training | 3.41 Skills Government Potential... Challenges... Usage Bolivia's political and regulatory environment (as it relates to technology) ranks 7th in South America. One of the most clear challenges for Bolivia is to increase the affordability, availability and reliability of its Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to its citizens and the businesses that operate within its borders. #10 Although Bolivia ranks last in business & innovation, it does show a relatively high (3rd) availability of venture capital. Bolivia ranks last, or close to last, " COL URY ARG CHL BRA GUY SUR VEN BOL ECU PER PRY "CHL COL URY BRA PER GUY ECU VEN ARG BOL PRY SUR along almost every index. The Overall, the quality of Bolivia's math and science education, its educational system overall, and its adult literacy rate all rank 7,7 and 8, respectively. HOW BOLIVIA SCORED 7=best unless other value is shown country's overall Network Readiness rank is 12. HOW BOLIVIA SCORED 7=best unless other value is shown Quality of educational system 3.14 Quality of math & science education 3.00 Secondary education gross enrollment rate, % 81.02% Adult literacy rate, % | 90.70% Gov't prioritization of KT 1 3,37 Importance of ICT to gov't vision 2.95 Government Online Service Index, 0-1 (best) |0.30 And, though Bolivia's individual usage of technologies ranked last (12th), its participation measure (part of the Social Impacts score) ranks a promising 6. Additionally, Bolivia's capacity for innovation rank (5) is highly encouraging, despite another last place ranking for business usage. Lastly, Bolivia's rank for the importance of ICT to government's vision comes in at a reasonable 8. Notes: Ranks were calculated by the author, using data from GITR 2012. www.viewtific.com Source: INSEAD and The World Economic Forum, “The Global Information Technology Report 2012" www.weforum.org/gitr infographic by Carla Uriona "Bolivia continues to suffer from connectivity weaknesses (physical and human infrastructure) which, coupled with an innovation-adverse environment, result in poor leverage Bolivia 2.0? of information and communications technologies." (Global Information Technology Report 2012) A brief snapshot of how Bolivia fares in its use of information and communications technologies Overall, how does Bolivia's use of information and communications Bolivia ranks 127th among 142 economies. Sweden technologies compare to other South American countries? ranked highest overall. Haiti had the lowest score. Best = 7 Networked Readiness Index 2012 5 What is the Networked Readiness index? ranking Produced as part of the 2012 Global Information Technology Report by INSEAD and the World Economic Forum, this index measures a country's overall capacity to support and deliver information and communications technologies (ICT) to its citizens in order to remain or become globally competitive. It is divided into four subindexes (below). Within each subindex are various 4 #12 3 Countries listed (12) Bolivia is ranked in comparison to each of the South American countries: 1 Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Guyana, CHL URY BRA COL GUY ARG ECU PER VEN PRY SUR BOL measures by which each subindex is scored. Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela. Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Rankings by subindex and then by related measures (7 = best) Environment Readiness Usage Impact What does this measure? What does this measure? What does this measure? What does this measure? Effectiveness of law-making bodies Electricity production, kWh/capita Mobile network coverage, % pop Impact of ICT on new services and products Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop Laws relating to ICT Judicial independence Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs Individuals using Internet, % Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user Secure Internet servers/million pop sw/ personal computer, % Households w/ Internet access, % ICТ РСТ рatents, applications/million pop. Impact of ICT on new organizational models Broadband Internet subscriptions/100 pop. Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop. Use of virtual social networks Accessibility of digital content Intellectual property protection Knowledge-intensive jobs, % workforce Software piracy rate, % software installed Mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min. No. procedures to enforce a contract No. days to enforce a contract Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month Impact of ICT on access to basic services Firm-level technology absorption Internet & telephony competition Capacity for innovation Internet access in schools Availability of latest technologies Venture capital availability Total tax rate, % profits No. days to start a business PCT patents, applications/million pop. Quality of educational system ICT use & gov't efficiency Extent of business Internet use E-Participation Index Quality of math & science education Secondary education gross enrollment rate, % Extent of staff training No. procedures to start a business Intensity of local competition Tertiary education gross enrollment rate, % Quality of management schools Gov't prioritization of ICT Adult literacy rate, % Importance of ICT to gov't vision Government Online Service Index Gov't procurement of advanced tec Environment overall Readiness overall Usage overall Impact overall #11 #11 #12 #10 "CHL URY GUY PER COL BRA ECU ARG PRY SUR BOL VEN URY CHL BRA VEN GUY PRY ARG COL ECU SUR BOL PER "CHL URY BRA COL ARG PER GUY ECU SUR VEN PRY BOL CHL URY COL BRA PER ECU ARG GUY VEN BOL PRY SUR | Political & Regulatory Infrastructure & Digital Individual Economic Environment Content Usage Impact #11 #11 #12 CHL URY BRA GUY COL PER BOL ECU ARG SUR PRY VEN 'URY CHL ARG PRY BRA VEN PER COL ECU GUY BOL SUR URY CHL ARG SUR BRA COL VEN PER ECU GUY PRY BOL CHL URY BRA COL PER ARG VEN ECU PRY GUY BOL SUR HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown Mobile phone subscriptions/100 pop. | 72.30 Individuals using Internet, % 20% Effectiveness of law-making bodies | 2.88 Laws relating to ICT 2.96 Judicial independence 3.02 Efficiency of legal system in settling disputes 2.93 Efficiency of legal system in challenging regs 2.91 Intellectual property protection 2.60 Software piracy rate, % software installed 80% No. procedures to enforce a contract 40 days No. days to enforce a contract | 591 days Blectricity production, kWh/capita | 648.75 kWh Mobile network coverage, % pop 45.9 % Int'l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user 4.27 kb/s Secure Internet servers/million pop 7.96 Accessibility of digital content 3.64 Impact of ICT on new services and products | 3.63 ICT PCT patents, applications/million pop. 0.00 Households w/ personal computer, % 17.03% Households w/ Internet access, % 3.91% Impact of ICT on new organizational models 3.67 Knowledge-intensive jobs, % workforce 14.32% Broadband Internet subscriptions/100 pop. 0.97 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop. 2.68 Use of virtual social networks 4.20 Business & Affordability Business Social Innovation Usage Impact #12 #12 #9 #11 CHL URY PER GUY COL PRY ECU ARG BRA SUR VEN BOL "PRY VEN GUY BRA ECU URY CHL COL ARG SUR BOL PER 'BRA CHL URY COL GUY PER ARG ECU SUR PRY VEN BOL 'URY CHL COL BRA PER ECU GUY ARG BOL VEN PRY SUR HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED HOW BOLIVIA SCORED 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown Mobile cellular tariffs, PPP $/min. | $0.52 Fixed broadband Internet tariffs, PPP $/month $84.40 Internet & telephony competition, 0-2 (best) |0.80 7=best unless other value is shown 7=best unless other value is shown Availability of latest technologies | 3.68 Venture capital availability 2.89 Total tax rate, % profits 80% No. days to start a business 50 days No. procedures to start a business 15 Intensity of local competition 3.76 Tertiary education gross enrollment rate, % 38.65% Quality of management schools 3.33 Gov't procurement of advanced tec 3.22 Firm-level technology absorption | 3.58 Impact of ICT on access to basic services 3.41 Internet access in schools 3.15 ICT use & gov't efficiency 3.42 E-Participation Index, 0–1 (best) 0.20 Capacity for innovation 2.99 PCT patents, applications/million pop. 0.04 Extent of business Internet use 3.93 Extent of staff training | 3.41 Skills Government Potential... Challenges... Usage Bolivia's political and regulatory environment (as it relates to technology) ranks 7th in South America. One of the most clear challenges for Bolivia is to increase the affordability, availability and reliability of its Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to its citizens and the businesses that operate within its borders. #10 Although Bolivia ranks last in business & innovation, it does show a relatively high (3rd) availability of venture capital. Bolivia ranks last, or close to last, " COL URY ARG CHL BRA GUY SUR VEN BOL ECU PER PRY "CHL COL URY BRA PER GUY ECU VEN ARG BOL PRY SUR along almost every index. The Overall, the quality of Bolivia's math and science education, its educational system overall, and its adult literacy rate all rank 7,7 and 8, respectively. HOW BOLIVIA SCORED 7=best unless other value is shown country's overall Network Readiness rank is 12. HOW BOLIVIA SCORED 7=best unless other value is shown Quality of educational system 3.14 Quality of math & science education 3.00 Secondary education gross enrollment rate, % 81.02% Adult literacy rate, % | 90.70% Gov't prioritization of KT 1 3,37 Importance of ICT to gov't vision 2.95 Government Online Service Index, 0-1 (best) |0.30 And, though Bolivia's individual usage of technologies ranked last (12th), its participation measure (part of the Social Impacts score) ranks a promising 6. Additionally, Bolivia's capacity for innovation rank (5) is highly encouraging, despite another last place ranking for business usage. Lastly, Bolivia's rank for the importance of ICT to government's vision comes in at a reasonable 8. Notes: Ranks were calculated by the author, using data from GITR 2012. www.viewtific.com Source: INSEAD and The World Economic Forum, “The Global Information Technology Report 2012" www.weforum.org/gitr infographic by Carla Uriona