Albania higher in Global Information Technology Report 2009-2010

TIRANA, March 30 – The 2009-2010 Global Information Technology Report, released by the World Economic Forum, ranked Albania 95th out of 133 countries, which is ten places better compared to last year in terms of ICT development.
But the tiny Balkan country is still much behind other regional countries like Slovenia 31st place, Montenegro 42nd place, Croatia 51st place, Greece 56th place, Romania 59th place, Bulgaria 71st place, FYROM 73rd place. It is ahead of Bosnia and Herzegovina positioned at 110th place.
The report highlights the key role of ICT as an enabler of a more economically, environmentally and socially sustainable world in the aftermath of one of the most serious economic crises in decades.
Sweden tops the rankings, followed by Singapore and Denmark, which was in the number one position for the last three years. Switzerland came fourth, the US fifth, while the other Nordic countries together with Canada, Hong Kong and the Netherlands completed the top 10.
The report is produced by the World Economic Forum in cooperation with INSEAD, the leading international business school, within the framework of the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Network and the Industry Partnership Programme for Information Technology and Telecommunications Industries.