After 7 years of data NRI study puts Israel only in the 18 place

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Network Readiness Index, NRI , first published in 2002,assesses the presence of an ICT-friendly environment by looking at factors such as the regulatory framework and infocomms technology infrastructure. It also looks at the level of ICT readiness and actual use within specific countries by individuals, businesses and governments. The report focuses on how networked readiness can help to foster innovation.

Network Readiness Index
Rank	Country
1	Denmark
2	Sweden
3	Switzerland
4	United States
5	Singapore
6	Finland
7	Netherlands
8	Iceland
9	Korea
10	Norway

In the NRI for 2007-2008, Israel has moved down to 18 place

Network Readiness Index
Rank	Country
11	Hong Kong SAR
12	United Kingdom
13	Canada
14	Australia
15	Austria
16	Germany
17	Taiwan, China
18	Israel
19	Japan
20	Estonia

Soumitra Dutta, the Roland Berger Chaired Professor in Business and Technology at INSEAD, wrote the report which is published by the World Economic Forum

http://www.insead.edu/v1/gitr/wef/main/home.cfm
http://www.weforum.org/pdf/gitr/2008/Rankings.pdf
http://knowledge.insead.edu/GlobalinformationtechnologyreportMakingprogress.pdf