"Singapore has toppled the US from top spot in a ranking of world economies that make the best use of information and communication[s] technology (ICT)," reports BBC News.
"The annual World Economic Forum (WEF) index placed Singapore, Iceland, Finland and Denmark above the US, with the UK up three places in 12th spot."
The WEF's press release has more details.
The WEF rankings are:
1. Singapore (2) 2. Iceland (10) 3. Finland (3) 4. Denmark (5) 5. United States (1) 6. Sweden (4) 7. Hong Kong (18) 8. Japan (12) 9. Switzerland (7) 10. Canada (6) 11. Australia (9) 12. UK (15) 13. Norway (8) 14. Germany (11) 15. Taiwan (17)
2003-2004 rankings in brackets
Question: What happened to South Korea?
Trivial answer: It's in 24th place on the list, which you can download here (warning: PDF). But why?
