Armenia listed among dynamic countries in ICT Development IndexSeptember 17, 2011 - 18:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The International telecommunication Union (ITU) published its latest edition of “Measuring the Information Society 2011” which features ITU's two key benchmarking tools to measure the Information Society: the ICT Development Index (IDI) and the ICT Price Basket (IPB). The IDI captures the level of ICT developments in 152 economies worldwide and compares progress made during the past two years from 2008 to 2010. The IPB combines fixed telephone, mobile cellular and fixed broadband Internet tariffs for 165 economies into one measure and compares these across countries, and over time. The report also presents the latest global market trends, takes a closer look at broadband and analyses the digital divide among Internet users. Armenia was ranked 72nd in the list of ICT Development Index Statistics, climbing 14 positions since 2008; the country left Azerbaijan and Georgia behind by 2 and 5 positions respectively. Over the same period, however, a number of developing countries have made significant progress in terms of ICT diffusion and uptake. Armenia is listed among the most dynamic countries in IDI value with 31% of growth once again leaving Azerbaijan and Georgia behind by 3 and 5 positions respectively. Azerbaijan's growth was assessed at 27%. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |