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Technologically prepared: How would you rank Canada?
- March 26, 2010 10:55 AM |
- By POV
Economists say a study that ranks Canada among the most technologically prepared countries in the world should be taken with a large grain of salt.
The annual report, released Thursday by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum, placed Canada seventh out of 133 countries after ranking each in 68 categories, ranging from education levels and government technology usage to venture capital availability and mobile phone prices.
Canada also ranked higher this year than countries normally thought of as technology leaders, such as South Korea (15th) and Japan (21st).
Economists said the report may reflect Canada's current strong reputation abroad, earned after emerging from the recession in relatively good shape. That may be causing international think-tanks such as the World Economic Forum to overstate Canada's standings in a number of ways.
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Do you think we deserve our No. 7 ranking? Take our poll.
The annual report, released Thursday by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum, placed Canada seventh out of 133 countries after ranking each in 68 categories, ranging from education levels and government technology usage to venture capital availability and mobile phone prices.
Canada also ranked higher this year than countries normally thought of as technology leaders, such as South Korea (15th) and Japan (21st).
Economists said the report may reflect Canada's current strong reputation abroad, earned after emerging from the recession in relatively good shape. That may be causing international think-tanks such as the World Economic Forum to overstate Canada's standings in a number of ways.
Read more:
Do you think we deserve our No. 7 ranking? Take our poll.
(This poll is not scientific. It is based on readers' votes.)
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