Time to embrace potential of ICT


MALAYSIA ranked 40th globally out of 134 countries and eight in Asia Pacific in the latest Network Readiness Index (NRI), one of the leading indices on the application and impact of information and communication technology (ICT) presented by the Portulans Institute and University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School.

The NRI report, a benchmark for assessing a nation’s preparedness to harness the power of ICT, maps out network-based readiness based on performance across four different pillars: technology, people, governance and impact.

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