South Africa has shown an improvement in this year’s Networked Readiness Index (NRI) rankings according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Information Technology Report 2016.
Despite a deteriorating business and innovation environment, South Africa climbed ten slots to rank 65th in the overall global NRI rankings – driven by affordability and improvements in infrastructure, according to the WEF.
However, South Africa’s large strides were not enough to put it ahead of Mauritius, which has been the top performer in sub-Saharan Africa for the past five years.
NRI measures the inclination for countries to exploit the opportunities offered by information, communications and technology (ICT) and is regarded as the most reliable and comprehensive assessment.
