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Adventurer
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 Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:51 pm Post subject: US 'no longer technology king' |
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Last Updated: Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 15:57 GMT 16:57 UK
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US 'no longer technology king'
Singapore was among the nations ranked higher than the US
The US has lost its position as the world's primary engine of technology innovation, according to a report by the World Economic Forum.
The US is now ranked seventh in the body's league table measuring the impact of technology on the development of nations.
A deterioration of the political and regulatory environment in the US prompted the fall, the report said.
The top spot went for the first time to Denmark, followed by Sweden.
Innovation
Countries were judged on technological advancements in general business, the infrastructure available and the extent to which government policy creates a framework necessary for economic development and increased competitiveness.
The Networked Readiness Index, the sixth of its kind published by the World Economic Forum with Insead, the Paris-based business school, scrutinised progress in 122 economies worldwide.
Despite losing its top position, the US still maintained a strong focus on innovation, driven by one of the world's best tertiary education systems and its high degree of co-operation with industry, the report said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6502725.stm
NETWORKED READINESS INDEX RANKINGS 2006 (2005)
1: Denmark (3)
2: Sweden (
3: Singapore (2)
4: Finland (5)
5: Switzerland (9)
6: Netherlands (12)
7: US (1)
8: Iceland (4)
9: UK (10)
10: Norway (13)
Source: WEF |
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sundubuman
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:15 am Post subject: |
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wonder how
Massachusetts
Vermont
Indiana
Illinois
California
Minnesota
Washington
Wisconsin
Oregon
North Carolina
Rhode Island
Michigan
New Jersey
and
Maryland
are doing.
Any stats on these largely (more than EU members....in MOST WAYS) INDEPENDENT states?
or is it just a big 305 million US Blob that this is referring too? |
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sundubuman
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:25 am Post subject: |
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Cause the population of the 8 "countries" (minus the UK) listed in the OP, comes to about 45 million
Which equals the population of.....say.... Texas/Florida/Oklahoma...... or California/Ohio or New York/Pennsylvania/Illinois |
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Adventurer
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:46 am Post subject: |
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| sundubuman wrote: |
Cause the population of the 8 "countries" (minus the UK) listed in the OP, comes to about 45 million
Which equals the population of.....say.... Texas/Florida/Oklahoma...... or California/Ohio or New York/Pennsylvania/Illinois |
You make a good point. However, what is being said is that the U.S. used to rank higher overall. Who wants to sink at all. Canada is not on the list at all, and that is bad for it. It just has a good education system, but obviously not a great infrastructure for the science community. The U.S. Government, perhaps, isn't investing enough in technology. Governments do play a key role in conjunction with the business community to promote technology in the country. The next president needs to make that one of his priorities. That's my feeling regarding that. |
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sundubuman
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:21 am Post subject: |
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Bullshit..
the 50 American states (which seem to be totally lost upon non-Americans) need to continue to compete with one another in any and every way they can...as they have ALWAYS done.....for CENTURIES.........
Let the non-Americans rejoice in statistics about "America".......
and sadly...fall further behind the BUNCH...... |
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