Despite advancement in information technology, Nepal has slipped seven positions in Global Information Technology Report published by the World Economic Forum.
Nepal has been ranked in 131st position with score of 2.97 amongst 138 nations on the basis of Network Readiness Index.
The report is considered one of the most comprehensive international assessments of the impact of information communication technology on development process.
The index of Network Readiness considers three dimensions -- general business, regulatory and infrastructure, examining how prepared the countries are to use ICT effectively.
Sweden and Singapore are in the first two positions with score of 5.6 and 5.59 respectively.
Nepal is behind other south Asian countries like India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh. India is in the 48th position, whereas Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh are in 66th, 88th and 115th position respectively.
Five Asian countries -- Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Japan - feature in the top 20 list.
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