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Networked Readiness Index
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<p>The Networked Readiness Index is an index published annually by the <a href="/facts/World_Economic_Forum/91KlC7Cb">World Economic Forum</a> in collaboration with <a href="/facts/INSEAD/GGHuwNQq">INSEAD</a>, as part of their annual <i>Global Information Technology Report</i>. It aims to measure the degree of readiness of countries to exploit opportunities offered by <a href="/facts/Information_technology/glMzunwe">information</a> and <a href="/facts/Communications_technology/EGEkchsT">communications technology</a>. The Networked Readiness Index was first conceived of and constructed by Geoffrey Kirkman, Jeffrey Sachs and Carlos Osorio in 2002 at Harvard University. </p><p>The 2016 edition covers 139 nations. </p>