The World Economic Forum recently released the Global Information Technology Report 2016 (the “Report") which measures the drivers and the progress of the information and communication technologies across 139 countries through the Network Readiness Index (NRI). The Report remarked that the overall global trend remains positive and whilst differences prevailed across countries in terms of networked readiness, efforts were being made to close the digital gap.

The NRI is comprised of 4 main categories (subindexes), 10 subcategories (pillars), and 53 individual indicators.

With an overall score of 4.4, Mauritius occupies the 49th position worldwide but remains 1st in Africa.

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