UAE tops Middle East rankings for ICT economic benefits

The UAE is leading the Arab world when it comes to generating economic impact from investments in information and communications technologies (ICT), according to a new study.

The World Economic Forum’s Global Information Technology Report 2016 ranked the UAE 26th globally, just ahead of Qatar (27th) while Kuwait (61st) was one of the world’s biggest improvers, up by 11 places on the previous list.

The study said that while governments are lagging behind in terms of digital adoption, the business community in Kuwait is registering an increased weight on ICT in government vision and efforts to improve the regulatory environment.

Globally, Finland, Switzerland, Sweden, Israel, Singapore, the Netherlands and the United States are leading the way.

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