Vietnam jumps in development index

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has published a report placing Vietnam 81st in a development index.

Titled ‘Measuring the Information Society 2011’, the report included the ICT Development Index (IDI) and the ICT Price Basket (IPB).

Vietnam moved up 10 places on the IDI list with value increases of 2.76 in 2008 to 3.53 in 2010.

The IDI figures are divided into three sub-indices rating access, use and skills. Vietnam saw growth in the use category which reflected the rise in broadband internet subscribers from zero in 2008 to 13 percent in 2010.

Vietnam also jumped 16 places in the access sub-index compared to 2008 and now ranks 12^th in the Asia-Pacific region.

It was listed as third place among 10 countries which experienced the highest IDI growth rates during the 2008-2010 period, after Armenia and Morocco.

According to the report, the 3G services launched in late 2009 have contributed to doubling mobile subscriptions in two years. – VNS

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