U.S. Falls to Fifth on List of Most "Networked" Countries

An annual ranking of countries’ information technology systems shows the U.S. falling to fifth as Sweden rose to the top and developing countries such as China and India made significant gains.

The rankings, produced by the World Economic Forum and international business school Instead, do not only reflect how many people use technology. They take into account more than 50 factors, such as venture capital availability, technology laws, math and science education and broadband usage.

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