The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in a press release reporting its 2008 e-Readiness Rankings, identified three key developments:rn1. The US is now top of the table, followed closely by Hong Kong.rn2. Digital progress slows in Denmark and other European ICT leaders.rn3. The digital divide between the top and lower tiers continues to narrow, but more slowly.rn"E-readiness continues to advance across the globe. Indeed, the average e-readiness score of the 70 countries in this year's rankings rose to 6.39 (on a 1-10 scale), up from 6.24 in 2007. This overall progress, however, masks some backtracking among a handful of countries, notably within the top ten.
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