According to the World Economic Forum, Nigeria’s ranking in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) development with regards to Networked Readiness Index has plunged seven places to 119.
While Kenya’s Networked Readiness ranking improved, climbing six places to 86th position, the same is not the case for other major African economies such as Nigeria, which now ranks 119th.
South Africa fell five places and now ranks 75th while Egypt dropped three places and now ranks 94th.
African countries need to take full advantage of the potentials offered by information and communications technologies (ICTs) to drive social and economic transformation, according to the Report 2015 (GITR).