AND FINALLY...
Big changes in Europe’s e-readiness
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2008 2007 e-readiness score 2008 2007
EUROPE
1 2 United States 8.95 8.85
Distributors in Europe – Single User £2750
E-READINESS, as the Economist 3 2 Sweden 8.85 8.85
The Top 1000 Multiple User £11000
Intelligence Unit defines it, is the measure 5 1 Denmark 8.83 8.88
of a country’s ability to use digital channels 7 8 Netherlands 8.74 8.5
1000 company profiles on the top distributors in more than 40 coun-
for communication, commerce and 8 7 United Kingdom 8.68 8.59 tries including major economies plus Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia,
government in order to further economic 9 5 Switzerland 8.67 8.61 Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia
and social development. Implied in this 10 11 Austria 8.63 8.39

measure is the extent to which the usage 11 12 Norway 8.6 8.35
PC Assemblers in Europe – SU £1250
of communications devices and Internet 13 10 Finland 8.42 8.43
The Top 500 MU £5000
services creates efficiencies for business 14 19 Germany 8.39 8
The only comprehensive database of Europe’s top 500 PC and notebook
assemblers across 36 countries identifies the distribution activities
and citizens, and the extent to which this 20 20 Belgium 8.04 7.9
of PC assemblers, many of whom are major IT wholesalers, contract
usage is leveraged in the development 21 21 Ireland 8.03 7.86
manufacturers also included
of information and communications 22 22 France 7.92 7.77
technology (ICT) industries. Assessed in 23 24 Malta 7.78 7.56
Retail Channel in Europe - SU £1250
the holistic approach employed in these 24 23 Israel 7.61 7.58
The Top 500 MU £5000
rankings, it is apparent that, collectively, 25 25 Italy 7.55 7.45 Contains detailed profiles of the top 380 retailers, 90 specialist retail
the world is moving up the e-readiness 26 26 Spain 7.46 7.29 distributors and 36 merchandisers in 30 European countries
charts., but Europe is seeing many changes. 27 27 Portugal 7.38 7.14
Average e-readiness rose to a score 28 28 Estonia 7.1 6.84
Corporate Resellers in Europe – SU £1495
of 6.39 in the 2008 rankings, up from 6.24 29 29 Slovenia 6.93 6.66
The Top 300 MU £5980
in the previous year. The hard work of 30 32 Greece 6.72 6.31
Companies supplying most of the IT infrastructure needs of both large
accounts and SMEs in Europe
keeping up overall progress masks some 31 31 Czech Republic 6.68 6.32
backtracking among a handful of countries, 33 34 Hungary 6.3 6.16
ISVs in Europe - SU £3495
and conspicuously within the rankings’ top 36 39 Slovakia 6.06 5.84
The Top 1500 MU £13980
ten. Denmark has, after four consecutive 37 37 Latvia 6.03 5.88
1500 ISVs focusing on 18 specific vertical markets and generic horizontal
years as the world’s most e-ready country, 38 41 Lithuania 6.03 5.78
functionality types
fallen four places, as has Switzerland, to 41 40 Poland 5.83 5.8
fifth and ninth respectively. The US is now previously established. Both Finland and Denmark, Network and Telco Convergence
the global e-readiness leader, followed closely by for instance, suffered drops in their consumer
Specialists in Europe – SU £1250
Hong Kong, which has advanced two places. Finland and business adoption scores as they were
The Top 500 MU £5000
has also dropped three places, from 10th to 13th, unable to maintain previous ICT spending levels
500 resellers, integrators and consultancies offering voice/data com-
and has been supplanted in the top ten by Austria. or to improve upon (albeit impressive) public and
munication products and services
The slight decline in fortunes of the corporate access to digital channels, says the EIU.
Systems Integrators in Europe – SU £2095
aforementioned European ICT leaders is mainly Similarly, Switzerland was judged to have lost
The Top 700 MU £8380
a result of their failure to sustain, in selected some of the vision and commitment that had
Detailed profiles of the top 700 systems integrators in 35 countries
areas, the heady pace of development they had marked its e-government strategy. www.eiu.com
across Europe
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Alex Pullin (alex.pullin@iteuropa.com)
in 34 European countries
Osian ap Garth (osian.apgarth@iteuropa.com)
Contributors: Auri Aittokallio, Ambrose McNevin
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