The Global Information Technology Report 2010 - 2011

Although a number of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean region post notable improvements or consolidate their achievements in networked readiness, the region as a whole continues to trail behind international best practices in leveraging ICT advances. The assessment of sub-Saharan Africa’s networked readiness continues to be disappointing, with the majority of the region lagging in the bottom half of the NRI rankings, bar Mauritius (45th) and South Africa (61st). Tunisia consolidates its leadership in North Africa at 35th place, while all other countries in the region, with the exception of Morocco (83rd, 5 places up), follow a downward trend.

The next decade will see the global Internet transformed from an arena dominated by advanced countries, their businesses, and citizens to one where emerging economies will become predominant. As more citizens in these economies go online and connectivity levels approach those of advanced markets, the global shares of Internet activity and transactions will increasingly shift toward the former. In addition, with the improvement in the speed and quality of broadband and with Web 2.0 technologies and applications, economic and social dynamics across the world will change dramatically, with massive implications in terms of productivity gains and new opportunities for individuals. This inflection point presents an opportunity for economies - and cities - all over the globe to take decisive steps to gain the competitive advantage that can be derived from widespread use of broadband networks.
http://reports.weforum.org/global-information-technology-report/content/pdf/wef-gitr-2010-2011.pdf