Canada Among Top Five Wired Nations

.....Nevermind.....

Anyway, this isn't the place for politics. This is about Canada being wired.

I'm surprised that they didn't mention South Korea or Japan on that list...

Nice to hear how we rate concidering our population , and it is great to see the efforts Canadians put into it ( rate of educated ), but I feel a little uncomfortable with constantly trying to compete.

"Sweden has the world's highest penetration of Internet access, the highest usage of mobile phones, and a very high level of Internet and computer skills among business managers. For instance, Sweden has the highest business penetration rate for both Microsoft Windows and Apple OS.

The country is also the world's most advanced testing ground for a range of mobile commerce applications. The GSM, WCDMA, EDGE and Bluetooth technologies were all invented in Sweden. A gadget loving populace, the Swedes have successfully used the Internet to enhance business transactions, and incorporated the medium into their daily routines, while the government has driven development.

Sweden is advanced in the deployment of wireless infrastructures, including 2G, 2.5G, 3G and WLAN. The country's WCDMA 3G mobile infrastructure covers over 70 percent of the population, state wireless consultants Northstream.

This year, according to an article in Computer Sweden, Sweden has become the first country in the world to introduce an open standard for electronic identification via mobile phones, enabling consumers to do their banking business, file their tax forms or even vote by simply using a mobile phone. Behind the service is BankID, an alliance of Swedish banks, telecom operators and the telecom equipment supplier Ericsson.

Incidentally, Sweden is the only country in the world to have more mobile phones than inhabitants. This is thanks to lower calling costs than any other European country!

Sweden is the most tech savvy country in Europe according to a new report by Jupiter Research (2005), a US market analysis firm, which said the use of digital products such as cell phones, televisions, Internet equipment and cameras was highest in Sweden and its fellow Scandinavian countries Denmark and Norway."

Aaaaaahhh... No real news here.