Jakarta at position 19 City Community Networking

Which town is the 'paradise' networked society? What is certain is not Jakarta, Indonesia's capital because it must be satisfied at the 19 th position in the index of networked society (networked society).

Is Singapore, Stockholm and Seoul ranked at the top of the results of research collaboration between Ericsson and management consultancy Arthur D. Little is. The assessment is based on the development and establishment of information and communication technology (ICT) of each city.

This research reveals that cities with a high level of reliability of ICT is more capable in managing problems such as environmental management, infrastructure, public security, quality health care and education.

Erik Almqvist, Director at Arthur D. Little said, building a networked society is one of the major challenges for mankind. "Although this analysis recently viewed as a simple starting point to explore the relationship between ICT investment and sustainable development, it is our hope and intention that this report can be an inspiration for the cities that are not satisfied with the status quo," he said.

The three best-performing cities - Singapore, Stockholm, and Seoul - considered to have successfully met the target of many social, economic and environment by making extensive investments in ICT.

Singapore, for example, is aggressively pushing innovation in e-health and is a pioneer in the management of traffic congestion. Stockholm, see ICT as the main instigators for cooperation in research and knowledge transfer, while Seoul's use of ICT to create a green technology initiatives (green high-tech).

The index also suggests measures for low-ranked city, who are encouraged to provide digital access and ICT training for the population less able to reduce the digital divide. Included for Indonesia in the 19 th position with a value of 14.

Currently more than 50% of the world's population lives in urban areas. In 2030, the percentage is expected to grow to around 60. The number of large cities - which are defined as cities with 10 million inhabitants or more - are expected to increase by more than 30 million by 2030, up from about 40%.

By the numbers continue to grow in this metropolitan city, the main decision makers will be better able to ensure that this growth is sustainable if they can learn from the success of the best performing city in the networked society.

"By giving examples of how ICTs can enhance the growth of a city, the index can be used to inspire a dialogue with decision-makers to enhance organizational success and social - from the perspective of economic, environmental and social," said Erik Kruse, from the Laboratory of Networked Society at Ericsson in his statement , Monday (16/05/2011).

Here are the top 10 cities in the index of networked society (networked society):


1.Singapore
2.Stockholm
3.Seoul
4.London
5.Paris
6.New York
7.Tokyo
8.Los Angeles
9.Shanghai
10.Beijing