Surprise results in ranking of global access to communications technology; Slovenia, Republic of Korea among leaders; Findings in International Telecommunication Union report will be discussed at forthcoming World Summit on Information Society.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-20 November 2003-UN: Surprise results in ranking of global access to communications technology; Slovenia, Republic of Korea among leaders; Findings in International Telecommunication Union report will be discussed at forthcoming World Summit on Information Society(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11192003 GENEVA -- ITU -- The first global index to rank access to information and communication technology (ICT) has turned up some surprises.

Slovenia ties France; and the Republic of Korea, usually not among the top 10 in the international rankings, comes in fourth. Apart from Canada, ranked tenth, the top 10 economies are exclusively Asian and European. The Digital Access Index distinguishes itself from other indices by including a number of...