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Tau Index Global Leaders Updated

South Korea Continues to Pace the World

Here are the latest leaders-overall, by region, and by income tier from the Tau Institute, founded earlier this year, dedicated to global ICT research, with locations in Illinois and Manila, Philippines.

We now have results for a total of 99 countries, as well as detail on how the rankings are calculated. Earlier today, I wrote a brief description on the topic.

Overall
South Korea
Estonia
New Zealand
Netherlands
Finland
Denmark
Sweden
Vietnam
United Kingdom
Lithuania

By Region
Americas
Canada
Chile
Uruguay
United States

Europe
Estonia
Netherlands
Finland
Denmark

M. East/N. Africa
Jordan
Israel
Morocco
Tunisia

Africa
Uganda
Ghana
Senegal
Kenya

Asia
South Korea
Vietnam
Taiwan
Japan

Tier 1 (>$30K in per capita income)
New Zealand
Netherlands
Finland
Denmark

Tier 2 ($13K-$29K)
South Korea
Estonia
Lithuania
Taiwan

Tier 3 ($6K-$13K)
Bulgaria
Romania
Latvia
Turkey

Tier 4 ($2K-$6K)
Jordan
Jamaica
Ukraine
Mongolia

Tier 5 (<$2K)
Vietnam
Uganda
Ghana
Senegal

Raw Index
Overall
Vietnam
Kenya
Uganda
Tanzania
Ukraine
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Bulgaria
Romania
Morocco

By Region
Americas
Bolivia
Jamaica
Honduras
Ecuador

Europe
Ukraine
Bulgaria
Romania
Serbia

M. East/N. Africa
Morocco
Egypt
Tunisia
Jordan

Africa
Kenya
Uganda
Tanzania
Ethiopia

Asia
Vietnam
Mongolia
China
Philippines

Tier 1 (>$30K in per capita income)
Belgium
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Germany

Tier 2 ($13K-$29K)
Lithuania
Hungary
South Korea
Estonia

Tier 3 ($6K-$13K)
Bulgaria
Romania
Serbia
Latvia

Tier 4 ($2K-$6K)
Ukraine
Morocco
Mongolia
Eqypt

Tier 5 (<$2K)
Vietnam
Kenya
Uganda
Tanzania

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Roger Strukhoff is Executive Director of the Tau Institute (@TauDir), focused on global ICT research, including the growth of cloud computing. Offices are located in Illinois and Makati City, Philippines. He also writes for Cloud Computing Journal, Computerworld Philippines, and CloudEcosystem.com. He holds a BA from Knox College, Technical Certificate from UC-Berkeley, and MBA from Cal State (Hayward).

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