Connectivity Scorecard › Germany | Nokia Siemens Networks
Nokia Siemens Networks
Study created by Professor Leonard Waverman, London Business School, and economic consulting firm LECG, commissioned by Nokia Siemens Networks.
Germany
Connectivity
score 5.52
Executive Summary
Germany finishes 8th out of 16 'innovation-driven' countries with a score of 5.52. It is fair to say that Germany’s performance is unremarkable, and perhaps a little disappointing given that the country retains a number of large firms with a significant research and innovation capability. It is possible that the contribution of these firms is tempered by firms that utilise less ICT—the Mittelstand of medium and small businesses that still play a larger role in Germany’s economy than they do in many comparator nations. However, there is little current data that we have collected on ICT usage by different types of firms in Germany and Europe.
Germany Connectivity Performance by Scorecard Component
Areas of strength
Main telephone line penetration, PC penetration, and business data access lines
Business spending on hardware and software
Highest e-government rating than many other European nations on the Brown University
e-government rankings
Areas for improvement
Managed data services revenue, web-hosting revenue, and IP telephony penetration and usage
Broadband penetration is moderate