Overview

New Zealand scores 5.84 and ranks 17th amongst the Innovation-driven1 economies in the Connectivity Scorecard 2011 index, down one place from last year’s 16th place ranking.

However, New Zealand is still part of the “mainstream” group of innovation-driven economies, in the sense that its actual performance is respectable and relatively close to that of many other advanced economies. This distinguishes New Zealand from the group of countries that are clearly trailing in the Connectivity Scorecard - these countries are in Southern and Eastern Europe.

¹ As defined by The World Economic Forum www.weforum.org

New Zealand Connectivity Performance by Scorecard Component