Ukraine - Performs modestly well across the board

Ukraine gains three positions in its group of resource and efficiency-driven economies on the Connectivity Scorecard 2010. The country posts a moderate performance across consumer, business and government categories.
Ukraine delivers its strongest performance in consumer infrastructure, where it reports high fixed-line and mobile penetration. Its consumer usage and skills scores are bolstered by impressive literacy rates and high uptake of telecom services. It also fares modestly on the government-related metrics.

While its performance is moderate in the business category, its weak performance on metrics such as business investments in IT hardware, software and services, penetration of secure internet servers and availability of international bandwidth is a cause for concern. A very low broadband penetration in the consumer segment further adds to its woes.

Ukraine benefits from not having to deal with the developmental challenges faced by most resource and efficiency-driven countries. Therefore, a stronger investment push to the development of ICT infrastructure will help the country reap higher dividends for its citizens.

Ukraine Connectivity Performance by Scorecard Component