3: Country/Economy Profiles
Philippines Readiness component
Key indicators
Individual readiness
Population (millions), 2007..........................................................87.9 GDP (PPP) per capita (int’l $), 2007 ........................................3,383 Internet users per 100 population, 2007 ....................................6.0 Internet bandwidth (mB/s) per 10,000 population, 2007..........1.1 Mobile telephone subscribers per 100 population, 2007......58.9
Networked Readiness Index Edition (number of economies)
Rank
2008–2009 (134) ...................................................85 2007–2008 (127) ...............................................................................81 2006–2007 (122) ...............................................................................69
Global Competitiveness Index 2008–2009 (134)
246
Environment component Market environment 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14
52
87
Effectiveness of law-making bodies................................109 Laws relating to ICT ..........................................................60 Judicial independence .......................................................83 Intellectual property protection .........................................89 Efficiency of legal framework..........................................104 Property rights ...................................................................92 Quality of competition in the ISP sector ...........................38 Number of procedures to enforce a contract, 2008*........63 Time to enforce a contract, 2008* ..................................111
Infrastructure environment 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07
84
Venture capital availability..................................................77 Financial market sophistication .........................................57 Availability of latest technologies ......................................52 State of cluster development ............................................56 Utility patents, 2007* ........................................................69 High-tech exports, 2006* ....................................................1 Burden of government regulation ...................................109 Extent and effect of taxation.............................................65 Total tax rate, 2007*..........................................................94 Time required to start a business, 2008*........................114 No. of procedures required to start a business, 2008* ..121 Intensity of local competition ............................................74 Freedom of the press........................................................45 Accessibility of digital content...........................................64
Political and regulatory environment 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09
71
106
Number of telephone lines, 2006*..................................107 Secure Internet servers, 2007*.........................................85 Electricity production, 2005*...........................................101 Availability of scientists and engineers..............................92 Quality of scientific research institutions ..........................86 Tertiary enrollment, 2006*.................................................72 Education expenditure, 2006*.........................................113
4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09
Individual usage
91
61
Prevalence of foreign technology licensing.......................55 Firm-level technology absorption ......................................49 Capacity for innovation ......................................................63 Availability of new telephone lines ....................................74 Extent of business Internet use ........................................75
Government usage 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05
81
Mobile telephone subscribers, 2007* ...............................85 Personal computers, 2006* ..............................................68 Broadband Internet subscribers, 2007* ............................80 Internet users, 2007* ......................................................103 Internet bandwidth, 2007* ................................................76
Business usage 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05
88
Government prioritization of ICT .......................................92 Gov’t procurement of advanced tech products...............110 Importance of ICT to government vision of the future .....94 E-Government Readiness Index, 2008*............................63
Usage component 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05
97
Extent of staff training.......................................................30 Local availability of research and training services............51 Quality of management schools........................................31 Company spending on R&D ..............................................47 University-industry research collaboration.........................63 Business telephone connection charge, 2007* ..............100 Business monthly telephone subscription, 2007* ..........129 Local supplier quality .........................................................64 Local supplier quantity.......................................................77 Computer, comm., and other services imports, 2006* ....87
Government readiness 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04
83
Quality of math and science education ...........................100 Quality of the educational system.....................................46 Internet access in schools.................................................56 Buyer sophistication ..........................................................50 Residential telephone connection charge, 2007* .............91 Residential monthly telephone subscription, 2007* .......115 High-speed monthly broadband subscription, 2006*........86 Lowest cost of broadband, 2006* ....................................58 Cost of mobile telephone call, 2006*................................92
Business readiness 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10
86
79
Government success in ICT promotion.............................97 Availability of government online services ........................80 ICT use and government efficiency ..................................79 Presence of ICT in government offices.............................95 E-Participation Index, 2008*..............................................43
* Hard data Note: For further details and explanation, please refer to the section “How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles” at the beginning of this chapter.