“世界经济论坛”12月9日发布的2003年世界各国信息技术发展状况排行榜显示,中国名列第51位。这个名称为“全球计算机网络准备能力指数”(NRI)的排行榜显示,美国仍名列首位,新加坡由去年的第8位升到第2位。世界银行专家兰温指出,那种认为信息技术与降低贫困毫不相干的观点已经 The World Economic Forum’s December 2003 ranking of the development of information technology in various countries in the world shows that China ranks 51st. The list, named NRI, shows that the U.S. still ranks first and Singapore rose from No. 8 last year to No. 2. World Bank expert Lan Wen pointed out that the view that information technology and poverty reduction have nothing to do