The United Nations and UNICEF are the two most followed international organizations on social media, with 16.9 and 16.3 million followers, respectively, on all platforms combined, according to the “Twiplomacy” study conducted by the Burson-Marsteller firm.
Puerto Rico has been included for the first time in the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook report released Tuesday, opening doors for future economic development, local executives in charge of representing the island before the entity said.
Puerto Rico positioned itself 55th out of 141 of the globe’s most tourist-friendly countries listed in the World Economic Forum’s global Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index released Wednesday.
Puerto Rico improved its standing in the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Competitive index, taking 32nd place in the 2014-2015 list and climbing two notches from last year.
Puerto Rico slipped five notches to 41st place in this year’s World Economic Forum’s Global Information Technology Report, yet remains ahead of other countries in the region in terms of connectedness, local experts said Wednesday upon analyzing the results.
While Puerto Rico’s competitive capacity depends mostly on its capacity to innovate, the island faces great challenges in education and infrastructure — areas that require immediate attention to position it favorably against other global economies.
Puerto Rico climbed one more notch in this year’s edition of the World Economic Forum’s “Global Competitiveness Report,” landing in 30th place among 148 countries around the globe.
The Latin America and Caribbean regions still suffer from a serious lag in the adoption and use of information technology (ITC) despite infrastructure improvements, an expansion of coverage and a push into e-government, according to the World Economic Forum’s Technology Report 2013 released a few moments ago.
Puerto Rico secured a place among the world’s top-third most viable economies this year, locking into the 31st position — up four notches from last year’s 35th ranking — in the World Economic Forum’s Global competitiveness index released Wednesday.
In the most recent Global Information Technology Report released Wednesday, Puerto Rico ranked second among the region’s most connected jurisdictions, behind only Barbados. However, the island ranks 36th in the world in terms of connectivity, which still denotes the persistence of a significant digital divide.
Puerto Rico has made a positive movement back up the ranks of this year’s World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report, by placing 35th among 142 countries. The ranking represents an improvement from last year, when Puerto Rico had fallen to the 41st spot on the list.
The survey that will determine Puerto Rico’s ranking in this year’s World Economic Forum’s Competitive Report has been distributed to members of the local business community, who the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce is urging to fill it out to help paint a clear picture of the island’s current standing.
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