South Korea has reclaimed the top spot on an international index measuring the development of information and communication technology (ICT.)
 
Released by the UN’s International Telecommunication Union, the annual index is recognized as the world’s most reliable and impartial data and analysis on the state of global ICT development.
 
South Korea first topped the list in 2010 and remained number one until 2013. However, it slipped to second place last year, ousted by Denmark.
 
Among 167 countries included in this year’s index, Asian entries on the top 20 list are only South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore.
 
In an award ceremony held in Hiroshima, Japan, on Monday, Second Vice Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning Choi Jae-you said South Korea will share its ICT development experiences with emerging countries.