<A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6228368.html?tag=nl.e550">The United States, Sweden, and Japan topped a new ranking</A> that measures how well countries use telecommunications technologies--networks, cell phones, and computers--to boost their social and economic prosperity.

Connectivity Scorecard, created by London Business School professor Leonard Waverman and published on Wednesday, measured countries on about 30 indicators, including usage of communications technology.