BSA: Germany Leads World in Cloud Computing Preparedness

Germany is the best-prepared country for expansion of cloud-computing services, while Japan ranks second, the U.S. third and Vietnam last in a pool of 24 nations, according to BSA. BSA scored countries on data privacy; security; cybercrime; IP rights; standards and rules; promotion of free trade; and IT readiness and broadband deployment. Germany recorded an overall score of 84, Japan 82.1, the U.S. 82 and Vietnam 36.4. Russia and China ranked 21st and 22nd, respectively, with scores of 45 and 43.7.