The Netherlands remains one of the best countries in the world in using IT to stimulate economic growth, innovation, jobs and well-being, according to a new report by the World Economic Forum.

The body’s Global Information Technology Report compared the use of IT in 143 different companies and again puts the Netherlands in fourth place in the ranking. Top of the list is Singapore, followed by Finland and Sweden. Norway completes the top 5.

Among the Dutch highlights: an increasing number of companies are totally digital and the government’s shift towards online communication with its citizens.

‘The government is taking a leading role in terms of using IT,’ researcher Henk Volberda told the Volkskrant. ‘Take DigiD, the online platform which allows people to deal with officialdom. Even tax returns are fully digitalised now.’