Top 10 Tech Driven Nations

1. Finland

Finland: Finland is the most technical oriented nation in the world. The Finnish technology is called as the Europe's technology leader for their high- technology projects and healthcare facilities. The Newsweek termed the Finland as the best country for health facilities and economic dynamism, educational, political environment and quality of life. The company is highly developed with a mixed economy policy. The per capita income of the country is equal to the other European countries like France, Germany, Belgium or U.K. The government funded Euro 2.065 billion in the year 2011 for the development of science and technology.

2. USA

Steve jobs, Eric Schmidt and Larry Page have already proved where they stand in world level for their novelty. The country has been a leader of technological innovation from the 19th century. The first telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell won the first U.S. patent in the year 1976. U.S. holds the credit for their prestigious inventions like the long-lasting light bulb, first feasible movie camera, alternating current, the AC motor and the radio. The U.S. government has done a huge investment in systematic study and industrial development heading to the hi-tech spaceflights, computing and bio technology. The country has the highest number of scientific research papers. NSF, the government agency of U.S. funds about 7billion per year in Science and technology.

3. Japan

The Asia's most developed country, Japan, is famous for its skills in consumer electronics, robotics and automotive industry. The country is one of the top nations in scientific research, technology, machinery and medical research. They have the third largest resources for research and development at $130 billion and have 677,731 researchers. The country is accredited with merit for possessing the highest number of Nobel prizes in the field of science in Asia. The country has the highest number of industrial robots that are used in production segment.

4. Sweden

Sweden apportions 4 percent of the GDP on research and development. The country tops the European statistics in term of research investment allocation and for the highest number of published scientific works per capita. The country gives financial and technological countries to many Asian countries. The country is a pure socialist economy and government has great interest in technology. This is the only socialist nation that is highly tech driven.

5. Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea (South Korea) stands out in the field of electronics, automobiles, ships, machinery, petro chemicals and robotics. HUBO, the popular walking robot was a Korean made. The nation plans to have a robot in every household. Korea has a high speed broadband that is triple times faster than the U.S. broadband.

6. The Netherlands

The electro technical industry in Netherlands is highly developed. The ET industry manufactures computers, telecommunication systems, electronic measurement and control equipment, electric switching gears and transformers, and medical and scientific instruments. The country has made a noteworthy pace with the discovery of artificial kidney, compact disc, microscope, pendulum clock and telescope. The Dutch firms play a significant role in the European space agency.

7. United Kingdom

United Kingdom one of the most powerful nation in the world is the sixth largest economy by insignificant GDP and eighth largest economy by procuring power uniformity. The first industrialized nation in the world discovered hydrogen. They have made amazing inventions like locomotive engine, jet engine, World Wide Web, incandescent light-bulb. The other great inventions are, the world's first working television, electric motor and commercial electrical telegraph.

8. Singapore

The country has been positioned as one of the most open competitive and innovative nations. The economy of Singapore is very business friendly and has $1.35 billion industry alignment fund to assist the country's public and private sector projects to become highly innovative and knowledge based nation. Improvement in research and development is their foremost Motive.

9. Canada

Canada is highly developed in technology sector. The government allots 1.8 percent of the GDP for research and development. For the scientific advancement in the lifestyle of Canadians, the Science, Technology and Innovation committee was launched in the year 2007. Canada makes huge investment in science and technology to generate more jobs and to build a strong economy.

10. Australia

The thirteenth largest nation by economy has major marks in human development, quality of life, healthcare, life expectancy, public education and economic freedom. The vision and mission of the nation is to top in research and development on information and communications, biotechnology and manufacturing. Their major power is the astronomical and space sciences.