<s>
E-readiness	B-General_Concept
refers	O
to	O
a	O
country	O
's	O
capacity	O
and	O
state	O
of	O
preparedness	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
electronic	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
state	O
of	O
maturity	O
is	O
commonly	O
measured	O
by	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
information	B-General_Concept
and	I-General_Concept
communications	I-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
(	O
ICT	O
)	O
infrastructure	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
its	O
government	O
and	O
citizens	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
positive	O
impacts	O
of	O
ICT	O
for	O
sustainable	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
common	O
factors	O
that	O
are	O
taken	O
into	O
consideration	O
for	O
measuring	O
e-readiness	B-General_Concept
of	O
a	O
country	O
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Information	B-General_Concept
and	I-General_Concept
communications	I-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
(	O
ICT	O
)	O
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
widely	O
used	O
e-readiness	B-General_Concept
tools	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
set	O
of	O
measurement	O
criteria	O
and	O
thus	O
a	O
study	O
model	O
needs	O
to	O
be	O
re-designed	O
to	O
be	O
assessed	O
by	O
a	O
certain	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
e-readiness	B-General_Concept
tools	O
have	O
limitations	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
flexibility	O
and	O
applicability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
standardization	O
of	O
measures	O
of	O
the	O
widely	O
existed	O
e-readiness	B-General_Concept
tools	O
.	O
</s>
