But the country scored low in the infrastructure index. While the study noted that the Philippines has more or less the same type of services offered by government Web sites of First World countries, a more mature Internet infrastructure is needed to deliver these services more effectively.

"Notwithstanding the expansion in e-government programs, access to all in these developing countries remains limited with greater efforts needed to expand the outreach of basic telecommunication infrastructure to all people," the study said.

"It is very fortunate that the UN recognizes the country's efforts in terms of e-government. Through this, we were able to gain good stature in terms of providing government content online," said Tim Diaz de Rivera, Commissioner for eGovernment Development of the CICT (Commission on Information and Communications Technology).

De Rivera, who is also concurrently director general of the National Computer Center (NCC), added that the government would have to work harder and increase its efforts for better delivery of public services online.

The UN study examined e-readiness among government Web sites in 191 UN-member countries. The ten highest-ranked countries are: U.S., Denmark, Sweden, U.K., Korea, Australia, Singapore, Canada, Finland and Norway.