India leapfrogs 11 positions on Networked Readiness Index

Ranked 43rd in Global Information Technology Report 2009-2010

samirsachdeva

Samir Sachdeva | March 26, 2010



India has been ranked 43rd in the global networked readiness index as per the Global IT Report 2009-10 published by the  World Economic Forum (WEF) in collaboration with business school INSEAD.

India has moved ahead by 11 positions from the last year ranking of 54. Sweden tops the ranking followed by Singapore and Denmark. Switzerland (4), the United States (5), Finland (6), Canada (7) and Hong Kong (8), Netherlands (9) and Norway (10) are the other countries in the top 10

The networked readiness index attempts to measure the degree to which a national environment is conducive to ICT development and diffusion, the extent to which the three stakeholders ( individuals, the business,  and the government) are prepared to use ICT and the actual use of ICT by the three stakeholders.

As per the report India has a high individual readiness pillar (7th), business readiness pillar (23rd), and has improved in the market environment pillar (35th, up from 50th).

However the report states that the infrastructure at 83rd is a cause of concern as it may not be able to support the optimal ICT usage in the country. The report highlights insufficient telephone penetration of 3.21 (106th), few secure Internet servers (98th), poor Internet bandwidth (107th) and low tertiary education enrollment rates (11.85 percent, 100th) as areas of concern for India.

The dismal ICT penetration rates (109th for individual usage) with mobile penetration of 29.36 (116th), PC penetration of 3.18 (93rd), internet penetration of 4.38 (113th), and broadband Internet penetration of 0.45 (96th) brings down the competitive position of India.

Comments

 

Other News

Gandhian movement after Gandhi failed: Ram Guha

The Gandhian movement in India, after Gandhi’s death, failed, says Ramachandra Guha, and blames Vinoba Bhave for it. But the movement found new, fertile grounds around the world and succeeded in bringing about a change in South Africa, the US and elsewhere. It is high time it returned home. Of cour

When religion, politics and Bollywood come together

Tavleen Singh, noted journalist and political commentator, has turned to fiction, with her debut novel ‘The Actor’ (HaperCollins India). Set in the near future, it has a superstar, Amit Singh, turning to politics, when the political landscape is dominated by prime minister Guru Gaynendraj

Cabinet approves setting up of Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority

The union cabinet, chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved the setting up of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), called Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA), to strengthen research, planning, appraisal, monitoring and impact assessment within the broad domains of Transp

Why foundational literacy and numeracy is key to school education

Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) are often described as the building blocks of education. Yet, their significance goes well beyond a child’s ability to read a sentence, write a response or solve a basic mathematical problem. These foundational skills shape how children understand the world,

When police data becomes the algorithm

For decades, policing has followed a familiar sequence: a crime occurs, the police respond, an investigation produces records and those records become part of the institutional memory of the criminal justice system. Artificial intelligence is beginning to alter that sequence. Instead of merely recording

Before India voted, the framers worried about the referee

“We are making a Constitution forever and not only for today.” Shibban Lal Saksena said this in the Constituent Assembly on June 15, 1949. He was warning that a ruling party might one day choose a loyalist to run India’s elections. Seventy-seven years later, the Supreme Court is wrestli

Upcoming Conferences



-->

Archives

Current Issue

Opinion

Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linkedin Subscribe Newsletter

Twitter