India slips in WEF’s global IT index
India's performance is disappointing in the latest Global Information Technology Report 2008-2009 (GITR) of the World Economic Forum, which examined 134 countries.
By Sheila Mathrani, ET Bureau |
GENEVA: India's performance is disappointing in the latest Global Information Technology Report 2008-2009 (GITR) of the World Economic Forum, which examined 134 countries. The GITR again ranks Denmark and Sweden as first and second, followed by the US, Singapore and Switzerland.
From last year���s rank of 50, India has slipped to 54 in the Network Readiness Index (NRI) with a score of 4.03. China has overtaken India and jumped to rank 46 with a score of 4.15. Incidentally , India stands 50 in the WEF
Global Competitiveness Index 2008-2009 .
The GITR 2009 states that ICT (information and communications technology ) has proven to be a key enabler of socio-economic progress and development , enhancing productivity and economic growth, reducing poverty and improving
living standards in many ways.
Production processes, access to markets , and information sources together with social interactions are being revolutionised with ICT, which has also impacted government efficiency. Mobile telephony has been particularly instrumental in raising prosperity, poverty deduction in developing countries.
According to co-author Soumitra Dutta, dean for external relations at INSEAD, France, the report shows good education fundamentals and high level of technological readiness and innovation are essential engines of growth. In the current economic crisis there will be a greater need for IT and greater demand for knowledgebased economies.
China has progressed over India as it has invested heavily in education and industry, and will advance further.
According to Dutta, ���China has overtaken India not for what it has done, but what India has not done. Because of political conditions in the country, India has not been as active as some of those making those reforms as it should have. India has lost some time showing in a variety of components.
From last year���s rank of 50, India has slipped to 54 in the Network Readiness Index (NRI) with a score of 4.03. China has overtaken India and jumped to rank 46 with a score of 4.15. Incidentally , India stands 50 in the WEF
Global Competitiveness Index 2008-2009 .
The GITR 2009 states that ICT (information and communications technology ) has proven to be a key enabler of socio-economic progress and development , enhancing productivity and economic growth, reducing poverty and improving
living standards in many ways.
Production processes, access to markets , and information sources together with social interactions are being revolutionised with ICT, which has also impacted government efficiency. Mobile telephony has been particularly instrumental in raising prosperity, poverty deduction in developing countries.
According to co-author Soumitra Dutta, dean for external relations at INSEAD, France, the report shows good education fundamentals and high level of technological readiness and innovation are essential engines of growth. In the current economic crisis there will be a greater need for IT and greater demand for knowledgebased economies.
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China has progressed over India as it has invested heavily in education and industry, and will advance further.
According to Dutta, ���China has overtaken India not for what it has done, but what India has not done. Because of political conditions in the country, India has not been as active as some of those making those reforms as it should have. India has lost some time showing in a variety of components.
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