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India

Connectivity
score 1.83

Executive Summary

India is a low ranking performer within its peer group of 'resource and efficiency-driven' economies, ranking 8th out of the 9 countries considered, with a score of 1.83 out of a possible 10.  India’s performance may appear surprising at first glance given the perception of India as an emerging IT powerhouse. What the results show however, is just how small India’s islands of technological achievement remain. Crucially, the gap between India and its main competitor China appears to be substantial.

India Connectivity Performance by Scorecard Component

Areas of strength

E-Government ranking - in respect to making services and information available online

Growing, educated middle class

Areas for improvement

Consumer infrastructure – in particular, mobile network coverage, broadband and mobile penetration remain low

Consumer usage and skills – mobile phones

Business infrastructure – e.g. application secure Internet servers and international outgoing telephone traffic

Government infrastructure, i.e. spending on software, hardware and computer services

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