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Network Readiness Index 2022

  • 22 Nov 2022
  • 3 min read

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India has improved its position by six slots and is now placed at 61st rank as per the Network Readiness Index 2022 (NRI 2022) report released recently.

What is the Network Readiness Index 2022?

  • About:
    • The Network Readiness Index (NRI) report maps the network readiness landscape of 131 economies based on their performance in four areas:
      • Technology, People, Governance, and Impact.
    • The report is prepared by the Portulans Institute, an independent non-profit, nonpartisan research and educational institute based in Washington DC.
    • This year’s index includes 49 high-income economies, 32 upper-middle-income economies, 36 lower-middle-income economies, and 14 low-income economies.
  • Global Rankings:
    • US has taken the 1st spot from the Netherlands (4th) as the most network-ready society.
      • The biggest mover in the index is Singapore (2nd), pushing Denmark (6th) and Finland (7th) out of the top 5.
      • The other five countries that made it to the Top 10 are - Sweden (3rd), Switzerland (5th), Germany (8th), South Korea (9th), and Norway (10th).
    • Based on the top ten performers, NRI affirms that advanced economies in Europe, parts of Asia and the Pacific, and North America are some of the world’s most network-ready societies.
  • India’s Status:
    • India has not only improved its ranking, but also improved its score from 49.74 in 2021 to 51.19 in 2022.
    • India leads in several indicators:
      • India secured 1st rank in “AI talent concentration”.
      • 2nd rank in “Mobile broadband internet traffic within the country” and “International Internet bandwidth”.
      • 3rd rank in “Annual investment in telecommunication services” and “Domestic market size”
      • 4th rank in “ICT Services exports”.
      • 5th rank in “FTTH/Building Internet subscriptions” and “AI scientific publications”.
    • As per the report, India has a greater network readiness than would be expected given its income level.
      • India is ranked 3rd out of 36 in the group of lower-middle-income countries after Ukraine and Indonesia.

Source: PIB

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