Economist has an interesting article on ranking of countries on Networked Readiness Index. US has lost its top place and has fallen to the seventh place. India is ranked 44th while China has been ranked 59th. About 122 countries have been ranked in the report.India has lost 4 places in the ranking since the last time this report was published. The reports ranks countries on 67 variables which includes parameters like regulatory environment, measures of technology infrastructure and usage.

India seems to have a long way to go if it needs to get to the top of the list. Being a preferred IT destination and projected to be a fast growing economy, it is important this gets the attention of the policy makers here in India.

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