India is in 131st rank out of 167
nations in Global Index of Information Technology Access. The global
index measures the level of information and communication technology
access. This report is shocking because these days most number of
households are with Internet and a PC.
The
number of computers and laptops has increased in the nation for past
five years. But, As per the Information Society Report by the UN
International Telecommunications Union (ITU), 3.2 billion people across
the globe are online out of the 43.3% of population.
Mobile
subscriptions alone have reached 7 billion. More than 90% of global
population is now covered with cellular signal. This report also said
that the 167 economies included in the ITU's information and
communication technology (ICT) Development Index (IDI) improved their
IDI values.
Now India is in 131st rank
and this is a downhill. India is in 125th spot as per the IDI rank in
2010. The report also said Asia-Pacific is having the best development
and this has reflected in the economic development.