Current context: India has been ranked 44th in the IMD world digital competitiveness ranking 2019 (WDCR).
a. 42nd
b. 43rd
c. 44th
d. 45th
- The ranking is improved by four places (from 48th) with an improvement in terms of knowledge and future readiness to adopt and explore digital technologies.
- The USA was ranked as the world's most digitally competitive economy. The top ten countries in the list are:
- USA
- Singapore
- Sweden
- Denmark
- Switzerland
- Netherlands
- Finland
- Hong Kong SAR
- Norway
- Republic of Korea
- The largest jump was registered by Indonesia and China i.e. from 62nd to 56th and 30th to 22nd respectively.
- The Index ranks 63 nations and measures their capacity to adopt digital technologies as a key driver for economic transformation in government, business, and society.
- WDCR examines three factors:
- Knowledge, the capacity to understand and learn new technologies.
- Technology, the competence to develop new digital innovations.
- Future readiness, the preparedness for the coming developments.
Question:
Q.1 What was India’s rank in the IMD world digital competitiveness ranking 2019 (WDCR)?a. 42nd
b. 43rd
c. 44th
d. 45th
