UNITED NATIONS: (Apr 4) India ranks 36th out of 170 nations on a global index measuring a country’s readiness for frontier technologies, improving its ranking from last year, according to a UN report.
The 2025 Technology and Innovation Report, issued by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), stated that India ranked 36th in 2024 on the ‘Readiness for Frontier Technologies’ index, improving its position from 48th in 2022.
The index combines indicators for ICT deployment, skills, research and development (R&D) activity, industrial capacity, and access to finance.