Helped by increased focus on human capital and R&D, Indian IT sector has improved its ranking in the global competitiveness to 34th spot in two years, Business Software Alliance (BSA) 2011 Global IT Industry Competitiveness Index.
- As per the index last published in 2009, India stood at 44th position among the 66 countries benchmarked.
- China stood at 38th position, while Brazil and Russia took the 39th and 46th spots, respectively.
- The United States continued to top the overall ranking for 2011 despite the slow down, followed by Finland, Singapore, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
- Singapore stood at 9th position, Sweden at 3 and the United Kingdom at 6 in the 2009 index.
In Asia, India ranks 9th, behind Malaysia (ranks 31st) and ahead of China and Thailand (ranks 50th).
The rankings are based on a series of indicators covering overall business environment, IT infrastructure, human capital, research and development (R&D), legal environment and public support for industry development.
The industry body has partnered with business arm of the The Economist, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for the report
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