Inclusive Internet Index 2018

March 5, 2018 Share Like Labels: bet

Key points:

Inclusive Internet Index is a comprehensive index released by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) commissioned by Facebook.

Availability category measures the quality of available infrastructure that is required for access and levels of Internet usage.
Affordability category measures the cost required for access of internet relative to income
It also measures level of competition in the Internet marketplace.
Relevance measures the presence and existence of local language content and relevant content.
Readiness measures the capacity to access the Internet, including skills, cultural acceptance, and supporting policy.

This year's index covered 91 percent of the world's population and an expanded data set of 86 countries, up from 75 countries in 2017.

Global internet connectivity has increased 8.3 % and more number of people are connected than previous times.
Across the indexed countries, on average, men are 33.5 percent more likely to have Internet access than women.
The gap in accessing internet is larger in low-income group of countries
In low income group countries average gender internet access gap is of 80.2 percent and 3.7 percent among high-income countries

Rank of India in Inclusive internet index is 47th out of 86 countries when it comes to inclusive Internet and connectivity for all

India ranked 12th out of 23 countries in Asia when it comes to connectivity.
When compared with All countries India is placed at or near the top of the lower-middle-income bracket on most indicators, except for availability,
In availability India is placed at13th out of 23, compromised by low usage and poor quality despite relatively strong infrastructure.

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