India -- 48th in global IT competitive index !!

India ranked 48th in the world in the 2008 IT industry competitiveness index, a study said. 

The key attributes of a country in analysing its environment for the IT sector was ample supply of skills, innovation,advancement in technology and infrastructure, protection and enforcement of IPRS, open comeptitive economy and government support.

ET report..."India has an overall score of 28.9 on the IT competitive index as per the study conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unin its second year, assesses and compares the IT industry environments of 66 countries to determine the extent to which they enable IT sector competitiveness. "

The study revealed that India performed best in business environment and support for IT industry development with a score of 59.3 per cent and 54 per cent. Areas of improvement include IT infrastructure and R and D environment in the country which are relatively low in the IT industry competitive index.

India has a long way to go but will definitely achieve a better rank in coming 5-7 years..!!