Prelims: Current events of national and international importance | Reports & Indices
Why in News?
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in its Technology and Innovation Report 2025, emphasized India's enhanced preparedness for frontier technologies.
- India’s Improvement
- In 2024, India achieved the 36th position.
- In 2022, India was ranked 48th.
- This represents an improvement of 12 positions.
- Additional findings
- The United States is the leading country in private investment in artificial intelligence.
- China ranks 2nd, while India is 10th among countries in terms of private investment in artificial intelligence.
- Brazil, China, India, and the Philippines are developing countries that demonstrate strong performance in technology readiness.
- Bhutan, India, Morocco, the Republic of Moldova, and Timor-Leste have recorded notable improvements in human capital.
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Frontier Technologies
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- Frontier technologies refer to emerging and rapidly advancing innovations with the potential to transform industries, communication systems, and strategies for addressing major global challenges.
- Key examples
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Blockchain technology
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Virtual Reality (VR)
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GII vs Readiness for Frontier Technologies Index
- The rankings assess distinct dimensions of innovation and technological development.
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Feature
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Global Innovation Index
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Readiness for Frontier Technologies Index
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Organisation
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WIPO
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UNCTAD
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Main focus
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Overall innovation performance
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Preparedness to use frontier technologies
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Key indicators
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Innovation inputs and outputs
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ICT, skills, R&D, industrial capacity and finance
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India's reported rank
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38th in 2026
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36th in 2024
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Reference
Indian Express | Readiness for Frontier Technologies Index
