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Technology and Innovation Report 2025 Flags India’s Frontier Tech Readiness Gains
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in its Technology and Innovation Report 2025, emphasises India’s enhanced preparedness for frontier technologies. The report places India at 36th in 2024 in the Readiness for Frontier Technologies Index, improving from 48th in 2022.
Technology and Innovation Report 2025:
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Private investment in AI | The United States ranks 1st, China ranks 2nd, and India ranks 10th among countries in terms of private investment in artificial intelligence. |
| Developing countries with strong technology readiness | Developing countries that demonstrate strong performance in technology readiness comprise Brazil, China, India, and the Philippines. |
| Countries with notable improvements in human capital | Countries that have recorded notable improvements in human capital comprise Bhutan, India, Morocco, the Republic of Moldova, and Timor-Leste. |
| Definition of frontier technologies | Frontier technologies refer to emerging and rapidly advancing innovations with the potential to transform industries, communication systems, and strategies for addressing major global challenges. |
| Examples of frontier technologies | Key examples comprise Artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain technology, Internet of Things (IoT), and Virtual Reality (VR). |
| Global Innovation Index (GII) | The Global Innovation Index is by WIPO and has a main focus on overall innovation performance. |
| Readiness for Frontier Technologies Index | The Readiness for Frontier Technologies Index is by UNCTAD and has a main focus on preparedness to use frontier technologies. |
| Key indicators | GII key indicators comprise innovation inputs and outputs, while the Readiness for Frontier Technologies Index key indicators comprise ICT, skills, R&D, industrial capacity, and finance. |
| India’s reported rank | India’s reported rank is 38th in 2026 in the Global Innovation Index and 36th in 2024 in the Readiness for Frontier Technologies Index. |