According to Global Information Technology Report 2008-2009 released today, China has defeated India on the worldwide IT (information technology) radar, by gaining the 46th position in what is known as the Network Readiness Index (NRI).

At the same time India fell to the 54th grade from the 50th position during the last year, China jumped 11 points to come forward as a more innovative nation in promoting its global IT interests.

Soumitra Dutta, management academic at INSEAD, France, made this announcement.

The NRI is a measurement for “nations’ readiness to leverage ICT improvements for augmented fight and growth.”

Moreover, it also provides an insight into how developed nations are to exercise ICT [information and communications technologies] efficiently to advance their spirited strengths in the worldwide financial system.

Issuing the World Economic Forum’s yearly statement on Network Readiness of Nations, of which he is the key author, Dutta stated, “The speed at which China is transforming its IT infrastructure through a combination of human development and technology-related policies has brought a massive change among the BRIC countries for the first time.”

India has, but, fell from the 44th place in 2006-2007 to 54th in 2009.

While Nordic nations including Denmark and Sweden kept on rising, the US remained at the third place in spite of the economic slump, which hit it during the last year.

Significantly, Singapore has stayed a reliable performer, by taking the fourth place because of its concentration on education superiority, novelty and wide ICT access.

Irene Mia, senior economist at the WEF’s Global Competitiveness Network division, said, ““It is important for leaders in both private and public sectors not to lose focus on ICT as an important enabler of growth and competitiveness in times of crisis.”