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Oxford Insights has published its AI Readiness Index 2022. India is ranked at 32nd position among 181 nations in the report. The country has improved its previous year's ranking by 19 places. 

The report splits the world into nine regions based on a combination of the UN and the World Bank regional groupings: North America; Latin America & the Caribbean; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; Sub-Saharan Africa; the Middle East & North Africa; South & Central Asia; and the Pacific.  

For each region, a regional analysis was included. The analysis is based on a combination of interviews held with regional experts, index scores, and desk research. South and Central Asian insights were delivered by INDIAai Content & Research Lead Jibu Elias.  

Jibu Elias suggested that we are beginning to see the impact of India's National AI Strategy, published in 2018. He also stated that the quality of India's IT talent pool is a contributing factor. 

The research stated that 'India has seen the development of several initiatives aimed at embedding AI use throughout all levels of government and society, as well as ensuring that technological developments cement India's place on the global stage.  

For example, its draft National Data Governance Framework aims to 'transform and modernize Government's data collection and management processes and systems'. The government also recently announced that it would train three million government officials in AI and other emerging technologies. Other initiatives include India's Semiconductor Mission, which seeks 'to drive the long-term strategies for developing sustainable semiconductors and display ecosystem.' 

The report suggested that investment in R&D and fostering a culture of innovation will likely be important for countries in the south Asian region in the future. Moreover, there is a lack of domestically produced hardware in the region that is vital for developing AI: semiconductors, supercomputers, etc.  

The report also stressed the need for Governmental leadership in this area to ensure it can make the most of its rich data. 

The USA leads the index overall, but Singapore leads in two of three pillars. Both the USA and Singapore sit far ahead of the other top-scoring countries, with a 5.58-point difference between Singapore and the United Kingdom, which comes in third place. 

While Western European countries make up half of the top 20, only the United Kingdom, Finland, France, and the Netherlands are in the top 10. Other top positions are taken by the leading East Asian countries, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, and Japan. Also, according to the report, AI strategy work is dominated by middle-income countries. 

 

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