Frontier Technologies Readiness Index

Published on 16 Oct 2025

• The 2025 Technology and Innovation Report by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) ranked India 36th in the 'Readiness for Frontier Technologies' Index, improving from 48th in 2022. 

• The index assesses Information and Communications Technology (ICT) deployment, skills, R&D activity, industrial capacity, and access to finance. 

• India ranks 99th for ICT, 113th for skills, 3rd for R&D, 10th for industrial capacity, and 70th for finance. 

• In AI investment, the US leads, with China second and India tenth. 

• Among developing countries, Brazil, China, India, and the Philippines excel in technology readiness, while Bhutan, India, Morocco, Moldova, and Timor-Leste improved in human capital due to better schooling and more high-skill employment.

Keywords:

Frontier Technologies Readiness Index Technology Innovation UN Trade and Development UNCTAD Trade Information and Communications Technology ICT Industry Trade Economy Globalization Human capital Technology