Nigeria positions 137th in ICT Development Index

Seychelles, S'Africa 14 others lead Africa 

It shows up there has not been any critical upward move in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) advancement in Nigeria in the most recent one year; this is on the grounds that the nation has positioned 137thout of 175 nations overviewed on innovation development in 2016. 

As per the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in its 'Measuring the Information Society' provide details regarding ICT Development Index (IDI) made accessible to The Guardian on Monday, Nigeria, which positioned 137th a year ago still stayed on a similar spot in 2016. However, the IDI in 2015 was 2.48 for each penny, which somewhat moved to 2.72 in the active year. 

The IDI is a list distributed by the United Nations, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in light of universally concurred data and correspondence advances (ICT) markers. The IDI depends on 11 ICT markers, gathered in three bunches: get to, utilize and abilities. 

As per the report, South Korea, which positioned number one in 2015, with 8.78 for each penny IDI infiltration kept up a similar position in 2016, even with higher IDI of 8.84 for each penny entrance. 

The other nine nations in the main 10 positioning are: 

· Iceland (8.83 for every penny); 

· Denmark (8.74 for every penny); 

· Switzerland (8.68 for every penny); 

· United Kingdom (8.57 for every penny); 

· Hong Kong (8.46 for every penny); 

· Sweden (8.45 for every penny); 

· Netherland (8.43 for every penny); 

· Norway (8.42 for every penny); and, 

· Japan (8.37 for every penny). 

The United States of America is positioned fifteenth with 8.17 for every penny entrance. 

With Seychelles positioning 87th and 5.03 IDI entrance from 85th position and 4.77 for every penny in 2015, the nation leads other African nations. South Africa is next with 5.03 for every penny and 88th position from 4.70 for every penny in 2015.Tunisia is next. It had a slight IDI development of 4.83 for each penny in 2016 from 4.49 for every penny it had in 2015, which set it at 95th position. 

Remarking, the Director Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), ITU, Brahima Sanou, said the current year's outcomes demonstrated that about the greater part of the 175 nations secured by the file enhanced their IDI values somewhere around 2015 and 2016. 

He focused on that amid a similar period, more grounded changes were made on ICT use than get to, principally as an aftereffect of solid development in versatile broadband take-up all around. 

This, he said, permitted an expanding number of individuals, specific from the creating scene, to join the data society and advantage from the many administrations and applications gave through the Internet. 

"This year, interestingly, the report likewise demonstrates nations' rankings as indicated by their change in IDI esteem. The outcomes demonstrate solid upgrades in execution all through the world; various center pay creating nations specifically are receiving the rewards of more changed and focused ICT markets that energize development and ICT take-up over all parts," he expressed. 

He clarified that in spite of these empowering improvements, there is have to concentrate on the nations that are among the slightest associated on the planet, "critical activity is required to address this tireless advanced partition on the off chance that we need to accomplish the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) revered in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. For instance, the report demonstrates that in some low-pay nations, somewhere around 20 and 40 for every penny of individuals still don't claim a cell phone and that the sexual orientation crevice in cell phone possession is generously higher." 

The report watched that there is a solid relationship amongst financial and ICT improvement, with the minimum created nations at a specific impediment. 

As indicated by it, the normal IDI esteem for created nations (7.40) is 3.33 focuses higher than that for creating nations (4.07), albeit creating nations enhanced their IDI esteem more than created nations. 

There is additionally a solid relationship between the slightest associated nations, nations that are in the base quartile of the IDI 2016 dissemination, and minimum created nations. Without a doubt, the last 27 nations are all slightest created nations, and the crevice in IDI values between these nations and higher-performing creating nations keeps on augmenting.