<p> India has emerged on top of a new global digital ranking released today by Barclays bank in the field of digital creation and coding, ahead of countries like Germany and Brazil.<br /><br /></p>.<p>While the country lagged behind considerably on broadband access and policy, it made a solid mark in fields such as "protecting data and devices" and "communication and collaborating", according to the Barclays Digital Development Index commissioned by Ashok Vaswani, the Indian-origin CEO of Barclays UK.<br /><br />The index benchmarks 10 countries worldwide on their readiness to compete in the digital economy and was aimed at tackling areas in which the UK is lagging behind other countries.<br /><br />"When it comes to individuals' assessment of their own digital skills and confidence, the UK trails major economic rivals India, China and the US," the report found.<br /><br />"India is placed 7th overall; bottom of the league on broadband access and policy but top on digital creation and coding," it added.<br /><br />The UK-headquartered bank had surveyed 10,000 workers in 10 countries to create its ranking – Estonia (1), South Korea (2), Sweden (3), UK (4), China (5), US (6), India (7), Germany (8), Brazil (9) and South Africa (10).<br /><br />The country-based survey measured the level of "Individual Digital Empowerment" among workers by assessing their digital skills in six categories ranging from basic to more advanced: researching and evaluating information; communicating and collaborating; protecting data and devices; content creation and coding; solving problems; and knowledge and attitude.<br /><br />The scores for Individual Digital Empowerment were then combined with analysis of policy frameworks and support for the development of digital skills in each country to create the overall ranking.<br /><br />"We want the UK to be the most digitally savvy nation on earth," said Vaswani.<br />"This research shows Britons need to equip themselves with digital skills whether to future-proof their career, or keep personal data and devices safe," he noted.<br /><br />Only 16 per cent of workers in the UK would be comfortable building a website, compared with 39 per cent in Brazil and 37 per cent in India, according to the report.<br /><br />Password-generating software that creates secure logins is used by just 13 per cent of Britons, compared with 32 per cent of people in India and China.<br /><br />Among other emerging countries, Estonia and South Korea lead the way in providing people with vocational skills in the digital space.</p>
<p> India has emerged on top of a new global digital ranking released today by Barclays bank in the field of digital creation and coding, ahead of countries like Germany and Brazil.<br /><br /></p>.<p>While the country lagged behind considerably on broadband access and policy, it made a solid mark in fields such as "protecting data and devices" and "communication and collaborating", according to the Barclays Digital Development Index commissioned by Ashok Vaswani, the Indian-origin CEO of Barclays UK.<br /><br />The index benchmarks 10 countries worldwide on their readiness to compete in the digital economy and was aimed at tackling areas in which the UK is lagging behind other countries.<br /><br />"When it comes to individuals' assessment of their own digital skills and confidence, the UK trails major economic rivals India, China and the US," the report found.<br /><br />"India is placed 7th overall; bottom of the league on broadband access and policy but top on digital creation and coding," it added.<br /><br />The UK-headquartered bank had surveyed 10,000 workers in 10 countries to create its ranking – Estonia (1), South Korea (2), Sweden (3), UK (4), China (5), US (6), India (7), Germany (8), Brazil (9) and South Africa (10).<br /><br />The country-based survey measured the level of "Individual Digital Empowerment" among workers by assessing their digital skills in six categories ranging from basic to more advanced: researching and evaluating information; communicating and collaborating; protecting data and devices; content creation and coding; solving problems; and knowledge and attitude.<br /><br />The scores for Individual Digital Empowerment were then combined with analysis of policy frameworks and support for the development of digital skills in each country to create the overall ranking.<br /><br />"We want the UK to be the most digitally savvy nation on earth," said Vaswani.<br />"This research shows Britons need to equip themselves with digital skills whether to future-proof their career, or keep personal data and devices safe," he noted.<br /><br />Only 16 per cent of workers in the UK would be comfortable building a website, compared with 39 per cent in Brazil and 37 per cent in India, according to the report.<br /><br />Password-generating software that creates secure logins is used by just 13 per cent of Britons, compared with 32 per cent of people in India and China.<br /><br />Among other emerging countries, Estonia and South Korea lead the way in providing people with vocational skills in the digital space.</p>