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GII rankings: India top IT exporter but lags in information access

India maintained its top place in the Central and Southern Asia region

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Press Trust of India United Nations
India slightly improved its rank in an index of the world’s most innovative economies, maintaining its position as the top exporter of IT services but still lagging in parameters of ease of starting a business, political stability and safety, and female employees with advanced degrees in the workforce. 

The Global Innovation Index (GII) rankings, published annually by Cornell University, INSEAD and the UN World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and GII Knowledge Partners, ranked India at the 57th spot this year, a slight improvement from the 60th position in 2017. 

India maintained its top place in the Central and Southern Asia region. However,