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The ICT Development Index (IDI) is a composite index published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) from 2009 until 2017 to assess and rank the level of information and communication technology (ICT) development in various countries around the world. The IDI provides valuable insights into a country’s ICT infrastructure, access to ICT services, and the overall digital environment.
It was discontinued in 2018, owing to issues of data availability and quality. In October 2022, ITU’s Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 in Bucharest adopted a revised text of Resolution 131 that defines, inter alia, the main features of the process for developing and adopting a new IDI methodology and of the IDI and the relaunching of the IDI in 2023
Snapshot of Mauritius ranking in 2017
| wdt_ID | Country | Rank | Index |
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| 1 | Iceland | 1 | 8.98 |
| 2 | Korea Rep. | 2 | 8.85 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 8.74 |
| 4 | Denmark | 4 | 8.71 |
| 5 | UK | 5 | 8.65 |
| 6 | Estonia | 17 | 8.14 |
| 7 | Singapore | 18 | 8.05 |
| 8 | Latvia | 35 | 7.26 |
| 9 | Uruguay | 42 | 7.16 |
| 10 | Trinidad & Tobago | 68 | 6.04 |
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Mauritius is ranked at the 72nd place in 2017 (from 75th in 2016) with an improved score of 5.88 (a 6.7 percent increase). The country has gained 3 ranks compared over last year and is still first in Africa followed by Seychelles (90th) and South Africa (92nd). The IDI score for Mauritius is well above the world average of 5.11.
Trend of Mauritius ICT Development Index
2016 | 2017 | |||
| Index | Rank | Index | Rank |
ICT Development Index (IDI) | 5.51 | 75 | 5.88 | 72 |
IDI Components |
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Access sub-index | 6.78 | 61 | 7.04 | 58 |
Use sub-index | 3.78 | 90 | 4.44 | 82 |
Skills sub-index | 6.45 | 74 | 6.43 | 78 |
Source: Measuring the Information Society (MSI) Report / ITU 2018