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Mobile-cellular telephone subs- possesses affordability (value “supply-side” of digital adoption
criptions per 100 pop./ Mobile- 6.0) and skills (value 5.7), infra- to maximize coverage and simpli-
broadband subscriptions per 100 structure remains low valuing fy theoretical linkages. The
pop./ Fixed-broadband Internet only 3.0. In the Usage sub-index, overall DAI is the simple average
subscriptions per 100 pop./ Fiber business usage showcase 3.9 of three sub-indexes (1) business
internet subscriptions per 100 moderate usage. sub-index (which denotes
pop./ Internet users% of the adult increasing productivity and accel-
population). But under the skills Another worldwide index that erating broad-based growth for
of the current workforce, the measures countries’ digital adop- business), (2) people sub-index
index component “digital skills tion across three dimensions of denotes expanding opportunities
among the active population” Sri the economy: people, governm- and improving welfare for people,
Lanka ranked 68th out of 141 ent, and business is the Digital and (3) government sub-index
economies which is at moderately Adoption Index (DAI). DAI denotes increasing the efficien-
satisfaction level. As work 4.0 is index covers 180 countries on a cy and accountability of service
undergoing major digital transfor- 0–1 scale and emphasizes the delivery for the government.
mations, these rapid changes in
technology advancement require
sustained efforts in reskilling and Table 1: Sri Lanka Profile | Digital Adoption Index (DAI)
upskilling as the chances of job
loss and redundancy are very
high.

According to the Global Informa-
tion Technology Report (2016),
Sri Lanka falls in the 63rd pos-
ition (out of 139 countries) in the Source: World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends
Network Readiness Index (NRI).
In the readiness sub-index, it cou-
ld identify that even Sri Lanka

Figure 7: Sri Lanka Profile| NRI
Source: The Global Information Technology Report (2016)

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