Impact of Inadequate Digital Infrastructure on Ease of Doing Digital Business in India

Overview

The Discussion Paper unpacks the digitalinfrastructural constraints that hinder the digital economy’s growth and the digital business ecosystem. In its analysis, the paper goes beyond ‘connecting the unconnected’ framework, in the spirit that connectivity doesnot necessarily translate into positionality to use services and business opportunities offered bydigital technologies.Further, the paper breaks the entire gamut of digital infrastructure into two parts – soft and hard digital infrastructures. Throughout this paper, an attempt is made to ascertain the role ofdigital infrastructure and related challenges in Ease of Doing Digital Business in India that can inform policymakers, business leaders and investors.