Digital quality of life index

Why in news?

• Digital quality of life index has been published.

About DQLI:

• The index is prepared by Surfshark, a virtual private network (VPN) provider based in the British Virgin Islands.
• It is based on the global research on the quality of a digital wellbeing in 85 countries (81% of the global population).
• This study indexes the countries by looking at five fundamental pillars that define the digital quality of life.
• The five pillars are: Internet affordability, Internet quality, Electronic infrastructure, Electronic security, Electronic government.
• Sweden, Denmark and Canada has the topmost positions in the index.
• India scored a mid-level 57 rank, but did well on two indicators: internet affordablity & good e-governance.
• India ranks 9^th in affordability and 15^th in e-governance but scored 78 and 79 in Internet quality and Electronic infrastructure,  pulling down the total rank.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Consider the following statements regarding “Digital Quality of life index”:
1.India ranks in Top 20 in the index.
2.It is published by world economic forum.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2 
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer to prelims question