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Indians are among the most optimistic about technology in the world.
Majority of Indians feel that technology makes their life better.
More than half feel that even if automation were to jeopardise their current job, technology would also create new opportunities for them.
Indians are a lot more optimistic about technology than people in other parts of the world. From technology making life easier to future of work, a large percentage of the Indian population is willing to embrace emerging and new technology.
More than two quarters of the respondents surveyed by the World Economic Forum (WEF) also believe that technology companies want to do more than “make money”. According to them, technology makes personal relationships, society and jobs better.
Over the past few years, data has become cheaper in the country with Reliance Jio’s pricing war forcing other telecom operators to lower their prices.
In 2019, people using the Internet in India exceeded half a billion for the first time. By the end of the year, Kantar IMRB expects that double digit growth will bring over 627 million people online.
Here's how Indians feel about the three big questions around technology:
The WEF’s results show that developing countries have more faith in technology than developed nations. Sub-Saharan Africa and India are the two most optimistic regions in the world about technology.
More than 50% of Indians said that technology makes their life ‘much better’.
How much of your job could a robot do?
Indians are aware that the introduction of automation and artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace will mean that certain jobs may be jeopardized. Half of them even admit that their own job could be mostly automated.
But, they also believe that since India is a growing economy, the opportunities will come.
Would it be difficult to get another job tomorrow?
Despite the cloud of unemployment currently hanging over the Indian economy, Indians feel that it will not be difficult to look for a new job if they were replaced with technology at their current office.
37% of the respondents feel that it will be ‘extremely easy’ to find a new job, while 29% feel it will be ‘somewhat easy’.
A mere 2% of Indians feel that it will be ‘somewhat difficult’ to find a new job.
In comparison, people in other parts of the world feel that finding a new job will be ‘somewhat difficult’ in the double digits.