Variable

Range

Impact

Very high

High

Nominal

Low

+ve/−ve

1.

No. of Computers in a company^a

<200

100% - 200

50% - 100

5% - 50

+

2.

Piracy rate in India^a

<10%

5% - 10%

1% - 5%

1%

−

3.

ICT usage in competing country^b

Higher than India

Lower than India

−

4.

Piracy rate in competing country^c

Higher than India

Lower than India

+

5.

India’s share in US imports^d

<10%

5% - 10%

1% - 5%

>1%

+

6.

Awareness about UCA in India^a

Yes

No

+

Sources:

a

These data points are the perceptions of the respondents captured through the primary survey at pan Indian level across different manufacturing sectors.

b

“Beñat Bilbao-Osorio, Soumitra Dutta, and Bruno Lanvin”, 2018, The Global Information Technology Report¹, World Economic Forum.

c

Global Piracy Study, 2018, Business Software Alliance²

d

Author’s estimation using data from Trade Map³, 2018, International Trade Centre, Geneva