Swiss top Europe-dominated innovation index

EurActiv reports on the 2011 edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII).

The Global Innovation Index 2011 ranks 125 countries / economies across the world in terms of their innovation capabilities and results. The Report highlights those countries that achieve more innovation outputs surmounting weaknesses from the input side – the efficient innovators – and those that lag behind in fulfilling their innovation potential. Innovation performances are analysed in reference to the income and regional groups.

The top 10 countries in the GII 2001 edition are dominated by Europe, with six countries, and includes two Asian economies and two North American countries: Switzerland, Sweden, Singapore, Hong Kong (SAR, China), Finland, Denmark, the United States of America (US), Canada, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom (UK).

• Primary Source

INSEAD: Global Innovation Index (GII) http://www.globalinnovationindex.org/gii/

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