Remember September: The Global Innovation Index

“Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.” ― Robert A. Heinlein

Since 2007, the annual Global Innovation Index (GII) has provided a rich statistical look at where in the world the most intense innovation activity has been occurring. The 2022 edition is due on September 29.

Several organizations are in involved in the effort. The three most important ones are INSEAD (Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires) (https://www.insead.edu/ ), WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)( https://www.wipo.int/portal/en/index.html ), and Cornell University Johnson Graduate School of Management (https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/ )

In addition to the data tables, each report presents a theme. Here are the themes for the last several years …

The Global Innovation Index 2013: The Local Dynamics of Innovation
The Global Innovation Index 2014: The Human Factor in Innovation
The Global Innovation Index 2015: Effective Innovation Policies for Development
The Global Innovation Index 2016: Winning with Global Innovation
The Global Innovation Index 2017: Innovation Feeding the World
Global Innovation Index 2018: Energizing the World with Innovation
Global Innovation Index 2019: Creating Healthy Lives — The Future of Medical Innovation
Global Innovation Index 2020: Who Will Finance Innovation

So how can we use the GII?

The most obvious use, of course, is by policy makers who want to design policies that promote innovation in their domain, be it national, regional, or local.

But other users might include corporations that want to attract talent that will help produce the results that will drive success in the market place.

And then there is the talent. If you are an ambitious young person driven by a passion for research, you might want to know where you are most likely to find support for your endeavors.

As one astute observer has observed …

Some of you might just be as inquisitive as I am, and therefore decide to pursue a research degree like a PhD. For curious minds like you, a look at the Research & Development section of the Global Innovation Index could shed light on which countries appear to currently have the strongest R&D abilities.
source: https://www.topuniversities.com/blog/global-innovation-index-guide-students

TIP: Google® global innovation index to find the freely downloadable PDFs of the annual reports produced over the years. OR visit https://www.globalinnovationindex.org/Home

I also recommend reading the Wikipedia articles on INSEAD (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INSEAD) and the Global Innovation Index (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Innovation_Index)

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