India’s rank on the Global Innovation Index (GII) has improved from 60 in 2017 to 57 in 2018. India is also ranked number one on ICT service exports.
About:
The Global Innovation Index (GII) is an annual ranking of countries by their capacity for, and success in, innovation.
Methodology: The GII relies on two sub-indices –
Innovation Input Sub-Index and
Innovation Output Sub-Index.
Released by: It is co-published by Cornell University, INSEAD, and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO, an agency of the United Nations).
Origin: The index was first published in 2007.
GII-2018: Key Highlights
It ranks 126 countries. Theme of this year’s index is: ‘Energizing the World with Innovation’.
This year it was launched in India in partnership with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Top 3 countries: (1) Switzerland, (2) Netherlands and (3) Sweden.
India’s Rank:
India’s rank has improved from 60 in 2017 to 57 in 2018. India has been consistently improving its rank for the past two years.
India is ranked number one on ICT service exports.
India is also ranked number one in the Central and Southern Asian region.
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