India drops to 64th position on Global Innovation Index
India dropped in the Global Innovation Index (GII) ranking of 2012 to 64th position from 62nd in 2011. - Lowest among the BRICS nations in the 2012 GII.
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Nonetheless, the nation ameliorated its position in innovation efficiency from 9th position (just behind China).
|
Country |
GII Rank |
Rank in Innovation Efficiency |
|
Brazil |
58 |
38 |
|
Russia |
51 |
43 |
|
India |
62 |
2 |
|
China |
34 |
1 |
|
South- Africa |
54 |
116 |
- GII exhibits nations that are innovating in spite of a weaker innovation environment.
- Switzerland, Sweden and Singapore secured the top 3 positions in the GII rankings.
- The Global Innovation Index 2012 was released by France-based international business school INSEAD and World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, along with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Topics: BRIC • Foreign relations • Foreign relations of Brazil • Foreign relations of China • Foreign relations of India • GII • Global Innovation Index • innovation • INSEAD • International Relations • Politics by country • World Intellectual Property Organization
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Comments
uk1onair06
The rank mentioned is 64 but in the table rank 62 is mentioned.