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Singapore leads in innovation for Asia-Pacific, and ranks eighth globally

The Global Innovation Index covers 131 economies using 80 indicators to gauge innovative activities and results

Published Wed, Sep 2, 2020 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

SINGAPORE has emerged in pole position in the Asia-Pacific for the seventh consecutive year in this year's Global Innovation Index (GII). Globally, the city-state has kept its eighth placing.

The GII, co-published by Cornell University, Insead and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), surveys 131 economies around the world, using 80 indicators as a gauge of innovative activities and measurable results.

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