Singapore slips to eighth position in global innovation index
It keeps its top spot for innovation input and is 15th for innovation output, which includes patent applications, business model creations
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SINGAPORE remains top of the list for innovation among Asian economies in the 2019 Global Innovation Index (GII). Globally, however, it slipped three notches from last year to place eighth due to a fall in rankings in indicators under innovation input.
The annual ranking by Cornell University, Insead and…
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