According to the Global Innovation Index 2018, a report produced by Cornell University in the United States, INSEAD in France and the World Intellectual Property Organization (OMPI), the Dominican Republic is 87th in the list of the most innovative countries in the world. The top 10 innovative countries are Switzerland, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom, Singapore, USA, Finland, Denmark, Germany and Ireland.
In Latin America, the innovative rankings are: Chile (47th). Others are Costa Rica (54) and Mexico (56), Uruguay (62), Colombia (63), Brazil (64), Panama (70), Peru (71), Argentina (80), Jamaica (81), Dominican Republic (87), Paraguay (87), Trinidad and Tobago (96), Ecuador (97), Guatemala (102), El Salvador (104), Honduras (105) and Bolivia (117), out of 126 countries. Nicaragua and Venezuela were not included due to lack of data.
The study was presented yesterday, Tuesday 10 July 2018 in New York City.
The Global Innovation Index 2018 provides detailed metrics about the innovation performance of 126 countries and economies around the world. Its 80 indicators explore a broad vision of innovation, including political environment, education, infrastructure and business sophistication. The GII 2018 analyses the energy innovation landscape of the next decade and identifies possible breakthroughs in fields such as energy production, storage, distribution, and consumption. It also looks at how breakthrough innovation occurs at the grassroots level and describes how small-scale renewable systems are on the rise.
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WIPO
11 July 2018
