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Cover

Table of Contents

Preface by INSEAD and WIPO

Forewords by Knowledge Partners

Contributors

Advisory Board

Rankings

Global Innovation Index 2012 Rankings

Chapters

Chapter 1: The Global Innovation Index 2012: Stronger Innovation Linkages for Global Growth

Annex 1: The Global Innovation Index Conceptual Framework

Annex 2: Adjustments to the Global Innovation Index Framework and Year-on-Year Comparability of Results

Annex 3: Statistical Tests on the Global Innovation Index

Chapter 2: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Driving Innovation

Chapter 3: Academia-Industry Innovation Linkages in the Case of Saudi Arabia: Developing a University-Industry Triple-Helix Framework to Promote Research and Development Collaboration

Chapter 4: Accounting for Science-Industry Collaboration in Innovation: Existing Metrics and Related Challenges

Chapter 5: The Role of Coherent Linkages in Fostering Innovation-Based Economies in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

Chapter 6: The Russian Federation: A New Innovation Policy for Sustainable Growth

Chapter 7: Shaping the National Innovation System: The Indian Perspective

Chapter 8: An Integrated Policy Approach in Science, Technology, and Innovation for Sustainable Development: A UNESCO Idea in Action

Chapter 9: Broadband, Inevitable Innovation, and Development

Chapter 10: The Internet: An Unprecedented and Unparalleled Platform for Innovation and Change

Chapter 11: We Are All Content Creators Now: Measuring Creativity and Innovation in the Digital Economy

Appendices

Appendix I: Country/Economy Profiles

Select a Country/Economy... Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guyana Honduras Hong Kong(China) Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea (Republic of) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao PDR Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia, FYR Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritius Mexico Moldova (Republic of) Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Please find a direct link to all country profiles here.

Appendix II: Data tables

Select an Indicator... 1.1.1 Political stability and absence of violence/terrorism 1.1.2 Government effectiveness 1.1.3 Press freedom 1.2.1 Regulatory quality 1.2.2 Rule of law 1.2.3 Cost of redundancy dismissal 1.3.1 Ease of starting a business 1.3.2 Ease of resolving insolvency 1.3.3 Ease of paying taxes 2.1.1 Expenditure on education 2.1.2 Public expenditure on education per pupil 2.1.3 School life expectancy 2.1.4 Assessment in reading, mathematics, and science 2.1.5 Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 2.2.1 Tertiary enrolment 2.2.2 Graduates in science and engineering 2.2.3 Tertiary inbound mobility 2.2.4 Gross tertiary outbound enrolment 2.3.1 Researchers 2.3.2 Gross expenditure on R&D(GERD) 2.3.3 Quality of scientific research institutions 3.1.1 ICT access 3.1.2 ICT use 3.1.3 Government's online service 3.1.4 Online e-participation 3.2.1 Electricity output 3.2.2 Electricity consumption 3.2.3 Trade and transport-related infrastructure 3.2.4 Gross capital formation 3.3.1 GDP per unit of energy use 3.3.2 Environmental performance 3.3.3 ISO 14001 environmental certificates 4.1.1 Ease of getting credit 4.1.2 Domestic credit to private sector 4.1.3 Microfinance institutions gross loan portfolio 4.2.1 Ease of protecting investors 4.2.2 Market capitalization 4.2.3 Total value of stocks traded 4.2.4 Venture capital deals 4.3.1 Applied tariff rate, weighted mean 4.3.2 Market access for non-agricultural exports 4.3.3 Imports of goods and services 4.3.4 Exports of goods and services 4.3.5 Intensity of local competition 5.1.1 Employment in knowledge-intensive services 5.1.2 Firms offering formal training 5.1.3 GERD performed by business enterprise 5.1.4 GERD financed by business enterprise 5.1.5 GMAT mean score 5.1.6 GMAT test takers 5.2.1 University/industry research collaboration 5.2.2 State of cluster development 5.2.3 GERD financed by abroad 5.2.4 Joint venture / strategic alliance deals 5.2.5 Share of patents with foreign inventor 5.3.1 Royalty and license fees payments 5.3.2 High-tech imports 5.3.3 Computer and communication service imports 5.3.4 Foreign direct investment net inflows 6.1.1 National office patent applications 6.1.2 Patent Cooperation Treaty applications 6.1.3 National office utility model applications 6.1.4 Scientific and technical journal articles 6.2.1 Growth rate of GDP per person engaged 6.2.2 New business density 6.2.3 Total computer software spending 6.2.4 ISO 9001 quality certificates 6.3.1 Royalty and license fees receipts 6.3.2 High-tech exports 6.3.3 Computer and communication service exports 6.3.4 Foreign direct investment net outflows 7.1.1 National office trademark registrations 7.1.2 Madrid Agreement trademark registrations 7.1.3 ICT and business model creation 7.1.4 ICT and organizational model creation 7.2.1 Recreation and culture consumption 7.2.2 National feature films produced 7.2.3 Daily newspapers circulation 7.2.4 Creative goods exports 7.2.5 Creative services exports 7.3.1 Generic top-level domains (gTLDs) 7.3.2 Country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) 7.3.3 Wikipedia monthly edits 7.3.4 Video uploads on YouTube

Please find a direct link to data tables of all indicators here.

Appendix III: Sources and Definitions

Appendix IV: Technical Notes

Appendix V: About the Authors

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