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PAST EVENTS
The Global Innovation Index (GII): Challenges and Opportunities for African Countries
Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe November 24, 2020
Organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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Seminario Internacional Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion: motor para impulsar el desarrollo sustentable de Chile post-pandemia
Santiago (online), Chile November 19, 2020
Lorena Rivera Leon will present the GII 2020 results for Chile in an inernational seminar organized by Fundacion COPEC
Link to event here.
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Casted Virtual Event On Global Innovation Index 2020
Beijing, China October 16, 2020
Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development (CASTED) is proud to host, in a partnership with the Global Innovation Index (GII) team, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), workshop focused on the main results of GII 2020 report related to China and who will finance innovation.
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Roundtable for the Executives of National and Regional IP Associations in ASEAN
Singapore, Singapore October 15, 2020
GII Co-Editor Sacha Wunsch-Vincent presents the GII 2020 to the Heads of IP Associations in ASEAN.
The Global Innovation Index 2020: Implications for the UAE
Dubai, United Arab Emirates October 4, 2020
This seminar presents the results of the GII 2020 and outlines some lessons for the future success of the UAE as an innovation hotspot.
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Launch of the GII 2020 in New York, the United States
New York, United States of America September 15, 2020
The Global Innovation Index 2020: Who Will Finance Innovation? is launched in the United States.
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GII 2020 Briefing for Inter-American Development Bank
Washington, D.C., United States of America September 14, 2020
Beatriz Amorim-Borher, Carsten Fink and Soumitra Dutta present the GII 2020 at the Inter-American Development Bank.
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GII 2020 Briefing for Tanzania
Dodoma, Tanzania, United Rep. September 11, 2020
GII Co-Editor Sacha Wunsch-Vincent presents the GII 2020 to government officials in Tanzania. Join event here
GII 2020 Briefing with Uzbekistan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan September 9, 2020
GII Co-Editor Sacha Wunsch-Vincent presents the GII 2020 to government officials in Uzbekistan.
GII 2020 Briefing with Viet Nam
Hanoi, Viet Nam September 8, 2020
GII Co-Editor Sacha Wunsch-Vincent presents the GII 2020 results to government officials in Viet Nam.
Launch of the GII 2020 In São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil September 4, 2020
The Global Innovation Index 2020: Who Will Finance Innovation? is launched in Brazil with GII Knowledge Partner National Confederation of Industry (CNI) - Brazil
Link to event here
GII 2020 Briefing for the Philippines
Manila, Philippines September 4, 2020
GII Co-Editor Sacha Wunsch-Vincent presents the GII 2020 to government officials in the Philippines.
Launch of the GII 2020 In New Delhi, India
New Delhi, India September 3, 2020
The Global Innovation Index 2020: Who Will Finance Innovation? is launched in India.
GII 2020 Briefing for China
Beijing, China September 3, 2020
GII Co-Editor Sacha Wunsch-Vincent presents the GII 2020 to government officials in China.
Vietnam awards GII Medal for the Cause of Science and Technology
Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam March 25, 2020
Vietnam officially recognizes the Global Innovation Index (GII) for its great contribution to the development of science, technology and innovation in the country through a “Medal for the Cause of Science and Technology”.
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Turkey Study Visit to WIPO for the GII
Geneva, Switzerland February 26, 2020
Delegates from the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM), The Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology, the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, and the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the World Trade Organization visited WIPO Headquarters to discuss Turkey's GII Innovation Roadmap and pay a courtesy call on WIPO Director General Francis Gurry.
High-Level Technical Meeting on Global Innovation Index in the Philippines
Manila, Philippines February 17, 2020
GII Co-Editor Dr. Sacha Wunsch-Vincent and Andrew Michael S. Ong, WIPO Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, co-host a high-level technical meeting on the Global Innovation Index in Manila with H.E. Ambassador Evan P. Garcia, Permanenet Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations, and ministers of state Secretary Fortunato dela Peña of the Department of Science and Technology, Secretary Ramon Lopez of the Department of Trade and Industry, and Secretary William Dar of the Department of Agriculture of the Philippines.