The Global Innovation Index 2012

The Global Innovation Index 2012: Stronger Innovation
Linkages for Global Growth is the result of a collaboration
between INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) as co-publishers, and their
Knowledge Partners.
The terms ‘country’, ‘economy’, and ‘nation’ as used in this
report do not in all cases refer to a territorial entity that is
a state as understood by international law and practice.
The terms cover well-defined, geographically selfcontained
economic areas that may not be states but for
which statistical data are maintained on a separate and
independent basis.
Disclaimer: The index’s methodology and the rankings
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ISBN: 978-2-9522210-2-3
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