Global Innovation Index (GII) 2019

“The GII shows us that countries that prioritize innovation in their policies have seen significant increases in their rankings. The rise in the GII by economic powerhouses like China and India have transformed the geography of innovation and this reflects deliberate policy action to promote innovation.”

“The 2019 launch of the Global Innovation Index in India is a significant event and a recognition of the Government of India’s commitment to innovation in recent years. The GII is a useful tool for governments to map out their strategies to foster innovation. The Government of India compliments the World Intellectual Property Organization for its efforts in this direction.”

“While the Global Innovation Index ranks economies according to their innovation capacity and performance, it also provides valuable insights into the dynamics of global innovation: It highlights economies that excel in innovation and those that are more successful in translating investments in innovation inputs into innovation outputs. Lessons from these innovation leaders provide useful guidance on innovation policy for others.”

“Innovation in the field of health is now being increasingly driven by data (Internet of Things) and artificial intelligence, in both diagnosis and prognosis. Unprecedented challenges need urgent attention in ethical, social and economic dimensions. As the power of medical decisions moves farther away from medical professions, regulators, governments, business and civil society need to establish limits to the ways in which the holders of big data and advanced algorithms can make or influence health decisions. In the absence of swift action, innovation in health and medicine may become a significant source of inequality.”

“Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is proud to be an integral part of India's journey towards an innovation-driven economy and its aspiration to be in the league of top 25 most innovation-driven economies in the world. We are quite hopeful that the GII 2019 will positively influence India to embrace innovation in all spheres, ranging from governance to business excellence, technology, and to see Indian industry relate to it very strongly as well as the academia getting involved in it.”

“Improving global health and patient experience calls for a fresh and holistic approach to innovation, which cuts across scientific disciplines and breaks down silos to allow education, research, big firms, retailers and patients to collaborate in real time.  Collaborative experience platforms are the infrastructure of this change. The time has come for the healthcare sector to leverage the tremendous power of the virtual world to push the bounds of possibility and transform research, science, the pharmaceutical industry and medicine.”

“The GII highlights that innovation is directly linked to development and competitiveness. Therefore, it has been a strategical instrument to demonstrate how urgent it is for Brazil to make innovation a national priority.”

“To face obstacles we need to understand the problem. The Global Innovation Index gives us strategic information indicators which show us where the greatest challenges for innovation are in Brazil. In that sense, SEBRAE has an important mission: To help Brazil to grow again and this reconstruction necessarily passes through micro and small enterprises, which represents 98.5% of the country's formal businesses.”