On September 2, Beijing time, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the global innovation index (GII) 2020. China ranked No. 14, the same as last year, and some indicators held a leading position in the world.

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The top 10 were Switzerland, Sweden, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Singapore, Germany and South Korea. China ranks 14th and remains the only middle-income economy in the top 30.

In terms of innovation input and innovation output, China's performance this year is as good as last year. China has created the sixth innovation output with the 26th innovation input, which can be compared with the high-income economies such as the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

GII shows that as China and other Asian economies have made significant progress in innovation ranking year by year, the innovation core region gradually moves eastward. "As China, India and Vietnam have shown, the relentless pursuit of innovation will pay off over time." "GII has been used by governments in these countries and other countries around the world to improve their innovation performance," said sumitra Dutta, a former president and professor of management at Cornell University

In terms of intellectual property indicators such as patents, trademarks and industrial designs, China continues to maintain a leading position in the world, and ranks among the top three in terms of productivity growth, creative product export and other indicators. At the same time, China's R & D investment, market maturity and other aspects of the ranking have increased. In terms of global brand value indicators, China has surpassed expectations, ranking 17th. Among the 5000 leading brands in the world, 408 are from China, with a total value of 16 trillion US dollars, of which 9 brands rank among the top 25 in the world.

It is worth noting that China's innovation quality in middle-income economies has remained the first for eight consecutive years. In terms of the quality of colleges and universities, China ranks third, with Tsinghua University, Peking University and Fudan University among the top 50 universities in the world. In terms of innovation internationalization, China has also submitted an excellent answer sheet: patents of the same family account for 10% of China's innovation quality score, far higher than the average level of 4% in middle-income economies. Among the world's top technology clusters, 17 are located in China. China is expected to continue to lead emerging markets and developing economies to bridge the world innovation gap.

At present, novel coronavirus pneumonia is still very severe in the world, resulting in stagnation of the global economy and further impact on innovation input. According to the report, all parties should take action to promote innovation in the process of anti epidemic to recovery. WIPO director general Francis Gauri novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic spread rapidly in the world, requiring the global to face challenges with innovative thinking and win common victory. The government should focus on the future and launch a package of assistance programs to support individuals, research institutions, enterprises and others to provide innovative and cooperative ideas for the post epidemic era, so as to cope with the adverse social and economic impact of the epidemic.

According to the analysis of industry insiders, China ranked 14th in GII for two consecutive years, demonstrating China's important achievements in supporting high-quality development with innovation, fully reflecting China's continuous improvement of intellectual property system, strengthening the creation, protection and application of intellectual property rights, creating a good business and innovation environment, continuously stimulating innovation input and output, and promoting high-quality economic development The outstanding results achieved will help to boost the international community's confidence in China.

It is reported that GII is jointly released by WIPO, Cornell University and European School of business administration, aiming to help global decision makers better formulate policies and promote innovation through quantitative indicators.

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